Good idea but unfortunately it wasn't thought out. I have an issue, based on every cop I've ever met, every soldier, every protector of the peace, that when these people are faced with hard decisions they make hard choices. Quickly and efficiently. If its a choice between a kid being hurt and several other people dying, the kid gets hurt. Why would an FBI agent even hesitate to save the city of Boston? Yet they do in Fringe. It's a human viewpoint to be sure, but I just don't buy it. Sucks. It's a regrettable decision, but it has to be done.
A threat is growing, literally, underneath the city. They know its dangerous and yet they attempt to poison it with absolutely no protection, even though they've seen it react to harsh light and know it's capable of devouring a human within hours. No surprise then that it fights back. Aren't these agents trained? Seriously, wouldn't absolutely anyone have read this script and said, "yeah, but what about..." (insert logic)? I KNOW every scifi fan would have.
On the plus side this episode did answer what the evolvement was of the Fringe team. Questions had been vaguely floating around my mind that were answered. Peter died as a child in the frozen lake because the Stranger didn't rescue him. Everything else is more or less the same. Olivia brought Walter in from the mental institution and he's still unbalanced (that last scene was awesome). Astrid is more of an agent now than the caregiver she was before (good move) and Olivia is clearly the second-in-command instead of just one of Broyle's operatives.
But seriously, when going into a hostile environment, dress accordingly. I like to think the FBI is on top of that kind of basic training. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
A threat is growing, literally, underneath the city. They know its dangerous and yet they attempt to poison it with absolutely no protection, even though they've seen it react to harsh light and know it's capable of devouring a human within hours. No surprise then that it fights back. Aren't these agents trained? Seriously, wouldn't absolutely anyone have read this script and said, "yeah, but what about..." (insert logic)? I KNOW every scifi fan would have.
On the plus side this episode did answer what the evolvement was of the Fringe team. Questions had been vaguely floating around my mind that were answered. Peter died as a child in the frozen lake because the Stranger didn't rescue him. Everything else is more or less the same. Olivia brought Walter in from the mental institution and he's still unbalanced (that last scene was awesome). Astrid is more of an agent now than the caregiver she was before (good move) and Olivia is clearly the second-in-command instead of just one of Broyle's operatives.
But seriously, when going into a hostile environment, dress accordingly. I like to think the FBI is on top of that kind of basic training. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.