Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide



Season 3, Episode 19
Aired: April 15th, 2011
Written By: Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman, Akiva Goldsman
Directed By: Joe Chappelle

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SYNOPSIS

This episode follows the Fringe team's attempts to extract William Bell from Olivia's brain by entering her mind with the help of LSD.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

F-E-A-R-S

The key to rescuing Olivia from the depths of her mind was to first understand her fears and then for her to face and overcome them.

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THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen at the hospital when Olivia is brought in.

Observer
Timestamp: 03:22

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

A small, cartoon bird is seen in Chinatown when Fauxlivia escapes captivity in 'Bloodline'. Broyles sees this same bird in 'Lysergic Acid Diethylamide' during his LSD trip.

Previous episode clue
Timestamp: 30:18
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Next Episode Clue

A poster in Olivia's mind in 'Lysergic Acid Diethylamide' that says "Be Vortex Aware" foreshadows the vortex that consumed part of a ranch in '6:02 AM EST'.

Next episode clue
Timestamp: 12:28

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Walter called Astrid 'Astro'.
  • Astrid called Walter 'Wally'.
  • Peter wore sunglasses in Olivia's mind to help cover up an allergic reaction Joshua Jackson had that day.
  • All of the people in Olivia's mind wear blacks and greys because Cortexiphan subjects have a strong desire to blend in. (Image 1)
  • There's an ad for 'Manhatan Courier', suggesting that part of Olivia's mind still has links to the Redverse. (Image 2)
  • Olivia doesn't trust Nina.
  • Bell, Walter, and Peter get animated.
  • Olivia's mindscape is a mixture of both New York Cities and foreign cities like Paris. There are references to the rollercoaster she rode on Coney Island, Massive Dynamic, Fringe Division's headquarters in the Redverse, Gaudi's hotel from the Redverse, Iraq, and Reiden Lake. (Image 3)
  • Peter freed Mr. X from inside Olivia's mind. (Image 4)
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Item of interest: Blacks and greys
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Blacks and greys
Timestamp: 15:44
Item of interest: Manhatan Courier
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Manhatan Courier
Timestamp: 16:23
Item of interest: Olivia's mindscape
Image 3
Olivia's mindscape
Timestamp: 22:54
Item of interest: Mr. X
Image 4
Mr. X
Timestamp: 27:14

VIDEOS

Featurettes
Commentary

JJ ABRAMS EASTER EGGS

  • William Bell pours a glass of MacCutcheon Scotch whiskey after Peter and Walter join him in the World Trade Center, a reference to Lost. (Image 1)
  • There's a Slusho! ad on a building in Jacksonville. (Slusho!) (Image 2)
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Item of interest: MacCutcheon Scotch whiskey
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MacCutcheon Scotch whiskey
Timestamp: 18:49
Item of interest: Slusho! ad
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Slusho! ad
Timestamp: 28:46

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter found a chocolate pudding cup in the trash ("Chocolate pudding - my favorite!").
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Walter's Food: Chocolate pudding cup
Chocolate pudding cup
Timestamp: 13:13

NAMES FOR ASTRID

Walter called Astrid 'Astro'.

NOTABLE QUOTES

Astrid:
"What you're feeling right now, it's just the effects of the LSD. But it's temporary."
Broyles:
"No. It's infinite. It's all around us. You don't see that? I didn't see that. But now I know. And I know it followed me."
Astrid:
"What followed you?"
Broyles:
"Death. I saw death. All of it. And it was me. Can you hold my hand? Please."
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William Bell:
"Walter, when we were young and foolish with too much power and too many dreams that no one could stand in the way of... we needed each other."
Walter:
"I don't understand."
William Bell:
"We needed each other then, to check and balance."
Walter:
"And now?"
William Bell:
"Now you possess the wisdom of humility. We didn't back then. The decisions you make will be the right ones. The direction you choose to take will be just."
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William Bell (to Olivia):
"You should have been safe inside your mind... except it's you, and you have never felt safe. You are your own worst enemy, Olivia. You took the opportunity to let your fears overwhelm you, but you just fought back. In the end, you are as strong as Walter and I always believed you were. And now you know it too."
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Peter:
"Who is this guy? I saw him in your mind. You had him locked up in a zeppelin, he was just flyin' around trapped in there."
Olivia:
"Yeah, I don't know, I haven't seen him before. But I think that he's the man who's gonna kill me."

