Olivia Dunham, 3 years old, at the beginning of the Cortexiphan Trials. 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. him, but hesitantly began working with and trusting him. The bell caused Olivia to recall her conversation with Bell in the parallel universe. Dunham, emotionally shaken by the entire case, met with Walter and Peter soon afterwards who decided to stay and help with future cases. Once there, Peter found the adult Olivia waiting for him, but realized by her eyes that this was not her. [21] Torv read for a few scenes over the Internet, and was told the following day that she had won the role, embarking for Toronto soon after to begin shooting. Upon her arrival, Charlie Francis, her close friend and fellow agent, debriefed Dunham. With the help of Walter Bishop and Peter Bishop, she discovered that her dreams were actually caused by her connection to Nick Lane, with whom she had been partnered with during their experimentation in Jacksonville, Florida. Olivia adopted Ella, presumably after her parents' deaths. Peter and the Fringe team were able to track Olivia down and save her from Jones's clutches. After talking to Rachel about her sister, Peter visited Olivia, who was scheduled to be taken off life support the following morning. Later that day, her stepfather Randall hit her with a belt, resulting in busting her lip. Olivia had an abusive stepfather, and shot him several times in defense of her mother and herself. ("The Transformation"), When David Robert Jones appeared at the Federal Building in surrender, he demanded to speak to Dunham only. Returning to the lab, Dunham faked passing the test in order to gain the location of a bomb from Jones. In the parallel universe, the Fringe Division investigates a case where a man was eaten from inside out by an extinct beetle. She had once shared a kiss with Lincoln Lee. Excuse me, I need a second to swoon. Upon entering the plane, Dunham and her colleagues were shocked at the carnage inside the cabin, where every occupant's flesh had melted. She soon recognized she was frightened again, and raced to a rooftop, seeing a building "shimmer" in the distance. Henry, after watching Charlie's car pull away, drove off on his own. This other Olivia seems to have different behavior, lifestyle and relationships from Olivia. Meanwhile, the Fringe Division was falsely told that their Olivia had escaped. Profession With our Olivia trapped in the Alternate Universe and the wrong Olivia being with Peter, Peter begins a relationship with Alternate Olivia. [37] Stegall partly attributed the growth of the actor and character to her recovery early in the second season, the introduction of a sister and niece, the removal of John Scott from her storyline, and the "delicate, reserved flirtation" with Peter. By the 4th season of the show Peter is erased from both universes. 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. Olivia eventually sought help from Walter but discovered she was speaking to the Walter Bishop from the other universe after she had momentarily crossed over. Olivia waited by his side. [49] Torv received three nominations at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Olivia's abilities are tested as a child. She is trapped in the alternate universe by Walternate, Walter's alternative self, while Fauxlivia replaces her in the prime universe. 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. [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. However, because of this betrayal, Colonel Broyles was killed to replace the mass for Fauxlivia to crossover. ("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 was able to stand up against her past fears and stop their advance. Olivia suggested that it was time to go home and get Etta in a bath. 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. Olivia in the Peter-less universe was adopted as a child along with her sister by Nina Sharpe whom she considers a surrogate mother. Meanwhile the Fringe Division had recently opened a cold case about a serial kidnapper called Candyman, who kidnapped children who are then left drained of their youth and one of the victims are Colonel Phillip Broyles' son, Christopher Broyles. Both Peters being severely ill, but their Peter dying. [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. Olivia was able to retrieve the device but was forced to amber herself before returning to the Harvard Lab. He also gave her an ambering device should she be compromised by the Observers. Whenever Olivia or Lincoln went too far, the other one was there to make them see reason. Lincoln Lee is a fictional character on the Fox television series Fringe (2008-2013). Olivia has few close relationships. ("Bound"), A case concerning a Brain-melting computer virus became personal when Ella Blake almost fell victim to the virus, though Ella was saved by Dunham. No matter how different their personalities were in other ways, this one facet of who they were remained constant no matter which Olivia and Lincoln the show paired up. The nurse attempted to kill Olivia, but fled after being shot by Agent Jessop. Olivia and Lincoln go to Sean's mother. Fringe Episode 2.22 Scene - Peter and Olivia - The Kiss gillybabies 7.12K subscribers Subscribe 1.1K 341K views 12 years ago Olivia tells Peter why needs to come back with her she seals it. [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]. 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. Upon discovery, Dunham was to attempt the first test, and the first test only. Episode Count Alice did not believe them until Derek started to refer to their children. So Anna had to listen to all these people saying 'She's really doing nothing,' when really it was our issue. [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. Astrid tried to reassure her that Peter thought she was her. He provided her with an icon symbol and a hand-written name to remember. She directed Henry to the address for Massive Dynamic, but found the facility does not exist in this universe. When Alt!Olivia lost her Lincoln, the Lincoln from the prime universe chose to stay with her. 