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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
The translucent skin toxin from "Pilot" was used as a weapon against the Observers in "An Enemy of Fate".
Item of interest
Mark Young's colleague is wearing a butterfly pin, possibly prompting the subject of his hallucination.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
Walter shot Olivia in the head in "Brave new World (Part 2)" like Walternate did in the possible future in "The Day We Died".
Item of interest
The license plate on Olivia's SUV reads 1R2D21, and the licence plate on Broyles's SUV reads 1C3PO1.
Flower glyph
A flower can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
Walter used the clapper to turn on the lights in "In Absentia". He installed it in "Midnight".
Item of interest
Nick Lane's wardrobe is all dark colors like Olivia's.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen in Etta's apartment.
Connection
When Peter drove up to the lake house in "There's More Than One of Everything" the camera focused on his car through a red panel of stained glass, foreshadowing that Peter was taken from the Redverse in "Peter".
Item of interest
Michael can show emotion as he cried when he saw Nina's dead body.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen on the wall in the diner where Olivia and Lincoln meet.
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
The Fringe team is part of a full-fledged branch of the Department of Defense in the Redverse.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
The rollercoaster seen from atop the World Trade Center in Olivia's mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" is a reference to the one she rode with Ella in "August".
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 in Walter's Monty Python trip.
Connection
Walter sent Peter the white tulip note from "White Tulip" in the mail and Peter received it in "An Enemy of Fate" after the future was successfully altered.
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.
Butterfly glyph
A butterfly can be seen attacking Mark Young.
Connection
The super-sized cold virus from "Bound" was used as a weapon against the Observers in "An Enemy of Fate".
Item of interest
The flower glyph glitches away after the scene where Olivia's fear caused her to interrupt all the electronics in the room.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen in Olivia's bedroom.
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