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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
Nina said that Bell was a father figure to Jones in "There's More Than One of Everything". They finally worked together in "Brave New World (Part 1)".
S4E21 - Brave New World (Part 1) Timestamp: 20:17
Item of interest
The license plate on Olivia's SUV reads 1R2D21, and the licence plate on Broyles's SUV reads 1C3PO1.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on Peter's luggage.
Connection
In "The Ghost Network" Roy had visions of the crash of Flight 627 from "Pilot", suggesting that that incident is part of a larger pattern of incidents and not a one-off event.
S1E03 - The Ghost Network Timestamp: 18:51
Item of interest
Nick Lane's wardrobe is all dark colors like Olivia's.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen in Olivia's bedroom.
Connection
The laser knives that the Observers nearly used to operate on Michael in "Liberty" were used by Mr. Gemini in "Brown Betty".
S5E12 - Liberty Timestamp: 20:52
Item of interest
This episode reveals that there is more than one Observer. The intro sequence since the pilot episode has had a single frame that says "OBSERVERS ARE HERE".
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on the Bishops' refrigerator.
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".
S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems Timestamp: 03:53
Item of interest
The opening crawl is an homage to Blade Runner.
Hand glyph
A hand can be seen on the wall when Olivia and Peter attack the Observers and Loyalists.
Connection
In "The Human Kind" Walter tested the Observer tech implant on the brain of the Porcupine Man from "Nothing as it Seems".
S5E08 - The Human Kind Timestamp: 17:28
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.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
Joseph Meegar is able to control electronics around him in "Power Hungry" like the Observers can, such as August starting a car with his finger in "August".
S2E08 - August Timestamp: 02:52
Item of interest
William Bell's name is partially faded/scratched off of the door to the lab.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on the wall in Karen Truss's house.
Connection
The combination to Bell's safe in "Concentrate and Ask Again" was 0-5-2-0-1-0, the same combination used in "Five-Twenty-Ten".
S5E07 - Five-Twenty-Ten Timestamp: 01:51
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.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen on the dock when Walter is high.
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
Marshall Bowman had a disk in his hand like John Scott and the woman in 'The Ghost Network'.
Hand glyph
The hand glyph can be seen on the piano stool in the Orpheum Theater in the Redverse.
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