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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
Walter used the clapper to turn on the lights in "In Absentia". He installed it in "Midnight".
S5E02 - In Absentia Timestamp: 35:44
Item of interest
When Nina looks in Bell's storage room for his copy of the First People book the camera pans by a copy of 'Dr. Spock's Baby and Childcare'.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on Peter's luggage.
Connection
Peter needed a Faraday cage to safely enter the time bubble in "And Those We've Left Behind" like Alistair Peck built into his own body in order to time travel safely in "White Tulip".
S4E06 - And Those We've Left Behind Timestamp: 22:40
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.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
The 'green-green-green-red' pattern from "The Equation" appeared on the Amber dispersal device when it was initially activated in "6B".
S3E14 - 6B Timestamp: 34:59
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 near Lincoln in the rail yard.
Connection
The radio found in the pocket universe in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" was stuck on 6955 kHz, the same frequency as the number station broadcasts in "6955 kHz".
S5E06 - Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There Timestamp: 37:41
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.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on the wall in the diner where Olivia and Lincoln meet.
Connection
Walter used the same neural halo in "The Box" as he used on the child in "Inner Child".
S3E02 - The Box Timestamp: 30:33
Item of interest
William Bell's name is partially faded/scratched off of the door to the lab.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
The password to retrieve Michael in "Black Blotter", "Black Umbrella", came from the poster for Singin' in the Rain, from which September chose his new name (Donald O'Connor) in "The Boy Must Live".
S5E11 - The Boy Must Live Timestamp: 15:14
Item of interest
Who did the Observer say was "still alive," Peter or Walter?
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
Walter visited Peter's grave in "There's More Than One of Everything" from when Peter died in "Peter".
S2E15 - Peter Timestamp: 41:10
Item of interest
The Fringe team is the First People. Walter sent the parts of the machine back through time via the wormhole in Central Park. That's why the First People had such a knowledge of Peter and Olivia.
Seahorse glyph
The seahorse glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
Olivia's mindscape in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" shows an area with Iraqi architecture, a reference to when Olivia met Peter in Iraq in "Pilot".
S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Timestamp: 22:54
Item of interest
The Fringe team is part of a full-fledged branch of the Department of Defense in the Redverse.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen on a box in September's apartment.
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