Fringe how does peter not exist

Not unlike the concept in Back to the Future II — Noble actually used this awesome reference to describe it — the timeline of Fringe has changed in different ways because Peter wasn't there to affect it. Adds executive producer Jeff Pinkner : "It is totally possible that some of the cases that we've seen will come back and sometimes with different guys and with a different set of circumstances.

Still, that's not to say Peter's presence won't be felt. The question is exactly where is Peter? I mean what would that be like? Gallery: Which TV shows jumped the shark last season? The idea of being tied to the ones you love and transcending the constraints of space and time is one of the major themes of the season. If you weren't there what would they be like?

And vice versa. Even when Peter does eventually make it back into reality, he'll be a different person. In the course of doing that, he kind of went from being the impetuous teenager of the show to kind of sulking in the corner, to actually being a man," Jackson says. I think he's grown up a lot. I think a different guy comes back than the guy that left. Jackson, who's never gotten to play the doppelganger version of himself, is excited for the challenge of playing a new kind of Peter.

Check out our fall preview for galleries, scoop, premiere calendars and more! Elsewhere, the two universes are still at each other's throats, but now they're forced, in many ways, to team up to save both sides. The two sides trusting each other and actually trying to figure out what they're all going through is also a large part of the season going forward.

For the Olivias, working together won't be easy. So, what does that look like then? How did she take over Olivia's life and what are some of the things that we didn't get to see last year that you could sort of include into this year? Close Ad. Live TV. New This Month. Broyles' attitude is that it's possible what he's saying is true, but the last place I'm going to go is to believe him Reddick was coy to say whether that means they'll lock Peter up for his crazy theories, but Peter will eventually earn their trust.

Gallery: Which TV shows jumped the shark last season? Gaining the trust of Olivia, who has never put much faith in anyone, will be a different beast altogether, prolonging -- what we believe to be -- an eventual reconciliation between the pair. Even when Peter returns, he may have some competition in this universe's Lincoln Seth Gabel , who's universal counterpart had feelings for Bolivia.

As we go along, we'll see that relationship open up a little more. Fringe Finale: Guess who never existed? Speaking of the baby, it's not likely that Henry will return to the series unless the timeline reverts back.

Despite Lincoln's growing presence, Gabel insists that his character is not there to replace Peter. Peter's a voice the show needs and certainly can't be replaced, that's there to be above it all, and at the same time, very much in it, and ultimately, the hero that will save it, as he did last season. In terms of Lincoln and Peter coming back, I think there's definitely room for both of them. Close Ad. Live TV.