Fringe series 3 episode guide Continue The apparently haunted building takes several lives. The group tracked down the source as Apartment 6B, in which an elderly woman mourns the loss of her husband. It's a case of ghosts or the beginning of the end of the world. Autonomous history goes well with the main story arc, although it feels artificial and made to do just that. The moments when Peter makes passionate speeches about love that inspire Olivia in their troubled relationship never feel natural and, at best, obvious. In the first days after being kidnapped from another universe, young Peter struggled against his parents and the world that he just knew wasn't his. He then met Olivia Dunham, a young girl who was involved in experiments conducted by a man who called himself his father, and he developed an unlikely relationship. After a few very ordinary episodes, FRINGE bounces back to form with this retro episode set in the 80s and complete with 80s titles, fonts and props. Apeing filming styles of decades goes a little far, since half the long shots don't seem to be in focus, but there's some fun to be had with the period of time. Much more interesting is the fantastical plot that weaves together the mythology of the show to bring the characters together in a way that is both satisfying and entertaining, though it asks the question of how Peter and Olivia could be so significant to each other, and yet never realized that they had met before. Two young actors capture the spirit of their older characters beautifully and Olivia's abuse theme doesn't seem forced. Understanding what Peter's abduction meant for both sets of parents is excellent and really gives an emphasis on human history, as well as a wonderful twist that explains how the alternate universe Walter learned where his son left. Written by J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner and Akiva Goldsman Is directed by Frederick EO Toye Top Man, who literally defies gravity killed while carrying out a metal depositary. It was a team of two men and a Fringe band to go after another with atrophied kicks as their only clue. Alan Rak appears as a scientist who tries to correct the wrong and make a name for himself in this standalone story, which is just full of themes that the show has explored before. A father does unscrupulous things for his child, crazy scientists who conduct crazy experiments, unravel science. It's all fine, but we've seen it all before, so it remains on sory Walter trying to resuscitate his dead partner William Bell to ensure the sting is in his tail. Jorge (LOST) Garcia cameo role pointless in extremes. Author Graham Roland and Josh Singer Director Brad Anderson Top Consciousness William Bell lives inside Olivia Dunham. He makes himself useful as a team to take on the cause of women, it seems unable to die. Die. Torv gets to play a completely different character again, but this time her impersonation of William Bell by Leonard Nimoy is not convincing enough to be truly effective and the story fails to make the most of an unusual situation. The story of a woman who can't die is another FRINGE standalone story with little to celebrate it. Written by Daniel Dispralto Directed by Charles Beeson Top In an alternate universe, Olivia learns that going through with pregnancy will kill both her and the baby. It's unfortunate since she's just been kidnapped and the pregnancy has accelerated. Breaking away from the plot streams in our universe, we will return to the other side to pick up a few plot points. The episode story of Olivia's abduction and expedited pregnancy is pretty standard and not very interesting stuff, but the broader issues he raises, such as Peter's baby and his connection to Walter's alternative plans for a giant machine lie beneath everything, drawing the story arc ever ahead. There are also developing relationships between Olivia, her boss and a taxi driver, all of whom seem destined to become important, although their clash here is far less compelling as the Fringe team allows a taxi driver to roam freely around his headquarters just minutes after meeting him. Written by Monica Owusa Breen and Alison Schapker Director Dennis Smith Best attempts to extract the identity of William Bell from Olivia's head is not going well. Walter decides that the only way to achieve this is for Peter and himself to take LSD and enter her dreams, but what if she's so scared that she doesn't want them to find her, even there? It will be a Marmite show that will divide opinion and the basis of the answer will be completely up to the person's reaction to the cartoons. Yes, in Olivia's dream, everything turns into a rotoscope cartoon as Peter, Walter and William Bell race to find Olivia before the hordes of zombies that her mind has created to find them. Take the cartoons and you'll have fun with the action-packed ride, but if they bother you then it's all a complete mess. However, you have to admit that it is original. Written by J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner Directed by Joe Chappelle Top In an alternate universe, Walter uses his grandson's blood to summon a car, causing widespread distress on our side. Peter tries to turn off the car from this side, but remains in a coma and alternative Olivia tries to stop the destruction of the universe. The season plot arc goes along with threads thrown together by the activation machine. Increased relevance helps the story, but the lack of warmth from anyone from Olivia to Anna Torv continues to be the show's main stumbling block. However, the story is irresistible and the end is near. Olivia meeting Walter in the nude is a hoot, Written by David Wilcox, Graham Roland and Josh Singer Director Giannot Schwartz of Top Machine continues to wreak havoc, but the team come together with bowling attendant Sam Weiss to provide a way to get Peter in the car. Unfortunately, Peter just disappeared from the hospital room. The end is pretty close, and this episode is certainly well aware of having a full sense of foreboding as the time for Peter to eneter the machine gets closer. There are memories of Peter and Olivia's time together, meaningful views and even more meaningful silences. The dual storylines of universes comes down to this. Sam Weiss was around in the background for a while, attendant at the bowling alley, but someone who always knew more about the situation than he spoke. His character is now revealed, but a little Deus Ex Machina to get around the specific problem of the force field machine. Absolutely none of which mattered as the plot became quite compelling and we need to know what happens when Peter enters the car. We get an idea of that and it's a bit disappointing, but the final episode can sort it out. Written by David Wilcox, Graham Roland and Josh Singer Director Jeannot Swarc Top Important: You should only upload images that you have created yourself or that you are directly authorized or licensed to download. By clicking on the Publication button, you confirm that the image is fully compliant with the terms of use of the TV.com and that you own all the rights to the image or have permission to download it. Please read the following before downloading Don't download anything that you don't have or is fully licensed to download. Images must not contain sexually explicit content, racial hate material, or other offensive symbols or images. Remember: the abuse of the TV.com system can lead to you being banned from downloading images or from around the site - so, play nicely and respect the rules! Fringe Month 3Region 1 DVD coverCountry OriginsImed States No. episodes22ReleaseOriginal networkFoxOriginal release23 September 2010 (2010-09-23) - May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06) Season timeline← PreviousSeason 2 Next →Season 4 The List of Fringe Episodes The third season of the American sci-fi television series Fringe began airing on Fox on September 23, 2010 and ended on May 6, 2011. Twenty-two long episodes, the season was produced by Bad Robot Productions in collaboration with Warner Bros. Television, and its showrunners were Jeff Pinkner and J H Wyman. Lead actors Anna Torv, John Noble and Joshua Jackson played the roles of FBI agent Olivia Dunham and the duo of father and son Walter and Peter Bishop. Previous regulars lance Reddick, Jacika Nicole and Blair Brown have also returned, along with recurring guest stars Kirk Acevedo, Seth Gabel and Ryan McDonald. Building from the finale from The previous season, the third season of the Fringe dealt with the war between the main and parallel universes. During the first part of the season, the odd episodes mostly took place in a parallel universe and have a red title sequence, while even episodes have mostly taken place in the prime universe and have an original blue title sequence. In the eighth episode, Entrada, the title sequence is a mixture of blue and red, and has since been either blue or red or both to denote the universal focus of the episode. In the rest of the season, however, episodes focus on the premiere universe with brief shifts to a parallel universe. Wyman and Pinkner viewed the Fringe as two shows where they could provide a detailed mythology that was equally compelling in both universes.