When Sydney ran off with Kelly Peyton at the end of “I See Dead People”,
I expected another salute to old-school Alias. Vaughn would once again take on
the role of handler and we’d get plenty of brush-pasts, dead drops and
counter missions before the series’ end.
As it turns
out, I was half right. Had the show not been cut short by several
episode, had we all been given the gift of a
full 22 episode season, I’m sure the idea of double agent
duty would very much have been the case.
But due to
unforeseen circumstances that not even Rambaldi could predict,
we only
have three episodes left so time is of the essence. “No
Hard Feelings” (could this be a jab at the ABC network
for the cancellation decision?) follows swiftly on from last
weeks episode and does remind me of the episodic cliff-hangers
we got in the first and second seasons. Rambaldi is back again
and there is some very tough dialogue between Syd and Sloane.
Or should I say Anna and Sloane?
The Rachel
and Thomas scenes were rather well conceived and for the first
time we’ve
actually seen what Balthazar Getty is capable of. Similarly,
Rachel Nicols is getting the chance
to shine.
In her early
days on the show, her character was so annoying and whiney
that
I was a little doubtful that she would ever be
able to carve out a home on the show. But with a lot of training
from Syd and a tremendous amount of effort from Nicols herself,
she succeeded. Their off the books mission was reminiscent of
a few of Syd and Vaughn’s in the old days, and had these
two characters been given time to develop, I’m sure a will-they-won’t-they
relationship would also begin to develop.
Sark’s partnership with Sydney was interesting, and I
found myself wondering whether or not “the beautiful man” would
be see through her stolen identity. The mysterious ‘Rose’ served
as another cryptic piece of the fifteenth century puzzle and
in true Alias style, raises more questions than answers.
So with a two-part adventure to follow, lets hope we get some
answers!
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