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Dissecting The Anatomy Of The Orion Nebula [1080p] – Video

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Leaf Anatomy Project (What Makes a Leaf) – Video

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Leaf Anatomy Project (What Makes a Leaf)
lyrics: I #39;m thin and flat unlike a cat I have many important layers the first one we bout #39; to name is as important as any other Cuticle, epidermis, mesophyll, stomata, guard cells, veins Baby I make up the layers of a leaf, the way that cuticle protects and covers me. But don #39;t forget about that thing mesophyll, which has two photosynthetic layers they are called palisade and spongy, located in between the epidermis palisade is packet closely together, and spongy with many air spaces. That makes photosynthesis. Now moving on, to stomata tiny holes in the lower epidermis surrounded by them guard cells which control the opening and closing cuticle, epidermis, mesophyll, stomata, guard cells, veins Baby i make up the layers of a leaf the way that thick epidermis protects me but don #39;t forget that thing mesophyll which has two photosynthetic layers they are called palisade and spongy located in between the epidermis palisade is packed closely together and spongy with many air spaces That makes photosynthesis! ~Made By Maddy Floysand, Alaiyah Ousley, and Amber Cordell

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The Vampire Diaries Clip: Go Team Strebekah!

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It will be every team for itself this Thursday on The Vampire Diaries, as "Catch Me If You Can" focuses on the hunt for the Cure.

In one corner, Team Shonnie, representing Black Magic and shady mentor/protege relationships. In another corner, Team Klamon, representing the show's two most devious and hilarious characters. Might chemistry issues do them in, however, as we theorized in our Vampire Diaries Round Table?

Finally, in the third corner, we have Team Strebekah, underdogs without any swords or insight into Silas... but with a plan! Listen to Rebekah explain it in this fun clip:

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/the-vampire-diaries-clip-go-team-strebekah/

Private Practice Round Table: "Full Release"

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One episode. That's all that remains in the life of Private Practice.

But before we break out the Kleenex for Tuesday's series finale, let's go back and relive "Full Release," a communal installment that brought the focus back to Seaside Wellness as a whole and introduced two new, very young characters to the series: Charlotte and Cooper's twins!

In this edition of the Private Practice Round Table, staffers Christina Tran and Carissa Pavlica are joined by TV Fanatics Caitlyn, Jarrod and Beina to break it all down...

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What was your favorite quote or scene from the episode?
Christina: Charlotte' "They are unbelievable... treating my uterus like some kind of VIP lounge." Gosh, I am going to miss her so much

Carissa: Watching Sheldon and Miranda watch the sunset as she told him he had to let his friends in before she died. I can't imagine him getting so close to her knowing she's going to die. He has such a strong heart.

Caitlyn: I loved the scenes right after the two triplets were born. Not only were they great for Charlotte and Cooper, but I think they were huge for Addison and Amelia as well. And of course it was great to welcome two more Cooplets!

Jarrod: My favorite scene would have had to have been between Sam and Violet in the staff kitchen at the practice. Though I loved all moments from Amelia, to Charlotte and (some) back to Addison, I mostly just enjoyed how Sam told Violet to never give up and that "her book has not ended; it's still developing." It was good to see Sam giving some strong advice for a change.

Beina: I liked every confession that the characters made to Georgia. It'd be funny if we could hear what she thought like in the movie Look Who's Talking.

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Rate the penultimate episode on a scale of 1-5.
Christina: I rated this episode a 4.7 in my review. It was so well done and definitely the strongest one of this entire final season. Thank goodness, too, because the character-centric episodes were getting tiresome.

Carissa: 3. I'm not enjoying the quirky timelines. I get so confused about when we are in the story with Charlotte being pregnant all the time. I wish they hadn't tried to intermingle the timelines so much, but it was overall enjoyable.

Caitlyn: 4.9. I thought the way that every character practically got their happy ending was great. The storylines were tied together well and I really enjoyed seeing the regular format again. It was a great lead in to next week's finale. It's just lacking that 0.1 because I wish we saw a bit more of the Freedmans as a family.

Jarrod: 5 all the way! As Christina said, the character-centric episodes were getting tiresome and I really needed a cast diversity for a change. Too much of one character was really beginning to bore me and I was getting sick of the constant time jumps back and forth. I was happy with the present.

Beina: Absolutely 5! Now we can already see that every character has reached his/her stability, someone has a new love story, another a large family, a wedding. I'm ready for the grand finale.

