Sydney returns to Los Angeles with Dixon shot and in critical condition. Based on her "too perfect" results on the lie detector test, Sloane suspects that she may be a double agent, and orders her assassination after the completion of her latest mission - or does he? His bluff completely tricks the viewer, but not Jack Bristow, who insists that the CIA should not get involved and expose Sydney, despite agent Vaughn's intense objections. Meanwhile, Will Tippin's story finally seems to be going somewhere, as he receives obscure instructions from an unknown person who can hear him through the bug that he found in Eloise Kurtz's car. Tobin Bell returns as the supremely creepy security officer Dreyer - when he shares a scene with Sloane, their combined creepiness is off the charts. Sydney has practically no action scenes in this episode, but she does get to do a little parachuting! *** out of 4.
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Has Sydney's cover been broken?
Tweekums1 March 2012
Warning: Spoilers
After the events of the previous episode Dixon has been left seriously wounded and Sydney has no way to contact SD-6 to order an extraction; she has a choice; let Dixon die or call the CIA and thus risk her own life. Of course she takes the latter option and hopes they believe that she was able to get him to hospital herself. Back in LA Karl Dreyer has analysed Sydney's lie detector results and they are perfect; so perfect he is convinced she must be the mole. Sloane isn't so sure but agrees to send out a kill order... or so it appears. In fact he has sent the message out on 'server five' the server that he knows is being monitored by the CIA; Vaughn does not realise it is a test to see if Sydney gets rescued so risks blowing her cover. Will's investigations are getting more interesting; after talking into the bug he gets a strange phone call asking him just how far he wants to take his investigation; he has no idea whether the voice is an ally or somebody who might kill him.
This wasn't an action packed episode but in made up for that with the constant threat that Sydney could be exposed; first when she calls for help to save Dixon, then with her test results and finally in a totally unpredicted situation at the end which led to yet another cliff hanger! Tobin Bell continued his excellent portrayal of Dreyer with disturbingly understated menace; I think even Sloane might be scared by him! Victor Garber also managed to put in an intimidating performance as Jack Bristow when he forced Vaughn to change his plans during an operation; he might not get involved in the action but he is the scariest of the 'good guys'!
This wasn't an action packed episode but in made up for that with the constant threat that Sydney could be exposed; first when she calls for help to save Dixon, then with her test results and finally in a totally unpredicted situation at the end which led to yet another cliff hanger! Tobin Bell continued his excellent portrayal of Dreyer with disturbingly understated menace; I think even Sloane might be scared by him! Victor Garber also managed to put in an intimidating performance as Jack Bristow when he forced Vaughn to change his plans during an operation; he might not get involved in the action but he is the scariest of the 'good guys'!
What happened to the bullets in Sydney's west?
herthh17 June 2020
Sydney was just shot a few times into her bullet proof west and felt down some 50m, judging from the visuals. Now she craws out of the cave, seemingly ok, and her vest... show no bullets. Such a blatant blunder, of a goof as we call it. What a pity, and they were doing quite well with the story line so far.
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