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The Prophecy

Episode Number: 16    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Sunday March 10, 2002    Prod Code: E645
Sydney is tested by the DSR to discover her mysterious link to a chilling 500-year-old picture and prophecy foretold in a Rambaldi manuscript. Meanwhile, after uncovering the identity of the rogue group leader, "The Man," Sloane learns through fellow Alliance of Twelve member Edward Poole that a close friend may be in cahoots with the enemy.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: John Eisendrath
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Star: Michael Vartan (Michael C. Vaughn),  Ron Rifkin (Arvin Sloane),  Carl Lumbly (Marcus R. Dixon),  Merrin Dungey (Francine 'Francie' Calfo),  Jennifer Garner (Sydney Anne Bristow),  Kevin Weisman (Marshall J. Flinkman),  Victor Garber (Jonathan 'Jack' Donahue Bristow),  Bradley Cooper (William 'Will' D. Tippin)
Recurring Role: Wolf Muser (Alliance Chairman Ramon Veloso),  Amy Irving (Emily Sloane),  Joey Slotnick (C.I.A. Agent Steven Haladki),  Derrick O'Connor (Alexander Khasinau),  James Handy (C.I.A. Director Devlin)
Guest Star: Anya Matanovic (Opera Student),  Robert Arce (Hobbes, DSR),  Joe d'Angeria (Dr. Waterson, DSR),  Joe Vassallo (Vatican Station Chief),  Castulo Guerra (Jean Briault),  Lindsay Crouse (Dr. Carson Evans, DSR),  Allen Williams (Senator Mark Townsend),  Lilyan Chauvin (Signora Ventuffi),  Brian Freifield (The Nurse),  Carl Ciarfalio (Vatican Guard)

Notes

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Part of the setting inside 'the Vatican' when Sydney and Sloane are looking for the painting is recycled from an earlier episode, 'Mea Culpa'. It's easy to recognize the spiral staircase from that episode. (edit)
Music from this episode includes:
"Hate To Say I Told You So" by The Hives
"World Gone Mad" by Bill Bonk
"Feels Like Home" by Hathaway
"From Rusholme With Love" by Mint Royale (edit)
Carl Lumbly and Kevin Weisman do not appear in this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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(As the FBI is taking Sydney into custody.)
Vaughn: Those medical tests you took, they were looking to match three specific anomalies Rambaldi mentioned: DNA sequencing, platelet levels, and the size of your heart. You match all three.
Sydney: So what does the prophecy say?
Evans: "This woman here depicted will possess unseen marks. Signs that she will be the one to bring forth my works. Bind them with fury, a burning anger unless prevented at vulgar cost this woman will render the greatest power unto utter desolation." (edit)
Sloane: Using all available resources, we have finally tracked down the enemy who we no longer have to refer to as The Man. Thanks to the surveillance photos you obtained in Brazil, we have confirmed his identity. He is Alexander Khasinau. (edit)
Sloane: Our conversations were never recorded. We talked on secure lines. I made sure I met Briault in secret. You used me.
Poole: I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about.
Sloane: I will repay the favor. (edit)
Vaughn: You're being investigated by the DSR.
Sydney: DSR?
Vaughn: Department of Special Research. And it was created during World War II to investigate Nazi interest in the occult. After the war, an executive order was signed, empowering them to investigate fringe science, uh, parapsychology, remote viewing...
Sydney: What do they want with me?
Vaughn: They want to know why your picture is in the Rambaldi book. No, I know it seems ridiculous. (edit)
Sydney: Hey did you know Kobe Bryant was named for a steak? (edit)

Trivia

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The French conversation when Sloane meets Briault is (translated to English):
Briault: My friend!
Sloane: How are you my friend?
Briault: Very, very well. I became a grandfather last week.
Sloane: Oh, you are a grandfather.
The two then begin speaking in English. (edit)
Number 47: The box where Sydney and Vaughn find the code key is labeled 14547. (edit)
After Poole open the laptop on Sloane's desk you can see it closed when Sloane is looking at the picture, but in the next scene it is still open. (edit)

Allusions

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Francie: I'm going to be sitting near Kobe Bryant?
Kobe Bean Bryant is a well-known NBA basketball player. His father, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, was also a NBA player and his wife, Pamela Cox, is sister of NBA player John "Chubby" Cox. (edit)
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8.5
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"Bottom of the barrel"
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"Not my favorite storyline"
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"A very special episode"
A fantastic episode that focuses on Rambaldi.
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Sydney: "Maybe it's a picture of my mother."
Continue » Posted Sep 17, 2005 11:47 am PST
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