Alias

The Indicator

Season 2, Episode 5, Aired 11/3/02

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Sydney discovers a terrifying secret when she's sent on a case to track down a new generation of weapons. Meanwhile, Vaughn suspects Jack of setting up Sydney's mother to take a fall. Sloane tells Jack the truth about Emily's death.

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Kevin Weisman

Marshall J. Flinkman
Jennifer Garner

Sydney Anne Bristow
Merrin Dungey

Francine 'Francie' Calfo

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Protecting the secret..

7.5

"Good"

By Parricida, Feb 01, 2009 Report Abuse

Mom seems out of the picture and now all the bad things go after father again - he staged the things in Madagascar, ordered the explosives to get read of mother.

And Vaughn gets that and he is not only one but even bigger secret will be revealed when Sydney goes to a mission and realize the weapons she has come to spy on are children and that brings back her own memories - she did the same things.. and by going deeper she figures it all out and to be honest, that was a stunning turn.. what a trick.. I never even thought that. She never had a change..moreless

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Trust no more

9.0

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By napen, Dec 27, 2008 Report Abuse

Cuando lo que ms quers te decepciona, cuando te das cuenta que no slo te minti sino que lo hizo para sacar provecho l, perjudicndote. sto le pasa a Sidney en este episodio y espero que le sirva para replantearse quienes son los malos y quienes los buenos o, mejor dicho, que nadie es tan malo ni nadie tan bueno en esta vida tan compleja aunque parezca tan simple (a la vez que es una cosa es la otra).
Bien Vaughn delatando a Jack, bien el misterio de la mujer de Sloane (demostrando que nadie es tan inteligente y nadie tan tonto).moreless

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9.2

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By cavanagh15, Jul 26, 2007 Report Abuse

The end of the episode made one of the most blcokbuster reveals of the entire series up until this point. I thought the entire episode was pretty boring actually, but it did have a lot of high points in it that made me like the episode. I thought the continuation of Emily Sloans mystery took a huge turn in this epsiode when the drug that makes it seem that she could be alive was brought to Arvins attention. I think in the next episode we will continue to see him lose it, maybe even dig up his wifes grave to see what is in it. The end of the episode was just...amazing. I see Vaughn and Sydney growing closer and closer byt he episode and it is just a metter of time until the love triangle becomes full circle will Will and Vaughn. Overall, I think the episode was just what everyone expects from season 2 at this point - nothing but surperb.moreless

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This episode reveals a lot about Sydney and her past and completely changes her relationship with her father.

9.4

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By KevinMR223, Jun 24, 2007 Report Abuse

Sydney was always said to be an amazing spy to have skills like no other person. While her skills have always been hers it seems she has had some training along the way. The scene at the beginning is the only real big action scene which was very cool but that was pretty much it for the episode.

Again we turn to Marshall; I don't think his funny explanation of gadgets will ever get old. Lena Olin was missing from this episode but that didn't stop Jennifer and Garner and Victor who plays her father Jack from doing great scenes together. The scene at the end in the rain is especially powerful.

This episode has a lot of ground to cover. Most notably is the next generation weapon, which turns out to be sleeper agent kids. Which I find to be very creepy. From the beginning I had a feeling this might lead back to Sydney it only makes sense that she being the amazing agent that she is was part of the original project. The nice surprise was that it was her father who was in charge of the project and that what Sydney's mother was sent to do was to uncover information about this very project. Now either the writers had planned for this to be the case all along or they found the perfect match to everything they set up as a back-story for Sydney and her family. Meanwhile Vaughn finds out that Jack was behind the bombing of the cabin not Irina. He plans to tell Sydney but after the Christmas project ordeal she figures it out for herself. I thought that finding out Jack was behind the bombing would take longer but I guess the timing worked well coinciding with Sydney learning the truth.

As I already mentioned the writers did a great job in making this piece of the puzzle work in perfectly with what had already been established. Each twist was great ad they defiantly know where they are taking everything they are doing this season. And once again they are doing a top-notch job with the dialogue.

The episode was just one more piece to solving the great puzzle that is Alias and that makes it a 10 out of 10 in my book. This episode is going to have long-term ramifications for Sydney and her father. Their relationship seem to have been getting as each episode went on this season but now it might never be the same.

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This was one cool episode.

9.2

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By aussieforgood, Mar 12, 2006 Report Abuse

Francie's restauraunt is now open for buisiness.

Irena left her earings behind in her cell, and Sydney found them. Irena is definately up to something.

Irena doesn't show up in this episode.

Sloan tells Jack exactly how he killed Emily and why, and how Emily may have evaded her death. So the question now, is she really alive?

Vaughn figures out that Jack framed Irena and tells him if he doesn't tell Syd the truth he'll tell her himself.

Sydney finds out that her father made her a part of project Christmas. And that she was trained to be a spy at a very young age. And she works out what Irena's real mission was when she was sent to spy on Jack & the CIA.

The end was cool, with Syd telling her father that she'll never forgive him for what he did. Then she goes to Vaughn and cries on his shoulder.

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Trivia
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- Goof: When in Buenos Aires, Sydney is fighting a man she is supposed to capture and he tries to stun her with a "stun gun". Sydney fights him off and kicks him into his indoor pond where he is electrocuted because of the gun. Sydney reaches out and snatches him out the water throwing him to the ground, to save him from electrocution. However, basic understanding of electric burns will tell you that this is impossible without being shocked as well as the original victim. Sydney should've been electrocuted as well as the man when she pulled him out, but she is immediately shown functioning perfectly. Edit
- Goof: When Sloane steps out of the shower to see the wine glass and looks in the mirror to re-adjust his towel. His man-thong to make it look like he was naked is clearly seen. Edit
- Number 47: When Sydney is giving the IP address to the CIA, she opens port 47. Edit
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- Music from this episode includes: "This World" by Zero 7 "Brimful Of Asha" by Cornershop "When I Get You Alone" by Thicke "Verdi's "Canzone del Salce"-Ave Maria" by Miriam Gauci "The Golden Age" by Beck "River" by Joni Mitchell Edit
- Although credited David Anders does not appear in this episode. Edit
- Although credited Lena Olin does not appear. Edit
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- (At Francie's restaurant kick-off party) Sydney: Where'd you find all these people? Francie: Can you believe it? I invited 100 people, thinking that maybe 70 would show up- Will: Well you said you were worried- Francie: He tells his entire N.A. meeting. Will: They're good people- Francie: I'm sure they're fantastic, but we make 90% of our profits from the bar - they don't drink! Edit
- (Vaughn interrogates De Souza) Vaughn: This is not a good time to be a terrorist, Manolo. A couple of years ago you would've had some civil rights. Now we just through you in a cell, no attorney, no due process. Edit
- Will: I have this new friend of mine in my work detail: Tommy Marijuana. We call him Tommy Marijuana, because there's Tommy Marijuana and Tommy Crystalmeth. Edit
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