Other mistake: In this episode, we discover that Olivia shot her stepfather when she was nine years old. So how could she have possibly become an FBI agent after an incident like this?
Brad
30th Jul 2013
Fringe (2008)
3rd Apr 2013
Fringe (2008)
Plot hole: When interrogating Boone, Olivia shows him a photo of a body with the spine torn out in the woods. This body hasn't been found yet, as a later scene has Olivia and Peter go to the same location and find the body. You can tell it's the same body because the shirt is the same in both the picture and the crime scene.
19th Sep 2012
Fringe (2008)
19th Sep 2012
Fringe (2008)
19th Sep 2012
Fringe (2008)
Continuity mistake: This episode takes place over one day. It's Olivia's birthday at the start of the episode, and at night, she gets the card from her stepfather, implying that it's still the same day. Right before Broyles yells at Olivia in the Harvard halls, there is an establishing shot of Harvard where it is nighttime outside, but inside the building, there's sunlight coming through the windows.
9th Mar 2011
Fringe (2008)
Trivia: In every episode, there is a clue for what the next episode will be about. For example, in episode seven, Samantha Loeb gives Olivia a copy of "A Christmas Carol". In the next episode, Walter is reciting Christmas carols to regain his memory.
30th Jun 2010
Fringe (2008)
The Equation - S1-E8
Revealing mistake: The shots of Peter and Walter entering St. Claire's are recycled shots from the pilot. You can tell because their clothes change.
25th Jun 2010
Fringe (2008)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, when Christopher is putting Loraine in the car, her stomach changes from bulging outward to flat and normal in one shot.
25th Jun 2010
Fringe (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Olivia says "Freshman", Peter and Walter are seen screw driving wires into Roy's head. In the next shot, the wires are gone and they are drilling in his head. Later on, they use the screwdrivers again. (00:36:30)
25th Jun 2010
Fringe (2008)
Continuity mistake: The bullet hole in Davidson's chest is not at all where he was shot.
19th May 2010
Fringe (2008)
Factual error: When Walter removes the glass disk from Bowman's hand, he asks for a forcep, but is given a hemostat, which he uses to pull out the disk. My mother is a doctor, and when she saw this scene, she burst out laughing.
10th May 2010
Fringe (2008)
Visible crew/equipment: Right as Ella is downloading the brain-melting computer program, when we see Rachel cooking, it is possible to see crew members reflected in the pot on the stove.
10th May 2010
Fringe (2008)
Continuity mistake: Near the end of the episode, when Brian Dempsey is threatening to kill himself, the gun he is pointing at Olivia switches hands. He is holding the revolver under his chin with his right hand in closeups, but in shots of Olivia, he is pointing her gun at her with his left hand.
19th Apr 2010
Fringe (2008)
Plot hole: When Charlie looks up the file on David Esterbrook, he says that the file shows that Esterbrook is directly responsible for INtREPUS' "controversial" R&D, including pre-natal gene therapy, human/animal hybridization, and viral warfare. Yet later, Olivia says she can find no dirt on Esterbrook who is, in her words, "cleaner than snow". If INtREPUS kept records of their illegal endeavours, then how come Olivia can't find them when the time calls for it?
21st Feb 2010
Fringe (2008)
Inner Child - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When Olivia calls Broyles to ask him to move the child, the shot of Broyles answering the phone is a recycled shot from the episode "Safe". In addition, the shot is flipped, as can be seen by the fact that Broyles' watch is on his right wrist rather than his left.
25th Jun 2009
Fringe (2008)
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