ALIAS - Love Story: Section Two

Kendall: I just got off the phone with the Director again, and he asked me again if I knew we were in the intelligence business.


I didn't initially plan to break these sections into seasons specifically, but I guess its working out that way. What can you do? I'm guessing I'll end up putting my favorite quote from the season at the top. What can I say...I love the quotes.

The Enemy Walks In (2.01) - This is basically a continuance of Almost Thirty Years, and we tie up a bunch of lose ends, including how Vaughn survives "I Almost Died: Part One". He swam out of room 47 only to get caught by Derevko's men and taken to France. Of course, all of that could have been avoided if he would have just run when he saw the massive wall of water coming at him instead of standing there like an idiot. I don't think any other Alias moment bothers me more than that one. Its just as well, the hot component is alive and well. We also find that Sloane really did kill his own wife, curiousity didn't kill Will but did turn him into an unemployed drug addict, and we, the viewers, see Irina Derevko for the first time and how Sydney escaped from the room in Taipai only after the mother/daughter reunion included Syd getting shot by Irina. Ultimately, Irina turns herself in.

Cipher (2.03) - In this episode, two things happen that I feel are relatively important, although this is the season where Irina is the major player, so most things are important. Jack confronts Irina for the first time and Sydney allows her mother in on a personal level. Both stupid moves, I think. Jack is way too controlled by this woman, the only person who's ever been able to have any kind of a hold on him, and Sydney is way too guliable in many respects and just should have stayed away, no matter what Irina's ultimate agenda is.

Counteragent (2.07) - Vaughn has his second near death experience, but who's really cares because we will eventually lose count. Via Michael's unfornunate "I Almost Died: Part Two" that was actually a result of Part One, Sark and Sloane form their infamous partnership. Sydney also finds out that Michael has been seeing Alice again. That went over real well.

The Passage (2.08/09) - This is Irina's first real chance to prove her loyalty and disprove those who doubt her, and she comes through. After the family outing Sydney fully trusts Irina, and Jack begins to trust her. She proves her loyalty again in A Higher Echelon, only she's really not, we just don't know it yet.

Phase One (2.13) - Bye Bye Alliance. Right before this, Sloane makes his getaway, but there's no reason to not include everything here. So Sloane is gone, Sydney and the CIA bring down the Alliance, and Michael and Sydney can finally be together. And holy crap, Francie dies. Well, the real one. By the way, Sydney not noticing that her best friend was someone else for half a season is the stupidest plot ever. So basically, this marks not a, but the pivotal moment of all pivotal moments in the world of Alias. Sydney Bristow's life takes on a new dynamic.

A Free Agent (2.15) - Sydney and Sloane have not only their first conversation, but also see each other face to face for the first time since the truth about SD-6 is out in the open.

This has pretty much nothing to do with Alias as it is, but it might have to do with what it will be, once its said and done, and this does change the dynamic slightly. Sydney graduates from school. So what this really means is no more pretending and throwing in a scene ever now and then that reminds us that Sydney is, in fact, pulling triple duty. Thank God.

A Dark Turn (2.17) - Irina goes bad again, or still, or whatever, but she betrays Sydney and Jack and the CIA and everyone else. No matter how you try and justify that, Derevko, its not good. But at least she and Jack get some hot love in before she bolts. Down the road I have issues with this episode too, because Vaughn is investigated by counterintelligence. Wouldn't they have picked something up about Prophet Five since he's been supposedly working on that since the beginning? Yeah.

Truth Takes Time (2.18) - Nothing huge happens here, except that Emily dies for real this time, and I just wanted to point out the irony in that.

Countdown (2.20) - Sloane goes to see the Rambaldi prophet and finds out about, I assume, the passenger, a.k.a, his daughter, a.k.a, Sydney's sister. But, we don't technically know this yet. Sorry if I ruined it for you.

The Telling (2.22) - This is in my opinion, the most anti-climatic season finale ever. If you leave out the part about Sydney going missing for two years, la la la, then you really don't have much, but I figure every season finale's supossed to be important so I'll do what I can. Will is 'officially' cleared, although that whole thing bugged me because they could have tested his blood for that gene therapy medicine in the first place but whatever. We find out that Irina is really good, but really? Is she? She pieces together for Sydney (and us) how she worked it out while in CIA custody. The CIA gets Sark...but he takes off three episodes later, and I guess the most important part is Sloane puts together Il Dire, but we don't know what that does for like a year, so you kind of forget about it, at least I did. But my point is, they go to all the trouble of raiding that building and everyone just gets away. There is that kickass scene with with Syd and EvilFrancie and there's a cool DVD extra that you should check out about that, but the next scene is really part of season three, so thats it.

Sark: Good luck Sydney.
Sydney: I don't need you to wish me luck you son of a bitch.
Sark: That's a wonderful attitude.