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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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Ten Observers are present on Liberty island in "The Day We Died" from an assumed total of 12, given their names. One of the missing two is August, who was killed in "August".
S3E22 - The Day We Died Timestamp: 43:12
Item of interest
Donald entered the mine 5 weeks after the invasion and took some rocks. He was described as being in his late 30s, medium height, dark hair. Donald said he was waiting for "a colleague, a scientist from Boston, to meet him." Observers found him and took him away.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen in Etta's apartment.
Connection
The anti-gravity osmium bullets from "Os" were used as a weapon against the Observers and Loyalists in "An Enemy of Fate".
S5E13 - An Enemy of Fate Timestamp: 08:05
Item of interest
All of the people in Olivia's mind wear blacks and greys because Cortexiphan subjects have a strong desire to blend in.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen near Lincoln in the rail yard.
Connection
Simon Foster was trapped in amber in "Letters of Transit" and the Observers were experimenting on Simon's head in the Ministry of Science in "In Absentia".
S5E02 - In Absentia Timestamp: 40:09
Item of interest
In his dream at the end, young Peter is in bed wearing a jersey with the number 96 on it. The number 96 is the same jersey number that Joshua Jackson wore as Charlie Conway in the Mighty Ducks trilogy.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen on the wall in the diner where Olivia and Lincoln meet.
Connection
In "And Those We've Left Behind" Peter picked up the same toy plane (perhaps not literally the same) that he played with in "Subject 13".
S4E06 - And Those We've Left Behind Timestamp: 13:33
Item of interest
Peter's grave says he died when he was 7.
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
The translucent skin toxin from "Pilot" was used as a weapon against the Observers in "An Enemy of Fate".
S5E13 - An Enemy of Fate Timestamp: 02:39
Item of interest
The briefcase contained photos of Walter.
Hand glyph
The hand glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
Peter found Olivia in a field of white tulips in "Subject 13", a nod to "White Tulip".
S3E15 - Subject 13 Timestamp: 33:00
Item of interest
Jones is working with Bell, who is alive.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
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".
S5E07 - Five-Twenty-Ten Timestamp: 33:08
Item of interest
Mark Young's colleague is wearing a butterfly pin, possibly prompting the subject of his hallucination.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
The ship at the end of "Nothing as it Seems" shows creatures like the Porcupine Man from "The Transformation".
S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems Timestamp: 42:30
Item of interest
Nick Lane's wardrobe is all dark colors like Olivia's.
Leaf glyph
The leaf glyph is on the electronic keypad at Massive Dynamic.
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