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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Brown Betty

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


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'.

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.
Connection: Walter's candy
Walter's candy
Timestamp: 01:22
Connection: Chips
Chips
Timestamp: 04:34
Connection: Red Vine
Red Vine
Timestamp: 23:50
Connection: 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.

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.
Connection: Beacon
Beacon
S2E19 - Brown Betty
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.
Connection: Broyles
Broyles
S2E19 - Brown Betty
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'.
Connection: Map of Pattern cases
Map of Pattern cases
S1E20 - There's More Than One of Everything
Timestamp: 33:04
Connection: Map of Walter's crimes
Map of Walter's crimes
S2E19 - Brown Betty
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'.
Connection: 'You're gonna be fine'
'You're gonna be fine'
S2E05 - Dream Logic
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.
Connection: Jazz posters
Jazz posters
S2E06 - Earthling
Timestamp: 07:55
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S2E15 - Peter

  • Nina communicated with William Bell through the universe window from 'Peter' in 'Brown Betty'.
Connection: Universe window
Universe window
S2E19 - Brown Betty
Timestamp: 25:47


Spoilers for future episodes below!




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.
Connection: Animated Bell
Animated Bell
S2E19 - Brown Betty
Timestamp: 25:47
Connection: Animated Bell
Animated Bell
S3E19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
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."

    WALTER in 'The Day We Died' (roughly 15 years later): "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.
Connection: Olivia's skin healing itself
Olivia's skin healing itself
S2E19 - Brown Betty
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'.
Connection: Walter's journal
Walter's journal
S2E19 - Brown Betty
Timestamp: 17:10
Connection: Walter's journal
Walter's journal
S5E09 - Black Blotter
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'.
Connection: Observer knife
Observer knife
S2E19 - Brown Betty
Timestamp: 20:52
Connection: Observer knife
Observer knife
S5E12 - Liberty
Timestamp: 36:58