Marina ([info]toastandtea) wrote,
@ 2004-01-12 02:10:00
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pockets empty, how can ya tell me that everything will work out?
Alias. Hm. We waited five weeks for THIS? No, it wasn't terrible, just not great. Certainly no Phase One. If i had known spoilers (aside from that one scene that i already knew about), it would have really sucked, i think. Which is why i don't read spoilers! Huzzah!

-Having a 'previously' back to Maggie Walsh saying the prophecy? Dude, i was so excited. As in, i actually loudly blurted out "THE PROPHECY!!!", and then i was like "dude, shut up", and it was pretty sad.

-I never thought i would hop up and down squealing at the sight of Kendall. Huh. Learn something new every day. But yeah, Kendaaaaaaalllllll!! Seeing that bald bastard again made me SO happy.

-Do you realize they did a flashback within a flashback? Yeah. That's like... whoah. Jumble it up a little more there, guys. Thanks. And was that now the TEN BILLIONTH TIME we've seen Syd shoot Allison? Or eleven billionth? I lost count.

-Aw, the funeral. I was looking forward to seeing that so much. Why Vaughn was the one to spread the ashes and not Jack, i still don't know. It was sad though. Except for the fact that i can't see ashes being spread without thinking of The Big Lebowski, so i crack up, and it kind of ruins the poignancy of the scene. Dammit. But- hilarious! The Weiss/Vaughn hug (eee!) was soooooo sweet and awwww and Syd watching from a van while paralyzed is really, really fucked up.

-Tarantino's voice! I was all "DUDE! COLE!!" and freaking out, but then they never showed him and i was disappointed, but it was still totally Tarantino. That fucking rocks. So if Cole was one of the people who tried to have Syd brainwashed, and Cole worked for The Man, and The Man is Irina... uhhhhh. Now i die.

-It's very cool that Syd was still herself the whole time and had her own memories removed, even though that had become pretty obvious by now. She went back to see Vaughn! Aw. He moved on after NINE MONTHS! WOW THAT SUCKS! And then Syd moved on, too! Faaaaaaantastic. Warms the cockles of my heart. Really. Fuck.

-Seeing Irina, even if only in a flashback, was both comforting and saddening. I miss her.

-EGGS??? EGGS?????? *kills self* Have we learned nothing from The X-Files? I really don't want to sit through egg-stealing and magical babies all over again. And Rambaldi/Syd baby is... ew. EW. I'm so disappointed by how much this sucks.

-Dude, i cannot tell you how happy i was to hear Dixon's explanation. There is actually a REASON he's been so distant! A REASON! And now he can go back to normal!! I'm... i'm... ELATED. YAY!

-That shoot-out was really long and ridiculous. I got kinda sick of it. But oh, it was so so SO satisfying to see Syd burn the hell out of that whole chemistry set dealie they had going on there. Please oh please GOD, if there is a baby storyline, i... i... well, i probably won't stop watching, but i'll be REALLY pissed off. Dude. DUDE. I think Jack said it best in Remnants: "Dont. do. this."

-As soon as Syd said "we'll have time to talk at the hospital", it was so obvious Lazarey was toast. SYDNEY BRISTOW! NEVER ASSUME YOU HAVE TIME FOR ANYTHING! Dear, sweet, stupid girl.

-WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! THE ENDING!!! THE ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't care that it was utterly contrived and predictable and a juvenile, crappy way out of a bad storyline, but when they showed Lauren on the rooftop i fucking laughed my head off with glee. I'm still laughing. I may be laughing for the rest of the week. Okay, obviously, we don't know the whole story yet, but dude, i'm finally interested in Lauren. And sure, it doesn't add up with what we've seen so far this season, but i'm looking forward to the explanation. Hee! Lauren's evil! And she looked COOL!

So, uh... aside from a few aspects, that was a pretty disappointing episode for me. I'm glad, SO glad, that we finally got answers, but it wasn't very impressively done. Sorta mixed up and lame and reeeeeally expository. I'll need to watch it again. And dude, we still don't know what's up with Sloane. So it wasn't quuuuuiiiiite "Full Disclosure". It was "Mostly Disclosure".

And... uhm... NEXT WEEK WITH THE AKHGDJHAGFFADGJFFG!!!!! LIVES IN PERIL!!!! DECLARATIONS!!! KISSING!!!!!! LIVES IN PERIL!!!!!! KISSING!!!!!!!! *passes out* Ya know, i think things are finally looking up. But... yeah. Now... hm. There is that sticky little detail of Vaughn still being married. So even if Lauren is evil, he doesn't know that yet, so adultery iiiiiis kinda bad. But then- if they think they're gonna die... ya know... it's okay... kind of... ha ha. It's just screaming at me "Justify THIS, BITCH."

