Snowman (14 Apr. 2002)

While Vaughn goes to Colombia to get information about a possible killer called Snowman, who attempted to kill Kasinov, Sydney and Noah go to Cape Town to get data on some bank transfers "... See full summary »

Director:

Barnet Kellman

Writers:

J.J. Abrams (creator), Jesse Alexander,

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	...	Francie Calfo
Carl Lumbly	...	Marcus Dixon
Kevin Weisman	...	Marshall Flinkman
Victor Garber	...	Jack Bristow
Peter Berg	...	Noah Hicks
Natasha Pavlovich	...	Irina Derevko
Stephen Spinella	...	Mr. Kishell
Boris Lee Krutonog	...	Alexander Khasinau
Angus Scrimm	...	Calvin McCullough
Paul Lieber	...	Bentley Calder
Patricia Wettig	...	Dr. Judy Barnett

Storyline

While Vaughn goes to Colombia to get information about a possible killer called Snowman, who attempted to kill Kasinov, Sydney and Noah go to Cape Town to get data on some bank transfers "the Man" made for its activities. Back at SD-6, Sloane investigates Noah, finding some other suspicious activities... Finally, Sydney gets a clue to find out where her mother is, and gets to Australia where she is in for a surprise...

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Plot Keywords:

heroine

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

14 April 2002 (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?

Quotes

Jack Bristow: SD-6 has run an additional profile on Noah. There were anomalies, including recent bank activity which suggested he may have ties to K-Directorate. Noah's been taken into custody by security section.

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Soundtracks

"Alias Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by J.J. Abrams
Performed by Michael Giacchino

User Reviews

Kitchen fight

It had been a while since Sydney was involved in a (comparatively) long fight with a highly skilled opponent, and it happens here as she goes up against the Snowman of the title, a freelance assassin who's been hired by K-Directorate to kill Khasinau. This fight is about as good as you'll see in most James Bond movies, and it's followed by a twist that, although it may seem unlikely, if you rewatch the episode you can see it being subtly built up in a few spots (a conversation with Dixon, the year the CIA started considering the Snowman dead, etc.). The other memorable parts of this episode are a new device created by Marshall that drowns out all nearby sounds (!), and Vaughn's meeting with a still alive victim of the Snowman's brutality (the acting is particularly strong by both Michael Vartan and Stephen Spinella in that scene). Video footage of Sydney's mother after her supposed death is found on the computer records that SD-6 had stolen from Khasinau in the previous episode; Jack's reaction upon seeing it is a voluntary visit to the office of CIA's psychological counselor. *** out of 4.