There's More Than One of Everything

Season 1, Episode 20, Aired
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Someone close to Fringe Division is attacked, and bioterrorist David Robert Jones returns. Meanwhile, Walter inexplicably disappears and Nina asks Olivia for a favor.
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  • Well Written

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By dreamgoat, Jan 26, 2012 Report Abuse
    Well, this as been a great episode. Walter disappearing and ended up at a beach house that Peter found him there. Trying to open up holes to get to the other side or dimension. Pretty cool to see another dimension even the twin towers were there was a great sight. Another mystery is Walter visit Peters grave, What?. Con: What I don't like is even though Olivia is getting answers, Peter is left in the dark. I would understand if he wasn't part of the team. But since he is it makes his character less of importance and it leaves Olivia to do everything alone. Which in my book is always sad, you can tell there is a lot Peter has to give but not yet seen his potential other than babysitting his father. I hope things change and get a team going on because watching other series having one star to solve all the world problems and save the world is unreal. We need a team of characters that supports the hero, not means to an end characters.moreless

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  • Superb finale, with some questions answered and some new questions surfacing. Just enough to leave you satisfied whilst wanting to get on and watch Season 2. Essential viewing before ploughing into the next season!moreless

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    By LenMarten, Oct 14, 2011 Report Abuse
    Write a review without spoiling it for those that haven't watched it yet. Simple.

    A season finale is a tricky thing to get right, you have to answer all the questions you raised throughout the season, whilst keeping in interested for the start of the next - and they got this balance just right with this episode.

    First three episodes of the season I wasn't sure about Fringe at all. The nutty doctor, the mysterious son, the blonde FBI agent running around. C'mon! But if you're thinking about watching this series, stick with it - it's well worth it. You grow to like the characters, even a couple of the more obscure ones!

    There were some excellent edge of the sofa revalations - I counted three. The first was on the hospital bed, I didn't see that coming! The second was in the graveyard at the end - OMG! Finally, the last one was after Olivia's elevator ride in New York - I'll say no more.

    Brilliant Season, looking forward to Season 2.

    Don't ruin it ;-)moreless

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  • Wow....

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    By jordinajamaica, Sep 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    Walter disappears when the observer comes to pick him up at the lab. Meanwhile Jones is trying to cross to another reality to meet Bell and after 2 failed tries he finds the right spot but is stopped by a device Walter created lots of years ago that Peter activates to close the hole and kill Jones at the same time.
    Olivia's perception impresses Nina Sharp after she whitnesses as Dunham is able to see things that one team of hers after working for 2 years hadn't seen. That ends with Nina asking Olivia to meet her in a hotel in Manhattan. But when Sharp doesn't show up, Olivia lefts the hotel upset but while in the elevator she is transported to the other reality where she meets Bell in his Twin's Tower office.
    Another shocker of the finale is to discover that Peter actually belongs to the other side and that when he died when he was 7 Walter created a machine to open a hole and pick the other Peter because he couldn't leave without him.

    All in all amazing chapter and show!:)moreless

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  • A great episode! But so many questions left unanswered! Warning, spoilers contained below.

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    By Dark_Davis, May 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    Well Jones is back, except he looks really bad now as the effects of the transportation are taking their toll on him. Walter is also found, and with the help of his son is able to remember something of importance which he was searching for. So we find out that there is another dimension, another world on top of our own, and this is what Jones is trying to get into. We also find out that Walter possibly took Peter from the other reality, and that's how he saved his dying son. Well we are not told this, but this is most definitely implied. We also finally meet William Bell, only Olivia meets him in the other reality. How I don't know, but that's how they leave the first season! They end it on possibly the biggest question yet. I great season, but damn, so many questions left unanswered!moreless

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  • After ramping up its game in 'The Road Not Taken', Fringe continues to keep its foot firmly on the accelerator.

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    By screenagedkicks, Apr 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    After ramping up its game with lots of talk and, to quote a certain Dr. Bishop, postulation about alternate realities in 'The Road Not Taken', Fringe continues to keep its foot firmly on the accelerator here, delivering the goods by predicating its entire narrative on this most fascinating of concepts and even giving us a glimpse into the secondary universe that we've been promised since the season's halfway point. The story ratchets along at a whirlwind pace, resolving loose plot strands cleanly and efficiently while simultaneously throwing a truckload of fresh mysteries our way that ensure our return for its recently announced second season. The attack on Nina Sharp is addressed and dealt with immediately upon our introduction to the episode - no dicking around at home with Olivia while she reads her niece a metaphorically relevant story and waits for the inevitable phone call from Broyles that will interrupt her. We get concrete answers from this too, as a brief history of David Robert Jones's association with Massive Dynamic is delivered in pleasingly succinct fashion, and some form of honesty is finally allowed between all the parties involved in the investigation of Pattern incidents, as Nina comes clean about her knowledge of parallel worlds and William Bell's whereabouts. It's good to see Broyles, Olivia and most particularly Agent Francis trying to come to terms with the theoretical absurdity of the whole thing: the scene in which they all add a sentence or two to the explanation is masterfully paced, with the simultaneous ringing of all three of their phones making for some excellent comic timing.

