Alias 3.03 & 3.04
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amezriRight, so I'm way behind, but here we are, reviews and commentary for the two latest Alias episodes. I ramble quite a bit.
ALIAS 3.03: "Reunion"
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Look, a nice peaceful park. Hey, what's that? Oh, a falling satellite that crashes and explodes. How lovely.
The next scene with Weiss and Sydney doing Vodka shots at her new place was reminiscent of Syd & Will and the tequila/ice cream incident. Still, I prefer Syd/Weiss to Syd/Will. There was an awkward mention of picture frames (and Syd probably remembers the one Vaughn gave her) when Weiss asks her what she misses from all the stuff she lost. She says there was a 1st Edition Alice in Wonderland her mother had given her and despite their up and down relationship, she wishes she had it. I love Weiss... he's just the friend that she needs right now and he tells her that he's going to be on her side and will be there for her, especially at work.
Aww... Lauren and Vaughn! Of course there is tension as Sydney walks in, no doubt with a hangover. Marshall presents her with a mix CD, complete with babbling explanation. "...JT Timberlake. That guy could move!" And as Syd plays with the case so she doens't have to look at Vaughn, Marshall nervously breaks the silence with "Awkward!" Heee!
During the Phase Two meeting.. Sydney vs. Lauren. Oh, how I love that. Except when Sydney is basically being an unreasonable bitch. What? She was! It's been pointed out, but why is Vaughn the one to shut them up? Shouldn't that be Dixon's job? The guy is in charge, right? Feh.
"I hate her," Lauren says of Sydney as soon as she and Vaughn are out of the briefing room. Hey, I would hate Sydney too. Especially in that moment. Lauren voiced a lot of things we fans have been saying about Sydney, no matter how much we like her. Sydney is self-righteous and she doens't really listen to anyone, unless it's convenient at the time or they agree with her. That's just how she's always operated. Doesn't make it right of course. Also, Lauren says that she's been on eggshells for two weeks since Sydney came back, which addresses some concerns people have about how agents were reintegrated to quickly. I think it's been two weeks since the end of "Succession," as Mrs. Vaughn probably isn't on eggshells at home around the subject - not form the way Vaughn talks about Sydney so easily. It seems Lauren's issue is with Sydney herself. So, yes. In two weeks Vaughn's become field registered, Jack's been given his status back, and.. okay, so two weeks probably wouldn't be enough, but whatever. I feel better know it wasn't the next day or something.
I love Syp!Daddy's inquiry about Lauren. "I'm not asking because I'm a fan of inter-office gossip." Hee! We need more Jack, realy we do. Except after the image meeting, Jack is giving Marshall the Glare-O-Death. No, Bristow! Don't hurt Marshall! We luffs him.
Weiss & Syd on a mission are the cutest ever - dare I say cuter than Sydney & Vaughn were during their early missions. That thing I said about The Bristow's Glare-o-Death? If he could work that magic on Marshall and his disguises, I'd be okay with that. Sunglasses and a rainbow poncho?! Geez. Worst disguise ever. Nearly as bad as some of the musical selections this season. JJ, what are you doing?!
SARK! I am in the "Sark recognized Sydney in Mexico" camp. "Yes, great name for a top secret weapon. MEDUSA! So, yes, tell me all about MEDUSA! ::waves photos::" XD
I do believe Mrs. Vaughn got a bit of a happy watching her hubby at work. That was a pretty impressive piece of improv, Vaughn. The RF feedback would work, I suppose, as long as they weren't on a secure channel. Even then, it's possible that with the right channel/requency information, they could generate a loud, painful feedback loop. But what do I know?
Weiss & Sydney making pizza is just precious. This of course descends into a round of "tell me about Vaughn and his perfect wife so I can feel sad and become bitter." Poor Syd. Weiss, of course, tells her small details that she can handle. My question, though: If Lauren is the daughter of a senator, why the hell does she have that retarded accent? And can she fix it or something, becuase it's not British or Australian.
