Fringe – Where is Peter’s home?

This week’s “And Those We Left Behind,” was aptly title to refer not only to Raymond’s (Stephen Root) wife (Romy Rosemont), but to Peter’s Olivia, Walter, and everyone from his previous life.

How does Peter not get mad? Why isn’t he yelling and screaming at Olivia and Walter to remember him? He is way too calm about the whole thing; it is freaking me out. But, I guess reappearing in a timeline where no one knows you shouldn’t be too much of a shock compared to other things that Peter has experienced in his life.

The pain he is internalizing is immense, as shown on his face, when he looks at Olivia and his father. Peter’s been dehumanized by his father calling him a “subject” and Broyles referring to him as a  “fringe event.” He is overtly handling it with amazing grace, but you know it is tearing him apart inside.

Whether or not Peter’s return was responsible for these time-space rips something weird is happening with him. Why did he specifically jump time at the train site? He only did it there and only twice. Is there some power controlling this? As odd as the time rips were, these specific time jumps are particularly peculiar. Why there and why then?

It doesn’t appear they are connected to Peter’s appearances in Olivia’s dreams or Walter’s visions. Peter didn’t know he was there, so what caused that? Is there a concurrent timeline? It is all very confusing, but a fun ride. Plenty of questions and very few answers right now. I feel like I should get a white board out to try to solve this fringe case!

Odds and Ends

• Where are the observers in all of this? They were around before Peter returned, did they disappear when he returned?
• Peter was wearing a wedding ring in his “perfect day” dream.
• From the dream:
  “What’s the problem, Olivia.” — Peter
  “You, Peter, you’re the problem.” — Olivia
• Walter has a Spiderman fanny pack — not surprising.
• After all the difficulties that Walter and Peter faced since their meeting at the mental institution, it’s sad to see where they are now. They got so close and work so well together that I hope this divide comes to an end quickly.
• Is Peter home or not? Even he can’t decide. What do you think?
  “This is where I’m supposed to be. This is my home.” — Peter
  “Clearly I’m in the wrong place. All the people I know and love are somewhere else. I just gotta figure out how to get home.” — Peter

Clacked by Carla Day
on Nov 12, 2011 @ 20:25 EST5EDT