letters transit letters transit nineteenth episode fourth season fox science fiction drama television series fringe series episode overall set future observers taken control human society fbi agents fight free world observers finding amber bodies original fringe team episode premise subsequently built key setting fifth final season episode written consulting producer executive producer served director critics wondered episode related overall series actor explained letters transit established template fifth season featured guest appearances actress lost veteran episode aired april united_states watched estimated million viewers television critics praised episode premise actors performances expressing doubt place season episode nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation short form plot episode begins screen text describing observers longer content observing history took human society killed event called purge transformed remaining culture members fringe division attempted fight takeover easily defeated remaining fringe division allowed remain police human natives observers aided ability read human minds able sense motives acted fbi agents simon foster bishop recover body walter having team amber shortly observer takeover able release amber find suffered memory damage lacks mental capacity build strange device design simon talk sharp learning walter remove piece brain time past heal walter brain piece storage old massive dynamic facility main island new_york_city tightly controlled observers read thoughts making recovery difficult able vault massive dynamic inability observers read mind successfully restore walter memories unaware alerted fringe division led observers presence coordinated team instructed shoot sight dispatched coherent walter explains according observer september observers earth traveled time planet forces corner walter sets device massive dynamic building walter able lead simon amber able free fringe forces approach find equipment free simon sacrifices amber order push peter free walter bell hand unknown purpose escape area team arrive finds piece sign walter presence group travels away city walter ominous manner reminds bell olivia peter comes recognize daughter wearing fired bullet necklace production letters transit written consulting producer executive producers previously reported directing executive producer ultimately directed installment observers prominently featured episode visible pilot previously mysterious background presence according noble incredibly centrally important series storyline letters transit written shot series renewal fifth season envisioned genesis season time confirmed majority fifth season set following events episode time period depicting observers passive witnesses leading broadcast journalists noted nineteenth episode season fringe generally hour anticipated letters transit similarly strange fox network promoted episode series teaser videos containing clue fifth video revealing special opening credits episode episode contained new opening credit sequence helped set tone fringe terms including community joy imagination free actor actress guest starred episode pair federal agents worked creator executive producer abc series lost stated scenes filmed story leaves possibility return characters future noble found unusual film episode involve lead actors explained walter big important guest stars felt like strong episode guest actors fantastic job easy step established company box completely think fans love fans type material like big star lost new girl wonderful energy according noble letters transit features ninth version point series remarked lot fun actor keeps trying finish small parts walter june interview entertainment_weekly noble called letters transit favorites series explaining thought beautiful looking episode beautifully told cultural references given guest star prominence lost letters transit refers purge natives key elements episode contains references prisoner walter number free man episode references star wars walter states looking entertainment_weekly believed helped set tone episode fringe village writ global imperial rule guide noted episode title letters transit alludes key element film episode opens scrolling text compared start film blade runner reception ratings letters transit aired united_states april estimated million viewers watched episode earned ratings share adults percent increase series low previous week fringe finished timeslot nbc abc primetime reviews ign gave episode mixed review noting concept intriguing bold extremely risky sure works drastic change scenery tone hard genius madness observed absolutely loved episode given appropriate context suitable setup approach got feels awful lot like gimmick need point find positive elements episode rated indication great episode praised walter return confident focused man bit scary determination resolve events followed concluded core ideas good way new concepts introduced huge turn hardcore viewers like entertainment_weekly columnist ken_tucker enjoyed walter transition happy love walter walter escaping calling night great pleasures tucker entertainment_weekly colleague commented able roll plausible plot details existing massive dynamic praise guest stars believing worked world reserved attention noble scenes calling variously poignant hilarious touching lastly happy find details observers wondered lack parallel universe mention mtv critical wondered episode fit rest season wrote curious step likely drive viewers away afford lose dialogue commented die hard fringe fan like episode crack huge emotion crazy science epic set pieces end episode dying watch isn direct continuation good television right entertainment_weekly named letters transit seventeenth best episode series stating fringe number turned episode helped earn series fifth final year course question merits ringing series season long story set entirely future ruled oppressive observers single episode introduced premise cool opened new fringe mythology gave character lasting impact episode nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation short form episodes seasons appear
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