Fringe - 5x03 - The Recordist - Episode Discussion

sofiab · 10-11-2012, 01:46 PM

Episode 5x03 – The Recordist

Original Air Date – October 12th 2012

SYNOPSIS

Fringe - Episode 5.03 - The Recordist - Press Release

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

“FRINGE” – (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

PA: Viewer discretion is advised.

THE FRINGE TEAM EMBARKS UPON A NEW JOURNEY ON AN ALL-NEW “FRINGE” FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, ON FOX

As the rogue Fringe team continues to fight off the oppressive Observers’ invasion, unforeseen events lead them into a forest
where they encounter a strange subculture of people
devoted to recording human history in
“The Recordist” episode airing Friday, Oct. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FR-503) (TV-14 V)

CAST

Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham; Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop; John Noble as Walter Bishop;
Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles; Blair Brown as Nina Sharp; Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth.

GUEST STARS

Georgina Haig as Etta

PROMOTIONAL PICTURES

PROMOS & SNEAK PEEKS

Tape #3 Coordinates From The Recordist
Definitely Not Dwarfs from The Recordist
Walter Liberates Tape #1 from "The Recordist"

ale-la-pazza1 · 10-13-2012, 05:49 AM

Another solid episode.

I liked Edwin.

It's gonna take forever to find all those tapes!

sofiab · 10-13-2012, 07:51 AM

I enjoyed the characters moments we had, as long as they keep coming...

I think that this episode showed us how people see themselves and are seen in a different light by others. Also the notions of hero/coward, although a bit too obvious were nicely done. More interestingly, they showed it through the children's eyes.

It was a slow episode. Nothing much happened plot wise, but the characters did progress, we know more about them through their own words and through other people's perception of them.

The PO and EO scenes were the highlight of the episode for me. Walter and his bong and shades were pretty awesome too

Now, as always, a lot of questions:

- Why don't PO ask Etta what happened to her all these years? I know they will address it sooner or later, they have to, but after three episodes is it realistic that no one asks her about that?

- Who is Donald? Someone from previous seasons that we'll see again?

- How can the observers not know the team is using the Harvard lab if they have loyalists tracking them?

- What's with the different coordinates? Will that still play a part in future episodes? Was it simply a case of Walter being high and Olivia knowing the correct coordinates?

Logan · 10-13-2012, 04:37 PM

good episode we got away form My state Mass, to venture into rural Penn. I thought the people with major skin affliction was good part of the story .

Nice to know Etta revolution group has moles inside the guard .

good switch in the end with the van . I am enjoying Walter's video they keep getting out of amber .. Then him finding some weed was funny .

I thought it progressed the story cause they were able ,with the sacrifice , to get another piece they need to defeat the Observers .

I really thought Peter was going to name a well known Boston restaurant ,but they went with a fictional one .

8 more to , with the promo we get Browles back

JAFpunk59 · 10-14-2012, 08:17 AM

What do you mean about different coordinates? I think I missed that...

sofiab · 10-14-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JAFpunk59 (View Post)

What do you mean about different coordinates? I think I missed that...

Here, Steph.

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That the latitude coordinates spoken by Videotape Walter were not the same latitude coordinates that Olivia repeated back to Etta. Walter said: “49 degrees, 20 minutes, 2 seconds North, 79 degrees, 12 minutes, 32 seconds West.” That’s a location in Western Quebec, i.e., Eastern Canada. (“I went beaver hunting in Eastern Canada in the ‘70s. Of course, in those days, ‘beaver hunting’ meant something else entirely.” Walter Bishop, “A Short Story About Love.”) But Olivia heard something different: “41 degrees, 20 minutes, 2 seconds.” (Etta: “Are you sure?” Peter: “She’s sure.”) The Bark People did indeed reside on the 41st parallel, which means Olivia got the right place, even though she heard Walter wrong. Weird. Intentional? And if so: What does this mean?

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LWS53 · 10-17-2014, 02:32 PM

Bringing this forward for tomorrows re-watch.

**JJH85** · 10-18-2014, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by LWS53 (View Post)

Bringing this forward for tomorrows re-watch.

One minute to go.

**FoxPhile** · 10-18-2014, 09:01 AM

I'm watching "Previously...on Fringe"

**JJH85** · 10-18-2014, 09:03 AM

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I'm watching "Previously...on Fringe"

Ditto.

**FoxPhile** · 10-18-2014, 09:05 AM

We only need 95 posts in the next two hours to get to 147,500 - which will put us just 2,500 away from 150K.

I KNOW with three people we can get there!

- Walter complaining about his feet - and wanting to stay in the lab with his stash.

LWS53 · 10-18-2014, 09:05 AM

I'm up to when they drive to the co-ordinates and get out of the van.

Arguing about tree dwarves and kids. Olivia and Etta having a mother/daughter moment.

Titles.

**FoxPhile** · 10-18-2014, 09:07 AM

"Don't touch them." -- Walter would not have to tell me that!

**JJH85** · 10-18-2014, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LWS53 (View Post)

I'm up to when they drive to the co-ordinates and get out of the van.

Arguing about tree dwarves and kids. Olivia and Etta having a mother/daughter moment.

Titles.

That's where I am right now. They just entered the woods.

I love the way Walter says

"definitely not dwarfs"

LWS53 · 10-18-2014, 09:09 AM

Another Hatch. J.J. Abrams loves hatches.


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