Alias

Parity

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired 10/14/01

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Sydney's life is in mortal danger as she is sent to Madrid to retrieve a 500-year-old sketch that contains a set of numbers and meets up with her deadly nemesis, K-Directorate agent, Anna Espinosa. Meanwhile, Will delves deeper into the cause of Danny's death and discovers a very strange anomaly.moreless

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Kevin Weisman

Marshall J. Flinkman
Jennifer Garner

Sydney Anne Bristow
Merrin Dungey

Francine 'Francie' Calfo

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I like how they do the endings..

8.2

"Great"

By Parricida, Jun 18, 2011 Report Abuse

Ok.. I think I am finally getting how this is going to be and I am more and more enjoying the episodes - ok, I still expect series like this little more action and less drama as to be honest, the whole friends playing cards scene was pointless.. But some great developments and excitement. I liked the change the made in CIA.. more tension. And then the whole party thing where Anna and Sidney met.. both under the same thing and in the end, have to come together to open the briefcase. And as I said - the end. You just have to finish it on the most exciting place to be sure people will come back.moreless

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Espinosa vs. Bristow

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By napen, Oct 01, 2008 Report Abuse

Sidney se reencuentra con su archi enemiga: Ana Espinoza. Cada hroe se mide en base a su contrario, as la moneda pasa a ser moneda mostrando sus 2 caras. Las veo pelear y me pregunto en que mundo sera posible caminar por cualquier calle y poder presenciar un espectculo de tales caractersticas. Si alguien lo sabe por favor avseme. En cuanto a Alias como show me entretiene y gusta. Me hace querer ms cada vez que un episodio culmina. Los personajes son entraables y humanos, cada uno a su manera. Brindo por el genio de J. J. Abrams una vaz ms.moreless

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Loved it!

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By VGFreak8, Jan 30, 2008 Report Abuse

NOTE: The following paragraph is the summary from the episode on TV.com. I didn't write this summmary in my own words, so I don't take credit.

Sydney's life is in mortal danger as she is sent to Madrid to retrieve a 500-year-old sketch that contains a set of numbers and meets up with her deadly nemesis, K-Directorate agent Anna Espinosa. Meanwhile, Will delves deeper into the cause of Danny's death and discovers a very strange anomaly.

Francine suspects Charlie is cheating on her, while Jack lied to Sydney about her mother's death. Vaughn gets promoted back up thanks to Sydney. Anna and Syd open the box and are surprised to find what's inside.

This episode was great! I loved the action and suspense! It gets a 10 out of 10!moreless

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By CTUBauer24, Oct 15, 2007 Report Abuse

Story spoilers-In this episode of Alias Sydney and Dixon are sent to Madrid to get a very old document while she is their she runs in to her emery Sydney get the box and her enemy get the key so both groups decide to meet and see what is in the suitcase when they open the box there is something they do not expect to be their and the episode ends with a cliffhanger over all this is a good episode they has a good running story in it and we get introduced to some new bad guys who seem to make the show run smoother even though SD-6 is the main enemy of the series It is good not to have Sydney run around and do stuff for them and report back to Vaughn this episode turn the series in a new direction and made it better The Endmoreless

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By cavanagh15, Jul 08, 2007 Report Abuse

I really liked this episode a lot - with the scenes between Sydney and her friend Will (?) were really good. I like how they didnt really answer much after they kissed. They didnt get so into it that you need answers in the upcoming episode, which could be a good storyline down the road as the season draws more to a close. I liked all of the action in this episode, starting at the very beginning with the cliffhanger ending that left us all puzzled from the previous episode. I also liked the girl on girl action in the middle part of the episode, with both of them trying to regain the lost plans. Then to wrap it up in traditional JJ Abrams style with yet another cliffhanger ending of not knowing what was inside the box. The next episode should start off with one heck of a bang and I cant wait to see what happens next.moreless

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Trivia
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- When Ineni Hassan was holding a gun to Sydney's head while she was holding the ball of plutonium, he says in Arabic "nazzel ha shwaya shwaya", which means "put it down slowly." However since in Arabic language males and females are spoken to differently, he should've said "nazlee ha..." because "nazzel" is for males only. Edit
- Goof: When Sydney is chasing Anna through the basement after Anna stole the briefcase from the vault, Sydney removes her high heels on a stairway, to run faster. A couple of edits later, we see Sydney round a corner, briefly we can see her wearing RUNNING shoes...a moment later we see her barefoot again. And she is clearly barefoot again when she begins her little brawl with Anna! Edit
- Number 47: (hidden) When Sloane is talking about the device that Sydney stole in "Truth Be Told," there a serial number on screen: 6867-8795-245-487 8739. Edit
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- The set in which the car is displayed in Madrid is the same set that was used in episode 2.06 That Old Black Magic of Charmed as a museum. Edit
- Music from episode includes: "The Beginner" by Miranda Lee Richards "La Cienega Just Smiled" by Ryan Adams "Rings A Bell" by Bill Bonk "Go Get It" by Spookie Daly Pride Edit
- The episode's title, "Parity", is a computer reference. A parity bit is an bit at the end of a byte used for error detection. It's association to this episode seems to be the relationship between Sydney and Lambert, and his supervising of her progress. Edit
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- Sydney: Are you insane? Calling me in here for a social event? SD-6 has a division whose sole responsibility it is to track their agents and report back suspect activity. "Your girl" is risking her life, and you yours, every time we lay eyes on each other. So, do me a favor: don't be so friendly. Lambert: I-I just love your spirit. Sydney: That's heartening. Are we done here? Edit
- Sydney: See you when I get back. Vaughn: No, actually, you won't. Uh, I'm being replaced by a senior officer. It seems I wasn't experienced enough to be your handler. Edit
- Sydney: I don't want it to be like that anymore, I'm just sick of it. I mean, I always had this feeling that maybe someday, I don't know, my dad and I would connect. That things could start to get better. Francie: Well, you know my opinion of your dad. Sydney: I know. Francie: But listen. If you can find it in your heart to forgive him for being the kind of guy he's been all your life, which I would find impossible and could never do, then you should make a real effort. Edit
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- Marshall: ... you'll probably want to dress nice, you know, dress to thrill. A play on Dressed to Kill, the title of four movies, one of which is an adaptation of a Arthur Conan Doyle's story and the more recent one was directed by Brian De Palma in 1980. Edit