Amber 31422

Amber 31422



Season 3, Episode 05
Aired: November 4th, 2010
Written By: Josh Singer, Ethan Gross
Directed By: David Straiton

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SYNOPSIS

In this episode, Olivia, still trapped in the other side and brainwashed, investigates the Rose brothers who are able to do the seemingly impossible: escape from an amber-like substance used to contain fringe events. Meanwhile, Walternate experiments with Olivia again and she re-enters the tank while visions of Peter continue to haunt her about returning to the "other side."

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

E-V-E-N-T

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THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen in a line of people outside as the Fringe team spots Olivia's car.

Observer
Timestamp: 34:27

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

Astrid brings Walter a magazine in 'Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?' with the word "TWINS" on the cover, foreshadowing the plot twist in 'Amber 31422'.

Previous episode clue
Timestamp: 14:14
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Next Episode Clue

The Franklin St. Station subway sign in 'Amber 31422' shows the numbers 6-9-5-5, foreshadowing the radio station frequency investigated in '6955 kHz'.

Next episode clue
Timestamp: 03:20

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Walternate didn't know about Cortexiphan.

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FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE

Fringe Division case file
Fringe Division case file: Amber 31422

THE REDVERSE

  • "The stuff that dreams are made of" was said by Cary Grant rather than Humphrey Bogart.
  • There's a Nixon Parkway in New York City.

CONNECTION CHART

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Connection chart: Amber 31422

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E01 - Pilot

  • Walternate used a sensory deprivation tank to clear Olivia's mind in "Amber 31422" just like Walter did for Olivia in "Pilot".
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S1E08 - The Equation

  • The Franklin St. Station subway sign in "Amber 31422" shows the numbers 6-9-5-5 in the 'green-green-green-red' circle pattern from "The Equation". (Image 1)
Connection: Green-green-green-red
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S3E05 - Amber 31422
Green-green-green-red
Timestamp: 03:20
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S1E10 - Safe

  • Matthew and Joshua Rose were robbing banks in "Amber 31422" by weakening the molecular structure of the bank walls, the same technique used by Loeb in "Safe".
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S2E02 - Night of Desirable Objects

  • Olivia heard a bomb that others didn't hear in "Amber 31422", perhaps the same enhanced hearing side-effect from crossing over that she exhibited in "Night of Desirable Objects" when she could hear barely discernable sounds at home and in the Hughes home.
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S3E01 - Olivia

  • Colonel Broyles (in "Amber 31422"):
    "Sir... It's a tragic, but a small price to pay for the greater good. People understand that."
    Walternate:
    "Perhaps. But if they were to find out that the amber victims could be removed and resuscitated, I'm afraid the outcry would be akin to revolt."
    Colonel Broyles:
    "Quarantine victims are alive?"
    Walternate:
    "Theoretically."

    People think that those who are ambered are dead; a group protested ambering the opera house in "Olivia". The public doesn't know that amber victims are actually alive. (Image 1)

Connection: Amber protest signs
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S3E01 - Olivia
Amber protest signs
Timestamp: 18:56
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S4E03 - Alone in the World

  • 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. (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Vision of Peter
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S3E05 - Amber 31422
Vision of Peter
Timestamp: 03:02
Connection: Drawing of Peter from Olivia's visions
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S4E03 - Alone in the World
Drawing of Peter from Olivia's visions
Timestamp: 41:56
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S4E19 - Letters of Transit

  • People in amber are not actually dead and Matthew Rose may have been the first person rescued from within amber in "Amber 31422". Etta and Simon rescued Walter, Astrid, and Peter from amber in "Letters of Transit".
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S5E01 - Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11

  • Joshua Rose cut his brother out of amber in "Amber 31422" just like Amber Gypsies cut people out of amber to sell them in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11".
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