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Fringe Connections
Glyphs, easter eggs, buried clues, behind-the-scenes videos, thematic connections, and more, catalogued episode by episode with screenshots and timestamps.
- 100 episodes
- 375 connections
- 356 items of interest
- 42 glyph sightings
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In "Black Blotter" Walter had a vision of his scuffle with Nina at Reiden Lake from "Peter" and later recalled other memories from that day.
S5E09 - Black Blotter Timestamp: 11:23
Item of interest
This episode reveals that there is more than one Observer. The intro sequence since the pilot episode has had a single frame that says "OBSERVERS ARE HERE".
Flower glyph
A flower can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
The ship at the end of "Nothing as it Seems" showed the creatures from "Snakehead".
S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems Timestamp: 42:53
Item of interest
Madison Square Garden in the Redverse is quarantined in amber.
Leaf glyph
The leaf glyph is on the electronic keypad at Massive Dynamic.
Connection
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".
S4E14 - The End of All Things Timestamp: 27:14
Item of interest
Nick Lane's wardrobe is all dark colors like Olivia's.
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
In "The Human Kind" Walter tested the Observer tech implant on the brain of the Porcupine Man from "Nothing as it Seems".
S5E08 - The Human Kind Timestamp: 17:28
Item of interest
The license plate on Olivia's SUV reads 1R2D21, and the licence plate on Broyles's SUV reads 1C3PO1.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on Peter's luggage.
Connection
The Glatterflug ad for daily flights to the moon in "Olivia" is the same air travel company as Flight 627 from "Pilot".
S3E01 - Olivia Timestamp: 00:08
Item of interest
The briefcase contained photos of Walter.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen in Walter's Monty Python trip.
Connection
Broyles had jazz posters in his storage unit in "Earthling". His character in "Brown Betty" performed in a jazz bar.
S2E19 - Brown Betty Timestamp: 07:55
Item of interest
Observers send materials to themselves via shipping lanes from the future using metal cubes.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen in Walter's Monty Python trip.
Connection
A flashback at the end of "Grey Matters" revealed that it was William Bell who removed the pieces of Walter's brain. In "Over There (Part 2)" Bell said he removed the pieces at Walter's own request due to fears about the man he was becoming.
S2E22 - Over There (Part 2) Timestamp: 42:35
Item of interest
The yellow dot in the final glyph of the episode is replaced by a yellow heart.
Butterfly glyph
A butterfly can be seen attacking Mark Young.
Connection
The ship at the end of "Nothing as it Seems" shows creatures like the Porcupine Man from "The Transformation".
S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems Timestamp: 42:30
Item of interest
Donald helped Walter set up the pocket universe hiding spot.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen in Etta's apartment.
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