Five-Twenty-Ten
Season 5, Episode 07

Five-Twenty-Ten

Aired November 16th, 2012 · Written by Graham Roland · Directed by Eagle Egilsson

SYNOPSIS

In this episode, a new videotape in the plan demands technology that William Bell kept hidden from the team. Happy to see her old friends, Nina Sharp helps retrieve the crucial elements. Meanwhile, Peter works an independent angle against the Observers and scores a minor victory.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

T-R-U-S-T

Walter discusses how he trusted Bell before Bell betrayed them to gain favor with the Observers.

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THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in this episode.

Observer 26:06

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

The bell-shaped lamp in the pocket universe in 'Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There' foreshadows the team gaining access to William Bell's storage facility in 'Five-Twenty-Ten'.

Previous episode clue 32:12

Next Episode Clue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Bell was with the Fringe team because Walter needed him for access to the beacons.
  • Bell told the Observers where to find the Fringe team, causing them to amber themselves for protection.
  • Walter called Astrid 'Agnes'.
  • Item of interest: Walter's bowie album 30:10
    Bell stole Walter's David Bowie album 'The Man Who Sold the World', which describes what Bell did multiple times for his own benefit.
  • Peter was able to activate the beacon summoner because it sensed him as an Observer.
  • 05/20/10, the combination Bell always used, was the air date of the season 2 finale and therefore the day he died in the original timeline.
  • Peter and Walter are both losing themselves.
  • Item of interest: Peter's hair 42:32
    Peter's hair is starting to fall out.

VIDEOS

Featurettes
Interviews
Commentary

NAMES FOR ASTRID

Walter called Astrid 'Agnes'.

NOTABLE QUOTES

Astrid:
"Before the invasion you had been talking with Bell. He said that he wanted to help you defeat the Observers. That he realized how important this was. And then he betrayed us to gain favor with them."
Walter:
"He came, and I trusted him."

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E01 — 2 connections (callback) S2E14 — 1 connection (callback) S3E02 — 1 connection (callback) S3E03 — 1 connection (callback) S3E12 — 1 connection (callback) S4E15 — 1 connection (callback) S4E19 — 2 connections (callback) ◀ EARLIER · CALLBACKS SETUPS · LATER ▶
Callbacks (7 earlier episodes)

S1E01 - Pilot

  • In "Five-Twenty-Ten" Walter recognized the location of the beacons as a lab at Kelvin Genetics. In "Pilot" Olivia told Peter that Kelvin Genetics was the classified US Army experimental program that Walter (and Bell) worked for.
  • In "Five-Twenty-Ten" Peter swapped an Observer briefcase with one that would infect them with the translucent skin toxin that nearly killed John Scott in "Pilot".

S2E14 - Jacksonville

  • Walter (in "Jacksonville"):
    "Five... twenty... ten... I always use the same combination, though I can't remember the significance."

    The combination to access Bell's safe in "Five-Twenty-Ten" was 0-5-2-0-1-0, the same combination Walter used to access the daycare center.

S3E02 - The Box

  • Connection: Picture of Nina in Bell's safe S5E07 32:54
    In "The Box" Bell wrote to Nina in his will "And for the precious few we had alone in Tuscany, a memento of me." In "Five-Twenty-Ten" Bell's old safe had a picture of Nina in Tuscany.

S3E03 - The Plateau

  • Connection: Milo running futures S3E03 33:08
    Connection: Peter running futures S5E07 01:50
    Peter ran possible futures in "Five-Twenty-Ten" to try to coerce the Observers to be where he wanted them to be just like Milo Stanfield did to his doctors in "The Plateau".

S3E12 - Concentrate and Ask Again

  • Connection: Bell's safe S3E12 01:51
    The combination to Bell's safe in "Concentrate and Ask Again" was 0-5-2-0-1-0, the same combination used in "Five-Twenty-Ten".

S4E15 - A Short Story About Love

  • Olivia (to Nina in "A Short Story About Love"):
    "When the day comes... if I don't remember this, I want you to try and build something with me again. Don't give up on me. I love you, Nina."

    Olivia gave Nina a hug and a kiss in "Five-Twenty-Ten", suggesting that they reformed a personal relationship.

S4E19 - Letters of Transit

  • Connection: Bell's hand S4E19 41:08
    Connection: Using Bell's hand S5E07 29:30
    Walter stole Bell's hand in "Letters of Transit" to gain access to Bell's personal storage unit in "Five-Twenty-Ten".
  • Connection: Code to Bell's safe S5E07 24:37
    Walter's password at Massive Dynamic in "Letters of Transit" is 0-5-2-0-1-0, the same as the combination to the Jacksonville daycare center and to Bell's safe in "Five-Twenty-Ten".