They look around at the same time in which the observers initially appeared and seeing nothing, go back to playing with Etta.[18]. He then suddenly disappeared. Fringe (TV) Relationships: Alternate Olivia Dunham/Lincoln Lee; Alternate Olivia Dunham/Alternate Lincoln Lee; kendra lane/lincoln lee; Alternate Charlie Francis & Lincoln Lee; lincoln lee & robert danzig; the observers - Relationship; Olivia Dunham/Lincoln Lee; lincoln lee/original female character; Alternate Mona Foster/Alternate Charlie Francis Red Carpet Romance. [11] Olivia tries to escape her imprisonment and travel back to her own universe, but in doing so, she inadvertently goes to Fauxlivia's mother's house where she finally accepts the new memories as her own. It is possible that hypnosis sessions conducted by Walter had also diminished the children's memories of what was happening to them. ("Dream Logic"), When Thomas Jerome Newton, the reanimated leader of the shape-shifters forced Walter to tell him how he opened a door to the Alternate Universe, Olivia managed to stop his escape, but was forced to choose between seizing Newton and saving Walter, as he had given Walter a lethal dose of a neurotoxin that will kill him unless he gave Olivia the correct directions. Dunham graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. Olivia decided to come back to work sooner, despite Broyles wanting her to stay off, considering the trauma she dealt with. 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. 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. 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. Many events still occurred, though, including her incarceration in the Alternate Universe and her impersonation by Fauxlivia. The 42-episode slow-burn romance comes to a head as Olivia delivers one of the most resonantly heartfelt lines of the series. Olivia was 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. 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. Excuse me, I need a second to swoon. Astrid tried to reassure her that Peter thought she was her. 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. [13], After Olivia tells Peter she no longer wants to be with him, even though that's not what her heart wants, she tries to remain distant and impassive. By the year 2036, Olivia and Peter's daughter, Henrietta was an active force against the Observers. Walter found that his effort to store William's mind has failed, and took time to consider William's last message he gave to Olivia: "I knew the dog wouldn't hunt". She directed Henry to the address for Massive Dynamic, but found the facility does not exist in this universe. They are rescued by Etta in 2036. Rebecca Kibner, while under a heavy dose of mind-altering drugs, had witnessed events in the parallel universe including the presence of the shapeshifters. "Pilot" Olivia was one of a group of preschool-age children who served as subjects of the experiment in her childhood home of Jacksonville, Florida. Female Olivia cannot name the man, but nonchalantly referred to him as the person who is going to kill her. "[35] MSNBC was equally praiseworthy of Torv and her character, writing "Olivia is the soul of the show two-fisted and defiant, yet vulnerable. This fear, which stemmed from the abuse by her stepfather, discouraged Walter from continuing his experiments with her. Comparing Olivia to Fauxlivia, Torv felt that the two had many different characteristics. During one such time, their tryst was interrupted with a phone call instructing her to go to Logan International Airport to help manage the Flight 627 incident. Olivia wants to know how her colleague is dealing with life on the Fringe team, but he insists that he . An experiment by Dr. Bishop to link her to the dying John Scott's mind in order to learn what he knew about his condition results in Olivia gaining part of his consciousness, causing her mind to begin integrating and purging the foreign consciousness. Olivia gave birth to Henrietta and lived happily as a family with Peter, although this did not last. Dunham returned to the hospital soon after Scott killed Steig, and engaged in a high-speed car chase that ended with Scott's death, though with his dying breaths, Scott told her to question why she was sent to the storage facility. [37], Torv's double duty as Olivia and Fauxlivia late in the second season and throughout the third and fourth seasons received almost universal critical acclaim. After using bluffing and blackmail, Dunham enlisted the younger Bishop's help, and together they went to see the elder Bishop in the institution. Walter attributed this to a piece of Scott's consciousness being transferred over to Dunham's mind. With the Revolver"). Olivia was locked with Nancy Lewis; of whom Olivia was able to calm her and channeled the pyrokinesis to Harris. As Walter's deadline neared, he realized that Olivia was no longer frightened and thus she could not engage her abilities, which were triggered by fear. Olivia's crashed SUV was found. Olivia accompanied Broyles and his family to the same hospital that Max, one of