The Same Old Story

7.6/10 · 4,067 votesSep 16, 200851 min

Ranked #16 of 20 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Olivia, along with Peter and Walter Bishop, investigates the strange death of a woman who had an even stranger child. The woman was pregnant for only hours, yet the baby she birthed was fully developed - and also aged eighty years in the span of

Cast8

Anna Torv

Olivia Dunham

Joshua Jackson

Peter Bishop

Lance Reddick

Phillip Broyles

Kirk Acevedo

Charlie Francis

Blair Brown

Nina Sharp

Jasika Nicole

Astrid Farnsworth

Mark Valley

John Scott

John Noble

Walter Bishop

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Paul A. Edwards

Director

Jeff Pinkner

Writer

Roberto Orci

Writer

J.J. Abrams

Writer

Alex Kurtzman

Writer

Thomas Yatsko

Director of Photography

Scott Vickrey

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Same Old Story" is episode 2 of Fringe season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 4,067 votes, ranking #16 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Paul A. Edwards and written by Jeff Pinkner, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, it aired on September 16, 2008.

The Same Old Story

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