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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 Beacon from "The Arrival" appeared in "Brown Betty" as the Watchers attempted to locate Peter.
S2E19 - Brown Betty Timestamp: 33:09
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".
Butterfly glyph
A butterfly can be seen on a lampshade near the front of Olivia's apartment.
Connection
In "The Cure" David Esterbrook has an aleph pin on his jacket that can also be seen on the canoe from Olivia's dreamscape in "Pilot".
S1E06 - The Cure Timestamp: 51:20
Item of interest
The opening crawl is an homage to Blade Runner.
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
In "Os" Peter revealed to Olivia that he was working on the Shapeshifter devices that he collected in "Reciprocity" by killing Shapeshifters.
S3E16 - Os Timestamp: 41:47
Item of interest
Jones said there are 10 tests for Olivia in total. The first was a box of lights that Olivia had to turn off with her mind.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on Peter's luggage.
Connection
Peter said "You're going to be fine" to Olivia in "Brown Betty", like Charlie's "You're gonna be fine" message to Olivia in "Dream Logic".
S2E19 - Brown Betty Timestamp: 41:58
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).
Hand glyph
A hand can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
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
The Child's happy expression drops when he sees the Observer.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
The End Dock Stabilizer's lights in "An Origin Story" flashed the 'green-green-green-red' pattern from "The Equation" when Peter finished assembling it.
S5E05 - An Origin Story Timestamp: 31:59
Item of interest
Mark Young's colleague is wearing a butterfly pin, possibly prompting the subject of his hallucination.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
Olivia noticed the book "Burlap Bear Goes To The Woods" in Max's room in "The Abducted". This is the same book Rachel read to Ella in "Unleashed".
S3E07 - The Abducted Timestamp: 48:42
Item of interest
There is a Massive Dynamic logo on Flight 627's engine.
Leaf glyph
The leaf glyph is on the electronic keypad at Massive Dynamic.
Connection
In "Grey Matters" Walter's brain pieces were stored the heads of living people. In "Letters of Transit", in the altered timeline, they were stored in Massive Dynamic.
S4E19 - Letters of Transit Timestamp: 24:46
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen hanging from the taxi when Walter listens to music.
Connection
Walter gave the Child M&Ms in the pocket universe in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" because he ate them with Olivia in "Inner Child".
S5E06 - Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There Timestamp: 17:58
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