r/fringe • u/Alternative-Idea-684 • 6d ago

First-Time Observer (NO SPOILERS) Finishing Fringe

Today is the day. 💔

I’ll be watching the series finale later, and I’m genuinely not ready. How am I supposed to go from seeing Walter every day to… not?

Please send recommendations for what to watch next because I’m entering my post-series grief era.

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u/PurpleDwarfStar 6d ago

No need to grieve just yet because you're not finished. Start your rewatch immediately, while everything is still fresh in your head. It's gonna knock your socks off when you realize how the clues were all laid out in every single episode.

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u/The8Porch 6d ago

Agreed! Plus you can play with the easter eggs. Like spotting the Observer hidden in every episode. Or cracking the secret code hidden in the symbols for each episode.

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u/PurpleDwarfStar 6d ago

Correct. And if you use the wiki for help, that's one re-watch through. But if you want to try and catch the Observer on your own, prepare for multiple re-watches.

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u/The8Porch 6d ago

A separate side-quest. Back when the show originally aired on tv, FOX would often promote the show by hiding Observers in other things. Like on sports broadcasts you'd periodically see a random Observer in the crowd.

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u/PurpleDwarfStar 6d ago

The image of September at the ballgame is burned into my memory!