I've seen about three or four
Fringe threads on the boards but they've never managed to stick or have devolved into off topic nonsense and that sucks. So I want to create an official thread that people will know is for discussing one of the best sci-fi shows on television.
Special Agent Olivia Dunham: Olivia is a hand-picked FBI Agent assigned to the multi-agency task force Fringe team with the mission to respond to the unexplained events known as The Pattern, and to the forces from the alternate universe preparing for make war on her universe. At current, our Agent Dunham is trapped in the alternate universe, thinking she belongs there, while Faux-livia from Fringe Division in the Redverse is in our universe, pretending to be Agent Dunham.
Peter Bishop: Peter is a high school dropout, misfit, and nomad. He has a recorded IQ of 190 and falsified his degree from MIT. He was recruited by Olivia Dunham to gain access to his father, Dr. Walter Bishop. He is forced by honor and duty to join Fringe team. He has one foot in and out and isn’t happy about being his father’s babysitter. At current, Peter has discovered that he is from the Redverse, stolen by Walter from his bed when he was a child. After meeting his real father on the other side, Secretary Bishop, Peter knew he belonged in our universe, the Blueverse and came back, with information on the machine Secretary Bishop is building to destroy our universe. He is now in an intimate relationship with Faux-livia.
Dr. Walter Bishop: Walter supplies the scientific genius and technological wizardry needed to explore The Pattern. Dr. Bishop has a recorded IQ of 196. He was formerly an endowed chair in Biochemistry at Harvard University, and a senior research consultant for Kelvin Genetics before he was institutionalized at St. Claire's Hospital after an assistant was killed in his laboratory. He was charged with manslaughter, but was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial. He was still there seventeen years later, when he was released to the custody of his son, Peter. At current, Dr. Bishop is the new CEO of Massive Dynamic and is trying to prevent Peter from building the machine from the other side, afraid that it might destroy both universes, while Walternate is studying our Olivia to determine what it is about her that allows her to travel between universes.
Special Agent Phillip Broyles: Phillip is a Special Agent-in-Charge with the Department of Homeland Security. He leads the Fringe team, a multi-agency task force with an overt mission of identifying, investigating and solving the expanding number of science-related crimes witnessed over the past few years. At current, the Redverse Broyles, Colonel Broyles, has watched over our Olivia as Secretary Bishop drugged her into believing she was someone else and bent her to his will, and after Olivia helped capture the man who kidnapped and tortured his son, knows Olivia is aware of who she really is and has acquiesced to doing anything about it, out of respect.
Other characters of note:
Nina Sharp
Astrid Farnsworth
William Bell
Charlie Francis
Lincoln Lee
Brandon the Lab-tech
In the last three episodes:
Novation - The body count builds as a new human-hybrid shapeshifter seeks to perfect the technology that makes her possible. Former Massive Dynamic scientist, Doctor Malcolm Truss, unwittingly contributes to the cause. Nina Sharp makes amends with Walter and encourages his effort to connect with Peter.
And Those We've Left Behind - The team searches for a way to stop destructive time chamber anomalies that are wreaking havoc in the Boston metropolitan area. Walter rejects Peter's effort to reconnect, while Broyles and Olivia gladly welcome Peter's assistance. A married couple try to optimize what little time they have left together.
Wallflower - An invisible force is killing innocent civilians to harvest their pigmentation. The predator has a genetic disorder that was manipulated for years by a well-known laboratory. Olivia suffers from migraine headaches, but has no idea why. Agent Lee is starting to adapt to the demands of Fringe Division.
So, now that we've done some nut-shelling, discuss this awesome show - The Pattern, The Observers, The First People - how far it's come or even the precarious future of the show after FOX announced it was moving the series to Friday night.
Why FOX Should Not Cancel Fringe
Source:
Fringepedia