6955 kHz

6955 kHz



Season 3, Episode 06
Aired: November 11th, 2010
Written By: Robert Chiappetta, Glen Whitman
Directed By: Joe Chappelle

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SYNOPSIS

In this episode, the Fringe team investigates a bizarre phenomenon when 15 people up and down the Eastern Seaboard all suffer retrograde amnesia from listening to their shortwave radios on the same frequency. Much to Walter's dismay, Peter presses on with piecing together the doomsday device. Just as Fauxlivia and Peter's chemistry deepens, the anticipation of Olivia's return escalates.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

D-E-C-A-Y

Glyph symbol DGlyph symbol EGlyph symbol CGlyph symbol AGlyph symbol Y
Glyph symbol D
Glyph symbol E
Glyph symbol C
Glyph symbol A
Glyph symbol Y


THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen standing in the crowd at the crime scene after Fauxlivia killed the Shapeshifter and threw him out of his apartment window.

Observer

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

The Franklin St. Station subway sign in 'Amber 31422' shows the numbers 6-9-5-5, foreshadowing the radio station frequency investigated in '6955 kHz'.

Previous episode clue
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Next Episode Clue

The skull and crossbones chatroom icon in "6955 kHz" foreshadows the abduction of Max, who had a skull and crossbones flag in his room, in "The Abducted." Also, the chatroom's emphasis on the word "TEAMWORK" foreshadows the reveal that the child abductions are actually the work of two men, not just one.

Next episode clue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • "The First People" by Seamus Wiles is introduced.
  • The Seahorse glyph is spotted on the back of one of Markham's books.

VIDEOS

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JJ ABRAMS EASTER EGGS

  • Radio stations broadcasting numbers is similar to the tower transmissions in Lost season 1, and the baby at the beginning of the episode is named Aaron. Three of the numbers they show the blonde woman typing from the broadcast are 15, 8, 42. She then gets amnesia. (Lost)

FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE

Fringe Division case file
Fringe Division case file: 6955 kHz

GLYPH SIGHTINGS

  • The seahorse glyph can be seen on the back of one of Markham's books.
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Glyph Sighting: Seahorse
Seahorse

THE REDVERSE

  • They don't have the proverb "All's fair in love and war."

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter ate a Red Vine, ate malasadas from Fauxlivia, made an avocado, cucumber, and cheese sandwich with chips for Astrid, asked Astrid if he could have the chips, and ate the chips.
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Walter's Food: Red Vine
Red Vine
Walter's Food: Malasada
Malasada
Walter's Food: Sandwich
Sandwich
Walter's Food: Chips
Chips

NOTABLE QUOTES

Walter:
"Fine. If you end up breaking the universe, this time it's on your head."

CONNECTION CHART

A visualization of all the ways this episode connects to other episodes. Scroll down to see the actual connections.
Connection chart: 6955 kHz

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

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S3E22 - The Day We Died

  • Markham (about the radio transmissions in "6955 kHz"):
    "First of all, they're as old as dirt. They say when Marconi invented the radio, the first thing he heard was the numbers, like they were floating around in space just waiting for someone to listen."
    Peter:
    "So you're trying to tell me that Marconi picked up a transmission before humans invented the technology to send one?"
    Markham:
    "Creepy, right?"

    In "The Day We Died" Peter explained that the Fringe team from 2026 sent the pieces of The Machine to the past, explaining how there could be technology broadcasting radio signals before the radio was invented.

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S5E06 - Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There

  • The radio found in the pocket universe in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" was stuck on 6955 kHz, the same frequency as the number station broadcasts in "6955 kHz". (Image 1)
Connection: Radio stuck on 6955 kHz
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S5E06 - Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There
Radio stuck on 6955 kHz
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