The Plateau

The Plateau



Season 3, Episode 03
Aired: October 7th, 2010
Written By: Alison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen
Directed By: Brad Anderson

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SYNOPSIS

This episode centers on Olivia, conditioned to believe she is a member of the alternate Fringe team, trying to track down a mentally unstable man that can predict the team's every move. Meanwhile, Secretary Bishop shares his strategic plan with Colonel Broyles as Olivia grapples with a heart-stopping vision.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

B-R-E-A-C-H

Running through an area of compromised air quality without taking extra oxygen was a breach of protocol that saved Olivia's life.

Glyph symbol BGlyph symbol RGlyph symbol EGlyph symbol AGlyph symbol CGlyph symbol H
Glyph symbol B
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Glyph symbol A
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THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen on the bridge over the second accident caused by Milo as Olivia searches for him.

Observer

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

Graffiti on a door in 'The Box' reads "The Pen is Mightier", foreshadowing Milo Stanfield using pens to initiate chain reactions in 'The Plateau.'

Previous episode clue
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Next Episode Clue

A sign for "Van Horn's Tavern" in 'The Plateau' foreshadows Senator Van Horn's secret and involvement in 'Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?'.

Next episode clue

VIDEOS

Featurettes

FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE

Fringe Division case file
Fringe Division case file: The Plateau

THE REDVERSE

  • They had an Aruba War. (Image 1)
  • Pens are rare.
  • The 'United States Postal Service' is called 'U.S. Mail Service' and has a slightly different logo. (Image 2)
  • There are places where the air quality is so bad that people need oxygen masks. (Image 3)
  • They still have smallpox outbreaks.
  • Avocados are hard to come by.
  • A bus has an ad for Rappaport's Toy Bazaar which closed down in the Blueverse in 1981. (Image 4)
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Redverse: <b>Image 1:</b> Aruba War vet
Image 1: Aruba War vet
Redverse: <b>Image 2:</b> U.S. Mail Service
Image 2: U.S. Mail Service
Redverse: <b>Image 3:</b> Air quality/oxygen sign
Image 3: Air quality/oxygen sign
Redverse: <b>Image 4:</b> Rappaport's Toy Bazaar ad
Image 4: Rappaport's Toy Bazaar ad

NOTABLE QUOTES

Walternate:
"We have discovered some ways to cross over but each comes with its dangerous consequences. But she, she can cross without harm."

CONNECTION CHART

A visualization of all the ways this episode connects to other episodes. Scroll down to see the actual connections.
Connection chart: The Plateau

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E03 - The Ghost Network

  • A bus at the second crime scene in "The Plateau" has an ad on the side that says "Ambered", a reference to the ambered bus in "The Ghost Network". (Image 1)
Connection: Bus ad
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S3E03 - The Plateau
Bus ad
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S1E04 - The Arrival

  • In "The Plateau" Milo is able to predict what people will say and do just like the Observer does in "The Arrival".
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S5E07 - Five-Twenty-Ten

  • 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". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Milo running futures
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S3E03 - The Plateau
Milo running futures
Connection: Peter running futures
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S5E07 - Five-Twenty-Ten
Peter running futures
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