Oh anon, i understand you so well. In fact, i was so disappointed and angered by this season, i even stopped watching a few episodes ago (and this used to be the favorite show of mine).
Things started going downhill back in the last season, namely after The Marionette, when they could have further developed the alt!verse storyline (just think of the possibilities - they could have shown Altlivia who returned home and saw the results of the swap, she could have started doubting Walternate’s intentions and her own actions, she could have teamed up with Linc and Scarlie who started suspecting things on their own and investigated everything; and on our side Olivia could have started reflecting on her time in Red!verse and how they’re basically trying to survive and what she can do to help them, for example, by, you know, developing her super-power abilities that allow her to cross universes and do all kinds of different stuff), but no, instead we got bazillion filler episodes with nothing happening until the last 5 minutes, and Peter persuading Olivia that she’s the one ~standing in the way of their happiness~. I mean, just look at this romantic conversation of our dear endgame-worthy couple (from the episode 6B):
PETER: Olivia. Look, I don’t approve of his methodology, but… since we’re here, we might as well take advantage of the situation and just talk about what’s bothering you.
OLIVIA: I don’t really know what to say. Look, I know that you still think about her. I know you had feelings for her. And that you still do. And, frankly, I don’t think you’ve been completely honest with me.
PETER: Well, you’re right. I mean, I haven’t told you everything. Mostly because I didn’t think that you… <
OLIVIA: …that I could handle it?
PETER: I know that you struggle with trust issues. You have a difficult time letting people in.
OLIVIA: Well, I - I’m struggling because the reasons are real. I’m not making them up.
PETER: I know. I never wanted to be one of the reasons. And I still think about her, because I spent so long imagining going down that path with you. Imagining what it would be like to wake up in a bed next to you. To sit around, just the two of us having a cup of coffee, reading the paper. And then finally, I had it. I’ve seen what the two of us together looks like. And it’s beautiful.
OLIVIA: Peter, she’s the one that took it away from us, not me.
PETER: And now? Who’s the one stopping us now?
Such an OTP!
And then the forth season happened and i don’t even know where to start describing all the things that are wrong with this season. Such a mess. The decision to ~rewrite the universe itself was bad enough but it could have been done right if the writers had the balls to not go the usual network-television-shows route. But suddenly shipping Polivia and pushing Peter as the lead became more important than character development and continuity, and now we have what we have.
I don’t even have it in me to be angry anymore.
I just don’t care.
I look at some graphics of scenes from new episodes that people reblog on my dash or go through the fringe tag to see if anything happened that would motivate me to dl the new episode, but all i feel is this huge void in my heart that used to be filled with the love for this show.
And now i just pretend i live in a parallel universe where Fringe got canceled after the Marionette and never went on for another two seasons of slow and painful demise.
/feelings
David: What are you doing, Olivia?
Olivia: I’m doing what you wanted, I’m turning on the lights.#I remember when I thought this show would be your self-discovery journey #and the exploring of your infinite potential #LOL NO #season 4 and we’re still at ‘Olive would you please turn on the lights?’ #she was supposed to be a soldier. a warrior. a savior. #both natural and unnatural #getting ready for the war to come #GIVE ME THAT WAR #this show will end and I will know nothing about you Olive #and I want to know everything #you’ll be my greatest regret #I feel like we wasted so much time and this warrior will never fullfil her destiny #UGH FEELINGS
- #WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAALLLLLLLLL ships:
- EVERY
- AMAZING
- FRINGE
- SHIP
- EVER
bri you must be exag-
- olivia/charlie
i mean it’s n-
- olivia/nick
surely you’re just-
- olivia/lincoln
come on a show can’t ruin-
- altlivia/altlincoln
there must be at least one-
- altlivia/altcharlie
nopes
“Many warriors of the inevitable confrontation are among us now - but before they can be considered soldiers, they must be regarded as recruits. And the expectation must be that they shall be unwilling”
Now she’s everywhere. She’s in my house, my job, my bed, and I don’t want to wear my clothes anymore, and I don’t want to live in my apartment, and I don’t want to be with you.
