Fringe: "There's More Than One of Everything" 5/12 - Season finale

[Carpe Occasio]

Sorry if I'm being thick here, it didn't hit me until afterward. Were those the twin towers in the alternate reality at the end?

Yes they were. The newspaper in Bells office said Obama Set To Move Into New Whitehouse. Apparently in this alternate reality the Whitehouse was destroyed on 9/11 and the twin towers are still standing.

But that doesn't quite make sense. The device Jones was using opened a window to the alternate reality at the same location. Dunham stepped off an elevator into the alternate reality. There are no buildings where the towers once stood so the window they brought her through also moved her.

 

[Icemizer]

If you can shift through realities how hard to move a few miles in that reality.

 

[Carpe Occasio]

If you can shift through realities how hard to move a few miles in that reality.

Yes, I know. Bells device is more advanced and stable. It just kind of jumped out at me.

Risky move, the whole 9/11 twin towers thing.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Sorry if I'm being thick here, it didn't hit me until afterward. Were those the twin towers in the alternate reality at the end?

Yes they were. The newspaper in Bells office said Obama Set To Move Into New Whitehouse. Apparently in this alternate reality the Whitehouse was destroyed on 9/11 and the twin towers are still standing.

But that doesn't quite make sense. The device Jones was using opened a window to the alternate reality at the same location. Dunham stepped off an elevator into the alternate reality. There are no buildings where the towers once stood so the window they brought her through also moved her.

Hmmm, I got the DVR rolling, it looks like Kennedy wasn't assassinated in this reality either.

 

[Samurai8472]

I don't know.......I thought it was kinda of cliche to end on the twin towers.

At least Dunham didn't land in the 29th century in the ruins of a federation building

 

[Michael Chris]

Whoa, very good episode. Can't wait for next season! Really short appearance by Nimoy though.

 

[Corran Horn]

Sorry if I'm being thick here, it didn't hit me until afterward. Were those the twin towers in the alternate reality at the end?

Yes they were. The newspaper in Bells office said Obama Set To Move Into New Whitehouse. Apparently in this alternate reality the Whitehouse was destroyed on 9/11 and the twin towers are still standing.

But that doesn't quite make sense. The device Jones was using opened a window to the alternate reality at the same location. Dunham stepped off an elevator into the alternate reality. There are no buildings where the towers once stood so the window they brought her through also moved her.

Hmmm, I got the DVR rolling, it looks like Kennedy wasn't assassinated in this reality either.

And Len Bias didn't die either.

 

[Samurai8472]

Dunham- Who are you?

Bell-I have and always will be your.......wait a minute wrong movie.

 

[sidious618]

Great episode. Certainly a gutsy way to end it with the twin towers but I quite liked the sequence.

 

[hyzmarca]

Sorry if I'm being thick here, it didn't hit me until afterward. Were those the twin towers in the alternate reality at the end?

Yes they were. The newspaper in Bells office said Obama Set To Move Into New Whitehouse. Apparently in this alternate reality the Whitehouse was destroyed on 9/11 and the twin towers are still standing.

But that doesn't quite make sense. The device Jones was using opened a window to the alternate reality at the same location. Dunham stepped off an elevator into the alternate reality. There are no buildings where the towers once stood so the window they brought her through also moved her.

Dunham shifted at least twice. She starts out on an empty elevator, then finds herself on an elevator full of people (from her perspective the people just appear) and then on an empty elevator again (from her perspective the people vanish).

Likely, the first one was a plain reality shift and the second was a spacial teleportation. It's also possible that the machines in the elevators did not move her at all, but induced her own latent reality shifting powers and teleportation powers, which would explain why the other people in the second elevator didn't move with her.

After this episode, it seems that the not-quite-human not-quite-superhuman Observers may be users of a refined version Walter's teleportation technology. Apparently, it alters the body in such a way as to provide, at the very least, immunity to puncture wounds, and produces some disfigurement and loss of pigment. They also seem to be aware of multiple realities.

 

[sidious618]

It's also possible that the twin towers were rebuilt in the other reality and they are now where the hotel was.

 

[LutherSloan]

It's also possible that the twin towers were rebuilt in the other reality and they are now where the hotel was.

I don't think so, that appears to be the original location of the WTC.

Am I the only one that noticed the biggest revelation of the whole episode...........

Spoiler: That....

Peter Bishop in our universe died when he was about 7 in 1983, as evidenced by Walter standing before a grave that says Peter Bishop 1976-1983? This likely means that the Peter we know is actually from the other universe.

 

[sidious618]

Nope, I noticed it as well. I think it was discussed briefly earlier on. A good twist and one that makes complete sense. For a while I thought it was going to be Walter who was from another universe.

 

[LutherSloan]

Nope, I noticed it as well. I think it was discussed briefly earlier on. A good twist and one that makes complete sense. For a while I thought it was going to be Walter who was from another universe.

One thing I wanted this episode to answer was:

How did Jones put that massive hole in the side of the building several episodes back? It made no sense, and I was hoping it would be explained. Obviously it wasn't him moving to the other universe, because that's what he wanted to do in this episode.

Also, was Jones turning into an Observer or something? That was pretty weird.

 

[Samurai8472]

Am I the only one that noticed the biggest revelation of the whole episode...........

Spoiler: That....

Peter Bishop in our universe died when he was about 7 in 1983, as evidenced by Walter standing before a grave that says Peter Bishop 1976-1983? This likely means that the Peter we know is actually from the other universe.

I think it was 1978 -1985.

I guess Walter kidnapped the alternate reality Peter. I bet alt Walter has a goatee.

 

[LutherSloan]

Am I the only one that noticed the biggest revelation of the whole episode...........

Spoiler: That....

Peter Bishop in our universe died when he was about 7 in 1983, as evidenced by Walter standing before a grave that says Peter Bishop 1976-1983? This likely means that the Peter we know is actually from the other universe.

I think it was 1978 -1985.

I guess Walter kidnapped the alternate reality Peter. I bet alt Walter has a goatee.

I will be very very surprised if one of the main characters doesn't have a goatee in the other universe...

....my bet's on Olivia.

 

[sidious618]

We saw alternate univers Walter in the insane asylum.

 

[Gatekeeper]

The concept of parallel realities to our own have held my interest for some years now, so to say that "Fringe" has me as a fan is, well, something of an understatement!

Good season finale, and I look forward to the second season come autumn.

Gatekeeper

 

[Obiwanshinobi]

What was the last show to deal with alternate realities, Sliders?

And I say alt walter has gotee and an eye patch!

 

[Hyperspace05]

When was alternate Bishop seen? I must have missed that...