The Recordist
Season 5, Episode 03

The Recordist

SYNOPSIS

As the rogue Fringe team continues to fight off the oppressive Observers' invasion, unforeseen events lead them into a forest where they encounter a strange subculture of people devoted to recording human history.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

A-N-G-E-R

Glyph symbol A Glyph symbol N Glyph symbol G Glyph symbol E Glyph symbol R
Glyph symbol A
Glyph symbol N
Glyph symbol G
Glyph symbol E
Glyph symbol R


THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in this episode.

Observer Timestamp: 15:06

EPISODE CLUES

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ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Item of interest: Donald Timestamp: 20:13
    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.
  • The coordinates recited by Walter in his video recording included the 49th parallel. The 49th Parallel is a Canadian WWII film that was released in the United States as The Invaders (the term the Recordists used to identify the Observers) and starred Raymond Massey, who shares his surname with Edwin Massey, the titular Recordist.

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2036

  • 2036: They ate chewable apple tablets instead of fresh apples. Timestamp: 17:57
    They ate chewable apple tablets instead of fresh apples.

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter had a grape Red Vine in Tape #3 and had another bite of that same Red Vine.
Walter's Food: Grape Red Vine Timestamp: 01:49 Grape Red Vine
Walter's Food: Grape Red Vine Timestamp: 03:21 Grape Red Vine

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S5E01 — 1 connection (callback) ◀ EARLIER · CALLBACKS SETUPS · LATER ▶
Callbacks (1 earlier episode)
  • Connection: The stones S5E03 Timestamp: 37:53
    Captain Windmark (to Walter in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11"):
    "What are the stones utilized for?"

    The Fringe team acquired stones from a mine in "The Recordist".