1x3 | The Peripheral

: It is revealed that Flynne's 2032 timeline is a "stub"—a branching reality created by the future's Research Institute for their own secretive experimentation. Conflict in the "Present" (2032)

"Haptic Drift" introduces and clarifies several central themes of the show's world-building: The Peripheral 1x3

: Using a riddle involving "snow," Flynne realizes Aelita is referencing the 19th-century physician Dr. John Snow . This leads her and Wilf to Aelita’s hidden hideout, where they find her discarded ocular implant. : It is revealed that Flynne's 2032 timeline