the victims who was saved, was being treated. ("There's More Than One of Everything"). She revealed the news to Peter. Olivia rejoined Henry and then left him to swim the rest of the way in and make her way to the isolation tank. Olivia survives, with gaps in knowledge of the alternate universe's protocol. He gave her adrenaline after she ahd been paralysed and shot Brandon. "[27] According to Torv, Fauxlivia holds herself differently and has "a different silhouette. As a result, Olivia killed her abusive stepfather. Torv has received several awards for her portrayal of Olivia. ("The Day We Died"). When Alt!Olivia was giving birth to her son with Peter, she trusted Lincoln to choose to save the baby if it came down to it. Sanford Harris, however, considered that doing so would be negotiating with a terrorist. ("Ability"). Broyles revealed there was a GPS tracker in him, but managed to buy Olivia enough time to successfully return to her universe with a dose of Cortexiphan. 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. Walter was arrested and imprisoned for destroying the other universe. Olivia and her younger sister, Rachel, were orphaned when Marilyn Dunham died of cancer in 1994. Jones was intrigued by Dunham. Walter, in a desperate plea, crossed over to save him, despite Nina's attempts to stop him. The nurse attempted to kill Olivia, but fled after being shot by Agent Jessop. That moment between Walter and Olivia was a sign of how close they have become. At Fringe division, Charlie visits a scarred Lincoln. Walternate is having Fauxlivia 's memories implanted into Olivia so that he can use her ability to cross from one universe to another. Torv knows how to convey authenticity, even in the midst of an outrageous scene. Olivia after coming out of synaptic transfer ("Pilot"), Desperate to solve the case and save her lover, Dunham searched the FBI database for anything that could help cure Scott's ailment, eventually discovering a Dr. Walter Bishop, a scientist who conducted research on a similar matter. Olivia managed to escape the facility using her talent for remembering numbers and knocking several government men down. With this new information, he rushed to be with Olivia, who met him with a long embrace and romantic kiss. Olivia, after crossing over and getting out of Walter Bishop's tank in her universe, smiles at Astrid. So Anna had to listen to all these people saying 'She's really doing nothing,' when really it was our issue. Although initially finding their conversations useless, he cured Olivia's inability to walk without a cane. Though the Fringe Division that developed in this universe had been able to use amber to contain these vortices, a group called the "End of Dayers", led by a man named Moreau attempted to breach the fabric of reality at soft spots and create more vortices. Dunham questions Steig's employer, Nina Sharp, who offers Dunham a job but no useful information other than the words "the Pattern," which Sharp enigmatically does not elaborate upon. However, through concentration, Dunham appeared to extinguish the lights and disable the bomb, though she attributed it to a simple timer that caused the lights to cut off, and not to any personal ability, though Peter disagreed with her. Once there, Peter found the adult Olivia waiting for him, but realized by her eyes that this was not her. Too late, Olivia realized she had told "Charlie" the location of the cryogenics facility, and he relayed this to another agent. ("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. ("The Road Not Taken"), Olivia was curious about the whereabouts of William Bell and had been wanting to question him of his involvement with the ZFT. Olivia noticed a similar glow emanating from the windows of apartment 6B in the Rosencrantz building, owned by the widow Mrs. Alice Merchant. 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. The two split up to search the storage facility, and Scott found and pursued a man who was hiding in one of the containers. With Olivia's death, Bell's plan came to a drastic halt. Season 3. 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. "You belong with me," she tells Peter, standing against the backdrop. Olivia's is close to her sister Rachel, and Rachel's daughter Ella. Though still cautious about moving forward, Olivia and Peter kissed and headed to the bedroom upstairs at the Bishops' home after she arrived for drinks. After solving the case, Dunham received a letter that only said "thinking of you." There, Bell warned Olivia of a "great storm" that was coming, and that she must stop a man who is trying to open a gateway between the two universes. 