fringe ninth episode second season american science fiction drama television series fringe episode followed fringe team investigation horrible deaths caused large parasitic worms victims mouths case soon leads chinese gang black market medicinal drugs executive producer wrote episode served director episode visual effects supervisor makes parasitic worms look real possible help actors camera angles featured time guest stars paul aired december estimated million viewers united_states reviews episode generally negative multiple critics expressed dissatisfaction little learned series overall mythology plot damaged cargo ship china ashore crew members infected squid like creatures soon mouths effectively killing hosts survivors flock contact house boston suffer fate presence man investigating crime scene shore fringe team discover healthy young chinese woman tells passengers given pills perceived ship expected days lab walter creatures gigantic parasitic worms modified version needs hosts gestation period distribution parasitic pills living worms bites walter white blood cell count making suddenly feel better fringe team discovers gang member ties shell companies gang set interview companies large investors unaware investment criminal background house peter observes signs obsessive characteristics large quantities hand walter informs worm medicinal purpose previously believed discoveries lead peter olivia house learn son paul disorder allow able outside mother doctor giving injection month unaware medicine origins walter ventures find research unaware clerk connection case walter mentions giant worms walter manages lose sent follow worry ability travel goes lab attacked gang members intent getting remaining worms unaware distraught walter lost bus money wrong phone numbers causing peter pick olivia talks finally admits aware medicine tells olivia whereabouts incoming ship find peter walter return shop discover remaining passengers fbi storms survivors sent hospital care feeling trouble caused walter tracking gives peter production written executive producer written season episode fracture episode gave television director directional credit series episode featured time guest appearances actors paul episode visual effects supervisor studios tried parasitic worms look real possible explained don shots staged camera hint visual effect big effects like parasite guy mouth interacting actor performances shot loose camera style creature coming guy mouth stomach throat chest continued create calling performance transfer tracking points putting tracked points formation inter geometry transferring camera motion performance actors set pieces geometry warp effects interact mandate making look natural possible means lot optical tricks atmosphere seamlessly possible reception ratings aired december united_states watched estimated million viewers earning household ratings share ratings share demographic fringe aired repeats grey anatomy csi crime scene investigation helping series earn percent ratings increase season premiere reviews critical reception episode generally negative mtv writer noted week fringe case delivering absolutely mystery week actual plot surrounding worms thin long run believed best episode performance kills laughter easily kills tears disliked focus believing focus better spent olivia ken_tucker entertainment_weekly called case pretty x-files walter storyline true heart hour critics noble acting believed worms seriously opening scene writing magazine new_york critic called focus walter episode best moments wrote audience adjusted factor plot wasn interesting story line rich ailing americans paying chinese miracle appeared ripped headlines commentary hot button issues like human trafficking illegal immigration execution silly conversely graded explaining focus walter smart choice fringe team thematically murray continued episode mythology free time plot foot long parasites aside passed procedural currently air enjoyed way story reflected walter little touches character development scene setting appearing depicted species real world large number earth population said episode alternative treatment published article assessing episode science concluded worms depicted hybrid parasites new species engineered grow quickly large real life possible hosts die parasitic doctor noted scientists researching healing potential parasitic worms
Snakehead (Fringe)