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** Taken even further in the BadFuture of "The Day We Died". [[spoiler:Having lost his entire universe, Walternate declares he will destroy Peter's universe in revenge... then he ''murders Olivia!'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Prepare to never sleep again. [[UpToEleven Ever]].]]

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** Speaking of that episode (Letters Of Transit), the SpecialEditionTitle. Yeah, the mere opening credits themselves. "So it's a bad future, which words are going to be used... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3rX-9qLrY&feature=related oh".]] JustforFun/HolyShitQuotient UpToEleven.

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** Speaking of that episode (Letters Of Transit), the SpecialEditionTitle. Yeah, the mere opening credits themselves. "So it's a bad future, which words are going to be used... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3rX-9qLrY&feature=related oh".]] JustforFun/HolyShitQuotient UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* [[AdultFear Michael]], [[spoiler:Donald's ''son'', giving himself up to the Captain Windmark to save the others.]]

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* [[AdultFear Michael]], Michael, [[spoiler:Donald's ''son'', giving himself up to the Captain Windmark to save the others.]]

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** The PocketDimension is a very confusing place, making it very easy to become stranded. The laws of physics seem very random, with the exit to this dimensions requiring a very specific set of movements to access. You can not even trust your eyes here, as the what walls or features appear to have no depth may conceal a hidden passage inexplicably behind them.
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** The PocketDimension is a very confusing place, place due to its unstable physics, making it very easy to become stranded. stranded in this fun-house-like apartment world. The laws of physics seem very random, with the exit to this dimensions dimension requiring a very specific set of movements to access. You can not even trust your eyes here, as the what walls or features that appear to have no depth may conceal a hidden passage inexplicably behind them.
them. A rebel that was stranded here only survived because there happened to be perpetual source of water.
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** Windmark watching and the PsychoStrings playing in the background do not help matters.

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* The end of "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There".

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* The end of "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There". found There":
** The PocketDimension is a very confusing place, making it very easy to become stranded. The laws of physics seem very random, with the exit to this dimensions requiring a very specific set of movements to access. You can not even trust your eyes here, as the what walls or features appear to have no depth may conceal a hidden passage inexplicably behind them.
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* The end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaNnxWXMft4 this video]]. [[CringeComedy And be sure]] [[ActorAllusion to]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments watch]] [[MoodWhiplash ALL]] [[HolyShitQuotient the way to the end]].

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* The end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaNnxWXMft4 this video]]. [[CringeComedy And be sure]] [[ActorAllusion to]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments watch]] [[MoodWhiplash ALL]] [[HolyShitQuotient sure to watch all the way to the end]].end.



** Speaking of that episode (Letters Of Transit), the SpecialEditionTitle. Yeah, the mere opening credits themselves. "So it's a bad future, which words are going to be used... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3rX-9qLrY&feature=related oh".]] HolyShitQuotient UpToEleven.

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** Speaking of that episode (Letters Of Transit), the SpecialEditionTitle. Yeah, the mere opening credits themselves. "So it's a bad future, which words are going to be used... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3rX-9qLrY&feature=related oh".]] HolyShitQuotient JustforFun/HolyShitQuotient UpToEleven.
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** The whole thing regarding Michael, [[spoiler: who takes the creepiness inherent to Observers and gives it a twist, being a [[CreepyChild Child]] and an actual eccentricity even for Observers.]]

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** The whole thing regarding Michael, [[spoiler: who takes the creepiness inherent to Observers and gives it a twist, being a [[CreepyChild Child]] and an actual eccentricity even for Observers.]]]]
* The intros typically provide the names of fringe sciences, like teleportation, precognition, cloning, etc. For ''The Day We Died'', two additions to those lists are [[BadFuture water]] and [[CrapsackWorld hope]]. For all of season five? It lists ''Community, Joy, Individuality, Education, Imagination, Private Thought, Due Process, Ownership, Free Will, and Freedom.''
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* The end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaNnxWXMft4 this video]]. [[CringeComedy And be sure]] [[ActorAllusion to]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny watch]] [[MoodWhiplash ALL]] [[HolyShitQuotient the way to the end]].

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* The end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaNnxWXMft4 this video]]. [[CringeComedy And be sure]] [[ActorAllusion to]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments watch]] [[MoodWhiplash ALL]] [[HolyShitQuotient the way to the end]].

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''Series/{{Fringe}}'' has a lot of scary stuff.

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''Series/{{Fringe}}'' has a lot '''a lot''' of scary and disturbing stuff.
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** We also get a ''[[SarcasmMode very lovely]]'' closeup of the co-pilot's '''''[[spoiler:jaw falling off!!!]]''''' ''Good God...''
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** Later explained on [[AllInTheManual Walter's notes on the website]], where Walter explained that he was wrong and it wasn't a cold virus but in fact a mutated, oversized stomach cell.

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** Later explained on [[AllInTheManual [[AllThereInTheManual Walter's notes on the website]], where Walter explained that he was wrong and it wasn't a cold virus but in fact a mutated, oversized stomach cell.
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** What makes it worse, is how Windmark just short of gets into Michael's face.

