"New cases. Endless impossibilities." That's what the second season of FOX's science-fiction TV series "Fringe" is offering this year. And boy, have they been keeping their promise.

But before we dive deep into the start of the second season, a recap of the first season is in order. All across the world, a series of unexplained phenomena and terrifying experiments have been taking place. For example, an international flight arrives in Boston with the passengers and crew melted by an unknown toxin.

In response to these strange occurrences known as "The Pattern," the FBI develops the Fringe Division, a group dedicated to investigating the strange cases in the realm of fringe science, which includes such phenomena as telepathy, levitation, reanimation and genetic mutation.

The team is led by Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) as she searches for the source of the events with the help of Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) and his estranged father Walter Bishop (John Noble), a mad scientist described as a mix between Albert Einstein and Dr. Frankenstein.

The real fun of "Fringe" is focused on a number of different elements that make each episode so unique. Firstly, the spectacle that each "Pattern" event brings to the table is phenomenal. The creators really push the boundaries of special effects in a primetime show, not to mention the amount of violence shown on TV.

Secondly, the performance of John Noble (Denethor from "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King") as the incredibly brilliant and insane Walter Bishop is always a treat. He not only brings a great deal of believability to some of the farfetched science addressed in the show, but also an amazing amount of humor with his child-like personality and complicated relationship with his son. His scene-stealing performance is worth catching an episode.

And thirdly, the deep mythology and overarching story of the season that is slowly revealed throughout each episode keeps you hooked every week. Since "Fringe" is the brainchild of the master of mystery himself, J. J. Abrams, you know that you're in for a wild ride. And fans of Abrams will be glad to hear that he has learned from his past mistakes with "Alias" and "Lost" of complicated storylines and slow revelations throughout the season.

That's not to say that the mythology of "Fringe" is any less in-depth. Throughout the first season, the writers had hinted at the concept of parallel universes or the existence of an infinite number of alternate realities slightly different from our own.

This idea came to fruition in the finale with the much anticipated meeting between Olivia and William Bell, played by Leonard Nimoy of "Star Trek" fame. The final scene not only gave a face to the pivotal character of William, but it also revealed Olivia had been transported to a parallel universe, in which the World Trade Center had not been destroyed.

After leaving viewers with that jaw-dropping scene of the Twin Towers, the second season of "Fringe" has continued in stride with explosive revelations to the story. The premiere opened with a man running away from a car crash and using a machine to steal the identity of another person. When police arrive on the scene of the accident, they discover that the man collided with a car belonging to Olivia Dunham, who we last left in a parallel universe. It is not until Walter and Peter Bishop arrive on the scene that Olivia finally reveals herself, returning from her meeting with Bell in "Fringe" style: by crashing through the windshield of her stationary car.

With the second season story set in place, "Fringe" has hit the ground running with a creative mythology and more sci-fi spectacles than "The X-Files." Only time will tell how successful this plot will be, a task made all the more difficult this year by FOX's decision to move the returning show from its previous Tuesday night time slot to the more competitive Thursday 9 p.m. slot.

One thing is certain though; I've definitely caught the "Fringe" bug, and I can't wait to see what new phenomenon and crazy science-fiction storylines the writers come up with each week. With a show about genetic mutation and parallel universes, "Fringe" is a TV show that offers viewers "endless impossibilities."