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In the end, 'Fringe' was all about identity

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Jasika Nicole, John Noble, Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson in a scene from the two-hour finale of "Fringe," which wraps up a five-year run at 7 p.m. Friday on Fox.

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Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) is the only main character who didn't have to play multiple versions of himself.

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As the Fox alternate-universe drama “Fringe” ends its five-season run, let us pause to praise John Noble's textured performance as Walter Bishop — and his talented potrayals of Walter Bishop, Walter Bishop and Walter Bishop. This is the situation in which “Fringe” fans find themselves ahead of the final, two-hour conclusion that airs at 7 p.m. Friday on Fox. So what on Earth are we talking about here?