All season long, Peter Bishop has been trying to return to his own timeline -- seemingly erased when he wrote himself out of history -- on "Fringe" (Fri., 9 p.m. EST on Fox). He wanted to get back to the Walter he knew, the world he knew, but most of all to the Olivia he'd fallen in love with. And yet, in recent weeks it's appeared that maybe he'd found her right here in this strange new world.
He almost accepted that this world's Olivia, who suddenly has more memories of her life with him in that other world than she does of her own life here where she was adopted by Nina Sharp as a little girl. But does that mean that somehow she is Peter's Olivia? Is this perhaps still Peter's world, only altered by his absence? Is there another world for him to go back to that's still running parallel to the two we've seen this season?
Both worlds this season have been at least slightly altered from how they existed before Peter's disappearance. Are those other two worlds out there still, or are they these worlds? Perhaps Peter has been home all alone. Even going into the mind of the Observer designated September, and learning the secret that they are apparently evolved versions of humanity from the future who'd developed the technology to go back in time and observe their own past, didn't give him any clear answers about anything. Which is actually fairly typical for Observers.
In the end, though, whether this Olivia is his or not, that's the life she now remembers. Peter is the love she now remembers. And so whether he is meaning to or not, he is breaking her heart when he rejects her and tells her he needs to get home. There are eight episodes left this season -- and possibly at all, if the show isn't picked up for a fifth season.
"Fringe" returns to begin the run to its finale on Friday, March 23 at 9 p.m. EST On Fox.
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All season long, Peter Bishop has been trying to return to his own timeline -- seemingly erased when he wrote himself out of history -- on "Fringe" (Fri., 9 p.m. EST on Fox). He wanted to get back to ...
All season long, Peter Bishop has been trying to return to his own timeline -- seemingly erased when he wrote himself out of history -- on "Fringe" (Fri., 9 p.m. EST on Fox). He wanted to get back to ...
All season long, Peter Bishop has been trying to return to his own timeline -- seemingly erased when he wrote himself out of history -- on "Fringe" (Fri., 9 p.m. EST on Fox). He wanted to get back to ...
All season long, Peter Bishop has been trying to return to his own timeline -- seemingly erased when he wrote himself out of history -- on "Fringe" (Fri., 9 p.m. EST on Fox). He wanted to get back to ...
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They have to keep this show.. It's as great as teh stargate series. The only problem with Fox is they keep breaking it up too much because they keep running those dam sports.. Why can't fox let the big channels have all the sports.. Stop ruining fringe
talitalianman: They have to keep this show.. It's as great as
For all of you Fringies that want to support show, @Fringenuity has been running campaigns across multiple social platforms on Fridays during aring of the show. Check us out at Fringenuity.com or follow on twitter. We'll have a campaign for when the show returns 3/23.
Fringeship: For all of you Fringies that want to support show,
You and I and a few others... Probably one of the most perfect tv shows I have ever watched. I keep my fingers crossed that it won't be canceled without a proper conclusion and send-off. It would be a real shame...
Akizme72: You and I and a few others... Probably one of
I like that it is different. I started watching it from season two. Every episode just brings out the "damn you...." voice. I am hoping from the bottom of my soul that it doesn't get canceled! alas, we have no control. I hope at least if they do, like you said, have a decent send off...
Tara_Ione_Ann_Clelland: I like that it is different. I started watching it
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First Posted: 02/27/2012 2:06 am Updated: 02/27/2012 11:27 am