Possible Storylines for Peter in Season 2

[QueenBee]

What kind of storylines would you like Peter to have besides the whole finding out his big secret that he doesn't know yet :haha:

[Xeen]

well it would be nice that tptb pursue the plot they throw at us in the first episodes with big Eddie and Tessa and his supposed debts to the Mafia...

and besides possible storylines, what about fleshing out a bit his character so that he can be more than a two dimensional resident clown and problem solver with many shady convenient friends when they need a special book, a phone tap or a computer wizard? it's so getting old!:!

:what:

Xeen

[lezario]

_ Why did earn that money to Big Eddie.
_ Was there a Peter/Tess/Michael triangle.
_ What is supposed to be written in Peter's medical file.
_ Why Peter was arrested 7 times ?

And if he could be a real part of the team, that would be nice. Not, like Xeen said, just a babysitter.

[Blue Sunflower]

I would like to see Peter use his intelligence in ways other than to translate Walter, or make him gifts. Walter's not the only one smart enough to figure things out and do experiments to prove them. Save Walter for the bio and chem stuff, but do some cases that rest on the mechanical equation. :D


_ Why did earn that money to Big Eddie.
_ Was there a Peter/Tess/Michael triangle.
_ What is supposed to be written in Peter's medical file.
_ Why Peter was arrested 7 times ?

And if he could be a real part of the team, that would be nice. Not, like Xeen said, just a babysitter.
Not to mention just plain get him out of the lab more. I would also like to know what happened with his mom, and why he dropped out of school. Or for that matter, why he was doing deals with primitive tribes in unknown areas.

[lezario]

I would like to see Peter use his intelligence in ways other than to translate Walter, or make him gifts. Walter's not the only one smart enough to figure things out and do experiments to prove them. Save Walter for the bio and chem stuff, but do some cases that rest on the mechanical equation. :D


Not to mention just plain get him out of the lab more. I would also like to know what happened with his mom, and why he dropped out of school. Or for that matter, why he was doing deals with primitive tribes in unknown areas.

Definitely.
I want to meet Ms Bishop. And Big Eddie.

[AnimeArchAngel]

I would like to see Peter use his intelligence in ways other than to translate Walter, or make him gifts. Walter's not the only one smart enough to figure things out and do experiments to prove them. Save Walter for the bio and chem stuff, but do some cases that rest on the mechanical equation. :D


Not to mention just plain get him out of the lab more. I would also like to know what happened with his mom, and why he dropped out of school. Or for that matter, why he was doing deals with primitive tribes in unknown areas.

I totally agree with everything you just said. I would love to see him get out of the lab more (I think he needs more screentime :haha:). I dont think we'll be learning about his mom soon after the second season starts, but probably sometime during the second season. I also don't think he'll learn that he's from the AR until towards the end of the second season, but thats just me.

Like I said, I totally agree with everything you said :D
And maybe they could throw a few more benchwarmers scenes in there...:haha: :hope:

[Arctic Fox]

I want to meet Ms Bishop. And Big Eddie.

I agree. These are the two main storylines I am eager to find out more about involving Peter.

[lezario]

I'm sure there's a big info on Peter's mom. Like blind, or with an incurable dicease, or whatever. She died, Walter lost his faith (1x09, "i'm not. Not anymore").

Oh wait. i just thought of something. What if the alter-Walter, from whom (is that correct ?) our Walter kidnapped Peter, had managed to come back in our dimension, and instead of Peter, it was her mom who went back on the other side ? Like an exchange.
Arf. It sounded more intersting in my head.

Anyway.

[Cathy904]

I would be happy just to see more scenes like we saw in the first ten episodes. They deny it, but Olivia and Peter's characters really backed off each other when they came back in April.

Like I've said before, got all of us Shippers hooked on P/O, then made us go cold turkey to 'sibling', *blech*! :sSic_yuk:

[lezario]

I would be happy just to see more scenes like we saw in the first ten episodes. They deny it, but Olivia and Peter's characters really backed off each other when they came back in April.

