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2.12 The Getaway

Weiss: "I'm three months past a near death experience. What the hell are you listening to my advice for?"

And I thought Sloane was devious and manipulative before this episode.

I have to give him some credit for loving Emily enough to betray the Alliance for her sake; I should have seen it coming, but didn't expect it. And framing Ariana? Couldn't happen to a nicer girl. Sloane also used Jack shamelessly -- he needed Jack to discover Ariana's link to Brio and the planted ransom booty. Could have been disastrous, and Sloane probably wouldn't have cared; he certainly didn't think twice about killing that programmer.

Vaughn and Sydney have passed the point of no return. No smoochies yet, but they took three big steps closer to succumbing to their mutual attraction: (1) that fight they had about Jack (and Alice); (2) their massively stupid "date", which almost ended in an upstairs rented room; and (3) agreeing to cover up their mutual lapse so that they could keep working together. I think they should forget dating and just have clandestine, surrepticious sex.

Jack and Irina are connecting in a big way, too. He needed help, he wanted someone smart and experienced to bounce ideas off of, and whom did he go to? He even went back to tell her what happened at the end, and they were smiling at each other. Ooooooh. Can parental hanky-panky be far behind?

Bits and pieces:

-- In the full circle department, Sydney got to rescue Jack the way he rescued her at the beginning of the series. And speaking of coolness, Vaughn, with the knife in his boot and the cool moves in the alley? Way to go, Boy Scout.

-- Jack got a (mercifully brief) turn in the torture chair. Heavy scene, although I did pretty much expect Sloane to show up and rescue Jack.

-- Marshall: "I'll just stop talking." Sloane: "I appreciate that."

-- I may have mentioned this before, but I live in L.A. and it always makes me smile when they show a clear, smog-free view of the city.

-- Vaughn to Sydney, as they mutually peruse an available room key: "I think we should have an open mind about this."

-- This week's itinerary: Nice, and the Philippines.

-- This week's cool looks: Dixon as a French priest, and Sydney in purple hair, dog collar, tattoo, and fishnet stockings. In fact, that whole airport security scene was priceless; Jennifer Garner just makes it work, every time.

This episode was one hell of a lot of fun, and had more than one "omigod" moment. Four out of four spies,

Billie





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