Quentin Tarantino’s appearance was a major let down. Not because of anything he did or didn’t do, but because his screen time was barely over a minute long and it was more like a short add-on to the episode. I suppose these kind of appearances by big names are to be expected, but considering how involved the character of McKenas Cole was in both parts of “The Box” in the first season you can’t help but be disappointed.

At the same time however, he answered a lot of outstanding questions about The Covenant and their various operations. If you didn’t spot it in “Full Disclosure”, Tarantino put in a brief voice appearance as one of the shadow panel who were overseeing the ‘birth’ of Julia Thorne.

But Tarantino got more fun in his minute than Vivica Fox did in the episode and I honestly don’t know why she was left out. Her character of Toni Cummings has so much potential as a suave pain in Sydney’s ass.

Thankfully, the under-used character gave Eric Weiss some much needed action. Greg Grunberg is another under-used entity within the series. The man is a comedy genius and in the opening episodes of the season proved that he is able to carry on both the emotional side of the show and the action spy adventures.

Although “After Six” contained the same blah terrorist feeling of “Crossings”, it was given a fresh twist with the collision of Lauren and Sark (a relationship which has already earned the name ‘Lark’ on the web) in what can only become the anti-Syd and Vaughn.

But to be honest, I think the true reason for introducing this adulterous combo is not to add a popular romance to the show (let’s face it, Syd and Vaughn aren’t going anywhere fast and the chemistry between Lauren and Vaughn falls short of the usual standard) but instead, is to actually take the heat of Sydney.

In the last episode she became the other woman, the mistress. The evil bitch from hell that destroys households and families. And now? Syd is not the baddie because she only hooked up with a married CIA agent, Lauren is knocking boots with a wanted terrorist.

I like the idea behind creating a new evil dynamic duo – the short lasting Sark and Francinator was a welcome feature, but with Allision Doren now dead at the hands of Will Tippin, we have lost that particular aspect to the series. Maybe now we’ll get some of it back. But will it live up to expectations, or will these two villains both sink to the levels of two-dimensional terrorists trying to blow up the world.