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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
James Heath, a Cortexiphan subject, couldn't control his abilities in "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver.". In "Over There (Part 1)" he had been trained to cure disease instead of cause it.
Item of interest
Donald entered the mine 5 weeks after the invasion and took some rocks. He was described as being in his late 30s, medium height, dark hair. Donald said he was waiting for "a colleague, a scientist from Boston, to meet him." Observers found him and took him away.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen hanging from the taxi when Walter listens to music.
Connection
In "Black Blotter" Walter had a vision of his scuffle with Nina at Reiden Lake from "Peter" and later recalled other memories from that day.
Item of interest
The Fringe team is part of a full-fledged branch of the Department of Defense in the Redverse.
Leaf glyph
The leaf glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
Olivia's therapist in "Nothing as it Seems" is the same one she had when she was trapped on the other side in "Olivia".
Item of interest
The green and yellow posters in the diner represent how this new timeline with the yellow/amber title sequence is starting to merge with the original timeline with the blue title sequence now that Peter has returned (blue + yellow = green).
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
The anti-gravity osmium bullets from "Os" were used as a weapon against the Observers and Loyalists in "An Enemy of Fate".
Item of interest
The Child's happy expression drops when he sees the Observer.
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
September's device in "A Short Story About Love" led Peter to the beacon from "The Arrival".
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.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on the Bishops' refrigerator.
Connection
The neon green fairy seen in the black market in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" is like the green fairy Walter hallucinated in "Black Blotter".
Item of interest
When Walter explains that his red/blue lensed glasses were created by his friend from Washington, Doctor Jacoby, he's referencing the television show 'Twin Peaks' which also had an eccentric man of science, Doctor Jacoby, who wore red/blue lensed glasses very similar to Walter's.
Hand glyph
A hand can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
William Bell left Nina a bell in his will in "The Box". Walter rang that bell in "Os" which initiated Bell's soul magnet experiment.
Item of interest
Sam Weiss died 10-15 years earlier in a shootout with Observers trying to protect the radio signal relay used to locate Michael.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen near Lincoln in the rail yard.
Connection
Agent Jessup was relating season 1 Fringe cases to Bible verses in "A New Day in the Old Town". In "Nothing as it Seems", creatures can be seen on something resembling Noah's Ark.
Item of interest
The license plate on Olivia's SUV reads 1R2D21, and the licence plate on Broyles's SUV reads 1C3PO1.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
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