The anti-satellite pulse weapon? Sorta Star Trek.
Sydney says she doesn't like being the voice of dissent, even apologized for it I think. But she does. Oh, she so does. Sydney Bristow likes to cause a ruckus.
On the plane, Lauren feels like she and Syd should have that talk where they try to make friends. She gestures at the vacant seat and says, "do you mind?" Sydney automatically answers, "of course not." But what she's really thinking is "I want to stab you in the neck."
Right. So Sloane doesn't want to help them because they might be breaking the law. Heaven forbid that he breaks the law and gets his company in trouble. What a freakin' joke. Sydney threatens him, of course, so he helps. There's that slimy little smile and a dig at Vaughn on the way out, of course. Slippery weasel.
Gah. Vaughn in a nice black suit. Oh how I've missed that. Vaughn & Lauren are sweet without being sickeningly so, as was the case with Sydney/Vaughn. Sometimes S/V got so bad I wanted to shove a finger down my throat. And I'm an S/V shipper! Anyway, Vaughn in a suit... speaking Russian? Can't get better than that. Wait, yes it can. Syd & Vaughn making googly eyes at each other as Syd goes to fetch some champagne - which Vaughn doesn't drink. Vaughn & Sydney changing in the elevator. Vaughn basically pretends Syd isn't even there, but she spares a couple glances. Uh huh.
Sydney being cautious and Vaughn being impulsive? What happened to my show? :-P
Sark's accent is much better this episode. Wait, no it's not. No.. wait, it is. I'm confused. Oh well. ::stares at the pretty::
There is then the genius idea to blow up the level since neither agent can get to the Medusa device. Better yet, to escape they're going to crawl out a vent. Uhm. Yeah, sure. Hope you climb really fast. XD So they overload the power source, fry the Medusa coil, and as the place is filling with sparks and smoke, super genius Orensky decides he'll come down shouting and waving a gun. Sark, meanwhile, shrugs a "whatever" and beats his retreat.
Awwww! Weiss got her the book! Well, okay, a 3rd edition, but still! Okay, if I had a boyfriend, I'd want him to be like Weiss :D that was so sweet and exactly what Sydney needed then ^_^
Oh, right the whole B-story with the enhanced image... listen, people. You're supposed to be working in the field of intelligence. You've worked with Sydney for years. That picture was not that frelling blurry! And I know you need a much clearer image for solid evidence, but seriously, it didn't need to be super-sharp for you to make it out. It's clearly Sydney Bristow!! Hell, Marshall, whip out Photoshop and clean up the grain a little bit. And the partial enhancement.... it's still Sydney! [face palm] I hate it when they write the characters this stupid.
Quotage:
"Capturing Sark, although it might put a smile on my face, will do nothing to shut down the Covenant." - Michael Vaughn
Lauren: Sydney Bristow is self-righteous and arrogant.
Vaughn: She just lost two years of her life.
Lauren: Was she any nicer two years ago because she is the most condecending person I have ever met.
"You weren't dumped. You were dead." - Weiss to Sydney
"I have an IQ of 170, I'm not David Copperfield." - Jack's Hacker Geek
Lauren: No one would blame us if we hated each other.
Sydney: I don't hate you. ... Or Vaughn.
"You've made your obligations clear, now let me clarify mine. I am obliged to extract unimaginable pain from you the moment you are no longer a valuable source of intel for the CIA. Presonally, I hope you don't help us." - Sydney to Sloane
"I was gonna get the 1st Edition, but it was like $40,000." - Eric Weiss
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END REVIEW OF ALIAS 3.03: "Reunion"
And yeah, I'm glad I just watched this because I only have to wait one day for the continuation XD
ALIAS 3.03: "A Missing Link"
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As we've seen, Sydney can read lips, so yeah, Lazarey was saying "Julia." Jack, however, doesn't seem to care or want to process this information. Instead he gets all testy and slams the laptop shut, saying that he' already worked all the angles and that Sydney is just torturing herself. Uhm.. I think Syd could offer a fresh perspective, so no, I don't think she was torturing herself by studying the video. I do like how Syd & Spy!Daddy are all super happy family... in a twisted Alias way.
