The paintings in the ending scene

[Montecito]

Ah another tidbit for my theory that this was all a dream and nothing should be taken literally from the point Peter goes to sleep in his room at the Drake's Bay to when he "wakes up" to Newton at the Northwest Passage. I put "wakes up" in quotes because I still don't know if he has woken up yet. From the promo for next week's ep, he wakes up very suddenly in a very bright room...

I disagree. Because he talked with Broyles. And then Olivia and Walter knew where Peter is. So no dream.

[BishopFan]

I don't know what to make of it. Looks like an old oil rig or something. Check it for yourself in the screen caps, maybe you can make something of it. And yeah, the rooms are definitely different rooms.

[Rekka]

Hmm, looks like a railroad bridge or something like that to me. A doorway, perhaps?

[FlyingSpaghettiMonster]

I disagree. Because he talked with Broyles. And then Olivia and Walter knew where Peter is. So no dream.

Only the Peter-ey parts were his dream, Walter's breakdown was real, Olivia talking to Broyles was real. And notice that we never hear WHAT Broyles knows, only that Olivia gets some bit of information out of him and goes to pick up Walter. Peter specifically told Broyles in his phone call NOT to tell Walter. If that phone call REALLY happened, I think Broyles would have told Olivia not to tell Walter as Peter asked him to.

But who is the first person she goes to? Walter...

[Montecito]

Only the Peter-ey parts were his dream, Walter's breakdown was real, Olivia talking to Broyles was real. And notice that we never hear WHAT Broyles knows, only that Olivia gets some bit of information out of him and goes to pick up Walter. Peter specifically told Broyles in his phone call NOT to tell Walter. If that phone call REALLY happened, I think Broyles would have told Olivia not to tell Walter as Peter asked him to.

But who is the first person she goes to? Walter...

As I have said in a lot of threads the episode is open for interpretation so each user has it's own opinions.

Personally I don't want to think that it was all just a dream cause I will be extremely dissapointed.

But I agree that some stuff was hallucinations. But that's something different from a dream.

[RETLAW]

Hmm, looks like a railroad bridge or something like that to me. A doorway, perhaps?

To me it looks exactly like the bridge that Walternate arrived on in "The Man from the Other Side" (from Peter's viewpoint when he saw the blurred image of the man walking).

The other picture (above the bed by Peter) is very evocative of Reiden Lake, and the imagery we've seen of it. It's not even subtle. That's exactly how Reiden Lake looked like in "Peter" and other eps.

Based on this, both pictures seem to be the locations of the entry-points from where they crossed over from the other side (Walternate - bridge, Peter - Reiden Lake).

[crocodilian]

But there was also a painting on the wall in the shot where Newton pointed his gun at Peter. Is there any symbolism in it?

Possibly related to "Drake's Bay" in Costa Rica?

The thing is, there are two "Drake's Bays" in the world, one in California, one in Costa Rica. The California one is where Sir Francis Drake is thought to have landed.

The idea of two places with one name.

The thing is, "Drake's Bay" is a pretty unusual name for a motel in the Northwest, so its namechecking or signifying something.

What, exactly, is an open question . . . but its not a "neutral" name like "Hilltop diner"