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"White Tulip" is the 18th episode of the second season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe. It follows a scientist (Peter Weller) in his quest to time travel back and save his fiancée, while the Fringe team investigates the consequences of his actions, and Walter (John Noble) struggles to tell his son Peter (Joshua Jackson) he was stolen from the parallel universe as a boy.
The episode was co-written by J.H. Wyman and Jeff Vlaming, and was directed by Thomas Yatsko. Wyman later stressed the importance of "White Tulip" in the show's evolution, calling it a "mythalone" because its elements were designed to create the ideal episode to satisfy both new and hardcore viewers. Elements from this episode, in particular the idea of the white tulip as a sign of forgiveness, would be reused in later episodes.
It first aired in the United States on April 15, 2010 on Fox to an estimated 6.624 million viewers. It received positive reviews, and earned a nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. It was ranked the best episode of the entire series by Entertainment Weekly, while IGN and Den of Geek ranked it as the second best.
Original Release
04/15/2010
US Release
04/15/2010
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anna Torv | Olivia Dunham |
Joshua Jackson | Peter Bishop |
Lance Reddick | Phillip Broyles |
Blair Brown | Nina Sharp |
Jasika Nicole | Astrid Farnsworth |
John Noble | Dr. Walter Bishop / Walter Bishop |
Peter Weller | Alistair Peck |
Laara Sadiq | Carol Bryce |
Marie Avgeropoulos | Waitress |
Jackson Berlin | ND Agent / Agent #2 |
Directors
Writers
Creators
J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anna Torv | Olivia Dunham |
Joshua Jackson | Peter Bishop |
Lance Reddick | Phillip Broyles |
Blair Brown | Nina Sharp |
Jasika Nicole | Astrid Farnsworth |
John Noble | Dr. Walter Bishop / Walter Bishop |
Peter Weller | Alistair Peck |
Laara Sadiq | Carol Bryce |
Marie Avgeropoulos | Waitress |
Jackson Berlin | ND Agent / Agent #2 |
Zoltan Buday | Worker |
Robert Gauvin | Uniform Cop |
Richard Harmon | Teenager |
Jennifer Kitchen | Female CSI |
Tariq Leslie | Assistant Medical Examiner |
Andrew McIlroy | Professor Lime |
C. Douglas Quan | Medical Examiner Tech |
Kristen Ross | Arlette Turling |
Duncan Spencer | ND Tactical Agent / Sniper |
Michael Vairo | Commuter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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J.J. Abrams | Executive Producer |
Bryan Burk | Executive Producer |
Joe Chappelle | Executive Producer |
Jeff Pinkner | Executive Producer |
David Wilcox | Executive Producer |
J.H. Wyman | Executive Producer |
Akiva Goldsman | Producer |
Tamara Isaac | Producer |
Alex Kurtzman | Producer |
Kathy Lingg | Producer |
Ashley Miller | Producer |
Roberto Orci | Producer |
Reid Shane | Producer |
Josh Singer | Producer |
Zack Stentz | Producer |
Tanya M. Swerling | Producer |
Jeff Vlaming | Producer |