An unofficial companion to Fringe
Glyphs, easter eggs, buried clues, behind-the-scenes videos, thematic connections, and more, catalogued episode by episode with screenshots and timestamps.
Connection
September loads his food with heat (pepper, jalapenos, hot sauce) in "The Arrival" because his emotions are dulled, as he explained in "The Boy Must Live".
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.
Leaf glyph
A leaf can be seen on the bio-scan monitor at the Liberty Island security checkpoint.
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".
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.
Hand glyph
A hand can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
Peter ran possible futures in "Five-Twenty-Ten" to try to coerce the Observers to be where he wanted them to be just like Milo Stanfield did to his doctors in "The Plateau".
Item of interest
The episode opened in "Manhatan", seemingly a typo but actually signifying this was an alternate Manhattan.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on the wall in Karen Truss's house.
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".
Item of interest
The Child's happy expression drops when he sees the Observer.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen in Walter's Monty Python trip.
Connection
Broyles was hanging out at a jazz bar in "Midnight". His character in "Brown Betty" performs in one.
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.
Butterfly glyph
A butterfly can be seen on a lampshade near the front of Olivia's apartment.
Connection
Jones stole a very powerful energy cell from Nina's arm in "There's More Than One of Everything." In "Enemy of My Enemy" Jones was trying to locate and steal a similarly powerful energy source, amphilicite.
Item of interest
Marshall Bowman had a disk in his hand like John Scott and the woman in 'The Ghost Network'.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on the Bishops' refrigerator.
Connection
The laser knives that the Observers nearly used to operate on Michael in "Liberty" were used by Mr. Gemini in "Brown Betty".
Item of interest
Madison Square Garden in the Redverse is quarantined in amber.
Butterfly glyph
A butterfly can be seen attacking Mark Young.
Connection
Olivia's pregnancy dream in "The Same Old Story" is in a waiting area with giant tulips.
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 in Walter's Monty Python trip.
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