Okay, so Lauren called Sydney in becuase Vaughn said she was the best. Points for both Vaughns, I guess. God knows sydney would have refused if put in Lauren's position because as we all know, Sydney can be very petty.
At Bogden's death bed (ebola? That was so not ebola...) Sydney pulls the "confess before you die" card out of her ass. From anyone else, I don't know how effective that would have been. But with her sweet face and hometown girl charm, she get Bogden to spill all he knows - which isn't much.
Though I wouldn't ever think Weiss stupid, I did like his "what the hell are you all talking about?" exchange with Marshall at the briefing. Hell, even I wasn't exactly sure what was going on and I've seen enough scifi and medical shows to be able to fake understanding in most cases. Also, that scene made me want some peanut butter...
What was the purpose of the spontaneous fight between Vaughn & Lauren? Because really, there was none. Hell, it was over something stupid. Lauren prefacing her nitpick with "honey," Vaughn spitting back that he never gets notes on his debriefs, Lauren standing up for herself, Vaughn standing up for himself (which we didn't really see deep in the Syd/Vaughn 'shipp). It was pointless, except to say that Lauren & Vaughn can't work together.. or at least Lauren can't be the one in charge because Vaughn probably has bossy female issues.
This is followed by a cute Syd/Vaughn scene on the plane. I think mayhaps the writers are trying to say that Lauren & Vaughn can't work together, but Syd & Vaughn can. Except I remember past episodes where, yes, they did work well together as long as Vaughn was agreeing with what Sydney was doing.
Wait, what's Elektra doing in this episode? And is Daredevil going to show up in that silly red outift? On a more serious note, Jen Garner has a beautiful Spanish accent.
Vaughn & Weiss at the bar tailing Sydney was great. I missed their witty, friendly banter. We better get more of this in future episodes. I suspect that Weiss hasn't really spent a lot of time with his old friend since the whole Sydney thing. Maybe.
Whoa... Simon Walker sees Sydney and is immediately shoving his tongue donw her throat XD Good thing Vaughn didn't see that. Ha! We learn that Sydney was Julia and was roaming around with Simon doing... gods know what. Vaughn and Weiss are down at the bar freaking out over this new information - the usual "who's Julia? I don't know a Julia." And finally, "Why is that limey bastard groping my ex?"
As always, Sloane is being a manipulative prick - this time with Lauren. Kudos with Melissa George for playing the barely contained tears so well. You know she wanted to cry - or stab Sloane with her pan - but she sits there and just takes it for the most part.
Simon's little test for Sydney... Please. She could so do that in her sleep. Note to self: use phone to crack safe. Do they teach you that shit in spy school? I admit the break in was a little sloppy - leaving the tranq'ed body guard outside might not have been such a great idea. Did like the continuity with the scar when she ripped open her maid's outfit. That dive however... anyone who really tries that will splat their head on the concrete. I think it was a bit silly on Syd's part to do that, especially since she had no way to tell how deep that water really was. Biggest nitpick: She didn't have the diamonds on her ankle when she jumped. I didn't see them and the whole time I'm thinking, "where the frell are those diamonds?!" Meh. Enjoyed how Weiss was very, very impressed and Vaughn... was not.
Two things: Syd & Vaughn have a spat on the plane. Simon gets shocking news about Julia. Oh noos!
Carrie and Marshall are the best couple ever. Carrie is so normal and Marshall is so.. Marshall. *hee* And the whole thing with the gender neutral baby names! *dies* I love Marshall ^_^
After the whole "do not tell anyone about the tape" song and dance Jack was giving Sydney, he goes and tells Dixon. Who for some reason felt that Vaughn needed to be in the know. Except now that I think about there are two possibilities with Vaughn: a) Jack wanted him there because yeah, he knew Dixon would order him not to say anything to Lauren and also Vaughn might have done an investigation on his own - this was just preemptive OR b) Dixon thought Vaughn was in on the conspiracy and brought him in to find out, so having spilled the beans, he had to order Vaughn not to tell Lauren. Could have been both reasons, too.
