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Fringe Connections
Glyphs, easter eggs, buried clues, behind-the-scenes videos, thematic connections, and more, catalogued episode by episode with screenshots and timestamps.
- 100 episodes
- 375 connections
- 356 items of interest
- 42 glyph sightings
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Connection
The Observers read Nina's phone call from the impressions her sound waves made on the glass in her office in "Anomaly XB-6783746", like Peter did in to hear the phone call Nancy Lewis made in "The Road Not Taken".
S5E10 - Anomaly XB-6783746 Timestamp: 32:38
Item of interest
Walter's pose as he listens to the Mozart Requiem is a reference to the iconic Maxell tape advertisement from the '80s.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
The merged wall paintings from "Jacksonville" were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".
S5E04 - The Bullet that Saved the World Timestamp: 06:58
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.
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
The entire story of Fringe started in "Peter" when Walter crossed worlds with a boy that wasn't his because he couldn't stand to let Peter die, and the entire story concluded in "An Enemy of Fate" when Walter crossed worlds with a boy that wasn't his knowing that by doing so he would never see Peter again.
S5E13 - An Enemy of Fate Timestamp: 36:37
Item of interest
Carr's work review sent to Astrid from his previous employer shows that in the three years prior to his dismissal, he only missed three days of work. He was out for only one day each year and each year it was the same day: Valentine's Day.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
Jones presented Olivia with the light box test in "The End of All Things" just as he did in "Ability".
S4E14 - The End of All Things Timestamp: 12:11
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.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen in Etta's apartment.
Connection
The Franklin St. Station subway sign in "Amber 31422" shows the numbers 6-9-5-5 in the 'green-green-green-red' circle pattern from "The Equation".
S3E05 - Amber 31422 Timestamp: 03:20
Item of interest
Who did the Observer say was "still alive," Peter or Walter?
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
The Porcupine Man from "Nothing as it Seems" was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".
S5E04 - The Bullet that Saved the World Timestamp: 14:10
Item of interest
Windmark visited his boss, The Commander, in 2609.
Leaf glyph
The leaf glyph is on the electronic keypad at Massive Dynamic.
Connection
Peter's map of Walter's crimes in "Brown Betty" resembles the map of Pattern cases in "There's More Than One of Everything".
S2E19 - Brown Betty Timestamp: 33:04
Item of interest
Marshall Bowman had a disk in his hand like John Scott and the woman in 'The Ghost Network'.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse pattern can be seen in the toxin's molecular structure.
Connection
The creatures from "Snakehead" were used as a weapon against the Observers and Loyalists in "An Enemy of Fate".
S5E13 - An Enemy of Fate Timestamp: 09:04
Item of interest
Olivia struck James Heath with a candlestick in her dining room, making the title a complete red herring.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
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