Alias

There were plenty of pieces to pick up after the explosive finale of season two, but rather surprisingly, instead of hinting at what happened during those missing 2 years, we're thrown a new set of complications for us deal with.



As Syd puts it, her world has been torn to pieces and its the gradual decline into madness (kinda) that really sets this episode alight. Her confrontation with Vaughn, where she rips him a new one, is Jen at her best - managing to hit so many emotional beats, she always makes Syd such a compelling lead character no matter the circumstance.



There's a lot of neat changes to the show's dynamics: Marshall has a girlfriend and even more shockingly, she's pregnant; Pappa Spy has been locked up for a year; Vaughn has a new arm piece; Dixon is head of operations; Sloane is head of a charity organisation and Sydney, seemingly, is a cold blooded murderer.



All of these additions are interesting sure, but together they make for one serious info-dump. There may be tears galore to be had in this one, but there's no real emotional hook, aside from Syd going rogue in order to release her captive father. What the series had built prior to season 3 was a strong emotional core. This episode serves to disrupt every relationship Syd has and while it's effective in isolating Sydney, it's a bit of a cheat for long-term fans.



It's also an episode riddled with holes (unusual for this show). That scene where Syd intercepts the meet, dressed to kill, seemed entirely superfluous. How did she know her shot wouldn't have killed everyone in the car, along with destorying the chip? Are we meant to believe that she could easily stroll into CIA HQ the way she did with an Enemy of the State sign over her head and blackmail her senior without consequences? Dixon had an Ariel view of the mission in Paris, Lindsey certainly would have seen two figures standing outside for a few minutes chatting away like two aul ones, surely.



Regardless, it's a standard episode of Alias, meaning it's pretty good. It plants a lot of future plot developments for the season. Unfortunately it sacrifices a lot of character stuff in order to do this, and so we have a rare episode that feels all about the mission. Pity.

If you thought that this episode would reveal where Sydeny has been for the past two years, you really don't know Alias.



Sydney learns the fates of her friends and family: Jack is in jail for co-operating with Irina, Dixon is in charge of the CIA, Sloane is also working for the CIA, Marshall and his girlfriend are expecting a child and Weiss has lost a little weight. Oh, I almost forgot: Vaughan is now married to another woman.



The episode is full of shocks but it reveals nothing about Syd's two year disappearance aside from a recording that Jack shows Sydney. On the whole, the episode is mediocre save for the talk between Vaughan and Sydney near the end of the epiosde. The acting in that scene is fantastic, especially the acting of Jennifer Garner.



The episode is good but nothing spectacular. There's plenty of ass-kicking by Syd and some charged emotional scenes. Worth a look.

So this episode gave abolutely NO answers. Wich makes it kinda cool :). I didn't expect answers but what I did expect was pain, fear, despair and absolute confusion. I found out, that I wasn't happy with Vaughn reaction, and frankly everyone else's reaction except for Sydney's and Jack's.



If you've ever read my other reviews you'll know I'm a big Sydney and Vaughn shipper. Obviously not seeing them together hurts. I already knew this would happen though (I'm just spoilerish I can't help it :P) but I expected Vaughn to be broken by seeing Sydney again. It seemed to me like he excepted it way too fast. We haven't seen him that much in this epi and that's probably why I have this feeling, 'cause I know it must have been a hell for him. And he must feel real weird now, but I want to *see* him think about Sydney and what happened to her, instead of leaving it all to my imagination.



I loved Sydney's speech to Vaughn. I can't imagine how she must feel. The man she loves is married to someone else, everyone has a new life while she is stuck in her old one. How can I describe the brilliant actress that Jennifer Garner is....well, I think you all know ;)



Jack was in prison for working with Irina. That's just so in character :) Very clever! I didn't like the way how fast Sydney got Jack out of prison though. It's also kinda weird that he's back in the CIA. That doesn't make sense, but they have to keep him in the story.



I love Weiss and Marshall, they're the best. But once again I seems like they're not surprised enough with Syd's come back. She was dead! You'd just think people would react different. (Okay, I'll stop about it :P) It's great that Marshall is going to have a child. That man deserves all the happiness that he can get.



I don't like the NSC guy. Gimme Kendall! ( can't believe I just said that :S). I'm not sure I like Dixon as a leader either...



