Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11
Season 5, Episode 01

Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11

Aired September 28th, 2012 · Written by J. H. Wyman · Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik

SYNOPSIS

The year is 2036 and the overpowering Observers rule. The Fringe team, preserved in amber for 20 years, is now a rebel resistance team fighting for freedom. Peter, reunited with his now-adult daughter, Etta, sets out to find out what happened to Olivia as they start their mission to save the world from the Observers.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

D-O-U-B-T

The Fringe team, particularly Walter, doubted they were up to the enormous challenges facing them.

Glyph symbol D Glyph symbol O Glyph symbol U Glyph symbol B Glyph symbol T
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THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in this episode.

Observer 28:08

EPISODE CLUES

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ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • September and Walter developed a plan to defeat the Observers.
  • Walter called Astrid 'Aspen' and 'Afro'.
  • Amber Gypsies carve people out of amber and sell them.
  • One of the Amber Gypsies mentioned seeing the Fringe team as wanted people on Reward Wire. Check out Reward Wire here.
  • Item of interest: A dandelion growing from 'scorched earth' 42:24
    Windmark said "Nothing grows from scorched earth" to Walter and then later Walter saw a dandelion growing from rubble outside. He has hope.

VIDEOS

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GLYPH SIGHTINGS

  • Butterflies can be seen in Etta's apartment.
  • A seahorse can be seen hanging from the taxi when Walter listens to music.
Glyph Sighting: Butterflies 16:25 Butterflies
Glyph Sighting: Seahorse 42:04 Seahorse

2036

  • 2036: They ate egg sticks. 03:42
    They ate egg sticks.
  • 2036: Observers paved over Central Park and filled it with machines that pump carbon monoxide into the atmosphere. There's one such zone on every continent. They need less oxygen-rich environments. 06:29
    Observers paved over Central Park and filled it with machines that pump carbon monoxide into the atmosphere. There's one such zone on every continent. They need less oxygen-rich environments.
  • 2036: A handful of walnuts was worth roughly $3000. 11:42
    A handful of walnuts was worth roughly $3000.

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter ate an egg stick.
Walter's Food: Egg stick 05:08 Egg stick

NAMES FOR ASTRID

Walter called Astrid 'Aspen' and 'Afro'.

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E03 — 1 connection (callback) S1E14 — 1 connection (callback) S1E15 — 1 connection (callback) S2E10 — 1 connection (callback) S2E15 — 1 connection (callback) S3E05 — 1 connection (callback) S3E13 — 1 connection (callback) S5E03 — 1 connection (setup) S5E08 — 1 connection (setup) S5E09 — 1 connection (setup) S5E12 — 1 connection (setup) ◀ EARLIER · CALLBACKS SETUPS · LATER ▶
Callbacks (7 earlier episodes)

S1E03 - The Ghost Network

  • Astrid (about Walter in "The Ghost Network"):
    "Music helps him process. It works, too. As soon as Peter started playing Walter just kind of locked in."

    Later, Walter commented on the value of music.

    Captain Windmark (on music in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11"):
    "We tolerate it. But it's merely tones, rhythms, and harmonic vibrations. I don't understand."
    Walter:
    "Mostly it amazes me. Music helps you shift perspective, to see things differently if you need to."

S1E14 - Ability

  • Connection: Olivia in amber S5E01 12:34
    Markham took a liking to Olivia when they met for the first time in "Ability". Decades later in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" he buys her when she's stuck in amber.

S1E15 - Inner Child

  • The Observers had built machines to pump carbon monoxide into the atmosphere to make it less oxygen-rich in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11". The Child similarly needed a low-oxygen environment in "Inner Child".

S2E10 - Grey Matters

  • Astrid (in "Grey Matters"):
    "Why would someone do that, Walter -- make someone crazy?"
    Walter:
    "Any number of reasons. It would make them insusceptible to interrogation."

    In "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" Walter's brain was partitioned to keep Observers from reading his mind and learning his plan to combat them.

S2E15 - Peter

  • Walter (in "Peter"):
    "You can't imagine what it's like to lose a child."

    Peter had flashbacks of literally losing Etta in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11".

S3E05 - Amber 31422

  • Joshua Rose cut his brother out of amber in "Amber 31422" just like Amber Gypsies cut people out of amber to sell them in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11".

S3E13 - Immortality

  • Connection: Reiko S3E13 23:15
    Walter (in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11"):
    "I fell in love in Japan once. I almost married her."

    In "Immortality" Walternate had a Japanese mistress named Reiko.

Setups & payoffs (4 later episodes)

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S5E03 - The Recordist

S5E08 - The Human Kind

S5E09 - Black Blotter

S5E12 - Liberty