Phillip Broyles is one of my favorite characters on Fringe, but like most anyone who isn't part of the core trio of heroes, he's underused. That's not a mark against the show, necessarily, but more of a mark toward actor Lance Reddick, who is one of the best character actors on television. His turn as Cedric Daniels in HBO's The Wire is still my favorite, but he also made an enigmatic impression with his role as Matthew Abaddon on LOST,  who still remains one of the show's absolute strangest characters.

But right now, Reddick is concentrating on Fringe, and I am absolutely fine with that. Both versions of the Broyles we see on the show are fascinating characters. But here's the interesting thing: aside from the altered accent, there isn't much of a difference between the two that we've seen, yet. The two are, unlike other characters over the universal divide, strikingly similar. It's an interesting dynamic to show that despite all the changes to the external environment, some people will remain exactly the same. But how does this play into what Broyles will choose to do with the impending Olivia crisis? Well, Reddick let a bit of a spoiler slip that may cause some fans to fist-pump with delight.

"[The alternate universes' Broyles] figure out that she knows who she really is," Reddick told TV Guide. "He decides to save Olivia because [Walternate is] about to dissect her. She is the only one they have ever found who can cross back and forth between universes safely without any of the effects, and they want to know why."

So there you have it, folks. Olivia has at least two friends on the other side (the other being the taxicab driver Henry, played by Reddick's former Wire castmate Andre Royo, who will reappear in tomorrow night's episode). How will Broyles help her return to the other side? Tune into Fringe on November 18 to learn what happens next with the episode "The Abducted," which airs at 9/8c.