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Black Blotter

  • Episode aired Dec 14, 2012
  • TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Anna Torv, and Jasika Nicole in Fringe (2008)
DramaMysterySci-FiThriller

Walter Bishop opens Pandora's Box. He finds a young Observer once he has hidden in the Pocket Universe.Walter Bishop opens Pandora's Box. He finds a young Observer once he has hidden in the Pocket Universe.Walter Bishop opens Pandora's Box. He finds a young Observer once he has hidden in the Pocket Universe.

  • Director
    • Tommy Gormley
  • Writers
    • J.J. Abrams
    • Alex Kurtzman
    • Roberto Orci
  • Stars
    • Anna Torv
    • Joshua Jackson
    • Jasika Nicole
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tommy Gormley
    • Writers
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
    • Stars
      • Anna Torv
      • Joshua Jackson
      • Jasika Nicole
    • 6User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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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
    Jenni Blong
    Jenni Blong
    • Dr. Carla Warren
    Tom Butler
    Tom Butler
    • Richard
    Maria Marlow
    • Carolyn
    Shaun Smyth
    Shaun Smyth
    • Anil
    Blair Brown
    Blair Brown
    • Nina Sharp
    Allie Bertram
    Allie Bertram
    • Pixie
    Faustino Di Bauda
    • Cab Driver
    Rowan Longworth
    Rowan Longworth
    • Child Observer
    Brian Knox McGugan
    • Waiter
    Andrew Moxham
    Andrew Moxham
    • Observer on Street
    Michael Nyuis
    • Loyalist Guard #1
    William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart
    William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart
    • Gerald
    • Director
      • Tommy Gormley
    • Writers
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
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    • Trivia
      When Astrid and Walter are walking though the boathouse, an animated green frog with huge blinking eyes can be seen to their left, before reappearing in the animated part of the episode.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Fringe: The Boy Must Live (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Main Title Theme
      (uncredited)

      Written and Performed by J.J. Abrams

    User reviews6

    Featured review
    9/10

    The stuff that (oneiric) trips are made of...

    This, in short, is one of the very best Fringe installments.

    Yet another superlative performance of the whole cast involved, including the resurfacing of old acquaintances that may or may not be real memories, fictional figments of imagination, effects of altered timelines in combination with of all those things and Black Blotter.

    Of course the stage belongs to Mr. Noble that once again manages to take the portrayal of an unhinged mind with multiple (dazed and confused, if you allow me) personalities up to eleven. Being Walter is a very demanding role, and Mr. Noble nails it perfectly.

    Kicks the story forward to the unavoidable collapse of the events, in a quantum mechanic's way rather than in a relativistic one.
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    • Nov 2, 2022
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    • Release date
      • December 14, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Bad Robot
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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