fringe eighteenth episode season american science fiction drama television series fringe 61st episode overall storyline follows pregnant parallel universe experiences kidnapping acceleration pregnancy fellow fringe agents attempt locate episode script written executive producers directed featured return guest actors fox network released movie style trailer days leading episode broadcast special promotion aired united_states march estimated million viewers broadcasting wake fourth season renewal episode ratings share percent increase previous week received mixed positive reviews critics commentators kidnapping mystery predictable praising depth parallel universe characters lead actress submitted episode consideration 63rd primetime emmy awards failed receive nomination plot parallel universe returned home mother undergoing pre test viral propagated virus killed sister sister baby believes followed contacts fringe division sends security detail time arrive kidnapped try follow secret agent carries extracted throw fringe tracks lincoln believe abduction inside job identifies vehicle passed home high frequency taxi belongs henry lincoln charlie track henry explains keeping eye surprised seen return like different person previous encounters henry unaware actually helped prime universe olivia escape olivia abducted lincoln suspicious events forces admit switched olivia child carries learns test virus positive warns charlie die child fringe team search finds treatment accelerate pregnancy bringing child near term able escape captors contact fringe division identify location struggles labor pains child born location able help deliver child son medical help arrives child recover tight security ordered fearing safety doctors determine accelerated pregnancy virus allowing child survive epilogue september observer watches blood sample child drawn captors posing orderly transfers revealed developed accelerated pregnancy procedure orders lincoln charlie somewhat learning hid consider colonel disappeared time returned wonder hiding production written executive producers practice veteran directed installment editor called second parts half season episode plateau wrote executive producers planned pregnancy conceived character noted isn going normal pregnancy pregnancy going evolve fringe way don going traditional love triangle pregnant having baby story going fringe late january reported actor returning episode later season guest appearance season cab driver parallel universe final credit series date plays olivia mother returned guest appearance previous guest stars returned september observer respectively episode featured time guest actors leading episode broadcast fox released movie style trailer promotion previously episodes earlier season video love triangle perspective previewed scenes fringe episodes fox released science lesson plan collaboration grade school children focusing science seen intention having students learn gestation different species species cultural references accelerated growth children major plot element old story second episode season real medical condition interfere viral propagated presented episode fictional henry located fringe division seen reading comic parallel universe counterpart comic strip drawn parallel universe movie shown directed able scene television series west wing shown entering twelfth season reception ratings aired day fringe fourth season renewal announced came wake actors communicating directly fans watch series actor noted renewal know fans think need digging ditches wasn thank columnist surprised delighted network decision stating network let fox patience faith renew little short miracle week wonders aired united_states march watched estimated million viewers earning ratings share demographic previous episode rating percent increase fringe helped fox place second night adult viewers nbc network fell place total viewers nbc abc reviews received generally mixed positive reviews television critics enjoyed commenting quietly brilliant episodes fringe date reaching way season genesis firmly rooted date events tied characters resistance paved way major drama way gave emotional highlights expect characters entertainment_weekly staff writer ken_tucker called episode beautifully hour written took care establish anxiety felt mother pregnancy slightly positive note graded episode remarked starts intense crazy fairly predictable second half correctly predicted involvement abduction murray concluded ultimately plot episodes fringe additional case solve profound theme explore like writers decided belly accelerate story baby phase ign didn find birth storyline shocking number people power knowledge kind thing low rating episode added story bit red herring minor critique overall role story works important story moved overarching plot forward huge leap instead waiting story months baby pop got kid ready fit plot twist runners planned television critics praised parallel universe characterization noting writers care war forced opposite numbers heroes real human sympathetic brilliant alternate performances actors particular highlighted especially noble awards nominations submitted season episodes olivia day died consideration outstanding lead actress drama series category 63rd primetime emmy awards failed receive nomination
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