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. 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. [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 ends up in a short coma and wakes up in an incoherent state and in shock. With this new information, he rushed to be with Olivia, who met him with a long embrace and romantic kiss. Olivia and Peter then attempted to reconcile and rekindle their relationship. Olivia is a 29-year-old FBI Special Agent assigned to a multi-agency task force of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called the Fringe Division,[1] after her partner and lover, John Scott, is exposed to a flesh-dissolving agent. Though she has a working relationship with Walter and Astrid she retains no memories of Peter though she begins to develop visions of him. 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. Olivia later discovered that Peter had tried to touch the machine, but was sent flying by an electrical spark. 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. Walternate is having Fauxlivia 's memories implanted into Olivia so that he can use her ability to cross from one universe to another. The Olivias and Walters cautiously agreed that they needed to put aside their differences to save both worlds, completely unaware of Peter's disappearance. Walter and William believe that they have less than a day before Olivia's mind will be lost. 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. The domino effect that took place was that Nina Sharp was actually somewhat responsible for the death of Peter as a child, so she took sympathy for the abused Olivia, who was the star pupil at the Cortexiphan Trials when her mother died. She asked him to be the one to tell her mother if she didn't make it through the delivery. Olivia has been described as driven, stubborn, relentless at her job and unwilling to give up until she succeeds. 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. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. ("The Same Old Story"), Dunham investigates The Observer. Olivia wants to know how her colleague is dealing with life on the Fringe team, but he insists that he . A tentative romance appeared to spark between Olivia and Lincoln, yet this was disrupted by Peter's return to the timeline. [1] Olivia was involved in a serious relationship with fellow FBI agent John Scott,[1] and his supposed betrayal and death was something she dealt with for much of the first season. Meanwhile, the Fringe Division was falsely told that their Olivia had escaped. Nina Sharp talked with Olivia, and recommended she see a friend, Sam Weiss "who helped put [her] back together" after she was diagnosed with cancer. Olivia cannot name the man, but nonchalantly referred to him as the person who is going to kill her. ("Olivia"). In 2015 when Olivia is at a park with Etta and Peter they are caught up in a global attack by observers and she and Peter are separated from their daughter. ("Grey Matters"), Newton planned to pull a building from the prime universe to the parallel universe. However, Henry remained parked on a nearby street. She has little family, as her mother died when she was in her early teenage years. He took her to the disused child-care facility in Jacksonville, Florida, where the Cortexiphan trials were performed. Jupiter and Venus will share a rare 'cosmic kiss' tonight, as the two planets appear side by side in the night sky.. Olivia's new stepfather was abusive to her mother and also to her. ("Night Of Desirable Objects"), Olivia and Sam Weiss continued to meet at the bowling alley, where he subjected her to seemingly menial tasks like tying her shoes and keeping score during games. The man then detonated a bomb within the containers. With the Revolver"). In the second season finale, Olivia and Peter Bishop finally admit their feelings for each other and kiss. Walter's hypothesis proved to be correct and Olivia came back to life. "[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. She went to the bowling alley, managed by Sam Weiss where he told her she was one of the best people hes known, and hes sure shell do the right thing. After Bell fled the ship, Walter and Peter worked to remove the bullet from Olivia's head. As for Olivia, there is no denying her life was always better with a version of Lincoln in it. She broke the cure Walter planned to use to cure Peter, so Walter had to return home with Peter of the Alternate Universe. [9] She regains part of those memories and learns more about the invasion between dimensions. Olivia gave birth to Henrietta and lived happily as a family with Peter, although this did not last. Walter, with a window to the parallel universe, saw that the other Peter was alive and well, but discovered that September distracted Walter Bishop of the Alternate Universe finding the cure. 