Alias

Almost Thirty Years

Season 1, Episode 22, Aired 5/12/02

Episode Summary

In order to save Will's life, Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a familiar looking Rambaldi device, while Jack makes a risky deal with Khasinau's representative, Mr. Sark. Meanwhile, the CIA believes that one of their own is a mole for "The Man"; the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane; Dixon's suspicions about Sydney intensify; and Sydney finds herself face-to-face with "The Man."moreless

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Kevin Weisman

Marshall J. Flinkman
Jennifer Garner

Sydney Anne Bristow
Merrin Dungey

Francine 'Francie' Calfo

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What an end for a season

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By Parricida, Jan 26, 2009 Report Abuse

Ok.. When last episode was high space high stakes all the time, then this one had some points lower motion but stakes where really high - Sydney and her father dealt with the paper and realized that what the man is building.. and they both went against CIA and SD-6 to save Will.. and that article is going to be published.. no good can come from that.

Anyway.. all goes back to Taipei where it all started in season start.. and again that man.. and "the Man" too.. finally Sydney mets him. Father gets Will but what happened with Vaughn?

Stunning ending for this season.moreless

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By napen, Nov 28, 2008 Report Abuse

Finalmente luego de largas travesas a lo Desmond Sidney se encuentra con su madre, la persona ms peligrosa y despiadada del mundo. Y me pregunto: vali la pena? Para qu? Para qu buscar algo que sabemos nos desilusionar tarde o temprano? Para qu sufrir cuando es tan simple dejar de vivir para el mundo social tan hijo de p*** (como estoy pu***ndo ultimamente...
Por qu esa continua bsqueda de aquello que o nos hace sufrir o simplemente nos sirve de nada? No lo s... seguramente sea una consecuencia de vivir, porque vivir es sufrir, y el que no est dispuesto a hacerlo que se disfrace de cobarde y se tire por el balcn.moreless

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By CTUBauer24, Oct 29, 2007 Report Abuse

In the Season 1 finale of the TV show alias Sydney and Vaughan must destroy a Rambaldi device to save her friends life and Jack makes a deal with Khasinau's representative named Shark the Alliance of Twelve makes a decision about Emily Sloane the Wife over Mr. Sloane who is the head SD-6 the CIA thinks that one of the own is a mole for the man all in all great ending to the season and a socking ending to the episode which is the biggest and best cliffhanger of the season and the mission of the episode where great as they always are and are not dull nor boring endmoreless

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By cavanagh15, Jul 23, 2007 Report Abuse

I like how a lot of questions were left unanswered in this episode, something that I would expect from a JJ Abrams finale. I can see why this episode is rated very high, but disagree that it is the ebst episode of the first season. There were a coiuple of other JJ written episodes that I thought the writing itself was better and this was not my favorite of those episode. I thought "The Man" being Sydneys mom was a cheap part of writing by the writers and is the only thing I disagreed about. I saw that shock coming from a mile away. Either way, Sydneys mom will be a huge part of the second season and how she gets out of the current situation will be interesting. The fate of Vaughn is still unknwon and I cant wait to see if he is alive or if he is dead. Sloane placing something into Emilys drink and walking away from her was shocking...right after I read another review and realized that he in fact put something in the drink in the first place. I missed that at first. Solid finale, what I would expect from JJ Abrams.moreless

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This was a great finale for the first season. Leaving us with a huge clifhanger.

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By aussieforgood, Mar 04, 2006 Report Abuse

This was a great finale for the first season. Leaving us with a huge clifhanger.

One thing I liked about this episode is that the chinese torture guy from the pilot was back torturing Will this time, the same way he tortured Sydney, by pulling his teeth out.

The first season also ended the same way it started, with Sydney hancuffed to a chair wearing a wig, this time a blue one.

Will surprised me by not breaking down while he was being tortured, he proved he was strong. And I loved how he got the guy who tortured him right at the end.

Now I'm left wondering what happens to Vaughn, did he die? Did Sloan really kill Emily, or is there a reason he told her the truth about SD-6? And what will Syd do now after finding out that her mother is "The Man"?
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Trivia
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- When Sydney and her dad discuss to steal the artifacts to save Will, Sydney says that SD6 has the ampule and the CIA has the page. But when Jack state out his plan he says just the opposite and when they do the actual heist it turns it his one is correct. So Sydney was wrong.
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- In the recap for the episode "Rendezvous" we see Sydney telling Will "If you need anything there are agents behind that mirror" but in the actual episode of "Rendezvous" we never saw this scene. Edit
- Goof: When Sloane and Emily sit down to talk at the beach house, a strand of hair is visible at the back of Emily's neck. She has just gone through cancer treatments and should have no hair (which is why she is wearing a scarf around her head). Revision While chemotherapy does affect the growth and retention of hair (most notably on the head) it does not always result in complete baldness. Many cancer patients wear scarves or wigs to cover bald spots or thin and lifeless hair, while others choose to shave off what hair remains, resulting in the assumption that chemotherapy means automatic baldness. Edit
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- Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan, Bradley Cooper, Merrin Dungey, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman and Victor Garber provide DVD commentary for this episode. Edit
- This episode went straight from the recap to the opening credits which is unusual as usally a fresh new scene is shown before they cut to the credits. Edit
- Music from this episode includes: "My Skin" by Natalie Merchant "Music:Response" by The Chemical Brothers "Supermoves" by Overseer "Canzone Del Salce (Verdi's Otello)" by Miriam Gauci Edit
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- Sydney: Wait. I have questions for you. Khasinau: You can ask my boss. Sydney: Your boss? I thought The Man was the boss. Khasinau: Yes. Yes, but I am not The Man. (A woman enters and stands in front of Sydney.) The Man: I have waited almost thirty years for this. Sydney: Mom? Edit
- Sydney: Hi. How did you find me? Vaughn: You told me a couple of months ago that when you feel the need to disappear, you go to the observatory. But the observatory was closed. And then I remembered you said the pier calms you down. But you weren't there. And you weren't at the bluffs and the palisades, either. Sydney: You didn't really go to all those places. Vaughn: Yeah, I did. And then I remembered you liked the train station, too. Normal people going to their normal jobs. Sydney: I can't believe you remember that. Edit
- Abigail: It's been six days. Will warned me something might happen. He didn't even turn up to his own awards dinner. Called his friends, they haven't heard from him either. Are you going to publish his story? June Litvack: Yeah. In the "A" section. I have to tell Deitrick that this is coming in. Call Orsay in graphics, get a photo of Will! Edit
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