("Safe") Loeb took her back to a laboratory, injecting her with a mysterious substance. The case is solved and finished with the death of killer Christopher Penrose and the arrest of his father Claus Penrose. If the crack widened, Walter predicted they would see occurrences of the same singularities that have plagued the parallel universe, and suggested the use of the same amber-like compound they had previously recovered to limit the damage. Astrid tried to reassure her that Peter thought she was her. Once there, Peter found the adult Olivia waiting for him, but realized by her eyes that this was not her. He had decided to open up to her and shows her the five data discs from the shapeshifters he killed after the doomsday device weaponized him. 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. When Dunham escaped and calls for backup, she was instead tasered and brought in for questioning by Sanford Harris, a man she had earlier prosecuted for sexual misconduct. In the reset timeline for the series' fourth season, Torv explained that "The Olivia we meet and know has known about Fringe Division and had all this time to get used to it and work out that this is her life," rather than becoming familiar with it after the attack on John Scott. However, they continue to work together and her time with Peter reminds her why she fell in love with him, and she tells him she wants to see him happy with her. She is comfortable in her skin now, and the stillness is pulled back in favor of more humanity. 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. Olivia accompanied Broyles and his family to the same hospital that Max, one of the victims who was saved, was being treated. [28] Torv wanted to make the new character "completely different", but she and Goldsman recognized that the two share some major similarities, as they both are in the same profession and are "fundamentally, genetically really the same person. "[26], Torv and Akiva Goldsman discussed various ways to differentiate the two depictions of Olivia;[27] ultimately two different physical demeanors were created. One test was successful, as she temporarily found herself in a gift shop on Liberty Island in the prime universe. '"[33], The character and Torv's performance received overall generally positive reviews, although the response to Anna Torv's performance in the first season was mixed. Olivia later discovered that Peter had tried to touch the machine, but was sent flying by an electrical spark. Olivia was the power source for Bell's plans, Walter took drastic measures to shut it down: shooting Olivia in the head. A tentative romance appeared to spark between Olivia and Lincoln, yet this was disrupted by Peter's return to the timeline. Nina advised Olivia to find Sam Weiss, a man that William Bell had trusted and instructed Nina to also listen to. As Roland and Amanda's body were taken away, Olivia broke down in front of Peter; she questioned that if Roland could tell that Amanda wasn't the same person by looking at her eyes, why could Peter not do the same with Fauxlivia. But at the time, people were like, 'Wow, this girl really is not much,' which is so not true. Roland explained that though she was alive, when he looked into her eyes, he realized she wasn't the same person and thus terminated the process. At the 2009 Australians in Film Awards, Torv won the Breakthrough Award. As he discussed it with her, Olivia heard the sound of a bell. With our Olivia trapped in the Alternate Universe and the wrong Olivia being with Peter, Peter begins a relationship with Alternate Olivia. Olivia suggested that it was time to go home and get Etta in a bath. 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. him, but hesitantly began working with and trusting 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. 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. 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. 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. This started out as a fill for the Fringe Kinkmeme prompt, "Lincoln/Olivia (or anyone over here) - quantum entangled typewriters and long-distance relationships." Olivia and Scott investigate a storage facility. However, Olivia suddenly woke up, crying the Greekphrase Na einai kalytero anthropo apo ton patera tou. ("Novation") At some point, Olivia attended boarding school. 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. [41] Midway through the second season, Sarah Stegall from SFScope believed Torv "had the most progress and the most satisfying development" of all the main actors, stating she "is now carrying this role with grace and strength". After the extraordinary turn of events that shockingly left an imprisoned Olivia "over there," she fights to find her way home. Alice did not believe them until Derek started to refer to their children. Olivia has been described as driven, stubborn, relentless at her job and unwilling to give up until she succeeds. Olivia adopted Ella, presumably after her parents' deaths. 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. She broke the cure Walter planned to use to cure Peter, so Walter had to return home with Peter of the Alternate Universe. After Olivia's death, the Bishops and Ella Dunham were in mourning. 