Which storyline were you most intrigued by?
Christina: CharCoop's! I was honestly worried that something was going to go wrong for one of the Cooplets (this is Shondaland, after all). I'm accustomed to hoping for the best, but also preparing for the worst.

Carissa: Sheldon's. As I said earlier, I just can't imagine deciding to fall in love with someone you know is dying. It's so hard to wrap my head around it.

Caitlyn: Honestly, I was intrigued by Violet's the most because hers was the one that I couldn't really foresee. I knew the others would get their happy endings with their significant others, but it was very different to see Violet's story unfold.

Jarrod: It's a tossup between everyone. I was excited to see the Cooplets come, Violet have more screen time and more transition as a widow/single mom, but I'm also happy to see Sheldon in love. However, with a dying woman? A true love story gone wrong. I really hope for a happy ending for Violet and Sheldon; perhaps together in the end MUCH more time down the line? Say in a flash-forward?

Beina: Violet's. I was sorry to see her more isolated than the others. I wished to give her a speech like Sam did.

Were you concerned that Charlotte and Addison wouldn't get their happy ending?
Christina: Yes! See my response for the previous question. I figured things would work out for Addie with Henry's adoption, but was concerned for the babies.

Carissa: No. This is ShondaLand. There was no way she wouldn't let her main girls leave without a smile on their faces.

Caitlyn: Nope! I'm pretty sure Shonda Rhimes knew she had to satisfy the fans of these characters while justifying the journey that they've both been on. Among all the characters, these two really needed their happy endings.

Jarrod: I thought Addison possibly losing Henry would cause drama for one of Charlotte's babies, seeing as she was at a point where it looked like "if I can't be a mother, I'll try be damn hardest to be a doctor." I thought it would cause Charlotte to lose her baby and Addison get Henry back and feel guilty. However, one episode left? Too much of a depressing and wasted storyline. Happiness all the way in the upcoming finale!

Beina: No, if the series had continued I would have thought the worst, but now that we're at the end I don't think it'd be right to see them suffer.

How are you going to fill your Tuesday nights after Private Practice ends for good next week?
Christina: Why, with more television of course! I've already got both Pretty Little Liars and New Girl on the rotation for Tuesday nights. However, it just won't be the same without Addie and the rest of the gang. Next week should be a special two-hour series finale. How could they possibly cover everything in only one hour?!

Carissa: Every night of the week is already so full. Also ending for the season is Parenthood. Maybe it will give me time to catch up on DVR shows. Or, another show will take it's place. It's too early to tell!

Caitlyn: Well, there'll be Pretty Little Liars and I guess other shows will fill the time. But I have a feeling it'll take me a while to really move on so I'll be taking out my Private Practice DVD sets and spending some time with these great characters again.

Jarrod: With Parenthood also finishing up its current season for the year, I'm not sure what is on the horizon for me. Perhaps some Private Practice on DVD at home? After all, I have got all five seasons.

Beina: I'm going to tweet to the cast!

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/private-practice-round-table-full-release/

Nikita Review: Make Like a Good Spy and Kiss Her

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After what seemed like a never-ending hiatus, Nikita season 3 returned with "Intersection," an episode devoted to the team's quest to bring down Amanda.

The former head of Division is obsessed with Nikita, but even the best chameleon spy wasn't enough to keep the new Division team from hunting and finding her. 

How Will Nikita React?

In "Sideswipe," we found out that Sonya was the mole and that Alex definitely had a drug problem. Both were secrets that could have remained hidden and dragged down the show, but instead they were addressed in the first episode back. Birkhoff made the right decision to bring Nikita and then the rest of the team in on the secret. It allowed them to come up with a plan to save Sonya and try to bring Amanda down at the same time.

I was a bit surprised that no one really doubted Sonya's account of what happened or that there was a second mole. It ended up being true, which was a relief. They decided the best way to get to Amanda was to use her obsession against her. A fake Nikita-Michael fight was all that was needed to set the plan into motion. Amanda fell for it, though they had a little help that they weren't expecting. She had pictures of Michael and Alex together.

Alex's drug addiction could easily have become a secret liability for the team, but I'm glad the show didn't go down that path. The last thing Nikita needed was to throw in a cliche drug addiction storyline. Instead, Michael confronted Alex. The twist that Amanda had the pictures played well into their plan. Nikita had every right to be upset at Michael for hiding it, but she had enough confidence in their relationship to not fall into Amanda's trap.

The funniest moment came when Nikita watched as Michael and Alex went on a fake date to trap "The Watchman." Awkward! Though, they really went for it with their kiss. Their fake date worked and they brought in a rogue former Division agent and tracked Amanda's location in Quebec City. Nikita and Michael left to take her out.

