History Recap / FringeS01E04TheArrival

* EarlyBirdCameo: An [[JustForPun observing eye]] will notice the Observer has appeared in the previous episodes. In fact, he's appeared in all Pattern cases that happened prior to the pilot episode.

* LondonEnglandSyndrome: Brooklyn, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Chelsea, Massachusetts; Roseville, Virginia. But they assume we will have no problems with the locations of: Federal Building; Harvard University.

* StunGuns: The Observer's gun renders Peter unconscious, also without any physical projectile.

--->[''They begin to speak at the same time:'']

--->[''The Observer begins to speak on his own, but clearly saying what Peter is thinking:'']

* PickyEater: The Observer also seems to be all about "on the side", à la WhenHarryMetSally.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's never explained who John Mosely was working for, why he wanted the cylinder, or where he got a MindReadingMachine and superscience energy gun.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's explained who John Mosely was working for, why he wanted the cylinder, or where he got a MindReadingMachine and superscience energy gun.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: It's explained who John Mosely was working for, why he wanted the cylinder, or where he got a MindReadingMachine and superscience energy gun.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: The elements set up by this episode don't come back up for ''four seasons''. When they do, [[spoiler:the purpose of the cylinder is explained: it's the temporal beacon for the time-traveling Observers, and plays a key role in the final arc. This episode also sets up the telepathic capabilities of the Observers.]]

** It's also implied Peter and Walter have some kind of psychic link, as Mosely is able to extract the location of the cylinder from Peter's mind, despite Peter not knowing where it was.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Four seasons later, [[spoiler:the purpose of the cylinder is explained: it's the temporal beacon for the time-traveling Observers.]]

* MindProbe[=/=]MindReadingMachine: Henry Jacobson and Peter are on the receiving end of this, courtesy of [[Squick two wires shoved up the nose]] by John Mosely. And then Peter gets the non-painful version twenty minutes later from the Observer.

* BizarreAlienSenses: The Observer doesn't appear to have much of a sense of taste at all. He puts copious amounts of jalapenos, pepper, and hot sauce on his sandwich, and when Walter offers him some of his root beer float, he states that he wouldn't taste much anyway.

* Foreshadowing: Four seasons later, [[spoiler:the purpose of the cylinder is explained: it's the temporal beacon for the time-traveling Observers.]]

* GasLeakCoverup: "The public was told it was gas main explosion."

* MindProbe[=/=]MindReadingMachine: Peter is on the receiving end of this, courtesy of [[Squick two wires shoved up his nose]] by John Mosely. And then he gets the non-painful version twenty minutes later from the Observer.

* {{BFG}}: Mosley's gun.

* PickyEater: The Observer also seems to be all about "on the side" Ala WhenHarryMetSally.

* EarlyBirdCameo: An [[JustForThePun observing eye]] will notice the Observer has appeared in the previous episodes. In fact, he's appeared in all Pattern cases that happened prior to the pilot episode.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: The digital camouflage pattern MARPAT worn by Master Sergeant Malick in a photo from 1987 did not debut until 2002
* BadassLongcoat: John Mosley
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Peter taking care of Walter

* {{BFG}}: Mosley's gun

* PickyEater: The Observer also seems to be all about "on the side" Ala WhenHarryMetSally
* {{Wingdinglish}}: "That language, is that like Korean or something?" "No."
* WhileRomeBurns: The Observer drinks a glass of water and then pays his check as the explosion occurs.
* LondonEnglandSyndrome: Brooklyn, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Chelsea, Massachusetts; Roseville, Virginia. But they assume we will have no problems with the locations of: Federal Building; Harvard University.
* TheInsomniac: Walter reciting the formula for root beer
* OddCouple: "Next time, would you please drain the tub?" "Oh, yes. Indeed."

* PhoneCallFromTheDead: complete with lots of static, and the dispatcher confirming there have been no calls

* EarlierBirdCameo: An [[JustForThePun observing eye]] will notice the Observer has appeared in the previous episodes. In fact, he's appeared in all Pattern cases that happened prior to the pilot episode.

* CrazyConsumption: Impressive amounts of pepper, jalapenos, and hot sauce on the Observer's sandwich

* {{BFG}}: Mosley's gun

* PickyEater: The Observer also seems to be all about "on the side" Ala WhenHarryMetSally

* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Peter taking care of Walter

*** Technically, it was true. They just concealed the fact that a missile-like alien cylinder ripped through the gas main line, which caused the explosion to begin with.
* BadassLongcoat: John Mosley
* {{BFG}}: Mosley's gun

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Broyles
* BaldOfEvil: The Observer, or is he really evil?
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: The digital camouflage pattern MARPAT worn by Master Sergeant Malick in a photo from 1987 did not debut until 2002