The message of this week’s Fringe?  Talent runs in the family.  ‘The Bishop Revival’ is more or less an episode dedicated to the Bishop family tree.

Air Track

The case of the week is not one of my favorites.  For some reason, the various traits of the toxin reminded me a great deal of last week’s case.  Perhaps it is the similarities, but the episode felt more procedural than ever before.  Somehow, the crime, the investigation, the follow-up and the resolution has slightly decreased in entertainment over the past few weeks.  In any case, Fringe has had much more interesting cases in the past.

Interestingly enough, the case does provide an Easter Egg for fans still paying attention to the symbols during commercial breaks.  The sea horse has officially made its way into the show.

Walter Bishop

Aside from the regular investigation, the episode does show a darker side to Walter Bishop, one that is reminiscent of the original Walter Bishop before his hypocampus was removed.  For cutting edge science, the ethics behind experimentation is always explored on Fringe.  So many villains on the show agrees with the philosophy that the end justifies the means.  It is surprising that Broyles would let Bishop’s murder go so casually.

It is another day as usual on Fringe this week.  Despite my lackluster reception of ‘The Bishop Revival’, what does excite me is the promo for next week’s episode.  Once again, Fringe comes back with another mythology-driven episode right as I am about to be bored.  Good riddance.

Rating: 7/10

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