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. Nina advised Olivia to find Sam Weiss, a man that William Bell had trusted and instructed Nina to also listen to. Olivia later met Peter at his house prior to them going out on a date, but when she arrived, she saw the same shimmer on Peter. ("The Day We Died"). Olivia and Peter as children in the field of white tulips. Peter realized Walternate was threatening Olivia and discovered he was using a hologram when speaking to him. Olive and "Dr. Walter" at the daycare facility in Jacksonville, 1985. As a back-up plan, the two travelled to Walternate's long abandoned lab at Harvard to use the sensory deprivation tank. To prepare Olivia, they used the quantum entangled Selectric typewriter that the shapeshifters had used to contact the parallel universe. Critically acclaimed for an evolving storyline, Olivia has highlighted determination and focus as her main traits, according to Abrams. She works with Etta until Etta is murdered. Sanford Harris, however, considered that doing so would be negotiating with a terrorist. Olivia also mentions that Fauxlivia "kidnapped" her. 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. Dunham raids Steig's house, eventually capturing him with the help of Peter. Lane, she discovered, was a reverse emotional empath--every emotion he felt was spread to those around him, causing the suicides of many due to his dark mood. An abused Olive opens up to the wrong Walter. Olivia. Olivia's memories of the trials eventually became repressed along with those of her childhood trauma and abuse. As she was removed from the tank, she lied, telling Walternate the test did not work. [16] Olivia and Peter are soon caught up in Walternate's scheme to destroy their world using the doomsday machine and Olivia tells Peter she loves him before he steps into the machine to stop it.[17]. Later that day, her stepfather Randall hit her with a belt, resulting in busting her lip. But at the time, people were like, 'Wow, this girl really is not much,' which is so not true. Following a visit with September, Peter learned that he was indeed home. Fringe Preview: Seth Gabel Reveals the Lincolns' Feelings for Both Olivias. She is the central character of the series. [4] Walter has a video of Olivia as a child, ostensibly recorded during the drug trials, which shows her curled up in the corner of the room next to a badly charred bed with Walter saying: "It's all right, you didn't mean it. On a Fringe case, mathematician savant Milo Stanfield led Olivia on a chase through a construction area including a marked zone where the air is too thin, expecting to crush her under a load of cement bricks. When he opens the letter, he pulls out the drawing of the white tulip as referenced from Season 2. They had the same tattoo with one on her nape and another on his back. Olivia had no recollection of. I think Olivia would like to not feel everything is her responsibility. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. And sporting sensible pantsuits and just a hint of makeup, she makes Olivia a plausibly gorgeous pro, not a crime-busting tootsie. As Fringe's dimension-hopping became more and more unintelligible, Lincoln and Olivia became a constant for the fans to hold onto. "[36] Conversely, SFScope columnist Sarah Stegall believed Torv's early performance to be "downright wooden",[37] while others criticized the actress and character for being "cold and distant. They realized that Olivia is unaware that she has been possessed by William's mind, and instead had likely locked her ego away, making it difficult to contact her by normal means. 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. 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. ("There's More Than One of Everything"). At Fringe division, Charlie visits a scarred Lincoln. Meanwhile, Olivia's sister Rachel Dunham and Rachel's daughter Ella Blake arrive to stay with Olivia. [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. Shortly after reuniting, the pair discover that their relationship in the other universe never existed and Olivia has a new lover, Lincoln Lee. The reasoning is simple: Their partnership transcended time and space, and was both beautiful and heartbreaking. 8.6 (2,224) Rate. Olivia also had the ability to discern if an object originated in the alternate dimension due to a "glimmer" that only she could see. 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. It was almost as if Olivia was his daughter and he wanted to take her heartbreak away. Lincoln was always just a little bit calmer and less emotional than Olivia, and Olivia was always there to push Lincoln out of his comfort zone. Lincoln first appeared in the season two finale on May 13, 2010. The character was created by series' co-creator J. J. Abrams, and is portrayed by actress Anna Torv. However, Sam had disappeared and could not be found. 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. He called her the strongest of all the Cortexiphan children and she needed to be the guardian to protect the universe. After using bluffing and blackmail, Dunham enlisted the younger Bishop's help, and together they went to see the elder Bishop in the institution. Agent Olivia Dunham is an FBI special agent and multiagency DHS liaison recruited by Philip Broyles to be part of a secret task force within the FBI known as Fringe Division. She swam across the ocean and make it to "Manhatan" (in the Other Side parallel universe, the island is spelled with only one "T"). Alice's connection to the parallel universe Derek had caused the crack. They may not have been Fringe's primary love story, but in my universe their love was the star of the show. Sam Weiss ran up to her and demanded to be taken to the machine to stop what was already happening. [45] She was listed in AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters.