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Fracture

  • Episode aired Oct 1, 2009
  • TV-14
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
2.4K
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John Noble in Fringe (2008)
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The Fringe division investigates the explosion of a police officer. Olivia starts having visions about her experience on the other side.The Fringe division investigates the explosion of a police officer. Olivia starts having visions about her experience on the other side.The Fringe division investigates the explosion of a police officer. Olivia starts having visions about her experience on the other side.

  • Director
    • Bryan Spicer
  • Writers
    • J.J. Abrams
    • Alex Kurtzman
    • Roberto Orci
  • Stars
    • Anna Torv
    • Joshua Jackson
    • Lance Reddick
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bryan Spicer
    • Writers
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
    • Stars
      • Anna Torv
      • Joshua Jackson
      • Lance Reddick
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Anna Torv
    Anna Torv
    • Olivia Dunham
    Joshua Jackson
    Joshua Jackson
    • Peter Bishop
    Lance Reddick
    Lance Reddick
    • Phillip Broyles
    Kirk Acevedo
    Kirk Acevedo
    • Charlie Francis
    • (credit only)
    Blair Brown
    Blair Brown
    • Nina Sharp
    • (credit only)
    Jasika Nicole
    Jasika Nicole
    • Astrid Farnsworth
    John Noble
    John Noble
    • Dr. Walter Bishop
    Michael Cerveris
    Michael Cerveris
    • The Observer
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Sam Weiss
    Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie
    • Colonel Raymond Gordon
    Navid Negahban
    Navid Negahban
    • Dr. Malik Yusef
    Claudette Mink
    Claudette Mink
    • Captain Diane Burgess
    Patrick Sabongui
    Patrick Sabongui
    • Ahmed
    Barclay Hope
    Barclay Hope
    • Andrew Burgess
    Lauren K. Robek
    Lauren K. Robek
    • Susan Gillespe
    • (as Kirsten Robek)
    Aaron Pearl
    Aaron Pearl
    • Agent Tevez
    Keith Dallas
    Keith Dallas
    • Slim Joe
    • (as Keith Blackman Dallas)
    Phillip Mitchell
    Phillip Mitchell
    • Officer Daniel Gillespe
    • Director
      • Bryan Spicer
    • Writers
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
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    9Hitchcoc

    Ramping Up

    Let's look at a really fun episode as Olivia must recover and understand as she deals with her injuries. People are dying violently, exploding in populous places, human bombs. They are being directed by a man with no respect for human life. This man h been dismissed for his erratic behavior. He has hard core followers believing that whatever he says is the right thing. He feels, and he may be right, that there is a force out there that will destroy all of humanity and we won't know what hit us. Bishop and his mates must come up with a way of tracking this guy before another poor person kills herself and a building full of innocents. I thought this was quite well done. We are still kept in the dark as to motives.
    8claudio_carvalho

    Another Episode without Connection with the Parallel Universe

    In Philadelphis, the Police Officer Daniel Gillespe receives a phone call and leaves his partner alone to pick up a briefcase in a Train Station. When he catches the object, his body hardens and blows up killing eleven people. Soon the Fringe Division investigates and discovers that it was not a terrorist attack with a bomb; instead it was Gillespe's body parts that killed the passengers. Dr. Bishop finds in the autopsy that something was injected in Officer Gillespe since there are needle marks in his toes. However the footage from the surveillance camera does not help since there is static blurring the image. Peter and Olivia head to Gillespe's house to interview his wife and Olivia accidentally finds a hidden compartment with the drugs used by Gillespe. Soon they discover that an AWOL colonel, Raymond Gordon, may be behind the explosion. Meanwhile Peter and his father seek out a new apartment to live and Olivia meets Sam Weiss to treat her physical and mental problems.

    "Fracture" is another episode of "Fringe" without connection with the parallel universe storyline. Just like the previous episode, it is entertaining in the X-Files style. Olivia seems to be recalling her experience in the parallel universe and Sam Weiss is curing her. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Fracture"

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    • Trivia
      While in many episodes Walter struggles to remember Agent Farnsworth's first name he correctly calls her by Astrid in the excitement of the watermelon exploding at 27:41.
    • Goofs
      All of the clocks at the departing/arrival boards show the time as 7:10 (approximately), but as 'the man with the briefcase' comes down the stairs, the giant, ornate wall clock behind him first shows the minute hand pointing to the '9', and then when we see him in a wider shot it shows both hands over the '4'.
    • Quotes

      Olivia Dunham: Maybe I should wait outside.

      Peter Bishop: Then what would I do? You're the one with the gun.

    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      The Air That I Breathe
      Written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood

      Arranged and Conducted by John Scott

      Performed by The Hollies

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Filming locations
      • Waterfront Station - 601 W Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(Federal Center Metro Station)
    • Production companies
      • Bad Robot
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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