Sydney to Jack: "You took away my choices in life. You programmed me to be a spy. I will never forgive you for this."
Sydney learned a couple of very interesting facts here: that she had been subjected to spy kid testing -- by Jack; and that Mom's original mission was to spy on Jack because of his involvement in that very project, called Project Christmas. (Which of course gave Jack another excellent reason to set up Irina.)
Vaughn figured out that Jack framed Irina, and confronted Jack about it, which took some major cojones; not too many people would have that kind of nerve, but Vaughn seems capable of doing just about anything when Sydney is involved.
Sydney has now lost all the trust and faith in her father; she's pretty much an emotional time bomb right now. I'm wondering if all of this emotional yo-yo-ing is going to push her right into bed with Vaughn. He's the only person she can trust now, and she certainly seems to turn naturally to him when she's in turmoil; if she made the first move, would he be able to resist her?
Moving on to the Emily subplot, Sloane actually confided in Jack about killing Emily. (I can't imagine anyone choosing Jack as a confidant, but Sloane probably doesn't have a lot of choices out there.) We now know exactly what Sloane did to Emily... and how Emily might have evaded it with a drug called VTX. Is Emily alive? Or is an Alliance competitor faking this haunting? Hey, maybe Jack is doing it. Jack is Machiavellian; I wouldn't put it past him.
On the home front, Francie's restaurant opened successfully, thanks to Will inviting a number of his AA friends. Will still seems to be doing fine. I think I'd be in analysis if I'd been through what happened to him.
Bits and pieces:
-- Irina wasn't in this episode at all. Understandable; this was a Sydney/Jack episode. She did, however, leave her earrings in her cell, probably for Sydney to find.
-- Is Jack in serious shit now? Or is he too valuable as a double agent to punish for what he did?
-- This week's itinerary: Vienna, Budapest, Buenos Aires,
-- This week's impressive language skill: Hungarian!
-- This week's cool look: short blond do with glasses.
-- This week's fun gadget: Marshall's lip gloss/flying camera.
This was a dramatic, powerful episode, moody and somewhat sad. Very good. Three out of four spies,
Billie
3 comments:
Naked Sloane! Naked Sloane! Naked Sloane!
Also, fascinating plot developments. Whoever is messing with Sloane is doing a great job. It's interesting that he's being so open about someone pranking him: trying to feel people out by telling them, perhaps? Or just discomfited that his karma birds have come home to roost?
I hope Sydney can find some way to forgive Jack, although I support her decision not to. I hope he had a good reason for what he did. Otherwise, I'll have a hard time forgiving him, too.
The theory that we're all always the person we were in 6th grade is either horrifying or completely correct. And, yes, you can infer from that statement whatever you want. My 6th-grade self is big on the weighty implication.
As I'm reading your comments, Josie, I'm trying to figure out much you actually remember about the series. Your comments often read like you've never seen it before, and don't know where it is going, but I know you have seen the show before. It is certainly a plot heavy show (I was often surprised while re-watching by how much happened in a given episode), so I can see how you wouldn't remember everything. But sometimes your comments read like you don't remember Major Plot Development X or Y coming down the line. Do you really not remember, or are you just trying to keep your comments spoiler free? I'm honestly curious. If the former, no wonder you are really enjoying the re-watch! It's like getting to enjoy the whole box of chocolates all over again!
Hi Jess,
Yes, I remember almost everything. But with a show this dense, I saw the choice as either staying in the moment and pretending I have no idea what's coming, or spoiling everything in my comments.
I'm actually surprised at how much I do remember. Not the plot (forgetting that would be weird), but particular shots, or fun outfits, or neat sets.
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