Concentrate and Ask Again

"**Concentrate and Ask Again**"
"Concentrate and Ask Again"
Fringe episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 12
Directed by	Dennis Smith
Written by	Matthew Pitts; Graham Roland
Production code	3X6112
Original air date	February 4, 2011
Guest appearances
	Omid Abtahi as Simon Phillips; Kevin Corrigan as Sam Weiss; Jody Thompson as Sara Downey; J. R. Bourne as Agent Edwards; Paul Jarrett as Warren Blake; Richard Keats as Don; Ian Robison as George; Carlos Diaz as Randall; Sylvesta Stuart as Dillon;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Reciprocity"	Next →; "Immortality"
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"Concentrate and Ask Again" is the 12th episode of the third season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe, and the 55th episode overall. In the episode, the Fringe division enlists the help of a troubled telepathic man (Omid Abtahi) in their investigation of a mysterious blue killing powder. Abtahi, Kevin Corrigan, Jody Thompson, and Paul Jarrett guest-starred.

Graham Roland and Matthew Pitts co-wrote the episode, while Dennis Smith directed. The episode first aired in the United States on February 4, 2011, to an estimated 4.3 million viewers on its initial broadcast, a 16-percent drop in viewership from the previous two Friday episodes, "Reciprocity" and "The Firefly". "Concentrate and Ask Again" received mixed to positive reviews from television critics, with writers praising the advancement of the series' mythology but criticizing the main mystery plot.