What elevated it was the subtle and unexpected twist in proceedings when, instead of wanting to see the monsters exterminated, you actually started to root for them

V, Stargate: Universe, FlashForward, and others have abandoned the time honoured tradition, all to be able to squeeze in one or two more 30 second commercials.

It hasn't yet delivered a convincing argument for a third season, but enough episodes in the order exist to turn that around

While Abrams will, no doubt, have carte blanche to do what he wants with the sequel, it still has to bring the bucks home

When this show is done and dusted, we'll all remember Walter Bishop, even if we forget the rest

Why we've been forced to wait a month for Fringe to be kicked into high gear I've no idea, but I hope it can keep this momentum going.