Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11

Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11



Season 5, Episode 01
Aired: September 28th, 2012
Written By: J. H. Wyman
Directed By: Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik

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SYNOPSIS

The year is 2036 and the overpowering Observers rule. The Fringe team, preserved in amber for 20 years, is now a rebel resistance team fighting for freedom. Peter, reunited with his now-adult daughter, Etta, sets out to find out what happened to Olivia as they start their mission to save the world from the Observers.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

D-O-U-B-T

The Fringe team, particularly Walter, doubted they were up to the enormous challenges facing them.

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THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in this episode.

Observer
Timestamp: 28:08

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

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Next Episode Clue

The dragon poster in the marketplace in 'Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11' hints at the painted dragon in the steam tunnels in 'In Absentia' that guided the Fringe team back into the Harvard lab.

Next episode clue
Timestamp: 10:03

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • September and Walter developed a plan to defeat the Observers.
  • Walter called Astrid 'Aspen' and 'Afro'.
  • Amber Gypsies carve people out of amber and sell them.
  • Windmark said "Nothing grows from scorched earth" to Walter and then later Walter saw a dandelion growing from rubble outside. He has hope. (Image 1)
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Item of interest: A dandelion growing from 'scorched earth'
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A dandelion growing from 'scorched earth'
Timestamp: 42:24

VIDEOS

Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Behind the Scenes
Interviews
  • Fans Ask - The cast talk about what they'd like to observe in history.
  • Green Screen Moment - Jasika Nicole talks about acting in front of a green screen.
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GLYPH SIGHTINGS

  • Butterflies can be seen in Etta's apartment.
  • A seahorse can be seen hanging from the taxi when Walter listens to music.
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Glyph Sighting: Butterflies
Butterflies
Timestamp: 16:25
Glyph Sighting: Seahorse
Seahorse
Timestamp: 42:04

2036

  • They ate egg sticks. (Image 1)
  • Observers paved over Central Park and filled it with machines that pump carbon monoxide into the atmosphere. There's one such zone on every continent. They need less oxygen-rich environments. (Image 2)
  • A handful of walnuts was worth roughly $3000. (Image 3)
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2036: <b>Image 1:</b> Egg sticks
Image 1: Egg sticks
Timestamp: 03:42
2036: <b>Image 2:</b> Central Park
Image 2: Central Park
Timestamp: 06:29
2036: <b>Image 3:</b> Walnuts
Image 3: Walnuts
Timestamp: 11:42

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter ate an egg stick.
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Walter's Food: Egg stick
Egg stick
Timestamp: 05:08

NAMES FOR ASTRID

Walter called Astrid 'Aspen' and 'Afro'.

CONNECTION CHART

A visualization of all the ways this episode connects to other episodes. Scroll down to see the actual connections.
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EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E03 - The Ghost Network

  • Astrid (about Walter in "The Ghost Network"):
    "Music helps him process. It works, too. As soon as Peter started playing Walter just kind of locked in."

    Later, Walter commented on the value of music.

    Captain Windmark (on music in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11"):
    "We tolerate it. But it's merely tones, rhythms, and harmonic vibrations. I don't understand."
    Walter:
    "Mostly it amazes me. Music helps you shift perspective, to see things differently if you need to."
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S1E14 - Ability

  • Markham took a liking to Olivia when they met for the first time in "Ability". Decades later in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" he buys her when she's stuck in amber. (Image 1)
Connection: Olivia in amber
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S5E01 - Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11
Olivia in amber
Timestamp: 12:34
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S1E15 - Inner Child

  • The Observers had built machines to pump carbon monoxide into the atmosphere to make it less oxygen-rich in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11". The Child similarly needed a low-oxygen environment in "Inner Child".
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S2E10 - Grey Matters

  • Astrid (in "Grey Matters"):
    "Why would someone do that, Walter -- make someone crazy?"
    Walter:
    "Any number of reasons. It would make them insusceptible to interrogation."

    In "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" Walter's brain was partitioned to keep Observers from reading his mind and learning his plan to combat them.

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S2E15 - Peter

  • Walter (in "Peter"):
    "You can't imagine what it's like to lose a child."

    Peter had flashbacks of literally losing Etta in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11".

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S3E05 - Amber 31422

  • 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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S3E13 - Immortality

  • Walter (in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11"):
    "I fell in love in Japan once. I almost married her."

    In "Immortality" Walternate had a Japanese mistress named Reiko. (Image 1)

Connection: Reiko
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S3E13 - Immortality
Reiko
Timestamp: 23:15
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S5E03 - The Recordist

  • Captain Windmark (to Walter in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11"):
    "What are the stones utilized for?"

    The Fringe team acquired stones from a mine in "The Recordist". (Image 1)

Connection: The stones
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S5E03 - The Recordist
The stones
Timestamp: 37:53
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S5E09 - Black Blotter

  • The neon green fairy seen in the black market in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" is like the green fairy Walter hallucinated in "Black Blotter". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Neon green fairy
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S5E01 - Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11
Neon green fairy
Timestamp: 08:32
Connection: Hallucinated green fairy
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S5E09 - Black Blotter
Hallucinated green fairy
Timestamp: 06:26
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S5E12 - Liberty

  • Windmark probed Walter's mind so forcefully in "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" that it caused blood vessels in Walter's eye to pop. In "Liberty" Michael resisted Windmark's mind probe, and possibly probed Windmark's mind back, causing blood vessels to pop in Windmark's eye. (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Blood vessels in Walter's eye
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S5E01 - Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11
Blood vessels in Walter's eye
Timestamp: 27:28
Connection: Blood vessels in Windmark's eye
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S5E12 - Liberty
Blood vessels in Windmark's eye
Timestamp: 05:16
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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
2036
Walter's Food
Names for Astrid
Walter's Lab Notes
Notable Quotes
Connection Chart
Episode Connections