Brave New World (Part 2)

Brave New World (Part 2)



Season 4, Episode 22
Aired: May 11th, 2012
Written By: Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman, Akiva Goldsman
Directed By: Joe Chappelle

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SYNOPSIS

In this episode, the Fringe team learns that Walter Bishop's old colleague, William Bell, has been in control of David Robert Jones' actions to collapse both universes in an attempt to create a new universe under his own control, and the Fringe team must make sacrifices to put an end to Bell's plans.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

P-U-R-G-E

Walter stated that the events of this two-part season finale essentially purged all remaining Cortexiphan from Olivia's system.

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THE OBSERVER

The Observer is featured in this episode.

Observer
Timestamp: 11:18

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

Signage saying "Eden" on the exterior of Bell's waterfront warehouse in 'Brave New World (Part 1)' foreshadows his mission to create a new, pristine universe with new creatures in 'Brave New World (Part 2)'.

Previous episode clue
Timestamp: 38:41
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Next Episode Clue

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ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Bell recited a verse from "The Lake Isle of Innisfree".
  • Cortexiphan levels in Olivia's body are now almost negligible because of their intense utilization in this episode.
  • Walter called Astrid 'Astrid'.
  • Olivia is pregnant.
  • The name of Bell's ocean-going cargo vessel, 'Talos', was a Greek god of myth that was more creative, and a better inventor, than his uncle, the god Daedalus.

VIDEOS

Featurettes
Interviews
  • Fans Ask - Anna Torv talks about Olivia's backstory.
  • Fans Ask - Joshua Jackson talks about Peter's backstory.
  • Fans Ask - John Noble talks about Walter's backstory.
  • Fans Ask - The cast answers fan questions (part 1).
  • Fans Ask - The cast answers fan questions (part 2).
  • Fans Ask - Jasika Nicole talks about Astrid's backstory.
  • Fans Ask - Lance Reddick talks about Broyles' backstory.
  • Fans Ask - Joshua Jackson talks about stepping into the Machine.
  • Fans Ask - The cast talks about playing their characters.
  • Fans Ask - The cast talks about what they want their characters to do.
Commentary
  • Fan Thank You - The cast thanks the fans for their continued support.
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WALTER'S FOOD

Asked an orderly if she was carrying lemon Jell-O (they were urine samples), ate a Red Vine, and made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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Walter's Food: Lemon Jell-O?
Lemon Jell-O?
Timestamp: 38:31
Walter's Food: Red Vine
Red Vine
Timestamp: 39:26
Walter's Food: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Timestamp: 42:06

NOTABLE QUOTES

Walter:
"Why, William? Why would you do this? What can you possibly hope to gain by destroying both universes?"
William Bell:
"Walter, this was all your idea! Peter died, twice. You hated god. 'What kind of god would cause so much suffering?', that's what you said. So much pain. You decided to create a universe that would operate by your rules. And then, when you realized that you were smart enough to do it, you got scared. You asked me to cut out a portion of your brain."

CONNECTION CHART

A visualization of all the ways this episode connects to other episodes. Scroll down to see the actual connections.
Connection chart: Brave New World (Part 2)

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E01 - Pilot

  • Peter questions Jessica Holt in "Brave New World (Part 2)" despite her being dead, like Walter and Nina questioned a dead John Scott in "Pilot".
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S1E13 - The Transformation

  • Conrad Moreau, arrested for the illegal sale at the end of "The Transformation", is a reference to the science-fiction novel The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells from the late 1800s. In it, a man named Moreau created an island community of human-animal hybrids and showed the repercussions of man playing God. William Bell's goal in "Brave New World (Part 2)" was to be the creator of a new universe of animal hybrids, including the porcupine creatures from "The Transformation".
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S1E14 - Ability

  • Patterns drawn on cards from David Robert Jones's box of tests for Olivia in "Ability" bear a resemblance to the stasis runes used in "Brave New World (Part 2)". Very little is known about either. (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Cards from Jones's box of tests
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S1E14 - Ability
Cards from Jones's box of tests
Timestamp: 28:13
Connection: Stasis runes
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S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)
Stasis runes
Timestamp: 04:51
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S2E09 - Snakehead