Random: Why is Dixon being such a bastard?
Once again, Sydney, Jack doesn't give a rat's ass about Vaughn. He would like to shoot him in the face.
Observation: In the van, Jen's eyes look blue. Blueish-purple. But then later they look brown. Not sure what was going on there.
Back on the super seekrit mission, Julia & Simon get a little bit familiar while Vaughn squirms in the surveillance van. Dude - not your girl anymore. Anyway, Simon has his sexy British hands on photos of Syd & Vaughn and he is not happy. Under threat of a knife and also as a warning to the boys in the van, Julia says that the guy in the photo is her supplier, Michael Vaughn. They've got Marshall on it right-quick, editing some random file in the Interpol system to make it look like Vaughn is who she says he is. Carrie gives Marshall a bit of unnecessary lip during that, but whatever. Super-quick thinking and response from all involved. Good work, team!
Just as that crisis is averted... Sark arrives on the scene. How he didn't realize that was Sydney, I don't know. There was way too little Sark in this episode, by the way. Give me more Sark! I love David Anders ^.^
Back to Sloane... for a guy who has cleaned up his act, he sure can get those Covenant operations really fast. Scary fast. I buy the theory that he's involved with the Covenant somehow and did have a part in Sydney's disappearance. Wouldn't put it past the slimey bastard. I just noticed.. Sloane is wearing two wedding bands... aww... Emily! *sniff*
Sydney on the virus mission... very cool. Way to improv! I sort of like this Sydney.. Julia!Sydney. Obviously Julia had way fewer morals than Sydney, but they were both super-intelligent and the best at what they did. Julia is what Sydney would be if she had been Sloane's daughter.
Uhm. Wait. Was that a new theory? What if Sloane engineered Sydney's disappearance and then had her reprogrammed to be the daughter that he wanted - someone with fewer scrupples, not so squeamish about the killing. Whoa. I think I just hurt my brain.
Simon's crew catches Vaughn in the van. As his flunkies are just about to pull guns on Julia, Simon steps in to say, hold on, of course she didn't know - he tricked her. Tricksey CIA agents! So yeah, bloody Vaughn is just about to get shot when Julia steps in and says she deserves the pleasure. I'm sure some part of Sydney really wanted to do it -- stab Vaughn with a knife. Tracker in hand, I'm sure she tagged Vaughn with it as she said, "You shouldn't have betrayed me" and slid the knife in to some not-so-vital area of his body before Simon shoved him off the cliff. Of course, I only though of the tracker thing after reading some other reviews. I at first thought maybe he was wearing a vest or something and she just kinda hit that.. or folded the blade in.. or something. *shrug*
Ah, Vaughn will be fine.
Quotage
Weiss: Okay, does everyone here speak science?
Marshall: Yeah...
Weiss: No, Marshall, they don't.
Marshall: Sorry, I could explain--
Weiss: That would be great.
Marshall: Sorry...
Sydney: You know, peach isn't really in this season.
Vaughn: I heard peach was the new green.
Sydney: I thought beige was the new green?
Vaughn: No, beige is the new peach.
Vaughn: I'm losing the signal.
Weiss: I'm aiming the mic right at her.
Vaughn: I should have worn the ring.
Weiss: Get over yourself, okay? No one aims the mic like I do.
"This job took two years from me. Everything is personal." - Sydney Bristow
"I'm not punishing you. You think I am, but I'm not." - Sydney to Vaughn
"Touch me with that thing and you die." - Carrie to Marshall
Sydney: The last thing I want is to be responsible for driving a wedge between Vaughn & Lauren.
Jack: That is a concern I do not share.