Like I've said before, got all of us Shippers hooked on P/O, then made us go cold turkey to 'sibling', *blech*! :sSic_yuk:

If Peter is from another reality, then even if they were siblings *whistles* ..... it would be "less worse" :haha:

...

No, that's just wrong.

[Arctic Fox]

But if they were siblings, then surely the possible relationship with Rachel would be wrong too, since she would also be a relative by extension...

[QueenBee]

I think the best storyline IMO, would have peter find out about his secret and out of anger and frustration join the bad guys. Then we get see evil Peter!

Playing the good guy is boring and doesn't give Josh much acting to do. Josh is VERY good at being evil, check out Cursed.

It would be awesome if they pulled a "Francine" on Peter. ( Anyone who watched season 2 of Alias would understand)

[AnimeArchAngel]

I think the best storyline IMO, would have peter find out about his secret and out of anger and frustration join the bad guys. Then we get see evil Peter!

Playing the good guy is boring and doesn't give Josh much acting to do. Josh is VERY good at being evil, check out Cursed.

It would be awesome if they pulled a "Francine" on Peter. ( Anyone who watched season 2 of Alias would understand)

That sounds...awesome! I would love to see that happen, as long as he went back to the good guys after a while. :haha: Seeing an evil Peter would be so cool! Arg, now I really want that to happen!

[trippingonclouds]

I would love that to happen, but on the other hand...well, if he and Olivia do get together, it's just another guy who'd betray her. It wouldn't be great for the arc, recycling plots. But, that's just if they get together. If they don't, I'm all for it :happy15:

[AnimeArchAngel]

I would love that to happen, but on the other hand...well, if he and Olivia do get together, it's just another guy who'd betray her. It wouldn't be great for the arc, recycling plots. But, that's just if they get together. If they don't, I'm all for it :happy15:

That's what I was thinking too! If he went to the bad guys, Olivia and him wouldnt be able to get together :what: And that would be terrible. But if he can go to the bad guys, and then go back to the good guys and get together with Olivia, then thats the best plan ever! Please use that plan JJ Abrams! :haha:

[lezario]

I don't want a Francine. She was scary. *hides*

[QueenBee]

I don't want a Francine. She was scary. *hides*

:haha: True but the reveal was awesome, though! They used a supporting character who didn't do much storyline wise and made her into a complete badass.

I think Peter has a dark side that needs to explored! :happy15:

[Cathy904]

I'm pretty torn on this issue. I'm assuming we saw what we're calling evil Peter in the pilot, and other than being a little more angry when forced into situations he doesn't control (like going back to see Dad), he's pretty much the same in most of the episodes.

So, 'evil' may not apply. Opportunist, on the other hand, may apply very well.

Several fans agree around the time of 'Bad Dreams' when he and Olivia were in the asylum waiting to talk to someone about Nick Lane, that Peter turned a corner when he was talking about being more empathetic about Walter. "It must be a terrible thing not to be able to trust your own mind", or something like that. (Quoting from work) A favorite quote at the time
was 'our boy is starting to grow up'.

Of course, that doesn't mean Peter won't regress a little when he finds out he started out in the Other Universe. It could be a big deal over several episodes, or they may deal with it in one episode and let it go. Can't wait to find out......

[Elliot]

Evil Peter? Lame, so lame. <ROFLMAO smiley here, if we had one>
And really, dismissive of who he already is. Smart beyond anyone else around--check; strong, daring-check; willing to use violence to protect others, or to get what he wants-check; eerie past-check; undefined quotient-check. You don't have to be evil to be interesting.

Let me say that again.

You don't have to be evil to be interesting.

Soap operas have sort of wrecked a lot of folks for true drama, I suppose; wherein the only people who get to do fun things are the bad guys. That comes from melodrama, I think, originally, where the good guys were bland in comparison to the mustachioed villains. Peter Bishop is not bland...

Look at what Peter and Olivia have done so far, in saving people--pretty interesting/exciting/fun, right? And the whole good & evil/will he betray Olivia thing, already done it with John Scott, we can move on now.

Having known someone who reminds me a lot of the character Peter, I can tell you there is a vast potential for explosive action, heavy emotion/ astounding drama.....without being a celluloid villain. Leave that to Jones's buddies.

