Good day Fringe fanatics! The title of this blog is pretty much blunt and to the point. This blog entry won’t be long. Short and sweet, and here we go. There is no question that the character of Nina Sharp is one of Fringe’s most secretive character aside from the Observers. However, we tend to have a fair number of scenes where there are Observers discussing things or doing as their name says, observing. Why is it that in three seasons, now into four seasons that we haven’t had a Nina centered episode nor have we ever seen Alternate Nina?
Blair Brown has a charming presence on the television and she fits perfectly into her character of Nina Sharp. In earlier seasons, It was questionable as to whether or not Nina Sharp and Massive Dynamic were good or bad. Even though Massive Dynamic has been working with Olivia and the gang, it still seems as if Nina and Massive Dynamic are left in the shadows and may very well be grey. We were warned in one episode that Massive Dynamic was evil and that William Bell was pretty much the Devil/Satan and that is still lingering in the back of my mind.
I have been a little disappointed that Nina hasn’t been in many scenes as of late. She will be appearing in next weeks episode as far as I can tell which is great but will it just be a quick scene or will she actually be essential to the episode in some way? I was wondering if Blair Brown was working on other projects that were preventing her from appearing as often on Fringe but she doesn’t really seem to be up to much aside from a movie that is in post production and a guest spot on Falling Skies. So I am left questioning where is Nina Sharp? When you put Blair Brown and John Noble in the same scene,you are asking for great chemistry and powerful television acting, you would think that she would be used more often. Does anyone else feel a void from the lack of Blair Brown/Nina Sharp?
Nina will be revealed to be a machine. That hand isn’t a prothstetic. William Bell created her.. recasting Data as a women was always part of the plan.
– John
quote.. “Yes, I have random moments of lucidity.. I’m certain of it..”
Well, unless machines can be impregnated,I’m not buying that she’s a machine.
I know that you were probably just kidding, but yeah, if you read the comics, you’ll learn that Nina was pregnant with a child (as Ray said) that she unfortunately lost, so I sincerely doubt that she is a machine.
Yes.. I was kidding.
But I was hoping in some extraoplation of this contraption called the multiverse.. that Nina would turn out to be Bell’s creation to counter balance the Observers.. aka Walter’s creation. I agree they are probably the Guardians decended from the ones sent back with the components of the machine to seed the world with its parts. ‘The First People’
There’s an odd tradition in Science Fiction that when an immovable force meets and immovable force humans best get out of the way.
Since the Observers seem to have every advantage.. who better than someone Superhuman to act as a counter balance.
If Bell became aware of what Walter would do.. he might deem it important that free will be preserved so that a causal loop did not trap us forever in our own kind of Amber.
Nina.. even if she’s not aware might be the one who watches the watchers.. and does interfere to balance the equation.
Isn’t it odd.. the Observers don’t appear to have duplicates.. and Nina doesn’t appear to have a duplicate either?
Of Sam Weiss.. what if Bell had a Son.
I do love Nina Sharp, she clearly always knew Peter and had some kind of relationship with William and Water individually. Yes , Nina is very missed because she is so knowledgeable. Nina has all the answers. I wish we saw ALOT more Nina….(really alot..i love red heads!!!)
The red head fiery temper, is that what you like? Yes,it does seem like she has a lot of answers and it is sad that they don’t capitalize that more often.
I have always been fascinated with Nina. I think Blair Brown is a wonderful actress and she made the character intriguing from the start. The point where Nina became really interesting though was during the episode “Peter.” Nina was with Walter and William Bell for many years, and wasn’t just connected to them through Massive Dynamic. She seemed to know Walter and Peter almost on a familial level, which raises a lot of questions. In “Peter,” she is one of only a few people at Blueverse Peter’s funeral. How did she come to know the Bishop family and William Bell so well? How did she meet them and what is her role in the big picture? These are all questions I hope are answered in future episodes.
I agree with most of you (I don’t think she is a robot) and I would love to know a little more about how Nina fits in Walter and “Belly’s” past. Although she is obviously intelligent, I mean she did run a multi-billion dollar corporation in the Peter-full universe, I don’t think she has multiple degrees from MIT, Harvard, Yale…so, I would love to see how they met. did they meet in the dorms, a kegger?? LOL.
I agree that there is a good chemistry between Walter and Nina – they have a long history and there is something to be said for “old friends”…no matter how long you are apart when you get together it so natural – that is the vibe that I get when Nina and Walter are together in a scene. Maybe in connection with a flashback episode we can get more insight into her backstory…and learn why she never visited Walter in St. Claire’s….
