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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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Connection
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".
S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Timestamp: 22:57
Item of interest
Sam Weiss died 10-15 years earlier in a shootout with Observers trying to protect the radio signal relay used to locate Michael.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
The Porcupine Man from "Nothing as it Seems" was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".
S5E04 - The Bullet that Saved the World Timestamp: 14:10
Item of interest
William Bell left Massive Dynamic to Walter.
Frog glyph
The frog glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
In "The Cure" David Esterbrook has an aleph pin on his jacket that can also be seen on the canoe from Olivia's dreamscape in "Pilot".
S1E06 - The Cure Timestamp: 51:20
Item of interest
One of the envelopes Peter sorted through said "Thank you for your support!", a direct message from the creators of Fringe to all the fans.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen on the Bishops' refrigerator.
Connection
In "Os" Peter revealed to Olivia that he was working on the Shapeshifter devices that he collected in "Reciprocity" by killing Shapeshifters.
S3E16 - Os Timestamp: 41:47
Item of interest
The crane that crashed during the intro has a Massive Dynamic logo on it.
Flower glyph
The flower glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
The posters from Peter's Redverse bedroom in "Subject 13" were hung on the wall when Walternate took him back in "Over There (Part 2)" in order to bring a sense of comfort and familiarity to Peter.
S3E15 - Subject 13 Timestamp: 14:34
Item of interest
Nick Lane's wardrobe is all dark colors like Olivia's.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
Connection
The bus in "The Ghost Network" was ambered. Huge sections of cities were ambered in the Redverse in "Over There (Part 2)".
S2E22 - Over There (Part 2) Timestamp: 16:29
Item of interest
Windmark said "Nothing grows from scorched earth" to Walter and then later Walter saw a dandelion growing from rubble outside. He has hope.
Seahorse glyph
The seahorse glyph can be seen on the back of one of Markham's books.
Connection
Agent Jessup was relating season 1 Fringe cases to Bible verses in "A New Day in the Old Town". In "Nothing as it Seems", creatures can be seen on something resembling Noah's Ark.
S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems Timestamp: 41:55
Item of interest
Jones said there are 10 tests for Olivia in total. The first was a box of lights that Olivia had to turn off with her mind.
Butterfly glyph
A butterfly can be seen on a lampshade near the front of Olivia's apartment.
Connection
The password to retrieve Michael in "Black Blotter", "Black Umbrella", came from the poster for Singin' in the Rain, from which September chose his new name (Donald O'Connor) in "The Boy Must Live".
S5E11 - The Boy Must Live Timestamp: 15:14
Item of interest
Olivia struck James Heath with a candlestick in her dining room, making the title a complete red herring.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen hanging from the taxi when Walter listens to music.
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