Fringe 4x04 - Subject 9

[grimorie]

So Peter's back.

Why? Other than for Walter's well being I seriously don't see the point of him now. Also, riddle me this, why is a universe without Peter result in Olivia getting friendships and better relationships with other people? Look at alt!Olivia versions 1 and 2 as Exhibit-A, and look out Our!Olivia v. 2! Look at Nina and Olivia, Nina was in her life a lot earlier! Olivia and Astrid are friends! Walter and Olivia have such a gentle sort of caring relationship.

These friendships better not change just because Peter returned. 

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I've been tracking the differences of this new timeline, so far this is what I got:

Blueverse 2.0

• Olivia killed her stepfather
• Peter died in Reiden Lake
• Olivia ran away from the program but not before setting fire to the room and before Bell and Walter could erase/program Olivia to forget so Olivia knows about the Cortexiphan trials. I'm guessing this is the reason why she is no longer mad but still cautious around Walter. She's had decades to process what happened to her.
• Her powers are still very dormant here, no one tested her yet.
• Olivia knew Nina growing up and was enough of a figure in her life she knew about Olivia's prom date.
• Olivia 2.0 wears white hair ties while Olivia 1.0 only wears black hair ties.
• Walter is far more hostile to Nina.
• Astrid does field work
• Astrid and Olivia are friends.

Redverse 2.0

• Col. Broyles is alive!
• There is no baby Henry.
• Charlie is married! Go Charlie!
• Walternate's Peter died because of Walter.

They revisited a lot of things in this episode, not just taking a new spin on the season 1 events but even revisiting locations. The apartment building, the chocolate milk shake shop where Olivia 1.0 confronted Walter 1.0 about the cortexiphan drug trials come to mind.  

And I am so glad that aside from Nick, cortexi-kids are still angry at Walter.



 But where is Lincoln tho?   I hope they are keeping this timeline and not have Peter pull out shenanigans just to get the old 'verse back.

Comments

[chaila]

Also, riddle me this, why is a universe without Peter result in Olivia getting friendships and better relationships with other people?

I KNOW. I know they're probably not making this a point on purpose (I don't think? If they are, I don't get it), but I'm continuing to find it strange that lack of Peter makes Olivia friends with Astrid and now Nina, who appears to actually be close to Olivia. I want SO MUCH MORE of Olivia and Nina getting along while Walter, who seems quite a bit closer to Olivia too, is so hostile to Nina. That is such an interesting mess of relationships right there. Did Nina have something to do with Olivia running away, or with her afterwards? I want all of that story! But now, since Peter's back, I guess we'll have to spend time on that instead? Argh, I just hope that we get to keep this verse and that they remember to spend time on stuff OTHER than Peter now that he's back.