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Fringe - 01x19 The Road Not Taken

1x19 The Road Not Taken

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First Aired: May. 05, 2009 on FOX
Summary: While the Fringe Division investigates the case of a woman who apparently spontaneously combusted, Olivia continues to experience "awake dreams" and decides to explore her visions. Meanwhile, Walter reveals information about the ZFT manuscript and Peter's past is somehow connected to the case.

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Guest Stars

Nancy Lewis played by Jennifer Ferrin
Susan Pratt played by Jennifer Ferrin
Sanford Harris played by Michael Gaston
Emmanuel Grayson played by Clint Howard
Bus Driver played by Frank Bonsangue
Isaac Winters played by Richard Bekins
Tech Agent played by Cheryl Ann Leaser
ND Agent played by Ignacio Rada

Mistakes/Goofs

  • Goof (continuity error): In the scene where the forensics team is going over Nancy Lewis' apartment when Olivia is walking towards Peter to help him cut the glass she's wearing blue gloves. When she holds the glass she uses her bare hands.
  • Goof (errors in geography): Olivia is outside an office located in Charlestown when she sees The Prudential Center, 111 Huntington Avenue, and The Keystone Building. However, none of these buildings are visible from Charlestown. The position of The Prudential Center and 111 Huntington Avenue would put Olivia's location somewhere near the Christian Science Center or Berkley College of Music. In addition, The Keystone building is nowhere near either The Prudential Center or 111 Huntington Avenue.

Trivia

  • There are several Star Trek references in this episode, due to the premiere of the 2009 Star Trek movie by J.J. Abrams at the time. When Olivia and Peter go to Grayson's house, the number is 1701, like the Starship Enterprise number; Emmanuel Grayson says he is the son of Sarek, which would make him Spock (or his brother); Spock's mother in the Star Trek movies is Amanda Grayson - they share the same surname.
  • Clint Howard's character has a paranoiac rant in which he describes his fear of renegade Romulans from the future coming to alter the timeline of history. In delivering the message, he also implies that he himself is Spock (calling himself the son of Sarek). This would prove to be a key plotline of Star Trek, directed by series co-creator J.J. Abrams and written by co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The movie was officially released in several countries, including the United States, on May 8 2009, three days after this episode aired.
  • In 1966, when Clint Howard was seven years old, he guest-starred on Star Trek: The Original Series in the episode _"Star Trek" (1966) {The Corbomite Maneuver (#1.10)}_, as Balok, an intelligent but lonely being with a childlike appearance who tests the Enterprise crew. Howard later made guest appearances on Trek spin-offs Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Enterprise.