The Bullet that Saved the World

The Bullet that Saved the World



Season 5, Episode 04
Aired: October 26th, 2012
Written By: Alison Schapker
Directed By: David Straiton

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SYNOPSIS

Losing their anonymity in Walter's Lab, the science team is forced to make a bold grab for written technical plans left in a childhood hiding place that Walter remembers. Meanwhile, Windmark and Broyles intervene and the team is driven-off with a devastating personal loss.

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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?

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THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in this episode.

Observer
Timestamp: 38:10

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.'

Previous episode clue
Timestamp: 41:10
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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.'

Next episode clue
Timestamp: 31:05

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.

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Featurettes
Interviews
  • Action - Anna Torv talks about shooting action sequences.
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WALTER'S FOOD

Walter tasted his decades-old donut hole.
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Walter's Food: 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.
Connection chart: The Bullet that Saved the World

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".

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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". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Butterfly box
Image 1
S1E09 - The Dreamscape
Butterfly box
Timestamp: 09:00
Connection: Butterfly box
Image 2
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Butterfly box
Timestamp: 14:49
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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". (Image 1)
Connection: Skin growth toxin
Image 1
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Skin growth toxin
Timestamp: 27:07
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S2E03 - Fracture

  • Parts of Officer Gillespie from "Fracture" were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World". (Image 1)
Connection: Officer Gillespie
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S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Officer Gillespie
Timestamp: 13:18
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S2E09 - Snakehead

  • The creature from "Snakehead" and images of it were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Snakehead creature
Image 1
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Snakehead creature
Timestamp: 13:26
Connection: Snakehead creature
Image 2
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Snakehead creature
Timestamp: 14:48
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S2E14 - Jacksonville

  • The merged wall paintings from "Jacksonville" were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Merged paintings
Image 1
S2E14 - Jacksonville
Merged paintings
Timestamp: 06:58
Connection: Merged paintings
Image 2
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Merged paintings
Timestamp: 14:10
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S2E15 - Peter

  • The universe window from "Peter" was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World". (Image 1)
  • 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
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S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Universe window
Timestamp: 14:44
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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". (Image 1)
Connection: Blue powder dispersal doll
Image 1
S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Blue powder dispersal doll
Timestamp: 13:18
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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". (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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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". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: Electrilight
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S3E22 - The Day We Died
Electrilight
Timestamp: 04:16
Connection: Light bomb
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S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Light bomb
Timestamp: 03:57
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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". (Image 1)
Connection: Porcupine Man
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S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Porcupine Man
Timestamp: 14:10
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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)".
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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". (Image 1)
Connection: Light bomb
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S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
Light bomb
Timestamp: 03:57
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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". (Image 1, 2)
Connection: The bullet necklace
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S5E04 - The Bullet That Saved the World
The bullet necklace
Timestamp: 41:07
Connection: The bullet necklace
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S5E08 - The Human Kind
The bullet necklace
Timestamp: 35:22
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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