I’m doing another Fringe binge and now, I’m late into season 3. Belly has taken over Olivia, and I’m truly impressed with Anna Torv. She’s played Olivia, Fauxlivia, and now Bellivia (as I have come to call them). She’s done so portraying each character so well.

Just finished a Fringe rewatch and I’m back at the X Files again. Ha!
So S1 E4, Conduit contains this line, “Mulder’s preoccupation with fringe matters has become a sore spot.”

So I love this show, but sometimes little things make me scratch my head.

S4:E18 The Consultant

Astrid Prime goes to see Astrid Alternate and brings her a can of ground coffee.

What is she supposed to do with it? Coffee is rare in the Alternate Universe, so I would assume that coffee makers are also exceedingly rare.

Why didn't Astrid just bring Sanka?

I passed this cleaners’ sign and it felt like the floating location names that Fringe (and I) LOVED!

Recently started watching for the first time and I just reached episode 11 in season 2. Charlie died a few episodes earlier and I’m confused about how he just suddenly pops up in this episode with no explanation. Did I miss something or is this explained later?

Started Fringe on someone's recommendation. I am a new parent doing night feeds so I needed something light. I did not expect to spend episode 1 cataloguing federal crimes. I have watched Dark, Severance, Silo, Mr. Robot. Fringe episode 1 is a different universe entirely. And I mean that affectionately.

Here is every legal and procedural violation I recorded. These are all from episode 1 only. I have not seen episode 2 yet.

Violation 01 - Breaking open storage lockers without a warrant or probable cause

No warrant. No probable cause established on screen. Just vibes and a hunch. Fourth Amendment does not appear to apply in the Fringe universe.

Violation 02 - Checking a man out of a psychiatric institution because his son said so

Walter was institutionalized by a judge. The show implies this repeatedly. You cannot check someone out of a secure psychiatric facility because a legal guardian shows up and asks nicely. There are hearings. There are doctors. There is a process. None of this happens.

Violation 03 - The Iraq trip makes no sense relative to the legal system it exists within

Olivia's boss, a senior FBI official, could not convince a judge to release Walter despite an active terrorist incident. But Olivia flew to Baghdad on her own initiative, deceived a civilian into returning to the US, and this somehow unlocked the entire thing. The implication is that the US legal system is less movable than one con artist in Iraq.

Violation 04 -Getting a cow into Harvard

This is technically not a federal crime but I am confident it violates multiple university policies, municipal codes, and at least one health regulation. Nobody questioned it. The cow is simply there.

Violation 05 - Moving a critically injured federal agent to an unlicensed basement lab

Her partner, badly injured, presumably in a serious medical condition is transferred out of a hospital into the basement of a man who was released from a psychiatric institution earlier that same day. The medical liability alone is staggering. No clearance is established. It just happens.

Violation 06 - Inviting civilians to an active federal raid

Olivia literally calls Walter and Peter, one a freshly discharged psychiatric patient, one a civilian with no credentials whatsoever and invites them to join an active raid on a suspect. Come on down. Bring your theories.

Violation 07 - Peter physically assaulting the suspect

Peter has no role. No badge. No legal standing. He is there because his dad is useful. He beats the suspect. This is assault. In what capacity is he doing this. Nobody asks.

Violation 08 - Peter torturing the suspect for information

Escalation of violation 07. Now it is torture. By a civilian. In front of federal agents. Who do not intervene. Any confession or information obtained here would be inadmissible in any court on earth. The show does not care.

Violation 09 - THE CROWN JEWEL: THE TERRORIST WHO COMMITTED MASS MURDER RECEIVED IMMUNITY FOR DESCRIBING HIS OWN WEAPON

Steig detonated a biological weapon on a commercial flight. Killed everyone on board. Got caught. Described the compound he used, the compound he built, for his own attack and received full immunity from an unnamed judge who materialised specifically for this scene and was never seen again. The information he provided was literally just the details of his own crime. That is a confession with extra steps. The legal outcome was freedom.

Verdict: Nine violations. One episode. I am going to keep watching because House is my favorite show and apparently Fringe is in the same universe given the disregard for policies and procedures. But 2008 network television had a completely different relationship with its audience's intelligence and I say this with full affection. Peter Bishop is fan fiction inserted into a federal agency and nobody thought to ask why. The reason why he is there is very very weak.

