Season Three began airing on September 23, 2010 and contained twenty-two episodes. Kidnapped to an alternate universe and replaced in her own world by a woman that isn't her, Olivia Dunham is trapped. She must get home to her real world in order to prevent Walternate from implementing the final stages of his plan - a plan that could result in the destruction of our world. Or theirs.
Cast[]
Main Characters[]
- Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham/Olivia Dunham (Alternate Universe)/William Bell (21/22 episodes)
- Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop (19/22 episodes)
- John Noble as Walter Bishop/Walternate (22/22 episodes)
- Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles/Phillip Broyles (Alternate Universe) (19/22 episodes)
- Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth/Astrid Farnsworth (Alternate Universe) (21/22 episodes)
- Blair Brown as Nina Sharp (11/22 episodes)
Recurring Characters[]
- Ryan McDonald as Brandon Fayette/Brandon Fayette (Alternate Universe) (09/22 episodes)
- Seth Gabel as Lincoln Lee/Lincoln Lee (Alternate Universe) (10/22 episodes)
- Kirk Acevedo as Charlie Francis (Alternate Universe) (06/22 episodes)
- Kevin Corrigan as Sam Weiss (03/22 episodes)
- Andre Royo as Henry Arliss Higgins (03/22 episodes)
- Philip Winchester as Frank Stanton (03/22 episodes)
- Gerard Plunkett as Senator James Van Horn (02/22 episodes)
- Sebastian Roché as Thomas Jerome Newton (02/22 episodes)
Episode Guide[]
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1.- Olivia (September 23, 2010) 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. Read more…
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2.- The Box (September 30, 2010) The Fringe Team investigates a case where people are discovered in a trance-like state that ultimately leads to their death. The unlikely suspect: a mysterious box. Peter and Walter collaborate to study its properties and alternate Olivia turns up the heat on an unsuspecting Peter. Key information about the future is revealed when Walter and Nina meet at Massive Dynamic for the reading of William Bell's will. Read more…
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3.- The Plateau (October 7, 2010) On the other side, timing is everything as the Fringe Division investigates 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. Read more…
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4.- Do Shapeshifters Dream Of Electric Sheep? (October 14, 2010) 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. Read more…
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5.- Amber 31422 (November 4, 2010) 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." Read more…
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6.- 6955 kHz (November 11, 2010) 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. Read more…
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7.- The Abducted (November 18, 2010) 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 Read more…
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8.- Entrada (December 2, 2010) Peter grapples with the aftermath of recent events as Olivia desperately searches for an ally. Meanwhile, the Fringe Team discovers a critical device that communicates between universes. Read more…
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9.- Marionette (December 9, 2010) 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. Read more…
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10.- The Firefly (January 21, 2011) 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. Read more…
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11.- Reciprocity (January 28, 2011) When the Fringe Team visits Massive Dynamic's assembly of 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 super-weapon. Meanwhile, the discovery of a dead body triggers an intense investigation. Read more…
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12.- Concentrate and Ask Again (February 4, 2011) 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. Read more…
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13.- Immortality (February 11, 2011) As the story shifts back to life "over there," the absence of Colonel Broyles shifts 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. Read more…
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14.- 6B (February 18, 2011) A series of Fringe events leads the team to the apartment of an elderly woman grieving over the death of her husband, while Peter and Olivia make an effort to repair the emotional rift between them. Read more…
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15.- Subject 13 (February 25, 2011) In 1985, Elizabeth, worried that Peter will attempt to kill himself trying to return to what he believes is his home, takes him to Jacksonville where Walter is conducting Cortexiphan trials on children. Walter finds young Olivia has been able to cross to the parallel universe, believed to be a result of fear of her abusive stepfather, and sees it as a way to return Peter. Read more…
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16.- Os (March 11, 2011) The Fringe team investigates a case of thieves stealing rare metals that appear to float from the ground. Walter identifies traces of the elements osmium and lutetium in their blood, the alloy inexplicably creating a material lighter than air. They discover the culprit, Dr. Krick an aerospace engineer who discovered the alloy and saw to try to detoxify it as a means to allow his paraplegic son to walk again. Read more…
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17.- Stowaway (March 18, 2011) Bell, in possession of Olivia's body, promises that no harm will come to her and will leave it after finding a suitable host. The Fringe team tracks down an apparently immortal woman, Dana with the help of an FBI agent, Lincoln Lee. Read more…
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18.- Bloodline (March 25, 2011) The intensity of life “over there” accelerates as Olivia finds herself in mortal danger. Read more…
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19.- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (April 15, 2011) The team battles frantically to extract Bell's consciousness from Olivia's body before her soul is lost forever. Read more…
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20.- 6:02 AM EST (April 22, 2011) Secretary Bishop determines a method to refocus the damaging anomalies in his universe onto this one. Read more…
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21.- The Last Sam Weiss (April 29, 2011) Olivia joins forces with the mysterious Sam Weiss in a desperate race against time. Read more…
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22.- The Day We Died (May 6, 2011) 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. Read more…
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