Episode Title: "August"

Written By: J.H. Wyman & Jeff Pinkner

Synopsis: The Observer (Michael Cerveris) is back, and just as he ominously warned Walter Bishop (John Noble) in last season's finale, there is more than one of everything — including himself. A renegade Observer named August (Peter Woodward) draws attention from Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and the Fringe team after he abducts a young woman in broad daylight. What is August's plan? Why is he acting rather than observing? More importantly, where are his eyebrows? Read more...

Who are the Observers? What is their purpose? And do they do more than just observe? Well, tonight's episode of "Fringe" seeks to answer at least some of the lingering questions about the bald-headed, condiment-loving characters and just what role they will play in the upcoming episodes.

"The episode that we actually do have coming up us one of my favorites," Anna Torv told MTV News, referring to tonight's episode, titled "August." "We sort of get to meet the Observers. At the moment what we know about them, they... seemingly just observe. That’s kind of it, but [in] the episode that we have coming up, we're not sure if all they do is just observe." Read more...

Episode Title: "Of Human Action"

Written By: Glen Whitman & Robert Chiappetta

Synopsis: The Fringe team is called in when two suspicious men seemingly kidnap an innocent child by way of mental persuasion — which, as it turns out, is only partially true. Once Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) is abducted by the real culprit, his father Walter (John Noble) and Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) frantically try to find a way to resolve the situation, which may or may not have something to do with Nina Sharp (Blair Brown) and Massive Dynamic. Okay, it obviously has something to do with Massive Dynamic. Read more...

Episode Title: "Earthling"

Written By: J.H. Wyman & Jeff Vlaming

Synopsis: People in and around hospitals are found dead with their bodies partially or wholly turned to ash — and while there's nothing unusual about people dying in unusual ways around the Fringe Unit's Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) and his father Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble), there is something unusual for head honcho Philip Broyles (Lance Reddick), who dealt with this specific phenomenon in an earlier life-altering case. Read more...

Fans of "Fringe" waited patiently throughout the show's first season to meet the enigmatic scientist William Bell. That patience was rewarded in the form of a brief cameo by actor Leonard Nimoy during the season's closing moments and in an extended scene earlier this year.

But based on the words of Nimoy himself, Bell's days on "Fringe" could already be numbered. The actor spoke with Hero Complex about his role on "Fringe," admitting that his turn as the scientific rival of Dr. Walter Bishop's could be at an end. Read more...

Episode Title: "Dream Logic"

Written by: Josh Singer

The Story: The team is sent out to Seattle to investigate mysterious murders inflicted by people in a waking-dream state. Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble) returns to his lab in Boston to experiment on one of the killers' corpses, making a startling discovery that Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) have to follow up on. Meanwhile, Olivia deals with the ramifications of an old friend's death. Read more...

--The folks from ComingSoon got a chance to chat with "2012" director Roland Emmerich, who had some things to say about what's next. He's got two projects on his plate: one having something to do with William Shakespeare (details in the article) and the other, an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" trilogy. (ComingSoon)

--Writers, producers and all-around cool guys Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who pretty much have an equity stake in Hollywood at this point, have some things to say about their upcoming View-Master movie. Apparently the idea for the story was born before the classic 3-D viewing toy came into the picture as a peg for a movie, from the mind of "Fringe" writer Brad Kane. Orci then references back to story relayed to the duo by "Transformers" producer Steven Spielberg, whose original idea for "E.T." had nothing to do with aliens. (Sci Fi Wire) Read more...

Episode Title: "Momentum Deferred"

Written by: Ashley Miller & Zack Stentz

The Story: More shape-shifters from an alternate universe begin to emerge, with an odd proclivity for collecting frozen human heads. While Walter Bishop (John Noble) and his son Peter (Joshua Jackson) try and find a way to identify the shape-shifters, Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) finally recalls the entirety of her conversation with the elusive, reclusive Dr. William Bell (Leonard Nimoy). Read more...

Episode Title: "Fracture"

Written by: David Wilcox

The Story: An apparent suicide bombing takes place in Pennsylvania, but there are no traces of explosives. The strange incident sends Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) across the globe to Iraq to solve the deadly mystery. At the same time, Olivia struggles with her continued memory loss, currently manifesting in the form of vicious headaches. In the end, an important clue is revealed about a familiar bald character with a penchant for spicy food. Read more...

"Fringe" kicked off its second season by essentially ignoring the most lingering question from the first year's finale -- namely, what happened to Special Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) when she traveled to an alternate universe? What does that reality represent for her and the rest of the show's participants? And what's the frakking deal with Massive Dynamic founder William Bell (Leonard Nimoy)?

Sadly, the season's second installment, titled "Night of Desirable Objects," doesn't particularly clarify the details of "Fringe's" central premise of multiple dimensions. Luckily, it's clear that the rules and promises set forth by last year's conclusion aren't being ignored -- they're just peppered a little more conservatively than we'd like. The revelations might be slowgoing, but they are undoubtedly on the way. Read more...