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** What makes it worse, is how Windmark just short of gets into Michael's face.face.
** The whole thing regarding Michael, [[spoiler: who takes the creepiness inherent to Observers and gives it a twist, being a [[CreepyChild Child]] and an actual eccentricity even for Observers.]]
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''{{Fringe}}'' has a lot of scary stuff.

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''{{Fringe}}'' ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' has a lot of scary stuff.
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** Later explained on [[AllInTheManual Walter's notes on the website]], where Walter explained that he was wrong and it wasn't a cold virus but in fact a mutated, oversized stomach cell.
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''{{Fringe}}'' has a lot of scary stuf.

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''{{Fringe}}'' has a lot of scary stuf.stuff.
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* The ''goddamn noise'' you hear when someone is getting [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by Captain Windmark. [[HellIsThatNoise That one, high pitched note]]...you hear it first and ''then'' you see his victims shaking and/or bleeding from various orifices.

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* The ''goddamn noise'' you hear when someone is getting [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by Captain Windmark. [[HellIsThatNoise That one, high pitched note]]...note... you hear it first and ''then'' you see his victims shaking and/or bleeding from various orifices.
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''{{Fringe}}'' redefines this trope every single episode.

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''{{Fringe}}'' redefines this trope every single episode.has a lot of scary stuf.



* You've just been kidnapped. [[BadassDamsel You rescue yourself because you're a Badass.]] You wake up handcuffed to a hospital bed. [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable Again.]] With a sex offender sitting by your bed. ''Who doesn't like you.''

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* You've just been kidnapped. [[BadassDamsel [[DamselOutOfDistress You rescue yourself because you're a Badass.]] You wake up handcuffed to a hospital bed. [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable Again.]] With a sex offender sitting by your bed. ''Who doesn't like you.''
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* The episode "Bad Dreams." Especially the beginning. IronicNurseryRhyme. A woman alone with her baby in a creepy, empty train station. The train is coming. Someone is coming up to her. [[spoiler: The ''fricking Olivia Dunham'' shoves her onto the tracks]] with this utterly blank look on her face.

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* The episode "Bad Dreams." Especially the beginning. IronicNurseryRhyme. A woman alone with her baby in a creepy, empty train station. The train is coming. Someone is coming up to her. [[spoiler: The Then ''fricking Olivia Dunham'' shoves her onto the tracks]] with this utterly blank look on her face.
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-->[[spoiler:Ding ding ding. My bicycle. My bicycle is blue and has a little chimey bell on it. [[SlasherSmile Ding ding ding. My bicycle is blue and has a little chimey bell.]]]]
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** [[spoiler: Considering the douche was just standing around, chatting causally while Astrid was bleeding in Walter's arms (shot by ''his'' men) and turned Olivia into a ApocalypseMaiden... you can see where Walter was coming from. You can also add William Bell to NightmareFuel list.]]

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** [[spoiler: Considering the douche was just standing around, chatting causally while Astrid was bleeding in Walter's arms (shot by ''his'' men) and turned Olivia into a ApocalypseMaiden... you can see where Walter was coming from. You can also add William Bell to NightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel list.]]

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*** [[spoiler: Windmark killing Etta.]] Because instead of unceremoniously shooting her in the head like a ''nice'' monster who isn't emotionally invested in such things, he ''chokes'' her first, takes the time to ask about [[spoiler:the bullet necklace]] (while he's nonchalantly choking her), realizes that the reason [[spoiler:Peter bought it for her]] was because he loved her, and ''then'' shoots her in the stomach so she can slowly bleed to death.
*** Windmark versus [[spoiler:Peter]] is terrifying for two reasons. One, for an emotionless {{Transhuman}}, Windmark sure looked ''[[NotSoStoic pissed off]]''. Two, Windmark [[spoiler:shows Peter Etta's final thoughts.]] Apparently the only emotions Windmark is capable of are sadism and anger.
*** Windmark stops smiling when [[spoiler:Nina Sharp]] tells him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech why he and the rest of his kind sucks.]] [[DeathGlare The look he gives her...*shudder*]]

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\n*** ** [[spoiler: Windmark killing Etta.]] Because instead of unceremoniously shooting her in the head like a ''nice'' monster who isn't emotionally invested in such things, he ''chokes'' her first, takes the time to ask about [[spoiler:the bullet necklace]] (while he's nonchalantly choking her), realizes that the reason [[spoiler:Peter bought it for her]] was because he loved her, and ''then'' shoots her in the stomach so she can slowly bleed to death.
*** ** Windmark versus [[spoiler:Peter]] is terrifying for two reasons. One, for an emotionless {{Transhuman}}, Windmark sure looked ''[[NotSoStoic pissed off]]''. Two, Windmark [[spoiler:shows Peter Etta's final thoughts.]] Apparently the only emotions Windmark is capable of are sadism and anger.
*** ** Windmark stops smiling when [[spoiler:Nina Sharp]] tells him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech why he and the rest of his kind sucks.]] [[DeathGlare The look he gives her...*shudder*]]

