Midnight

Season 1, Episode 18, Aired
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Someone is killing people and draining their spinal cord fluid. Olivia, Peter, and Walter go to great lengths to stop the deaths, which are happening more and more frequently.
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  • The Plot Thickens

    8.5
    "Great"
    By dreamgoat, Jan 26, 2012 Report Abuse
    Great episode, now we know who is funding ZFT. And really it was no real shocker, the company wasn't exactly nice so we should've expected this. Gripping part for me in this episode is a scientist give up the last of his spinal fluid to create a cure to save his infected wife. Now that's love, really feel sorry for the guy. Can't wait to see what happens next and what their going to do with this new information that they got on the ZFT.moreless

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  • Another great episode.

    8.3
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    By thefanof, Oct 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is the kind of show Fringe needs to put on to keep those American Idol viewers sticking around. Have a psycho killer on the loose that it is not just a simple murderer, but also not too unbelievable that even the biggest sci-fi geek would disapprove of.

    My only real complaint here was that the comedy element of this show seems to disappearing. There was very minimal dialogue between Walter and Peter, and outside of a few sarcastic Peter Bishop lines, not a lot of laughs tonight. I understand there needs to be a serious tone, but every once and awhile JJ Abrams could throw us a joke.moreless

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  • Ok but nothing compared to last week.

    8.5
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    By efc91, Oct 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    Someone is killing people and draining their spinal cord fluid. Olivia, Peter, and Walter go to great lengths to stop the deaths, which are happening more and more frequently. Compared to last weeks episode "Bad Dreams" felt slow, it was basically a filler episode after last week s great twist and I felt it lacked in Walter's humour and any development with the story. There was a good few scenes where I had to look away because of seeing blood and bones I kind of have a weak stomach when it comes to stuff like that so it was fun too look away when we saw something disgusting.moreless

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  • A little more than a typical monster of the week episode.

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    By D0NNER, Oct 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    I've often criticized this show for its lack of focus when it comes to its own mythology and with this episode, it seems like the overall arc of the series has finally lurched foreword. This in itself is a good thing as it gives Fringe a sense of direction, but I felt that this episode was appealing for another reason -- it gratifies me to see people doing things simply because they are the right thing to do.

    This brings us to Dr. Boone who not only gives his wife his own spinal fluid, but later sacrifices himself to save her and then delivers on a promise as one of his final acts. Does this really excuse him doing work for ZFT? That's debatable, but a story of sacrifice and plain-old goodness in the face of evil is usually enough to make me happy.

    Fringe has been hit or miss for me; Mostly miss, but if they take the lessons of this episode and focus on humanity instead of sensationalism, I think this could become a worthy successor to The X-Files.

    "Midnight" could have been another boring monster of the week episode, but it redeemed itself with Dr. Boone and his quest to simply do the right thing.moreless

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  • A gruesome murderer is on the loose

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    By vman85, Oct 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    The Fringe-Team discovers a sickening serial killer on the loose who takes his victims spinal fluids but why? The team track down the man behind it, Nicholas Boone a budding scientist. Olivia questions him and Nick himself tells her they are making him do this, ZFT have his wife. Boone bargains with her get my wife back and I'll tell you everything. Well the team go to retrieve her at a restaurant but there's no sign of her, Boone finally tells Olivia that his wife is the killer and she's been infected.

    Nicholas and Walter share the laboratory in search of a cure; While Olivia and Peter scour the city in search of a pattern of her attacks. Peter and Olivia get a hint of where she might be they track her down at an underground night club. Boone makes a sacrifice to allow his wife to live. Before giving an overdose of spinal fluid for the antidote, he also films a confessional in which he names William Bell as the primary funding source for the ZFTmoreless

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    • When Walter examines the early victims, he says the bite marks are definitely human. But in attack mode, Mrs. Boone's teeth are anything but human-looking. Edit
    • If you insert a needle into a person's spinal cord at the cervical (neck) section that would render the person tetraplegic. The antidote should have been injected at the lumbar area. Edit
    • The second dead man picture Olivia showed Dr. Nicholas Boone during his interrogation, after his capture, is from a dead victim she only discovered way later in the episode. Edit

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    • International Airdates: U.K: May 10, 2009 on Sky1/Sky1 HD Norway: May 24, 2009, on TVN Finland: June 1, 2009 on MTV3 Germany: July 27, 2009 on ProSieben Belgium: July 30, 2009 on RTBF2 Sweden: July 30, 2009 on Kanal 5 Latin America: August 11, 2009 on WB France: August 12, 2009 on TF1 Poland: January 21, 2010 on TVN Slovakia: February 14, 2010 on Markiza Czech Republic: April 9, 2010 on Nova Cinema Edit
    • Music: Bela Lugosi's Dead (Bauhaus), Tear You Apart (She Wants Revenge), Closer to You (Daniel Ash), Candy Darling (Daniel Ash), Discipline (Nine Inch Nails), Burning Up (Ladytron), Once You Say (Nitzer Ebb) Edit
    • Blair Brown is credited but doesn't appear. Edit

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    • Walter: (examining a corpse) You know what this reminds me of, Peter? Peter: Nope, but I'm gonna guess it's something unbelievably disgusting. Walter: Shrimp cocktail. You see, the shrimp must be deveined by putting a shallow cut down the back to expose the vein. Which in fact, is not a vein at all, but the crustacean's intestinal track. Peter: Great, thanks for that. Another foodstuff I can cross off the menu for life. Edit
    • Peter: Hey, are you okay? Olivia: Why? Peter: Well, you were awfully quiet on the car ride over here and you just don't seem your normal, chipper self at a bloody, gruesome crime scene. Olivia: Oh, I'm sorry, I'm, umm... it's home stuff. Peter: Well, I know from home stuff. I live with a guy inspecting a severed spine. Edit
    • Peter: You're suggesting that someone chewed his spine out? Walter: Yes. But with a jaw strength well in excess of that of a normal human being. Peter: Great. Well, maybe we're looking for Dracula. Walter: Ha ha! Finally, son; you're opening your mind to new possibilities. But no, there are no vampires, sadly. But it'll be something exciting, I'm sure. Edit

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