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S1 E8 The Equation

Thriller

TV-14

49m

Nov 17, 2008

When a music prodigy is kidnapped, it's discovered that a sequence of flashing lights appeared at the abduction — which Walter links back to his bunkmate at St. Claire's Hospital.

Season 1, 20 Episodes

FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham (ANNA TORV) investigates a fatal international flight, recruiting Dr. Walter Bishop (JOHN NOBLE) and his son (JOSHUA JACKSON) to help.

TV-14 1h 21m 2008

The Same Old Story,

The unlikely trio forms a partnership and investigates the link between a wildly accelerated pregnancy and an "old" newborn.

The Ghost Network,

After a horrific bus incident, Olivia, Peter and Bishop uncover a man who has visions of Pattern-related disturbances before they happen.

After a deadly explosion in New York, our unlikely threesome investigate a strange cylinder found at the scene that's completely unharmed by the surrounding devastation.

When a simple man is discovered who has the ability to harness electricity, dangerous and deadly occurrences follow — and our unlikely trio investigates this super-charged oddity.

When a woman with a rare disease inexplicably causes excruciating pain and subsequent death to those she encounters, the circumstances point to illegal drug trials… or worse.

In Which We Meet Mr. Jones,

When a strange parasite attaches itself to the internal organs of a dying agent, Agent Dunham rushes to Germany to meet with a prisoner who reveals details of a much larger threat.

When a music prodigy is kidnapped, it's discovered that a sequence of flashing lights appeared at the abduction — which Walter links back to his bunkmate at St. Claire's Hospital.

The Dreamscape,

While investigating a mystifying incident at Massive Dynamic, Olivia seeks to rid her consciousness of Agent Scott and Peter's past catches up with him.

While investigating a series of extraordinary bank robberies that defy the laws of physics, Walter realizes that the high-tech thieves are after something of his.

After shifty FBI Agent Loeb orchestrated Mr. Jones's otherworldly escape from a German prison and Olivia's alarming abduction, indications of a larger threat begin to emerge.

The No Brainer,

A computer scientist-turned-serial killer has discovered an unconventional method of killing people — by liquefying their brains.

The Transformation,

When another mysterious virus emerges aboard an international flight, leaving freakish remains, Peter & Olivia are forced to go undercover to investigate the latest bizarre threat.

German agents question Olivia when Mr. Jones returns and a lethal toxin is released that causes victims to die without faces — as their orifices suddenly and mysteriously close up.

The FBI's Fringe Division investigates a mysterious, mute boy with an unspoken connection to Agent Olivia Dunham. Meanwhile, a gruesome serial killer resurfaces.

Unleashed by animal activists, a scientifically engineered beast with a ferocious appetite attacks Charlie. Walter must now come face-to-face with both his past and the creature.

The Pattern is given a thrilling twist when Agent Dunham can't stop dreaming of violent occurrences — that actually happen simultaneously in the real world.

When severely mutilated bodies drained of spinal fluid begin to pile up, the Fringe Division investigates a scientist with possible ties to the Z.F.T. terrorist cell.

The Road Not Taken,

While investigating a disturbing case of a woman who apparently spontaneously combusted, Olivia is plagued with waking dreams, seeing elaborate visions of things not really there.

There's More Than One of Everything,

In the season finale, the Fringe Division is attacked, Mr. Jones returns, Walter disappears and Massive Dynamics' elusive William Bell (LEONARD NIMOY) is finally introduced.

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Fringe

Thriller

TV-14

5 Seasons

1h 21m

FRINGE explores the ever-blurring line between science fiction and reality, where hybrid monsters tear through sewers, thieves walk through walls, and portals open to parallel universes.

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