Hi, guys! I can't remember if I've posted on these boards yet or not, but joined the boards at TWoP when I watched Fringe for the first time a couple of years ago. I recognize a few of the names here. *waving*
So......hubby and I started a Fringe rewatch last night. It's going to be interesting watching again knowing the "big" plot points that are coming, while not remembering much at all about the minor stuff.
Have only rewatched the Pilot so far. I'm glad that John Scott wasn't in the show for a long time. I remember being upset that they started off with two Agents already in a relationship together, because if I'm going to watch something like that I want to feel like the characters earned the right to flaunt the rules. I'm persnickety like that.
I was actually holding my breath a little bit, waiting for Walter to turn around and see Olivia for the first time. Then I squealed "Walter! Oh, Walter. I've missed you."
It was a lot more fun this time seeing Walter start digressing about the butterscotch pudding, knowing how much he loves food and the role food plays in the show. To Olivia he had just started wandering off into lala land, but food actually is that important to him. Heh.
Astrid, Walter, and Peter sitting on the couch watching SpongeBob with Jean watching over Walter's shoulder just totally made my day. So awesome.
Hubby and I were both snickering like mad over Broyles deliberately trying to rile Olivia up. "Sweetheart" and "Honey" and all that. You know she wanted to tear his bald head off. Hee hee.
I had forgotten that they were building up to a big William Bell reveal/climax even this early on. Interesting how they're kind of downplaying his relationship with Walter right now though. "Shared a lab" almost makes it sound like they just happened to be in the same class at college or something, very subdued.
I miss the days when it felt like Peter really did have an IQ of 190.
Since I am also currently re-reading The Hunger Games, I noticed a lot of similarities between Walter's state of mind and Mrs. Everdeen's in the books. Walter truly only remembers who he is when he's in his lab, just like Mrs. Everdeen when she's working on a patient.
There's more I could say but it all has to do with how things tie in with stuff that happens later in the show, so I don't want to spoil it for the ones that are watching for the first time.