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Fringe•Season 5•Episode 11

The Boy Must Live

8.6/10 · 2,074 votesJan 11, 201344 min

Ranked #6 of 13 in Season 5•+0.2 vs season avg

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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

Directed byPaul Holahan

Written byGraham Roland

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Seasons5

All 1 2 3 4 5

Season 5 Episodes13

E1 8.1

Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11

E2 8.0

In Absentia

E3 7.7

The Recordist

E4 8.6

The Bullet That Saved the World

E5 8.3

An Origin Story

E6 8.6

Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There

Five-Twenty-Ten

The Human Kind

Black Blotter

Anomaly XB-6783746

The Boy Must Live

Liberty

An Enemy of Fate

Cast4

Anna Torv

Olivia Dunham

Joshua Jackson

Peter Bishop

Jasika Nicole

Astrid Farnsworth

John Noble

Walter Bishop

Crew4

Paul Holahan

Director

Graham Roland

Writer

David Geddes

Director of Photography

Joshua Charson

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Boy Must Live" is episode 11 of Fringe season 5. It scored 8.6/10 from 2,074 votes, ranking #6 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Paul Holahan and written by Graham Roland, it aired on January 11, 2013.

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