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END REVIEW OF ALIAS 3.04: "A Missing Link"
ALIAS 3.03: "Reunion"
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Look, a nice peaceful park. Hey, what's that? Oh, a falling satellite that crashes and explodes. How lovely.
The next scene with Weiss and Sydney doing Vodka shots at her new place was reminiscent of Syd & Will and the tequila/ice cream incident. Still, I prefer Syd/Weiss to Syd/Will. There was an awkward mention of picture frames (and Syd probably remembers the one Vaughn gave her) when Weiss asks her what she misses from all the stuff she lost. She says there was a 1st Edition Alice in Wonderland her mother had given her and despite their up and down relationship, she wishes she had it. I love Weiss... he's just the friend that she needs right now and he tells her that he's going to be on her side and will be there for her, especially at work.
Aww... Lauren and Vaughn! Of course there is tension as Sydney walks in, no doubt with a hangover. Marshall presents her with a mix CD, complete with babbling explanation. "...JT Timberlake. That guy could move!" And as Syd plays with the case so she doens't have to look at Vaughn, Marshall nervously breaks the silence with "Awkward!" Heee!
During the Phase Two meeting.. Sydney vs. Lauren. Oh, how I love that. Except when Sydney is basically being an unreasonable bitch. What? She was! It's been pointed out, but why is Vaughn the one to shut them up? Shouldn't that be Dixon's job? The guy is in charge, right? Feh.
"I hate her," Lauren says of Sydney as soon as she and Vaughn are out of the briefing room. Hey, I would hate Sydney too. Especially in that moment. Lauren voiced a lot of things we fans have been saying about Sydney, no matter how much we like her. Sydney is self-righteous and she doens't really listen to anyone, unless it's convenient at the time or they agree with her. That's just how she's always operated. Doesn't make it right of course. Also, Lauren says that she's been on eggshells for two weeks since Sydney came back, which addresses some concerns people have about how agents were reintegrated to quickly. I think it's been two weeks since the end of "Succession," as Mrs. Vaughn probably isn't on eggshells at home around the subject - not form the way Vaughn talks about Sydney so easily. It seems Lauren's issue is with Sydney herself. So, yes. In two weeks Vaughn's become field registered, Jack's been given his status back, and.. okay, so two weeks probably wouldn't be enough, but whatever. I feel better know it wasn't the next day or something.
I love Syp!Daddy's inquiry about Lauren. "I'm not asking because I'm a fan of inter-office gossip." Hee! We need more Jack, realy we do. Except after the image meeting, Jack is giving Marshall the Glare-O-Death. No, Bristow! Don't hurt Marshall! We luffs him.
Weiss & Syd on a mission are the cutest ever - dare I say cuter than Sydney & Vaughn were during their early missions. That thing I said about The Bristow's Glare-o-Death? If he could work that magic on Marshall and his disguises, I'd be okay with that. Sunglasses and a rainbow poncho?! Geez. Worst disguise ever. Nearly as bad as some of the musical selections this season. JJ, what are you doing?!
SARK! I am in the "Sark recognized Sydney in Mexico" camp. "Yes, great name for a top secret weapon. MEDUSA! So, yes, tell me all about MEDUSA! ::waves photos::" XD
I do believe Mrs. Vaughn got a bit of a happy watching her hubby at work. That was a pretty impressive piece of improv, Vaughn. The RF feedback would work, I suppose, as long as they weren't on a secure channel. Even then, it's possible that with the right channel/requency information, they could generate a loud, painful feedback loop. But what do I know?
Weiss & Sydney making pizza is just precious. This of course descends into a round of "tell me about Vaughn and his perfect wife so I can feel sad and become bitter." Poor Syd. Weiss, of course, tells her small details that she can handle. My question, though: If Lauren is the daughter of a senator, why the hell does she have that retarded accent? And can she fix it or something, becuase it's not British or Australian.
The anti-satellite pulse weapon? Sorta Star Trek.
