brown betty 20th episode second season american science fiction drama television series fringe series performed musical episode written consulting producer directed filmmaker episode begins peter continued disappearance walter consoles smoking strain marijuana called brown betty episode told drug perspective olivia 1940s noir detective peter ran away walter glass heart episode aired united_states april seen million viewers united_states episode network fox rocks campaign musical elements incorporated shows lineup week concept panned critics episode aired brown betty garnered favorable reviews noting musical element strong point cast members stated enjoyed musical aspect episode ranked fourth best episode entire series entertainment_weekly plot episode begins smoking strain marijuana called brown betty attempts find son peter disappeared end previous episode learning walter stole parallel universe sister unavailable brings niece lab walter look pass time walter tells detective noir story olivia private investigator story rachel approaches olivia find boyfriend peter gone missing investigation detective leads massive dynamic ceo informs peter industrial spy later rachel found murdered heart taken olivia finds check signed story inventor created wonderful world order benefit humanity bubblegum singing corpses olivia learns peter worked walter treated like son day walter glass heart peter later stole heart found walter ideas die help find peter olivia calls assistant later olivia follows find kidnapped observer played working sharp attempts kill olivia placing wooden sending sea fortunately olivia rescued peter taking hideout reveals glass heart nature having born working walter peter loved donate took learning terrible secret stolen children dreams replaced later house attack army olivia fights manage peter heart placing batteries heart cavity act temporary measure olivia discovers walter set attack confrontation walter promises change peter forgive walter leaves ending story disappointed ending believes stories ought end proposes alternate ending walter says change peter believes splits glass heart lived happily episode end olivia returns having found leads peter location returns walter home observer watches distance notes peter disappearance production episode originally called later changed brown betty reference walter marijuana habit written executive producers consulting producer served director directional credit series sweeps week fox network announced fox rocks campaign shows lineup encouraged produce musical episodes vein sophomore glee fringe bones simpsons fox series took musical theme episode development fox announcement stated music original plan episode added fit fox sweeps stunt episode occurred big reveal peter true identity man writers knew wanted brown betty explore aftermath walter damaged fox ask blown musical requested music integrated episode shape form elaborated came narrative device explore walter feelings largely elements episode place fox called said hey guys feel asked musical element like feature song playing didn ask glee instantly got phone said thinking episode idea work turned request felt like positive deepened sort blew episode direction taking episode begins walter smoking strain marijuana listening roundabout band yes scene originally removed concern airing network television later story different genres playing noir element musical element played funnier coming altered state according producer added set episode explored walter state mind dealing news realized way walter deal news try amounts marijuana singing dancing natural outcome music supervisor big yes fans consequently chose song appeared opening scene episode 1940s aesthetic department act accordingly normally straight hair placed fashionable time period lighting changes reflect period new furniture brought sets walter lab office removed preparation following week ending challenge producers supposed end version story conclusion walter feeling upset peter absence felt ended making viewers feel depressed debated ways tone added observer scene change feeling episode prepare viewers week guest actor plays unavailable shoot brief conversation producers knew wanted little creative scene talked cartoonist hired special effects school modeling accomplished based photos actor come head finished scene included animated version head shown window peter thought added musical element improved episode gave insights characters according episode supposed episode place music supports storytelling continued different interview los_angeles_times traditionally morality tales kind felt great way walter mind frame head right son missing cast members praised added music wrote deepened blew episode direction taking walter fractured world condition peter left music supports storytelling added like mind trip walter walter trying fact son gone continued musical theater background waiting moment realm film happen know course glee came air like great chance love going sing dance awesome called longest possibly difficult episode season create fringe episodes fox released science lesson plan grade school children focusing science seen brown betty intention having students learn collected evidence identify individual music music supervisor called episode little mini feature film sense lot camera performances music order best performances cast able shoot scenes different ways producers actors music studio vancouver record respective musical numbers according actors nervous singing episode despite parts mere seconds actor plays adamant sing episode despite fact frequently sings set causing cast members musical original script contained musical number specifically asking let sing approved critics noted surprise actor sing episode producers initially going sing blue moon changed minds thought better observer musical aspect episode despite pre recordings audio episode taken actors actually singing set believed recordings wasted effort helped actors comfortable singing set end shooting believed everybody great jump stage broadway wouldn problem crew members called probably accomplished musical person cast episode writers chose song life composing episode score cited big influence commented idea noir feel totally away fringe episode featured music following tracks yes roundabout heard background tears fears head heels sung walter lip low spark high boys played piano sung hope sung candy man sung singing corpses later played peter house life sung blue moon heard background danced peter olivia reception ratings brown betty watched million viewers united_states share households share audience aged episode fell percent previous week reviews episode premiered generally positive reviews initially musical premise ign called episode fun gave indirect window view walter feels review dvd critic ign later called worst overall episode season asking question musical numbers thought good idea ken_tucker entertainment_weekly initially irritated hearing fox musical plans consequently gave fringe lot credit pulling hour fanatic thought episode bizarre watch held interest entire minutes failed introduce new information peter unknown man crossed dimension mtv loved noir element thought participating fringe cast member exhibited great musical ability overall solid effort squad loved scenes walter thought downright brilliant create story story praised episode production singing abilities cast wrote negative review supposed fun filler episode question peter went end episode found peter alternate reality turning points mythology fell flat enjoyed writing music dance season story praised took episode edgy casting aside concrete conventions television storytelling entertaining moved storyline forward important emotional fronts characters deal peter disappearance ways protect reveal los_angeles_times impressed cast singing abilities praised writers risk taking goes thought creative plain fun tonight fringe lot people 1940s film noir musical episode big risk bigger risk bigger pay commented revelation episode peter running away episode great way express grief guilt situation actually watching walter talk sad guilty feels story serves powerful metaphor actually feels thought episode turned simply mediocre noir elements weren incorporated interesting way musical numbers tended bits save fictional life seemingly dying fictional peter near episode end continued going completely throw away usual fun episode great writers come story premise aside references fancy threads mildly clever mythology massive dynamic good story land world brown betty wasn enjoyable didn great job capturing generally makes fringe enjoyable graded episode television pity gave entertainment_weekly named fourth best episode series explaining late season officially launched tradition similar stunts musical film noir homage brown betty gem expressed fringe core themes redemption connection key relationships slow moving reconciliation peter olivia carefully tended soul deep romance point episodes fringe left fans wanting pushing innovation similar list den geek named ninth best episode series explaining shouldn work technically happens episode shows deep walter sunk pit despair guilt making villain story gives audience refreshing break high level angst end season allowing peter olivia act properly romantic storyline characters real world torn apart singing corpses fringe awards nominations brown betty music editor nominated best sound editing short form music musical golden reel awards box season fringe episode nominated best sound editing short form music brown betty lost episode glee
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