CONNECTION CHART

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

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E01 - Pilot

  • Olivia's mindscape in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" shows an area with Iraqi architecture, a reference to when Olivia met Peter in Iraq in "Pilot". (Image 1)
Connection: Iraqi architecture in Olivia's mindscape
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Iraqi architecture in Olivia's mindscape
Timestamp: 22:54
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S1E15 - Inner Child

  • Walter used the same neural halo in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" as he used on the Child in "Inner Child". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Neural halo
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S1E15 - Inner Child
Neural halo
Timestamp: 30:33
Connection: Neural halo
Image 2
S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Neural halo
Timestamp: 00:57
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S2E08 - August

  • The rollercoaster seen from atop the World Trade Center in Olivia's mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" is a reference to the one she rode with Ella in "August". (Image 1)
Connection: Rollercoaster
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Rollercoaster
Timestamp: 22:57
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S2E15 - Peter

  • In "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" Walter fell into a representation of a frozen Reiden Lake just like he really did in "Peter". (Image 1)
Connection: Walter falling to Reiden Lake
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Walter falling to Reiden Lake
Timestamp: 28:02
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S2E16 - Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver.

  • Nina Sharp (in "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver."):
    "Do you doubt me, Agent Dunham?"
    Olivia:
    "I don't know. I've always been a little foggy as to your motives."

    In Olivia's mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide", Nina was outwardly friendly but had murderous intentions when she tried to push Walter down an elevator shaft. (Image 1)

Connection: Nina
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Nina
Timestamp: 17:14
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S2E19 - Brown Betty

  • Nina communicated with an animated William Bell in "Brown Betty". When Walter and Peter found Bell in Olivia's mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" he was animated. (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Animated Bell
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Animated Bell
Timestamp: 25:47
Connection: Animated Bell
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Animated Bell
Timestamp: 18:13
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S3E08 - Entrada

  • Broyles (in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"):
    "I know it followed me."
    Astrid:
    "What followed you?"
    Broyles:
    "Death. I saw death. All of it. And it was me."

    Broyles saw dead Alt Broyles in "Entrada" and it had been haunting him.

  • Olivia saw Brandon as a zombie in her mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" because he wanted to cut out and study her brain in "Entrada". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Brandon
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S3E08 - Entrada
Brandon
Timestamp: 26:17
Connection: Zombie Brandons
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Zombie Brandons
Timestamp: 23:42
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S4E14 - The End of All Things

  • September was labeled as "Mr. X" on Walter's computer in "The End of All Things", the same name that fans used to refer to the man Peter freed in Olivia's mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Mr. X
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Mr. X
Timestamp: 27:14
Connection: Mr. X
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S4E14 - The End of All Things
Mr. X
Timestamp: 25:36
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S4E21 - Brave New World (Part 1)

  • The nanites in "Brave New World (Part 1)" have an "X" on them that matches the "X" on the shirt worn by the man Peter freed from Olivia's mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide", suggesting that "Mr. X" from Olivia's mind may have been William Bell (who was ultimately behind the nanites). (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Mr. X
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Mr. X
Timestamp: 27:14
Connection: Nanites with 'X'
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S4E21 - Brave New World (Part 1)
Nanites with 'X'
Timestamp: 17:26
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Episode Information
Episode Synopsis
The Glyphs
The Observer
Episode Clues
Items of Interest
Videos
JJ Abrams Easter Eggs
Fringe Division Case File
Glyph Sightings
The Redverse
Walter's Food
Names for Astrid
Walter's Lab Notes
Notable Quotes
Connection Chart
Episode Connections