Walternate planned on using Olivia's body in order for her alternate self to return home, as it would require a person of Olivia's mass to complete the transfer. 8.6 (2,224) Rate. Peter returns to Olivia, and tells her the Greek phrase means "be a better person than your father," and was told to him every night by his mother. Weiss suggested finding a proverbial "crowbar" that could be used to break the shield protecting the device to give Peter enough time to enter it. Walter and Peter are called in to investigate the case of a very dead thirty year old man, that appears to be in his nineties. At the Saturn Awards, Torv has been nominated each year for her performance during the first four seasons of the series, ultimately being awarded at the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 ceremonies, becoming the only actress to win four consecutive awards in that specific category for a television series. Married to Peter, she was left to deal with crises of the fractured prime universe, which was suffering from the same singularities that had already destroyed the parallel universe, as a result of the two universes being inextricably linked together. [34] IGN's Travis Fickett agreed, calling Torv's early work on Fringe "very good" as she "brings a unique presence to the show. Sanford Harris, however, considered that doing so would be negotiating with a terrorist. After she did so, Peter took a moment to recall the events of his life, including his experiences with Olivia, and then stepped into the machine. [23] She was nine years old when she shot her stepfather, and she states in an earlier episode that she knew what she wanted to do for a career "pretty much since [she] was nine", indicating a direct link between the childhood abuse and her job. After receiving a cryptic email, Dunham realized that she could communicate with Scott through his memories. Walter sent her to Grand Central Station to retrieve a Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11. Many events still occurred, though, including her incarceration in the Alternate Universe and her impersonation by Fauxlivia. [8] Having left her universe moving at a high speed, she returns at the same speed, crashing through the windshield of her now stationary car, leaving her in an almost fatal condition. Olivia shot him after this but did not kill him. Only upon finding evidence linking her current case (a virus that caused orifices to seal over) to Jones would she be able to speak with Jones. During the case, Dunham discovered that her affair with Scott was not as secret as she had once thought, and she begins to question her entire relationship with Scott. "[35] MSNBC was equally praiseworthy of Torv and her character, writing "Olivia is the soul of the show two-fisted and defiant, yet vulnerable. Olivia welcomes her boyfriend Frank that has just returned from Texas and wants to . After sharing their first kiss, Olivia and Peter are separated for 8 episodes. Olivia is captured by Walternate's forces, imprisoned in the government facility on Liberty Island and put through both physical and psychological treatments by Walternate to make her believe that she is really the Fauxlivia of the parallel universe. Olivia began to develop super-hearing as a result of crossing to the parallel universe, and heard someone else in a house when on a case despite the man insisting he was the only one there. AliveDeceased (in the original timeline) ("Pilot"). I think each of them sees things in the other they'd like to have. [10] She is captured and drugged, brainwashed into believing that she is the alternate Olivia, complete with traits such as superb marksmanship skills which prime-universe Olivia did not possess. Peter comforted her. Olivia and Weiss brought the parchment to Walter, who recognized that Olivia's telekinetic powers must be used to turn off the machine in the parallel universe. Peter and Olivia met one another as children and confided in one another. Using a makeshift set of ropes and pulleys, Roland engaged Amanda's body in a marionette act to make her perform like a ballerina, promising her he will bring her back to life. Though she has a working relationship with Walter and Astrid she retains no memories of Peter though she begins to develop visions of him. This division is where she spearheads various paranormal events related to The Pattern, alongside civil consultant Peter Bishop and his father, Dr. Walter Bishop. ("Olivia"). They teased each other, they laughed at each other's corny jokes, and they knew each other on a level no one else could and it was mesmerizing. [14] They begin dating and their relationship is progressing when Walter realizes he has brought back William Bell, who died in the alternate universe, by using soul magnets and he now resides in Olivia's mind. Jones was intrigued by Dunham. An abused Olive opens up to the wrong Walter. In the first alternate universe introduced on the show, Lincoln and Olivia were best friends. Walter, in a desperate plea, crossed over to save him, despite Nina's attempts to stop him. Olivia learns that while Etta poses as an enforcer for the observers she is actually resistant to their telepathy and is a key figure in the human resistance movement against them. Henry removed the tracker from his taxi, having become sympathetic towards Olivia. Olivia gives the device to Nina at Massive Dynamic; with the intact device, they can use it to examine the device of the first shapeshifter that tried to kill Olivia. Olivia. In the world of Fringe, a lot of emphasis was placed on the