Earthling

Episode aired Nov 5, 2009
TV-14
43m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

Joshua Jackson and John Noble in Fringe (2008)

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Strange deaths caused by a mysterious shadow lead the Fringe Team to the scene, where they learn that a Russian cosmonaut was possessed by an alien and his brother is convincing Dr. Bishop t... Read allStrange deaths caused by a mysterious shadow lead the Fringe Team to the scene, where they learn that a Russian cosmonaut was possessed by an alien and his brother is convincing Dr. Bishop to solve the equation to free him.Strange deaths caused by a mysterious shadow lead the Fringe Team to the scene, where they learn that a Russian cosmonaut was possessed by an alien and his brother is convincing Dr. Bishop to solve the equation to free him.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The Observer walks from left to right at the back when Agent Broyles reports the CIA situation to Agent Dunham by cellphone.

Goofs
When speaking in Russian to his comatose brother, Timur refers to him sometimes as "Sashka", "Sashok" (diminutive of Aleksandr) and other times as "Lyokha", "Lionya" (diminutive of Aleksei). In fact, Timur actually cries "Aleksei!" zapping his brother for the first time. Despite being similar, Aleksandr and Aleksei are two quite different names in Russian and have different diminutive/pejorative forms. When Broyles opens the dossier on brothers you can catch a glimpse of cosmonaut's full name: Aleks Ivanovich Vasiliev. "Aleks", being a modern short form of both Aleksei and Aleksandr, is not a "valid" name in Russia or Soviet Union. No parents could give their baby a name "Aleks" - in SU there were strict regulations/customs on this subject. Since Aleks is not a valid name, it couldn't form proper patronymic. "Aleksovich" (son of Aleks) sounds synthetic and just weird.

Quotes
Dr. Walter Bishop: Titanium tetrachloride... you sly temptress.

Connections
Features Jaws (1975)

Soundtracks
Freezing
(uncredited)
Written by MoZella
Performed by MoZella

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Review

Featured review

7/10

The Shadow Man

When a shadow touches a man at home and he turns into dust, his wife panics and the Fringe Division is assigned to investigate. Philip Broyles recalls similar cases he was involved and obsessed a few years ago. Senator James Van Horn tries to persuade Broyles to stop the investigation and deliver the case to the CIA and Russian government but he does not accept. A patient is murdered in a hospital and while investigating the surveillance cameras, Olivia sees the shadow. Soon the Fringe Division finds the responsible for the death and what the shadow is. Will they succeed to stop the entity?

"Earthling" is another intriguing episode of "Fringe" that recalls "X Files". The plot is not well resolved and "Earthling" is one of the weakest episodes so far. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Earthling"