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. He called her the strongest of all the Cortexiphan children and she needed to be the guardian to protect the universe. As a back-up plan, the two travelled to Walternate's long abandoned lab at Harvard to use the sensory deprivation tank. Olivia became a part of the trials in 1982. "Olivia (Fringe)" redirects here. They are rescued by Etta in 2036. Harris instead instructed Dunham to raid a warehouse along with Charlie Francis and several others. Olivia's memories of the trials eventually became repressed along with those of her childhood trauma and abuse. 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. Too late, Olivia realized she had told "Charlie" the location of the cryogenics facility, and he relayed this to another agent. This was the same test as the previous timeline with the lightbox but this time he wanted her to turn the lights on instead of off. [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". Marilyn Dunham later remarried in the mid-1980s. They may not have been Fringe's primary love story, but in my universe their love was the star of the show. Olivia dealt with Roland, a man who became enamored with the deceased Amanda at depression counseling meetings and tried to revive her. She convinced him to remove the tech and find another way. ("The Abducted"). ("Novation") At some point, Olivia attended boarding school. There's lots of little, subtle differences. Olivia and Peter fight the Observers and loyalists. Olivia and her niece, Ella Dunham, a rookie FBI agent. A reimagining of Olivia and Lincoln's first case, from Lincoln's POV. 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. A younger Olivia revealed herself as Olivia's true ego; assured of Peter's identity, she willingly went with him and Bell. However, another relationship deserved just as much attention, too and that would be the one between Lincoln and Olivia. The prime Olivia ultimately found Peter again, but she didn't regret the time she spent with Lincoln. She swam across the ocean and make it to "Manhatan" (in the Other Side parallel universe, the island is spelled with only one "T"). As she was removed from the tank, she lied, telling Walternate the test did not work. 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. Later, her hallucination of Peter Bishop was trying to convince her that she does not belong to the world by giving her the facts that only the real Olivia would know. Peter and Olivia met one another as children and confided in one another. While working for the FBI, Dunham became romantically involved with fellow agent and partner John Scott. 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. She may not have fallen as hard for Lincoln as he did for her, but she valued his friendship and his willingness to tell what she needed to hear rather than what she wanted to hear. He then suddenly disappeared. During Olivia's final test in the tank, she was again able to cross over to the gift shop in the prime universe in New York, and saw the absence of New York's Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre. 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 has been called the guardian of the gateway by Bell, who will prevent the invasion by the alternate dimension. As a child, she suffered from abuse and was experimented on by Walter Bishop, although much of her memories of him were repressed. Olivia and her younger sister, Rachel, were orphaned when Marilyn Dunham died of cancer in 1994. Olivia's is close to her sister Rachel, and Rachel's daughter Ella. She turned a lot of heads. When Peter resurfaces Olivia is surprised to see him but believes he comes from a parallel universe. Upon interrogating Steig, Dunham discovers that John Scott had been speaking to Steig before the 627 incident, and had even been threatening him. Walter sent her to Grand Central Station to retrieve a Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11. Olivia, seeing her mother and the memories of her mother, cried into her arms, as she was awash in Fauxlivia's memories. Fringe Preview: Seth Gabel Reveals the Lincolns' Feelings for Both Olivias. ("Pilot") ("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. Status ("Pilot"). [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") They went into foster care afterwards. 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. At three years old, Olivia lived in Jacksonville, Florida, because her father was stationed at the local military base. He explained, " in the dual role of Olivia/Fauxlivia, Torv absolutely came into her own this year. She is comfortable in her skin now, and the stillness is pulled back in favor of more humanity. While solving the case of Joseph Meegar, a man who can control electricity, Olivia began to see visions of Scott, which eventually led her to one of Scott's hideouts, where she found several useful items, along with an engagement ring intended for her. However, she merely shot him in the knees, saving the people around Lane and incapacitating him. 