6B

6B



Season 3, Episode 14
Aired: February 18th, 2011
Written By: Glen Whitman, Robert Chiappetta
Directed By: Thomas Yatsko

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SYNOPSIS

In this episode, the Fringe team investigates mysterious deaths at an apartment building, the result of a merging between the prime and parallel universes. While there, they encounter a woman who claims to be able to see the ghost of her deceased husband.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

H-E-A-R-T-S

This fringe event was generated by intense love and grief shared between two people in opposite universes.

Glyph symbol HGlyph symbol EGlyph symbol AGlyph symbol RGlyph symbol TGlyph symbol S
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Glyph symbol E
Glyph symbol A
Glyph symbol R
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THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen walking past Chris and Sylvia as they walk to the party.

Observer
Timestamp: 00:57

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

The license plate of one of the victims in 'Immortality' is "APT6B", foreshadowing the apartment under investigation in '6B'.

Previous episode clue
Timestamp: 20:11
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Next Episode Clue

The "Tulip Food Store" signage in '6B' foreshadows Olivia and Peter meeting for the first time in a field of tulips in 'Subject 13'.

Next episode clue
Timestamp: 00:52

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Mrs. Marcello goes to the Schrödinger Hotel after she abandons her home in the Rosencrantz Building. Erwin Schrödinger is a famous founding quantum physicist.
  • Walter flipping the coin and getting ten heads in a row while inside the Rosencrantz building is a reference to the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" which starts with the two main characters betting on coin flips that keep coming up heads.
  • The yellow dot in the final glyph of the episode is replaced by a yellow heart. (Image 1)
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Item of interest: Heart-shaped dot
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Heart-shaped dot
Timestamp: 43:08

VIDEOS

Featurettes

FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE

Fringe Division case file
Fringe Division case file: 6B

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter made blueberry pancakes and ate a hot dog.
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Walter's Food: Blueberry pancakes
Blueberry pancakes
Timestamp: 03:58
Walter's Food: Hot dog
Hot dog
Timestamp: 08:08

CONNECTION CHART

A visualization of all the ways this episode connects to other episodes. Scroll down to see the actual connections.
Connection chart: 6B

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E03 - The Ghost Network

  • In "6B" Walter mentioned the chemical amber attack on the commuter bus from "The Ghost Network" when he realized he may have to secure the apartment building in amber.
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S1E08 - The Equation

  • The 'green-green-green-red' pattern from "The Equation" appeared on the Amber dispersal device when it was initially activated in "6B". (Image 1)
Connection: Green-green-green-red
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S3E14 - 6B
Green-green-green-red
Timestamp: 34:59
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S3E15 - Subject 13

  • Olivia saw Peter glimmer when they kissed in "6B". She was nervous about restarting her relationship with Peter. In "Subject 13" Walter discovered that young Olivia's abilities triggered when she experienced a combination of fear and love, the same things she felt during the kiss.
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S3E16 - Os

  • Walter (in "6B"):
    "Belly and I used to argue about this constantly: 'What happens to the body's energy after death?'. William theorized we should be able to capture that energy using what he called Soul Magnets."
    Peter:
    "It's a catchy name."
    Walter:
    "He said if he were right, he would contact me from The Great Beyond. I haven't gotten the call yet."

    In "Os" the team learned that Bell had enacted his Soul Magnet plan before death using Olivia as a host.

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S4E13 - A Better Human Being

  • Olivia (in "A Better Human Being"):
    "We had that case, that couple in apartment 6B. The woman who lost her husband. After, I came back here. And then we went upstairs. I remember."

    As Olivia continued to regain her memories in "A Better Human Being" she mentioned remembering the events of "6B".

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S5E04 - The Bullet that Saved the World

  • An ambering device, first (nearly) used by the Blueverse Fringe team in "6B", was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Amber device
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S3E14 - 6B
Amber device
Timestamp: 30:05
Connection: Amber device
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S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Amber device
Timestamp: 14:29
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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