" ), it's revealed that Olivia was a test subject for this nootropic drug as a child, granting her psychokinetic abilities.
| Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Brief Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1x01 | "Pilot" | Sep 9, 2008 | A plane lands at Boston's Logan Airport with all passengers dead, their flesh dissolved. This event brings FBI agent Olivia Dunham together with the brilliant but institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his reluctant son, Peter. | | 1x02 | "The Same Old Story" | Sep 16, 2008 | The trio investigates the death of a woman who conceived and birthed a baby in hours. The baby then ages 80 years in minutes, revealing a strange drug that accelerates human life. | | 1x03 | "The Ghost Network" | Sep 23, 2008 | Following a strange attack on a bus that leaves commuters fossilized in the vehicle, the team finds a man who can predict disasters before they happen. | | 1x04 | "The Arrival" | Sep 30, 2008 | An explosion at a construction site in New York City reveals a strange, indestructible cylinder. The team's investigation is soon hindered by a mysterious bald man in a suit, setting the stage for a major mystery. | | 1x05 | "Power Hungry" | Oct 14, 2008 | The team investigates a seemingly simple man who possesses the dangerous ability to harness and project electricity, causing deadly occurrences. | | 1x06 | "The Cure" | Oct 21, 2008 | A woman with a rare disease resurfaces, causing excruciating pain and death to everyone she encounters, leading the team to a shadowy pharmaceutical conspiracy. | | 1x07 | "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" | Nov 11, 2008 | An otherworldly parasite attaches itself to a dying FBI agent's internal organs. To find a cure, the team must strike a deal with the imprisoned bioterrorist David Robert Jones. | | 1x08 | "The Equation" | Nov 18, 2008 | A young musical prodigy is kidnapped and forced to finish a single piece of music. The investigation leads Walter back to his mysterious former bunkmate at St. Claire's. | | 1x09 | "The Dreamscape" | Nov 25, 2008 | A Massive Dynamic employee is convinced he is being attacked by butterflies and leaps to his death. The case reveals that someone is weaponizing a person's own dreams. | | 1x10 | "Safe" | Dec 2, 2008 | The team investigates a series of bank robberies, where a suspect is found inexplicably embedded inside a vault wall, as if it solidified around him. | | 1x11 | "Bound" | Jan 20, 2009 | After Olivia is abducted, an audit of the Fringe Division reveals a mole within the FBI. The team races to stop a deadly viral attack and uncover a larger conspiracy. | | 1x12 | "The No-Brainer" | Jan 27, 2009 | A car salesman and another man across the country are both found dead, their brains liquefied by a lethal computer file sent through the internet. | | 1x13 | "The Transformation" | Feb 3, 2009 | The team investigates an international jumbo jet crash, where the wreckage contains the freakish remains of a creature undergoing a horrific transformation. | | 1x14 | "Ability" | Feb 10, 2009 | German agents question Olivia about her relationship with David Robert Jones. A new case involves victims whose bodily orifices suddenly close, suffocating them. | | 1x15 | "Inner Child" | Apr 7, 2009 | A mysterious, feral child is found living alone in an underground bunker. The boy forms an unspoken bond with Olivia just as a notorious serial killer resurfaces. | | 1x16 | "Unleashed" | Apr 14, 2009 | A genetically engineered creature, a hybrid predator, escapes from a lab and begins stalking human prey in the woods of upstate New York. | | 1x17 | "Bad Dreams" | Apr 21, 2009 | Olivia begins suffering from vivid, terrifying nightmares in which she becomes the perpetrator of real-world murders, forcing her to confront her hidden abilities. | | 1x18 | "Midnight" | Apr 28, 2009 | The team discovers victims drained of their spinal fluid. The investigation leads them to a scientist with ties to ZFT, who agrees to help in exchange for saving his infected wife. | | 1x19 | "The Road Not Taken" | May 5, 2009 | A young woman spontaneously combusts in the middle of a street. This episode reveals more about the Cortexiphan drug trials Olivia was subjected to as a child. | | 1x20 | "There's More Than One of Everything" | May 12, 2009 | In the explosive season finale, David Robert Jones returns to open a doorway to an alternate universe. The Fringe Division must stop him, leading to the show's biggest revelation yet. |
A series of fringe science anomalies occurring worldwide, suspected to be a synchronized test of bio-weapons and physics manipulation.
A brilliant but institutionalized scientist whose past government experiments hold the key to understanding modern scientific anomalies. fringe season 1 index new
The team discovers a bio-terrorist group called ZFT (Zerstörung durch Fortschritte der Technologie) that utilizes Walter’s old experiments to prepare for an inevitable conflict between dimensions.
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Led by Phillip Broyles (Lance Reddick) and assisted by Astrid Farnsworth (Jasika Nicole). II. Major Plot Arcs & Themes " ), it's revealed that Olivia was a
However, the season was not without its detractors. Newsday , while enjoying the performances, couldn't shake the word "derivative" in their review. The Orlando Sentinel felt that while the show was "well-acted and smoothly produced," it didn't feel "especially extreme or original". Despite this initial lukewarm reception from some corners, the audience response was strong, and the show's ratings were solid enough to secure a full-season order and a second season.
The brilliant, erratic heart of the team. He provides the humor and emotional depth, revealing deep regret over his past experiments.
Pale, hairless men in suits who appear at every major historical event. They are seemingly neutral but highly observant of the Bishops' work. ZFT (Zerstörung durch Fortschritte der Technik) | | 1x02 | "The Same Old Story"
Walter Bishop is the quintessential "mad scientist," an eccentric and brilliant genius whose questionable experimental ethics led to his institutionalization at St. Claire's Hospital for over seventeen years. He is often hilariously oblivious to social norms, prone to bizarre non-sequiturs, and just as likely to be found in a hazmat suit as he is demanding a piano in the lab to help him process data.
While the science is fantastical, the emotional core of Season 1 rests on the triumvirate of Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, and Dr. Walter Bishop. The season serves as an origin story for this found family, but it is Dr. Walter Bishop who serves as the show’s most complex invention.
A man discovers he can control electricity with his mind.
For , this is the definitive way to start Fringe . The Pattern Chronology smooths out the early growing pains of a show finding its footing. For longtime fans , the restoration and new extras are worth the upgrade, especially if you’re planning a full series rewatch.