Walter is weak, nuts and takes a lot of drugs. That stupid neon cross might have provided the extra, ahem, "hit" he needed in order to get through his guilty dilemma at the moment.
I agree with you that Olivia's was by far the more profound moment. No comparison.
Well, in your defense, Faraday was a FRINGE inventor/experimentalist/character of sorts. A very cool guy, but not a scientist or a physicist in the same sense as Einstein or Rosalind Franklin. The guy had very little "formal" education. However, that makes him even more amazing in my book. And I'm not sneering at college graduates--I am one. So, you and Salo are both right--as Salo pointed out.
Oy-yo-yoyoyo-oy! That was great episode! And yeah, I think there's some Bell residual goin' on. The Olivia thing where she didn't know if Peter was her true soul-mate/true-love seems to be resolved, thankfully. Too much of a chick thing for me. I think Olivia and Bolivia are the coolest characters in Tee-Vee land right now! "Can't be beat. Won't be beat. Champion of the world!" (Mr. T, "Rocky III")
I disagree with you somewhat about Scully. First of all, she was a doctor; the 2nd most cliche hero in TeeVee land ever. On top of that, she's a cop--mega-YAWN! Cop = the ultimate formula hero. Plus, Scully was a bit of a whiner and shrill, in my opinion. I agree with you that the underlying cause is TeeVee land itself for BOTH sexes. However, I'm also totally aware that wherever theres a problem in TeeVee land, it's going to be even worse for women and minorities. And I have to concede that Scully is an unforgettable character. Therefore, I accept the possibility that I'm full of it--at least on some level.
I don't know if the story of Walternate is complete yet. He's wily character, therefore I'm unsure of his motivations. He's not as black & white as our Walter is.
GREAT article! I loved the atheism in "Paul" too. From the other reviews I've read, those "spiritual" "souls" that believe in a vengeful sky-gawd are not pleased with this movie.
Good.
Heh, heh. "Human with a snake tongue"? Holy G-Bus Batman! You must be smoking out with Billy and Walter!
Yeah, I agree, "soul magnet" is just too funny. It also implies that the soul is not a supernatural entity at all. It can suck up the "soul" with the very real physics of the REAL world. Of course, they could still blow it bad, but I'll be optimistic for now. Am I not merciful?
They'd all make great McFarlane figures! I especially love the red and ornamenty Blade Runner Christmas outfit!
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