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The Best Episodes of Fringe Season 4

Every episode of Fringe Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fringe Season 4!

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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
    Fringe Season 4 Episode 19 - Letters of Transit
    8.9/10(3231 votes)

    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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  2. Fringe Season 4 Episode 14 - The End of All Things
    8.7/10(2314 votes)

    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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  3. Fringe Season 4 Episode 22 - Brave New World (2)
    8.7/10(2413 votes)

    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.

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

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  4. Fringe Season 4 Episode 6 - And Those We've Left Behind
    8.6/10(2382 votes)

    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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  5. Fringe Season 4 Episode 12 - Welcome to Westfield
    8.6/10(2419 votes)

    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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  6. Fringe Season 4 Episode 8 - Back to Where You've Never Been
    8.5/10(2256 votes)

    S4:E8

    In an effort to find a way home, Peter journeys to the Other Side to confront Walternate. However, his venture proves more dangerous than expected. Meanwhile, Olivia receives a dire premonition from an Observer.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writers:David Fury, Graham Roland

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  7. Fringe Season 4 Episode 9 - Enemy of My Enemy
    8.5/10(2213 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writers:Alison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen

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  8. Fringe Season 4 Episode 20 - Worlds Apart
    8.5/10(2159 votes)

    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 4 Episode 21 - Brave New World (1)
    8.4/10(2208 votes)

    S4:E21

    Walter is forced to revisit his painful past when a fringe event causes people to spontaneously combust; the team faces off with David Robert Jones.

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

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  10. Fringe Season 4 Episode 2 - One Night in October
    8.1/10(2278 votes)

    S4:E2

    As the victims of a highly intelligent serial killer "Over There" stack up, the Fringe Division "Over Here" is asked to assist. As the two sides tangle and innocent people remain at risk, the suspect's doppelganger "Over Here," a professor who teaches Forensic Psychology, is brought into the fold and forces the team to consider the notion of sending civilians to the other side

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

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  11. Fringe Season 4 Episode 4 - Subject 9
    8.1/10(2266 votes)

    S4:E4

    Olivia uncovers a dangerous force that may be connected to past experiments with Cortexiphan. The investigation forces Walter to leave the lab for the first time in years and travel to Massive Dynamic to examine old case files. Walter struggles with his emotional state as he confronts the demons of his past.

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

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  12. Fringe Season 4 Episode 11 - Making Angels
    8.1/10(2167 votes)

    S4:E11

    Over Here Astrid gets an unexpected visit from her Alternate, while Peter and Olivia track a killer using a toxin that has yet to be invented. Both universes collide in a case that pushes the boundaries of what is possible.

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

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  13. Fringe Season 4 Episode 17 - Everything in Its Right Place
    8.1/10(2067 votes)

    S4:E17

    Lincoln travels to the other side to join forces with Fauxlivia and his own alternate, as they search for a vigilante with a surprising connection to the shapeshifters.

    Director:David Moxness
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Fringe Season 4 Episode 5 - Novation
    8.0/10(2194 votes)

    S4:E5

    Olivia and the others of Fringe division attempt to determine the origin of Peter Bishop, who purports himself as Walter's son who had died as a young boy in the original time line.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writers:J.R. Orci, Graham Roland

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  15. Fringe Season 4 Episode 13 - A Better Human Being
    8.0/10(2137 votes)

    S4:E13

    As the Fringe team investigates a mentally ill patient who appears to be connected to a series of murders, frightening clues and connections are uncovered that lead Olivia to some shocking revelations.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Fringe Season 4 Episode 15 - A Short Story About Love
    8.0/10(2356 votes)

    S4:E15

    Following the recent shocking revelations and emotional events, Peter weighs his options as the Fringe team investigates a killer targeting love.

    Director:J. H. Wyman
    Writers:J. H. Wyman, Graham Roland

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  17. Fringe Season 4 Episode 18 - The Consultant
    8.0/10(1996 votes)

    S4:E18

    Walter travels to the Alternate Universe to assist in the investigation of a Fringe event with ties to both worlds. Meanwhile, David Robert Jones reveals his next target.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Christine Lavaf

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  18. Fringe Season 4 Episode 1 - Neither Here Nor There
    7.9/10(2629 votes)

    S4:E1

    Just one week after Peter Bishop saved the day and was then wiped from existence, the truce between the two worlds remains intact and the two sides are forced to work together. Lincoln Lee joins the Fringe team as they investigate a shapeshifter case that is very personal to him.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Fringe Season 4 Episode 10 - Forced Perspective
    7.9/10(2174 votes)

    S4:E10

    Olivia continues to cope with the ominous warning from the Observers, while Peter and the team track a girl with the mysterious ability to predict death.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Ethan Gross

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  20. Fringe Season 4 Episode 16 - Nothing As It Seems
    7.8/10(2083 votes)

    S4:E16

    The Fringe team faces a case that appears familiar to Peter. Strangely, it takes place in this timeline.

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

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  21. Fringe Season 4 Episode 3 - Alone in the World
    7.7/10(2138 votes)

    S4:E3

    Two young bullies are found dead and in just a few hours they rot to an advanced state of decomposition. The Fringe team investigates and uncovers an amorphous figure claiming more victims. Walter becomes increasingly distracted with his mental state.

    Director:Miguel Sapochnik
    Writer:David Fury

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  22. Fringe Season 4 Episode 7 - Wallflower
    7.6/10(2070 votes)

    S4:E7

    When a man mysteriously dies by an invisible force, his body rapidly begins turning ghostly white. The Fringe team learns that this is not an isolated incident, and there’s evidence that links the predator to someone who passed away with an unknown genetic disorder. Meanwhile, Olivia suffers from migraines.

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Justin Doble

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Letters of Transit" is the best rated episode of "Fringe" season 4. It scored 8.9/10 based on 3231 votes. Directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman, it aired on 4/20/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The End of All Things".