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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 hallucinogenic drug from "The Dreamscape" was used as a weapon against the Observers in "An Enemy of Fate" to make them think they were being attacked by butterflies.
S5E13 - An Enemy of Fate Timestamp: 02:15
Item of interest
Donald entered the mine 5 weeks after the invasion and took some rocks. He was described as being in his late 30s, medium height, dark hair. Donald said he was waiting for "a colleague, a scientist from Boston, to meet him." Observers found him and took him away.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen on the wall in the diner where Olivia and Lincoln meet.
Connection
The child needed an air degradation unit in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" because he needed a less oxygen-rich environment like where he was found underground in "Inner Child".
S5E06 - Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There Timestamp: 29:02
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".
Seahorse glyph
A seahorse can be seen in Walter's Monty Python trip.
Connection
Peter found Olivia in a field of white tulips in "Subject 13", a nod to "White Tulip".
S3E15 - Subject 13 Timestamp: 33:00
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.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
Walter had the Cortexiphan subjects stand in a circle around him to activate their abilities in "Over There (Part 1)" just like he did when they were children in "Subject 13".
S3E15 - Subject 13 Timestamp: 23:35
Item of interest
Olivia struck James Heath with a candlestick in her dining room, making the title a complete red herring.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen as Olivia and Shapeshifter Charlie fight in the alley.
Connection
Olivia's therapist in "Nothing as it Seems" is the same one she had when she was trapped on the other side in "Olivia".
S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems Timestamp: 03:53
Item of interest
Olivia entered "Martin Luther King/Eldridge Cleaver Memorial Park" which has a plaque quoting them as saying "We have a dream" rather than "I".
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
There is a Massive Dynamic logo on Flight 627's engine.
Hand glyph
The hand glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
William Bell left Nina a bell in his will in "The Box". Walter rang that bell in "Os" which initiated Bell's soul magnet experiment.
S3E16 - Os Timestamp: 15:36
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.
Butterfly glyph
The butterfly glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Connection
Despite Walternate's efforts to mold Olivia's mind into Fauxlivia's, Olivia kept seeing Peter and Walter in "Amber 31422". Similarly, in "Alone in the World" Peter didn't exist in the rewritten timeline yet Olivia kept having visions of him.
S4E03 - Alone in the World Timestamp: 03:02
Item of interest
All of the people in Olivia's mind wear blacks and greys because Cortexiphan subjects have a strong desire to blend in.
Apple glyph
The apple glyph can be seen on the backrest of a chair in the lab.
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