    It's a shame that Nina's revelation about Bell is delivered somewhat artificially. Olivia's line, "I'll turn this world upside down looking for him" feels far too much like a feed into Sharp's reveal, making the next piece of dialogue ("Ah, but he's not in this world!" or words to that effect) rather predictable. And while the triad of narratives that make up the main thrust of the hour - Jones's, Olivia's and Peter's - come to their apex at a refreshingly speedy pace, it is somewhat ridiculous that Agent Dunham manages to find the connection between all of the Pattern cases and Jones's recent exploits within, what, a few hours? The fact that she's wearing the same clothes in the scene where she has her "Eureka!" moment as the one in which she starts asking for every single file 'linked to biology and science' (some of which go back twenty years), and that she manages to arrive at Raiden Lake at virtually the same time as the Bishops, would appear to indicate that very little time is supposed to have elapsed. Well colour me sceptical, but surely with such a massive array of cases to work through, and the fact that "a dozen of [Massive Dynamic's] best analysts have spent the better part of two years looking for a connection", this should maybe take a little longer? What, can Cortexefan induce super speed now or something?

    This is a fairly minor gripe, however. The remainder of the narrative is so thrillingly engaging that one is able to suspend disbelief and put certain illogical elements to the back of the mind. Jones's antics, in particular, are a wonderful conceit and the writers exploit their potential to the maximum. While his death is certainly a delight to watch, even if it does feel like a lot more could've been done with the character, it is the revelation of the child's body that is the most
    memorable moment, and one of the most horrific the show has ever given us. There's something about the angle of the splice and the fact that the victim is an innocent youngster playing football that really curdles the blood, which in turn strengthens the gravitas of the threat at hand. Then there's Walter and Peter's scenes which, despite being a little cheesy in places (how predictable that the boy's reminisce about pancakes would be just what his dad needed to jog his memory!), stand up well thanks to the very considerable talents of Messrs Noble and Jackson. The scene in which the pair discuss the function of Walter's device is beautifully shot, making expert use of chiaroscuro to visually reflect the hour's central motif. Their faces are shot half in shadow and half in light (significantly, the vice versa of each other), which echoes the binarity of the alternate reality concept: two worlds co-existing but different, one to which we are privy ('in light') and one to which we are not ('in shadow').

    The revelation that Peter is from the parallel world is a masterful one too, tying together a large number of character beats from the season, ranging from Walter's intermittent reiteration of his son's sickness as a child to Peter's lack of memory of certain events. It is carried out with the most sublime delicacy, telegraphed in only the most subtle of ways and therefore coming as a distinct, but ultimately very pleasing, surprise. And speaking of surprises, was anyone actually shocked by Leonard Nimoy's appearance? The media have been all over this one for a couple of weeks, spoiling what would've undoubtedly been a superlative fangeek spazz out moment. Still, at least we finally caught a glimpse of the legendary William Bell and, from the looks of things, the parallel universe. There are some lovely touches here, from the presence of the Twin Towers to the fact that President Kennedy is alive and well. Oh, and the scene in which Olivia 'crosses over' in the elevator is fantastically eerie and mysterious; don't know about you, but the moment when it briefly fills with people really creeped me out.

    A pretty awesome effort all round then, striking just the right balance between weaving together the season's disparate narrative strands and maintaining a sufficient level of mystery to keep us all stoked for the arrival of year two. As a finale, this is just what the doctor ordered. I think I just made myself cringe.moreless

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    • Trivia: The glyph code for this episode is GRAVE. In some original broadcasts of the episode (such as most of the U.S.), the glyph sequence stopped after GRA. It has been confirmed from Canadian airings and Hulu.com that the full glyph code is indeed GRAVE. Edit
    • Trivia: The New York Post in Bell's office in the alternate reality sports the headlines "Obamas Set to Move into New White House (Michelle has new interior designer)", "Former Pres. Kennedy to address UN", "Stock Markets Remain Closed - 21 Days and Counting", and "Celtics Sweep! Len Bias wins MVP". The issue sports the show's air date (Tuesday, May 12, 2009) and a 25-cent cover price. Edit

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    • Injoke: As Olivia descends in the elevator, she is transported to the alternate Earth while she is between floors 16 and 15. These are two of the notorious "numbers" on J.J. Abrams' other show, Lost. Edit
    • International Air Dates: U.K: May 24, 2009 on Sky1/Sky1 HD Norway: June 7, 2009, on TVN Finland: June 15, 2009 on MTV3 Belgium: August 6, 2009 on RTBF2 Germany: August 10, 2009 on ProSieben France: August 12, 2009 on TF1 Sweden: August 13, 2009 on Kanal 5 Latin America: August 25, 2009 on WB Australia: December 16, 2009 on GO! Poland: February 4, 2010 on TVN Slovakia: February 28, 2010 on Markiza Czech Republic: April 16, 2010 on Nova Cinema Edit
    • Leonard Nimoy is listed as Special Guest Appearance by. Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Olivia: What did Jones want from you? What did he do to you in the elevator? Nina: He stole a very powerful... energy cell that Dr. Bell hid within my arm. Olivia: What can he do with it? Nina: Unfortunately, the question is, what can't he do? Edit
    • Nina: Has (Walter) been acting strange lately? Astrid: Walter acting strange. Um... no stranger than usual. Edit
    • Walter: When Belly and I were younger men, we regularly ingested large quantities of LSD. Peter: You don't say? Edit

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    • Nina: The extent of my injuries were greatly exaggerated. This is a play on a variation of a famous quote by American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens (better known as Mark Twain): "The reports (or "rumours") of my death have been greatly exaggerated." The full and correct quote is as follows: "James Ross Clemens, a cousin of mine, was seriously ill two or three weeks ago in London, but is well now. The report of my illness grew out of his illness; the report of my death was an exaggeration." Edit

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