第10集－观察者

这一集观察者也出现得很早－－但不太好找。他站在费城互助储蓄银行外的大街上，通过银行的监控录像能找到他。注意观察右侧屏幕。

（待续）

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那些喜欢《霹雳游侠2008》的观众，这也许不是个好消息……

NBC今日宣布，《霹雳游侠2008》将于2月25日结束第一季，随后其档期（星期三）上将安排一部新剧。该新剧将于3月4日播出，暂不清楚是什么剧集。

《霹雳游侠2008》已正式进入冬休期，要到12月31日才会恢复播出（第九集）。按照NBC今日宣布的时间表来推断，从12月31日到明年2月25日，就算中间没有任何间断，最多也只能播出17集。该剧开播以来收视率一直不稳，所以NBC的态度也反反复复－－最开始预订13集，后来追加为全季22集，今天又削减了5集。该剧将于下个星期五结束第17集的拍摄。

有消息称，《霹雳游侠2008》第二季仍有希望－－但命运完全掌握在观众手中。如果收视率照现在这个样子持续恶化下去，这点希望也将烟消云散。

此外，从第14集开始，这张宣传照中右侧三人将从剧中消失（很多人都应该知道了），剧组将全力保障左侧四人的主角地位。我怀疑这是 "早有预谋" 的，不然怎么会有这张宣传照呢……？详细报道请参考：《霹雳游侠2008》将出现重大变化

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［文章翻译：6water6］

精彩的剧集《猎魔人》（Demons）根据吸血鬼德古拉的经典故事改编，背景设在现代的伦敦。故事从十几岁的少年Luke Rutherford（Christian Cooke扮演）被傲慢而又无理的美国教父Rupert Galvin（Philip Glenister）突然造访开始。Galvin此行并非随意，他给Luke带来了一些震撼的消息：世界的黑暗力量正在聚集，作为Van Helsing（范·海辛，著名吸血鬼猎人，参见同名电影）一族的最后血脉，他现在有责任去摧毁他们。

在被扔去进行紧张的训练之前，Luke几乎没时间来思考这个消息。帮助Galvin一起进行这项任务的是美丽却冷若冰霜的Mina Harker（Zoe Tapper扮演），一位双目已盲的音乐会钢琴师，被尊为研究 "半冥种族"（吸血鬼、恶魔、巫毒、浪人，等等）的首席权威。

四人小组中的最后一位是Luke最要好的朋友Ruby（Zoe Holliday扮演）。Ruby是个非常泼辣的少女，不仅喜欢和Luke斗嘴，而且非常热衷于 "摧毁" 行动。

此外，每当Luke遇到 "不明生物" 时，危险的巫毒牧师主教Simeon（Richard Wilson扮演）将为他提供这种生物背后的传统和神话来源。

Luke的第一个敌人是Gladiolas Thrip（Mackenzie Crook客座出演），冥界（地下世界）最危险的吸血鬼之一。作为拥有黑色幽默感的赏金猎人，Thrip对Van Helsings一族有着熊熊燃烧的恨意，他决意要杀死此族的最后一人。

其他将与Luke战斗的半冥种族包括 "吵闹男孩"，"他们" 是一群戴着眼罩在伦敦街上乱窜的鬣狗；"红唇"，看起来像是猴子的生物，隐藏在阴影里潜近人类受害者；"Tibbs先生"，在地下室拿人类做实验的半人半鼠生物；"Gilgamel"，吞噬孩子们灵魂的古老恶魔。

与此同时，Luke也将得知一个秘密：他父亲十五年前在外国 "商务旅行" 时神秘死亡的真相。

超过6集的《猎魔人》将于明年初在ITV1播出。如果你喜欢电影《黑夜传说》（Underworld）或者《范海辛》（Van Helsing）那种类型的故事，你一定会喜欢本剧。

本剧预告片欣赏

在即将进入冬休期的时候，各个剧集都会弄出点悬念，吸引你几个月后继续观看－－《Fringe》也不例外。到目前为止，我们所见到的 "边缘案件" 都是独立的，相互之间关联性很小。但是在本集里，好几起边缘案件被串连起来，这在本剧中还是头一回。通过本集我们也了解到，这些看似 "独立" 的神秘事件实际都在朝一个更大、更神秘的事件发展。

看完本集，我实在不能不说：Walter Bishop哪里是什么科学家？简直就是个神仙。如果一个科学家能够像他这样无所不能，不是神仙是什么？爱因斯坦虽然在相对论上是 "行家"，如果换成生物科技，他也不一定弄得懂－－而我们的Walter无论哪个领域都是 "行家" 中的 "行家"……

