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denkiva	What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Feb 26 2009, 9:24 PM EST Is he reporting it to someone? Is he just a witness to the events at hand? Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you? Keyword tags: None
MorbidTheory	1. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Mar 17 2009, 11:46 PM EDT Well he is definitely reporting it to someone. You see proof of that when he calls on his phone to report the departure of the drill. His position is seemingly relative to The. Watchers a multitude of comic series. Their job was to observe events and commit them to "The Galactic Memory". Post reply Do you find this valuable?
SEfanA	2. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Mar 18 2009, 12:25 PM EDT "Well he is definitely reporting it to someone. You see proof of that when he calls on his phone to report the departure of the drill. His position is seemingly relative to The. Watchers a multitude of comic series. Their job was to observe events and commit them to "The Galactic Memory". " Not necessarily. He could have been making a voice recordig of it, to put in his notes later on. Like some writers and other professionals do. But I think he was communicating with another Observer. The writers hinted in some interviews that there is atleast one other observer out there. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
arjay999	3. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Mar 18 2009, 5:38 PM EDT "Not necessarily. He could have been making a voice recordig of it, to put in his notes later on. Like some writers and other professionals do. But I think he was communicating with another Observer. The writers hinted in some interviews that there is atleast one other observer out there." Taking notes is a strong possibility I hadn't considered before. Not even sure it is a phone, although it certainly looks like one. But there are definitely additional Observers. The Observer in 1.14 was a different guy from the usual Observer played by Michael Cerveris. I posted a screen-shot of him in the Observer Sightings album here. Also, there is a strong possibility that the person who ejected from the plane in 1.12 was an Observer --the same one who bumped into the transforming guy on the plane as he made his way into the lavatory. Our usual Observer, MC, was digitally inserted into the soccer field --watching as the plane crashed. (MC had a conflict with the shooting schedule so they computerized his image for a couple of episodes.) Besides, the easter egg reads, "Observers are here." Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
SEfanA	4. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Mar 18 2009, 5:59 PM EDT "Taking notes is a strong possibility I hadn't considered before. Not even sure it is a phone, although it certainly looks like one. " It looked like a phone to me too, but my reasoning was that cellphones are being programed into doing so many things these days besides just phone calls. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
arjay999	5. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Mar 18 2009, 7:38 PM EDT \| Post edited: Mar 21 2009, 10:42 AM EDT "It looked like a phone to me too, but my reasoning was that cellphones are being programed into doing so many things these days besides just phone calls. " My wife makes voice memos on her PDA/phone all the time, too. So, you're right, he may not have called anyone. His watch looked normal too. But I don't know if there is anything much 'normal' about the Observers. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
ISEEALL	6. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Mar 23 2009, 8:16 PM EDT could it be that the observer is not of this world,let me explain in ep4 we see him sitting in the diner, where he orders some strange concoction of food, he then starts to write in some other worldy form. myself i think he's here to help protect the earth from what is about to happen.either that or he himself is a clone made by someone to keep them in the know. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
FR3AK101	7. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 7 2009, 9:37 PM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 7 2009, 9:37 PM EDT He is going to use the information he gains to prevent some sort of disaster from happening. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
COgal	8. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 27 2009, 3:19 PM EDT I think I've figured it out - The observer is the boy from the Inner Child. He had such a connection to Olivia and I think that is why he has been seen at all the sites where things are happening - he's keeping an eye on Olivia. Also would explain why he saved Walter and Peter from the water when Peter was a kid - He knew Olivia would need their help. What do you guys think? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
ChrisDoyon	9. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 27 2009, 7:00 PM EDT Well... we see the observer and the child in the ending scene, at the same time. So I wouldn't say they're the same person. As for the "taking notes" thing, in "The arrival", he takes his phone and says "It has arrived". Usually, somebody taking notes for his records would say something like "1:30 PM, New York, the cylinder has arrived". Just my two cents... I hope I don't sound too negative since I'm in a very happy mood ;-) Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Puma_Vertreiben	10. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 27 2009, 7:13 PM EDT I agree, I don't think the Observer would be taking voice notes after he took written notes inside the diner. Or maybe he was writing a novel to kill a little time before the cylinder arrived. =o I am convinced the Observer can make an observation and split an event into two or more different outcomes. The question is why it is happening and how does it impact the pattern. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