Birkhoff was determined to save Sonya. He worked with Ryan to narrow down the second mole to four people and put them on a restricted project. Since none of them could see Sonya or contact Amanda, it provided the time necessary to deactivate Sonya's kill chip. It wasn't without risk, but it was their best opportunity. The second mole, Barker, revealed himself when he went after Sonya, but he was stopped by Alex.

Nikita and Michael had to act on the spot when Amanda left her home. They followed her and once Sonya's kill chip was deactivated they made their move. Unfortunately, it was not without loss. Amanda's henchwoman, Anne, threw a grenade at Nikita and Michael's car causing them to crash. Amanda's feelings for Nikita are conflicted. She wants to make her protege feel pain, yet doesn't want Nikita physically hurt or killed.

Just as Nikita called Amanda's bluff when Cyrus was hooked to a bomb, Amanda didn't want Anne to kill Nikita. Despite that order, Anne went after Nikita and was killed with her own knife. The crash left Michael trapped under the flipped car and when Nikita got back to him, he hadn't gotten free. Their love for each other is so strong. Even though Michael wanted her to leave him and save herself, she refused. Instead, she picked up the knife and cut off Michael's hand. Or at least that's what it looked like, especially given all the blood.

While the team was successful in freeing Sonya and revealing the second mole, Amanda also won in a way. She caused Nikita pain through her loved ones. Michael will never be the same due to the grenade causing the car crash. If Nikita and Michael weren't already set on taking her down, their quest will be heightened now. I hope Michael reacts with anger and a desire for revenge over feeling any sort of pity about it. 

Were you happy with Nikita's return? Will Alex be able to kick her pill habit? Or will it be difficult? What will Michael's reaction be to losing his hand?

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/nikita-review-intersection/

Revenge Clip: Going Bi-Coastal!

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Revenge is headed to Los Angeles this week, apparently. At least in part.

With Stonehaven United Solutions ripe for the taking, flashy new Grayson Global CEO Daniel feels he has a trump card to play as he seeks to pin down this mysterious new client - at the Initiative's behest.

That trump card wears a blue dress and stands approximately 5'8".

Under the guise of taking her out to lunch, Daniel informs Emily that what he really has in mind is a trip to the West Coast to snare his next big fish with her by his side. Taking things slow? Easy, Tiger.

For another glimpse at Sunday's show, follow the link for the first Revenge sneak peek from "Collusion" if you missed it. Then check out Daniel's efforts to whisk Emily's away on a "business" trip below:

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/revenge-clip-going-bi-coastal/

The Vampire Diaries Round Table: "After School Special"

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The Vampire Diaries returned this week with fresh heartbreak and new alliances. What did you think of "After School Special?"

In the latest edition of the TV Fanatic Round Table, panelists Matt Richenthal, Dan Forcella, Miranda Wicker, Steve Marsi and Leigh Raines break down everything from Damon and Elena's night at the cabin to Matt's totally radical new jacket. Read on and join in!

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What was your favorite scene or quote from the episode?
Matt: His relationship with Jeremy is now Complicated? He understand why the Hybrids found Klaus "annoying." He wants Elena to drop everything (pants especially!) and book it to the cabin? Yeah. There weren't enough great Damon Salvatore quotes to list in this space.

Dan: My favorite moment was that phone call. I love you. Yup, they got me again. Right at the heart strings.

Miranda: A lot of felt underwhelming compared to how things were left with the winter finale. It's the mid-season slump that plagues this show. I do love that Elena now knows that when Caroline says she's Team Stefan, she really, really means it, to the point that she'd betray her best friend by giving him information that was Elena's to give. I also loved Damon's obscure reference to 90s movie Camp Nowhere. I might have watched that movie on repeat for a few years dreaming of escaping to my very own camp for middle school misfits.

Steve: Damon's face during Elena's phone call confession. Despite the stupidity of the sire bond nonsense, Ian Somerhalder can make you buy into this storyline and couple.

Leigh: Damn, Steve, stole mine. Damon went through an entire range of expressions in that three-minute phone call. I was like, is this really going to happen? I thought he was going to crap the bed for a minute and shut the whole thing down. I'm proud of you two! Also, amazing Camp Nowhere reference.

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The return of Rebekah: Awesome or disappointing?
Matt: Awesome. Yes, even when that beauty is simply spouting exposition to catch viewers up after many weeks off the air, the accent makes anything she does and says rather awesome.

