Alias

That one was clever. I loved the way they did some of the scenes - like Sydney talking with her mother the same time father was with the shrink.. the way the motion was carried out..



But most of all I liked the story developments. Sydney's mum letting them walk into that trap. And how she reacted to that. It all went as her father promised - her intel will be right, once or twice.. but in the end, there is a trap.



And how they tried to get something out of Will. I did not even thought that she was on mission.



And the whole thing with Sloane's wife.. that storyline is taking wings too.

Jack sabe de manipular gente, por eso trata de mantener a Sidney lejos de su madre con resultados, obviamente, peligrosos. Y como siempre pasa uno se queja de los defectos de los otros porque ve reflejados en esa persona los propios. Y él sólo quiere que Sid se mantenga alejada de su madre para que siga cerca de él.

Y volvemos al dilema de quienes son realmente los buenos y quienes los malos. Es según desde que punto lo miremos, y me parece raro que una persona tan inteligente como Sidney no se de cuenta de eso. Nadie es tan bueno, nadie es tan malo.

I thought Sydneys mother would ahve played more of a role in Season 2 then a four episode stroy arch, but maybe the writers figure it was her 4 episode apperence that will be with us the entire season with Sydney, rather then having her there every episode. I did like the scenes with her in them, watching her interact with Sydney. I think everyone watching the show knew what Jack knew - that one day she was going to do something that would have put Sydneys life in danger. I liked Jacks plan of getting rid of Sydneys mother, by hiring someone to make sure the mission was going to fail. Sark is becoming the best villian of all time in television show history. I dont know how the guy continues to show up everywhere. His apprences remind me of the K-Directerrete person that Sydney used to see in every episode last season at the most random times. His disapearring act is very weird, but thats what continues to draw me to this show. The "Emily Sloane" storyline is also just down right weird, dont know where the show is going with that but I certainy hope there is some kind of a reaosn her name showed up on the hotels manifest. Fantastic episode.

I had been wondering for a while how far Jack would go to keep Sydney away from her mother and in this episode you defiantly get your answer



The episode has some nice scene graphics in Russia and a few good fights although this episode seemed kind of gun heavy. While the explosion at the end was done with blinding light I kind of liked it and the burning house in the back looked good.



Everyone’s been doing a great job as usual. The highlights are once again Sydney and her mother and their conversations with each other. I thought Will did a good job with his scenes in the rehab center, keeping the audience guessing on if he was going to tell her about SD-6 or not.



I’ll start off with Will’s subplot first. It was pretty obvious for me that the girl was working for SD-6 from the very beginning however it makes total sense. Sloan wants to cover his back and wants to make sure Will wont be a problem it’s only logical that they would test him to make sure he was a no risk. The main plot here really centers on Sydney becoming ever closer to her mother. Jack sees this happening sees Sydney falling under her spell so to speak and takes matters into his own hands. He becomes extremely reckless and making sure that the CIA and especially Sydney lose trust in Irina become more important then anything else. Because of him the operation manual to Irina’s entire network is lost. That Bible could have brought down her entire organization along with other organizations like it but Sydney’s trust with her mother was more important to Jack then anything else.



Special Effects: 8

Acting: 9

Direction: 9 Writing: 9

Style: 9



Final Rating: 8.8

The episode was cool but come on, Sydney would have froze in the water in a matter of seconds. It really is a miracle that she managed to get out from under the ice.



What does Irena want with the earings? I don't think it's because they have sentimental value. There's definately something hidden in them. That woman is so evil. I love her!



Will was smart, he didn't let that spy from SD-6 trick him into saying anything he shouldn't.



Sydney is starting to really care for her mother, Jack saw this & wanted Syd to think that her mother betrayed her trust. What will happen when she finds out that Jack was behind the explosion.



My favorite quote for the day:



Irina: How do you say "thank you" to the woman who killed your father?

Vaughn: (pause) You don't.



Oh, how I loved that moment.

This episode was defenitly not bad, but it didn't stick with me at all. I totally forgot what it was about :S. I had to watch it again to get a better opinion about it.



Sydney getting out of the ice is a miracle. It didn't really seem real 'cause she should have been frozen in the time she was under water. If the ice freezes in 4 seconds she would be dead right now. *Thank God she isn't though, kinda would be a weird end for the show ;)* I really wonder who that guy underwater was.



Will is cute. God was he cute in this episode. I loved the way he was talking about how he got to know Sydney and how he loves that he can talk to her now. He aso said to that girl that he wanted ( wants ) more from Sydney.

The way he mislead the SD-6 girl was brilliant too. Very good, Will!!!



I wonder how it is possible that Sydney goes on so many CIA missions. Isn't SD-6 noticing at all? I mean last year, she couldn't do a thing without problems with SD-6. but now she is either on a mission for the CIA or in a CIA office with her mother. Just seemed strange.



Talking about Mommy dearest: Jack REALLY has some major issues with that woman. I think Irina may be really trying to get better with Sydney. I think she's evil, but after watching her a while I think she may actually really care for Syndey. And Sydney obviously cares about Irina more and more. But Jack won't have it. The hous went boom, and mommy's s-c-r-e-w-e-d. Sydney's gonna find out though, and then Jack is. I wonder how Syd's going to handle that.



I absolutely adored Vaughn's speech. "I'm you ally, never forget that". Sydney had to cry, I saw it! He's just the best for her.



I guess that with teh explosion, the Bible is gone. And Sark also was gone very quick. I wonder what he's up to *-)



Good episode but as said before, no impression left at all. You have those epi's that just don't stick......

This episode kind of took the bad feelings away I head regarding the previous episode 'cypher'. It's very well played, the characters-depictions are solid and it's very much entertaining.



Some minor questions arise though:



- why would such a careful man like Sark give up on the upcoming russian securities and even forget about the map he just took from Sydney? How did he get away so fast from russian custody he was no doubt held in after his assault at the library?



- the method Jack is taking to prevent his daughter from connecting with her mother seems kind of too drastic for me to seem plausible. Why would he even risk Sydney beeing blown up in the abandoned house with 'the bible' just to keep her from her mother? If something would have gone wrong he would have her killed which seems ackward to me considering he was just about to really connect to her. I don't believe his character just makes up for this method at this point of the whole plot.



- why didn't Will tell Sydney about the woman approaching him at the heroin-addicts' meeting to get some info about SD-6? For me it seems absolutely essential, he would tell her, considering their newly-gained freedom to talk among each other.



Apart from these things, that, in my opinion, don't quite fit into the whole picture, it's a fine episode.