Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There
Season 5, Episode 06

Through the Looking-Glass and What Walter Found There

Aired November 9th, 2012 · Written by David Fury · Directed by Jon Cassar

SYNOPSIS

In this episode, Walter sets out on his own after uncovering another tape and steps into a pocket universe sandwiched in the membrane between parallel universes. Observers converge on Walter's position and only Peter has the skillset needed to rescue the science team.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

S-P-L-I-T

Half of this episode takes place in a pocket universe, a split in the membrane that separates the two universes. Peter and Olivia are also starting to diverge from each other after Peter absorbed the Observer tech.

Glyph symbol S Glyph symbol P Glyph symbol L Glyph symbol I Glyph symbol T
Glyph symbol S
Glyph symbol P
Glyph symbol L
Glyph symbol I
Glyph symbol T


THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in this episode.

Observer 34:09

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

Graffiti behind Anil's van in 'An Origin Story' says "Ask Alice", foreshadowing the theme and title of 'Through the Looking Glass and what Walter Found There'.

Previous episode clue 09:02

Next Episode Clue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • Item of interest: Donald 28:04
    Donald helped Walter set up the pocket universe hiding spot.
  • The child was an Observer, proven by Walter and Donald putting an air degradation unit in his hiding room.
  • Item of interest: Peter's vision 42:16
    Peter is developing Observer abilities: speed, strength, teleportation, pocket universe vision, blue Matrix-style vision.

VIDEOS

Featurettes
Interviews
Commentary
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GLYPH SIGHTINGS

  • The apple glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
  • The butterfly glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
  • The flower glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
  • The frog glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
  • The hand glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
  • The seahorse glyph can be seen on a door in the pocket universe.
Glyph Sighting: Apple 27:07 Apple
Glyph Sighting: Butterfly 27:00 Butterfly
Glyph Sighting: Flower 26:53 Flower
Glyph Sighting: Frog 27:01 Frog
Glyph Sighting: Hand 26:57 Hand
Glyph Sighting: Seahorse 26:46 Seahorse

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter ate a grape Red Vine and drank some milk, got distracted by pastries in Tape #7, and ate a raspberry-filled pastry.
Walter's Food: Grape Red Vine and milk 01:28 Grape Red Vine and milk
Walter's Food: Pastries 10:54 Pastries
Walter's Food: Raspberry-filled pastry 11:00 Raspberry-filled pastry

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E15 — 3 connections (callback) S3E06 — 1 connection (callback) S5E04 — 1 connection (callback) S5E11 — 1 connection (setup) ◀ EARLIER · CALLBACKS SETUPS · LATER ▶
Callbacks (3 earlier episodes)

S1E15 - Inner Child

  • Connection: The Child S5E06 28:21
    Walter and Donald hid the Child from "Inner Child" in the pocket universe in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There".
  • Connection: M&Ms S1E15 17:58
    Connection: M&Ms S5E06 28:28
    Walter gave the Child M&Ms in the pocket universe in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" because he ate them with Olivia in "Inner Child".
  • Connection: Air degradation unit S5E06 29:02
    The child needed an air degradation unit in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" because he needed a less oxygen-rich environment like where he was found underground in "Inner Child".

S3E06 - 6955 kHz

  • Connection: Radio stuck on 6955 kHz S5E06 37:41
    The radio found in the pocket universe in "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" was stuck on 6955 kHz, the same frequency as the number station broadcasts in "6955 kHz".

S5E04 - The Bullet that Saved the World

  • Connection: Light bomb S5E04 03:57
    Cecil mentions the Observers using a light bomb in "Through the Looking Glass and what Walter Found There", which is what Loyalists threw at Peter in the sewer tunnels in "The Bullet that Saved the World".
Setups & payoffs (1 later episode)

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S5E11 - The Boy Must Live