An FBI Special Agent looking into a "Fringe" event—a plane with passengers whose skin had melted—that leaves her partner critically injured.
– The season finale that officially reveals the existence of the parallel universe. The "Hidden" Indices
A Massive Dynamic executive throws himself out of a window after being attacked by a swarm of invisible butterflies. fringe season 1 index new
Olivia begins to see visions of the other side.
Season 1 of Fringe serves as a bridge between a traditional "monster-of-the-week" procedural and a complex, serialised mythology. The season introduces a series of seemingly unrelated, bizarre scientific phenomena—such as rapid aging or flesh-dissolving toxins—that occur globally. An FBI Special Agent looking into a "Fringe"
A massive global corporation that often seems involved in these events.
Viewers who persevere through the slower, episodic nature of the first season are rewarded with a deeply engaging serialized mythology that redefines everything they thought they knew. It is, as one reviewer noted, the ultimate "hope watching" show, where the payoff for investment in its characters and world is immense. Olivia begins to see visions of the other side
The child displays an empathetic connection to Olivia and a strange familiarity with the Observers. Episode 16: "Unleashed"
Pay attention to the "glyph" images shown before commercial breaks, which spell out words related to the episode’s theme, and the subtle hints about Walter's past at Massive Dynamic.