Over There (Fringe)

"Over There"
Fringe episode
FBI agent Olivia (left) confronts Fauxlivia (right), her doppelgänger from the parallel universe
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 22/23
Directed by	Akiva Goldsman
Written by	Jeff Pinkner J. H. Wyman Akiva Goldsman
Production code	3X5121 3X5122
Original air date	May 13, 2010 (2010-05-13) (Part 1) May 20, 2010 (Part 2)
Guest appearance(s)
Kirk Acevedo as Charlie Francis Leonard Nimoy as William Bell Orla Brady as Elizabeth Bishop David Call as Nick Lane Seth Gabel as Lincoln Lee Ari Graynor as Rachel Dunham Pascale Hutton as Sally Clark Omar Metwally as James Heath Ryan McDonald as Brandon Lily Pilblad as Ella Blake Philip Winchester as Frank Stanton Stefan Arngrim as the Store Owner Michael Cerveris as the Observer
Episode chronology
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"Over There" is the two-part second season finale of the Fox science fiction drama series Fringe. They are the 22nd and 23rd episodes of the season, and the 42nd and 43rd episodes of the series overall. Both parts were written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, together with showrunners Jeff Pinkner and J. H. Wyman. Goldsman also served as director, his first such credit since the season premiere.

Fringe's premise is based on the idea of two parallel universes, our own and the Other Side, each of which contains historical idiosyncrasies. The two universes began to clash in 1985, after Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble) stole the parallel universe version of his son, Peter, following his own son's death. The finale's narrative recounts what happens when Peter (Joshua Jackson) is taken back to the Other Side by his real father, dubbed "Walternate" (Noble). FBI agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and Walter lead a team of former Cortexiphan test subjects to retrieve him, after discovering that Peter is an unwitting part of Walternate's plans to bring about the destruction of our universe using an ancient doomsday device.

In the finale, the main characters spend the longest amount of time in the parallel universe to date. The writers sought to emphasize the differences between the two worlds: Anna Torv created a unique personality and physical demeanor for her character's doppelgänger, Fauxlivia; DC Comics designed special covers based upon some of their classic editions to display in the Other Side. These and other popular culture differences were noted and appreciated by critics, persuading the writers to add more in the third season. The episodes mark the first appearance of recurring character Lincoln Lee (Seth Gabel), as well as the return of actors Leonard Nimoy and Kirk Acevedo as William Bell and Agent Charlie Francis, respectively.