Sydney says she doesn't like being the voice of dissent, even apologized for it I think. But she does. Oh, she so does. Sydney Bristow likes to cause a ruckus.
On the plane, Lauren feels like she and Syd should have that talk where they try to make friends. She gestures at the vacant seat and says, "do you mind?" Sydney automatically answers, "of course not." But what she's really thinking is "I want to stab you in the neck."
Right. So Sloane doesn't want to help them because they might be breaking the law. Heaven forbid that he breaks the law and gets his company in trouble. What a freakin' joke. Sydney threatens him, of course, so he helps. There's that slimy little smile and a dig at Vaughn on the way out, of course. Slippery weasel.
Gah. Vaughn in a nice black suit. Oh how I've missed that. Vaughn & Lauren are sweet without being sickeningly so, as was the case with Sydney/Vaughn. Sometimes S/V got so bad I wanted to shove a finger down my throat. And I'm an S/V shipper! Anyway, Vaughn in a suit... speaking Russian? Can't get better than that. Wait, yes it can. Syd & Vaughn making googly eyes at each other as Syd goes to fetch some champagne - which Vaughn doesn't drink. Vaughn & Sydney changing in the elevator. Vaughn basically pretends Syd isn't even there, but she spares a couple glances. Uh huh.
Sydney being cautious and Vaughn being impulsive? What happened to my show? :-P
Sark's accent is much better this episode. Wait, no it's not. No.. wait, it is. I'm confused. Oh well. ::stares at the pretty::
There is then the genius idea to blow up the level since neither agent can get to the Medusa device. Better yet, to escape they're going to crawl out a vent. Uhm. Yeah, sure. Hope you climb really fast. XD So they overload the power source, fry the Medusa coil, and as the place is filling with sparks and smoke, super genius Orensky decides he'll come down shouting and waving a gun. Sark, meanwhile, shrugs a "whatever" and beats his retreat.
Awwww! Weiss got her the book! Well, okay, a 3rd edition, but still! Okay, if I had a boyfriend, I'd want him to be like Weiss :D that was so sweet and exactly what Sydney needed then ^_^
Oh, right the whole B-story with the enhanced image... listen, people. You're supposed to be working in the field of intelligence. You've worked with Sydney for years. That picture was not that frelling blurry! And I know you need a much clearer image for solid evidence, but seriously, it didn't need to be super-sharp for you to make it out. It's clearly Sydney Bristow!! Hell, Marshall, whip out Photoshop and clean up the grain a little bit. And the partial enhancement.... it's still Sydney! [face palm] I hate it when they write the characters this stupid.
Quotage:
"Capturing Sark, although it might put a smile on my face, will do nothing to shut down the Covenant." - Michael Vaughn
Lauren: Sydney Bristow is self-righteous and arrogant.
Vaughn: She just lost two years of her life.
Lauren: Was she any nicer two years ago because she is the most condecending person I have ever met.
"You weren't dumped. You were dead." - Weiss to Sydney
"I have an IQ of 170, I'm not David Copperfield." - Jack's Hacker Geek
Lauren: No one would blame us if we hated each other.
Sydney: I don't hate you. ... Or Vaughn.
"You've made your obligations clear, now let me clarify mine. I am obliged to extract unimaginable pain from you the moment you are no longer a valuable source of intel for the CIA. Presonally, I hope you don't help us." - Sydney to Sloane
"I was gonna get the 1st Edition, but it was like $40,000." - Eric Weiss
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END REVIEW OF ALIAS 3.03: "Reunion"
And yeah, I'm glad I just watched this because I only have to wait one day for the continuation XD
ALIAS 3.03: "A Missing Link"
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As we've seen, Sydney can read lips, so yeah, Lazarey was saying "Julia." Jack, however, doesn't seem to care or want to process this information. Instead he gets all testy and slams the laptop shut, saying that he' already worked all the angles and that Sydney is just torturing herself. Uhm.. I think Syd could offer a fresh perspective, so no, I don't think she was torturing herself by studying the video. I do like how Syd & Spy!Daddy are all super happy family... in a twisted Alias way.
