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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
    9.4/10(4290 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
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Singer, J. H. Wyman

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  2. Fringe Season 5 Episode 13 - An Enemy of Fate
    9.3/10(4055 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Fringe Season 2 Episode 18 - White Tulip
    9.2/10(3996 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Fringe Season 2 Episode 23 - Over There (2)
    9.2/10(3076 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
    9.1/10(3387 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
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Bryan Burk, J. H. Wyman

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  6. Fringe Season 3 Episode 8 - Entrada
    9.0/10(2558 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Fringe Season 3 Episode 22 - The Day We Died
    9.0/10(2911 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
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman

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  8. Fringe Season 2 Episode 15 - Jacksonville
    8.9/10(2916 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Fringe Season 2 Episode 22 - Over There (1)
    8.9/10(2768 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Fringe Season 4 Episode 19 - Letters of Transit
    8.9/10(3164 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Fringe Season 5 Episode 10 - Anomaly XB-6783746
    8.9/10(2167 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Fringe Season 5 Episode 12 - Liberty
    8.9/10(2239 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Fringe Season 2 Episode 8 - August
    8.7/10(2825 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Fringe Season 2 Episode 10 - Grey Matters
    8.7/10(2585 votes)

    #14 - Grey Matters

    S2:E10

    The First Wave breaks into a mental hospital and cures a long-term patient suffering from schizophrenia. When the Fringe team investigates, Olivia discovers that the group's leader has one of the heads stolen from cryogenic storage months earlier. Meanwhile, two other mental patients are cured of their schizophrenia and the team soon realize that something was taken from each patients' brain... and Walter holds the key to realizing what First Wave is after.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  15. Fringe Season 3 Episode 21 - The Last Sam Weiss
    8.7/10(2255 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Fringe Season 4 Episode 14 - The End of All Things
    8.7/10(2252 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:David Fury

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  17. Fringe Season 1 Episode 14 - Ability
    8.6/10(2900 votes)

    #17 - 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
    Writers:Glen Whitman, Robert Chiappetta, David H. Goodman

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  18. Fringe Season 1 Episode 19 - The Road Not Taken
    8.6/10(2796 votes)

    #18 - 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
    Writers:Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, J.R. Orci

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  19. Fringe Season 2 Episode 4 - Momentum Deferred
    8.6/10(2661 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Fringe Season 2 Episode 19 - The Man From The Other Side
    8.6/10(2487 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Fringe Season 3 Episode 1 - Olivia
    8.6/10(2624 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Fringe Season 3 Episode 7 - The Abducted
    8.6/10(2283 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Chuck Russell
    Writers:David Wilcox, Graham Roland

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  23. Fringe Season 3 Episode 19 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
    8.6/10(2757 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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

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  24. Fringe Season 4 Episode 6 - And Those We've Left Behind
    8.6/10(2314 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Fringe Season 4 Episode 12 - Welcome to Westfield
    8.6/10(2354 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writers:J.R. Orci, Graham Roland

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Best Episodes Summary

"Peter" is the best rated episode of "Fringe". It scored 9.4/10 based on 4290 votes. Directed by David Straiton and written by Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Singer, J. H. Wyman, it aired on 4/1/2010. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "An Enemy of Fate".