Dan: Absolutely awesome. I don't care if she didn't really accomplish anything, just seeing her attempt to take control was enough to satisfy me.

Miranda: Meh. Neither. She's an Original I'll gladly ship off to New Orleans.

Steve: At first, I thought the classroom compulsion session was a lame plot device, but it did yield some interesting revelations and set events in motion that should be intriguing in the coming weeks. Based on that, and Claire Holt's accent, call it a net positive.

Leigh: Option 3: Annoying. The compulsion and controlling bit gets really old after awhile. We already have Klaus, get a little more original Rebekah (no pun intended.) My thought was a sarcastic: "Oh goody, Rebekah's a wake and hates the world and carries a 900-year chip on her shoulder, now we can watch her torture everyone and have Elena play victim for another hour."

More random: Bonnie's dad as Mayor; Kol showing up; or Matt in his varsity jacket?
Matt: Bonnie's dad, for sure. Mystic Falls must have been harder up for legitimate Mayoral candidates than the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign if the only person who would take the job hasn't been seen or mentioned in about three years.

Dan: Three very good choices, but I have to go with the jacket. Really Matt??!? Now you're breaking it out with the big Mystic Falls M? Come on guy. This is 2013, find some style.

Miranda: Matt's varsity jacket. Definitely. All the jackets in all the world and that's the one you pick? Do you even still go to school? Don't be THAT GUY, Matt!

Steve: Matt's jacket, while unintentionally funny, was not a huge shock, and I've also grown accustomed to Originals showing up out of thin air. So Bon-Bon's dad wins this one. He, of all people, is the Mayor now? Pretty much the definition of random.

Leigh: What is Matt if not our resident Mystic Falls jock? I'll go with Bonnie's dad as Mayor. Don't you have to actually live in the town in order to run for Mayor? I feel like Bonnie is always off visiting him somewhere. He is serving the same purpose as Bonnie, suddenly present when needed. Could be interesting to have someone new on board, though, though so let's go with it.

What do you think Damon and Elena did at the cabin?
Matt: Just a bit of Backgammon... and probably A LOT of Frontgamming, if you know what I mean!

Dan: What didn't they do? Am I right?

Miranda: Three words: HOT. DELENA. SEX. After Damon helps Jeremy and Matt survive all those transitioning vampires, of course.

Steve: Each other. Dan, you are not wrong, my man.

Leigh: Totally got interrupted by Klaus. Calling it now. The writers wouldn't let them have a third steamy sex scene, would they? I hope the rest of you are right.

Give us odds on the likelihood of each team winning the race for the cure: Stefan/Rebekah, Bonnie/Shane, Klaus/Damon.
Matt: Their lack of magic, knowledge and bad assery have to drop Stefan/Rebekah down to 35-1 at best. Especially because I'm hoping they get distracted in the bedroom together instead of on the trail for any cures. I'll put Klaus/Damon at 10-1 because I think that team will have chemistry issues, leaving shady Shane and his protege as the clear favorite at 3-1.

Dan: Bonnie/Shane coming in at 25-1. Stefan/Rebekah at 5-1. Klaus/Damon at 2-1. Always expecting the unexpected on TVD, I'd put a double sawbuck on the witch and the professor.

Miranda: I'm zero good with numbers and had to have a tutor for college statistics, so me attempting odds would be laughable. However, Bonnie and Shane have a map and magic. Klaus and Damon have a sword and Damon's a bad ass. But my money is on Stefan and Rebekah because they have the determination to foil the others and screw up their plans. And I'm a sucker for an underdog.

Steve: Bonnie-Shane at 2:1, given their knowledge and non-black magic. Klaus-Damon at 4:1, as they're plenty motivated, but a little erratic and unsure what they're doing. Stefan-Rebecca at 8:1 as your dark horse, but that's where the money often is.

Leigh: I'm with Miranda on the numbers bit, so I'll just say, Stefan/Rebekah get screwed per usual. Bonnie/Shane are pretty powerful, but Klaus often wins.

Pen a eulogy for the pizza delivery lady.
Matt: You looked sort of like Kristen Bell and she's awesome. Rest in pieces of delicious pie.

Dan: Oh, pizza delivery lady, how we will all miss you so. Wait... what? I mean, she was cute, but no, she doesn't deserve a eulogy.

Miranda: Oh, pizza girl, yet another casualty in Klaus' quest for whatever it is he's questing for. Our double pepperoni delivery will never be the same.

