day died day died season finale fox science fiction drama television series fringe season 22nd episode series episode overall finale follows aftermath entering device events took place previous episode finds years future device destroyed parallel universe universe gradually peter comes realize background device wakes getting agree work disappears episode written wrote story consulting producer executive producer served director writers wrote script knowing series going renewed fourth season fox renewal announcement came late march changes storyline designed episode set following season book chapter reader forward unlike previous season day died hour long linked previous episodes continuous story arc day died featured time guest actors day died aired united_states estimated million viewers number doubled time shifted views taken account ratings share adults percent decrease previous episode helped fox tie place night reviews episode generally positive critics writing peter disappearance good direction series multiple reviewers ranked best episodes television season including cast receptive episode actor submitted performance consideration 63rd primetime emmy awards plot previous episode peter stepped device attempt stop activated version parallel universe regains consciousness future appears near prime universe suffering destroyed parallel universe result linked developed universe able use amber contain group called led man named attempts breach fabric reality soft spots create incident theater peter olivia married olivia niece rookie fringe agent find container believe end trigger breach fringe unable determine container works peter convinces senator allow release father walter noble currently maximum security prison punishment device help identify workings reuniting son new daughter law walter discovers device uses unique radioactive signature track strongest source points peter discovers key recognizes key walter old home near travels finds biological father present admits end group revenge peter device destroying parallel world home promises peter face pain suffering faced crossing prime universe mission mercy piece time peter realizes implying threat olivia finds speaking remotely simulation set breach expose existing olivia helping breach approaches shoots peter rest fringe division struggle death funeral walter continues study discovers links past approximately million years ago comes realize temporal sent device piece piece past effectively people convinces peter influence peter past having experience end days different decision enters machine peter suddenly wakes find machine minute entered olivia waiting concurrently parallel universe attempts convince help stop machine peter recalls memories future uses machine merge machine rooms creating bridge olivia walter peter convinces sides work try repair damage save suddenly disappears agree need aside differences save worlds apparently unaware peter disappearance outside prime universe observers watch september notes december peter forgotten friends purpose having served explains peter existed production casting despite officially renewed fourth season fringe began casting mid march green fbi agent come aboard finale possibly year reported online announced later month actress cast role describing character wide eyed eager rookie ready face challenges appearance finale months leading finale responded reports character recurring calling casting safety net like casting want commit character saying protect saying know actress later revealed playing grown version olivia niece casting finale released began looking known male japanese actor late late 50s speaks english appear new character called despite casting description later cast american actor returning executive producer commented interview fantastic actor keeping options open writing wrote episode consulting producer wrote story executive producer served director season renewal fringe announced march written finale knowing season decided changes script hearing renewal explained wrote episode assuming season second entertained end series didn change word interview new_york_post warned events finale unexpected way characters audience commented finale hopefully sort look happened year fresh pair glasses stated interview setting season agreed writing like read great novel finish chapter like happened going propel forward desire emulate march confirmed unlike previous fringe season season finale hours long note episodes linked continuous story arc cast receptive finale storyline interview entertainment_weekly actor noted liked story ultimately ended having negotiate truce minds inventive intervention peter basically took control destiny forced fathers look eye telling sort gentlemen later noted finish finale dramatic place praised role reversal character walter peter guilt circumstances tied decision activate people called machine hope way bad decision way right fascinating basically walter long known loved peter comes walter comes understand begins things way finale contained new grey credit sequence meant reflect new timeline contained new scientific words thought extraction dual water hope explained reasoning change credits weren finale introduction future past words credit sequence episode new finale aired stated interview things love play notion choice versus fate clearly peter end episode fundamentally changed future team separate path unlikely specific outcome events like happened detroit inevitable version future marketing leading episode broadcast fox released promotional trailer relevant scenes previewed events finale fox previously produced similar trailers episodes earlier season fringe episodes fox released science lesson plan collaboration grade school children focusing science seen day died intention having students learn reverse engineering devices reception ratings finale aired fox network united_states watched estimated million viewers scored ratings share viewers percent decrease previous week episode finale lead help fox tie place demographic abc cbs rating episode doubled time shifted viewing taken account comparatively low live ratings columnist speculated core core audience watched episode outsiders possibly went minutes reviews day died generally received positive reviews television critics graded finale writing known episodes came episode day died fantastic inevitably aging premise gave breath life waiting begging fourth season wouldn finale best fringe episode referred season best probably best season television aired recent years entertainment_weekly ken_tucker lauded finale commenting review conclusion consider arc season tell wasn moving thrilling funny inspiring television watched performances noble jackson merely clever glad season end taken center stage central importance season nature design needed concentrate lot walter olivia ign regular fringe reviewer rated episode compared plot lost remarking apparently thoroughly confusing convoluted series wasn hey understand fringe collaborators kind written corner couldn stretch storyline forever restart like good way allow room write new require clever thinking explain situation adequately trouble rating finale noting events explained fourth season complete judgment graded finale praised writers introducing new world feels fully formed rich backstory choose explore time murray concluded review fringe storytelling convoluted time travel enters picture going enjoy living thinking seen far going trust matter crazy fringe fourth season gets writers going bringing mind bending questions reviewers questioned logic peter having existed expressed trust writers ability work staff highlighted day died best television episodes united_states network television schedule likewise remote contributor ranked day died best episodes year explaining walter eventual reunion loved ones olivia tragic demise episodes heartbreaking day died mention episode shocked plot twist literally seat peter vanished thin air creating bridge entertainment_weekly included episode ending list television best later named sixteenth best episode series time gave day died honorable mention list best episodes season awards nominations 63rd primetime emmy awards submitted day died consideration outstanding supporting actor drama series category receive nomination golden reel awards day died received nominations categories best sound editing short form sound effects television best sound editing short form sound effects television lost categories raising hope episode pilot episode hbo television series game
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