The BEST episodes of Fringe season 3

Every episode of Fringe season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Fringe season 3!

An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.

Last Updated: 9/30/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
The Day We Died
star
8.06
9271 votes

#1 - The Day We Died

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2011

As the thrilling third season propels to a climactic close, questions will be answered as Peter confronts his destiny and a beloved team member meets an untimely demise.

Directors: Joe Chappelle
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The Abducted
star
8.03
10468 votes

#2 - The Abducted

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2010

When a serial kidnapper “over there” strikes again, the emotional and familiar case hits home for Colonel Broyles, sending a determined Olivia to uncover additional details about the abductions. In the meantime, Olivia fights on and reunites with Henry to enlist his services on an intense and covert mission to return home.

Directors: Chuck Russell
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Entrada
star
8.03
9894 votes

#3 - Entrada

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2010

Peter struggles to cope with recent events; Olivia searches for an ally; a device that communicates between universes is discovered...

Directors: Brad Anderson
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The Last Sam Weiss
star
8.03
9691 votes

#4 - The Last Sam Weiss

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2011

As devastation spreads on This Side, Walter, Olivia, and Sam Weiss struggle to find a way to stop the destruction and discover that one individual has the ability to allow Peter access to the Machine.

Directors: Thomas Yatsko
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6:02 AM EST
star
7.93
9439 votes

#5 - 6:02 AM EST

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2011

The beginning of the end is triggered when Walternate finds a way to wreak havoc “over here."

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
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Amber 31422
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7.82
9466 votes

#6 - Amber 31422

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2010

The alternate universe Fringe Division investigates a shocking breach of security when a twin frees his brother from a quarantined Amber area. As the team sets out to crack this sophisticated case, Walternate experiments over there more with Olivia as she reenters the tank. Meanwhile, visions of Peter continue to haunt Olivia about returning to the “other side”.

Directors: David Straiton
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The Firefly
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7.82
9938 votes

#7 - The Firefly

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2011

An Observer makes contact with the Fringe Team to help rectify a mistake. Meanwhile, Walter befriends Roscoe Joyce, keyboardist for Walter's favorite 1970s band, "Violet Sedan Chair." Walter will learn the real reason the band broke up, and realize that the lives of these two men, who have never met before, overlap in strange and unexpected ways.

Directors: Charles Beeson
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6955 kHz
star
7.82
9849 votes

#8 - 6955 kHz

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2010

Back “over here,” the Fringe Division investigates a bizarre phenomenon when 15 people up and down the Eastern Seaboard, all suffer retrograde amnesia from listening to their shortwave radios on the same frequency. Much to Walter’s dismay, Peter presses on with piecing together the mass destruction device. Just as alternate Olivia and Peter’s chemistry deepens, the anticipation of Olivia’s return escalates.

Directors: Joe Chappelle
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Os
star
7.82
9725 votes

#9 - Os

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2011

The Fringe Team investigates a group of thieves who can break the laws of gravity. Meanwhile, Walter attempts to delay the damage he's caused to the fabric of the universe.

Directors: Brad Anderson
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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
star
7.74
9634 votes

#10 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/15/2011

In an effort to remove Bell's consciousness from Olivia's mind, Peter, Bell, and Walter enter Olivia's subconscious and attempt to find her personality, which has hidden itself somewhere safe.

Directors: Joe Chappelle
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The Plateau
star
7.73
9330 votes

#11 - The Plateau

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2010

In this case, timing is everything as a series of anomalous events lead the Fringe Division to investigate deadly incidents with unimaginable coincidences. As the freaky crimes continue to occur, the team is in a race against time to protect potential victims. Meanwhile, Secretary Bishop shares his strategic plan with Colonel Broyles as Olivia grapples with a heart-stopping vision.

Directors: Brad Anderson
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6B
star
7.73
9495 votes

#12 - 6B

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2011

A series of Fringe events leads the team to the home of a woman grieving over the death of her husband, while Peter and Olivia make an effort to repair the emotional rift between them.

Directors: Thomas Yatsko
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Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?
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7.73
9741 votes

#13 - Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2010

Newton, concerned about the consequences of a distressing development involving a high-ranking official, is forced to call to action a sleeping shapeshifter. As Walter and the rest of the team gather evidence, they move the investigation to Massive Dynamic, where Olivia goes on high alert and Walter finds himself in a perilous situation.

Directors: Kenneth Fink
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Reciprocity
star
7.72
9509 votes

#14 - Reciprocity

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/2011

When the Fringe Team visits Massive Dynamic’s assembly of the doomsday device, Walter becomes greatly concerned for Peter’s well-being, so he turns to Nina for added brain power to understand the relationship between Peter and the superweapon. Meanwhile, the discovery of a dead body triggers an intense investigation.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Josh Singer
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Stowaway
star
7.72
9576 votes

#15 - Stowaway

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2011

When the Fringe team investigates an apparent suicide victim, they uncover a second set of fingerprints leading them to a woman with uncanny characteristics that cannot die.

Directors: Charles Beeson
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Olivia
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7.65
10399 votes

#16 - Olivia

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2010

After the extraordinary turn of events that shockingly left an imprisoned Olivia "over there," she fights to find her way home. Meanwhile, Peter and Walter try to move on with their lives unknowingly alongside alternate Olivia.

Directors: Joe Chappelle
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Bloodline
star
7.65
8970 votes

#17 - Bloodline

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2011

The intensity of life “over there” accelerates as Olivia finds herself in mortal danger.

Directors: Dennis Smith
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Subject 13
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7.64
9459 votes

#18 - Subject 13

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2011

In a follow up to last season’s “Peter” flashback episode, the all-new “Six Months Later” episode revisits a poignant period of time for both the Bishops and Olivia.

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Concentrate and Ask Again
star
7.64
9842 votes

#19 - Concentrate and Ask Again

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2011

When a scientist falls dead after ingesting a lethal cloud of blue powder and his bones disintegrate in his body, the CDC suspects a biological attack. As the Fringe Team investigates further, a subject from Walter’s past with ties to Olivia reluctantly agrees to assist with the intense case.

Directors: Dennis Smith
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The Box
star
7.63
9870 votes

#20 - The Box

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2010

The story alternates to the Fringe Team "over here" where they investigate a mystifying case that people are discovered in a trance-like state that ultimately leads to their death. The unlikely suspect: a mysterious box. As Peter and Walter collaborate to study its properties, alternate Olivia presses on and turns up the heat on an unsuspecting Peter. Meanwhile, key information about the future is revealed when Walter and Nina meet at Massive Dynamic for the emotional reading of the last will and testament of William Bell.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
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Marionette
star
7.63
9749 votes

#21 - Marionette

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2010

When the Fringe Team investigates a case where a victim had his heart extracted, it’s just the beginning of a series of mysterious and reanimating events tied together. Meanwhile, Peter comes to terms with the reality of his relationship with Olivia.

Directors: Joe Chappelle
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Immortality
star
7.62
9640 votes

#22 - Immortality

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2011

As the story shifts back to life “over there,” the absence of Colonel Broyles changes the dynamic of the Fringe Team as they investigate a bioterrorist armed with an insect that has a taste for human flesh. Meanwhile, alternate Olivia is reunited with her beau, and Walternate remains determined to save his world but discovers there are certain lines he will not cross.

Directors: Brad Anderson
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