In the absence of evidence, I think we're at liberty to assume any event from the previous timeline that is not named, required, or contradicted by S4 canon is neither confirmed nor denied. The Olivia swap is a great example, see some thoughts below.
That makes sense to me, too.
The sudden amazing flex in established canon is a gift to fic-writers, but the show didn't always grasp what needed to be reestablished and where to clue viewers to differences when telling the larger story of S4.
I don't think it's a coincidence that season four is when I started writing fanfic for Fringe. Depending on one's POV, it's a mixed bag or complete clusterfuck. Either way, there's room to write all the wrongs. LOL
I'd love to hear other viewpoints, but I think S4 left very vague what happened to blueverse Olivia. After "One Night in October", we know the other side's Olivia spent time pretending to be blueverse Olivia, but it's unclear how tightly this lines up with the two months she was on our side in s3 timeline. It's also unclear what blueverse Olivia was doing during that time: swapped and brainwashed as in S3, held in a black box on Liberty Island, stuck in a basement on our side until... whatever happened in the new timeline. Unless there's more infodumps later in the season that I've forgotten, pick your favorite fic-useful explanation.
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Date: 2015-01-25 08:13 pm (UTC)That makes sense to me, too.
The sudden amazing flex in established canon is a gift to fic-writers, but the show didn't always grasp what needed to be reestablished and where to clue viewers to differences when telling the larger story of S4.
I don't think it's a coincidence that season four is when I started writing fanfic for Fringe. Depending on one's POV, it's a mixed bag or complete clusterfuck. Either way, there's room to write all the wrongs. LOL
I'd love to hear other viewpoints, but I think S4 left very vague what happened to blueverse Olivia. After "One Night in October", we know the other side's Olivia spent time pretending to be blueverse Olivia, but it's unclear how tightly this lines up with the two months she was on our side in s3 timeline. It's also unclear what blueverse Olivia was doing during that time: swapped and brainwashed as in S3, held in a black box on Liberty Island, stuck in a basement on our side until... whatever happened in the new timeline. Unless there's more infodumps later in the season that I've forgotten, pick your favorite fic-useful explanation.
That makes perfect sense to me.