She did not remember getting injured, and incoherently told Peter there is something they need to do, and their "lives may depend on it," but couldn't remember who told her this, or why. Olivia was the power source for Bell's plans, Walter took drastic measures to shut it down: shooting Olivia in the head. After receiving a cryptic email, Dunham realized that she could communicate with Scott through his memories. 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. This division is where she spearheads various paranormal events related to The Pattern, alongside civil consultant Peter Bishop and his father, Dr. Walter Bishop. Upon her arrival, Charlie Francis, her close friend and fellow agent, debriefed 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"). "[27] According to Torv, Fauxlivia holds herself differently and has "a different silhouette. As Fringe's dimension-hopping became more and more unintelligible, Lincoln and Olivia became a constant for the fans to hold onto. He revealed that she had been injected with a drug called Cortexiphan that was created by Massive Dynamic, however, that would give her the ability to complete the test, which involved telekinetically extinguishing a board of electric lights. Olivia's memories of the trials eventually became repressed along with those of her childhood trauma and abuse. In Jacksonville, she was part of a series of drug trials--previously thought to have been held only in Ohio--in which schoolchildren were used as test subjects. 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 Dunham is being held in a secret facility located beneath the Statue of Liberty. Peter and Olivia met one another as children and confided in one another. ("The Day We Died"). ("Safe"). ("The Transformation"), When David Robert Jones appeared at the Federal Building in surrender, he demanded to speak to Dunham only. Walter is initially unsuccessful at treating Scott, but after entering a water tank for a synaptic transfer with Scott, Dunham is able to identify the man who tried to kill Scott: Richard Steig, twin brother of Flight 627 passenger Morgan Steig, a former Massive Dynamic employee. Olivia gives the device to Nina at Massive Dynamic; with the intact device, they can use it to examine the device of the first shapeshifter that tried to kill Olivia. Olivia and Scott investigate a storage facility. Now, one can argue that maybe that wasn't the best way for us to introduce the main character, but there was a purpose. Sam Weiss ran up to her and demanded to be taken to the machine to stop what was already happening. ("Peter"), Olivia had a sleepless night over the discovery. However, Walternate arranged for Olivia's brain to be removed for further study on how to travel through universes safely. Walter's hypothesis proved to be correct and Olivia came back to life. This other Olivia seems to have different behavior, lifestyle and relationships from Olivia. Images: Warner Bros. Television; hellyeahfringe/Tumblr (11), The Real Reason Selena Gomez Hid Her Love Of Friends' For Years, Olivia Colman Is Creepy AF In The New Great Expectations Trailer, Austin Butler Reveals Whether He Will Appear In The 'Zoey 101' Sequel Movie, Paul Rudd Has This One Regret Over 'Friends Final Episode, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. Knowing that. ("Concentrate and Ask Again"). 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. Casting director April Webster commented, "What we were looking for in Olivia was a woman who was believable as an FBI agent but yet had some vulnerability. As she was removed from the tank, she lied, telling Walternate the test did not work. He gave her adrenaline after she ahd been paralysed and shot Brandon. 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. Olivia later learns that she is pregnant with a daughter, Henrietta "Etta" Bishop (Georgina Haig). She is trapped in the alternate universe by Walternate, Walter's alternative self, while Fauxlivia replaces her in the prime universe. As the team began to collect pieces of the plan, Olivia bonded with her long lost daughter, only to have her taken away again by the insidious Captain Windmark, who shot her point blank. Olivia discovered a building occupying a soft spot between the two universes. Henry, after watching Charlie's car pull away, drove off on his own. Dunham and Scott would often rendezvous at a motel room for intimate time together. [2] With help from Walter, Olivia finds a way to communicate with John within her own mind, eventually allowing the memories to fade completely. Olivia has been described as driven, stubborn, relentless at her job and unwilling to give up until she succeeds. As a result, Olivia killed her abusive stepfather. 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. 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. ("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. Unknown to the prime universe, Walternate's experiment had not affected the stability of their world. Olivia was rescued from amber by the team and began to actively fight the Observers with the Resistance. 