Steve: Oh, pizza girl. Another life taken too soon. At least you gave meaning to the term "red sauce." #TVDroundtableFAIL

Leigh: Rest in peace, poor unknowing pizza gal. Just like you, we stared at Jeremy Gilbert growing muscles in awe, but you delivered too much pepperoni and didn't give us any variety - so you had to go.

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/the-vampire-diaries-round-table-after-school-special/

Fringe Review: Love, Fate and The White Tulip

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Fan favorite and critical darling Fringe came to an emotional conclusion tonight with two hours that John Noble hoped would resonate as one of the best of all time.

With "Liberty" and "An Enemy of Fate," conclusions were reached, but I'm not of a mind to compare it to the best ever.. I'd not even give it a top 10 spot. Let's find out why...

Early on in the first hour of the finale, Walter almost shared with Peter his belief that he needed to sacrifice his life, but instead it ended just a touching moment between father and son. That was a hint of what was to come, but first, Olivia finally got her due. No matter how many times I saw Olivia, or any character, get injected with potions into their spine, I never failed to squirm.

Will Olivia Survive?

When I saw my beloved Fauxlivia (I can't help but call her that, even if just for old times' sake) on screen again, I erupted in spontaneous tears. Age was good to Alt-Livia Dunham. She was just lovely and had a life Lincoln Lee. Joel Wyman told me at Comic Con that I was wrong in needing my closure from the alterverse, but need it I did.

I enjoyed every moment of their short time on screen and Olivia's interaction with them. I loved the subtle makeup they used on Anna Torv to progress her aging. Just a bit to pad her face, which happens naturally, and some light lines to finish out the job. She will always be a gorgeous woman.

Knowing they found their happy ending was just as important to me as knowing our core family had theirs. After all, they are only one universe away from being the exact same people. If Peter had lived in both worlds, their lives would have practically mirrored each other, but Lincoln was able to slip into to the story and two wonderful men had a taste of Olivia Dunham, and her incarnations gave birth to two beautiful children. A daughter in our world and a son in theirs. 

It was especially sweet that Olivia acknowledged how her life could have been different if she had chosen to be with Lincoln instead of Peter. She, too, might have had a traditionally happy life. It was good to know she had no regrets and didn't begrudge them their blessings.

I was a bit confused when Alt-Liv said to Olivia, "So you found her..." in reference to Etta. I have to assume that we missed part of the conversation as Olivia nearly blacked out because we had no reason to believe the doppelgangers ever met again after the bridge was closed. 

Elsewhere throughout the hour, Windmark was attempting to get information on Michael. His emotional decision to end him and capture the team was all encompassing. But...I didn't care. I never for one moment imagined Michael would let anyone actually hurt him. Poke, prod, take a look - sure. Had they actually started cutting, I imagine that scenario would have quickly changed. A being as intelligent and different as Michael had to be one up on the entire process, right?

Staff writer Carla came pretty close to honing in on Walter's sacrifice in "The Boy Must Live" Round Table. Just as the Observers needed to know when Peter sacrificed himself at the end of Fringe Season 3, it all came down to whether or not Walter could let Peter go. The Observers, upon entering the era of 2036, found they were getting more emotional just by being there. I don't have any idea whether that was only the original 12 or all Observers, or why the technically enhanced would behave in the same manner as the biologically created ones, but perhaps that wasn't for us to know.

Their promise to each other never to speak of it outside their circle of 12 changed when September had Michael, and he knew a plan had to be devised to help the human friends he had come to know, to save not only them, but ensure the course of evolution didn't go awry with the erasure of all extraneous brain activity other than intelligence. It was the understanding of their progression in the face of their human counterparts that lead him to ask Walter for help getting Michael to the future to set things right.

Walter's decision to go to the future and be Michael's guide was his way of punishing himself for stealing time with Peter. For he believed that in tempting fate, he had brought about all of the changes in the universe and must atone for his sins. The sacrifice wasn't his to make, as Donald rightly pointed out. As Michael's father, it was Donald's job to hold his hand with love and guide him to the future to change the course of history. After all he, too, had a hand in the universes as they came to be and Peter's life with Walter.

Unfortunately, as it is with life, all things are not always in our hands. Fate has its own mind and that day it was of mind to take the life of Donald. As the quote says, the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. You can never count all the mitigating factors that will come into play, and nobody could have imagined Donald falling to his death in the street at the moment his son needed him most. But Walter was prepared. The earlier heart to heart he and Peter had meant everything as he took Michael's hand and lead him into the future.