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. Shortly after the bridge was formed, Olivia and the other Olivia began to swap case files, both being extremely cold and suspicious of the other. Rated: T - English - Angst/Family - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,557 - Published: Feb 27, 2021 - Olivia D., Peter B., OC. "[5] We later learn that Olivia started the fire with her mind. [50][51][52] In 2011, for her work in the third season, Torv was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards. ("Ability"), Dunham returned to work soon afterward, and was called in to a case where a small boy had been found in a sealed underground tunnel. Anna was just so professional, and so great. Returning to the Federal Building in Boston, Dunham was assigned to investigate a lead at a storage facility along with Scott. [32] The producers were so pleased with her Fauxlivia depiction that they thought "it really opened up a bunch of possibilities it went from 'let's see if this experiment works' to 'how can we get more of this? What's interesting about this show is that in many ways, Olivia has the masculine role, and the two guys are the women. Forever, in a Day by Ldynwaitin reviews. An abused Olive opens up to the wrong Walter. 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. 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. [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. As Henry went back to a gas station to fill his taxi, Olivia cried to herself in the station's bathroom. Olivia also acquired the ability to expertly remember sequences of numbers and to count cards. As in the original timeline, Olivia was instrumental in starting the Fringe Division and releasing Walter Bishop from St. Claire's to save her partner John Scott from biological attack. ("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. 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 The building, a hotel, is quickly identified from the list of candidates, and it is evacuated in time, moments before it is pulled into the parallel universe. Walter continued to study the Central Park wormhole and discovered that it links to the past, approximately 250 million years ago. 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. One of the best additions to this universe has been Lincoln. Together, the two reached the immersion tank that Olivia used earlier, but found it to be empty. ("6B"), Sometime later, Peter and Olivia's relationship began to improve. 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. When Olivia regains part of her memories of her meeting with Bell, she is told that she is the only successful subject suitable to pass through dimensions without many known negative side-effects. 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. 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. ("Entrada"). Olivia was the power source for Bell's plans, Walter took drastic measures to shut it down: shooting Olivia in the head. Nina became a mother-figure and developed a deep bond with Olivia. Peter convinced her to open up about the abuse she had experienced. Because of Olivia's childhood past, she had managed to make Christopher open up to her and thus making the Other Broyles (who knew Olivia was from the other side and not his own agent) have a second opinion on her. Olivia rushed to Peter's house and told him that she remembered everything. Cause of death Olivia tearfully reunited with her now father-in-law Walter, released by Senator Broyles, to discover the unique radioactive signature device they could track. 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. The Fringe division later learned that their version of the machine was activated at 6:02 AM on its own, and Walter suspected the two machines were tied by quantum entanglement, with their version of the machine destroying their world to stabilize the parallel one. [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. Olivia later discovered that Peter had tried to touch the machine, but was sent flying by an electrical spark. Olivia discovers, rediscovers and eventually willingly manages her unique, Cortexiphan-induced, paranormal abilities for the benefit of global, and trans-universal good. 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. ("Power Hungry"), On her birthday, Dunham investigated a case concerning a virus that caused people to explode. 96 Season Three. Olivia Dunham Nina advised Olivia to find Sam Weiss, a man that William Bell had trusted and instructed Nina to also listen to. She has little family, as her mother died when she was in her early teenage years. Agent Lincoln Lee, still needing hyperbaric treatment to regrow his skin after being burned, and Agent Charlie Francis, followed a tracking device on Henry's taxi. Alt-Broyles arrives and tells them that . Olivia was 14 years old. As for Olivia, there is no denying her life was always better with a version of Lincoln in it. The good news is, Anna's new and more animated Olivia isn't really a departure so much as it is a character who seems to have had a catharsis. The Olivias and Walters cautiously agreed that they needed to put aside their differences to save both worlds, completely unaware of Peter's disappearance. She began losing her memories of the Alternate Timeline, which were being replaced by the Original Timeline memories. Red Carpet Romance. Bryce Dallas Howard's husband Seth Gabel played Fringe agent Lincoln Lee (and Peter's love rival for Olivia) from season two, and went on to play Cotton Mather in all three season of WGN America's . ("Grey Matters"), Newton planned to pull a building from the prime universe to the parallel universe. S3, Ep2. Walter's hypothesis proved to be correct and Olivia came back to life. And sporting sensible pantsuits and just a hint of makeup, she makes Olivia a plausibly gorgeous pro, not a crime-busting tootsie. Olivia and Peter as children in the field of white tulips. [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. I think each of them sees things in the other they'd like to have. [25] Olivia was in a relationship with Peter after they mended things in episode 6B, but shortly after that Peter built a bridge wiping himself from existence, causing Olivia to forget who he was.