Fringe
Fringe
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The FBI teams up with a formerly-institutionalized scientist--who was performing experiments on the fringe of real science--and his son to investigate weird crimes that are seemingly part of a larger pattern, and could be connected with a global company called Massive Dynamic.
Callum reviewedDecember 11, 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 5) Fringe – Science, secrets, and slipping between the seams of reality.
“Fringe” begins as a modern successor to The X-Files — a series steeped in strange phenomena, unexplained science, and conspiracies that lurk just beneath the surface. For the first two seasons, it’s near perfection: sharp writing, clever mysteries, and a team dynamic anchored by Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, and the incomparable John Noble.
But as the story unfolds, Fringe boldly shifts gears. The later seasons dive into parallel universes, alternate timelines, and reality-bending experiments — ambitious, yes, but a definite tonal change from the grounded weirdness that made the early years so captivating. By the final episodes, the story feels more cosmic than creepy, more philosophy than physics.
Still, even with that shift, Fringe remains deeply engaging. Its heart — a blend of science fiction and emotional storytelling — never fades. The father–son bond between Walter and Peter remains one of the genre’s best, and the series as a whole stands as a testament to taking risks in storytelling.
It may have lost a little focus at the end, but Fringe is still an unforgettable journey into the unknown — one that proves science can be just as strange, and just as human, as faith.