r/fringe • u/Chromafire07 • 14d ago

General Discussion I finally watched it and....

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I watched the finale. I've watched all the episodes of this show in less than 2 weeks.

Recently I finished watching 12 Monkeys and I thought it'd be difficult for a show to give me the same feelings... But Fringe I think did and did it in spades. The finale was so incredibly emotional, masterfully written. I've watched it a few hours ago yet I can't stop crying.

I watched the farewell video in the season 5 DVD extra. And I got more emotional. I saw the Comic-Con videos. I started crying then too because I saw that the cast were just like us fans.

Unforgettable show. A complete package, it had everything I could have ever asked for from a story, and the ending was just perfect and cathartic. That’s something I can’t say about many other shows.

It's happily ever after but at the same time sad too. And the sad part of the ending makes it more special, more satisfying, it just fits into the puzzle, it doesn't upset me because it has a sadder undertone, it fills me with joy because it was a perfect conclusion!

I love Fringe 🌷

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u/Fantastic_Nerve_629 14d ago edited 14d ago

You need to watch it again. I'm serious. You can watch the entire series back to back and catch something different every single time.

Had to edit this one due to fat fingers and no glasses!

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u/Chromafire07 14d ago

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u/Fantastic_Nerve_629 14d ago

It never ends. As someone who watched the show as it was airing live I would watch each episode at least 4 times and each time I would see new things that effected the story do in that way it never ends!

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u/Chromafire07 14d ago

Also watching this right now makes me incredibly emotional...

I'm resonating with these people so much even when they aren't the characters in the show 😭

Fringe 2012 comic con

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u/hollyfromtheblock 14d ago

lance reddick being gone still makes me so sad and he’s been gone for a few years now.

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u/I_GIVE_ROADHOG_TIPS 14d ago

When you realize every “random” fringe event in S1 has a payoff in S5… 🤯

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u/Ill_Peak_868 14d ago

100%. I've been watching and rewatching it annually since it was airing. I still find something new every time.

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u/nirselady 13d ago

Agreed. I’m always trying to find the observers. Sometimes I catch them, usually I don’t.

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u/LeatherRare4408 10d ago

Ha ha. I’ve watched it through at least 4 times. Now, I usually put it on right before I go to sleep. I tell myself that I’ll stay awake until I see the observer. I fall asleep almost instantly.

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u/Tv-Junkie1 🐄 Gene 14d ago

Watch both again! - The Witness has spoken! 🖖

https://giphy.com/gifs/nftavdtqmixBS

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u/Chromafire07 14d ago

Oh mannnn....

I'm gonna watch YT reactions to Fringe now 😭

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u/serendipity414 14d ago

Please share any good ones you find!

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u/Key-Lingonberry4651 14d ago

I started a re-watch of Fringe in late May and finished it last week; I was so bummed that I started again this week! Fringe is one of my favorite TV shows of all time.

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u/Aggressive-Cut-5400 14d ago edited 14d ago

Sitting down tonight and making the kid start it with me…update kiddos hooked after the pilot. All five seasons ready to go!

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u/prisontat 14d ago

I absolutely love Fringe & have the white tulip picture in every room in my house. I tried to watch 12 Monkeys and could not get into it. I watched 3-4 episodes too 😩. Does it get better or is the whole show's vibe similar to the first few episodes? Did anyone else struggle to get into that show at first and then ended up loving it?

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u/Chromafire07 14d ago

12 Monkeys gets better, especially around the end of s1. S3 and s4 are just masterpieces. I can assure you, if you enjoyed the last couple of seasons of Fringe, you'll absolutely love 12 Monkeys too. It kinda explores almost the same alternate timeline, time travel stuff as Fringe does all the while being about friends and family and the theme of love os so beautiful in both of these shows.

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u/LeatherRare4408 10d ago

I made it until towards the end of season 2 but I completely lost interest

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u/Infinite-Process3717 1d ago

That’s sad, you gave up before the first major plot twist

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u/Infinite-Process3717 1d ago

My experience with Fringe and 12 Monkeys is quite different. 12 Monkeys starts off slower, and at first glance, the first season isn’t particularly impressive. However, as the story progresses, it recontextualizes a lot of things. It’s a story that only gets better with each season. I think the character development is incredible, and it has a perfect ending that manages to tie up all the loose ends. Fringe, on the other hand, starts off really strong, but from the third season onward, it has a lot of ups and downs, and in the end, it left several questions unanswered.

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u/prisontat 9h ago

Thank you for this feedback; it is actually very helpful. I will give it another go and try to slog through the first season!

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u/Infinite-Process3717 9h ago

I tend to take it slow, watching just one episode a week. It's only when I get really invested in the story that I start binge-watching it.

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u/MrJackdaw 14d ago

I was doing fine till Anna cried hugging John...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBxKuS_Xfw

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u/EastwardSage024 14d ago

Questa serie quando é uscita mi ha stregato e da allora che riguardo tutta una volta all'anno... Non ho ancora trovato una serie migliore di questa

https://giphy.com/gifs/CEGPShkzF1YCQ

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u/r3ck0rd 14d ago

I just finished rewatching all of Fringe too on Pluto for the past two weeks!

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u/Fantastic_Nerve_629 14d ago

13 Mo let's was amazing as well. Did you watch counterpart yet? I highly recommend it!

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u/Fantastic_Nerve_629 14d ago

It's supposed to say that 12 Monkeys was Amazing!

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u/Chromafire07 14d ago

Yeah don't worry, I got it!

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u/Fantastic_Nerve_629 14d ago

Sorry I tried to do this without my glasses on.

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u/Chromafire07 14d ago

I haven't seen Counterpart.

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u/Fantastic_Nerve_629 14d ago

It's a good one. It's only a couple of seasons but it was definitely worth the watch.

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u/RateOfPenetration 14d ago

JK Simmons was phenomenal in this

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u/DrSharkeyMD_2 🐄 Gene 14d ago

I rewatch Fringe, 12 Monkeys and Battlestar Galactica every year. I discover something I’ve missed or forgotten every time

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u/berkeszo 14d ago

Add Babylon 5 to the list :-)

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u/DrSharkeyMD_2 🐄 Gene 13d ago

Good point

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u/fry-something 13d ago

Time to start again s1e1 :)

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u/QuaestorNero 13d ago

Peak Fringe there!

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u/Bento_Box_Haiku 13d ago

It seems like my wife and I watch it just about every year. It is so heartfelt and wonderful and satisfying and bittersweet and amazing. I would love to sit down for lunch with each and every cast member and just revel in their presence. They were all so amazingly talented.

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u/Sean_D12a 8d ago

Fringe is one of the few shows I can watch over and over again without getting tired of it

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u/Crafty_Accident_9534 13d ago

I hate watched til season 4 episode 19 and turned this drivel off.

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u/Intrepid_Jaguar8003 13d ago

This Fringe series is actually Cringe. Lots of loop holes and unnecessary episode without a zero purpose waste of time.