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alitar (profile) wrote,
on 11-30-2003 at 12:51am
So I haven't gotten around to reviewing the episode. I'm doing it now. I know y'all have been waiting with burning anticipation. Snerk. The business with the stalker should be over. I do think he's fully aware and perhaps wary of my distaste and disdain, and will cease his attempts to contact me in any form, save for the perfunctory passing "hi." Son Of a Bitch.

Onto a happier note. I think I'm now part of a sisterhood that will never, never break. I didn't think, being the shy and emotionally distant person that I am, that I would make connections with people here, much less pseudo sisters in such a short period. We've exchanged the I love yous, braided each others' hair, bitched about boys, and invented a chant. I'm very happy here, in my suite, with my girls. Thank goodness I love my home, because with the incredibly easy and useless classes, crappy quality of the general populace, and my constant thought of "Why am I even bothering?" at least I have something to be grateful for. So yay! :)

So Alias. I didn't post immediately after episode because I spoke with two of you, and because I felt that this hour was bascially filler. They threw Syd in jail to break her out, and avoid forwarding the plot ANY. That said, it was well made, well written filler, with some great moments, and hence I will put in the effort. Besides, I believe people have some ladder climbing still to do. :)

Things I liked (thought I'd maybe switch the order, heh):
- the 3 stooges mission. Syd's men out to save her ass. Funky music, very Ocean's Eleven, and Jack's grudging re-acceptance of Vaughn. "You're starting to like me again." Hee! That was cute.
- Sloane. Deserves a new dash because of his hilarious attempt to mindfuck with Vaughn in the underground power-whatever. AND, for being the best written villian with the most complex human layers EVER. I SO want to believe in his salvation/redemption speech, it's nuts. Maybe he's got a heart of gold! Deep, deep, deep, deep down.
- Just like Sark! Heh, maybe not. Speaking of Boyfriend, he was absent! What's the shit about Sarkie-poo being in ALL the episodes this season? It's WRONG. That's already TWO absences, not to mention a number of just cameo appearance. Sigh.
- The prison mate. Oh, evil. I LOVED it. Nice bit of continuity from FIRST SEASON. I love you, writers. Remember? Trivia: When was this first mentioned? Syd's tendency to empathize with fellow capturees? FIRST SEASON. Which I think we've ALL seen by now. And, what was the prisoner's son's name? Trivia: Talk about the prisoner's alias and occupation. Fantastic actor. I believed him, against my better judgment.
- Jack. Dude, I wish he were MY SpyDaddy. Trivia: what grammar tense did I use in that sentence? Who knew he had such a stash? So brutally efficient. LOVE.
- The use of Marshall. Sparingly is not a bad way to use him, because too much, and he grates on my nerves a bit.

Things I disliked:
- I'd like to advance the plot now, please. Seriously, we're 8 episodes in, and all we've learned about the 2 years is Sark's daddy was killed by Julia, and Simon and Julia had some hot sex. And Julia had the sweetest hardwood floor in a gorgeous apartment in Rome. And freaky tubing dreams. Faster, now.
- Dixon. Trivia: how many lines did Dixon have this episode?
- Lindsey. Is an ass. Fine, at least he's evil. Maybe that'll make him interesting.
- Lauren. Snore. A generally ill-conceived character who takes up valuable time.
- SARK. Baby, where are you?

Not too much to complain about. Now for TONs of trivia.

Syd's electroshock. When was this last used on her?

Jack and Sloane's exchange: "I told you, Jack, that someday we'd be working together again." Paraphrase. When did Sloane tell Jack? During Season 2, describe exchange.

How did Emily die again?

When was the first time Vaughn and Jack worked together to save Sydney? Season 1.

That's enough. I also got my Business exam back, finally, and I received an 85, which is apparently a very high mark, so I won't gripe about that 8 as the tens digit. Sigh.

It's technically Sunday, so happy Alias Day!
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tmx

11-30-03 12:49pm

THe first season mention will be arriving soon after i reply that the guy's son's name was benjamin.
-about that sympathy thing..when i was watching season 1 i remembered, but since i didn't think i'd be QUIZZED, that memory has slowly faded into the back of my frontal lobes (i hope i remembered correctly..DUMBASS?) ..HAHA. damn it. i forgoottt..

-and YO, not fair. I have no idea what grammar things are called! HAHA.

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tmx

11-30-03 12:54pm

-damn..i don't remmber sloane telling jack about working together again, but I remember sloane telling sydney something about having her fathers loyalty and trust and she's like nope, you will never have it. WHY OH WHY ...i think i need to wake up some more before I answer some stuff, cuz i'm sure that answer was WRONG...but hey, i tried.

emily died because dixon shot her as he was trying to aim for sloane when they were running away somewhere in tuscany. OHH. lol.

-hmm..vauhn and jack...the gasoline thing? she was inside that funny looking arms garage/storage thing? and then the stupid guy gave them the wrong codes?

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tmx

Re:, 11-30-03 1:04pm

oh yes, syd is first put under shock therapy when she's in that psychiatric institute thing where she's trying to talk to that programmed killer guy, and it turns out that the building is run by k-directorate, and that her contact person from outside is now dead.

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tmx

11-30-03 1:22pm

OMG! I'm sorry, I remember now...
Vaughn and Jack working together... was when they were trying to save sydney. the fbi or whatever thought she was the woman inside the rambaldi manuscript, who had some sort of crazy power or something and so they kept her in custody. but, if she was going to be away for so long, sd-6 would know she was a spy, so to prove the prophecy wrong about her being the woman in the book, they went to bring her to some mountain (in italy?) . YAY.

-All i remember about dixon this episode was that lindsey's like 'you have to hand over your office to me and fully cooperate' ..and dixon's liek ..well..not exactly. it was under MY orders that MY operatives were not saying anything to the nsc, so they'll still remain working. lindsey's sthen an ass and goes 'well...not YOURS anymore..i'm removing all your ..well..everything ' ..and dixon goes ' iwoudln't expect less from you' .. so..dixon i think has TWO LINES!!

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da

= (, 11-30-03 6:54pm

okay.. she SO got to these before I did, hehe...


Okay.. the ones she didn't grab already... that guy is Benjamin... and he was in Iran as a reporter or something?

and the grammar!! WOOOOOOOOOOT
COLES NOTES!!! it's the SUBJUNCTIVE tense : ) contrary to fact, a wish : ) WOOOOT

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tmx

Re: = (, 12-01-03 12:52am

no, that guy's SON is benjamin!!

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da

Re: Re: = (, 12-01-03 9:02am

= ( lol.. YOU WIN!

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