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Why Is Walter Bad

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The television show Fringe focuses on the advancement of science. It follows Agent Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, and Dr. Walter Bishop as they react to macabre and unimaginable events. They rely on Walter to figure out the science behind the event and to find an answer as a way to prevent additional loses and catastrophe. Walter is quixotic because he is an impulsive and unpredictable scientific visionary and almost all of his theories are impractical. Walter himself is obsessed with pushing the limits of science and changing the truth of reality. The Government incarcerates Walter in a mental institution due to an accident at his lab. When the show begins and Olivia and Peter remove Walter from the institution, he is a very different person. He does not regret what he has done, but he is more considerate with how he proceeds. This change is partially due to time and partially due to brain damage. …show more content…

This causes him to make mental jumps when working on a case and as a result, not everything he says makes sense. Walter easily becomes obsessed with a piece of music or food or a location because he is trying to remember something that someone removed from his mind. Walter is easily irritable because of his extreme intelligence and the fact that no one quickly believes him. Once he has the solution he is adamant that he is right which he generally is, leading to him rudely arguing with Olivia and Peter until they take him seriously. Walter is relentless and loyal. In every case, he never stops searching for a solution, doing everything he can think of to try to save people. If his plan involves a dangerous role, he likely will not tell anyone and carry out that role alone. Walter is not usually very courteous towards other people. His intentions are to help people but he often overlooks simple common

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