Brown Betty

Brown Betty



Season 2, Episode 19
Aired: April 29th, 2010
Written By: Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman, Akiva Goldsman
Directed By: Seith Mann

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SYNOPSIS

In this episode, Walter consoles himself after Peter's disappearance by smoking a strain of marijuana called "Brown Betty." Most of the episode is then told from his drug-addled perspective, in which Olivia is a 1940s noir detective and Peter is a con man who ran away with Walter's glass heart.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

H-E-A-R-T

Walter's fairy tale was about how Peter Bishop stole Walter's heart.

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THE OBSERVER

In addition to featuring in Walter's fairy tale, the Observer can be seen at the end of the episode watching Walter return home without Peter.

Observer
Timestamp: 42:52

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

"For Your Healthy Heart!", written on an egg carton in 'The Man from the Other Side', foreshadows Walter's tale of a broken heart in 'Brown Betty'.

Previous episode clue
Timestamp: 05:38
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Next Episode Clue

Walter's game of Operation in 'Brown Betty' foreshadows the makeshift medical procedures in 'Northwest Passage'.

Next episode clue
Timestamp: 03:41

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Walter called Ella 'Stella'.

VIDEOS

Featurettes

JJ ABRAMS EASTER EGGS

  • Nina Sharp's parking spot at Massive Dynamic was spot 47. (J.J.)

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter labeled his candy supply, ate all of Ella's snacks, ate some chips, had a Red Vine, and had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with Ella.
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Walter's Food: Walter's candy
Walter's candy
Timestamp: 01:22
Walter's Food: Chips
Chips
Timestamp: 04:34
Walter's Food: Red Vine
Red Vine
Timestamp: 23:50
Walter's Food: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
Timestamp: 40:22

NAMES FOR ASTRID

Walter called Astrid 'Aspirin'.

CONNECTION CHART

A visualization of all the ways this episode connects to other episodes. Scroll down to see the actual connections.
Connection chart: Brown Betty

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E01 - Pilot

  • In the fairy tale in "Brown Betty", Peter said Walter harmed 147 children, the same number of passengers on Flight 627 from "Pilot" (J.J.).
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S1E04 - The Arrival

  • The Beacon from "The Arrival" appeared in "Brown Betty" as the Watchers attempted to locate Peter. (Image 1)
Connection: Beacon
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Beacon
Timestamp: 33:09
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S1E13 - The Transformation

  • Peter said Walter harmed 147 children in "Brown Betty", the same number of passengers on Flight 718 from "The Transformation". (J.J.)
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S1E18 - Midnight

  • Broyles was hanging out at a jazz bar in "Midnight". His character in "Brown Betty" performs in one. (Image 1)
Connection: Broyles
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Broyles
Timestamp: 10:19
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S1E20 - There's More Than One of Everything

  • Peter's map of Walter's crimes in "Brown Betty" resembles the map of Pattern cases in "There's More Than One of Everything". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Map of Pattern cases
Image 1
S1E20 - There's More Than One of Everything
Map of Pattern cases
Timestamp: 33:04
Connection: Map of Walter's crimes
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Map of Walter's crimes
Timestamp: 31:41
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S2E05 - Dream Logic

  • Peter said "You're going to be fine" to Olivia in "Brown Betty", like Charlie's "You're gonna be fine" message to Olivia in "Dream Logic". (Image 1)
Connection: 'You're gonna be fine'
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S2E05 - Dream Logic
'You're gonna be fine'
Timestamp: 41:58
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S2E06 - Earthling

  • Broyles had jazz posters in his storage unit in "Earthling". His character in "Brown Betty" performed in a jazz bar. (Image 1)
Connection: Jazz posters
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S2E06 - Earthling
Jazz posters
Timestamp: 07:55
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S2E15 - Peter

  • Nina communicated with William Bell through the universe window from "Peter" in "Brown Betty". (Image 1)
Connection: Universe window
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Universe window
Timestamp: 25:47
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S3E08 - Entrada

  • Walter took Brown Betty in "Entrada", the same drug he took in "Brown Betty".
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

  • Nina communicated with an animated William Bell in "Brown Betty". When Walter and Peter found Bell in Olivia's mind in "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" he was animated. (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Animated Bell
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Animated Bell
Timestamp: 25:47
Connection: Animated Bell
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S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Animated Bell
Timestamp: 18:13
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S3E22 - The Day We Died

  • Ella (in "Brown Betty"):
    "We played games kind of badly. Then Uncle Walter told me a story."

    Roughly 15 years later Ella was a Fringe agent.

    Walter (in "The Day We Died"):
    "You used to call me 'Uncle Walter', remember?"
    Ella:
    "I don't remember much from before it got bad."
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S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)

  • The intense amount of Cortexiphan coursing through Olivia in "Brave New World (Part 2)" was able to heal her mortal wound. This was foreshadowed in "Brown Betty" when Olivia was sliced by the same weapon that killed Rachel, yet instead of dying Olivia's skin started to heal itself. (Image 1)
Connection: Olivia's skin healing itself
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Olivia's skin healing itself
Timestamp: 22:17
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S5E09 - Black Blotter

  • 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". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Walter's journal
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Walter's journal
Timestamp: 17:10
Connection: Walter's journal
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S5E09 - Black Blotter
Walter's journal
Timestamp: 22:02
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S5E12 - Liberty

  • The laser knives that the Observers nearly used to operate on Michael in "Liberty" were used by Mr. Gemini in "Brown Betty". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Observer knife
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S2E19 - Brown Betty
Observer knife
Timestamp: 20:52
Connection: Observer knife
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S5E12 - Liberty
Observer knife
Timestamp: 36:58
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Episode Information
Episode Synopsis
The Glyphs
The Observer
Episode Clues
Items of Interest
Videos
JJ Abrams Easter Eggs
Fringe Division Case File
Glyph Sightings
The Redverse
Walter's Food
Names for Astrid
Walter's Lab Notes
Notable Quotes
Connection Chart
Episode Connections