Okay, so Lauren called Sydney in becuase Vaughn said she was the best. Points for both Vaughns, I guess. God knows sydney would have refused if put in Lauren's position because as we all know, Sydney can be very petty.
At Bogden's death bed (ebola? That was so not ebola...) Sydney pulls the "confess before you die" card out of her ass. From anyone else, I don't know how effective that would have been. But with her sweet face and hometown girl charm, she get Bogden to spill all he knows - which isn't much.
Though I wouldn't ever think Weiss stupid, I did like his "what the hell are you all talking about?" exchange with Marshall at the briefing. Hell, even I wasn't exactly sure what was going on and I've seen enough scifi and medical shows to be able to fake understanding in most cases. Also, that scene made me want some peanut butter...
What was the purpose of the spontaneous fight between Vaughn & Lauren? Because really, there was none. Hell, it was over something stupid. Lauren prefacing her nitpick with "honey," Vaughn spitting back that he never gets notes on his debriefs, Lauren standing up for herself, Vaughn standing up for himself (which we didn't really see deep in the Syd/Vaughn 'shipp). It was pointless, except to say that Lauren & Vaughn can't work together.. or at least Lauren can't be the one in charge because Vaughn probably has bossy female issues.
This is followed by a cute Syd/Vaughn scene on the plane. I think mayhaps the writers are trying to say that Lauren & Vaughn can't work together, but Syd & Vaughn can. Except I remember past episodes where, yes, they did work well together as long as Vaughn was agreeing with what Sydney was doing.
Wait, what's Elektra doing in this episode? And is Daredevil going to show up in that silly red outift? On a more serious note, Jen Garner has a beautiful Spanish accent.
Vaughn & Weiss at the bar tailing Sydney was great. I missed their witty, friendly banter. We better get more of this in future episodes. I suspect that Weiss hasn't really spent a lot of time with his old friend since the whole Sydney thing. Maybe.
Whoa... Simon Walker sees Sydney and is immediately shoving his tongue donw her throat XD Good thing Vaughn didn't see that. Ha! We learn that Sydney was Julia and was roaming around with Simon doing... gods know what. Vaughn and Weiss are down at the bar freaking out over this new information - the usual "who's Julia? I don't know a Julia." And finally, "Why is that limey bastard groping my ex?"
As always, Sloane is being a manipulative prick - this time with Lauren. Kudos with Melissa George for playing the barely contained tears so well. You know she wanted to cry - or stab Sloane with her pan - but she sits there and just takes it for the most part.
Simon's little test for Sydney... Please. She could so do that in her sleep. Note to self: use phone to crack safe. Do they teach you that shit in spy school? I admit the break in was a little sloppy - leaving the tranq'ed body guard outside might not have been such a great idea. Did like the continuity with the scar when she ripped open her maid's outfit. That dive however... anyone who really tries that will splat their head on the concrete. I think it was a bit silly on Syd's part to do that, especially since she had no way to tell how deep that water really was. Biggest nitpick: She didn't have the diamonds on her ankle when she jumped. I didn't see them and the whole time I'm thinking, "where the frell are those diamonds?!" Meh. Enjoyed how Weiss was very, very impressed and Vaughn... was not.
Two things: Syd & Vaughn have a spat on the plane. Simon gets shocking news about Julia. Oh noos!
Carrie and Marshall are the best couple ever. Carrie is so normal and Marshall is so.. Marshall. *hee* And the whole thing with the gender neutral baby names! *dies* I love Marshall ^_^
After the whole "do not tell anyone about the tape" song and dance Jack was giving Sydney, he goes and tells Dixon. Who for some reason felt that Vaughn needed to be in the know. Except now that I think about there are two possibilities with Vaughn: a) Jack wanted him there because yeah, he knew Dixon would order him not to say anything to Lauren and also Vaughn might have done an investigation on his own - this was just preemptive OR b) Dixon thought Vaughn was in on the conspiracy and brought him in to find out, so having spilled the beans, he had to order Vaughn not to tell Lauren. Could have been both reasons, too.
