Fringe Finally Answers the Season-Long Question of How Peter Will Get Home

Fringe Finally Answers the Season-Long Question of How Peter Will Get Home

All along, Fringe fans have been asking the question: How will Peter get home?

Friday's episode proved that we've been asking the wrong question the entire season. The truth is, Peter (Joshua Jackson) has been home the entire time. The question we should've been asking is: How will Peter get everyone to remember him?

In the Season 3 finale, Peter decided not to choose one universe over the other, essentially bridging the two in hopes they would work together to find a solution before they both ended up destroyed. Peter then mysteriously disappeared into thin air, with the Observers noting that he never existed. Well, he did, technically, but only until he died as a boy. His future was essentially erased from the minds of everyone he interacted with, which is why the producers insisted before the fourth season began that the last three seasons were not a wash.

Watching Peter struggle with how he could possibly get home was a season-long misdirection. It's as if the producers magically kept the audience so focused on the one hand that we didn't realize the other hand was pulling the wool over our eyes the whole time. The switcheroo also afforded the Peter-Olivia (Anna Torv) 'shippers a second chance to see them fall in love all over again. Sweet? Yes. Needed? Not necessarily.

It feels not unlike the final season of Lost, where the audience spent much of the year wondering what the alternate-timeline was in which Oceanic 815 did not crash on the island. We saw what life would be like had they landed safely in L.A. In truth, the audience was just watching the pre-purgatory, in which the survivors slowly came to accept that they inevitably died and waited for each other in the shiny church to finally move on to... the afterlife? Heaven?

Many of those Lost fans felt cheated, not having received overall series answers. Do you feel cheated now knowing you were asking the wrong question? Or did you enjoy the reveal? Sound off in the comments.

Fringe airs Fridays at 9/8c on Fox.

Constantine Maroulis Gets 'Lost in Love' in Air Supply Musical

Constantine Maroulis Gets 'Lost in Love' in Air Supply Musical

The American Idol Season 4 finalist and Broadway star of "Jekyll and Hyde," "Rock of Ages" and the "Toxic Avenger" takes on new role in show based on the music of Air Supply.

Constantine Maroulis is heading back to Broadway next month, as the American Idol season 4 sixth place finalist has been cast in the role of Eduardo for a table-read of the new musical, Lost in Love, based on the music of Air Supply.

Graham Russell, who composed "All Out of Love," "Lost in Love" and many of Air Supply's hits, has written four new songs for the musical and is working hands-on with book writer Melissa Bell in developing the new musical, with Robyn Lee to direct.

Maroulis, who is slated to star in a revival of Jekyll & Hyde this fall, will lead the private table reading of the show next month in New York City. He recently wrapped a starring role in The Toxic Avenger (with music by Bon Jovi keyboardist and Memphis songwriter, David Bryan)  at the Alley Theatre in Houston.

The Air Supply-American Idol connection dates back to Maroulis' season when Carrie Underwood wowed audiences with her own take on the group's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All."

Lost in Love is set in England in the early 1900s and has a Downton Abbey feel. As royalty and emerging American wealth collide, a man and a woman must follow tradition or live for love. Maroulis plays Eduardo, a charming Italian prince, in title, but with little means of financial support.

In other news, Maroulis is a confirmed guest for Monday night's "Miscast Gala" at the Hammerstein Ballroon in New York City.

The annual MCC Theater event brings together Broadway stars to perform songs from shows and roles in which they'd never be cast. Hosted by Lewis Black, the show, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will also honor the authors of the musical Carrie — Academy Award-winning composer Michael Gore, Academy Award-winning lyricist Dean Pitchford and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen — for their "bold, daring, risk-taking spirit."

In addition to Maroulis (Rock of Ages, Jekyll & Hyde), the event will feature performances by Jonathan Groff (Glee, Spring Awakening), Megan Hilty (Smash, 9 to 5), Tony Award-winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon), Josh Gad (Modern Family, The Book of Mormon), Norm Lewis (Porgy and Bess), Jan Maxwell (Follies, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Nicole Parker (MadTV, Wicked).

will.i.am blasts 'X Factor' culture: 'Cher Lloyd should've been huge'

will.i.am blasts 'X Factor' culture: 'Cher Lloyd should've been huge'

will.i.am has claimed that Simon Cowell's X Factor fails to produce stars.

The Black Eyed Peas singer, a coach on the BBC's new talent show The Voice, believes that 2010 X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd should have been supported more by Syco.

"I love Cher Lloyd - she should have been the biggest star in the world," he told The Mirror. "She should have had the coolest freaking music."

The 'Check It Out' artist went on: "It's like they put them out, juice them, juice them, juice them, and give people something to watch on TV. Then, who is making sure she has the right material? That is wrong."

