Archive for the ‘Investigations’ Category

2×13: Glyph
Posted by Sam McPherson on January 29th, 2010

First of all, I’d like to apologize for our inactivity recently. Hiatuses are always difficult to come back from, which is why we’ve decided not to pay attention to them anymore. Despite the seven-week break that’s coming up after next…


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2×10: ‘Blight’ on the Other Side
Posted by Sam McPherson on December 11th, 2009

If you heard Newton mention the ‘blight’ from over there and thought to yourself, “Hmm, that sounds familiar,” then you have to look no further than the glyph for “August.” What did it translate out to again? Oh, that’s right…


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2×09: Glyph
Posted by Sam McPherson on December 6th, 2009

The glyph for “Snakehead” was hidden. This is one of the more generic glyph clues we’ve had in a while — almost everything on Fringe could be considered “hidden” in one way or another. What do you think they’re trying to…


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2×08: Glyph Message
Posted by Sam McPherson on November 20th, 2009

This week’s episode of Fringe had a glyph that translated into “BLIGHT.” The word blight is most commonly used as a description of a symptom of plants when they are infected by a pathogenic organism, which causes areas of the plants…


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2×07: Slusho!
Posted by Sam McPherson on November 13th, 2009

Nobody’s really sure what the deal is with Slusho!, except that it’s popping up everywhere inside the world of J.J. Abrams (and sometimes outside). Originally part of the marketing campaign for the film Cloverfield (in the months leading up to the…


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2×07: Glyph Message
Posted by Sam McPherson on November 13th, 2009

This week, the glyph message, spelled out by the symbols appearing before commercial breaks, spelled out “Arrive.” Now, if you know the title of the series’ fourth episode )”The Arrival,”) and who it was about (the Observer), then I think…


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2×07: Observer Sighting
Posted by Sam McPherson on November 13th, 2009

This week, the Observer was a little more out-of-the-way than usual — you really had to squint to see him in this episode (although I’ve heard that this will definitely not be the case next week). In case you missed…


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2×07: The Penrose-Carson Experiments
Posted by Sam McPherson on November 13th, 2009

In the closing monologue of the episode, Nina Sharp indicated to William Bell that the incident with Tyler was part of the Penrose-Carson experiments. Now, we met Carson in that episode — he was the boy’s surrogate father. But who was Penrose?


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2×07: Simpsons Scavenger Hunt
Posted by Sam McPherson on November 13th, 2009

If your one of the FOX watchers playing The Simpsons Scavenger Hunt, then you’re probably wondering how exactly Homer, Marge, and their brood crossed over into the universe of the Pattern.

Well, they really crossed over in two ways. However, the most…


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2×14: Observer Sighting

2×14: Observer Sighting

The Observer popped up once again in “Jacksonville,” this time crossing in front of a firetruck as Olivia and the team arrive…

2×14: Glyph

2×14: Glyph

The glyph on tonight’s Fringe was “REVEAL.” To me, this is similar to the glyph for “Snakehead,” which was “HIDDEN.” Means relatively little.…

2×14: Is that real coffee?

2×14: Is that real coffee?

The opening scene of tonight’s episode might have confused you a little, and not for the reasons you might think. Yes, I…

2×13: Observer Sighting

2×13: Observer Sighting

It’s been common knowledge since “The Bishop Revival” aired that the Observer appeared in the episode outside the diner right before Alfred…

2×13: Hidden Apple Glyph

2×13: Hidden Apple Glyph

The eagle-eyed folks over at Fringepedia managed to capture a screenshot from “The Bishop Revival” that honestly made me doubt my powers of…

2×13: Nazi Time Machine

2×13: Nazi Time Machine

“The Bishop Revival” ended with a fairly big twist, in which it was revealed that the Neo-Nazi killer, Alfred Hoffman, wasn’t really…

1×04 / 2×13: Have We Seen Robert Bishop’s Grave?

1×04 / 2×13: Have We Seen Robert Bishop’s Grave?

In “The Bishop Revival,” we get quite a bit of exposition on grandfather Bishop, a former Nazi who emigrated to the United…

“The Bishop Revival” Pulls ‘Fringe’ Up 2 Million Viewers

“The Bishop Revival” Pulls ‘Fringe’ Up 2 Million Viewers

As I posted earlier today on TVOvermind, “The Bishop Revival” was one of the most-viewed episodes of Fringe’s second season. While last week’s…

2×13: Glyph

2×13: Glyph

First of all, I’d like to apologize for our inactivity recently. Hiatuses are always difficult to come back from, which is why…

2×10: ‘Blight’ on the Other Side

2×10: ‘Blight’ on the Other Side

If you heard Newton mention the ‘blight’ from over there and thought to yourself, “Hmm, that sounds familiar,” then you have to…

2×09: Glyph

2×09: Glyph

The glyph for “Snakehead” was hidden. This is one of the more generic glyph clues we’ve had in a while — almost…

Recap 2.08 – August

Recap 2.08 – August

An Observer (not our Observer, but another one, who we will refer to as August because that is his designation) writes in…

Recap 2.07 – Of Human Action

Recap 2.07 – Of Human Action

NYPD arrives at the top of a parking structure where they find two kidnappers and see a teenaged boy (Tyler Carson) in…

Bad Baldie Returns in December

Bad Baldie Returns in December

While the Observers are indeed some ambiguously moraled baldies, they’re not who the title of this article refers to. Instead, I’m referring…

2×09 “Snakehead” Press Release

2×09 “Snakehead” Press Release

In two weeks, Fringe’s next episode, “Snakehead,” will air. It looks like a good one, full of icky monsters and mutilated corpses.…

Is Nimoy Done with ‘Fringe’?

Is Nimoy Done with ‘Fringe’?

It certainly looks like Leonard Nimoy is done with William Bell.  “I agreed to do three episodes; and we’ve filmed all three.…

2×08: Glyph Message

2×08: Glyph Message

This week’s episode of Fringe had a glyph that translated into “BLIGHT.” The word blight is most commonly used as a description of…

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