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amezriI know, I know. I'm slacking off. But these things do happen. At least I am remembering to do this at all. And, look, just in time for the repeat airing tonight on Fox Family (9pm, I think..).
It really does take me nearly 2 hours to review a 1 hour show. Heh.
SPOILERS FOR ALIAS 2.02: TRUST ME
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The new intro, while big "yay" for Greg being the voice over, is really long. I mean, unnecessarily long. Like, Tolstoy long. Heh.
The episode opens with the heavily secured transportation of Irina Derevko into a CIA complex. Er.. I mean a joint task force facility. Downtown. Right then. And when they later route Sydney to the compound, there is just an unbelievable amount of surveillance in that town.
LOL! The scene with Francie asking Jack about the color of the walls was great. He was all nervous then comes out with, "to the Vietnamese and the Chinese, white represents death. Try red." Yep, only Jack would come up with that one ^_~
Arvin, that slimy weasel, killed his wife to become a full partner in the Alliance. I still don't know what the initiation was. Or maybe it's yet to come? I hope it's painful. That sneaky bastard. Ew.
Wheee! Weiss is okay. He's in the hospital, but he's okay. And Vaughn has to feed his fish. *g* Damn Kendall for interrupting Agent-Handler time and endangering her cover by just showing up. Should he be getting on Sydney's bad side? Hmm.. and trying to use Vaughn to get his way. Jerk. Poor Vaughn actually does ask her, but only half-heartedly. Though the speech about shutting down her emotions was a little overly.
Okay, see this is where I think Kendall is stupid. He's almost making it sound like that Irina being there is some big victory, but i>she turned herself it. It could all be part of some huge massive plan. But no, they don't want to think that. Why would the CIA be wrong and why would someone trick them?
Yep, overstatement of the obvious "thing" Sydney does - tucking her hair behind her ear. They did hint about this at the end of "Enemy Walks In," but to state it so blatantly kind of takes away the fun of the viewers figuring it out themselves. Bah.
Ugh, poor Vaughn talking to Irina. He can't look her in the eye. And when he slips and refers to Syd as "Sydney", Irina makes an interesting observation. Heh. But, wow, what a bitch: "You look just like him."
Kendall is such an ass. If there was any chance of Sydney actually pulling the failsafe, it wasn't with Kendall telling her to pull it. Vaughn could probably have sugar-coated it or something. She was about to do it, but Kendall's extra "Agent Bristow, pull that alarm," probably helped change her mind, along with all her other doubt about her mother. And, argh! Because the alarm went off, she couldn't pass the disk to Schmidt.
Heavily skeeved when Arvin got all personal with Sydney talking about her mother and trying to comfort her or some crap and he was holding her hand. Ugh, got a huge queasy feeling when he kissed her hand... "I wanted to cut off my hand." Yeah, Syd, let me help you with that.
Okay, wait a minute. Will has a problem? Francie has a little set back with the restaurant and she turns to the mafia? Erm.. yes, I think someone needs to stop her before Sydney has to deal with SD-6. the CIA, and the Mafia.
Sydney's first visitation with mom - not so good. She looks like a little girl about to be scolded by a parent and breaks down as soon as she leaves the holding area. The second visit, though - marked difference. She has more of a "you mess with me and I'll kill you" attitude.
The joint task force compound looks similar to the SD-6 facility under Credit Dauphine. I wonder if these means they're getting rid of the warehouse rendezvous. Nooo! Oh, and after Kendall's very direct order of "you're going to Helsinki," I immediately thought, "Whenever Vaughn sends me on a mission, he always says 'please'. And afterwards I get a cookie." Ah, yes, Buffy is still invading my brain.
Big yay to Vaughn on another mission with Sydney! And the black pinstripe suit. *swoon* I wonder how many waiters Vaughn is willing to trip for Sydney? *g* Gah, Sydney has one of those stupid hard-shelled tech packs that look like sleds.
The sly little smile Irina has on her face at the end - very creepy. What could she be thinking? Maybe she's happy to see Sydney standing up to her. Or, maybe she's glad that Sydney can be as cold-blooded as she is. Could be a lot of things. We shall see.
