Bloodline
Season 3, Episode 18

Bloodline

Aired March 25th, 2011 · Written by Alison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen · Directed by Dennis Smith

SYNOPSIS

This episode follows a pregnant Fauxlivia as she experiences a kidnapping and acceleration of her pregnancy. Meanwhile, her fellow Fringe agents Lincoln Lee and Charlie Francis attempt to locate her as they become distrustful of Walternate.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

F-A-T-E-D

Glyph symbol F Glyph symbol A Glyph symbol T Glyph symbol E Glyph symbol D
Glyph symbol F
Glyph symbol A
Glyph symbol T
Glyph symbol E
Glyph symbol D


THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen watching Fauxlivia's apartment before she gets kidnapped. He can also be seen watching Brandon receive the baby's DNA sample in the hospital stairwell.

Observer 03:57

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

A folding fan seen in the background in 'Stowaway' foreshadows Fauxlivia giving birth in a Chinatown gift shop in 'Bloodline' that has folding fans hanging from the ceiling.

Previous episode clue 19:22

Next Episode Clue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Rachel died of VPE (viral propagated eclampsia) in the Redverse.
  • When the Fringe team are tracking Fauxlivia after her kidnapping it is stated she is traveling at 50kmph, suggesting that in the Alternate Universe they use the metric system in America.

VIDEOS

Featurettes
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THE REDVERSE

  • Redverse: They have an 'Opus the Peahen' comic (rather than 'Opus the Penguin'). 12:28
    They have an 'Opus the Peahen' comic (rather than 'Opus the Penguin').
  • Redverse: The West Wing is on season 12. 12:47
    The West Wing is on season 12.
  • Francis Ford Coppola directed Taxi Driver.
  • America might use the metric system; a Fringe agent measured speed in kilometers per hour.

NOTABLE QUOTES

BRANDON:
"Sir, I understand you have strong reservations. But from everything we know, Peter is uniquely suited to power the machine. And if we fail to determine a reliable way to cross between worlds-"
Walternate:
"I have already stated my opinion. We are not experimenting on children. I have made myself clear."
Lincoln (to Fauxlivia):
"I love you."
Lincoln:
"They put an imposter on our team to protect their mission. And do the math. Olivia, when she came back... wasn't it around the time Broyles disappeared?"
Alt Charlie:
"It was."
Lincoln:
"Makes you wonder what else we don't know."
Alt Charlie:
"Yes, it does."

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E02 — 1 connection (callback) S2E22 — 1 connection (callback) S4E01 — 1 connection (setup) S4E14 — 1 connection (setup) ◀ EARLIER · CALLBACKS SETUPS · LATER ▶
Callbacks (2 earlier episodes)

S1E02 - The Same Old Story

  • Fauxlivia's pregnancy is accelerated in "Bloodline" to get ahead of her VPE for a higher chance of survival, similar to the case in "The Same Old Story".

S2E22 - Over There (Part 2)

  • Fauxlivia (about her mother in "Over There (Part 2)"):
    "Well, the last few years have been hard for her. My sister died during childbirth."

    In "Bloodline" a pregnant Fauxlivia worried that she was a carrier for VPE, the same disorder that led to her sister's death.

Setups & payoffs (2 later episodes)

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S4E01 - Neither Here Nor There

S4E14 - The End of All Things