![]() ![]() Loyalty was one of the defining characteristics on both of these shows. You couldn’t help but wish they’d get it together! The emotional focus of each show made them stand out from your typical crime drama while forcing the audience to become attached to each character. Peter and Olivia’s complex relationship spanning universes was one of the most unique aspects of Fringe. The friendship and romantic tension between Scully and Mulder made for a highly dedicated fanbase. Likewise, Olivia always fought for Walter, even when he was driving her insane with his theories–basically all of the time! Walter’s strained relationship with Peter was the only reason he agreed to help in the first place. While Scully seemed to disagree with Mulder almost constantly, she remained loyal in defending him to their higher ups. It’d be easy for the case-of-the-week to become the main focus of these shows, but instead, the heart of the shows remained in the relationships. ![]() Part of what made both Fringe and The X-Files so distinctive were their dedication to evolving relationships. Plus there’s some government conspiracy-which is a nice bonus. Maybe Olivia and Scully can start some sort of club? The constant struggle between the logical and the unexplained is part of what made each of these shows unique. The X-Files also had a logical badass FBI agent who questioned unexplained phenomenon. While Olivia was pretty skeptical of these unexplained crimes, Walter constantly insisted fringe science exists. Enter his son, Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) who wasn’t really into the whole rule-following thing. Walter, however, needed some babysitting. Fringe followed badass FBI agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) who enlisted scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble) to help track down criminals who used fringe science-basically technologically advanced science projects. ![]()
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