First off, let me say that whoever came up with the title for this episode is a genius. Seriously. There's an elegance about it, but at the same time it's really manly, strong and confident. It's quite possibly one of the best TV episode titles I've seen in years.
It's great to see Sark (David Anders) back. When a show gets rid of a cast member (Michael Vartan), it's great when the show gets another favorite character on to fill in the gap, even if it's only temporary.
Rachel goes undercover to a convention to intercept the transfer of some vital information concerning a rather nasty device that releases a pulse that doesn't harm the surrounding area but turns people into crispy critters. While she's there, she meets "Bob" and proceeds to have sex with him. Bob, of course, is actually Julian Sark! He's there to intercept the info too, only for the bad guys. (Funny idea to have the British Sark do an American accent, and the American Rachel do a British one.)
Jack and an old MI6 colleague go to the rendezvous point, where they are promptly captured. So now the bad guys have Jack and the MI6 agent and the weapon. Syd and the team make a deal with Sark to get the prisoners freed. Of course, the bad guys turn the tables on Sark, take the money, and tie Sark to the weapon. With Syd and Marshall's help, Rachel disarms the device.
Sark can't be arrested, but they want to pay him his money. Sark says he doesn't want it. "This one's a freebie," he says, and walks out.
Good episode: lots of espionage stuff, some witty banter, cool opening. Sure, the whole "oh, the seconds are ticking away and we have to disarm this weapon!" ending has been done a million times, and you know it's not going to go off, but the journey to get to that point was fun.
Quote (Rachel to Sark as she tries to disarm the weapon): "For the record, you approached me...you were the one who wanted to cuddle."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-08-2005 @ 7:46AM
Justin said...
I like what Sark said... "I love my body, and aparently you do too"
(Or something like that)
Now wtf about Vaughn coming back next week?
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12-08-2005 @ 8:21AM
Anya said...
I bet Vaughn's return is just a dream sequence .. since in the preview there was talk Syd being tortured. This is just my guess :)
I liked this ep; Loved seeing Sark again. And who else thinks that the MI6 chick is the double? BTW ... I would have prefered if you could have quoted the ENTIRE Rachel quote at the end of the article ... it was hillarious :)
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12-08-2005 @ 9:52AM
Anya said...
I bet Vaughn's return is just a dream sequence .. since in the preview there was talk Syd being tortured. This is just my guess :)
I liked this ep; Loved seeing Sark again. And who else thinks that the MI6 chick is the double? BTW ... I would have prefered if you could have quoted the ENTIRE Rachel quote at the end of the article ... it was hillarious :)
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12-08-2005 @ 9:11AM
Bob Sassone said...
Anya: Yes, it is a dream sequence. If you check the archives you'll see a couple of posts about it.
Yeah, I do have a small section missing from that quote. I'll check my Tivo...
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12-08-2005 @ 10:33AM
Jimmy said...
While I'm OK with the show ending after this season, I have to say that Rachel has been a fun addition to the show, which last night showed well. The same cannot be said for Balthazar Getty's "Thomas Grace.," and I find that scar across his eyebrow both annoying and distracting.
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12-08-2005 @ 10:49AM
R-Bro said...
This was the best episode of Alias in a while. Anyone for a Rachel spinoff? Man, she is drop-dead gorgeous. And the fact that she's not so cool and together as Sidney just makes her that much more interesting.
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12-08-2005 @ 2:40PM
Jort said...
Rachel: Just so we're clear, you approached me, you were the one stupid enough to let me into your room. And afterwards, you were the one that wanted to cuddle. (snark)
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12-08-2005 @ 12:09PM
Zarquon said...
This comment has some spoilers.
This episode was fun, but they didn't seem like very good spies. Especially Sark. He wasn't suspicious of Rachel at all, he wasn't wary of being double crossed by Musari(?), AND he couldn't get himself out of handcuffs! (or in fact, coach Rachel on how to disarm the bomb) This is a character who once escaped custody out of a flying plane! I like him much better when he's evil, devious and british. I hope they give him smarter stuff to do in the rest of the season.
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