Alias

Mea Culpa

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired 12/9/01

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Sydney's life is placed in mortal danger when Sloane is informed by his superior that she is the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, Dixon's life hangs in the balance after he is shot on a mission, and Will realizes that his discovery of Kate Jones' pin could uncover some unexpected information.moreless

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Kevin Weisman

Marshall J. Flinkman
Jennifer Garner

Sydney Anne Bristow
Merrin Dungey

Francine 'Francie' Calfo

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8.9

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By cavanagh15, Jun 20, 2011 Report Abuse

Wills storyline both can be good sometimes and other times it seems like a waste of time. Becuase we know what happened to Sydneys boyfriend, it seems like he is doing nothing but trying to find out who Sydney Bristow really is, which in itself isnt really an interesting storyline. Having the mystery man who keeps calling him is an interesting little storyline, because it means that someone is watching what he does and Im thinking it could be someone that we know that is watching him - maybe even Sydneys father. I thought the episode started off kind of slow, but picked up wtih the intense scene where Sydney had to make the drop. I didnt much care for the bank robbery scene, I think Ive gotten used to seeing much better when it comes to espiouge on this show. Either way - it was still a good episode.moreless

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By Parricida, Jun 20, 2011 Report Abuse

Ok.. the lie detector test - it was too perfect and that's why they are thinking she is the mole and the leader of SD-6 tries to protect her - is it because he has known her so long or is it something else?

Anyway, there is that other man who does not believe her and as we see in the end, he crabs her.

And oh.. the cases.. there are those but most of the episode goes around Sydney.. like when they say there is a hit on her and Vaughn wants to get her out but father says it is a trap.. Exciting episode.moreless

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By napen, Oct 15, 2008 Report Abuse

Sloane desconfa de Sidney, casi seguro que es ella la que est poniendo en descubierto a SD-6. Lo que pasa es que la quiere tanto que le duele tener que liquidarla. Tanto como si fuera su hija. Entonces decide... mandarla a matar. Con algo de remordimiento y culpa supongo, pero la cosa es que Sidney pasa de salvarse de milagro en Argentina tras caer en esa caverna a estar en (donde era?) a punto de ser ASESINADA por SD-6 pero no porque era para saber si ella realmente estaba con la CIA porque ellos la salvaran justo en el momento en que... bueno, la cosa es que al final no pasa nada como siempre y ella sale sin un rasguo.moreless

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By VGFreak8, Feb 19, 2008 Report Abuse

Will digs deeper after finding out that there was a bug with him from Eloise Curts. A mysterious man calls him and tells him to assure him that he's ready to dig deeper. Will gets a tape with voices and gunshots. Dixon is shot and Sydney uses a CIA device to call for help. Dixon is put in an SD-6 hospital. Sloane sets up the CIA to find out if Sydney is really a mole. Jack tells the CIA not to go in when Sydney may be in danger. It saves her life, but when Marshall detects Sydney was contacting another source, Sloane figures out she's it and captures her. Francie is shopping for wedding dresses.

This episode was great! I'm interested in Will's plot right now. I'm also excited to find out what will happen to Sydney. This episode gets a 10 out of 10!moreless

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By CTUBauer24, Oct 15, 2007 Report Abuse

Episode Spoilers - In this episode of Alias while on a mission in South America Dixon is shot by Anna. Mean while Sloane thinks Sydney is the mole in SD-6 my his soupier her life is in jeopardy over all the best episode by far good story nerve racking wanting to know how is going to end the mission was a good mission story noting dull are bad about it sad that Dixon got shot but still nice good that the series is back on track and is not slowing down my over all rating is going to be 9.9 overall ENDmoreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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Trivia
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- When Sydney is telling Vaughn what happened after she used the Satellite phone to contact CIA to ask for medical help for Dixon, she says that the helicopter took them to a hospital in Buenos Aires. But then thought about what would Sloane do when he found out about this betrayal to SD-6. And came out saying that she lied to Sloane telling him she drove Dixon all the way to the hospital. Edit
- Goof: After Sydney was shot, you can see has three bullets stuck in her vest, but later after climbing out of the pit and collapsing on the ground, her vest is clean. Edit
- If Sydney's fall was stopped by her leg catching on the ladder, then the sudden catch from that height and speed would have done some damage to her leg (like her ankle, or calf, etc), but there is no telltale sign or even a reference that she's sustained such an injury. Edit
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- Music from this episode includes: "Out Of Order" by Duncan Sheik "Diggin' Your Scene" by Smashmouth "Sacred Way" by Munkafust Edit
Quotes
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- (After Sydney walks away unharmed from the park) Eric Weiss: (sweating) I just lost 30 pounds. I'm not kidding. Edit
- (Sloane's fully convinced that Sydney's the mole) Sloane: I need to send a communiqué to SD-4 office in Rome: attention Spinelli, put it through Server 5. SD-6 Agent: Yes Sir. Sloane: I'm ordering with Security Section full knowledge, the assassination of an SD-6 Officer. Method: close range hit, this Officer's scheduled to make a dead drop at Denati Park 10 pm tomorrow, that's when the kill should take place. SD-6 Agent: Yes Sir. Sloane: The target's name is Bristow... Sydney Bristow. Edit
- Agent Dreyer: (to Sloane) Sydney Bristow's the mole... if you don't follow protocol on this, I'm going to The Alliance. Edit
Allusions
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- The title of this episode "Mea Culpa" means "my (own) fault" in Latin. A phrase which is said to admit one's mistakes. Edit