时空传送机迟早要出现在本剧中，这一点我倒是不感觉奇怪。奇怪的是，"The Pattern" 究竟是什么？它要做什么？它的幕后操纵者是谁？从表面上来看，Massive Dynamic似乎该承担这个恶名，但本集却告诉我们：螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。在本集结尾，Olivia被不明身份的武装分子绑架，而Nina Sharp否认自己（或Massive Dynamic）与此事有关。可有个细节实在值得推敲：从监狱里逃走的Jones先生一开始并未要 "手下人" 去抓Olivia，这件事是在Nina Sharp获悉Olivia大脑中 "可能有部分John Scott的记忆" 后发生的。我又注意到另一个细节：Jones先生从本集一开始就在不停画Olivia的素描画。究竟Jones先生和Nina Sharp是什么关系，我也说不上来。我有种很强的感觉－－莫非这位Jones先生和《Lost》中Ben的身份类似？

Jones先生绝不是 "游戏的终结"，他也是一枚棋子，只不过重要性比剧中其他反派角色更大些。

我们不妨回顾一下本集与前面数集的联系：

1、辐射感染，来源于《The Cure》这一集。
2、相态变化，来源于《The Equation》这一集。
3、"小山丘"，来源于《In Which We Meet Mr. Jones》这一集。
4、Mitchell Loeb（Broyles的朋友，FBI的内奸），来源于《In Which We Meet Mr. Jones》这一集。

除此之外，前几集都暗示了Walter于23年前制造的某种装置。这装置究竟是干什么的呢？是一种理论上可行的时间传送机。Walter建造这个机器的时候，Peter得了一种难以治愈的疾病。为了救儿子，Walter打算回到过去，寻找唯一一位有可能治疗此病的医生。这让我不禁怀疑－－难道Peter（或者Peter当年所得的怪病）才是故事的核心？

本集的 "彩蛋" 解析稍后提供。

完整Recap

Philadelphia Mutual Savings Bank. A team of five bank robbers storms the bank at night, killing the guard and disabling the security system. In command is MITCHEL LOEB ("In Which We Meet Mr. Jones"). The robbers proceed to the main vault and stretch a black tarp over the vault wall. Loeb gives the command for two others to fire a harpoon -- and it flies right through! Loeb and two others use the harpoon's cable pull themselves through the wall. They have a minute and forty seconds. Once inside, they quickly break open one safe deposit box, pull out a heavy box, and push it through the wall. As the men pull themselves back out, the last man struggles to loosen the harpoon. As he unhooks the harpoon and races to get back through the wall, it solidifies around him -- crushing him inside. With nothing left to do, Loeb pulls out a gun and shoots him in the head, leaving him half-stuck the wall.

Our team arrives at the bank to find the robber hanging out of the wall. Broyles says that two other bank vaults have been breached, one in Cleveland the other in Baltimore; now they finally know how. Each time the only thing that was taken was a single oversized safe deposit box. Suddenly, Olivia realizes she knows the man stuck in the wall: RAUL LUGO. She served with him in the Marines, and she's even been to his house and had dinner with him and his wife.

At the bank robbers' undisclosed hideout, one man attempts to open the deposit box they just stole, and Loeb announces they have one more box to retrieve. As Loeb injects himself as part of a decontamination process, another team member, RYAN EASTWICK, says they should have tried to save Lugo. Loeb tells the team that if anyone wants out, they can leave now. No one does.

Meanwhile, at Wissenschaft Prison in Frankfurt, Germany, DAVID ROBERT JONES ("In Which We Meet Mr. Jones") is greeted by his lawyer, MR. KOHL.

At a hardware store in Philadelphia, Walter and Peter shop for supplies. When Walter expresses amazement at the size and selection of the store, Peter reminds him that a lot of things have changed since he was locked away. Walter makes a wisecrack about Peter's failure to live up to his potential. Peter says that Walter, of all people, is in no position to criticize his life choices.

Back at the prison, Jones learns that the job in Philadelphia was a success. He tells his attorney to wire another hundred thousand dollars to Mr. Loeb and to give him the location of the next item. Jones also hands the attorney a list of items he will need at their next meeting.

Olivia heads to Edison, N.J., to question Lugo's ex wife, SUSAN. It turns out Raul moved out two years ago and Susan is unaware of what he's been up to. Olivia reminds Susan that they've met before; she came over once for dinner with her and Raul. Susan recalls the dinner, but doesn't remember Olivia being there at all. Instead, it was John Scott who with them that night!

In the bank vault, Peter helps Walter saw off Raul's hand. Walter believes that if he can examine the hand on a cellular level, he may get a clue as to how it was able to pass through a wall. Walter then explains that what we think of as solid matter is mostly empty space on an atomic level. But to actually pass through matter, the robbers would need cutting-edge technology. Peter asks Olivia if she has learned anything from Lugo's wife, and Olivia reveals that she apparently never met Lugo; it was one of John Scott's memories in her mind.

