Forgive the misleading headline, Fringe viewers. The wait is almost over.

So teases the following new preview, posted by Fox today in advance of the show's January 13 return episode, "Back to Where You've Never Been." It gives viewers flashes of a returning character, along with an appearance by Elizabeth Bishop, a pair of Lincols and the following taunting words from Walternate: Not everything is as it seems.

Check out a few photos from the winter premiere and then get a fresh look at what's to come:

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