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The Best Episodes of Fringe

Every episode of Fringe ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fringe!

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FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fringe Season 2 Episode 16 - Peter
    8.8/10(4376 votes)

    #1 - Peter

    S2:E16

    Walter explains to Olivia how Peter came from the alternate universe, and how he was willing to risk everything to save his son.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Fringe Season 2 Episode 18 - White Tulip
    8.7/10(4090 votes)

    #2 - White Tulip

    S2:E18

    When the passengers on a commuter train all die instantly of massive power loss, the team realizes that a time traveler is responsible... and that it may be impossible to apprehend him. Meanwhile, Walter writes a letter to Peter explaining his origins.

    Director:Thomas Yatsko
    Writers:J. H. Wyman, Jeff Vlaming

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  3. Fringe Season 5 Episode 13 - An Enemy of Fate
    8.7/10(4087 votes)

    #3 - An Enemy of Fate

    S5:E13

    The Fringe team engages a desperate plan as Olivia embarks on a dangerous and otherworldly journey into the unknown. Then, Peter, Olivia, Walter, Astrid and Broyles face off against the Observers in one final and extraordinary battle for the fate of mankind.

    Director:J. H. Wyman
    Writer:J. H. Wyman

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  4. Fringe Season 2 Episode 23 - Over There (2)
    8.6/10(3101 votes)

    #4 - Over There (2)

    S2:E23

    Walternate asks Peter to help complete the device, while the fugitives Walter and Olivia are reunited with William Bell. Meanwhile, the alternate world's Fringe Division closes in on the invaders, and Peter must make a life-shattering decision.

    Director:Akiva Goldsman
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  5. Fringe Season 1 Episode 20 - There's More Than One of Everything
    8.4/10(3435 votes)

    #5 - There's More Than One of Everything

    S1:E20

    Setting the stage for the dramatic and revealing first season finale are a sudden and unexpected attack on someone with close ties to Fringe Division, the return of bioterrorist David Robert Jones and the inexplicable disappearance of Walter. Find out more about the mysterious events surrounding our trio when questions are answered, observations made, loyalties are tested and the elusive William Bell is finally introduced.

    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fringe Season 2 Episode 4 - Momentum Deferred
    8.4/10(2690 votes)

    #6 - Momentum Deferred

    S2:E4

    Olivia begins to regain her memories of her encounter with William Bell. Meanwhile, the "First Wave" tries to collect the head of their leader, and the traitor makes his move.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  7. Fringe Season 3 Episode 22 - The Day We Died
    8.4/10(2933 votes)

    #7 - The Day We Died

    S3:E22

    As the thrilling third season propels to a climactic close, questions will be answered as Peter confronts his destiny and a beloved team member meets an untimely demise.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fringe Season 4 Episode 20 - Worlds Apart
    8.4/10(2117 votes)

    #8 - Worlds Apart

    S4:E20

    The teams on both sides fight on for a common cause, and there are shocking developments tied to the Cortexiphan children.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Fringe Season 1 Episode 14 - Ability
    8.3/10(2945 votes)

    #9 - Ability

    S1:E14

    German agents question Olivia about her "relationship" with David Robert Jones, an escaped prisoner questioned months earlier now living in the U.S. The Fringe Division investigates a threatening case where victims die faceless from their orifices suddenly sealing.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fringe Season 2 Episode 15 - Jacksonville
    8.3/10(2959 votes)

    #10 - Jacksonville

    S2:E15

    The arrival of a building from the alternate Earth causes massive death and destruction to those occupying the site at its arrival. Walter soon realizes that to equalize the balance between universes, another building will have to disappear... along with everyone inside it. The team's only chance is for Walter to activate Olivia's long-buried ability to distinguish objects from the other universe.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  11. Fringe Season 2 Episode 22 - Over There (1)
    8.3/10(2799 votes)

    #11 - Over There (1)

    S2:E22

    When Walter discovers that Peter has traveled to the alternate universe, he and Olivia gather three cortexiphan children with the ability to transition safely between the two Earths.

    Director:Akiva Goldsman
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  12. Fringe Season 3 Episode 8 - Entrada
    8.3/10(2593 votes)

    #12 - Entrada

    S3:E8

    Peter struggles to cope with recent events; Olivia searches for an ally; a device that communicates between universes is discovered...

    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writers:Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  13. Fringe Season 3 Episode 21 - The Last Sam Weiss
    8.3/10(2262 votes)

    #13 - The Last Sam Weiss

    S3:E21

    As devastation spreads on This Side, Walter, Olivia, and Sam Weiss struggle to find a way to stop the destruction and discover that one individual has the ability to allow Peter access to the Machine.