KayFlame	11. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 27 2009, 10:06 PM EDT "I think I've figured it out - The observer is the boy from the Inner Child. He had such a connection to Olivia and I think that is why he has been seen at all the sites where things are happening - he's keeping an eye on Olivia. Also would explain why he saved Walter and Peter from the water when Peter was a kid - He knew Olivia would need their help." only if the observer could time travel without the adverse side effects that walter talked about and that jones experienced. otherwise, interesting idea. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
fat_rabbit_kemz	12. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 28 2009, 2:01 AM EDT "My wife makes voice memos on her PDA/phone all the time, too. So, you're right, he may not have called anyone. His watch looked normal too. But I don't know if there is anything much 'normal' about the Observers." You're wrong-- if you're just recording something you would hold it up to your LIPS - the Observer has been holding it up to his EARS. Now -- I don't know what planet or dimension you're in, but here on the ground, when someone holds a "phone-looking device" to their ears and talks into it - we can safely assume it's a PHONE. Thank you. Post reply 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
SEfanA	13. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 28 2009, 9:47 AM EDT "You're wrong-- if you're just recording something you would hold it up to your LIPS - the Observer has been holding it up to his EARS. Now -- I don't know what planet or dimension you're in, but here on the ground, when someone holds a "phone-looking device" to their ears and talks into it - we can safely assume it's a PHONE. Thank you. " I only proposed the note taking idea to correct an assumption. It is standard behavior to hold a phone up to your ear. That behavior is pre-programed into the mind out of habit. It is more likely, though, that he was communicating with someone, but not definate. That's all I meant to say. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
fat_rabbit_kemz	14. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 28 2009, 10:23 AM EDT "I only proposed the note taking idea to correct an assumption. It is standard behavior to hold a phone up to your ear. That behavior is pre-programed into the mind out of habit. It is more likely, though, that he was communicating with someone, but not definate. That's all I meant to say." My apologies. I didn't mean to offend you. I think the bigger questions is: If we assume he was talking on the phone, with whom was he communicating? If we've already seen Dr. Bell, maybe it was in that meeting of 13 headed by Broyles. I think Belly has already been on the show. And I think that's the person the Observer communicates with. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
KayFlame	15. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Apr 28 2009, 7:45 PM EDT the observer could also be communicating with another 'observer.' the kid from Inner Child definatly appears to be another Observer. why else would the observer be standing there and watching him like that? so, if there are already two, and the guy who was trying to steal the kid said "i found another one," i think it's very likely that there are way more than just two. so the observer could have been talking on the phone to another observer. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
PinkSodaPop	16. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? May 4 2009, 10:26 PM EDT I don't know ---but I sure do hope we get some answers to this before the season ends. If we don't --- I may go completely crazy, and that means that I'll lose all three left cells of my brain that aren't devoted to FRINGE. (Teehehehee!) Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
jackamaime	17. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? May 5 2009, 7:54 PM EDT \| Post edited: May 5 2009, 7:54 PM EDT "the kid from Inner Child definatly appears to be another Observer. why else would the observer be standing there and watching him like that? so, if there are already two, and the guy who was trying to steal the kid said "i found another one," i think it's very likely that there are way more than just two. so the observer could have been talking on the phone to another observer." here's a theory to lend credence to the theory that the inner child is an Observer. the boy has this ability to resonate with emotion like a tuning fork, right? well in The Arrival, the Observer has a scene with Peter where the sheer proximity to another creature forces him to blurt out whatever Peter is thinking. the Observer seems to have the same mental/emotional telepathy as the child though more refined. my theory on the Observer is that he and those like him are like the mothmen. but they are connected not to disasters in general, but to observing the Pattern. though tonights episode looks like he will feature more prominently so we may get some answers. but most likely more questions will come along with them. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
IndigoRage	18. RE: What is the Observer doing with the pattern information? Jun 17 2009, 11:09 AM EDT Today's Theory: Just a theory mind you, but it's entirely possible that September is simply... Observing how these Pattern events unfold. I know, it's a deep theory. But consider: If September is, in fact, from an alternate reality, which is, "similar to our own, but with little differences", then it stands to reason that they have their own Pattern events unfolding there, and in an effort to understand them, September is Observing how they unfold in our reality, thus gaining some measure of understanding how these events will impact their reality. This could well explain his need to stay uninvolved, or as uninvolved as possible, to not change the outcome of the event (a la Schrodinger's Cat). It also stands to reason, that there has been some determination of the importance of the Bishops, thus making it necessary for September to have involved himself to some degree in their lives, though this involvement still requires special handling, as noted by his remark in There's More Than One of Everything about having "said too much already.". Post reply Do you find this valuable?