The way everything she says to Peter in these scenes, from the bar onwards, is kind of quiet and sad, even when she's trying to smile, just a little.
One of my favourite things about Olivia is the way she moves on and keeps going and keeps trying, without ever saying what happened was okay. I'm so glad I can read your posts now! Why? Because you see Olivia in a way I don't. If I read your words and squint I can see what you saw in her last night. Olivia is quiet and sad. And I guess the triumph of her life is that she does keep going. That's consistent. I didn't see it that way before but I see it now in your words. But the question is too, why is she choosing Peter?
I have caught up on season 2 which was hard and catching up on season 3 will be harder since it's not on DVD yet. I'll slowly make my way there. I don't care about being spoiled at all at this point but I will skirt away from things like Impending Baby since I have no idea which Olivia is pregnant and I'm actually amused about that. :-)
When people fall in love on TV with alternate versions of the person they really love it can get very, very confusing. I have been thinking about that with another show. It seems Peter did love Olivia. First Verse Olivia. I could see that in season 2 before the switcheroo. But it was also clear that he was attracted to Alt!Olivia too and if they had a relationship something real was probably there with her too. But forget Peter for a second. Back to Olivia.
Why would she choose Peter? I hope it's not because he knows her well and loves her. Or says he loves her. That's not enough. She should love Peter for Peter. For who he is inside, no?
Who is Peter? This is an excellent question. I'm a bit sad that after two seasons and 14 episodes into a third season they haven't revealed more of who he is and why he is the best man for Olivia. Sigh. I could ship them but I liked the brother-sister vibe they kind of had. I liked learning about them individually. And . . . I can't help but wonder if Olivia is acting on feelings from before in season 2 or if she's competing on some level with her alternate self. How can we know? Stuff has happened. I'm totally clean of all the season 3 stuff but they are not. They can't really go back.
Maybe it boils down to trust, Becca. Yes, we've all been burned on ships before. But if we could trust that they could handle the relationship or triangle in an interesting way that respected both characters (if Peter has a fully developed character) I think we could relax. I might not ship them but I'd be interested. I don't have that sort of trust for Fringe, which is too bad. I don't have it for a lot of TV show writers. It's a bit frustrating because Fringe does have moments of greatness and this could be one! They could handle this awesomely and wouldn't that be grand?
I just don't believe the writers really know how to. Ah, I'm jaded. Maybe others out there have hope? And trust?
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One of my favourite things about Olivia is the way she moves on and keeps going and keeps trying, without ever saying what happened was okay.
I'm so glad I can read your posts now! Why? Because you see Olivia in a way I don't. If I read your words and squint I can see what you saw in her last night. Olivia is quiet and sad. And I guess the triumph of her life is that she does keep going. That's consistent. I didn't see it that way before but I see it now in your words. But the question is too, why is she choosing Peter?
I have caught up on season 2 which was hard and catching up on season 3 will be harder since it's not on DVD yet. I'll slowly make my way there. I don't care about being spoiled at all at this point but I will skirt away from things like Impending Baby since I have no idea which Olivia is pregnant and I'm actually amused about that. :-)
When people fall in love on TV with alternate versions of the person they really love it can get very, very confusing. I have been thinking about that with another show. It seems Peter did love Olivia. First Verse Olivia. I could see that in season 2 before the switcheroo. But it was also clear that he was attracted to Alt!Olivia too and if they had a relationship something real was probably there with her too. But forget Peter for a second. Back to Olivia.
Why would she choose Peter? I hope it's not because he knows her well and loves her. Or says he loves her. That's not enough. She should love Peter for Peter. For who he is inside, no?
Who is Peter? This is an excellent question. I'm a bit sad that after two seasons and 14 episodes into a third season they haven't revealed more of who he is and why he is the best man for Olivia. Sigh. I could ship them but I liked the brother-sister vibe they kind of had. I liked learning about them individually. And . . . I can't help but wonder if Olivia is acting on feelings from before in season 2 or if she's competing on some level with her alternate self. How can we know? Stuff has happened. I'm totally clean of all the season 3 stuff but they are not. They can't really go back.
Maybe it boils down to trust, Becca. Yes, we've all been burned on ships before. But if we could trust that they could handle the relationship or triangle in an interesting way that respected both characters (if Peter has a fully developed character) I think we could relax. I might not ship them but I'd be interested. I don't have that sort of trust for Fringe, which is too bad. I don't have it for a lot of TV show writers. It's a bit frustrating because Fringe does have moments of greatness and this could be one! They could handle this awesomely and wouldn't that be grand?
I just don't believe the writers really know how to. Ah, I'm jaded. Maybe others out there have hope? And trust?