Watercooler: In Praise of Fringe's NewLivia

Anna Torv Let's not feel anger at individuals who did not watch last Friday's Fringe. For while yes, they assisted lead to among the show's cheapest Nielsens ever, everybody deprived themselves of the showcase for Anna Torv's latest iteration of her Agent Olivia Dunham. Call her NewLivia. And pity the fools who skipped this standout episode.Getting already provided us with Original Recipe Olivia, the alt-world's Bolivia (or Fauxlivia), Bolivia-As-Olivia and also the Spock-possessed BelLivia, Torv has become as much as her awesome within the fifth version of the complex Fringe Division dame: An Olivia who never understood Peter Bishop. An Olivia who offed her abusive stepfather. An Olivia with swagger. An Olivia we like.Within the season's second episode, fans got a buffet of bad-assery as NewLivia and Bolivia were instructed to play nice together to be able to catch a serial killer from There. Playing opposite herself in a number of moments, Torv reached turn the illuminates around the variations between both of these ladies and develop sides towards the Bishop-less version that - gasp! - made us possibly like her much more compared to one we now have spent the final three seasons with. She's looser, more amusing, more accessible and completely entertaining. So here's wishing that they can also be not going anywhere soon... especially once Peter returns and needs to pick between your two Dunhams who loved him.Would you adore Torv's latest Olivia persona?Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!