Massive Dynamic headquarters in New York. NINA SHARP learns the effort to retrieve John Scott's memories has hit a dead end. (Scott's body remains in the same oxygen chamber in which we saw him last in "The Ghost Network"). Nina reminds the tech they're in a race against highly motivated individuals, so every possibility must be exhausted.

At the Harvard laboratory, Walter demonstrates how the robbers got through the wall. Walter explains that the tarp found on the vault door was used to conduct a vibration on an atomic level, allowing the robbers to pass between the atoms. Using a beaker of uncooked rice sitting on top of a vibrating table football, Walter illustrates the process. He turns on the vibrating toy and places a toy action figure on top of the rice. The vibration allows the figure to sink into the rice. Walter has also concluded that use of the phasing technology can render the user radioactive, as indicated by the radiation signature of Lugo's severed hand. Olivia returns with news that all the safety deposit boxes were rented with cash over twenty years ago anonymously. However, a friend of Lugo's now tends bar in Boston, and Olivia and Peter head out to question him.

At the bar, Olivia chats up the bartender, telling him she's positive she has seen him before... at Raul and Susan's wedding! The bartender tells Olivia that Lugo went through a rough time after returning from Gulf War II, even spending time at a VA hospital. Olivia calls Broyles and asks to find which VA hospital Lugo was at.

At the hideout, the bank-robbing team plays chess while discussing a map of Loeb's they found of Germany. They are unsure what it means. Loeb then enters the room and informs them it's time to move out. The next target is a bank in Providence, Rhode Island. As they leave, Eastwick notices his hand is shaking -- something's not right.

Peter shows Olivia a few card tricks at the bar. Then Olivia shows a trick of her own: she can remember the order of all the cards in the deck after one look. She has an uncanny memory for numbers. She rattles off childhood friends' phone numbers, locker combinations, finally listing the numbers of the safe deposit boxes that were stolen: 233, 377, 610. Peter stops her -- those numbers are familiar --Walter recites them every night as he goes to sleep! They rush to Walter's hotel room. Peter asks Walter to explain the significance of those numbers. Walter explains that they are part of the famous Fibonacci sequence. Then Walter realizes: "The safety deposit boxes are mine!" And he knows there are more boxes out there, but he can't remember how many, or where they are, or what is in them.

At Massive Dynamic, the technician has managed to access the last part of John Scott's memory -- an image of Olivia. Somehow they must have shared consciousness and switched memories ("Pilot"). Nina realizes: the memories Massive Dynamic wants may now be in Olivia's mind.

VA hospital, Washington D.C. Olivia asks if anyone remembers Lugo and who he hung out with. One of the orderlies remembers that Lugo was part of a group they called ‘the Chess Club.' He gives Olivia the names.

At the FBI, Charlie and Olivia track down Lugo's three other chess buddies. One of them just bought a ticket to Providence, and the plane landed 45 minutes ago. Peter tricks Walter into remembering the bank he used in that city, and the race to stop the robbers is on!

In Providence, the FBI has shut down the streets surrounding the bank, and the bank manager takes Olivia and Charlie to the vault -- where they discover the deposit box has already been opened. Olivia realizes the robbers must have breached the vault through the floor -- and now they're in the sewer system. The FBI agents rush outside to find the robbers getting in their van. Olivia shoots Eastwick in the leg before he reaches the van, foiling his escape.

Back at the hideout, Loeb shows the remaining team what they're stealing: parts of a highly advanced device, for which they just retrieved the last piece. Loeb then makes a phone call: "He's coming tonight."

In the German prison, Jones takes the items he requested from the attorney: suntan lotion, a wad of US currency, eye drops, and a vial of pills. He then asks the attorney to return at 6:30 a.m. for Jones to sign the paperwork for his appeal. And one last request: he slides a drawing of Olivia across the table.

Back at the FBI office in Boston, Eastwick is in custody. As Olivia tries to break him in the interrogation room, Eastwick repeats his name, rank, and serial number. Peter notices Eastwick's hand is shaking, and asks Olivia to step out of the room. Peter explains to Eastwick that he has radiation poisoning and, if left untreated, will die. If he wants help, he'll have to tell Peter who hired him and what he was stealing. Eastwick doesn't know who or what, but he remembers overhearing a conversation about a field in Westford. Olivia recalls that Mr. Jones wanted the name of a location in Westford -- Little Hill ("In Which We Meet Mr. Jones"). The FBI springs into action.

