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Remnants

Episode Number: 54    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Sunday December 7, 2003    Prod Code: 3-310
The identity of the mysterious "St. Aidan" forces Sydney to pull a stunned Will out of witness protection. But the pursuit sends the two old friends on a collision course with Allison -- the woman who ruined both their lives. Meanwhile, a jealous Lindsey arrests Jack and Vaughn as conspirators in Sydney's escape from NSC custody, Sloane, still under pressure from Lindsey, puts a plan in motion to eliminate Sydney, and Dr. Brezzel has an unpleasant run-in with Sark.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Jeff Pinkner
Director: Jack Bender
Star: Greg Grunberg (Eric Weiss),  Kevin Weisman (Marshall J. Flinkman),  Jennifer Garner (Sydney Anne Bristow),  Carl Lumbly (Marcus R. Dixon),  Ron Rifkin (Arvin Sloane),  Michael Vartan (Michael C. Vaughn),  Victor Garber (Jonathan 'Jack' Donahue Bristow),  Melissa George (Lauren Reed),  David Anders (Sark)
Recurring Role: Kurt Fuller (Lindsey)
Guest Star: Mark Bramhall (Lazarey),  Bradley Cooper (Will Tippin),  Merrin Dungey (Allison Doren),  David Cronenberg (Dr. Brezzel),  Ivo Lopez (Gamboni),  Scott Sahadi (Bodyguard),  Tony Guma (Ben),  Mark Galasso (NSC Agent #2),  Sean Casey (NSC Agent #1),  Joey Nader (Bellhop),  Paul Ganus (Desk Attendant),  Gerard O'Donnell (Agent Scrimm)

Notes

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Music from this episode includes:
"Fever" by Peggy Lee
"My Goddess" by The Exies
"Take It Off" by The Donnas (edit)
Everyone seems to have switched their Nokia cell phones to Motorola. Nokia initially sponsored the series premiere so it could air commercial free. (edit)
Melissa George does not appear in this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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Sydney: You know that if I wanted to hurt you, I could. You're my best friend. You're my oldest friend. I love you.
Will: Why are you aiming the gun at me? (edit)
Vaughn: Despite the fact that he almost killed her, the doctor was great. (edit)
Vaughn: Think that was the best move? Punching Lindsey in the face?
Jack: Based on the comments he was making, it was obvious that you and I were going to end up here no matter what we did. Whether I hit him or not. I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity. (edit)
Will: (About killing Allison) I thought if I had the chance, killing her would be satisfying. You know, there'd be closure...but it's just as empty as the dreams. There's no satisfaction. There's nothing. (edit)
Will: You've been going over this since the beginning of time. You'll figure it out.
Sydney: What makes you say that?
Will: Because you're you. (edit)

Trivia

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Will Tippin's (Bradley Cooper) witness protection name is Jonah. (edit)
The Hotel in which deposited the Rambaldi-Box is called "Verlustzeit". That is German and means "lost time". (edit)
Sark's first name is Julian while Sydney's fake name for two years was Julia. (edit)
Goof: When Sark sits to interrogate his father, he crosses his left arm over his right, however in the next shot, it is his right over his left. (edit)
In this episode and the previous, the protagonists talk about exchanging Sydney for "the Rambaldi device". What Rambaldi device? All they say is "the Rambaldi device". Are they talking about "the Telling"? Why don't they just call it "the MacGuffin"? (edit)

Allusions

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Will: You have to admit my accent was pretty good. It was like early Stones.

Will is referring to The Rolling Stones, the British rock band led by Mick Jagger that rose to stardom during the mid-1960s. (edit)
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10.0
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Remnants
"Another great installment"
Sloane:"Sydney,you have my word". Syd:"That's a relief".
Continue » Posted Apr 20, 2008 2:40 pm PST
9.1
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Remnants
"Revealing"
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9.9
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Remnants
"Another great installment"
WILL IS BACK
Continue » Posted Dec 27, 2005 7:27 pm PST

billiedoux
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10.0
Perfect
Remnants
"Fine example"
Sydney: "Last chance to bail out." Will: "You kidding me? I love this stuff."
Continue » Posted Sep 25, 2005 9:15 am PST

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10.0
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Remnants
"Exactly why I watch this series"
When Sydney met Will... "Darlin... 2 bottles? 4? 1?" "One's goood." "Bring us five, cheekey little bastard. Early Stones."
Continue » Posted Sep 3, 2005 2:08 am PST
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