1. The Olivias and Walters cautiously agreed that they needed to put aside their differences to save both worlds, completely unaware of Peter's disappearance. Olivia shot him after this but did not kill him. With the Revolver"). "[27], The producers discussed cutting her hair, but ultimately decided on the auburn hair color to differentiate her. Olivia became frightened when she believed she could not evacuate people from the buildings without causing mass panic. It is clarified that September simply decided not to save the drowning Peter as he crossed over, so much of the circumstances of Olivia's life have changed without Peter's involvement in them, and in some cases, a domino effect has taken place. Peter and the Fringe team were able to track Olivia down and save her from Jones's clutches. ("Novation") At some point, Olivia attended boarding school. Nina advised Olivia to find Sam Weiss, a man that William Bell had trusted and instructed Nina to also listen to. "[44], Dunham was named one of TV's Smartest Detectives by AOL TV. Using a makeshift set of ropes and pulleys, Roland engaged Amanda's body in a marionette act to make her perform like a ballerina, promising her he will bring her back to life. The quarantine is estimated to have taken place roughly twenty years prior. 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. Olivia was locked with Nancy Lewis; of whom Olivia was able to calm her and channeled the pyrokinesis to Harris. She has a strong sense of justice, which drives her to solve a case by any means necessary. When they arrived at the station, Olivia ordered Henry to drive away, and managed to fire at a small valve on a gas tank, allowing the explosion to cover their trail. Phillip Broyles, the managing agent of the case, chose Francis and Scott to examine the plane, and eventually submitted to Dunham's requests and let her join the search team as well, despite his dislike of her. As Henry went back to a gas station to fill his taxi, Olivia cried to herself in the station's bathroom. Olivia forces Henry to take her to the Opera House. Upon discovery, Dunham was to attempt the first test, and the first test only. Olivia and Weiss brought the parchment to Walter, who recognized that Olivia's telekinetic powers must be used to turn off the machine in the parallel universe. She encountered a cleaning lady, and as Olivia felt herself being dragged back to the parallel universe, she gave the cleaning lady a message to pass along to Peter that she was trapped on the other side, exposing Fauxlivia. This division is where she spearheads various paranormal events related to The Pattern, alongside civil consultant Peter Bishop and his father, Dr. Walter Bishop. Olivia met Lincoln Lee, who she had never previously met in this timeline when his partner was killed by a shapeshifter. She smiled as Peter picked Etta up and played with her. She believes herself to be incapable of being vulnerable initially until she finds strength in it. Upon collecting both the box and key, they opened it to find a parchment, revealing that Olivia herself was the crowbar. Later that day, her stepfather Randall hit her with a belt, resulting in busting her lip. ("The Zodiac Paradox"), Olivia Dunham was born on October 12, 1979, to Marilyn Dunham and an unnamed war veteran father. ("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. Anna Torv has both been nominated and won a number of international awards. Olivia began to grieve the loss of her daughter, which created even more motivation for defeating the Observers. I'm not a big believer in destiny, but it's hard to ignore something when every universe makes it happen. 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. "[5] We later learn that Olivia started the fire with her mind. Henry removed the tracker from his taxi, having become sympathetic towards Olivia. Known as Fauxlivia, this version of Olivia does not appear until late into Season 2. ("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. She went to Dr. Frank, who was the. 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. 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 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. ("Inner Child"), Soon afterward, Olivia helped to track down a mysterious beast after it attacked her friend Charlie Francis, finding it just in time to save Charlie from the monster's larvae which were growing inside him. Olivia was 14 years old. However, she merely shot him in the knees, saving the people around Lane and incapacitating him. And definitely had depth and a history behind her eyes. 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") At the Saturn Awards, Torv has been nominated each year for her performance during the first four seasons of the series, ultimately being awarded at the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 ceremonies, becoming the only actress to win four consecutive awards in that specific category for a television series. Sometime later, Walter also discontinued testing her emotions. 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. 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 meets her alternate universe mother. After Walter searched through the SUV, he shut the door and Olivia suddenly ejected through the windshield. Olivia took Sam Weiss to the machine. ("Unleashed"), Olivia soon began having trouble sleeping, eventually beginning to believe that she was killing people in her dreams after seeing people from her dreams cross over into her real life. Olivia rushed to Peter's house and told him that she remembered everything. Forever, in a Day by Ldynwaitin reviews. Following a plot line in the second season, viewers are introduced to Olivia's doppelgnger from the parallel universe, which develops an alternate reality for each character. 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