It's a visit down memory lane with ''The Nemesis,'' an episode that actually had me intrigued about what the Covenant are up to. There's plenty on offer for long-term fans, as Allison makes her season 3 debut, with Merrin looking as good as ever!
Everything just seems to click with this one. Scribe, Crystal Nix, does a terrific job of making the series feel like Alias again. There's plenty of juicy references to lap up, even visual gags such as the episode opening up with Syd enjoying a run through the park brought back memories. It may seem like an odd thing to miss, but I do.
The script is filled with a lot of fun elements. I think this is the first real episode of the 3rd season where Syd dawns an Alias and hits up a club - minor, but crucial, excursions where the writer has the opportunity to take a break from the high tension and let loose with hilarious lines like ''check out the guy with no rhythm'' or Vaughn jokingly considering a nose job, add that little somethin' somethin' extra to the show.
The highlight for me had to be watching Syd act as Arvin's handler. His jab about Syd letting Vaughn control her was a low-blow, and it's times like these that Sloane is at his best. He really knows how to crawl under the skin of anyone, and even though Syd managed to stay calm and collected, you could see she was just about to break. Ah, but revenge is sweet, cos Syd forced Sloane to inquire about her missing two years, threatening to compromise his cover (''sucks being a double agent, doesn't it?'').
It was always going to be hard to top the fight scene from The Telling, but the showdown we get here is curiously lit and poorly directed. Still, that flashback to Francie dying was surprisingly powerful - I miss her. And as if that weren't enough, Rambaldi is brought into the equation and it turns out he knew how to accelerate the healing process (a step towards his efforts in gaining immortality).
Overall, this is the Alias I've been wanting from season 3. Dixon finally lets down his barrier (''I want the B*** dead''), Marshal reaches an all time funny, Lauren has an AMAZING body, and these are simply obscure observations in an otherwise jam-packed, mythology driven episode. The ending seemed a little tacked on, though. It seemed to be overly dramatic for the sake of whipping up a cliffhanger. OK, we get it, Allison managed to break free after being shot. Are we forgetting Syd's super heroic antics in Taipei, after her mother shot her? Hrmm.moreless
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Sydney's emotions are turned inside-out when she comes face-to-face with Allison, Francie's doppelgänger, who was presumed dead but is now a key figure in The Covenant. Meanwhile Lauren's search for Lazarey's murderer leads her closer to discovering a connection to Sydney, and Sydney begrudgingly is assigned as Sloane's CIA handler.moreless
 Greg Grunberg |
Eric Weiss |
 Kevin Weisman |
Marshall J. Flinkman |
 Jennifer Garner |
Sydney Anne Bristow |
 Carl Lumbly |
Marcus R. Dixon |
 Ron Rifkin |
Arvin Sloane |
 Michael Vartan |
Michael C. Vaughn |
 Merrin Dungey |
Allison |
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 Martin Horsey |
Man |
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Krassimir |
Bulgarian Coo |
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 Kurt Fuller |
Lindsey |
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TRIVIA (8)
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We get to see how Allison killed Francie.
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To further symbolize their fight between good and evil, Sydney was dressed in white and Allison in black.
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We can see a picture of Budapest instead of Z�rich when Sydney goes to Switzerland to meet Sloane. In the background the towers of Europe's biggest synagogue can be seen. The scene was shot on the rooftop of the Astoria, a famous hotel in Budapest.
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In Phase One, when Francie get's killed, the trail of blood from her head goes horizontally. In this episode, the trail of blood goes straight down.
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In the office that is supposed to be in London there is a lamp that clearly uses an American plug.
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It seems pretty odd that Sydney, with all her training as super agent, could have just walked towards the lift and looking at the body without even checking the surrounding to see if Alison was nearby to knock her unconsious from the back! That precaution would have been rule no. 1 in the CIA's book of "Things to Look out for"
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I think it is possible for the red ray to be seen from Allison's rifle because the place is a dance hall and people tend to smoke there right?
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The beam from Allison's laser sight should not have been visible (unless the air was filled with aerosol particles).
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(Marshall is explaining something in a briefing)
Weiss: Flinkman you know what would be great, English! -
Marshall: I don't know if you noticed, but I'm not that smooth around the lady's, in fact I'm a little awkward. Let's face it I mean you got the looks, I've got the brains.
(Vaughn has an insulted look on his face)
But look I wanted to propose to Carrie, so I came up with an idea and I was hoping maybe you could give me some objective feedback.
Vaughn (Says still with insulted look on his face): I've got the looks, you've got the brains? -
Sydney: Do you have the signal?
Vaughn (Looks at PDA/signal device): Either Allison's in there or someone's making microwave popcorn. -
Vaughn: It's been three weeks since I found out Sydney murdered Lazarey. I've been lying to my wife for three weeks.
Weiss: Vaughn, I know guys that lie to their wives for a lot longer than that.
Vaughn: You understand the reason your brother didn't like talking to you is because you say stupid things right?
(Pauses and takes some shots)
Weiss: Listen, you were ordered not to say anything. Right? This isn't your choice.
Vaughn: Yeah, and she was ordered to find out who killed Lazarey. I mean that's my point. Is that I'm actively engaged in preventing her from doing her job. You know she's going to find out. I mean, you know she is.
Weiss: And that you're protecting Sydney.
Vaughn: Yeah, see where I'm going with this.
Weiss: Well this is why people from the CIA should not get married to people from the NSC. Don't poop where you sleep.
Vaughn: Thanks a lot! (Takes a very hard shot at Weiss)
Weiss (Falls over in pain): Uh, okay, you know what, that hurts! -
Sloane: Sydney, I was very pleased when Dixon said that you'd agreed to be my handler.
Sydney: It was an assignment, not an agreement. The way a janitor doesn't agree to clean a toilet. -
Allison (To Sark): You look like you've seen a ghost.
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Music from this episode includes:
"Last Chance" by Jet
"Cowgirl" by Underworld
"A/Klamatize" by Helix
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This episode features flashbacks from "The Telling" and "Phase One".
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