Second Double (4 May 2003)

Sydney finds herself racing to clear Will's name when the Francie impostor frames him for the CIA intelligent leak by making him appear to be the other double of the Helix project. But Sark... See full summary »

Director:

Ken Olin

Writers:

J.J. Abrams (creator), Breen Frazier (story),

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Garner	...	Sydney Bristow
Ron Rifkin	...	Arvin Sloane
Michael Vartan	...	Michael Vaughn
Bradley Cooper	...	Will Tippin
Merrin Dungey	...	Allison Doren
Carl Lumbly	...	Marcus Dixon
Kevin Weisman	...	Marshall Flinkman
David Anders	...	Julian Sark
Lena Olin	...	Irina Derevko
Victor Garber	...	Jack Bristow
Terry O'Quinn	...	F.B.I. Assistant Director Kendall
Robert Joy	...	Dr. Hans Jürgens
Joel Swetow	...	Jens
Michael Canavan	...	Special Agent McCain
Kristopher Logan	...	Garth

Storyline

Sydney finds herself racing to clear Will's name when the Francie impostor frames him for the CIA intelligent leak by making him appear to be the other double of the Helix project. But Sark makes matters worse when he sends a team to extract Will, to make it look that he's guilty. Meanwhile across the globe, Irina and Sark discover a stumbling block could turn into an opportunity... with Sydney's cooperation.

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Plot Keywords:

heroine | dominatrix

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

4 May 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 4, Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, US

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this episode Marshall consoles Carrie Bowman crying because Joni Mitchell's sings. Mitchell will be the name of their son on third season.

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Quotes

Sydney Bristow: You erased it...
Irina Derevko: I transferred a copy to a secure location. I'll give it to you. In exchange, I want you to do something.
Sydney Bristow: Go to hell!
Irina Derevko: If you don't, you'll never clear Will's name. He'll be tried as a traitor and executed. I'll be calling on you soon, Sydney.

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Soundtracks

"I Wanna MMM"
The Lawyer
Time Records

User Reviews

Will gets arrested

When it is discovered that the CIA know that their computer system has been compromised it is only a matter of time before they bring Will in. If he is taken in it is only a matter of time before they establish that he was an unwitting pawn and that Francie is a double. To prevent this she hypnotises him so that he can't remember personal details when questioned and treats his eyes so he will fail the test to detect doubles. This plan works and he is soon arrested and taken in for questioning. Not being able to answer basic questions nearly everybody believes he is a double; Sydney however is determined to prove his innocence. When it is decided to take him to an establishment that will use 'other methods' to extract the truth Sark orders that a rescue is staged followed by an execution! Meanwhile Sydney is searching for the evidence that will prove who the second double is; first in Germany then in France.

This is a superior episode packed with action and excitement from the start; we are kept worrying about Will as first one thing then another points towards his guilt; Bradley Cooper did a fine job in the role... his character has improved a lot this series as he has stopped sitting with Francie moaning about Sydney's job and got into the action. While there are a lot of tense moments and action there is some time for humour; this time provided when Sydney and Vaughn blackmail a man in a German S&M club... of course the scene is further improved by Jennifer Garner looking great in leather! The episode ends with a good cliff hanger that left me looking forward to the next episode; the season finale.