Quotage:
"You know what I want to do to the guy who introduced Will to heroin? I want to kill him... with my hands. I just want to kill him." - Francie
"I don't support the death penalty, but I hope she dies for all that she's done." - Sydney
Vaughn: It's Kendall.
Sydney: What does he want?
Vaughn: I don't know.
Sydney: I don't trust him.
Vaughn: We have to hear him out.
Sydney: Hear him out? He arrested me.
Vaughn: He's in control of operations.
Sydney: He thought I was the devil!
"When she got done with my father, he could only be identified by dental records." - Vaughn
"I've given you a gift and all you get from me is one." - Irina Derevko
Vaughn: I know I'm the one who tried to convince you to see your mother, to be unemotional with her. I though I could do it, see her, and be as cold blooded as her. It's hard to explain what it feels like sitting across from her -- what she did to my family, to my father. But she's your mother, Sydney. With all she's done, she is your mother.
Sydney: Vaughn, if you're worried about me, you don't need to be.
"Sydney, you're smarter than this. Your mother wants you to think she's your ally, that she can help you get what you want. Her intel may even be accurate once, twice. But the minute you start to depend on her, she will gut you." - Jack
Will: So, you're hanging out with the Gambino crime family and you're giving me grief about doing drugs?
Francie: Oh, it's so not the same thing.
Will: No, you're involved with organized crime. It's totally different.
Sydney: I need to know why.
Irina: No, you want to know why. There's a difference.
Irina: Go after Fordson. Trust me.
Sydney: Why should I do that?
Irina: Because I'm your mother.
"We're on the same side. It's time you started acting like it." - Sydney to Kendall
Sydney: Let's get something clear. You are not my mother. My mother was Laura Bristow. Laura Bristow died in a car accident twenty-one years ago. You are a traitor and a prisoner of the United States government. Look at me. We will interact only when necessary. You will address me as Agent Bristow and answer only the questions I ask. There will be no personal anecdotes, no comments about my job performance, no condolences or congratulations. Do you understand me? Do you understand?
Irina: Yes... Agent Bristow.
Sunday:
"One double agent facing two crossroads in her life as the two men in her heart meet for the first time."
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END SPOILERS FOR ALIAS 2.02: TRUST ME
It really does take me nearly 2 hours to review a 1 hour show. Heh.
SPOILERS FOR ALIAS 2.02: TRUST ME
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The new intro, while big "yay" for Greg being the voice over, is really long. I mean, unnecessarily long. Like, Tolstoy long. Heh.
The episode opens with the heavily secured transportation of Irina Derevko into a CIA complex. Er.. I mean a joint task force facility. Downtown. Right then. And when they later route Sydney to the compound, there is just an unbelievable amount of surveillance in that town.
LOL! The scene with Francie asking Jack about the color of the walls was great. He was all nervous then comes out with, "to the Vietnamese and the Chinese, white represents death. Try red." Yep, only Jack would come up with that one ^_~
Arvin, that slimy weasel, killed his wife to become a full partner in the Alliance. I still don't know what the initiation was. Or maybe it's yet to come? I hope it's painful. That sneaky bastard. Ew.
Wheee! Weiss is okay. He's in the hospital, but he's okay. And Vaughn has to feed his fish. *g* Damn Kendall for interrupting Agent-Handler time and endangering her cover by just showing up. Should he be getting on Sydney's bad side? Hmm.. and trying to use Vaughn to get his way. Jerk. Poor Vaughn actually does ask her, but only half-heartedly. Though the speech about shutting down her emotions was a little overly.
Okay, see this is where I think Kendall is stupid. He's almost making it sound like that Irina being there is some big victory, but i>she turned herself it. It could all be part of some huge massive plan. But no, they don't want to think that. Why would the CIA be wrong and why would someone trick them?
Yep, overstatement of the obvious "thing" Sydney does - tucking her hair behind her ear. They did hint about this at the end of "Enemy Walks In," but to state it so blatantly kind of takes away the fun of the viewers figuring it out themselves. Bah.
Ugh, poor Vaughn talking to Irina. He can't look her in the eye. And when he slips and refers to Syd as "Sydney", Irina makes an interesting observation. Heh. But, wow, what a bitch: "You look just like him."
