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.

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.

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'.

Next Episode Clue

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

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.).

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

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.)

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

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

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

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

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'.

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

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."

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

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

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