Fringe (TV Series) Os (2011) User Reviews

Whomever is behind the curtain clearly has their act together

[rwk2 · 9/10 · 15 March 2011]

Once again we see that someone with a solid grounding and background in sci-fi is at the helm. This episode takes regular science, the laws of physics, gravity specifically, and turns them around with a "what if" scenario. Then adds in the human component of a caring scientist trying to help people out, so driven in his work that he regrets the casualties he is causing, but still won't stop. Everything about this episode worked. The security details, the investigative methods, the slowly revealed plot and motivation of the scientist, it all meshed. And that's the just the main plot! The secondary issue of "soul magnets" was teased throughout the whole 43 minutes until being fantastically unveiled at the very end. And once again, all along the way we were treated to a real fan of the sci-fi genre being in control of things, keeping the story believable, but with just enough red herrings to keep us guessing too.

Well done Fringe team, well done indeed.

The Return of the William Bell

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 20 March 2017]

When a thief is shot by a security guard and floats, the Fringe Division is assigned to investigate. They find that the scientist Dr. Krick is the responsible for the experiment trying to cure his teenage son. Meanwhile Walter seeks out Nina Sharp and retrieves William Bell's research of the soul magnets with the intent of bringing his friend from the beyond and chimes the bell Nina received from William. Peter decides to keep no secrets from Olivia and brings her to his laboratory. However he has a huge surprise.

"Os" is an average episode of "Fringe" with the investigation of an experiment that makes people float. But the last part is really worthwhile and the best part of the show. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Os"

About the ending!

[clarinetsaxist · 10/10 · 12 March 2011]

The ending of this episode provoked a jolt of euphoria throughout my body and mind. Especially, when I have been particularly interested in near-death experience studies (involving confirmed claims) which show evidence for the hereafter in the real world.

The ending of this episode ("Os") entered rarely occupied ground for a drama of its caliber: a depiction of consciousness after death that wasn't ridiculously spooky or merely symbolic. Most TV dramas seem to adopt a presumption of naturalism. The supernatural and the concept of dualism (exceptions being shows like "Ghost Whisperer") tend to be explained away by more easily observable phenomena. Death is usually the primary threat in most TV dramas. Most TV dramas tend to promote or suggest the "finality" of death. It's as if without that perspective, most dramas would be much less effective.

However, "Fringe" has the confidence to annihilate the concept of death as final and come up with one of its best episodes. Furthermore, it's likely to continually grow in interest as the extent of this apparent possession develops.

Way to make a stand and embrace the hereafter!

Captain John Harriman vs the Plugo-Zisteroids

[XweAponX · 10/10 · 12 February 2013]

Alan Ruck makes a great appearance as a NASA scientist, Dr. Krick - Who stumbles into a Fringe Conundrum.

Two guys are seen breaking into a building. At first this appears "normal" - But what is "Normal" for Fringe? It seems these guys are climbing the building - But with one twitch, they are upside down. A Rent-A-Cop blasts one of them, and he starts floating upward.

Walter is having a Bowl with "Kevin" (Lost's and Alca-Fringe's Jorge Garcia) - Who tells Walter He's the best boss he's had. But Walter asks - What's that door, nobody goes anywhere near it - It's Belly's Office, Jorge tells him. Walter starts rummaging around Belly's old Office, and finds all kinds of fun stuff - One of these projects is called SOUL MAGNETS. File for future reference.

When Fringe is called to the scene of the shooting, they have a magic Floating Corpse for Walter to play with. The place being robbed was a precious metals repository, and the other floating crook that got away, did so with the heaviest metal there is - Osmium. Walter muses that the crook would not be floating away with it.

Meanwhile a guy ironically named "Koenig" finds Captain Harriman/Dr Krick at his NASA Office - He tells Krick about the shooting, and that he feels sick. They meet in Krick's secret Lab, and Koenig dies with streams of metal coming out of his eyes.

At the Lab, the mysterious floating body drops suddenly. Walter has an idea to check his blood again, and this time, he finds another heavy metal mixed with the Osmium. Peter and Olivia find Krick's Secret Warehouse and find the remains of more floating guys, all of whom were paraplegics. Walter has Astrid drain all of the blood from these poor guys, ends up with a small pile of Osmium mixed with the other gunk. And many gallons of used blood,. the Lab is buried in bottles of blood.

Dr Krick goes to a Basketball game where his son, also a paraplegic, is playing. He recruits a new victim. He injects the kid with the Osmium compound and the kid starts Floating.

Later that night Krick tells his son he wants to do something special for him. Then he leaves to Rob a Museum. But by this time, Walter has figured it all out and where Krick will strike next, so they are waiting for Krick when he gets there and they catch him, while Peter has to catch the flying Kid, by jumping on him and forcing him to fall on the ground.

The things that connect Walter to Krick is concern for their sons - Krick asks - Would not Walter do ANYTHING for his son? But Krick's son - He already thought he had everything he ever wanted, now he is out one father.

Finally, Peter and Olivia's new "Absolute Truth" accord brings them to Peter's secret lab where he is trying to get Data from the Shapeshifter Hard Drives.

But Walter is talking to Nina and he's figured out Belly's Soul Magnets - And that Belly would have already given them to the Host he wanted to use.

Back in Season two, a Bell brings Olivia's Memory's of the other side streaming back. In Nina's Office, Walter strikes the Bell Belly had given Nina as a Memento-

And back in Peter's Shapeshifter Lab, Olivia tells Peter - The Key to Decrypt the Shapeshifter Data is in my office - At Massive Dynamic.

Begin the "Bellivia" saga.

How far would you go to save your son?

[markus-21-507725 · 10/10 · 29 March 2022]

I am giving this episode a 10. It reflects the augment Walter is going trough. We have had this before, with the "vampire" episode, but this is one more substantial, since it is not about life and dead, but based on quality of life. Makes me even more cohesive.

How far would you go to save a loved one? I leave it up to you.

Another reason I give this episode a 10 is the beginning, that reflects the CEO of the biggest corporation on the planet, coping with the security guard. (played awesome by Garcia, by the way). Just that is awesome enough to high-rate this episode.

Great Fun

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 10 November 2023]

The story here involves a scientist whose goal is to find relief for his wheelchair bound son by combining rare metals. Through and "accident" it is discovered that combining Osmium and Lutetium (two items on the periodic table that no-one pays any attention to) he creates a method of levitation, allowing one who is disabled to defy gravity and walk. The problem is the rarity of these things and it means some poor guys, wanting to help steal the substance from museums, giving their lives. He is undeterred and now it becomes a heinous crime. Walter realizes that what appears to be the result of his work was not. It was a result of a breaking down of the fabric of the two universes. The last five minutes were great and completely surprised me. Wonderful move into the next episode and the whole ethos in general.