    Director:Thomas Yatsko
    Writers:Alison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen

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  14. Fringe Season 5 Episode 12 - Liberty
    8.3/10(2249 votes)

    #14 - Liberty

    S5:E12

    Peter, Olivia, Walter, Astrid and Broyles face off against the Observers in one final and extraordinary battle for the fate of mankind.

    Director:P.J. Pesce
    Writer:Alison Schapker

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  15. Fringe Season 2 Episode 8 - August
    8.2/10(2853 votes)

    #15 - August

    S2:E8

    The Observer chooses to do something other than observe, abducting a college student. However, when the Fringe team investigates, they discover that there is more than one Observer.. in both time and space.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  16. Fringe Season 2 Episode 19 - The Man From The Other Side
    8.2/10(2514 votes)

    #16 - The Man From The Other Side

    S2:E19

    Two teenagers turn up dead and evidence indicates that shapeshifters have borrowed their forms for some special mission. While the Fringe team tries to track them down, Peter grows increasingly suspicious of Walter's secretive behavior.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writers:Josh Singer, Ethan Gross

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  17. Fringe Season 4 Episode 6 - And Those We've Left Behind
    8.2/10(2334 votes)

    #17 - And Those We've Left Behind

    S4:E6

    The Fringe team must find the pattern between tragic time loop anomalies. As the investigation unfolds, Raymond, an electrical engineer, and his wife Kate, a professor of theoretical physics, enter the picture.

    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writers:Glen Whitman, Robert Chiappetta

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  18. Fringe Season 3 Episode 15 - Subject 13
    8.1/10(2431 votes)

    #18 - Subject 13

    S3:E15

    In a follow up to last season’s “Peter” flashback episode, the all-new “Six Months Later” episode revisits a poignant period of time for both the Bishops and Olivia.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  19. Fringe Season 4 Episode 19 - Letters of Transit
    8.1/10(3183 votes)

    #19 - Letters of Transit

    S4:E19

    The Fringe team goes back to the future as the story jumps ahead to 2036, when the Observers and the Fringe team engage in a game-changing battle.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  20. Fringe Season 5 Episode 10 - Anomaly XB-6783746
    8.1/10(2180 votes)

    #20 - Anomaly XB-6783746

    S5:E10

    The Fringe team is running out of time to save the world. As Peter, Olivia, Astrid and Walter scramble to tap into a key piece of the puzzle to defeat the Observers, they enlist the aid of Nina Sharp who conjures up a plan.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:David Fury

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  21. Fringe Season 1 Episode 10 - Safe
    8.0/10(2985 votes)

    #21 - Safe

    S1:E10

    The team is called in on a bank robbery similar to other robberies in the area but this particular bank has the thief embedded inside the steel wall of the bank. Somehow the thieves have found a way to defy the law of physics. Walter thinks they're after something of his. As the investigation deepens it all comes to a head when the thieves ambush one of the team.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Jason Cahill, Julia Cho, Zack Whedon, David H. Goodman

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  22. Fringe Season 1 Episode 11 - Bound
    8.0/10(2898 votes)

    #22 - Bound

    S1:E11

    Olivia's sister, Rachel, visits; Walter, Peter and Olivia try to solve the murder of an esteemed epidemiologist, which may be linked to Olivia's abduction.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Jeff Pinkner, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman

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  23. Fringe Season 1 Episode 19 - The Road Not Taken
    8.0/10(2832 votes)

    #23 - The Road Not Taken

    S1:E19

    Olivia experiences "awake dreams," seeing elaborate visions of things not really there. While investigating a disturbing case of a woman who apparently spontaneously combusted, Olivia throws caution to the wind and explores her unexplained visions further. Meanwhile, Walter discusses key information about the Z.F.T. manifesto, and Peter reveals a secret that yields unexpected results in the case.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Fringe Season 3 Episode 1 - Olivia
    8.0/10(2652 votes)

    #24 - Olivia

    S3:E1

    After the extraordinary turn of events that shockingly left an imprisoned Olivia "over there," she fights to find her way home. Meanwhile, Peter and Walter try to move on with their lives unknowingly alongside alternate Olivia.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writers:Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  25. Fringe Season 3 Episode 3 - The Plateau
    8.0/10(2504 votes)

    #25 - The Plateau

    S3:E3

    In this case, timing is everything as a series of anomalous events lead the Fringe Division to investigate deadly incidents with unimaginable coincidences. As the freaky crimes continue to occur, the team is in a race against time to protect potential victims. Meanwhile, Secretary Bishop shares his strategic plan with Colonel Broyles as Olivia grapples with a heart-stopping vision.

    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writers:Alison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen

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Best Episodes Summary

"Peter" is the best rated episode of "Fringe". It scored 8.8/10 based on 4376 votes. Directed by David Straiton and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/1/2010. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "White Tulip".