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"Snakehead" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe. The episode followed the Fringe team's investigation into horrible deaths caused by large parasitic worms erupting from their victims' mouths. The case soon leads them to a Chinese gang and a black market of immunodeficiency medicinal drugs.
Co-executive producer David Wilcox wrote the episode, while Paul Holahan served as its director. Andrew Orloff, the episode's visual effects supervisor, strived to makes the parasitic worms look as real as possible with the help of the actors and camera angles. It featured one-time guest stars Tzi Ma, Colby Paul, Ingrid Torrance and Jack Yang.
"Snakehead" first aired on December 3, 2009 to an estimated 6.94 million viewers in the United States. Reviews of the episode were generally negative, as multiple critics expressed their dissatisfaction that little was learned about the series' overall mythology.
Original Release
12/03/2009
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 |
Tzi Ma | Ming Che |
Colby Paul | Matt Jarvis |
Ingrid Torrance | Elizabeth Jarvis |
Jack Yang | Tao Chen |
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 |
Tzi Ma | Ming Che |
Colby Paul | Matt Jarvis |
Ingrid Torrance | Elizabeth Jarvis |
Jack Yang | Tao Chen |
Sean Carey | Paramedic |
Brett Chan | Dock Worker Yang |
Simon Chin | Chinese Vendor |
Melody B. Choi | Mei Lin's Daughter |
Linda Feng | Chinese Woman |
Diana Ha | Fae |
Gordon Lai | Chinese Man |
Susie Lee | Terrified Woman |
Zen Lim | Pan Che |
Fane Tse | Mei Lin's Husband |
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 |
Robert M. Williams Jr. | Producer |