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*** [[spoiler: Windmark killing Etta.]] Because instead of unceremoniously shooting her in the head like a ''nice'' monster who isn't emotionally invested in such things, he ''chokes'' her first, takes the time to ask about [[spoiler:the bullet necklace]] (while he's nonchalantly choking her), realizes that the reason [[spoiler:Peter bought it for her]] was because he loved her, and ''then'' shoots her in the stomach so she can slowly bleed to death.
*** Windmark versus [[spoiler:Peter]] is terrifying for two reasons. One, for an emotionless {{Transhuman}}, Windmark sure looked ''[[NotSoStoic pissed off]]''. Two, Windmark [[spoiler:shows Peter Etta's final thoughts.]] Apparently the only emotions Windmark is capable of are sadism and anger.
*** Windmark stops smiling when [[spoiler:Nina Sharp]] tells him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech why he and the rest of his kind sucks.]] [[DeathGlare The look he gives her...*shudder*]]



** [[spoiler: Windmark killing Etta.]] Because instead of unceremoniously shooting her in the head like a ''nice'' monster who isn't emotionally invested in such things, he ''chokes'' her first, takes the time to ask about [[spoiler:the bullet necklace]] (while he's nonchalantly choking her), realizes that the reason [[spoiler:Peter bought it for her]] was because he loved her, and ''then'' shoots her in the stomach so she can slowly bleed to death.
** Windmark versus [[spoiler:Peter]] is terrifying for two reasons. One, for an emotionless {{Transhuman}}, Windmark sure looked ''[[NotSoStoic pissed off]]''. Two, Windmark [[spoiler:shows Peter Etta's final thoughts.]] Apparently the only emotions Windmark is capable of are sadism and anger.
** Windmark stops smiling when [[spoiler:Nina Sharp]] tells him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech why he and the rest of his kind sucks.]] [[DeathGlare The look he gives her...*shudder*]]

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** [[spoiler: Windmark killing Etta.]] Because instead That one Observer in "Letters of unceremoniously shooting her in Transit" who [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty forces the head like a ''nice'' monster who isn't emotionally invested in such things, he ''chokes'' her first, takes woman at the time club to ask about [[spoiler:the bullet necklace]] (while he's nonchalantly choking her), realizes that the reason [[spoiler:Peter bought it for her]] was because he loved her, and ''then'' shoots her in the stomach so she can slowly bleed sit on his lap.]] They're ''supposed'' to death.
** Windmark versus [[spoiler:Peter]] is terrifying for two reasons. One, for an
be emotionless {{Transhuman}}, Windmark sure looked ''[[NotSoStoic pissed off]]''. Two, Windmark [[spoiler:shows Peter Etta's final thoughts.]] Apparently the only emotions Windmark is capable of are sadism but it was fairly obvious what they were implying. Her employer rescues her but still. Rapist who can teleport, [[MindRape brutally read your mind]] and anger.
** Windmark stops smiling when [[spoiler:Nina Sharp]] tells him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech why he and the rest of his kind sucks.]] [[DeathGlare The look he gives her...*shudder*]]
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** The Bishop family ''weaponise'' it in ''"The Bullet That Saved The World"''. ''[[CompleteMonster Windmark]]'' calls it [[EvenEvilHasStandards barbaric.]]

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** The Bishop family ''weaponise'' it in ''"The Bullet That Saved The World"''. ''[[CompleteMonster Windmark]]'' ''Windmark'' calls it [[EvenEvilHasStandards barbaric.]]



** [[spoiler: Windmark killing Etta.]] Because instead of unceremoniously shooting her in the head like a ''nice'' CompleteMonster who isn't emotionally invested in such things, he ''chokes'' her first, takes the time to ask about [[spoiler:the bullet necklace]] (while he's nonchalantly choking her), realizes that the reason [[spoiler:Peter bought it for her]] was because he loved her, and ''then'' shoots her in the stomach so she can slowly bleed to death.

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** [[spoiler: Windmark killing Etta.]] Because instead of unceremoniously shooting her in the head like a ''nice'' CompleteMonster monster who isn't emotionally invested in such things, he ''chokes'' her first, takes the time to ask about [[spoiler:the bullet necklace]] (while he's nonchalantly choking her), realizes that the reason [[spoiler:Peter bought it for her]] was because he loved her, and ''then'' shoots her in the stomach so she can slowly bleed to death.
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** What makes it worse, is how Windmark just short of gets into Michael's face.
* [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their where evil but the deaths where violent.]]

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** [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their where evil but the deaths where violent.]]

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** * [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their where evil but the deaths where violent.]]
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** [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their were evil but the deaths were violent.]]

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** [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their were where evil but the deaths were where violent.]]
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** [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their where evil but the deaths were violent.]]

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** [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their where were evil but the deaths were violent.]]

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-->'''Windmark:''' *SlasherSmile* Hello.

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-->'''Windmark:''' *SlasherSmile* Hello.Hello
** What makes it worse, is how Windmark just short of gets into Michael's face.
** [[spoiler: All of the observers and loyalist's deaths, yes their where evil but the deaths were violent.]]

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