The Best Episodes Written By Akiva Goldsman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(31 votes)

   #1 - Peter

   S2:E164/1/2010

   Walter explains to Olivia how Peter came from the alternate universe, and how he was willing to risk everything to save his son.

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   8.6/10(25 votes)

   #2 - Over There (2)

   S2:E235/20/2010

   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.

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   8.4/10(27 votes)

   #3 - There's More Than One of Everything

   S1:E205/12/2009

   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.

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   8.4/10(27 votes)

   #4 - The Day We Died

   S3:E225/6/2011

   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.

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   8.3/10(25 votes)

   #5 - Over There (1)

   S2:E225/13/2010

   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.

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   8.2/10(47 votes)

   #6 - A Quality of Mercy

   S1:E107/7/2022

   Just as Captain Pike thinks he's figured out how to escape his fate, he's visited by his future self, who shows him the consequences of his actions.

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   8.1/10(29 votes)

   #7 - The Road Not Taken

   S1:E195/5/2009

   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.

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   8.1/10(28 votes)

   #8 - Subject 13

   S3:E152/25/2011

   In a follow up to last season’s “Peter” flashback episode, the all-new “Six Months Later” episode revisits a poignant period of time for both the Bishops and Olivia.

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   8.1/10(27 votes)

   #9 - Letters of Transit

   S4:E194/20/2012

   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.

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    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #10 - A New Day in the Old Town

    S2:E19/17/2009

    An amnesiac Olivia makes her return from the parallel universe, while Walter, Pete, and Junior Agent Amy Jessup investigate the mysterious death of a man found with puncture holes in his palate. Meanwhile, Broyles defends the Fringe Division from a Senate subcommittee threatening to shut the organization down.

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    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Brave New World (2)

    S4:E225/11/2012

    The Fringe team is pushed to the breaking point as they desperately attempt to prevent a catastrophic event that threatens the lives of everyone.

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    7.7/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Making Angels

    S4:E112/3/2012

    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.

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13. 

    7.6/10(42 votes)

    #13 - The Star Gazer

    S2:E13/3/2022

    Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew – Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati – discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy.

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14. 

    7.6/10(32 votes)

    #14 - Bad Dreams

    S1:E174/21/2009

    Olivia dreams about a suicide as the event really happens at Grand Central Station; shocking information about the Z.F.T. manuscript is revealed.

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    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Subject 9

    S4:E410/14/2011

    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.

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    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #16 - Stowaway

    S3:E173/18/2011

    When the Fringe team investigates an apparent suicide victim, they uncover a second set of fingerprints leading them to a woman with uncanny characteristics that cannot die.

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    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Neither Here Nor There

    S4:E19/23/2011

    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.

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18. 

    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Brave New World (1)

    S4:E215/3/2012

    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.

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    7.4/10(42 votes)

    #19 - Penance

    S2:E23/10/2022

    Picard finds himself transported to an alternate timeline in the year 2400 where his longtime nemesis, Q, has orchestrated one final “trial.” Picard searches for his trusted crew as he attempts to find the cause of this dystopian future.

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    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

    S3:E194/15/2011

    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.

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    7.4/10(61 votes)

    #21 - Strange New Worlds

    S1:E15/5/2022

    When one of Pike’s officers goes missing while on a secret mission for Starfleet, Pike has to come out of self-imposed exile. He must navigate how to rescue his officer, while struggling with what to do with the vision of the future he’s been given.

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    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #22 - Maps and Legends

    S1:E21/30/2020

    Picard begins investigating the mystery of Dahj as well as what her very existence means to the Federation. Without Starfleet's support, Picard is left leaning on others for help, including Dr. Agnes Jurati and an estranged former colleague, Raffi Musiker. Meanwhile, hidden enemies are also interested in where Picard's search for the truth about Dahj will lead.

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    7.2/10(45 votes)

    #23 - The Broken Circle

    S2:E16/15/2023

    A distress call from Lt. Noonien-Singh compels Spock to disobey orders and take the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Klingons in a bid to aid their shipmate.

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    7.2/10(66 votes)

    #24 - Et in Arcadia Ego (2)

    S1:E103/26/2020

    A final confrontation on the synthetics’ homeworld, Coppelius pits Picard and his team against the Romulans, as well as the synths who seek to safeguard their existence at all costs.

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    7.1/10(59 votes)

    #25 - Et in Arcadia Ego (1)

    S1:E93/19/2020

    Following an unconventional and dangerous transit, Picard and the crew finally arrive at Soji's home world, Coppelius. However, with Romulan warbirds on their tail, their arrival brings only greater danger as the crew discovers more than expected about the planet’s inhabitants.

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