And I think we will see his character develop this season in thunderous ways--what will he do when he discovers his past? "What he is capable of" as his father reminds him? If Big Eddie's boys are leaving him alone even though his debts aren't cleared, they have a little inkling; he is not to be messed with.

(I may have just channeled some of my very first posts...:haha: )

[lezario]

In Breaking Bad, Walter White is good. Deeply. But he's interesting, because starting to feel good aabout being slightly bad.

Peter is sly, cynical, but not evil.

And please no Francine.

*hides*

[nucleo]

:haha: True but the reveal was awesome, though! They used a supporting character who didn't do much storyline wise and made her into a complete badass.

I think Peter has a dark side that needs to explored! :happy15:
But Evil Francine was a different character. She kills the real Francine. Right? :confused0006:


Evil Peter? Lame, so lame. <ROFLMAO smiley here, if we had one>
And really, dismissive of who he already is. Smart beyond anyone else around--check; strong, daring-check; willing to use violence to protect others, or to get what he wants-check; eerie past-check; undefined quotient-check. You don't have to be evil to be interesting.
ITA :happy15:

Evil Peter is just wrong. Peter leaving Fringe Division and go back to his criminal life is quite possible. But he fighting against Olivia and hurting innocent people... totally out of character.
Angry Peter, Gambler Peter, Egocentric Peter... there are many possibilities from him. Evil? No way.

[lezario]

But Evil Francine was a different character. She kills the real Francine. Right? :confused0006:

Yes. And that's what bugged me. I loved nice & kind Francine.

[QueenBee]

Even if it does seem out of character, at least Peter being evil will get people talking. I think Francine was a bad example, Willow from Buffy is a better example. She was on the side of good but ever since she lost the person she loved, she bought out her dark side which has given Alyson some acting chops.

Those are just my suggestions, let's hope the writers give peter something interesting to do.

[lezario]

Even if it does seem out of character, at least Peter being evil will get people talking. I think Francine was a bad example, Willow from Buffy is a better example. She was on the side of good but ever since she lost the person she loved, she bought out her dark side which has given Alyson some acting chops.

Those are just my suggestions, let's hope the writers give peter something interesting to do.

Indeed, Willow was less a shocker than Francine, but at least they brought her back on the good side, whereas Original Francine was dead.

[nucleo]

I think Francine was a bad example, Willow from Buffy is a better example. She was on the side of good but ever since she lost the person she loved, she bought out her dark side which has given Alyson some acting chops.

Evil Willow was growing during six long seasons. At that point becoming a monster was credible. Right now, Evil Peter has no point.

[lezario]

Yeah, shy & introverted Willow became Dark Willow. :D
Peter is far from shy

[Elliot]

Plus, from the beginning, the story is three heroes fighting together against a confusing evil, not just a re-hash of old lost or alias episodes. Dragging any one of the Three into soap opera misbehavior takes away from the story at hand. When 'good' character roles don't have much to work with, it's because of lack of imagination on the part of the writers, not the lack of interesting actions for a good character. Also because of constipated stereotypes in western literature, which only allow good characters a small range of emotions, instead of allowing them full humanity.

But--good people do get angry, demanding, frustrated, loud, vulgar, silly, impatient, rude, etc. They also enter burning buildings, stop bleeding, re-start hearts, jump in front of bullets to shield others, outwit criminals, stand in front of tanks....good isn't easy; it's also not boring.

[lezario]

yes, and Peter's not totally smoooooth. There's some bumps. Like his nomadic existence.

[QueenBee]

I prefer Evil Peter over sarcastic, babysitter for Walter. :happy15: It gives Josh something juicy to work with because I'm sorry, being the good guy is boring. Being good and a complicated character, fine but being a good guy who only makes one-liners and babysits Walter isn't so much fun.

Check out David Jones, he was my favorite villian.

[lezario]

I prefer Evil Peter over sarcastic, babysitter for Walter. :happy15: It gives Josh something juicy to work with because I'm sorry, being the good guy is boring. Being good and a complicated character, fine but being a good guy who only makes one-liners and babysits Walter isn't so much fun.

