Grey Matters

Episode aired Dec 10, 2009
TV-14
43m

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8.7/10

2.5K

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Joshua Jackson and Donna Yamamoto in Fringe (2008)

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Olivia and Peter look into some patients of mental institutions that regain their mental state after having gone through a brain intervention performed by a shape-shifter named Newton. This ... Read allOlivia and Peter look into some patients of mental institutions that regain their mental state after having gone through a brain intervention performed by a shape-shifter named Newton. This is directly related to Walter and his brain.Olivia and Peter look into some patients of mental institutions that regain their mental state after having gone through a brain intervention performed by a shape-shifter named Newton. This is directly related to Walter and his brain.

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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

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Pieces of Memory

When some people who have been institutionalized for years in mental facilities start to be completely rid of their afflictions, the Fringe gang spring into action. It would seem that the perpetrators have been careless and left a patient unfinished. Walter, it turns out, had been a part of this process in the early days. The purpose is to install brain tissue and remove it later when it contains memories and significant information. Walter is quite valuable because of his specific knowledge about the parallel universes and Dr. Bell. Olivia must make a dramatic decision which could jeopardize the entire world in order to save a friend. It does, of course, set up future events.

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Goofs
At around 21:45, Peter says, regarding Walter's previous brain surgery, that "these incisions go all the way down into the gray matter." Given that gray matter is the outer layer of the temporal lobe, and white matter is generally more internal, any incision from an external approach would involve going through the gray matter, so this should not be as surprising as his verbal tone implies.