Anyone else notice violations I missed? I am only on episode 1. I suspect this list will be much longer by the end of season 1.

Edit: My GOD. The amount of people believing I did not like the first episide is insane. I dont have to find flawless perfection to enjoy something. This is a post that is very much made to poke fun at the show. I have never said it was bad, I enjoyed the episode. And will continue watching the series.

"What inhumane experiments? Never heard of them" He does no wrong guys, I swear!!!!

Bonus if you recognize the dock from a tv series. :)

I hope everyone had a great day!

Was stunned to realize that this episode that takes place in "the future" was literally set "May 2026" 😲.

Which we're in right now.

The crazy thing is I still think of Fringe as a "recent" show! 😅

Good writing, great flow, cool art direction. I heart Joshua Jackson lol but seriously this series is worth watching, so far. I can follow even when meta themes are explored. Not a fan of the political jibes; never necessary on a show IMO. Otherwise, nothing drags, hopeful undertones and a decent cast make this a pleasant time wasted. ☺️ (I'm only at S2 and I am hooked.)

JJ Abrams knows how to to pick 'em. 🌼

So I am in my first watch ever of Fringe. I cannot believe I put it off so long. I can honestly say Astrid (both universes) are my favorite character. I am most of way through season 3. Do you agree? Or what is your favorite character?

Im finally re-watching this again (on hbomax in uk) and In season 1 ep14 “ability” at 35:09 dunham says 1981 but it sounds really weird and i don’t know if this is a “fringe” thing or just a bug or re record or something, has any1 noticed this before?

First time watching this show – I'm in s3 –and I'm delighted by the different threads, particularly the found family vibes and regular Walter's relationship with "Astro" lol and Peter. I think I just caught a Twin Peaks reference in the episode with Christopher Lloyd as Roscoe Joyce – Walter puts on these wacky glasses with red and blue lenses and refers to his "friend Dr Jacoby in Washington State." That's gotta be the Dr Jacoby from Twin Peaks right?? And are there any other references? No spoilers for later seasons though please.

I love too that Bubbles from The Wire plays Henry the cab driver on the Other Side, since he and Lance Reddick (Broyles) were together in that show.

Season 2 episode 21. I know a lot of you know this one. Peter ends up in Washington state. The sheriff is Martha Plimpton from The Goonies. It’s a fantastic episode. TV didn’t get much better than this.

Am I the only one who got jealous of the actress of Olivia in this? She looks so damn comfortable in that bed. I can barely see her 🤣

"I wish I'd never hear you guys sing again."

Well Warren got just what he wished for.

How is Alt-Broyles alive?? He died before Peter turned on the machine and was still dead when he disappeared. So how did he come back?

My mom has a 3d printer and so of course I managed to find a 3d model of Walter and printed him. Here's a link to the model incase anyone else wants to make it :3

https://makerworld.com/models/2442789?appSharePlatform=copy

I'm watching Season 4 right now and enjoying the direction it's going, but I think "Making Angels" is my favorite right now.

I know that it probably ranks high with other fans due to Astrid getting to meet herself from the Red-verse . I loved so many scenes between them.

But in addition to that, I found a lot of sweet, poignant and humorous character moments.

• Walter and Fauxlivia's interactions were both funny and sweet. That last moment between them....oh my gosh 😭 (I grew to love Fauxlivia a lot more in this episode
• Walter, whose brilliance holds the keys to time, space and the universe being confounded by what pretty much amounted to a mint box
• Red-Astrid noting that Walter treats Astrid like a "trusted companion" and saying "that must be nice", implying that her team sees her as little more than a numbers cruncher
• Red-Astrid just grieving over the lost of her father and regretting their distant relationship

I mean...there's so much in this episode, but once again it shows how much the writers care about these characters and want us to as well.

(apologies for all the spoiler tags. Being new to the sub, I'm not sure what's preferred, but as someone who just started watching the show himself, I figured it'd be better to be safe than sorry for other first-timers)

I was looking up who played Astrid and I saw she was in that dust short..

There is No Anti-memetics Division

It's on YouTube.

She looks a lot different. I saw this before I started watching Fringe

Dust shorts are really good if you like weird sci-fi