fringe sixth episode american science fiction drama television series fringe second season episode followed fringe team investigation random people mysteriously ash case deeply obsessed past written served director episode aired november united_states fox network estimated million viewers tuned contributing new ratings low series episode received generally mixed reviews multiple reviewers highlighted episode special effects production team received nomination 8th annual visual effects society awards plot boston man attacked ghost like figure wife returns home find ash touched learning victims recently visited hospital dying agent explains case similar trouble past obsessive behavior effectively ended marriage wife suspect eastern european man contacted years ago sounding distraught asked figure special formula unable solve walter peter study victim remains lab begin studying formula given people attacked reduced ash search eastern european employees leads russian night nurse gone search apartment despite ordered end investigation suspect wanted russian government cia tells olivia continue case walter entity needs radiation chooses victims based exposure levels learn stole brother moving protect contain entity fearing capture removes brother hospital walter speculates brought entity returning space walter finally able solve formula sadly tells phone brother entity separated conversation entity escapes brother body kills fringe team able trace shoots host brother head stop entity attacking victim end episode mysterious cia agent approaches tells report case reveals resurrected implied sent space came production writing filming episode written executive producer supervising producer veteran directed hour august posted rough drawn episode twitter episode remains directional credit series date episode filmed mid september vancouver russian lettering episode props director joked shooting translator find writing means specifically maybe says open christmas watch simpsons sunday night knowing fox create episode effects sound editor explained production steps interview designing sound good episode strange sounds starts appearance smoke monster kills victims leaving exact life like looking corpse body ash touched smoke creature moved rapidly opposed gently drifting movement play creating sound came kind dangerous sounded like steam moving hall smoke monster requires host body live killing people way recall smoke monster host body place severe electrical shock visual effects supervisor found inspiration ash storyline holding grandmother law hands funeral noted production ash man definitely set challenges wanted utilize lot real elements didn time simulation particle work needed look real thing sold ash man aftermath shot half body pile ash head ground ended challenge belief got shoot elements control supervisor believed episode special effects possibly difficult season wrote originally supposed practical effect couldn fall natural way shoot practical elements pieces timed plates ended rebuilding significant tying took guy body practical elements base painting reveal painting cracks ran body particles large ash falling particles small ash bits floating dust flying point head falls crashes ground ash head body pretty complicated entailed lots work effects tracking lot lighting body parts maya mental ray particles combination maya software rendered maya mental ray casting audio guest actor appearances senator second season episode guest stars included guest appearance series playing wife addition original score featured musical content outside artists songs included freezing american singer fly right american musician american tenor reception ratings episode broadcast november week hiatus watched estimated million viewers united_states earned household rating ratings share adults aged percent ratings decline previous episode percent decline season new series low fringe media outlets attributed unexpected early end world series reviews mtv columnist disappointed presumed alien storyline believed weak episode despite liking actor displeased character increased believing works better enigmatic figure praise villain method choice writing read fringe reviews know big mystery week element episode credit making look good ign rated episode noting great work cgi props time acknowledging opening particularly exciting praised performance continued characterization episode kind fell flat plot slowly percent episode kind things story walter antics amusing usual monster week alien away russian body isn scary trying stay alive feeding radiation writing graded unlike reviewer loved opening calling fringe effective freak meets murray continued believed episode efficient action adventure horror hour heavy moments neat effects light character development progress master plot said fringe eventually ends run betting newcomer able skip putting overall understanding doesn mean wasn cool people reduced dust right eyes responded negatively episode wishing stand creature feature praising special effects expressed learning compared fringe case x-files concluded creepy alien factor police procedural reviewer noted similarities x-files writing reason episode weird fringe evidence aside careful avoid overarching alien mythology x-files famous awards nominations crew responsible episode visual effects artist succeeded gaining nomination work nominated visual effects broadcast series category 8th annual visual effects society awards lost fourth season finale science fiction series
Earthling (Fringe)