Fringe – Where is Peter Bishop?

Fringe ended last season with Peter sacrificing himself to save the two universes, tonight, we got our first glimpse into the world that he left behind. The two universes still exist and now have common ground to interact, but that doesn’t mean they get along. Even though Olivia and Fauxlivia never loved Peter, they still have a deep distrust of each other, perhaps even hate each other.

While in the finale, it was said that Peter never existed, that doesn’t seem to be the case. The observer said that they must never know he grew up into an adult. So, it seems that Peter did actually exist as a child. Is that tie to Walter what’s causing Peter to bleed through time and why Walter is the one who can see him?

Over there Lincoln was one of my favorite characters last season. I didn’t mind our Lincoln, but he just wasn’t very well-developed. I was happy to see him show up to work the case with Olivia. Since over there Lincoln and Fauxlivia have a strong connection and he loves her, even if she doesn’t reciprocate (though she might, we just don’t know), how will this play out? Will Lincoln and Olivia become partners at work and potentially more? Of course, I want Peter back, but Olivia doesn’t even know that he is who/what she is missing in her life.

The Fringe Division case was pretty normal for them. But, how does it fit into the bigger picture? Is Walternate involved or is there another group responsible? All the victims suffered from a metal deficiency, so why is metal necessary for these translucent people? As Olivia asks, “What are they?” and how are they becoming their victims? I’m guessing we haven’t seen the last of these beings.

Surprisingly, I didn’t miss Peter. I guess from the alternate universe episodes, we’re used to him missing for an episode here and there. And, even though, he doesn’t currently exist, his aura was definitely present. All I know is I’m still hooked! Where is Peter Bishop? I’ll patiently await the answer! For now, it appears he is “Neither Here Nor There.”

Other stuff:

• In new timeline, Walter still had part of his brain removed by William Bell. Is William Bell still dead?
• How does the observer plan on erasing Peter permanently? Will his actions actually bring him back?
• Nice callback to John Scott and how he died. That part of Olivia’s history has remained and was still the reason Walter came to the Fringe Division from the mental institution. Only in this history, Peter wasn’t involved.
• “I told you. I told you that man couldn’t be trusted.” – Walter
• “What I do know is this tech isn’t from here.” -Walter
  “Not from here, you mean like China?” – Lincoln”
  “No, not China.” – Olivia
• Loved the looks on Lincoln’s face when he was in the Liberty Island room.
• Why did the observer turn his machine off?
• Where is Peter Bishop? The man … is in Walter’s mirror and on his TV!

        

Clacked by Carla Day
on Sep 23, 2011 @ 22:10 EST5EDT