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"Entrada (Fringe)"

"Entrada" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe, and the 51st episode overall. It first aired on December 2, 2010 in the United States. It premiered to positive reviews, and has topped several "best episode" lists.

Plot

At the end of the previous episode, Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) was able to cross over back to her universe long enough to warn Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) she is trapped in the parallel universe. After receiving the message, Peter tests the Olivia from the other dimension, "Fauxlivia", by telling her the Greek phrase Einai kalytero anthropo apo ton patera toy (roughly, "May he be a better person than his father"), which Olivia told Peter in the "New Day in the Old Town". When Fauxlivia fails to recognize the phrase, Peter confirms his suspicions. Realizing she has been exposed, Fauxlivia forces Peter to inject himself with a paralyzing agent. She then goes to a typewriter store in the Bronx to contact the parallel universe to request an extraction.

After Peter recovers, the Fringe team start a search for Fauxlivia. However, Walter Bishop (John Noble) is distressed on not knowing how to find Fauxlivia, nor finding a way to bring their Olivia back. However, Astrid Farnsworth (Jasika Nicole) discovers Fauxlivia brought Walter Malasadas from a bakery in the Bronx. Peter, Walter, Farnsworth and Phillip Broyles (Lance Reddick) search the nearby area, Peter finds the typewriter store and the team finds the typewriter used to contact the other universe (a "quantum entanglement" device). There, the team realize Fauxlivia is to go to a train station for a 4pm pick up.

Meanwhile, in the parallel universe, "Walternate" (Noble) plans on using Olivia's body in order for her alternate self to return home, as it would require a person of Olivia's mass to complete the transfer, however Walternate arranges for Olivia's brain to be removed for testing on how to traverse universes safely. Before she is to start the operation, the alternate counterpart of Broyles visits her, where Olivia convinces him her universe is not at war with theirs; it all started when Walter from her universe crossed over to save Peter. Broyles later talks with his wife, before returning to save Olivia. Together, the two find the water tank Olivia used earlier, but find it empty. As a back-up plan, the two go to Walternate's lab in Harvard, which was long abandoned, to use the sensory deprivation tank. However, Broyles reveals there is a GPS tracker in him, but manages to buy Olivia enough time to successfully return back to her universe.

As this transpires, Fauxlivia meets with a shapeshifter at the station to inject her with resonating rods. By that time, Broyles and Peter arrive at the station. To ensure her escape, Fauxlivia holds a hostage. However, Peter realises the hostage is the shapeshifter, after the hostage fails to recognise the name of "her" daughter, who is also present in the station; Peter shoots the shapeshifter in the head, killing it, and Fauxlivia is arrested. Later, the team learn that their Olivia has returned. However, Fauxlivia still manages to escape back to her universe, leaving behind the mutilated body of the alternate counterpart of Broyles to make up for her mass. While Peter and Olivia reunite at a hospital, the typewriter store owner trades a man a piece of the doomsday device in exchange for the restoration of his paralyzed legs.

Production

Brad Anderson directed the episode.

In a departure from previous Fringe trailers, Fox created and premiered a "grandiose movie-style" trailer at Entertainment Weekly's website to celebrate the airing of "Entrada".[1] Pinkner explained that the trailer idea did not come from his production team, but rather was produced by a Fox division called Special Ops, who came up with the idea in order to platform Fringe to the audience in a way they had not seen before.[2]

"Entrada" was written by executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J. H. Wyman.[3] Filmmaker Brad Anderson directed the episode,[4] shooting it in September 2010 on New Westminster's Front Street in Vancouver.[5]

Pinkner and Wyman revealed in a conference call interview that the episode was the "culmination of a lot of things that [they] had been working on for quite a while". Though they loved all of their episodes, the two stated that "Entrada" was a particular favorite of theirs, with Pinker elaborating that "if the only episode of Fringe you ever tune into watch is this one, sure, it’s going to take you five minutes to catch up, but you will feel what’s going on, and you will understand the relationships...[It's] a great entry point".[2]

As with other Fringe episodes,[6][7] Fox released a science lesson plan in collaboration with Science Olympiad for grade school children, focusing on the science seen in "Entrada", with the intention of having "students learn about scientific intuition and how it can facilitate the scientific method of collecting data through experimentation and observation in order to formulate and test a hypothesis."[8]

Reception

Ratings

Entrada was watched by 5.13 million people in the United States, with a 3.2/5 share among all households and a 1.8/5 share among viewers 18–49.[9] The episode was seen by an additional 1.7 million on timeshifted viewings after seven-day DVR, with a total of 6.87 million viewers with a 2.6 rating among viewers 18–49.[10]