[46]. He was then placed into an indefinite coma by the FBI. [20] Executive producer Bryan Burk later said "there was just something really special about her and really smart". She is comfortable in her skin now, and the stillness is pulled back in favor of more humanity. Olivia shot him after this but did not kill him. Olivia adopted Ella, presumably after her parents' deaths. In the episode, she was confronted by Sanford Harris again, telling her that her behavior is erratic and her job is compromised by her emotions. 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. As the Fringe division sets out to Roland's home, Roland injected Amanda's body with more of the serum, and she was brought back to life. Nothing the Bishop men can't handle. ("Fracture"). Olivia had an abusive stepfather, and shot him several times in defense of her mother and herself. "An Enemy of Fate" Now, one can argue that maybe that wasn't the best way for us to introduce the main character, but there was a purpose. Olivia's hallucination of Peter pointed out to her that there was a way to tell if she was from the prime universe: by confirming her memories of her seven-year-old niece Ella, who did not survive birth in the parallel universe. Olivia was locked with Nancy Lewis; of whom Olivia was able to calm her and channeled the pyrokinesis to Harris. 28 ("Pilot" to "Power Hungry")29 ("The Cure")30 (Season 2)31 ("Lysergic Acid Diethylamide")46 ("The Day We Died")32 (Season 4)57; physically 36 (Season 5)36 ("An Enemy of Fate") During part of the treatment, she escapes and jumps into the river. With the help of the alternate universe's Agent Broyles, she is able to escape from custody and make it to alternate Walter's Harvard lab, where she uses the tank to return to her own universe. 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 able to stand up against her past fears and stop their advance. ("The Last Sam Weiss"). "[26], Torv and Akiva Goldsman discussed various ways to differentiate the two depictions of Olivia;[27] ultimately two different physical demeanors were created. A crushed Olivia appealed to Nina Sharp for comfort following the break-up. ("The Dreamscape"), While solving the case of a bank robber stuck in a wall, Dunham was kidnapped by Mitchell Loeb. As Olivia recounted the name of another cryogenics facility from Bell's note, she received a text message from "Charlie" warning her that Nina is the shapeshifter. Olivia's time in the alternate world was running out (as she instinctively knew that Walternate and Brandon Fayette had whatever they want from her) and she began to find ways to return to the other side with the help of Henry Arliss Higgins. She's got a little firefighter, a little military in her. She aided in fulfilling Walter's Plan, although she did not know the specifics of it. Olivia also acquired the ability to expertly remember sequences of numbers and to count cards. After sharing their first kiss, Olivia and Peter are separated for 8 episodes. 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. After spending much of season three apart, the pair are reunited when Walter discovers a way to open a bridge between two universes. Olivia escapes to Walternate's lab in Harvard. 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. So Anna had to listen to all these people saying 'She's really doing nothing,' when really it was our issue. Olivia finds herself collaborating with enemy forces and also dealing with the threat of the enigmatic Observers. 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. However, they are attacked by the image of her step-father and several military personnel. However, Olivia begins to regain her past memories after she has hallucinations of Peter Bishop, who comes to her in a vision and tells her that she doesn't belong there before kissing her. Later, Peter visited Olivia to rekindle their relationship when he noticed a drawing of the same man in the X t-shirt he saw in her mind. By the year 2036, Olivia and Peter's daughter, Henrietta was an active force against the Observers. [6] When trying to reawaken this ability in her as an adult, Dr. Bishop hypothesized that this ability was partially derived from Olivia's fear about seeing into the alternate dimension. '"[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. Her take on [Fauxlivia] added many new colors to the characters, including malice, humor and sensuality. Known as Fauxlivia, this version of Olivia does not appear until late into Season 2. Using Alternate Nina as bait, Jones administered the Evaluation System test to Olivia. Olivia suggested the possibility that the effect is due to quantum entanglement between Alice in the prime universe and Derek in the parallel one. 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. Stars of Netflix's Sex/Life Adam Demos and Sarah Shahi share a loving gaze at a special screening of their show's season 2 on Feb. 23 . 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. After Walter searched through the SUV, he shut the door and Olivia suddenly ejected through the windshield. She went to Dr. Frank, who was the. 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. 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