Referring to his role on The Voice UK, will.i.am added: "I told every person on my team that I am going to try my hardest to see their career is jump-started or revitalised regardless of whether they win or not."

BBC One's The Voice and Cowell's Britain's Got Talent on ITV are to go head-to-head tonight.

Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen To Run CBS Comedy Pilot ‘Super Fun Night’

Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen To Run CBS Comedy Pilot ‘Super Fun Night’

Former Friends executive producers Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen have come on board Rebel Wilson’s CBS comedy pilot Super Fun Night as executive producers/showrunners. The deal is for the pilot, with an option for them to stay on if the project is picked up to series. Written by and starring Wilson, Super Fun Night, from Warner Bros TV and Conan O’Brien’s Conaco, follows three nerdy female friends — Kimmie (Wilson), Helen-Alice (Jenny Slate) and Marika — on their “funcomfortable” quest to have super fun every Friday night. Reich and Cohen have been based at Warner Bros., most recently creating and executive producing the studio’s ABC comedy series Work It.

Jaime Pressly Joins NBC Pilot ‘Bad Girls’, CW’s ‘Shelter’ Adds Duo

Jaime Pressly Joins NBC Pilot ‘Bad Girls’, CW’s ‘Shelter’ Adds Duo

I Hate My Teenage Daughter star Jaime Pressly is making a dramatic turn with a co-starring role in NBC’s drama pilot Bad Girls. Adapted from the long-running UK series, the John Wells/Warner Bros. TV project follows the ins and outs of a group of unlikely women in a federal prison. Pressly will play prison warden Melinda, a sexy, ominous woman with a sadistic streak enjoying cat-and-mouse games with her inmates who are terrified by her. The project is formally in second position to Fox’s Teenage Daughter, which also is produced by Warner Bros. The freshman comedy has been de facto cancelled after Fox pulled it from the schedule earlier this week. This marks Pressly’s return to NBC where she co-starred on comedy My Name Is Earl, which earned her an Emmy.

Newcomer Hannah New and Eka Darville have landed lead roles in the CW’s Mark Schwahn/J.J. Abrams drama pilot Shelter. Produced by Warner Bros TV, Shelter is set at historic New England summer resort Shelter Bay where the new and returning staff attend to the practical, emotional and often comical needs of the guests while navigating friendships, rivalries and romances of their own. New will play the lead role of Kathryn Gilchrist, who is at Shelter Bay for her wedding. This marks the first acting gig in her native language for English-born New, who recently graduated from London’s Central School of Speech and Drama with a Masters with Distinction. Fluent in Spanish and Catalan, New began her acting career in Spain where she will next be seen in the 11-part period mini-series El Tiempo Entre Costuras (The Time Between) on Spain’s Antena 3. She is repped by UK’s Creative Artists Management, manager Stacey Castro and attorney Lev Ginsburg. Aussie Darville, managed by Peter McGrath, will play Bobby Repeta, a local who lives at Shelter Bay year-round and works at the bay as a fisherman. He recurred on Terra Nova and Spartacus: Vengeance and recently wrapped the indie Mister Pip, in which he plays the title role opposite Hugh Laurie.

Louie Spence: 'Chico has no chance of winning Dancing on Ice'

Louie Spence: 'Chico has no chance of winning Dancing on Ice'

Louie Spence has predicted that Chico will depart first in the Dancing on Ice final tomorrow night (March 25).

The skating show judge told ITV's Daybreak that the winner will be either Matthew Wolfenden or Jorgie Porter.

Spence said: "Matthew and Jorgie have some form of dance training, whereas Chico - what does he do?"

The Pineapple Dance Studios entertainer added that Chico has "no chance" of lifting the crown.

However, the 42-year-old conceded that the former X Factor contestant has "not done badly" to reach the final.

Without extensive preparation, Chico joined the show to replace the injured Chesney Hawkes in January.

RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Fringe’ Hits New Low

RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Fringe’ Hits New Low

Fox’s Fringe (0.9/3) was rusty in its return from hiatus, down 25% from its winter finale a month ago. It was hindered by a weak lead-in, Kitchen Nightmares  (1.0/4), which was inexplicably low for an original, tied with NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? at 8 PM. Fringe also faced atypical competition, CBS’ NCAA basketball coverage, which is expected to win the night.

Or maybe Fringe fans didn’t get the memo that their show was back or were out helping make Hunger Games a rare March blockbuster. Fringe‘s time slot rival, the CW’s Supernatural (0.6/2) also hit a low, while Nikita (0.5/2) was up a tenth. ABC’s Shark Tank (1.5/5) was down 12%, but both of the network’s newsmagazines were up, leading ABC to a five-week Friday high in 18-49.