Reviews

The episode has received almost unanimously positive reviews. James Poniewozik of Time Magazine wrote, "While it may not have been the high point that the emotional "Peter" from earlier this year was, "Entrada" was a pretty excellent action-focused episode, in which the dimensional swap between Fauxlivia and Realivia came to a head. In the process, it demonstrated that Fringe's writers have made a compelling world out of Over There in a relative few episodes—and it was another example of what a strong series Fringe has become since its committed fully to its clash-of-the-universes storyline...All in all, a satisfying hour and a good demonstration of how Fringe—one of the most improved shows of the past season or so—has grown into one of TV's most entertaining dramas".[11]

"I hesitate to brand any single episode of a complicated series as Best Episode Ever, but this week comes darned close. In a season marked by outstanding writing, this hour of Fringe brilliantly resolved several ongoing storylines, while at the same time bringing to the fore some long-simmering conflicts which will enrich the next half-season. All while keeping the pace and the emotional tension at a rolling boil. For me, television just does not get better than this kind of science fiction, balancing the gee-whiz Big Idea with the small and intimate moments between characters that make them real and vital."

—SFScope reviewer Sarah Stegall[4]

Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly commented the episode "closed a Fringe chapter in bringing Olivia back, while opening up all sorts of fresh new possibilities for the future. Both Olivias are changed women with new amounts of information about their opposing universes, and thus will be able to influence their Walters in how to proceed henceforth. The series can resume plot threads that have been given scant attention in recent weeks, such as Walter’s takeover of Massive Dynamic, and what I’m hoping will be an increased presence by Nina Sharp, whose role in the interuniverse machinations is ripe for exploration".[3]

Writing for SFScope, Sarah Stegall praised Reddick's performance as both Colonel Broyles, and Torv's "tour-de-force" performance as Olivia and her doppelganger. She also noted how strong of a show Fringe has evolved into, lauding the producers' decision to focus on the show's "strongest and most innovative plot": the parallel universe. Stegall expressed hope that Fauxlivia's experiences in the prime universe would lead her to challenge Walternate's more militant actions to destroy it. Stegall further recognized the episode's editing, as "a complicated story like this one could have been endlessly confusing, with multiple versions of the same character, two extremely similar universes, and plot points reaching back to the first season. Yet the writing and direction kept it all sorted out, without resorting to voice-overs, flashbacks, or other lame expository devices. This is classy, tight writing, and my hat's off to the entire team".[4] Television Without Pity graded the episode an A+,[12] while The A.V. Club gave it an A-.[13] It topped several "best episode of 2010" lists, including Den of Geek,[14] and Give Me My Remote.[15]

Awards and nomination

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Fringe

Anna Torv submitted "Entrada", along with the season three episodes "Olivia", "Marionette", and "Bloodline" for consideration in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.[16] She failed to receive a nomination.[17] John Noble also submitted "Entrada", along with "The Firefly" and "The Day We Died", for consideration in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category, but did not receive a nomination.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ Jensen, Jeff (2010-11-30). "'Fringe' exclusive: See the movie-style trailer for Thursday's epic ep 'Entrada'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. ^ a b "Fringe's Executive Producers on "Entrada," the Changes at Hand, and the Love Triangle – Part II". Blogcritics.com. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  3. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (2010-12-02). "Share 'Fringe' recap: 'Entrada' and exits, lives saved and lost". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  4. ^ a b c Stegall, Sarah (2010-12-06). "Olivia's Odyssey—Fringe's "Entrada"". SFScope. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  5. ^ "Guest Actor Stefan Arngrim (No Legs) at Fringe Location Shoot on Front Street in New Westminster". Flickr. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  6. ^ "TV Show "Fringe" on Fox Partners with Science Olympiad". Science Olympiad. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  7. ^ Holbrook, Damian (2010-11-11). "Fringe Unveils Science Sites". TV Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  8. ^ "The Science of Fringe: Exploring Scientific Intuition" (PDF). Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  9. ^ Gorman, Bill (2010-12-03). "Thursday Final Ratings: Private Practice, Bones, Nikita Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  10. ^ Gorman, Bill (2010-12-20). "Live+7 DVR Ratings: Grey's Anatomy, Glee, The Good Guys Top Week's Rankings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  11. ^ Poniewozik, James (2010-12-03). "Fringe Watch: Meeting in the Ladies' Room". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  12. ^ "Half the Man He Used to Be". Television Without Pity. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  13. ^ Murray, Noel (2010-01-02). "Entrada". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  14. ^ "The Best TV Episodes of 2010". Den of Geek. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  15. ^ Roffman, Marisa (2010-12-30). "Top 10 TV Episodes of 2010". Give Me My Remote. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  16. ^ a b "Emmys 2011: Drama Acting Episode Submissions". Gold Derby Inc. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  17. ^ a b Hibberd, James (2011-07-14). "Emmy nominations 2011: 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Game of Thrones' score drama series nods". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
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