Changing the past through love made the plan a lot easier to swallow. What it didn't do was change what we (the public) had been surmising since Etta died. There would be a time reset and Peter, Olivia and Etta would be in the field, Etta blowing the seeds off a fluffed dandelion. This time, there would be no Observer invasion. 

What wasn't clear was exactly what happened to Walter on the day in the field. If he was right in 2036, then he just disappeared off the planet in 2015. The only clue he left for Peter that something might be amiss was the white tulip. 

The biggest problem with leaving the white tulip? It was sent (from what I could tell) via the US Mail. For the timing of the tulip to have reached Peter in the delivery on the day he returned from the field with his family was, if you can believe it, the most far-fetched thing in the entire two hour block. At the very least, a special delivery on the date and time would have at least made more sense from a timing perspective. 

Essentially, Fringe Season 5 never happened. Olivia and Peter have no memories of the future, of their elder daughter or of her dying and Walter's sacrifice. Everybody is still alive, happy and working for the Fringe Division, except that Walter has disappeared. I think. While that's not a bad ending, it didn't come with the wow factor that I would have wanted. I didn't need a happy ending, but I did need closure. 

The love story between the father and the son was complete, and yet entirely unfinished, as the final chapter never passed through Peter's brain. Will he gain enough resolution from the white tulip to know something as gigantic as what Peter went through when he was erased happened to his father? The relationship ended on a more positive note for Walter, as he will retain the memories of their time together and cherish it. 

There was a side story with Windmark and Broyles, and the latter's discovery as the leader of the resistance, but overall it didn't impact the story arc to a large degree. We all wished for a kick ass moment for Astrid in the finale, and this was as good as it got:

Walter: It's a beautiful name.
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After years of calling her by every name but her own, it was a fitting end for Astrid to be acknowledged by Walter for the truly beautiful woman she was, even if I wished for more.

Now it's your turn. One last time, bring your thoughts on the episode to the comments section, and come back in about a week for the last Fringe round table, as we'll gather for some final thoughts on the series finale. Bring it on and pour your guts out. Thanks so much for reading and sharing your love of Fringe with us over the years.

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/fringe-review-an-enemy-of-fate/

Blue Bloods Review: The Line We Walk

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The Reagans walked the line as they watched Danny get "Framed" for cocaine possession and tried to believe that the system they've dedicated their careers to would eventually find him innocent.

But it sure wasn't easy.

Danny's Bad Day

First off, I had to wonder how plausible it was for a uniformed officer to ask an off duty detective if he could search his vehicle. I would have guessed that once Danny showed his badge, he would have been waved on his way, but there's certainly the possibility that I'm wrong.

Unfortunately, that game of which bill should we pay bingo that Danny and Linda were involved in only made Danny look like more of a candidate for police corruption. At the same time I kept thinking that if he was selling drugs, wouldn't he have had the money to pay those bills? Doesn't it send up a red flag when a cop has too much money instead of not enough?

We all knew that Danny was being set up. The only question was, by whom?

My first guess was that it was Saul, the ADA, since he put Danny off until Monday to get the warrant only to have Danny arrested hours later. My theory was solid, but my suspect was wrong.

I thought it was great that Henry went to Erin's ex to have him represent Danny. As Henry said in this Blue Bloods quote…

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In other words, he might not like Jack Boyle but he respects what he can do. 

My one big unanswered question in all of this was why did the bakery owner lie about seeing Danny that night? Was he being intimidated and if so, by whom? 

Also, I was worried they were going to drag Kate into this somehow and then Danny would lose her as a partner. Well, she wasn't guilty of anything and Danny still lost his partner.

I had just gotten to like Kate and now she's out the door, leaving us with yet another ride on the Danny Reagan partner merry-go-round. I think I'm already feeling dizzy.

This episode had lots of funny moments too that successfully offset the angst:

  • Danny wanting nothing more than to come home and hang out on the sofa in his underwear.
  • We've all had nosy neighbors but one that actually peers inside your windows is over the line.
  • Garrett touting Zombie dogs as the breakfast of champions. I knew there was a reason I liked that man.
  • Frank's mention of Danny's innocence being relegated to the back of the newspaper with the Poconos real estate ads. I think you have to be from the NYC area to really appreciate that one.

Finally we ended the evening with the traditional Reagan family dinner where everyone found out how each family member quietly stepped over that proverbial line in order to help Danny while sharing a chocolate cheesecake. I can't think of a better way to celebrate.

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/blue-bloods-review-framed/


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