Fox’s Fringe, starring Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, and John Noble and directed by Brad Anderson, is a show that never quite seems to answer the mysteries posed in the show. Tonight’s episode delves deep into its mythology, particularly the mystery surrounding the Observer, a man who never seems quite human and has been witnessed at many events throughout the centuries.
The press packet that accompanied this episode was interesting enough to peak my interest, even though I have watched this show since it first premiered in 2008. It included three pictures—one photograph and two paintings—that have the Observer sneakily incorporated and are featured on the show. They are famous representations of important events: Paul Revere’s depiction of the Boston Tea Party, a photograph of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo in 1914 moments before being murdered, and a portrait of Marie Antoinette being led to the gallows during the French Revolution. The package also came with a bottle of hot sauce, used by the Observer so that he can taste food, and a letter written in the Observer’s language, truly undecipherable to the untrained eye.