relationship between the star-crossed lovers that were Peter and Olivia. All known timelines: Peter, husbandWalternate, father-in-lawWalter, adoptive father-in-lawMarilyn, mother Unnamed father Unnamed uncleRachel, sisterGreg, brother-in-lawElla, nieceRandall, stepfather (deceased in rewritten timelines)Eddie, grandfather Missy, auntAgent Scott, former lover Lucas - ex-boyfriendRewritten timelines only: Eddie, nephewEtta, daughterNina, guardian Olivia was 14 years old. She has little family, as her mother died when she was in her early teenage years. Walternate is having Fauxlivia 's memories implanted into Olivia so that he can use her ability to cross from one universe to another. [21] Webster called a friend in Australia, and were able to arrange an audition with Torv, who was camping in the Outback at the time she received the call from her agent. She has a live-in boyfriend named Frank Stanton who works as a virologist who specialized in infectious disease for the CDC and both of them are engaged briefly until he breaks up with her. They have subtle differences, but they're both fighting for their causes. Olivia had no recollection of. The couple that kicks butt together stays together. Anna TorvAda Breker (age 3)Karley Scott Collins (age 7) Walter was holding a grudge against William Bell for using Olivia as a part of his scheme to collapse both worlds. She convinced him to remove the tech and find another way. Olivia Dunham Also Known As The two split up to search the storage facility, and Scott found and pursued a man who was hiding in one of the containers. [30] Pinkner describes shooting the Fauxlivia scenes in the DVD audio commentary: "When [Torv] first showed up on set in this different guise, she had really embodied this other character in a very playful and sexy way. Torv knows how to convey authenticity, even in the midst of an outrageous scene. Peter convinced her to open up about the abuse she had experienced. [49] Torv received three nominations at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi in 2010, 2011, and 2012. What's interesting about this show is that in many ways, Olivia has the masculine role, and the two guys are the women. With their remaining guardian deceased, she and Rachel were supposed to be sent into foster care, but Nina Sharp used her influence to have them placed under her care. Without Walternate travelling over to meet Peter and bring him back with Newton's bridge, it appears Fauxlivia did this and took Olivia back as a captive. She began losing her memories of the Alternate Timeline, which were being replaced by the Original Timeline memories. "[26], Torv and Akiva Goldsman discussed various ways to differentiate the two depictions of Olivia;[27] ultimately two different physical demeanors were created. Olivia also had the ability to discern if an object originated in the alternate dimension due to a "glimmer" that only she could see. Lincoln Lee is a fictional character on the Fox television series Fringe (2008-2013). Olivia survives, with gaps in knowledge of the alternate universe's protocol. He took her to the disused child-care facility in Jacksonville, Florida, where the Cortexiphan trials were performed. With Olivia's death, Bell's plan came to a drastic halt. The boy, who was extremely sensitive to human emotion, helped Dunham solve the case of The Artist, a serial killer whom Dunham had previously chased. Olivia finds herself collaborating with enemy forces and also dealing with the threat of the enigmatic Observers. This results in Olivia mistaking John Scott's memories for her own. ("Marionette"), Olivia tried to be nonchalant about Peter Bishop and tried to come to terms with Fauxlivia taking her place and vice versa. And sporting sensible pantsuits and just a hint of makeup, she makes Olivia a plausibly gorgeous pro, not a crime-busting tootsie. Upon entering the plane, Dunham and her colleagues were shocked at the carnage inside the cabin, where every occupant's flesh had melted. After being visited by her partner, Charlie and given a gun, Olivia is unsuccessfully questioned by the shapeshifter, who has adopted the appearance of a female nurse. Her emotional reaction triggered her ability to see once again the "shimmer" around Peter that marked him as a native of the parallel universe. I think Olivia would like to not feel everything is her responsibility. As they travelled by zeppelin, William tried to encourage Walter that he no longer needs Bell's guidance. She proved to be the greatest success and demonstrated a number of abilities after receiving the drug, including telekinesis, pyrokinesis, and the ability to cross safely between universes momentarily. The Alternate Fringe Team She had a live-in boyfriend who is a virologist for the CDC named Frank Stanton with whom she had met during a cholera outbreak in Hoboken. Dunham, emotionally shaken by the entire case, met with Walter and Peter soon afterwards who decided to stay and help with future cases. ("Ability"). Returning to the Federal Building in Boston, Dunham was assigned to investigate a lead at a storage facility along with Scott. As a result of the Cortexiphan, Olivia began regaining the memories of her previous life with Peter, a life that had been all but erased. She had once shared a kiss with Lincoln Lee. There was no version of Olivia Dunham that Lincoln Lee did not think was a brilliant, amazing woman. The quarantine is estimated to have taken place roughly twenty years prior. Peter was revealed by September to have been erased from existence. As a result, Olivia is capable of