I loved the thing with the car. Sydney just looked so frickin' cool! Those are the kind of action scenes I want to see. Loved the hair too.



I read a review a while ago wich said that Alias relies on action too much. After seeing this one I can't disagree. This epi should have been all talk and still Sydney manages to immediatly do a mission for CIA. I'm sorry, but that's not logical.



Sloane is evil. I have no single doubt about that in my mind. Pure evil, and he should be stopped before he can do something evil again (that is if he isn't already doing it). The thing with 'Peace' doesn't make sense either. You're lying man. Give it up, these people WILL catch you eventually. ( where is Will, btw;) )



Good episode, but not what I expected. I do adore this shows main character, and it's sad to see her being hurt like that. It now even seems that she has done some things in her two forgotten years. Wonder where this story is going to *-) Catch you all later, too see!

Obviously everything that was shocking to Sydney in this episode was going to be shocking for us, so lets start with some of the things that I loved. I liked how Dixon got bumped up in terms of rank and is now running things over at the CIA. While I liked Terry O' Quinn for his role on the show, the CIA needed to start looking a little more like the magic days of the show when SD-6 was around which is exactly what they did. Feeding off that is Arvin Slone, who I both love and hate to see working with the CIA. I think he will flop to a bad guy sometime, which will make this writing good. If he stays goof for more then 6 episodes I would be a little worried about where the show is going. They didnt answer every question, Irina and Sark didnt make an apperence in this episode, which I think is good for the future of season 3. The action scenes were really well done and I really liked both of Sydneys conversations with Vaughn. I liked how the show picked up from the exact point of "The Telling", almost made it seem like a part two. Overall, fantastic episode and a great way to start off season 3. Though I hear it doesnt stay good for long - I hope your all wrong.

The 3rd premiere of Alias is pretty decent.



Not full of shocks and twists like the pilot, or full of development like the 2nd premiere, but, it's something really unique.



While Syd's mission with Weiss looked like a placeholder, it was nice to see her in action again.



I'm sad to see that Will is no longer part of the show. Logically, neither is Francie. And where is Kendall...? He was a very strong character. Dixon replacing him might sound like an excellent idea at first, but then, it's not. Dixon is a field agent. The leadership simply doesn't suit him. However, I'm happy to see Weiss regularly. That guy is just so funny and cool. Vaughn has married. So, let's say, Syd dies. It usually takes about a year for a person to regenerate and calmly live with the thought that the woman/man he/she once loved is now dead.

Another year to start noticing women/men on the streets, at the work too from a sexual point of view.

And marrying? That's at least 6 months. But before that... dates, proposing... another 6 months.



So AT BEST, it would've taken Vaughn 3 years to MARRY. But then, Syd didn't come back 1 year after the marriege. So let's say 3 and a half year.



Yet Vaughn managed to do this within 2 years...



Of course it might be just a production mistake, but it makes me very sad. Especially, look... Syd is, although only a tv character, someone if I lost, i would probably NEVER be able to recover.



Jennifer Garner acted the hell outta herself at the end. That one scene alone was worth watching the episode.



The episode gives us some clues, hints, but ultimately, it was all about Syd's return.



'-My name is Marshall Flinkman. F-l-i-n-k-m-a-n. I'm a technician guy. I work here.

-Sydney: Of course I remember you, Marshall(hugs)'



cute.

This episode was really, really good. I was kind of worried because of all the negativity that the fans give the third season, but I was pleasantly surprised. I found the episode to be exciting, intriguing, and, like always in the Alias universe, it completely shakes things up and never fails to surprise.



Sydney has been presumed dead for two years, the last thing she remembers being the fight with the fake Francie. Vaughn has gotten married (that was awfully quick), Marshall has gotten his girlfriend Carrie preggers, Dixon is the head of their division, and her father is in prison for working with Irina to find Sydney. And did I mention that Sloane is now working with the CIA? This episode should be called "WTF IS GOING ON" because it's like shock after shock. Anyhoo, Sydney tries regaining the CIA's trust by getting back a chip with plans for weapons on it from a mysterious new group called The Covenant. She then threatens to destroy that chip to get ole Jack out of prison.



Man, this show is frickin' AWESOME. Jennifer Garner is hot and talented, and the show is kickass, intelligent, confusing, and entertaining. It feels like The X-Files when they do all the arcs and complicated storylines, only with way more butt-kicking.