The Bullet that Saved the World
Season 5, Episode 04

The Bullet that Saved the World

Aired October 26th, 2012 · Written by Alison Schapker · Directed by David Straiton

SYNOPSIS

Losing their anonymity in Walter's Lab, the science team is forced to make a bold grab for written technical plans left in a childhood hiding place that Walter remembers. Meanwhile, Windmark and Broyles intervene and the team is driven-off with a devastating personal loss.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

W-O-U-N-D

The loss of Etta wounded Peter to his very core, setting him up to face the same challenge Walter once faced: how far would you go to make things right after the loss of a child?

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THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in this episode.

Observer 38:10

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

A sign picturing a dove on an old building in 'The Recordist' foreshadows the first mention of "The Dove" in 'The Bullet that Saved the World.'

Previous episode clue 41:10

Next Episode Clue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Walter called Astrid 'Astriff'.
  • Walter saved samples and equipment from all previous Fringe cases.
  • 'The Dove' is mentioned.
  • Etta is dead.
  • Peter lost the same daughter twice, like (season 4) Walter lost the same son twice.

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WALTER'S FOOD

Walter tasted his decades-old donut hole.
Walter's Food: Donut hole 15:20 Donut hole

NAMES FOR ASTRID

Walter called Astrid 'Astriff'.

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E02 — 1 connection (callback) S1E09 — 1 connection (callback) S1E14 — 1 connection (callback) S2E03 — 1 connection (callback) S2E09 — 1 connection (callback) S2E14 — 1 connection (callback) S2E15 — 2 connections (callback) S3E12 — 1 connection (callback) S3E14 — 1 connection (callback) S3E22 — 1 connection (callback) S4E16 — 1 connection (callback) S4E22 — 1 connection (callback) S5E06 — 1 connection (setup) S5E08 — 1 connection (setup) ◀ EARLIER · CALLBACKS SETUPS · LATER ▶
Callbacks (12 earlier episodes)

S1E02 - The Same Old Story

  • Walter (in "The Same Old Story"):
    "You have no idea where I've hidden things!"

    Walter retrieved his plans for destroying the Observers from a hiding place in a wall in the subway platform beneath Newark-Penn Station in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S1E09 - The Dreamscape

  • Connection: Butterfly box S1E09 09:00
    Connection: Butterfly box S5E04 14:49
    A butterfly shadow box like those seen in "The Dreamscape" was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S1E14 - Ability

  • Connection: Skin growth toxin S5E04 27:07
    The Fringe team used the skin-growth toxin from "Ability" as a weapon against the Observers and Loyalists in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S2E03 - Fracture

  • Connection: Officer Gillespie S5E04 13:18
    Parts of Officer Gillespie from "Fracture" were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S2E09 - Snakehead

  • Connection: Snakehead creature S5E04 13:26
    Connection: Snakehead creature S5E04 14:48
    The creature from "Snakehead" and images of it were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S2E14 - Jacksonville

  • Connection: Merged paintings S2E14 06:58
    Connection: Merged paintings S5E04 14:10
    The merged wall paintings from "Jacksonville" were seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S2E15 - Peter

  • Connection: Universe window S5E04 14:44
    The universe window from "Peter" was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".
  • Walter (in "Peter"):
    "You can't imagine what it's like to lose a child."

    Etta died in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S3E12 - Concentrate and Ask Again

  • Connection: Blue powder dispersal doll S5E04 13:18
    The blue powder dispersal doll from "Concentrate and Ask Again" was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S3E14 - 6B

  • Connection: Amber device S3E14 30:05
    Connection: Amber device S5E04 14:29
    An ambering device, first (nearly) used by the Blueverse Fringe team in "6B", was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S3E22 - The Day We Died

  • Connection: Electrilight S3E22 04:16
    Connection: Light bomb S5E04 03:57
    The End-of-Dayers used light bombs called Electrilights in "The Day We Died". Loyalists threw a light bomb at Peter in the sewer tunnels in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S4E16 - Nothing As It Seems

  • Connection: Porcupine Man S5E04 14:10
    The Porcupine Man from "Nothing as it Seems" was seen in Walter's storage vault in "The Bullet that Saved the World".

S4E22 - Brave New World (Part 2)

  • The title "The Bullet that Saved the World" refers to the bullet Olivia was shot with in "Brave New World (Part 2)".
Setups & payoffs (2 later episodes)

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S5E06 - Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There

S5E08 - The Human Kind