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2.2 Trust Me Vaughn: "Guess it's two-for-one day on blackmail." And I thought my family was dysfunctional. The very dislikeable Assistant Director Kendall is back, played by the very talented Terry O'Quinn. And he's the one holding Irina, and pressuring Sydney to interact with her. Getting in to see her was like visiting Hannibal Lector, wasn't it? It was very touching of Vaughn, who has his own issues, to go confront Irina in Syd's place. (And it was creepy that it only took Irina about ten seconds to figure out whose son Vaughn was, and that Vaughn cares for Sydney.) Sydney said at one point, "I don't support the death penalty, but I hope that she dies for all that she's done." Sydney may think that she's on top of her feelings for her mother, but she's lying to herself. That final scene where Sydney was laying down the law to Irina was terrific, but I get the feeling it was just what Irina wanted all along – to get a rise out of Sydney. Am I completely off base thinking Darth Vader here? Is Irina there to turn Sydney, or possibly Jack? One scene I absolutely cannot wait to see is Jack and Irina in the same room for the first time. He can't talk about her without exploding; I love it. So SD-6 has Irina's blackmail disk, and the CIA doesn't. Sloane is already using it, as poor Peter Fordson now knows. Plus the Derevko Operations Bible is still out and about. Bet we'll hear about that again. Sloane is now a full-fledged member of the Alliance. What did they inject into him as part of the initiation procedure? A remote-control caplet that will kill him if he turns or is captured? Or was it something else? Bits and pieces: -- Weiss is still alive and is going to be okay. Khasinau is reportedly dead, though. Why exactly did Irina kill him? -- Was anyone else shuddering when Sloane took Sydney's hand and said he was there for her? Eeeeee... -- On the home front, Will gets probation, treatment, and community service, Francie decides to paint her new restaurant red, and Will offers to help her get a legal liquor license. Francie has always seemed like a pointless character to me, but I realize that her function is to inject normalcy into Sydney's life. Francie is there for contrast; she's living the life Sydney can't have. -- May I say that Vaughn looks way hot in all black? -- This week's geographical highlights: Rabat (where's that?), Helsinki, and London. -- This week's coolest moment: Sydney jumping off the balcony right before Sloane saw her. -- This week's hottest moment: Jack reacting to Irina's intel instructions for Sydney. -- This week's hair report: we got Jennifer's own hair, piled up and sexy, plus a cool, black, flippy wig. -- This week's language: Syd's very impressive Italian. Three out of four spies, and I'm very much looking for a Mommy/Daddy scene next week, Billie |
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