Random: Why is Dixon being such a bastard?
Once again, Sydney, Jack doesn't give a rat's ass about Vaughn. He would like to shoot him in the face.
Observation: In the van, Jen's eyes look blue. Blueish-purple. But then later they look brown. Not sure what was going on there.
Back on the super seekrit mission, Julia & Simon get a little bit familiar while Vaughn squirms in the surveillance van. Dude - not your girl anymore. Anyway, Simon has his sexy British hands on photos of Syd & Vaughn and he is not happy. Under threat of a knife and also as a warning to the boys in the van, Julia says that the guy in the photo is her supplier, Michael Vaughn. They've got Marshall on it right-quick, editing some random file in the Interpol system to make it look like Vaughn is who she says he is. Carrie gives Marshall a bit of unnecessary lip during that, but whatever. Super-quick thinking and response from all involved. Good work, team!
Just as that crisis is averted... Sark arrives on the scene. How he didn't realize that was Sydney, I don't know. There was way too little Sark in this episode, by the way. Give me more Sark! I love David Anders ^.^
Back to Sloane... for a guy who has cleaned up his act, he sure can get those Covenant operations really fast. Scary fast. I buy the theory that he's involved with the Covenant somehow and did have a part in Sydney's disappearance. Wouldn't put it past the slimey bastard. I just noticed.. Sloane is wearing two wedding bands... aww... Emily! *sniff*
Sydney on the virus mission... very cool. Way to improv! I sort of like this Sydney.. Julia!Sydney. Obviously Julia had way fewer morals than Sydney, but they were both super-intelligent and the best at what they did. Julia is what Sydney would be if she had been Sloane's daughter.
Uhm. Wait. Was that a new theory? What if Sloane engineered Sydney's disappearance and then had her reprogrammed to be the daughter that he wanted - someone with fewer scrupples, not so squeamish about the killing. Whoa. I think I just hurt my brain.
Simon's crew catches Vaughn in the van. As his flunkies are just about to pull guns on Julia, Simon steps in to say, hold on, of course she didn't know - he tricked her. Tricksey CIA agents! So yeah, bloody Vaughn is just about to get shot when Julia steps in and says she deserves the pleasure. I'm sure some part of Sydney really wanted to do it -- stab Vaughn with a knife. Tracker in hand, I'm sure she tagged Vaughn with it as she said, "You shouldn't have betrayed me" and slid the knife in to some not-so-vital area of his body before Simon shoved him off the cliff. Of course, I only though of the tracker thing after reading some other reviews. I at first thought maybe he was wearing a vest or something and she just kinda hit that.. or folded the blade in.. or something. *shrug*
Ah, Vaughn will be fine.
Quotage
Weiss: Okay, does everyone here speak science?
Marshall: Yeah...
Weiss: No, Marshall, they don't.
Marshall: Sorry, I could explain--
Weiss: That would be great.
Marshall: Sorry...
Sydney: You know, peach isn't really in this season.
Vaughn: I heard peach was the new green.
Sydney: I thought beige was the new green?
Vaughn: No, beige is the new peach.
Vaughn: I'm losing the signal.
Weiss: I'm aiming the mic right at her.
Vaughn: I should have worn the ring.
Weiss: Get over yourself, okay? No one aims the mic like I do.
"This job took two years from me. Everything is personal." - Sydney Bristow
"I'm not punishing you. You think I am, but I'm not." - Sydney to Vaughn
"Touch me with that thing and you die." - Carrie to Marshall
Sydney: The last thing I want is to be responsible for driving a wedge between Vaughn & Lauren.
Jack: That is a concern I do not share.
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END REVIEW OF ALIAS 3.04: "A Missing Link"
