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2.13 Phase One Sydney: "What was wrong with the black one? Do you think it's comfortable wearing clothes like this?" Holy series-changing episode, Batman! I said "Whoa!" out loud more than once, and I think my jaw actually, literally dropped at the end. When they decide it's time to shake things up, they sure don't fool around. SD-6 is history, and Sloane has brought down the entire Alliance. What a shock. I mean, SD-6 and the Alliance were at the center of the entire plot of this show until this point. And that wasn't all; just about every major plot element got twisted and shaken up: 1. Jack got caught by Sloane's replacement and exposed as a double agent; he wound up back in the torture chamber. Looks like the rift between Sydney and Jack is now gone; she was pretty upset about him getting caught, wasn't she? 2. In order to rescue Jack, Sydney told Dixon the truth, and he was pissed. And who could blame him? (Carl Lumbly did some excellent work here. And Jennifer Garner was terrific.) 3. After dancing around it for far too long, Vaughn finally brought his feelings for Syd out into the open. How about that kiss, huh? How conscientious of both of them to wait until their official mission was complete before locking lips! 4. And speaking of locked lips, poor Francie! I liked Francie, and I'm bummed that she's dead. How long can a false Francie stay unexposed, especially since the real Francie and Will started smooching? Is the actress being written out of the show at the end of this year, and are they letting her go out with a bang? And by the way, Sydney told Will to get Francie and leave town. What was Francie still doing in the restaurant? All this, and I haven't even mentioned the server-47-on-the-airplane sequence, which was extremely cool -- the outfits, the explosive decompression, the parachute, and even Vaughn, jealous and worried and suffering from an overdose of aftershave. As much as I was enjoying the (way too short) guest spot by Rutger Hauer, I was very much aware that Sloane was unaccounted for... but I was still surprised at the end, when we discovered that Sloane was behind the whole thing. What also surprised me was that Sloane knew about Jack and Sydney being double agents. How long has he known? This was like an end-of-the-series episode, but this isn't the end, thank goodness. I can't wait to see where it goes from here. What is Phase Two? Bringing down the CIA? Could that be why Irina turned herself in? Bits and pieces: -- The server was number 47 again, that magic Rambaldi number. And it was even on a 747. -- Sark: "When I met with Geiger this morning, I left his office feeling as unstrung as you look." Sydney: "Just so you know, I'm fully strung." -- Weiss to Vaughn: "There's no way that guy smells as good as you." -- Geiger: "Both your files... there were so many red flags, I thought I was in a Russian airport." -- Lena Olin wasn't in this episode. -- This week's itinerary: "Over the Atlantic." :) -- This week's hot look: Do I even have to spell it out? I bet that fans who are hot for Jennifer Garner had to put their tongues back in their mouths after that opening scene. (Speaking of which, it's too bad that Vaughn didn't get to see her in either of those outfits.) -- Just a brief plug. If you like sci-fi and you've never seen Rutger Hauer's incredible performance in "Blade Runner," you should. He should have gotten an Academy award for it. There are several versions of "Blade Runner"; the U.S. Director's Cut is by far the best. What a slam-bang episode. Five out of four spies, Billie |
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