8.1/102,340 votes#1 - Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2012
The Fringe team - preserved in amber for 20 years - is now a rebel resistance team fighting for freedom. Peter, reunited with his now adult daughter, Etta, sets out to find out what happened to his wife and Etta's mom - Olivia - as they start their mission to save the world from the Observers.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik
Writer: J.H. Wyman
8.0/101,854 votes#2 - In Absentia
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2012
The Fringe team revisits the Harvard lab, now under Observer control, to try to find the information they need as the team fights on in their mission to save the world.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: J.H. Wyman, David Fury
7.7/101,909 votes#3 - The Recordist
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2012
As the rogue Fringe team continues to fight off the oppressive Observers’ invasion, unforeseen events lead them into a forest where they encounter a strange subculture of people devoted to recording human history.
Director: Jeff T. Thomas
Writer: Graham Roland
8.6/102,131 votes#4 - The Bullet That Saved The World
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2012
When the Fringe team tracks a lead into a hostile and heavily guarded location, Phillip Broyles resurfaces…but can he be trusted?
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Alison Schapker
8.3/101,904 votes#5 - An Origin Story
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2012
The Fringe team responds to recent devastating events, and a key member makes a pivotal and shocking move.
Director: P.J. Pesce
Writer: J.H. Wyman
8.5/101,956 votes#6 - Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2012
Walter retrieves another video tape from the amber and it leads the team into a pocket universe.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: David Fury
8.4/101,865 votes#7 - Five-Twenty-Ten
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2012
The team retrieves another cassette tape from the amber. With Nina Sharp's help, the team recovers 2 cylinders. While Peter works independently to score a minor victory against the Observers, Olivia ascertains Peter's secret.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Graham Roland
8.2/101,866 votes#8 - The Human Kind
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2012
Olivia encounters a very intuitive and oracle-like person named Simone as she looks to recover a key piece of equipment for Walter. Meanwhile, Peter finds himself in a perilous situation as he observes Windmark.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Alison Schapker
8.2/101,942 votes#9 - Black Blotter
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2012
In attempt to recall a plan to defeat the Observers, Walter takes an LSD trip down memory lane. Meanwhile, Peter and Olivia trace a mysterious signal to the woods, where they come upon a grisly scene.
Director: Tommy Gormley
Writer: Kristin Cantrell
8.8/102,072 votes#10 - Anomaly XB-6783746
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/2012
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
8.6/101,924 votes#11 - The Boy Must Live
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2013
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.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Graham Roland
8.9/102,142 votes#12 - Liberty
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2013
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
9.3/103,891 votes#13 - An Enemy of Fate
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2013
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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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11" is the best rated episode of "Fringe" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 2340 votes. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik and written by J.H. Wyman, it aired on 9/28/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "In Absentia".