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So, here's the thing. It's not a secret that I was not happy with the Peter not knowing that Alt!Olivia was not the right Olivia. And I was a little upset that Fringe, who had seemed so revolutionary in other ways (even the conception of giving us an alternate world just as nuanced and sympathetic as as own), was being sort of trite and predictable with the Peter/Olivia/Alt!Olivia triangle. Now, I have to admit that a lot of my trepidation was that after some good progress towards Peter/Olivia (the kiss, the 'you belong with me', the Olivia using him as a touchstone on the other side), I was scared that the show was going to use the Peter/Alt!Olivia stuff as an excuse to hit the reset button, shove the ship back into the recesses, and buy some more time on the UST meter (like, say, eight seasons. lol). So color me surprised when Fringe didn't drop all the ship like a hot potato after giving Olivia her chance to express her thoughts at the end of 'Marionette'. Instead, they seemed to be making small nuanced steps, keeping the ship alive, but not moving it too fast, really giving respect for the consequences and confusions that have arisen out of the situation. I liked the little things like the book, Olivia reading Alt!Olivia's files. Peter and Olivia slowly feeling each other out and learning to work together. Forgiveness in steps and sputters. Genuine.

That being said... At the beginning of 'Concentrate and Ask Him Again' those were my thoughts, happily optimistic. By the time we got to the coffee I was like, "stop beating a dead horse." And by the end of the ep? Really? You're going to make Peter and Olivia's love DETERMINE  THE  FATE  OF  THE  UNIVERSE? REALLY? I just... I can't decide if that is A) pure ridiculousness, B) badfic on my teevee screen, or C) (because I am big enough to admit that I have been wrong before) will somehow turn out to be genius, or at least enjoyable TV. (Please please please let it be enjoyable TV.)

Thoughts, oh wise flist?