White Tulip
- Episode aired Apr 15, 2010
- TV-14
- 44m
The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset... Read allThe Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time.The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time.
- Nina Sharp
- (credit only)
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May just watching this episode, make most watchers to see all the valuable and impressive episodes from beginning even more than one time.
The dénouement is delicately acted. Beautiful episode.
"White Tulip" is another great episode of "Fringe". The intriguing story is again well resolved and Walter finds the best solution about Peter. It is great to see Peter "RoboCop" Weller again with an excellent participation. My vote is eight.
Title (Brail): "White Tulip"
While Fringe has had some of them at times, this episode by far, is the most remarkable and moving one.
While we witness Walter finds someone who can truly understands him ( mind you it is not very often - he can understand the grief he caused however not many examples that he was by others.) we also see a time travel story - not a unique idea but thinking how many of us wanted to travel through time to be with the ones we loved once, it fits all beautifully.
Every one of us has our regrets, been late to say something to someone we loved. Some of us wished to be long gone with the ones we love and miss.
Easier to say than it is done. We found ourselves in these pieces of art, TV series, songs, novels. We want to be understood and we want forgiveness.
That's why we loved this episode so much more than the others perhaps. Remarkable acting reflects whatever we want to have.
Did you know
- TriviaIn many cultures, a white tulip represents forgiveness. It can also represent heaven on earth/perfection, making it an apt symbol for Walter.
- GoofsDuring the recurrent scenes where Peter Weller leaves the train ramp after his jumps, you can see at the right of the screen a subtle but visible Canadian flag on the window of another nearby stationary train.
- Quotes
Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and took a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed without me feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you something that I have never told another soul. Until I took my son from the other side, I had never believed in God. But it occurred to me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a sign of forgiveness. I've asked God for a sign of forgiveness. A specific one, a white tulip.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Fringe: 6B (2011)
Details
- Runtime
- 44m
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1