The Bullet that Saved the World

The Glyphs

This episode's glyphs spell: W-O-U-N-D

The loss of Etta wounded Peter to his very core, setting him up to face the same challenge Walter once faced: how far would you go to make things right after the loss of a child?

The Observer

Observers are featured in this episode.

Episode Clues

Previous Episode Clue

A sign picturing a dove on an old building in 'The Recordist' foreshadows the first mention of "The Dove" in 'The Bullet that Saved the World.'

Next Episode Clue

Graffiti on an overpass in 'The Bullet that Saved the World' reads "Manifest Destiny", foreshadowing the Observer's shipping manifest the Fringe team decodes in 'An Origin Story.'

Items of Interest

Walter called Astrid 'Astriff'.
Walter saved samples and equipment from all previous Fringe cases.
'The Dove' is mentioned.
Etta is dead.
Peter lost the same daughter twice, like (season 4) Walter lost the same son twice.

Walter's Food

Walter tasted his decades-old donut hole.

Connection: Donut hole — Donut hole
Timestamp: 15:20

Names for Astrid

Walter called Astrid 'Astriff'.

Connection Chart

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

Episode Connections

S1E02 - The Same Old Story

WALTER in 'The Same Old Story': "You have no idea where I've hidden things!"
Walter retrieved his plans for destroying the Observers from a hiding place in a wall in the subway platform beneath Newark-Penn Station in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

S1E09 - The Dreamscape

A butterfly shadow box like those seen in 'The Dreamscape' was seen in Walter's storage vault in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Butterfly box — Butterfly box
S1E09 - The Dreamscape
Timestamp: 09:00

S1E14 - Ability

The Fringe team used the skin-growth toxin from 'Ability' as a weapon against the Observers and Loyalists in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Skin growth toxin — Skin growth toxin
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Timestamp: 27:07

S2E03 - Fracture

Parts of Officer Gillespie from 'Fracture' were seen in Walter's storage vault in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Officer Gillespie — Officer Gillespie
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Timestamp: 13:18

S2E09 - Snakehead

The creature from 'Snakehead' and images of it were seen in Walter's storage vault in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Snakehead creature — Snakehead creature
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Timestamp: 13:26

S2E14 - Jacksonville

The merged wall paintings from 'Jacksonville' were seen in Walter's storage vault in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Merged paintings — Merged paintings
S2E14 - Jacksonville
Timestamp: 06:58

S2E15 - Peter

The universe window from 'Peter' was seen in Walter's storage vault in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.
WALTER in 'Peter': "You can't imagine what it's like to lose a child."
Etta died in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Universe window — Universe window
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Timestamp: 14:44

S3E12 - Concentrate and Ask Again

The blue powder dispersal doll from 'Concentrate and Ask Again' was seen in Walter's storage vault in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Blue powder dispersal doll — Blue powder dispersal doll
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Timestamp: 13:18

S3E14 - 6B

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'.

Connection: Amber device — Amber device
S3E14 - 6B
Timestamp: 30:05

S3E22 - The Day We Died

The End-of-Dayers used light bombs called Electrilights in 'The Day We Died.' Loyalists threw a light bomb at Peter in the sewer tunnels in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Electrilight — Electrilight
S3E22 - The Day We Died
Timestamp: 04:16

Connection: Light bomb — Light bomb
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Timestamp: 03:57

S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems

The Porcupine Man from 'Nothing as it Seems' was seen in Walter's storage vault in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

Connection: Porcupine Man — Porcupine Man
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Timestamp: 14:10

S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)

The title 'The Bullet that Saved the World' refers to the bullet Olivia was shot with in 'Brave New World (Part 2)'.

Spoilers for future episodes below!

S5E06 - Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There

Cecil mentions the Observers using a light bomb in 'Through the Looking Glass and what Walter Found There', which is what Loyalists threw at Peter in the sewer tunnels in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.

S5E08 - The Human Kind

Olivia shot her captors in 'The Human Kind' with the bullet she took from Etta in 'The Bullet that Saved the World'.