Episode 1.03 The Ghost NetworkThis is a featured page


"The Ghost Network"
Fringe Cast Guide - FringeVITALS
Season: 1 Episode: 03
Initial Air Date: September 23, 2008
Writers:
Director: Alex Graves
Guest Stars:
  • Peter Hermann as Grant
  • Donnie Keshawarz as Gerard
  • David Lansbury as Businessman
  • Zak Orth as Roy McComb
  • Brian Tarantina as Nice Guy
Featured song(s):
Synopsis:Roy McComb, a man who claims to receive visions from God, sees passengers on a bus caught in a gas attack that solidifies when it reacts to the nitrogen in the air around them, asphyxiating them. The Fringe team soon discovers that this man has predicted many accidents and terrorist acts before they happened, many numerous times, including the radiated plane from the first episode. Now the team must find a way to turn the visions Roy receives into a way to find who is responsible. Will Dr. Bishop be able to extract the visions without killing Roy?

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Date/ Location:September 2008, St. Anne's Cathedral
New pattern occurrence(s):
 Ghost Network
Parties involved: Massive Dynamic, An unidentified group of people claiming to work for the "DEA", who obviously have another agenda
Death(s):
 Passengers of the bus, DEA agent
Method(s) used to solve:
 The use of a machine designed by the Sr. Bishop decades earlier that enables the user to become a receiver of the signal type used in the "ghost network".
Technology used:
 A device designed by Dr. Bishop decades ago that allows them to turn the person wearing it into a receiver for the signal being used in the ghost network.
New technology introduced: Silicone based bomb that solidifies when mixed with the nitrogen in the air causing anything within it to suffocate and die in a "fossil" like state.
Possible suspects/tie-ins: Massive Dynamic, New Unnamed Agency within the Federal Ranks
New person(s) introduced: The emergence of a new group within the federal ranks, with agents placed in the DEA.
Conclusion(s):
See the bigger picture: Fringe Conspiracy or Theories by M.F. Luder & Madamecurie ››
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS & PLOT DANGLERS
  • Why did Agent Broyles take the silicone bomb?
  • Why did Agent Broyles give the Amber Disc to Nina?
  • If they were questioning the "dead" Agent Scott at MD, then whose body, or what was in the coffin they buried at his funeral
  • What was an undercover DEA agent doing with such an important piece of technology [the amber disc] embedded in her hand?
  • Who was the guy in the diner taking digital photos of Peter all day? Why did he say to Peter "You were supposed to check in before you came home.". Check in with whom?

PLOT HOLES, INCONSISTENCIES OR JUST PLAIN IMPOSSIBLE?
Add unbelievable incidents or sci-fi faux pas to this list!
  • In the opening scenes, the bus being boarded by the unnamed bad guy is operated by "Harbor Transit." All buses operated within metro-Boston (outside of interstate busing providers that use the city as a hub) are owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Association (MBTA.)
  • The internment scene during Episode 3, Act 2, takes place at Mt. Briar Cemetery. There is no cemetery in metro-Boston by that name. (Fictitious locations are often used in a show for any number of reasons, including to avoid creating associations with real locations - fans of shows/movies have been known to go to real places mentioned in a show, occasionally causing damage or other issues for the property owners.)
  • After any type of brain surgery, a patient would require several days of rest and little movement to avoid any pressure inside the cranial cavity, not the short time span up and about depicted in Episode 3.

  • The mysterious bad guys have perfected the ghost network for secure communication. Why does Roy pick-up conversations made on a cell-phone/walkie-talkie? Why are they using technology at all if they have a ghost network?

EPISODE'S BEST QUOTES
  • "I wasn't gonna tell you this, but he said he loved me too." - Charlie Francis
  • "You tell anybody else I'm here, you're the first one of the bunch I'm gonna come after." - Peter Bishop
  • "It's horrible - they're like mosquitoes trapped in amber." - Dr. Walter Bishop
  • "Her name is Astrid, and this is the 100th time you've forgotten her name." - Peter
  • "Music helps him process. It works too. As soon as Peter started playing, Walter just kind of locked in." - Astrid Farnsworth
  • "I might suspect that you yourself were somehow responsible." - Nina Sharp to Olivia
  • "Am I required to keep him alive?" - Dr. Bishop / "That would probably be ... best." - Olivia Dunham
  • "It always comes back to the duck." - Dr. Bishop
  • "They say that psych profiles of cops and criminals are identical. Did you ever consider a life of crime?" - Peter
  • "You may also experience some involuntary bowel movement." - Dr. Bishop
  • "I can hear voices!" - Roy McComb
  • "I believe with proper demodulation, you can receive satellite television for free." - Dr. Bishop
  • "Bach? No, that's way too stuffy. What you need is some jazz." - Peter
OMG! MOMENTS
  • OMG! Guess what? During "Ghost Network" filming, Olivia tripped and hit her nose against the desk at Walter's "lab." They had to postpone for her to look normal.
EPISODE TRIVIA
  • The Observer can be seen reflected in the window on the train as Olivia walks down the passageway.




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Wild-Kat What did you think about Episode 3, The Ghost Network? (page: 1 2 3) 42 May 3 2009, 3:44 PM EDT by Woolyworm
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What did you think about Episode 3, The Ghost Network?
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TheSloth Observer 3 Jan 22 2009, 7:46 PM EST by arjay999
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Holy $%^#, i watched the episode that was based about the observer, and then when i watched this episode, i said, OMG, thats him, i was so surprised. He can be seen when Olivia is walking down the train for a brief moment.
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#1LostFan Birmingham Bridge collapse 8 Oct 27 2008, 10:46 PM EDT by MDinmypants
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When I saw the picture of the bridge collapse, the first thing that came to my mind was the collapse in Minneapolis in 2007. Instead, they said Birmingham Bridge. I did some research, and found the Birmingham Bridge (which is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). In February 2008, the bridge deck fell a few inches after a support beam slipped. It reopened in March. I also checked the date of the Minneapolis collapse. That occurred 8/1/07. The date on the picture was 9/15/07. I wonder if we will later find out more about this (since the collapse has something to do with "The Pattern"). Perhaps the bridge was attacked by nanobots, which are capable of eating away at metal, destroying any structure it attacks.
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