transformation transformation thirteenth episode season american science fiction drama television series fringe storyline centers circumstances surrounding deceased scientist designer virus transformed dangerous monster causing plane crash fringe agent fbi peter connect event impending arms deal olivia explore mind remaining memories partner lover order prevent sale virus episode written supervising producer producer served director creation monster took crew approximately days took guest actor head created sets order create special effect transformation create plane crash set crew spent week strategically placing pounds worth plane parts screened november february episode broadcast united_states fox estimated million viewers episode earned ratings share adults aged finishing eighth place week received generally positive reviews commentators noted allusions pilot fourth season episode addition television series lost novel plot airplane flight scientist gets tries warn crew use force transforms beast bathroom bursts causing plane crash new_york fringe team arrives scene discover beast body concludes started human agent recognizes picture memories realizing flying meet man memories named lab harvard walter finds small disc beast hand similar seen inside woman killed ghost network thinks marshall designer virus brought questioning beginning transform beast admits process placing induced coma walter develops olivia finds small disc hand demand scott body leads massive dynamic tells information scott body cell french intelligence states weapons manufacturer involved sale leading olivia returning sensory tank order find scott memories room share scott talks olivia shooting olivia appears follows scott memory killing reveals marshall undercover government agents tells olivia ask meeting going happen awake tells weapons sale given details secret radio olivia pretends weapons buyer accompanied peter successfully contact sellers suspicious transformation olivia necessary information makes appearance realizes olivia peter lying orders killed fbi moves arrests sellers episode ends walter telling olivia brain waves going normal scott memories fading mind olivia requests enter tank regardless makes encounter scott tells loved going marry bids farewell consciousness finally left production transformation written supervising producer written season ninth episode helped write equation season eighth episode producer served director latest fringe work directing meet jones episodes earlier episode resolved storyline featured appearance actor media outlets speculated valley married holiday break departure eliminate chances marriage conflicting creator called scott final scene truly satisfactory conclusion story creation monster took series special effects crew approximately days implement created guest actor head giving creature eye contact lenses covering foam mold different mouth depict character gradually losing teeth simple teeth match teeth start ones started lose tooth explained special effects makeup took day create final version creature noted exaggerated got big giant coming like got trying investigate creature actually creative director supervisor considered creature challenging effects company helped season explained designed monsters super anatomy biology wild crazy takes lot look real scene actors reacting things audience believe kind biggest challenge faced far filming cast crew referred monster commented set got tonight expecting zombies come ground actual creature looks bizarre mean looks like wouldn want caught woods crew spent week collecting placing plane wreckage according set included approximately pounds worth plane parts episode aired february transformation early screening november fringe producers answered questions audience asked interview giant bound thing season executive producer replied huge man airplane transformation shocking unexpected time transformation aired considered series best episode called possibly ones analysis legacy book looking glass exploring worlds fringe author observed unrelated fringe characters transformation day died allusions novel scientifically inspired men questionable integrity doctor researcher fell spell research vein similar walter like pilot episode transformation begins passenger section airplane flight actor asked episode differed pilot leading joke completely different airline time character seen episode plane disaster accordingly ign expressed sense thematically appearance episode similar type disaster los_angeles_times viewed flight number subsequent crash nod creator series lost episode influence series fourth season featured parallel stories occurred earlier episodes season sixteenth episode centers designer virus caused transform time airport plane safely landed peter recognizes case timeline seen events transformation helps fringe team locate reception ratings transformation aired february united_states watched estimated million viewers episode earned ratings share viewers aged meaning seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast rating meant ranked eighth week major networks attributed ratings success lead highly rated observed episodes like mixing action horror tender moments looks like fringe hitting stride viewers reviews transformation received generally positive reviews los_angeles_times gave episode positive review opining hit perfect tone fringe right mixture science fiction dark comedy crime story melodrama disappointed closure olivia storyline hoped doesn carry torch long preferred olivia ign gave episode indication amazing installment pleased absence enjoyed brilliantly written directed undercover sting operation particularly peter properly utilized olivia criticized monster special effects believed unanswered questions concerning scott storyline writing thought best freak meet series far best episodes fringe evidence series found legs consequently graded episode success episode tier writers skilled director murray wrote wouldn transformation broke new ground pretty previous fringe element weapons sales communication sic airplane crashes etc way energetic tense little emotional columnist difficulty suspend ing disbelief science rapid transformation thought sweet scott proposal echo real life recent marriage pleased series storyline
The Transformation