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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!

The Best Episodes of Fringe

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...

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  1. Background image for An Enemy of Fate
    9.3/10(4.0k votes)

    #1 - 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.

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    Director:J. H. Wyman
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    9.0/10(2.5k votes)

    #2 - Entrada

    S3:E8

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

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    9.0/10(2.8k votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    8.9/10(3.1k votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    8.9/10(2.2k votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    8.8/10(26 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    8.8/10(2.1k votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. Background image for White Tulip
    8.7/10(27 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    8.7/10(2.2k votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    8.7/10(2.2k votes)

    #10 - The End of All Things

    S4:E14

    The dying Observer comes to see Walter and Peter, who must take extreme measures to learn what secrets he hides and determine if he knows where Olivia is. Meanwhile, David Robert Jones tries to force Olivia to use her cortexiphan abilities by torturing Nina.

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    8.6/10(2.5k votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    8.6/10(2.2k votes)

    #12 - The Abducted

    S3:E7

    When a serial kidnapper “over there” strikes again, the emotional and familiar case hits home for Colonel Broyles, sending a determined Olivia to uncover additional details about the abductions. In the meantime, Olivia fights on and reunites with Henry to enlist his services on an intense and covert mission to return home.

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    8.6/10(2.7k votes)

    #13 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

    S3:E19

    In an effort to remove Bell's consciousness from Olivia's mind, Peter, Bell, and Walter enter Olivia's subconscious and attempt to find her personality, which has hidden itself somewhere safe.

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    8.6/10(2.2k votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    8.6/10(2.3k votes)

    #15 - Welcome to Westfield

    S4:E12

    Peter, Olivia and Walter come face to face with a mysterious and terrifying Fringe event as they get trapped in a town that there’s no escaping from.

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    8.6/10(2.3k votes)

    #16 - Brave New World (2)

    S4:E22

    The Fringe team is pushed to the breaking point as they desperately attempt to prevent a catastrophic event that threatens the lives of everyone.

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    8.6/10(2.2k votes)

    #17 - The Bullet That Saved The World

    S5:E4

    When the Fringe team tracks a lead into a hostile and heavily guarded location, Phillip Broyles resurfaces…but can he be trusted?

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  19. Background image for The Boy Must Live
    8.6/10(2.0k votes)

    #18 - The Boy Must Live

    S5:E11

    As time dramatically ticks down, Peter, Olivia and Walter stop at nothing to save the universe from Observer rule. Walter enters the infamous deprivation tank in an attempt to uncover a key piece of information about the mysterious figure, Donald. Meanwhile, Captain Windmark sets out on a revealing mission of his own as long-standing questions are answered.

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  20. Background image for The Plateau
    8.5/10(2.4k votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    8.5/10(2.1k votes)

    #20 - Enemy of My Enemy

    S4:E9

    Peter's visit to the other side intensifies as the alternate FRINGE division faces off against a formidable new foe in a harrowing race against time.

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    8.5/10(2.0k votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    8.5/10(2.0k votes)

    #22 - Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There

    S5:E6

    Walter retrieves another video tape from the amber and it leads the team into a pocket universe.

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    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:David Fury
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    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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    8.4/10(2.2k votes)

    #24 - The Firefly

    S3:E10

    An Observer makes contact with the Fringe Team to help rectify a mistake. Meanwhile, Walter befriends Roscoe Joyce, keyboardist for Walter's favorite 1970s band, "Violet Sedan Chair." Walter will learn the real reason the band broke up, and realize that the lives of these two men, who have never met before, overlap in strange and unexpected ways.

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    8.4/10(2.3k votes)

    #25 - 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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"An Enemy of Fate" is the best rated episode of "Fringe". It scored 9.3/10 based on 3965 votes. Directed by J. H. Wyman and written by J. H. Wyman, it aired on 1/18/2013. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Entrada".