An unofficial companion to Fringe
Glyphs, easter eggs, buried clues, behind-the-scenes videos, thematic connections, and more, catalogued episode by episode with screenshots and timestamps.
Connection
In "Brave New World (Part 1)" Walter sat in his old cell at St. Claire's from "Pilot".
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.
Leaf glyph
The leaf glyph is on the electronic keypad at Massive Dynamic.
Connection
Senator Van Horn, who died in "Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?", was still alive in the altered timeline and talked to Broyles in "Brave New World (Part 2)".
Item of interest
The yellow dot in the final glyph of the episode is replaced by a yellow heart.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen outside the entrance to the daycare center.
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.
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
Michael played the music box from "The Boy Must Live" for September after September got shot in "An Enemy of Fate".
Item of interest
In his dream at the end, young Peter is in bed wearing a jersey with the number 96 on it. The number 96 is the same jersey number that Joshua Jackson wore as Charlie Conway in the Mighty Ducks trilogy.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
James Heath met with Lloyd Becker, a fellow Cortexiphan subject, in "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver.". The name "Lloyd B." was on the height chart in "Jacksonville".
Item of interest
Walter's pose as he listens to the Mozart Requiem is a reference to the iconic Maxell tape advertisement from the '80s.
Butterfly glyph
Butterflies can be seen in Etta's apartment.
Connection
Etta clutched her necklace, a bullet, when she saw Walter for the first time and when talking about her parents in "Letters of Transit". This is the bullet Walter shot at Olivia in "Brave New World (Part 2)".
Item of interest
It is true that the Empire State Building's spire really was initially designed for airship docking as it was in the Redverse.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
Walter had his life's work in a journal in "Black Blotter" just like he did in the fairy tale he told Ella in "Brown Betty".
Item of interest
The Redverse traded Alt Broyles for Fauxlivia by cutting off one of his legs to make their masses equal.
Frog glyph
A frog can be seen on the dock when Walter is high.
Connection
September loads his food with heat (pepper, jalapenos, hot sauce) in "The Arrival" because his emotions are dulled, as he explained in "The Boy Must Live".
Item of interest
The crane that crashed during the intro has a Massive Dynamic logo on it.
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen hanging from the taxi when Walter listens to music.
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