It was the first show that I can remember that was able to survive major shifts in the way the story was told.
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I was a big fan back then, however, I never got into the last season. They basically swapped out everyone I liked except Walter, who's character was changed too much for my liking, and I quit almost immediatly. Is there anything worthwhile in there? Now that I'm thinking about the show, I might go for a rewatch soon.
Dude, fellow Fringe nut right here. Season's 4 not-reboot is when I started to... not care that much. I still love the show, but it went a little too much into its own lore, and got convoluted. Yet season 5 was not that bad, since they realized they dodged the cancellation bullet one last time, the show-runners got to work and tied everything with a nice bow. No loose ends, and satisfying ending for almost all characters. Still unconvinced about the whole "Watchers as the Bad Guys" mumbo jumbo, but in the end the show focused on the main characters and, in my opinion, it delivered.
A lot of stuff came together in the last season. If you’re curious how it all ended it’s worth a watch. I can see not liking the major changes heading into it, but still felt worth watching for explaining some things that still weren’t resolved heading into that season.
Shows that explore the implausible run the risk of getting lost and becoming incoherent. Fringe definitely got into that problem, but managed to pull it together into an emotionally satisfying conclusion - while not all elements really made sense, it felt right.
I agree with you there. The last season was rough which was really unfortunate, but the rest of the show was amazing.