Kendall is such an ass. If there was any chance of Sydney actually pulling the failsafe, it wasn't with Kendall telling her to pull it. Vaughn could probably have sugar-coated it or something. She was about to do it, but Kendall's extra "Agent Bristow, pull that alarm," probably helped change her mind, along with all her other doubt about her mother. And, argh! Because the alarm went off, she couldn't pass the disk to Schmidt.
Heavily skeeved when Arvin got all personal with Sydney talking about her mother and trying to comfort her or some crap and he was holding her hand. Ugh, got a huge queasy feeling when he kissed her hand... "I wanted to cut off my hand." Yeah, Syd, let me help you with that.
Okay, wait a minute. Will has a problem? Francie has a little set back with the restaurant and she turns to the mafia? Erm.. yes, I think someone needs to stop her before Sydney has to deal with SD-6. the CIA, and the Mafia.
Sydney's first visitation with mom - not so good. She looks like a little girl about to be scolded by a parent and breaks down as soon as she leaves the holding area. The second visit, though - marked difference. She has more of a "you mess with me and I'll kill you" attitude.
The joint task force compound looks similar to the SD-6 facility under Credit Dauphine. I wonder if these means they're getting rid of the warehouse rendezvous. Nooo! Oh, and after Kendall's very direct order of "you're going to Helsinki," I immediately thought, "Whenever Vaughn sends me on a mission, he always says 'please'. And afterwards I get a cookie." Ah, yes, Buffy is still invading my brain.
Big yay to Vaughn on another mission with Sydney! And the black pinstripe suit. *swoon* I wonder how many waiters Vaughn is willing to trip for Sydney? *g* Gah, Sydney has one of those stupid hard-shelled tech packs that look like sleds.
The sly little smile Irina has on her face at the end - very creepy. What could she be thinking? Maybe she's happy to see Sydney standing up to her. Or, maybe she's glad that Sydney can be as cold-blooded as she is. Could be a lot of things. We shall see.
Quotage:
"You know what I want to do to the guy who introduced Will to heroin? I want to kill him... with my hands. I just want to kill him." - Francie
"I don't support the death penalty, but I hope she dies for all that she's done." - Sydney
Vaughn: It's Kendall.
Sydney: What does he want?
Vaughn: I don't know.
Sydney: I don't trust him.
Vaughn: We have to hear him out.
Sydney: Hear him out? He arrested me.
Vaughn: He's in control of operations.
Sydney: He thought I was the devil!
"When she got done with my father, he could only be identified by dental records." - Vaughn
"I've given you a gift and all you get from me is one." - Irina Derevko
Vaughn: I know I'm the one who tried to convince you to see your mother, to be unemotional with her. I though I could do it, see her, and be as cold blooded as her. It's hard to explain what it feels like sitting across from her -- what she did to my family, to my father. But she's your mother, Sydney. With all she's done, she is your mother.
Sydney: Vaughn, if you're worried about me, you don't need to be.
"Sydney, you're smarter than this. Your mother wants you to think she's your ally, that she can help you get what you want. Her intel may even be accurate once, twice. But the minute you start to depend on her, she will gut you." - Jack
Will: So, you're hanging out with the Gambino crime family and you're giving me grief about doing drugs?
Francie: Oh, it's so not the same thing.
Will: No, you're involved with organized crime. It's totally different.
Sydney: I need to know why.
Irina: No, you want to know why. There's a difference.
Irina: Go after Fordson. Trust me.
Sydney: Why should I do that?
Irina: Because I'm your mother.
"We're on the same side. It's time you started acting like it." - Sydney to Kendall
Sydney: Let's get something clear. You are not my mother. My mother was Laura Bristow. Laura Bristow died in a car accident twenty-one years ago. You are a traitor and a prisoner of the United States government. Look at me. We will interact only when necessary. You will address me as Agent Bristow and answer only the questions I ask. There will be no personal anecdotes, no comments about my job performance, no condolences or congratulations. Do you understand me? Do you understand?
Irina: Yes... Agent Bristow.
Sunday:
"One double agent facing two crossroads in her life as the two men in her heart meet for the first time."
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END SPOILERS FOR ALIAS 2.02: TRUST ME
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Date: 2002-10-12 01:56 am (UTC)Re:
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Date: 2002-10-13 10:21 pm (UTC)I'm trapped in Australia... trust me, you're early. lol I'm used to waiting...