Nina and Massive Dynamics are the major players to defeat the plans of the Observers to repair the disturbance in the space/time continuum caused by Walter. The Observers were created by something Walter did when going back through time to deliver the machine. They have had to insure its creation to assure their existance and this Loop. I believe TIME will end and it all starts over. Each Time through the Observers keep Mankind on this loop. Nina and MD are trying to break this cycle and allow for an End of Time. So all souls may final ascend to the next level of Human consciousness (a plane our Peter has now become aware of and is trying to return from in order to bring everyone out of the cycle).
I believe that the shrouded mystery revolving around Nina and Massive Dynamic is an element that is being kept for the central theme or endgame of the series itself. As mentioned in the blog post, Nina of the Alternate Universe / Redverse hasn’t even been shown, when most of the other main characters have (save for William Bell, who is also related to Massiv Dynamic). Nina’s absence from the Redverse is the result of one of a few different possibilities:
– There is no Redverse version of Nina Sharp. Given how certain choices are made by individuals, as well as certain individuals dying in one universe while remaining alive in the other, it is well within reason that somewhere along the Sharp family tree of the Blue/Orange-verse two relatives of Nina’s never got together, or one or both of them died before conceiving the next generation, in the Redverse. If, say, Nina’s grandfather, was killed in one of the many Fringe-Events (caused by the Blue/Orange-verse) before he had sired what would be Nina’s mother or father, then Nina would have never been born.
– Nina, herself, was killed at some point in the Redverse. Her involvement with Massive Dynamic could easily have placed her in a situation, such as a Fringe-Event or company experiment-gone-wrong, that resulted in her demise.
– Nina does, in fact, exist in the Redverse… However she plays an entirely different role. Much like John McClennan, as seen in “One Night in October”, Nina in the Redverse may very well be someone completely different than her Blue/Orange-verse counterpart. If this is the case she may either play part in a future investigation or she may simply be seen in passing, driving a cab, or perhaps never seen at all.
– Nina Sharp of the Blue/Orange-verse is actually her Redverse counterpart, occupying her place in the Blue/Orange-verse. William Bell chose to live in the Alternate Universe, so perhaps the Nina we’ve known all along is the Nina from “Over There” who came to the Blue/orange-verse long ago, possibly seeking refuge, or perhaps sent as some sort of spy. Blue/Orange-verse Nina Sharp may very well be deceased.
Obviously there are more possibilities, but these are the ones that immediately come to mind based on the happenings/reveals in the series thus far. Either way, I do believe that as the series progresses and reaches it’s inevitable finale, the true nature of Nina Sharp, and Massive Dynamic, will be revealed. In fact, the altered timeline version of both Nina and Massive Dynamic, may lead to the restoration of the timeline, as well as Peter, or cause further damage, or even total annihilation of one or both Universes.
I think that Nina does exist int he Redvers but I truly wonder if we’ll ever see her. Seeing as the William Bell of the Redverse died as a young man in a car accident, and the William Bell from the Blueverse never created Massive Dynamic in the Redverse…it’s quite possible that the Nina Sharp from the Redverse took a completely different path in life that led to no involvement in fringe related events whatsoever!
I do like your theory that our Nina is actually the Redverse Nina though…will have to keep an eye out for scared Olivia in proximity to Nina…we may get a glimmer!
Wait… machines can’t get pregnant? I guess that would explain why I was never able to…. ummmm… never mind, back on topic.
I don’t think Nina needs to be in every episode. There are some characters that are best when you don’t see them very often. It builds an air of mystery about them. Nina is one such character. While I hope we do see her a bit more than we have been, I like that she just shows up whenever the plot calls for her, confuses us and then leaves.
And remember, this is a show that is paying Josh Jackson (I assume) the full salary of a star of the show just to be reflected in televisions and be a disembodied voice. They’re obviously more concerned with what’s best for the plot rather than making sure each actor gets a set amount of screen time.
And to add to Balfro’s post – remember that Bell (allegedly) died in the Redverse. Without him in her life, Redverse Nina Bell is probably a very different person.
I agree, I don’t need her in every episode. However she is in the main credits so one would expect to see her more often than a recurring character. With that said though, I do enjoy the mystery about her. As for Alter Nina/Red Nina, I have always pictured her in a strange way. I kind of see her as a freedom fighter,I don’t know why. Sort of like camo pants, black shirt and a bandanna. Odd eh?