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The Recordist

  • Episode aired Oct 12, 2012
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 41m
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7.7/10
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After piecing together the videos of Walter's plan Olivia, Peter, Walter and Etta head to rural Pennsylvania to retrieve essential materials for the plan. There they encounter a group of arc... Read allAfter piecing together the videos of Walter's plan Olivia, Peter, Walter and Etta head to rural Pennsylvania to retrieve essential materials for the plan. There they encounter a group of archivists who may be able to help with some local obstacles.After piecing together the videos of Walter's plan Olivia, Peter, Walter and Etta head to rural Pennsylvania to retrieve essential materials for the plan. There they encounter a group of archivists who may be able to help with some local obstacles.
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    • Director
      • Jeff T. Thomas
    • Writers
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
    • Stars
      • Anna Torv
      • Joshua Jackson
      • Jasika Nicole
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    • Director
      • Jeff T. Thomas
    • Writers
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
    • Stars
      • Anna Torv
      • Joshua Jackson
      • Jasika Nicole
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    • 3User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews

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    Anna Torv
    Anna Torv
    • Olivia Dunham
    Joshua Jackson
    Joshua Jackson
    • Peter Bishop
    Jasika Nicole
    Jasika Nicole
    • Astrid Farnsworth
    John Noble
    John Noble
    • Dr. Walter Bishop
    Connor Beardmore
    • River Massey
    Georgina Haig
    Georgina Haig
    • Henrietta Bishop
    Michael Kopsa
    Michael Kopsa
    • Captain Windmark
    Paul McGillion
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    • Edwin Massey
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    Gaelan Beatty
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    Bojan Dulabic
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    John R. Taylor
    • Winston
    Eoin Bates
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    • Director
      • Jeff T. Thomas
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      • J.J. Abrams
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
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    • Trivia
      At the end of the episode, the Fringe team hotwires a vehicle. It is either the same or an identical station wagon that Peter and Walter drove in Seasons 1-3. It is a 1970 Vista Cruiser.
    • Goofs
      When Olivia is describing to Peter the wall of missing persons behind him, the "mind's eye" visual shows a wall of missing persons fliers, one of which states "LAST SEEN JUNE 12 2033". The current year is 2036 and they have been frozen in amber for 21 years since 2015, so the wall being recalled and described was from 2015 or earlier, making the 2033 date nonsensical.
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    8/10
    Making History
    Peter, Olivia, Walter and Etta head in a van to a coordinate in Northern Pennsylvania as per Walter's instruction in a videotape. Meanwhile Astrid stays in the laboratory in Harvard trying to fix the tape. They meet Edwin Massey and his group that record history in a computerized file system for the next generations. Astrid succeeds to understand the rest of the video and informs that they should find a mine and get some rocks that are necessary to generate energy power. But the problem is, the mine would kill whoever try to reach the lower level since its atmosphere calcifies the human body. Further, Etta receives a phone call from the resistance telling that The Observers are approaching to the location based on an information from a loyalist that tracked them down. What will the group do?

    "The Recordist" is another great episode of "Fringe" with an emotional story. The situation of the historians trying to preserve the true human history is sad, and the conclusion with Edwin's sacrifice is touching. My vote is eight.

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
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    • Language
      • English
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      • Bad Robot
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • 16:9 HD

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