Observers Are Here Blog for fans of J.J. Abrams’ show Fringe

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What did we miss?

- There is a scene that takes place in what appears to be another hotel room where Peter and Walter are staying.  Not that this is unusual, they have always stayed in hotel rooms.  But I was thinking back to an early episode when a promise was made by Olivia to find them housing. It seems that this might be Walter’s housing since he will add quite a bit of new furniture by the end of the season.  A fridge with a glass door, a piano where the couch is, a nice chair in the corner, and lots of personal things and knick-knacks.

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ere is part 5 of the timeline.  You can view Part 1 (1900-1969), Part 2 (1970-1979), Part3 (1980-1989) and Part 4 (1990-1999) here.

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What did we miss?

- When Olivia meets with Loeb, he quotes a line to her.  “What was written will come to pass.”  What we didn’t know then is that this is the exact same phrase that that we will see written on Nick Lane’s wall in Episode 17.  We will discuss the implications of this in full when we get to “Looking Back at 117 - Bad Dreams”.

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The Transformation

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What did we miss?

- I never put it together the first time around, but Conrad’s last name was ‘Moreau’.  I wonder if this is in reference to HG Wells’ story ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’?  The story lines are very similar.

- The hallway outside the room where John Scott is being held is different than the one shown in the pilot episode.  Either the set has changed or Massive Dynamic moved John to a different room.

- During a scene at the FBI we can see an image of a forest on the computer screen behind Olivia and Charlie…

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The No-Brainer

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What did we miss?

- In “The Dreamscape” we saw Olivia’s computer bootup screen with Zeno on it.  We can see it again in this episode on Akim’s computer.  The number ‘128000′ after ‘Memory Test’ seems to be in a different font, is there some meaning to it?

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Now that we have finished the first half of our Fringe ‘Looking Back’ marathon, I thought I would post the Fringe Fumble Roundup for the first 10 episodes.  If I have missed any, please let me know.

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Episode 1 - “Pilot”

The Narnia Tunnel

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Peter gets ahead of himself

Whose arm is that? - ** NEW **

Boy, time does fly - ** NEW **

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - ** NEW **

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Episode 2 - “Same Old Story”

Nina’s ring

Last images

Bridge in Stoughton?

Astrid jumps the gun

The disappearing thermos

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Episode 3 - “The Ghost Network”

The magic bullet

Drug Enforcement Agency? - ** NEW **

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - ** NEW **

What month is this, please? - ** NEW **

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Episode 4 - “The Arrival”

To explode or not to explode?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

The Observer photo

Massive Dynamic(s)? - ** NEW **

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Episode 5 - “Power Hungry”

Dead people shifting

The old watch switcheroo

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Episode 6 - “The Cure”

The Observer goes unnoticed

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Wardrobe malfunction

Musical chairs

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Episode 7 - “In Which We Meet Mr. Jones”

Right angle or wrong angle?

Magic mirror goggles - ** NEW **

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Episode 8 - “The Equation”

Episode 9 - “The Dreamscape”

Missing truck

Lazy cop

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Episode 10 - “Safe”

Where the Little Hill are they going?

Bound

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What did we miss?

- I had mentioned in “Looking Back at 104 - The Arrival” that Olivia’s apartment had changed at some point.  I have been keeping my eyes open and it appears that this is the first episode with the new apartment set.  The outside is the same, it is only the inside that has changed.

- For anyone who is up to date with my red-yellow-blue theory and the revelation that the tape roll holder has been spotted in several episodes, here it is again this week…in Loeb’s warehouse.

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What theories were overlooked?

- This is part of “What did we miss” as well as “What theories were overlooked”.  In Broyles’ office you can see a map on his computer screen.  There are two cities circled…Munich, Germany and Budapest, Hungary.  This is not the first time that these places have been mentioned.  Is it possible that Broyles is aware of Jones breaking out of prison and this is part of the manhunt or is there something else going on here?  Are they trying to track ZFT? Was Broyles aware of Loeb’s involvement and was watching his movements?

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How have the characters developed?

- Olivia really kicks some serious ass in this episdode.  First she beats up several men at the warehouse in order to escape, then she gets into a all out girl on girl fight with Samantha Loeb, then she pays Loeb with a pistol-whip smackdown.  I love it!  Go Olivia!  Show these men what you’re made of.

