Fringe Season 3

Synopsis

Season three continues the rabbit-hole journey of three unlikely souls — FBI Agent Olivia Dunham, Fringe Scientist Walter Bishop and his jack-of-all-trades son Peter — through mind-bending investigations, parallel realities and threats growing in the borderlands between science and the unimaginable.

Main Cast

Anna Torv

Olivia Dunham

Age : 44 | Popularity : 30%

Joshua Jackson

Peter Bishop

Age : 45 | Popularity : 17%

John Noble

Walter Bishop

Age : 75 | Popularity : 19%

Lance Reddick

Phillip Broyles

Age : 54 | Popularity : 24%

Blair Brown

Nina Sharp

Age : 77 | Popularity : 11%

Jasika Nicole

Astrid Farnsworth

Age : 44 | Popularity : 8%

Michael Cerveris

The Observer / September

Age : 63 | Popularity : 7%

Episodes

Episode 1

23 September 2010 - Olivia

After the extraordinary turn of events that shockingly left an imprisoned Olivia "over there," she fights to find her way home. Meanwhile, Peter and Walter try to move on with their lives unknowingly alongside alternate Olivia.

Episode 2

30 September 2010 - The Box

The story alternates to the Fringe Team "over here" where they investigate a mystifying case that people are discovered in a trance-like state that ultimately leads to their death. The unlikely suspect: a mysterious box. As Peter and Walter collaborate to study its properties, alternate Olivia presses on and turns up the heat on an unsuspecting Peter. Meanwhile, key information about the future is revealed when Walter and Nina meet at Massive Dynamic for the emotional reading of the last will and testament of William Bell.

Episode 3

07 October 2010 - The Plateau

In this case, timing is everything as a series of anomalous events lead the Fringe Division to investigate deadly incidents with unimaginable coincidences. As the freaky crimes continue to occur, the team is in a race against time to protect potential victims. Meanwhile, Secretary Bishop shares his strategic plan with Colonel Broyles as Olivia grapples with a heart-stopping vision.

Episode 4

14 October 2010 - Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?

Newton, concerned about the consequences of a distressing development involving a high-ranking official, is forced to call to action a sleeping shapeshifter. As Walter and the rest of the team gather evidence, they move the investigation to Massive Dynamic, where Olivia goes on high alert and Walter finds himself in a perilous situation.

Episode 5

04 November 2010 - Amber 31422

The alternate universe Fringe Division investigates a shocking breach of security when a twin frees his brother from a quarantined Amber area. As the team sets out to crack this sophisticated case, Walternate experiments over there more with Olivia as she reenters the tank. Meanwhile, visions of Peter continue to haunt Olivia about returning to the “other side”.

Episode 6

11 November 2010 - 6955 kHz

Back “over here,” the Fringe Division investigates a bizarre phenomenon when 15 people up and down the Eastern Seaboard, all suffer retrograde amnesia from listening to their shortwave radios on the same frequency. Much to Walter’s dismay, Peter presses on with piecing together the mass destruction device. Just as alternate Olivia and Peter’s chemistry deepens, the anticipation of Olivia’s return escalates.

Episode 7

18 November 2010 - The Abducted

When a serial kidnapper “over there” strikes again, the emotional and familiar case hits home for Colonel Broyles, sending a determined Olivia to uncover additional details about the abductions. In the meantime, Olivia fights on and reunites with Henry to enlist his services on an intense and covert mission to return home.

Episode 8

02 December 2010 - Entrada

Peter struggles to cope with recent events; Olivia searches for an ally; a device that communicates between universes is discovered...

Episode 9

09 December 2010 - Marionette

When the Fringe Team investigates a case where a victim had his heart extracted, it’s just the beginning of a series of mysterious and reanimating events tied together. Meanwhile, Peter comes to terms with the reality of his relationship with Olivia.

Episode 10

21 January 2011 - The Firefly

An Observer makes contact with the Fringe Team to help rectify a mistake. Meanwhile, Walter befriends Roscoe Joyce, keyboardist for Walter's favorite 1970s band, "Violet Sedan Chair." Walter will learn the real reason the band broke up, and realize that the lives of these two men, who have never met before, overlap in strange and unexpected ways.

Episode 11

28 January 2011 - Reciprocity

When the Fringe Team visits Massive Dynamic’s assembly of the doomsday device, Walter becomes greatly concerned for Peter’s well-being, so he turns to Nina for added brain power to understand the relationship between Peter and the superweapon. Meanwhile, the discovery of a dead body triggers an intense investigation.

Episode 12

04 February 2011 - Concentrate and Ask Again

When a scientist falls dead after ingesting a lethal cloud of blue powder and his bones disintegrate in his body, the CDC suspects a biological attack. As the Fringe Team investigates further, a subject from Walter's past with ties to Olivia reluctantly agrees to assist with the intense case.

Episode 13

11 February 2011 - Immortality

As the story shifts back to life “over there,” the absence of Colonel Broyles changes the dynamic of the Fringe Team as they investigate a bioterrorist armed with an insect that has a taste for human flesh. Meanwhile, alternate Olivia is reunited with her beau, and Walternate remains determined to save his world but discovers there are certain lines he will not cross.

Episode 14

18 February 2011 - 6B

A series of Fringe events leads the team to the home of a woman grieving over the death of her husband, while Peter and Olivia make an effort to repair the emotional rift between them.

Episode 15

25 February 2011 - Subject 13

In a follow up to last season’s “Peter” flashback episode, the all-new “Six Months Later” episode revisits a poignant period of time for both the Bishops and Olivia.

Episode 16

11 March 2011 - Os

The Fringe Team investigates a group of thieves who can break the laws of gravity. Meanwhile, Walter attempts to delay the damage he's caused to the fabric of the universe.

Episode 17

18 March 2011 - Stowaway

When the Fringe team investigates an apparent suicide victim, they uncover a second set of fingerprints leading them to a woman with uncanny characteristics that cannot die.

Episode 18

25 March 2011 - Bloodline

The intensity of life “over there” accelerates as Olivia finds herself in mortal danger.

Episode 19

15 April 2011 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

In an effort to remove Bell's consciousness from Olivia's mind, Peter, Bell, and Walter enter Olivia's subconscious and attempt to find her personality, which has hidden itself somewhere safe.

Episode 20

22 April 2011 - 6:02 AM EST

The beginning of the end is triggered when Walternate finds a way to wreak havoc “over here."

Episode 21

29 April 2011 - The Last Sam Weiss

As devastation spreads on This Side, Walter, Olivia, and Sam Weiss struggle to find a way to stop the destruction and discover that one individual has the ability to allow Peter access to the Machine.

Episode 22

06 May 2011 - The Day We Died

As the thrilling third season propels to a climactic close, questions will be answered as Peter confronts his destiny and a beloved team member meets an untimely demise.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	J.J. Abrams Brad Kane Joe Chappelle Bryan Burk Alex Graves Patrick Ward Andrew Kreisberg Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Jeff Pinkner
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