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The Day We Became Confused

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The Fringe finale was confusing. “A major character will die!” “Peter meets his destiny!” “The Doomsday machine completes its purpose!” While all of those spoilers were true, I almost feel like the finale wasn’t a conclusion to the Season 3 arc, rather than a stand alone episode. We had no Lincoln Lee, no mention of Henry (Nugget; who may or may not exist now), no Sam Weiss, no Mr. X, no mention of William Bell, etc. A throwaway line by Peter as to who the First People were did not satisfy me at all, and if anything, soured the whole mythology of the First People.

Did I like the episode despite all of this? Yes. I’m a bit confused, though. Are we now to believe that the timeline of the show has been a flashback and it’s actually 2026 now? I almost hope that is the case, as I don’t want to see a ton of time travel on Fringe. I would guess, however, that we will not go forward again and will be in the 2011 current day for Season 4. Now that the teams from the two universes have been brought together, I’m not sure how everyone will get home.

I’m also no less confused by The Observers. I get the last scene, I really do, but what a messy way to achieve their means. There had to be a less complicated way to bridge the universes if the need was so great. OK, maybe I don’t fully get it; did they create Peter? Was he a Starbuckian avatar? I’ve read speculation close to that, and I guess it makes the most sense to me. Young Peter died in both universes, but Walter/Walternate still became entangled in the quantum entanglements that resulted from their work, leading to the same moment of decision in “The Day We Died.”

All I really know is that Fringe Season 4 needs to get here soon.

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  13. I’m Mike, a normal American guy, and during 2018 I accidentally discovered
    one of the strangest sports ever invented: car
    jitsu.

    In case this sounds unfamiliar, you are not alone.
    The entire concept sounds like a comedy sketch.
    Two fighters climb inside a small car and try to control each other while being trapped
    between the cramped interior. No, I’m not kidding.
    In most sports you have a ring, but in CarJitsu your battlefield
    is the inside of a vehicle. This is what shocked me the first time.

    It even has official events and competitive tournaments.
    Participants gather from various regions and try to prove who can adapt best to the strange environment.
    Compared to ordinary sports, every movement is limited by
    the tight space. The result is pure chaos. One second someone looks
    like a champion, and the next second they are folded like a pretzel.

    Back then I was heavily interested in competitive sports.
    I watched all kinds of competitions. I also spent time reading about sportsbook odds.
    Many sports fans I knew compared sportsbook offers.
    Sometimes names like 1xBet would appear in conversations about major sporting events, although
    CarJitsu was usually too strange to be the main topic.

    One evening I saw a video clip online. Initially I believed it was a joke.
    Full-grown athletes were trying to wrestle inside a parked car while spectators were going
    crazy with excitement. I laughed so hard that coffee nearly came out of my nose.
    Yet the more I watched, the more fascinated I became.

    Soon after that, I found a local event and decided
    to watch in person. The crowd energy was amazing. There were fans discussing athletic
    techniques and sports culture. Some people even joked about which athlete would be
    the favorite if a sports betting market ever offered odds on the matches.

    Eventually I wanted to participate. I signed up for beginner
    training. My first session was a disaster. I hit my head on the roof, got stuck near a seat, and
    accidentally opened a door at the worst possible moment.
    Even I laughed at myself. Yet I kept coming back.

    Week after week, I improved. I learned how to use technique and
    movement. The cramped cabin became my arena. Soon I was entering local competitions.
    My friends thought I was completely crazy. Whenever someone asked what sport I practiced,
    the conversation usually went like this:

    “CarJitsu.”

    “What is that?”

    “Imagine wrestling inside a car.”

    “You’re joking.”

    “No, that’s the actual sport.”

    The most unforgettable competition happened at a major event.

    My opponent was massive. He looked like he
    could lift a small house. Before the match started, he smiled and said, “Hope you’re ready.” That should have been a
    warning.

    As soon as the fight started, chaos exploded.

    We bounced between seats, bumped into doors, and nearly
    tangled ourselves in everything inside the vehicle. The crowd was roaring.
    Everyone was losing their minds.

    Then came the moment I will never forget.

    My opponent grabbed the car seat belt and accidentally turned it into what looked like a
    crazy lasso. As we struggled for position, the belt snapped across the
    cabin and wrapped around me in the strangest way imaginable.

    For a second I thought, “I can’t believe this is happening”

    He pulled, I twisted, the seat belt locked, the door opened slightly, and both of us somehow ended up tangled together like
    human spaghetti. The audience was laughing so hard that some people could barely stay in their seats.

    The scene was unbelievable.

    For a brief moment, I genuinely thought my opponent was going to crush me.
    Thankfully, the officials quickly intervened when things
    became unsafe, and the situation was resolved without serious injury.
    Afterward we both burst out laughing. Spectators cheered.
    Even today people who were there still talk about “the seat belt incident.”

    Looking back, CarJitsu remains one of the most unusual sports I have ever experienced.
    It gave me friendships, stories, and unforgettable memories.
    Whether people are discussing athletic entertainment, very few things create
    reactions like CarJitsu.

    Whenever someone asks me about unusual sports, I always tell them about the day
    I climbed into a car in 2018 and accidentally became a CarJitsu competitor.
    The reaction is always the same. But after hearing about tournaments, athletes, training sessions, sports fans, betting
    conversations, sportsbook discussions, and my
    unforgettable seat belt battle, they usually agree on one thing:

    CarJitsu is wonderfully ridiculous.

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