- There was quite a lot of insuation of Peter’s affections for Olivia in this episode.  I remember thinking at the time that I hope they don’t intend on hooking the two of them up.  Thank goodness they haven’t done that so far.  It has never worked in the past.

- This week, Broyles has come to Olivia’s defense.  Dude…make up your mind!

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What questions were never answered?

- In the episode Walter tells the others that the slug is a supersized virus, but in his labnotes he admits that it is not a virus but in fact a human cell from the wall of the intestinal tract.  Why did he lie to the team?

- What is it that Rachel is not telling Olivia?

- The true intentions of ZFT.  Who are the two sides (ZFT & MD)?  What are the rules?  What did they want with Olivia…reeaallly?

- When this episode first aired, I predicted that the men seen on the computer screen would appear in a later episode, but we have never seen them.  Who are they?  They must be part of the pattern or we wouldn’t see them in the Fringe Division office…and more than once.  Just filler, perhaps?  Is it related to the map on Broyles computer screen?

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What tie was Broyles wearing?

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"Safe"

I apologize for being late with this post.  I’m sorry to say that I have no good excuse.  I was at my cottage and the weather was so friggin’ outstanding that I decided to stay a couple of days longer.  I know…rough life.  So let’s get on with it, shall we.

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The Dreamscape

What did we miss?

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- After watching this episode with a closer eye, I realize that it is one of my least favorite episodes as far as layers go.  There just doesn’t seem to be much going on this week.  Aside from the ‘mystery’ of John, there are no real breakthroughs or blow-me-away moments.  I discovered no new theories and I uncovered no mysteries.  All in all, kind of a snoozer.  Maybe someone else will have better luck.

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How have the characters developed?

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- This week my eyes were mostly on Walter.  This seems to be his pivot episode, he is all over the place with his actions.  One minute he’s totally lucid and the next he’s crazy Walter again.  He is aware of the fact that he can be quite obsessive, yet he forgets that he didn’t explain anything to Olivia.  He forgets that the coffee yogurt was him, yet he’s aware enough to refuse to put Olivia back in the tank.

- I also want to touch on Broyles in this episode.  His personality seems to jump around quite a bit on this show.  In this episode he seems to be on the team of M.D.  He comes to Massive Dynamic and Nina’s defense and bites Olivia’s head off when she accuses Massive Dynamic of being involved in George’s death.

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What questions were never answered?

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- Who is Dr. Peretti?  What was the ‘W’ for?  There was a tombstone with Casey Peretti on it.  Are they related?  Is this a family or character that we have yet to meet?

- Who is the North Woods Group?  Another bad guy group?  Will we come across them in season 2?

- Walter said that he was once a religious man, but not anymore.  What happened to cause the change in his feelings on this matter?

- Once again, the question of who is after Peter, has come up.  At the end we see Michael reporting to someone that Peter is in Boston.  Who is that someone?  Could he be ‘Big Eddie’?

- It might be just me, maybe I’m not getting it, but why was the hallucination that killed George Moralis…John Scott?  It seemed that George knew and trusted John, and believed that Massive Dynamic killed Mark Young.  Why would Massive Dynamic (if it was them) use the image of John to kill him?  Irony?  Convenience?

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What tie was Broyles wearing?

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- There is a tie missing in this episode.  The night scenes at the beginning…we don’t see Broyles until the next day.

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Tune in Sunday, July 19 for “Looking back at 109 - Safe”.

The Equation

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What did we miss?

- I think that I will beat a dead horse today.  Remember the yellow-red-blue theory?  Remember how I based the entire theory on that tape roll holder with the colored rolls of tape?  And remember when I discarded the theory when I discovered that the tape roll holder was in Episode 2?  Well, I am here to re-hash it.  This week, as Walter talks about the blinking lights he states that when he had experimented with it many years ago, that he had concentrated on the timing and intensity of the flashes not the colors, and that he now feels that the colors are the key.  When they pan down to the lights all lined up…you’ll never guess what is right behind it…the tape roll with the colored tape.  Coincidence?  Perhaps.  But I think that I will hold on to my red-yellow-blue theory just a little longer.

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