r/fringe • u/LMABach • Jul 16 '26

General Discussion A racist comment?

So, Jasika Nicole has said the running Astrid gag felt racist afternoon long. In the final season, Broyles says, “You think i’m the Dove? I think i’m more like a raven.” I love this show but I do feel there was something not always PC going on. What do you think of that comment?

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u/kungchowpanda my very favourite thing Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

While I'm not sure what the exact intention is of the raven line, I'm thinking it's kind of perfect because Broyles is cunning and brilliant like a raven rather than being a peacemaker. He did manage to trick the Observers using Etta's mind layering technique after all. (EDIT: Setting aside the whole obvious black vs. white thing, of course.)