Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

Episode aired Apr 15, 2011
TV-14
1h

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8.6/10

2.6K

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John Noble and Jasika Nicole in Fringe (2008)

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With the latest estimate that the team has only one day to save Olivia's consciousness, Walter leads a group on an LSD trip into Olivia's mind.With the latest estimate that the team has only one day to save Olivia's consciousness, Walter leads a group on an LSD trip into Olivia's mind.With the latest estimate that the team has only one day to save Olivia's consciousness, Walter leads a group on an LSD trip into Olivia's mind.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

2.6K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The whiskey William Bell is drinking when he's a cartoon is MacCutcheon, the same fictional whiskey Charles Widmore drank on Lost when he met with Desmond. J.J. Abrams was also the producer of Lost.

Goofs
When Walter decides they need to take LSD for the journey to work, he asks Astrid to help mix up "2000 milligrams" of LSD, which is insane. He probably meant 2000 micrograms. A fairly large dose for one person would be 450mcg so, 2000mg/3/450mcg =~1.5 million times the recommended dose, which would likely cause permanent brain damage if it didn't kill them.

Quotes
Astrid Farnsworth: What you're feeling right now, it's just the effects of the LSD, but it's temporary.
Phillip Broyles: No, it's infinite.

Connections
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Fringe Main Title Theme
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Written and Performed by J.J. Abrams

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10/10

The Trip

The whole point of this episode is the effort to get Bell out of Olivia's consciousness. In order to do this, Walter needs to have everyone take a dose of LSD (the effects of which are a bit exaggerated). We are taken on a made romp where the guys need to find Olivia's conscious being. They ultimately end up in Jacksonville and back to her origins. I don't know that any of the science makes sense. We have to take it on face value that Walter and Bell did things for which there is no explanation. The result is a cleansing of the souls. However, Olivia does make a startling statement as the credits are about to roll.