Check out David Jones, he was my favorite villian.

Good bumpy Peter, sarcastic and not underused.
That's all I need.

[Elliot]

Good bumpy Peter, sarcastic and not underused.
That's all I need.

Edited to add, 'and Elliot agrees with me". . .

[lezario]

Good bumpy Peter, sarcastic and not underused.
That's all I need.

http://img1.uplood.fr/free/wfdt_elliotagrees.gif

:D

[QueenBee]

I am so nervous this season. I am reading the spoilers and I am sure peter will not have a interesting storyline this season! Olivia gets superhearing! I mean come on! Give Peter some special ability!

[QueenBee]

How long before peter finally gets the limelight?

[Jacqueline]

He played a pretty big part in Fracture, much more than last week's episode.

[icd10]

I would like to see more of Peter's back story:
- why he dropped out of high school
- what happened to his Mom
- the Big Eddy story and the physically abused girl (did he do something to help the girl out?)
- why he was working with a tribe in another country
- why and for what he got arrested

AND of course his reactions when he finds out Walter kidnapped him.
Maybe a romantic connection with Rachel, helping out with Ella.
Allowing him to solve more of the problems - he is smart in his own right. Maybe going back to school, to Harvard? Just what does he do all day anyway when he isn't working directly on a case?

[QueenBee]

I hope we finally get a peter-centric episode that actually highlights josh's acting. Its not fair to josh to just keep giving stuff to do but nobody actually gives him any credit for it.

And when that day comes that people will say, "Hey, that Joshua jackson is a good actor".

[Montecito]

I hope we finally get a peter-centric episode that actually highlights josh's acting. Its not fair to josh to just keep giving stuff to do but nobody actually gives him any credit for it.

And when that day comes that people will say, "Hey, that Joshua jackson is a good actor".

Despite the fact that I hated "Snakehead" I think that Joshua acted very good.

[QueenBee]

Honestly, the writers just don't do care about his character enough to give him anything significant. they just love writing all the good stuff for Olivia and Walter.

[QueenBee]

Why are they waiting so darn long to give Peter any character development? Why is that Olivia gets all the character development while peter has none! Its just not fair. We find out so much about her and her special powers but the writers don't bother to do ANYTHING with peter from an alternate universe storyline.

[Omniscient_Jay]

Apparently, the Alternate Peter storyline is going to be tackled after the holiday hiatus (that is, according to various snippets, articles, and whatnot, which can all be found by rummaging through the spoiler section).

It will be interesting to see how this will unfold.

[QueenBee]

Probably something really boring and non-top ten worthy.

[Omniscient_Jay]

Probably something really boring and non-top ten worthy. How so?

For such a large and integral storyline, one would think that the writers will at least be able to satisfy the majority of their fans.

I will agree that Peter has been given the least attention out of the Fringe trio, and that many of his potential storylines have been floating around, but for the moment, I believe that the character has done a very good job. He has grown considerably since Season 1.

Knowing Fringe, I would say that this is a plot worth looking forward to.

[QueenBee]

Judging from the storylines and the big WTF moments that Olivia and Walter has been given ever since the show started while Peter has yet to have his, I think the writers will disappoint this Peter fan.

[Omniscient_Jay]

Just because Peter's reveals are coming later on in the show, it does not mean that they will be any less great.

All in due time, I suppose.

[QueenBee]

I still don't have much confidence in the writers but thank you.

[Omniscient_Jay]

If it helps, I am almost as disappointed in the lack of continuity between episodes (especially this season) than you are in Peter's lack of attention.

The show is not perfect, but as time passes, I am sure that these apsects will be improved.

[privacyblkd]

That's what I was thinking too! If he went to the bad guys, Olivia and him wouldnt be able to get together :what: And that would be terrible. But if he can go to the bad guys, and then go back to the good guys and get together with Olivia, then thats the best plan ever! Please use that plan JJ Abrams! :haha:
peter goes bad, olivia and him get to together,peter goes good sounds good but then were does that leve walter ( wile peter is bad?)