unspecified psychic abilities, as demonstrated when she shuts off a series of lights wired into a bomb as a kill switch simply by thinking it. Olivia was rescued from amber by the team and began to actively fight the Observers with the Resistance. This was when Peter came to the realization that he couldn't begin a relationship with the "wrong" Olivia again, like he had done with the Alternate Olivia. It is possible that hypnosis sessions conducted by Walter had also diminished the children's memories of what was happening to them. She turned to face Peter, revealing herself to now be possessed by Bell. After injecting herself with the same drugs Walternate had used on her, she entered the tank and soon found herself back in her own universe at the same gift shop. Olivia rushed to Peter's house and told him that she remembered everything. Critically acclaimed for an evolving storyline, Olivia has highlighted determination and focus as her main traits, according to Abrams. Olivia cannot name the man, but nonchalantly referred to him as the person who is going to kill her. She did not remember getting injured, and incoherently told Peter there is something they need to do, and their "lives may depend on it," but couldn't remember who told her this, or why. Olivia was the power source for Bell's plans, Walter took drastic measures to shut it down: shooting Olivia in the head. Walter came up with a plan: he and Peter would enter Olivia's mind with the aid of LSD to locate her ego and help it to regain dominance in her mind, while Walter hoped to download William's mind into a computer. She tells them that Sean is the result of in vitro fertilization, so his biological father could have other children. Olivia Dunham - List of Appearances. She is the central character of the series. "[38] The New York Observer found her to be the one weak link of the main cast, criticizing Torv for her accent and for showing "less emotion than a piece of plywood. They say love knows no boundaries, and on Fox's multi-universe-traversing Fringe (Fridays at 9/8c), it truly doesn't . They went to a bar while waiting, where Olivia tried to kiss Peter but became uncomfortable, knowing of the influence of Fauxlivia, on Peter. In Central Park, where Moreau has set off another breach to expose an existing wormhole, Olivia was helping to cordon off the breach when Walternate approached and shot her directly in the forehead. Weiss stated that the machine was not meant to be a doomsday device and that the strange effects were a byproduct of the machine's "frustration" due to its believing that Peter was already inside the machine. Olivia wants to know how her colleague is dealing with life on the Fringe team, but he insists that he . Fringe Episode 2.15 Scene - Peter and Olivia The Nearly Kiss 41,375 views Feb 5, 2010 168 Dislike Share gillybabies 6.73K subscribers We all knew it was bound to happen, but what is she. Olivia had an abusive stepfather, and shot him several times in defense of her mother and herself. Language: English Words: 5,653 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 3 Kudos: 2 Bookmarks: 2 . They believe that Olivia is the alternate version - Charlie tells Lincoln that she has lost her mind. Due to the amount of Cortexiphan rushing through her body, Olivia would be able to heal herself if the bullet was removed in a timely manner. (Original TImeline)Alternate Timeline :Shot directly in the head by Walter Bishop to prevent a third universe; revived by Cortexiphan in 2012. Alice's connection to the parallel universe Derek had caused the crack. Both Agent Broyles and Nina Sharp consider her to have much potential and talent, the latter even hoping to bring her on as an employee of Massive Dynamic. Gender By the time Fringe arrived, Roland gave himself up willingly, and they found Amanda dead again. I think that's pretty cool. They defied the odds, and crossed over to other universes just so at least one version of them could grow old together. ("The Arrival"), After solving cases involving a bus accident ("The Ghost Network") and a mysterious bald man ("The Arrival"), Olivia finally became somewhat used to her job and was on good terms with Phillip Broyles and the rest of her co-workers. It was almost as if Olivia was his daughter and he wanted to take her heartbreak away. Astrid called Olivia, Peter and Walter from the lab, revealing that the typewriter was typing out "Be a better man than your father", a phrase that Olivia and Peter have talked about before, thus giving them hope that Olivia would be able to disengage the parallel universe's device. ("Reciprocity") Olivia questioned Peter Bishop since he had confused Olivia's coffee preferences with Fauxlivia's (with Olivia liking black coffee). She ventured upstairs to investigate; after failing to find anything, she accidentally fired her weapon, narrowly missing Peter. Unknown to the prime universe, Walternate's experiment had not affected the stability of their world. ("Safe") She played the oboe for six months. As a result, Olivia killed her abusive stepfather. Olivia suggested that it was time to go home and get Etta in a bath. Harris instead instructed Dunham to raid a warehouse along with Charlie Francis and several others. Her take on [Fauxlivia] added many new colors to the characters, including malice, humor and sensuality. Olivia took Sam Weiss to the machine. With the Revolver"). "An Enemy of Fate" Just the fact that he valued and cared about every Olivia he met, speaks volumes about their connection. 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