Think that the writers of Fringe have forgotten all about Walter's medical experiments on agent Olivia Dunham as a child? Not a chance. Though we haven't really focused on her abilities since season one's "Bad Dreams," we're certainly going to during the last episode of February, "Jacksonville," which will focus on Olivia's trip back to her childhood home of Jacksonville, Florida, where she'll develop a strange new power, next week's issue of TV Guide is reporting.
It's a power that could rip the team apart -- and probably will.
We've seen the power before, though Olivia wasn't the one exhibiting it. Earlier this season, in "Momentum Deferred," we met a woman. If that's not specific enough for you, I'll clarify: she was one of Walter's old test subjects, and also an old flame of his. Due to Walter's experimenting, she was able to detect people who were from "Over There," the alternate universe that has been causing all of our heroes' problems. She was supposed to use her power to help find the supersoldier from Over There, but she also detected someone who was from the other universe: Peter.
Peter had been snatched from Over There by Walter, who was reeling from the loss of this world's version of Peter. We witnessed that kidnapping in "Dream Logic," though from the severely distorted version of Peter's dreams. Peter himself is unaware that he is from Over There. Walter is the only one, aside from his old subject, who knows.
That is, until Olivia gets her power in Jacksonville. She'll see Peter for who he really is, and there's going to be some confusion -- and quite a bit of explaining. "Walter has some hard-core explaining to do!" shared Dunham's portrayer Anna Torv. Unfortunately, that 'splaining will have to be left until after we return from the seven-week hiatus Fringe will undergo in order for the new series Past Life to air. Following "Jacksonville," the next episode will air on April 1. It's a long wait, but the cliffhanger above makes it all worth it. And so does this little hint from executive producer Joel Wyman:
"One could think that Peter's arrival over here initiated these bad feelings and the state of what is going on over there. The episode we come back with (in April) will answer all of these questions."
I can't wait to see this episode. Olivia's abilities have been backburnered to the point of mild annoyance. I was expecting at least some curiousity on Olivia's part, but alas. However, this is great news, and I hope the episodes garner enough ratings for Fox to greenlight a third. If not, then I really hope another network is ready to step and take Fringe under its wing. Can you imagine Fringe on like FX or on AMC? TNT or USA?
Oooh, awesome!! But what, another show on a long hiatus?? Unfair, I say!(although Past lives looks interesting…)Can't wait to see how this turns out!
Fringe on TNT would be absolutely amazing. There's certainly much more creative freedom on those networks than there are on the bigger ones like FOX or ABC.
Please tell me why spoilers are posted here?
Because it's the spoilers section.
Yeah, got it now. I'm such a noob, I first thought I still was on fox.com :)But i still don't get why they link to spoliery articles.
I will not watch this episode just for the sake of Peter. peter was not given ANYTHING to do last season and now HE still hasn't done anything but they are giving Olivia freaking abilties just to make her more better than everyone else? make her out to be the ONLY PERSON who can save us all? YOU GOT TO BE FREAKING KIDDING ME.She is nothing but a damn FBI agent! what is so special about olivia that she needs superpowers? My girl Sydney Bristow didn't need to be shot with drugs to fight the bad guys. I hate Olivia and i really wish this show was over just so Josh can find work where they actually give a big storyline or get rid of that overrated sack of drivel that is known as Olivia.
dude you need to chill out, or get laid…!