Fringe: The Cure

This was a fantastic episode in many respects and a puzzling one in others. Olivia’s speech to Broyles at the end of the episode was a perfect example of how impressive she is as a person. Peter’s little grin as Walter made Mr. Papaya’s (the friendliest of all fruits) head explode was a perfectly understated way to clue the audience into the fact that he actually is beginning to like his father.

I loved the scene with Nina Sharp and Peter at the horse park (I bet there is a fancier name for it but I am not searching). Nina knows more about Peter’s past than almost any other character on the show. He made fruitful contact with Peruvian natives, really? She also clued the Peter into Walter’s relationship with the Massive Dynamic crew, which was significantly more meaningful than Peter originally thought.

Let’s ignore the fact that a person who attempted to kill a man at the age of nine might have a hard time getting into the FBI. The issue with Olivia’s stepfather seemed a bit out of left field to me, which is really odd considering I’ve seen many episodes beyond this one and I don’t recall them mentioning it ever again. Was Olivia’s sister born after she shot this man?

If she was that makes Rachel Olivia’s half sister? I seem to remember something about Olivia’s mother dying in child birth but I could be confusing that with Rachel dying shortly after being born on the other side. On a side note, who knew a yearly birthday card could be so creepy?

More to the point, who is Olivia’s father? We’ve never met Mr. Dunham and he has never been directly referenced by any character in the series. Wouldn’t it be crazy if Walter created her in a test tube? Of course that isn’t extremely likely for a variety of reason, the foremost being she exists in both universes. I am more than a little curious as to who Olivia’s father actually is.

I did not spot the Observer in this episode, minus ten cool points for me!