In the Harvard lab, Walter begins to remember what he was trying to hide in the safe deposit boxes. When Peter was a little boy he contracted a very rare disease, a form of bird flu. Walter became consumed in trying to find a cure. In his research he found the name of a doctor who died in 1936 who had some success in treating the disease. So Walter designed a device to reach back in time and bring the doctor back to save Peter. Walter believes this is the device he has hidden in the deposit boxes. Peter asks if he used the device, if he really went back in time. No, Walter says, he never used it; Peter was able to recover on his own. But the science behind the device is real. In theory it could retrieve anyone from anywhere.

As Olivia races to Little Hill, Loeb and a team of surveyors set up a number of devices, triangulating a specific coordinate. Meanwhile, Jones snaps his Attorney's neck and puts on his suit. And as Olivia nears the site, three black SUVs that run her off the road. She jumps out of her car and takes off running, but before she can escape, her pursuers hit her with a tranquilizer and she goes down.

Back at Little Hill, Loeb's team finishes setting a ring on the ground. They step back as it begins to glow. In Germany, Jones takes the eye drops, applies the sun block, and stands in the corner of his cell. And as a bright flash of light envelops him... he appears in a column of light inside the ring at Little Hill!

Broyles calls Nina and tells her that Olivia has been abducted. Nina shows genuine concern for Olivia's safety and offers her full support in finding her.

Loeb welcomes Jones and informs him that they have Olivia. Jones smiles. "Then let's not keep her waiting."

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本集是本剧的主线集，Massive Dynamic再次成为故事的焦点。凡是涉及 "The Pattern" 的神秘现象，Massive Dynamic一般都脱离不了干系。也正是由于对Massive Dynamic的严重怀疑，Olivia在本集中与Nina Sharp彻底决裂。从客观上来说，Olivia调查Nina Sharp的真实动机，最终还是想调查John Scott的真实动机。

在本集中，一种诡异的毒药能引起被害人的幻觉－－这种幻觉不仅仅是精神上的，也会在肉体上留下 "物理反应"。比如说，你幻想有人用烧红的木炭烫伤你的手臂，即便真正放到你手臂上的是冰块，你的手臂依然会被 "烫" 出一大堆 "泡泡"。据说这种 "惊吓导致自杀" 的构想是电影《少年福尔摩斯（Young Sherlock Holmes）》最先提出来的，但本剧的 "毒药" 显然更可怕。当Massive Dynamic的高级员工Mark Young幻想自己被 "杀人蝴蝶" 袭击时，他身上确实出现了大量无法解释的伤痕－－而且是从体内向外产生的。你不能不感叹，如果世界上真的存在这种 "边缘科学"，那就太不可思议了。

当然，"蝴蝶" 也是本剧的重要内容－－如果你观察足够仔细，你会发现题头序曲的第一幅图像就是蝴蝶－－但这幅图像仅仅只停留了三帧，一般人根本不会注意。后面还有海马、青蛙、雏菊、"观察者"，等等。这些都东西是有含义的，我以前译过一篇文章，象征性地解释过青蛙和雏菊的内涵。

为了弄清楚Mark Young与John Scott之间的神秘关系，Olivia冒险再次进入Walter的水箱，探索隐藏在自己大脑中的John Scott的残留记忆。在梦境中，Olivia发现了一大堆令她惊讶的秘密。最重要的是，她发现了另一个和John Scott有关系的家伙－－George Morales。聪明的Olivia根据Mark Young在记事本上留下的单词 "MONARCH" 找到了George Marales的电话号码。

Olivia把Morales逮捕归案后，一切都终结了吗？不。Morales给Olivia带来了一项重要信息："The Pattern" 只不过是Massice Dynamic的诡计，是掩人耳目的烟幕弹，目的是要随心所欲地做他们想做的事情。Morales总结说："Massive Dynamic是地狱，而它的创始人Willian Bell，就是恶魔。" 他为什么会相信Olivia？他说，因为John Scott相信她。当Olivia去找Nina Sharp兴师问罪时，Morales出现了与Mark Young同样的症状－－他被 "虚无" 的John Scott割开了喉咙。

这一切真的是Massive Dynamic在背后捣鬼吗？几集之前Broyles曾这样描述过 "The Pattern"：这是全世界数个科学机构从事边缘科学研究的 "副产品"－－他们把整个世界当作实验室。也许Broyles和Morales都理解错了，真相我们仍无从知晓。

Broyles是否在对Olivia撒谎？他是否值得信任？这本身就是个未知之数。Broyles与Nina Sharp保持着密切联系，而且他也不知道自己的好朋友Mitchell Loeb是一名内奸。我相信所有人都有同感－－Broyles只是个小喽罗，我们从他身上得不到任何有价值的信息。

Peter在本集中变成了配角，但他的故事也很神秘。我们见到了Peter过去的女友，以及这位女友的新男友。通过这几个人，我们可以清楚地感受到Peter一定有一段不同寻常的过去，但由于时间仓促，并没有作过多交代。

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