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The team is called in to investigate a bank robbery when one of the thieves is found embedded in a solid wall. Walter believes they're after something of his, but things take a turn for the worse when the thieves ambush one of them.moreless
  • Best episode yet.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    I liked the direction the previous episode went. Story moving forward, not episodic and a good cliffhanger. Definitely a sign of things to come.
    I expected a lot from Safe, mainly cause fans consider it as superb. I wasn`t disappointed. So far fringe has been OK..good but not great, I was not very impressed. With this episode, Fringe finally set the bar higher.
    This episode had so much going on. Guess Jones will be the big villain now. I`m glad cause he looks great.
    More mysteries, some cool revelations, a great storyline, some nice sweet/funny moments for the characters, good pacing.. superb. The ending is great too, didn`t want it to end which is a first time for me as far as fringe is concerned. Best thing is that I feel the best is yet to come.moreless
  • Wow!!!

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    So initially we see the equation from the last episode being used, I liked the fact that they already put it to use, good start to the episode. This episode finally starts to talk about some of the things that have been in past episode and slowly starts to put them together. This was an awesome episode, and it was nice to see the good guys finally figuring out what is going down, even if what they know is not nearly the whole picture. This episode really ends with a bang, and a good one at that. An amazing episode, the best so far!moreless
  • Well this was a turn up for the books, wasn't it?

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    Well this was a turn up for the books, wasn't it? Olivia abducted, Mr. Jones out of prison, Walter Bishop in lack of kooky one liners shocker... Fringe really pulled out all the stops in its last episode before the Christmas break in an attempt to keep us all suitably perched on the edge of seats for the next run and boy, did it succeed. Goodman and Cahill's script is positively brimming with hair-pullingly frustrating enigmas: from the question of what purpose it serves to abduct Ms Dunham to the big fat "WTF??!!" regarding the component parts of the device that Bishop invented and its apparent ability to, um, beam people and things from one space to another, rather like, you know, the transporters in Star Trek. Yup, any semblance of believability in the show's science has finally been well and truly discarded, but that doesn't seem to matter anyway; from the beginning, Fringe only ever engaged in a casual dalliance with scientific realism and, ultimately, it's the more outright bizarre moments that have proven to be the most memorable and, indeed, enjoyable. 'Safe' works beautifully as a result of this, keeping its audience just the right side of baffled, bemused and bewildered in order to generate intrigue and a desire for more. Kinda like that other little show that J.J. Abrams created. Back in a week or so, there's a plane in it and some black smoke... you know the one.moreless
  • Olivia is kidnapped.

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    More Fringe greatness tonight and it looks like we're getting the first big story arc of the season. Olivia being captured should lead to some interesting developments this season but it will surely disturb the balance of the show. She's integral to the progression of the episode storylines, although this could lead to more Walter and Peter scenes and they are gold together.

    While the bank robbery scheme was cool Fringe is starting to get a little ridiculous with the supernatural objects. Transporting out of jail into a field? Turning a wall into an invisible barrier that people can walk through? Just a little too much, even for a Sci-fi show.

    A really great episode though.moreless
  • This is the kind of episode people were expecting from Fringe from the beginning.

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    This is the kind of episode people were expecting from Fringe from the beginning. What a great episode. It was exciting and intense. It mislead the audience, leaving us guessing to the very end and gave us an incredible cliffhanger. If they[the creative teams] can keep this quality up, they're going to have one amazing show on their hands.

    The banter between Peter and Walter seemed much better this episode because it was truer to their characters. I don't know about anyone else, but it seems to me that Walter insinuates so much about Peter that there is already an insane mystery surrounding Peter that we can't quite grasp yet.

    Jared Harris returns, in this episode, as David Jones who becomes a much bigger part of the story than we originally anticipated. I thought he gave a great performance. He was so intense but it was subtle at the same time.

    I hope they can keep this caliber of film making up with this show. If they do they aren't going to worry about ratings.moreless
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    • Peter: You violated the laws of nature, Mr. Eastwick, and Mother Nature is a bitch.

    • Peter: Where you been? Olivia: I've been working. Where have you been? Peter: I've been buying rice for Walter's toys.

    • Peter: (noting Olivia has no friends) What do you mean you don't have one? Everyone has one. Even I have one. Walter: What's that, a spleen? Peter: Yeah, a spleen. Walter: Unless one suffers from asplenia, a rare genetic condition in which one is born spleenless. Peter: Thank you, Walter.

    • Wallter: I was in Baltimore. I remember a woman with particularly large breasts.

    • H.I. Worker: Can I help you guys find something? Walter: Oh, yes. We're looking for an electric saw. Preferably variable speed with an easily replaceable blade system. H.I. Worker: What are you cutting, wood? Walter: Human tissue. Flesh and bone. It's more sinuous than you may expect. Peter: It's really not that dire. Walter: Oh, actually, potentially it's far worse. H.I. Worker: Um, I think that the saw you're looking for is around the corner, next to the routers. Walter: Thank you. Peter: No need to call the police.

    • Walter: What we perceive as solid matter is mostly empty space. Just as we may perceive that a life is full that is actually a series of empty encounters. Peter: He's been like that all day. It's been awesome.

    • Walter: No, Peter's right. Your pupils are dilated. It's a symptom of high stress. Unless you're using hallucinogens. Are you tripping, Agent Dunham?

    • Peter: Walter, wake up, this is important. Walter: Oh. Oh! Do you two want to use the room?

    • Charlie: Does any of this trigger anything in your mind? Walter: Yes, but not about banks. Think back 20 years. Imagine yourself then imagining yourself now, 20 years into the future. In your wildest imagination, could you ever think you'd be here? Charlie: Is he stoned?

    • Walter: When she's finished chewing her cud, remember to brush her teeth. Astrid: I am not brushing a cow's teeth, Walter. You know I have real work to do, right?

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    • Music: Sister Lost Soul (Alejandro Escovedo), Sequestered In Memphis (The Hold Steady)

    • Original International Air Dates: Ireland: December 3, 2008 on TV3 Sweden: December 4, 2008 on Kanal 5 United Kingdom: December 7, 2008 on Sky One Norway: March 3, 2009 on TVN Finland: March 9, 2009 on MTV3 Portugal: April 30, 2009 on RTP2 Germany: May 25, 2009 on ProSieben Belgium: July 2, 2009 on RTBF2 France: July 15, 2009 on TF1 New Zealand: September 2, 2009 on TV2 Poland: November 12, 2009 on TVN Slovakia: December 6, 2009 on Markiza Czech Republic: March 12, 2010 on Nova Cinema

    • Mark Valley appears but has no dialogue.

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