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Fringe 101-111
I got this sudden craving to watch Fringe again. Olivia and Peter and Walter. I love the relationship between Olivia and Peter, and between Peter and Walter. Both push my buttons like whoa.
You see, I love it when the woman is the "muscle", the one with the gun, kicking ass, and the guy is the "brain", strong in his own right but not the "action" part of the couple. I love this dynamic in a ship. It gives me the feeling that it's the woman who holds the power in her hand. It feels like their relationship is more equal that way. Because when the guy is the brain, he's still not helpless when it comes to a brawl - when the woman is the brain, she's usually frail or even fragile, a flower that needs protecting. And I kinda hate that. But Peter, even though he has an IQ of 190, still knows how to hold a gun, even though he's usually not the one waving it around. That's Olivia's job and he doesn't try to take it away from her or play her part. And I love that.
And Peter and Walter... when you know what's coming, what Walter did and what he caused... Wow, just... wow. His love for his son rivals Sam and Dean's co-dependency. Yeah, Peter doesn't always appreciate it - actually, most of the time - but those scenes where Peter and Walter make each other smile, they are simply precious. That bit where Walter drugged Peter and Peter called him "daddy" under influence, the way it stopped Walter cold - heartbreaking, considering Peter always calls Walter "Walter" and not "dad".
So yeah, the perfect show to scratch my "I WANT SCI-FI!" itch. Wonderful!
You see, I love it when the woman is the "muscle", the one with the gun, kicking ass, and the guy is the "brain", strong in his own right but not the "action" part of the couple. I love this dynamic in a ship. It gives me the feeling that it's the woman who holds the power in her hand. It feels like their relationship is more equal that way. Because when the guy is the brain, he's still not helpless when it comes to a brawl - when the woman is the brain, she's usually frail or even fragile, a flower that needs protecting. And I kinda hate that. But Peter, even though he has an IQ of 190, still knows how to hold a gun, even though he's usually not the one waving it around. That's Olivia's job and he doesn't try to take it away from her or play her part. And I love that.
And Peter and Walter... when you know what's coming, what Walter did and what he caused... Wow, just... wow. His love for his son rivals Sam and Dean's co-dependency. Yeah, Peter doesn't always appreciate it - actually, most of the time - but those scenes where Peter and Walter make each other smile, they are simply precious. That bit where Walter drugged Peter and Peter called him "daddy" under influence, the way it stopped Walter cold - heartbreaking, considering Peter always calls Walter "Walter" and not "dad".
So yeah, the perfect show to scratch my "I WANT SCI-FI!" itch. Wonderful!