“Fringe” Recap: Unleashed
By Stacey Harrison
It was only a matter of time before Fringe produced a monster-on-the-loose episode. As far as those things go, this one delivered all the requisite chills and sense of awe at a creature largely left unseen. More memorably, it also provided a much-needed showcase for the Charlie Francis character, played by the wonderful Kirk Acevedo.
The trouble starts when a group of do-gooder animal rights activists — who apparently have never seen 28 Days Later — break into a testing facility to release the doomed critters. But one of them just can’t resist looking behind that big door in the back, and something big and nasty is released that claws them all to shreds. When the Bishops and Olivia come to investigate, Walter notices odd things like the size of the claws that must have been used, and also some marks that appear to have been made by fangs. Like some kind of lion-snake. He theorizes that there might be some genetic engineering afoot. [Read more →]
