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And if the Universe intends to not have any paradox, then shouldn't Peter be a paradox as well? A being that was meant to be dead is somehow there making it a paradox wouldn't it? Where's the balance that universe is supposed to preserve by introducing a new entity into the equation that was destroyed?
Regarding Red Peter, he is a paradox and his very existence lead to the creation of the Bridge and the erasure of Henry. This led to Etta's birth, and her martyrdom led to the Fringe team preventing the entire Observer War --- which ironically generates a history not too dissimilar from the pre-Season 1 timeline sans an Observer re-write.
I agree with you that the "Walter-less" timeline segment is completely altered. Etta never becomes a resistance fighter because there is no Observer invasion to resist against. I didn't write that out because technically it's never shown or stated, but I think it can be assumed.
As for Peter's paradoxical nature; he's not supposed to exist, but Olivia manifests him back into existence using Cortexiphan, which gives her psychic universe-manipulating abilities.
@Ashok0:
I specifically made the decision to make the simplest timeline(s) comprised only of details stated on the show. I think your theory is totally legitimate, but I didn't want to make any assumptions like that.
Also, how did the machine work without Peter? How did Walternate trigger it? It was never explained.
Finally, if the Observers wanted to restore the timeline back to the original, wouldn't they have simply reset the timeline by stopping September from interrupting Walternate? That would have restored everything as it should be. Instead they go through so much trouble causing battle between two universes that lead to destruction of many lives. Like September said, by saving Peter, he caused a ripple effect that ended with the death of the child of the Musician. And by distracting Walternate, he caused an even bigger ripple effect that was not fixed.
There was also the issue of the child. The observers were concerned about the birth of Henry who was not supposed to exist (they never explained why one child would have that much effect in the timeline). But because of the travelling between universes, Lincoln from Blue Universe ended up with Red Olivia. Was that meant to happen? It wouldn't have happened without Peter being there (which made Lincoln realize he had no chance with Blue Olivia). And the child born for them (Trevor) is also someone who wasn't supposed to exist (like Henry).
In Season 3 Walter keeps repeating that he's sure the Machine was built by William Bell, but Bell denies designing it.
My theory is that William Bell did design the machine in an alternate future. Why? I don't know. But he is a mad scientist, so maybe he didn't need a reason. He always does things because he can.
I didn't include that on the timeline because it's never explicitly stated on the show.
Just like Walter will appear in 2167 from a defunct timeline, the Machine appears in the Cretaceous from a defunct future where it was built by Bell. Arguably the Machine still needs to be built on the new timeline to prevent a causal paradox, but we never see what happens so who knows how things play out.
As for how the machine worked without Peter: Walter says in Season 4 that the Machine activated itself and created the bridge for no reason at all. Walternate didn't turn it on. While never directly stated, I think the answer is just that Peter's psychic link to the machine transcends timelines. They are quantum entangled (however the show wants to define that).
I think the issue with Henry is just that he would cause further conflict between the universes. The war began over the kidnapping of a child. It's safe to say that putting this new child between the two universes won't change things.
Finally, I don't know why September never prevented his initial mistake. That's an issue with the show I think.
But I decided to rewatch it, and they definitely say that the trials were from 25 years earlier, meaning they ended in 1986-ish.
So you're right! I wrongly assumed that Olivia never completed the trials because Walter never restarted them, but in fact it's because Peter didn't exist to keep her around.
I'll be uploading ed.3 tomorrow. I have a few more updates I need to add anyway. Thanks for the feedback and help!