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 At three years old, Olivia lived in Jacksonville, Florida, because her father was stationed at the local military base. ("Grey Matters"), Newton planned to pull a building from the prime universe to the parallel universe. Platonic love, romantic love, unrequited love Lincoln and Olivia were connected on a level that transcended all logic. ("Peter"), Olivia had a sleepless night over the discovery. She turned to face Peter, revealing herself to now be possessed by Bell. Dunham, still skeptical of whether the drug existed, confronted Nina Sharp about the drug, who told her that William Bell had only tested it in Ohio to unsuccessful results in the early 1980's, during which Dunham was a three-year-old living at a military base in Jacksonville, Florida with her father. He was a valuable part of her life, just as much as she was an essential part of his. Peter was unable to answer her, and a distressed Olivia left on her own, deciding not to be with him. The character was created by series' co-creator J. J. Abrams, and is portrayed by actress Anna Torv.Olivia is the series' protagonist, and was introduced as an FBI Special Agent, working for a . In the home, Olivia discovered her mother Marilyn, who, in the prime universe, had died when Olivia was a teenager. They were soon attacked by a man wearing an X-marked t-shirt, who teared open the side of the zeppelin; Walter was pulled out by the rush of air and falls to his deathwaking him back in the real world. Olivia Dunham is a fictional character and the main protagonist from the science fiction television series Fringe, which aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States from 2008 to 2013. Walternate revealed to be responsible for the End of Dayers group as revenge for Peter activating the doomsday device and destroying his universe. "[39], In a response to some early negative reactions to the actress' performance, Jon Lachonis noted in a review of the first season's seventh episode that "Anna Torv, whose chill portrayal of FBI agent and Pattern investigator Olivia Dunham has come under fire for being too wooden, seems to have reinvented her character to answer the critics. Broyles reveals to Dunham what the pattern is, though she does not wish to participate in any similar investigations. The two were able to finally begin (or rather continue) their relationship together. 96 ("Ability") Olivia proved to be the most capable and strongest of all the test subject children. Harris primary reason for driving Olivia out of the case was due to his involvement in the ZFT. I think that's pretty cool. The bell caused Olivia to recall her conversation with Bell in the parallel universe. Brandon theorized in a later conversation that the rush of adrenaline effectively enhanced the potency of his chemical agents to brainwash Olivia. ("Bad Dreams"), Olivia later helped to solve the case of Valerie Boone, the wife of ZFT scientist Nicholas Boone who had been going on a killing spree as a result of her deliberate infection with an extremely acute brand of syphilis, which Olivia got later on. 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. Anna Torv described them as "remarkably alike. Broyles helped to comfort Olivia that she had to kill the man she thought was Charlie. Olivia has few close relationships. Wyman defended Torv's early Fringe work in a 2011 interview, explaining the character was designed to be "bland, because of her conditioning as a child and everything she's been through. [9] She regains part of those memories and learns more about the invasion between dimensions. [12] After returning to work, Olivia is dismayed to discover that Peter had become intimate with her doppelganger. She is the central character of the series. Every version of Lincoln and Olivia could have had it all (and at least one of them did), and here are 11 reasons why they were Fringe 's best couple. No matter how many versions of Lincoln and Olivia the show could conjure there were roughly four they always had each other's backs, and Lincoln Lee loved Olivia in every universe. Peter and the Fringe team were able to track Olivia down and save her from Jones's clutches. As an adult, Olivia told Peter that she knew she wanted to be in law enforcement since the age of 9 ("The Ghost Network"). Olivia was 14 years old. They were married and have a daughter. While some credit goes to the writing, it was Torv's shaded performance that sold Olivia's alternate-universe twin as an actual separate personnot just a cartoon villain version of the original, but a real person, a little more assertive and confident, and just a touch rapacious. "[40] Executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Nothing the Bishop men can't handle. It is revealed that the alternate Walter plans to use Olivia's Cortexiphan-derived abilities to find a way to safely cross universes, for which he needs her willing assistance. Having grown up with an abusive stepfather, Olivia struggles with the unexpected changes in her life, following her encounter with mentally unstable scientist Walter Bishop, and his son and an eventual love interest for her, Peter Bishop. Fringe Division took the case and allowed Lincoln into the fold. Known as Fauxlivia, this version of Olivia does not appear until late into Season 2. Olivia shot him after this but did not kill him. Whenever Olivia or Lincoln went too far, the other one was there to make them see reason. 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