  • The ship at the end of "Brave New World (Part 2)" showed the creatures from "Snakehead". (Image 1)
Connection: Snakehead creature
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S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)
Snakehead creature
Timestamp: 30:31
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S2E10 - Grey Matters

  • William Bell (in "Brave New World (Part 2)"):
    "Walter, this was all your idea. Peter died -- twice. You hated God. 'What kind of God would cause so much suffering?' That's what you said. So much pain. You decided to create a universe that would operate by your rules. And then, when you realized that you were smart enough to do it, you got scared. You asked me to cut out a portion of your brain."

    William Bell removed pieces of Walter's brain at Walter's request as seen in flashbacks in "Grey Matters".

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S2E15 - Peter

  • William Bell (in "Brave New World (Part 2)"):
    "God made us in his image. If that is so, if we are capable of being gods, then it is our destiny to do so."

    Walter made a similar comment in "Peter".

    Walter (in "Peter"):
    "There's only room for one God in this lab, and it's not yours."
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S2E19 - Brown Betty

  • 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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S3E04 - Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?

  • Senator Van Horn, who died in "Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?", was still alive in the altered timeline and talked to Broyles in "Brave New World (Part 2)". (Image 1)
Connection: Broyles and Van Horn
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S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)
Broyles and Van Horn
Timestamp: 37:18
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S3E22 - The Day We Died

  • Walter shot Olivia in the head in "Brave new World (Part 2)" like Walternate did in the possible future in "The Day We Died". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Olivia shot
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S3E22 - The Day We Died
Olivia shot
Timestamp: 29:38
Connection: Olivia shot
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S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)
Olivia shot
Timestamp: 32:33
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S4E08 - Back to Where You've Never Been

  • September (to Olivia in "Back to Where You've Never Been"):
    "I have come to tell you something, Olivia. I came to tell you I have looked at all possible futures and in every one the result is the same: you have to die."

    Walter shot Olivia in the head in "Brave New World (Part 2)" in order to stop her being used as a power source for Bell's new world. (Image 1)

  • September got shot by Jessica Holt in "Brave New World (Part 2)" and then went back in time to "Back to Where You've Never Been" to deliver his message to Olivia, bleeding out from the gunshot in his seat in the opera house.
Connection: Walter shooting Olivia
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S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)
Walter shooting Olivia
Timestamp: 32:24
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S4E19 - Letters of Transit

  • Etta clutched her necklace, a bullet, when she saw Walter for the first time and when talking about her parents in "Letters of Transit". This is the bullet Walter shot at Olivia in "Brave New World (Part 2)". (Image 1)
  • Astrid (to Walter in "Letters of Transit"):
    "William Bell, you just left him there?"
    Walter:
    "You remember what he did to Olivia. Even you can't be that compassionate."

    Bell tried to use Olivia's powers to create a new universe in "Brave New World (Part 2)".

Connection: Etta clutching her necklace
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S4E19 - Letters of Transit
Etta clutching her necklace
Timestamp: 04:47
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S4E21 - Brave New World (Part 1)

  • William Bell (to David Robert Jones in "Brave New World (Part 1)"):
    "The art of chess, the art, is knowing when a piece is most valuable, and then, in that very moment, being willing to sacrifice it."

    Walter sacrificed Olivia, the most valuable piece in the game, in order to save the world in "Brave New World (Part 2)".

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S5E04 - The Bullet that Saved the World

  • The title "The Bullet that Saved the World" refers to the bullet Olivia was shot with in "Brave New World (Part 2)".
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S5E08 - The Human Kind

  • In "The Human Kind" Olivia shot her captor with "The bullet that saved the world," the bullet that Walter shot her with in "Brave New World (Part 2)".
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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
The Timeline Without Peter
2036
Walter's Food
Names for Astrid
Walter's Lab Notes
Notable Quotes
Connection Chart
Episode Connections