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Phase One
Overall Rating: (1-10) 8.89
Before I begin, here's a big shoutout to my best friend Lexi, cuz this episode was the first one she ever saw!! You *GO* girl!
Devil in the black/red lingerie: As much as I disliked the shameless appeal to the post-Super Bowl audience with beginning the show with Jennifer Garner walking around in next to nothing, this was actually a great scene. Though I enjoyed watching it from Vaughn and Weiss's point of view much more than Sydney's, it was still intriguing because you don't know what's going on exactly, and you sit and wonder, "Wait, did I miss something?" Or perhaps that was just me. Either way, we see for the first time (I believe) how uncomfortable Sydney's "costumes" make her, but we also realize that she's able to separate herself so she can perform her mission and counter-mission and then live to see another day. As if we needed another reason to believe that she's an incredible agent...
"Sometimes it is hard to remember what we're supposed to be talking about." Oh, my, gosh! Gag me with a spoon, why don't you?! The 'shipper in me loved this, but the other 85% of me wanted to throw up at this line. Michael Vartan's stuff was great, it really was, and Jennifer Garner's delivery of this mediocre line was fabulous as well. But come on, *I've* written better lines than that! Why not something like, "Yeah, I know exactly what you mean," with a pointed look (which we all know she could've easily pulled off.) But then good 'ole Weiss came in with his "flirting corner" comment and made it all better!
Gauge the Geige: Was anyone else creeped out by his conversation with Sydney? (It seemed) all she wanted to do was go in there and introduce herself, and he has her telling him all about Danny. It made me sick that he had the audacity to sit there and condescend her, when we know nothing about him! But afterward, when Sark comes up and comments on his personality, and she comments that "I've seen worse," yes, I admit, I laughed my ass off.
"They provide him with women." The look on Sydney's face when this comment is absolutely priceless and I couldn't resist touching on it.
*Sniff, sniff* Oh, GOD, what's that SMELL??? Loved the Vaughn/Weiss scene. I'm sure there's something symbolic behind the aftershave, but I've yet to figure out what it is. Regardless, this was a great scene, thanks for the comedic relief.
*Scary music* The action-packed scene in the airplane was beautifully choreographed and portrayed as such. The viewer knew that Sydney was gonna get out alive, cuz DUH, she's kinda the main character, but the suspense comes from the "how?" aspect of it. Michael Vartan's "No! No, no, no, no, NO!"ing was fabulous. It was so heartfelt, it was obvious how terrified Vaughn was. But then, wouldn't you be? The girl (or boy) you love just shot the door out of a plane...geez!
"One is the loneliest number...two can be as bad as one..." Okay, I was looking forward to a Will/Francie union, but this was ridiculous! "Hey let's have lobster!" "Okay!" "Wow, a job, let's make out!" "Okay!" *shudders* And then she dies at the end. *'go figure' _expression*
"You may recall the 150 pounds of C-4 buried in the sub-basement of SD-6..." I guess Kendall isn't aware that our two favorite agents disarmed 2 of the clusters of it back in "The Box, Part 2." Unless SD-6 rearmed it (which I don't think they would have, since I don't believe they even knew they had been disabled) there's only 50 pounds left. Still, not something I would've liked to have seen go off, but what can I say? I'm Slightly obsessive compulsive with stuff like this.
"Take the surface streets, they're doing some work on the freeway." In the 30 seconds (if that) between this line and the explanation, my reaction was "what the hell?" Then once it was detailed, I marveled at the portrayal. It was, in a word, excellent.
AHHHHH: Jack's screams and shrieks while being tortured were horrific. They made me want to scream and cry and vomit all at once. Terrific!
Let's talk about trust, baby... The Sydney/Dixon scene at the oil rigs was... *searches for justifiable words* ...Emmy Award worthy! If at least one of them isn't nominated, I'm going to boycott (not really, but it sounds good, doesn't it?)
Raid kills bugs...dead. This scene (the SD-Cells raid, obviously) was even more action packed than the airplane scene at the beginning. It was great. I want to slap myself for even typing that, but there are no words that can adequately describe the enormity of that scene. Beautiful. Excellent. Awe-inducing. Incredible.
So kiss me beneath the...destroyed evil-place?...I mean milky twilight: Oh, this was just perfect! Notice the lack of sarcasm here, and smile. I SAID SMILE DAMMIT!!! There, that's better. Anyway, this was perfectly timed, portrayed, choreographed, everything. And then the two of them remaining, even when Weiss comes in and talks about kicking ass. Possibly the best scene, second only to the kitchen scene in "Double Agent."
"They say music can alter moods and talk to you, but can it load a gun up for you and cock it too?" No, but a Francie!Double can! When I first saw this scene, I was rightfully suspicious. My first thought was that somehow Francie had faked her own death; that maybe she'd been recruited by Sloane, just as Sydney had, and he'd told her to do that. Then when we found out that the doubling process had been done twice, I let out an "OHHH!" Okay, okay, so it was more like an "oh sh*t."
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