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. Olivia's perspectives and inner feelings seemed to make her life harder for her but very often serve as the focal points for episodes of the series that directly focus on her development as a human being and a member of the law enforcement community. Loeb was captured and interrogated by the FBI, and Dunham revealed that Samantha was dead, driving Loeb into a rage. Walter implored Olivia to recall her childhood Cortexiphan-induced ability to see objects from the alternate universe, believing she would be able to foresee which building will be affected and warn everyone in time. Fringe Preview: Seth Gabel Reveals the Lincolns' Feelings for Both Olivias. However, another relationship deserved just as much attention, too and that would be the one between Lincoln and Olivia. However, because of this betrayal, Colonel Broyles was killed to replace the mass for Fauxlivia to crossover. Also Known As The turning point came when Olivia and Peter went searching for Dr. Frank's old files at a storage facility - shades of the Fringe pilot, when OT Olivia's partner/lover/fianc John Scott . [34] IGN's Travis Fickett agreed, calling Torv's early work on Fringe "very good" as she "brings a unique presence to the show. 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. (Unbeknownst to Olivia, Walter had accelerated the trials because he hoped to find a way to bring the alternate universe, Peter Bishop, back home.). She convinced him to remove the tech and find another way. They defied the odds, and crossed over to other universes just so at least one version of them could grow old together. Olivia's is close to her sister Rachel, and Rachel's daughter Ella. Olivia was still treated with Cortexiphan, but without her meeting with Peter as a child. Meanwhile Broyles is considered missing and Lincoln is the head of the division. ("6:02 AM EST"). Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix. She was rushed to the hospital and declared brain dead. It was almost as if Olivia was his daughter and he wanted to take her heartbreak away. Although she did not see him after these events, he continued to send her a birthday card every year ("The Cure"). ("The Firefly") Olivia read Fauxlivia's observation notes and found that Fauxlivia did have real emotions towards Peter Bishop and identified to Astrid Farnsworth that Fauxlivia is the better version of her. Actor However, Walternate arranged for Olivia's brain to be removed for further study on how to travel through universes safely. Age [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 (Fringe)" redirects here. Walter told Olivia that his crossing was what caused the crack between the two universes, including the Pattern on their side, and leading to the oncoming "storm" that William warned Olivia about. Dunham graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. a virus that caused orifices to seal over. Both Peters being severely ill, but their Peter dying. Giving orders in Central Park, moments before her death. Olivia Dunham She swam across the ocean and make it to "Manhatan" (in the Other Side parallel universe, the island is spelled with only one "T"). Olivia recognized that her emotions were her strength in the fight against the Observers and was able to act as Peter's rock when he began to slip away from his humanity by putting the Observer tech in his own head. ("6955 kHz"). He then suddenly disappeared. With this new information, he rushed to be with Olivia, who met him with a long embrace and romantic kiss. Olivia is the series' protagonist, and was introduced as an FBI Special Agent, working for a multi-agency task force of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called the Fringe Division, dealing with supernatural events that are linked to experimental occurrences. Broyles reveals to Dunham what the pattern is, though she does not wish to participate in any similar investigations. 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. By the time Charlie arrived, Olivia fully believed she was Fauxlivia, and after saying goodbye to her mother, returned willingly with Charlie to Fringe headquarters. She had once shared a kiss with Lincoln Lee. ("Reciprocity") Olivia questioned Peter Bishop since he had confused Olivia's coffee preferences with Fauxlivia's (with Olivia liking black coffee). 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. It is this quality which both impresses and irritates Broyles, as it makes her a good agent but also makes her prone to biting off more than she can chew when it comes to pursuing suspects. This is the episode to go to if. They had the same tattoo with one on her nape and another on his back. [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. ("Amber 31422"), Olivia began to fear for her life, after Brandon Fayette (Alternate Universe) told that she was no longer needed as he had purified the chemical Cortexiphan from her. (Original TImeline)Alternate Timeline :Shot directly in the head by Walter Bishop to prevent a third universe; revived by Cortexiphan in 2012. As Olivia and Fauxlivia are the same genetically, both of them are blonde as Olivia uses the alternate's dye to disguise herself. Anna was just so professional, and so great. Henry, after watching Charlie's car pull away, drove off on his own. As she was removed from the tank, she lied, telling Walternate the test did not work. She wears her hair auburn with a fringe that is easily recognizable. 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