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Glyphs, easter eggs, buried clues, behind-the-scenes videos, thematic connections, and more, catalogued episode by episode with screenshots and timestamps.
Connection
William Bell had a bell on his desk in "There's More Than One of Everything". He rang it after he introduced himself. A ringing bell in "Momentum Deferred" is the catalyst for Olivia remembering the events of her meeting with Bell.
Item of interest
The opening crawl is an homage to Blade Runner.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
Olivia's pregnancy dream in "The Same Old Story" is in a waiting area with giant tulips. Young Olivia fled to a field with white tulips when she got scared in "Subject 13".
Item of interest
Peter's grave says he died when he was 7.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen in Walter's Monty Python trip.
Connection
There was a white tulip in Walternate's bedroom in "Immortality" when he was struggling with what he had to do to save his world, suggesting that the symbol has meaning for him just like it did for Walter in "White Tulip".
Item of interest
The license plate on Olivia's SUV reads 1R2D21, and the licence plate on Broyles's SUV reads 1C3PO1.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
The ship at the end of "Brave New World (Part 2)" showed the creatures from "Snakehead".
Item of interest
Olivia entered "Martin Luther King/Eldridge Cleaver Memorial Park" which has a plaque quoting them as saying "We have a dream" rather than "I".
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
In "The End of All Things" September told Peter about Henry, the son he never knew existed, who was born in "Bloodline".
Item of interest
One of the envelopes Peter sorted through said "Thank you for your support!", a direct message from the creators of Fringe to all the fans.
Seahorse glyph
The seahorse glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
Walter used the clapper to turn on the lights in "In Absentia". He installed it in "Midnight".
Item of interest
All of the people in Olivia's mind wear blacks and greys because Cortexiphan subjects have a strong desire to blend in.
Hand glyph
A hand can be seen on the wall when Olivia and Peter attack the Observers and Loyalists.
Connection
Right before Alfred Hoffman grabs an apple from the Bishops' refrigerator in "The Bishop Revival" there is a Rubik's Cube with three greens and one red on its side, a reference to the 'green-green-green-red' pattern from "The Equation".
Item of interest
Bell stole Walter's David Bowie album 'The Man Who Sold the World', which describes what Bell did multiple times for his own benefit.
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
The Observer's binoculars in "The Arrival" have the green-green-green red pattern from "The Equation" at the bottom left corner.
Item of interest
It is true that the Empire State Building's spire really was initially designed for airship docking as it was in the Redverse.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on Peter's luggage.
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