grey matters 10th episode second season american science fiction drama television series fringe episode written directed centered mental patients mysteriously parallel universe removed piece foreign tissue brains tissue later revealed taken brain years fringe team walter investigate face new enemy guest actor purpose missing parts walter brain find episode features scene walter old colleague played guest actor time fulfilled commitment later returned season finale grey matters aired united_states december fox positive reviews estimated million viewers watched episode received ratings share plot boston mental institution performs brain surgery patient keeps repeating heather flowers hair girl red dress newton successfully removes brain team forced leave seal man head fringe team olivia peter walter arrive institution learn paranoid apparently cured operation brain structurally intact viewing security footage olivia recognizes newton leader frozen head end momentum deferred walter research patient physician paris learn set indefinite fourteen years ago patients week peter olivia interview patients constantly thought number recently cured obsessive disorder newton tells originally sent hospital paris mild depression obsessive disorder started soon peter olivia hear patient mysteriously cured days ago walter realizes patients given constant organ medication foreign brain tissue stored brains walter undergoes scan team learn walter pieces brain tissue removed primary long term memory pieces apparently stored inside brains cured patients fourteen years ago knowing walter memories concerning open portal reality kidnap time find walter newton learned needs know escapes olivia manages stop forced choose seizing newton saving walter given lethal dose kill newton gives correct directions olivia chooses save walter life newton replies know weak olivia concerns emotional choice assuring decision save walter logical walter highly valuable team walter undergoes follow flashes past surgery operated aka paris played removed walter brain fragments hid patients brains prevent gaining information production grey matters written directed interview following year miller noted characters assert remind grey matters moment pre madness walter wakes chair beat emerged page idea going script writing scene writer live grey matters marked episode featured shared scene actors characters old colleagues time episode consequently commitment guest actor fringe expressed reluctance interviews return episodes later agreed season finale visual effect making walter bell appear younger produced fringe visual effects supervisor explained guys walk fine line stretched effects looks younger filming brown betty noble described episode interview grey matters important episode walter helped explain degree apparent behavior found certain memory parts brain removed deleted scene set end episode walter talks patient wonders chosen piece walter brain walter responds matter shared blood type young brain walter says cured madness missing parts brain cultural references secret alias reference character television series mission impossible character named named david_bowie character man fell earth mental hospital meet second mysteriously cured patient reference fictional town massachusetts created reception ratings original american broadcast december grey matters watched estimated million viewers according nielsen_media_research episode earned ratings people slightly season average ratings points previous week reviews episode premiered near universal critical acclaim ign gave thought balanced executed episodes series fringe fans action suspense emotion best revelations episode nearly fringe fan asked bishops olivia finally returns taking active role episode important thing overarching fringe plot finally progressed going pretty damn good direction enjoyed episode reveals nice cliffhanger liked interactions walter peter praised scene olivia newton mtv pleased mystery week tied ongoing plot answers provided certain mysteries walter behavior personality little pretty interesting stuff nice finally reason point walter ken_tucker entertainment_weekly thought best fringes way sci emotional tight television pity rated gave episode explaining think best fringe season docking notch themes character plot man plot critics lauded noble performance website blogger listed grey matters crucial episodes new viewers watch january ign ranked episode sixth best entire series explaining story brilliant twists turns remarkable acting portray bond closer point fantastic episode early christmas present fringe fans awards nominations director submitted primetime emmy award outstanding directing drama series category 62nd primetime emmy awards
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