Johari Window (14 Jan. 2010)

Following an unexplained attack involving disfigured humans, the Fringe team visits Edina City, a small town in upstate New York, to uncover leads surrounding the bizarre case. When it's ... See full summary »

Director:

Joe Chappelle

Writers:

J.J. Abrams (creator), Alex Kurtzman (creator),

Stars:

Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Anna Torv	...	Olivia Dunham
Joshua Jackson	...	Peter Bishop
Lance Reddick	...	Phillip Broyles
Blair Brown	...	Nina Sharp (credit only)
Jasika Nicole	...	Astrid Farnsworth
John Noble	...	Dr. Walter Bishop
Michael O'Neill	...	Sheriff Velchik
Martin Cummins	...	Joe Falls
Liam James	...	Teddy Falls
Laura Mennell	...	Rose Falls
Kwesi Ameyaw	...	Agent Frug
Jacob Blair	...	Trooper Jerry
Teach Grant	...	Trooper Bobby
J.J. Makaro	...	Deputy Bill
David Orth	...	Trooper Pekarski

Storyline

Following an unexplained attack involving disfigured humans, the Fringe team visits Edina City, a small town in upstate New York, to uncover leads surrounding the bizarre case. When it's determined that these disfigured people have managed to hide themselves for a while and they'll do just about anything to keep it that way, the investigation takes an unexpected turn.

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Plot Keywords:

state trooper | operation game | transformation | pump action shotgun | moth | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fort Langley Community Hall, Fort Langley, Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the butterfly mutation Walter says: a friend of mine once said that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". This is a famous quote of science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.

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Goofs

The corpses at the police station are still covered in bright blood, even some hours later. The blood should have darkened and coagulated by now.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Carmen: Overture (Prelude)"
(uncredited)
Written by Georges Bizet
Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

User Reviews

Getting Into the 4th Window

The whole idea of a "Johari Window" is to try to bust into that 4th Window - The one that has stuff that you don't know and others don't know. The more stuff in the 1st Three windows, the better you can guess what's in the "Unknown Area"

And that's what Edina is: An Unknown Area, and the people who live there want to keep it that way.

This is another expert Fringe episode of Misdirection, and it had Walter chasing a huge Macguffin: Until he finally remembered: "Hard Artichokes Rarely Keep: Norwegian Elephants, Singapore Sleep"

Walter is recovering from being Kidnapped by Thomas Jerome Newton. So he's afraid to go out in public anymore. This is affecting not only his relationship with Peter, but his work ethic as well: But it is this particular Pattern Event that breaks him out of that. The idea of finding a "Werewolf" gets him excited. Apparently, there are people near Edina who can change their appearance!

But Walter does not find any evidence of Lycanthropy: Instead, he finds a beautiful butterfly, which he catches to bring to Astrid.

But when they get a body and the butterfly back to the lab, the butterfly has reverted to an ugly, deformed MOTH - And so has the body! Which gives Astrid a scare when she zips open the body bag. The man, who was normal in Edina, is now deformed.

Walter uncovers a secret: A secret which he was involved with for a short time for some Army experiments. It is up to Walter now, to either let the secret out, or to continue keeping it - For the safety and peace of mind of the people of Edina. But which? Walter has to choose.