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
The 'green-green-green-red' pattern from "The Equation" is seen on Donald's Observer communication device in "August".
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 attacking Mark Young.
Connection
In "The Human Kind" Walter tested the Observer tech implant on the brain of the Porcupine Man from "Nothing as it Seems".
Item of interest
Who did the Observer say was "still alive," Peter or Walter?
Hand glyph
A hand can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
The creature from "Snakehead" and images of it were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".
Item of interest
The cuneiform on the boat door says "bí".
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on the wall in Karen Truss's house.
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
When Walter explains that his red/blue lensed glasses were created by his friend from Washington, Doctor Jacoby, he's referencing the television show 'Twin Peaks' which also had an eccentric man of science, Doctor Jacoby, who wore red/blue lensed glasses very similar to Walter's.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen in Walter's Monty Python trip.
Connection
Peter found Olivia in a field of white tulips in "Subject 13", a nod to "White Tulip".
Item of interest
Observers send materials to themselves via shipping lanes from the future using metal cubes.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on the wall in the diner where Olivia and Lincoln meet.
Connection
Bell was unwell and needed oxygen in Olivia's memories in "Momentum Deferred" which could be because he had lymphoma as Nina revealed in the alternate timeline in "Brave New World (Part 1)".
Item of interest
The license plate on Olivia's SUV reads 1R2D21, and the licence plate on Broyles's SUV reads 1C3PO1.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
James Heath met with Lloyd Becker, a fellow Cortexiphan subject, in "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver.". The name "Lloyd B." was on the height chart in "Jacksonville".
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.
Leaf glyph
The leaf 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".
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).
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on the Bishops' refrigerator.
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