I think it'll go like this: Syd and Vaughn, about to die, hook up. They don't die. Vaughn's still married. Finally gets it through his thick skull that the marriage is a sham. Breaks up with Lauren. Syd and Vaughn live happily ever after OTP 4EVA!! Lauren runs around trying to kill them both. Hijinks ensue.

See? I could totally write this show. Ha. Ha.

Dude, i can't wait a fucking WEEK! AGGH!!!!!

Mortal peril and captivity and kissing. It's like a fanfic i actually want to see played out on-screen. I may... need to... watch that preview... non-stop... for the rest of the week. Maybe. Uhm... *inches toward VCR*


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[info]fleener
2004-01-12 07:33 am UTC (link)
And was that now the TEN BILLIONTH TIME we've seen Syd shoot Allison? Or eleven billionth? I lost count.

I think it was the eleven billionth. Yeah, when I saw that part I actually thought about LotR, especially Fellowship, when you see Isildur cutting off Sauron's finger like eighty thousand times. We get it. It happened.

Anyway, sorry, I cross-fandomed there. Won't happen again.

-As soon as Syd said "we'll have time to talk at the hospital", it was so obvious Lazarey was toast. SYDNEY BRISTOW! NEVER ASSUME YOU HAVE TIME FOR ANYTHING! Dear, sweet, stupid girl.

My thoughts exactly. Once she says that, you just know he's a goner.

I have nothing left to say. Except that I'm with you on the repetitive preview watching and the vague disappointment that the episode wasn't as HUGE a deal as was expected.

Overall I liked it, it was good, I just wasn't very "WHOA!" about it. But hey. Not everything can be expected to give a "WHOA!" performance, because you know what, if that was the norm, then there would have to be something REALLY specacular to elicit a crazy-wild response, you know? Actually, that kindof is the case with Alias. With all the stuff that happens every week, they have to kindof pull something huge out of the hat to really get everyone to freak out. I mean...nevermind. You know what I mean. Hopefully.

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[info]_unstrung
2004-01-12 07:47 am UTC (link)
DUDE. (Hey, I also posted my own EEE!! comments on my spanking new LJ - go read!)

Anyways. Is it incredibly bad of my shipper self to be disappointed that they didn't show any raunchy hot evil killers and theives sex between Simon and Julia during the flashbacks? I was actually waiting even though I knew that it didn't really have that place of a place in the story. STILL. That Simon Walker/Justin Thoreaux is TOO HOT. He's a different hot from Vaughn. He is naughty evil hot. MMMMMMMMM.

Okay, I feel bad too and I will admit that I was kind of eeehh with the episode. Like, I wanted more. I wonder if it is becos this is the first episode I actually saw promo pics and read spoilers before watching. But ABC, FIVE WEEKS, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. I think for me, I thought I was going to cry during the funeral (didn't help to see all those pictures a month in advanced) but just trying to comprehend that pain is TORTURE. Geez.

And seriously: Maggie Walsh with long hair is still something that gets me all wrong. Weird, mostly. Just like blonde Syd is still weird. Did you notice she and Lauren had like the same bad roots coming out? HAAHA. THAT SUCKS.

Yeah, I kind of care about Lauren now too. Like, that raised so many more questions. Not just her being evil for taking Vaughn but gaaaah!! HOW LONG? Like, how long has she been this evil? I don't think any other show has ever gotten my panties in such a tight bunch (I shall call it fangirl-wedgie! ahahah, I crack myself up!) as Alias has. And soon, I am about to relive season 2 through the DVDS (eee! DVDS!!!!) and I don't know if I can really handle all the stuff. Sometimes, it just gets to be too much.

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[info]_unstrung
2004-01-12 07:49 am UTC (link)
Wait - I am actually really exciting to watch the DVDs. I LOVE LOVE LOVE commentaries. And anything extra. Okay, getting too excited again. Not good for heart.

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[info]crediniaeth
2004-01-12 07:52 am UTC (link)
I'll agree that there were a lot of "Woah!" moments, there just wasn't a lot of "woah!" for the entire eppy. Am I making sense?

I'll admit I gushed over it in my LJ, although I think it's because I focused on things from a different POV. You are right though... what about Sloane? What's he got in all this? What about Djimon's character? Where'd he go? Answers gosh darnit! I want answers!

Tarantino's voice!

I knew something was familiar about that voice! There were bells ringing in my head saying, "You should know who that is... you know who that is! Figure it out dipwad!" Thanks for helping me on my way to mental clarity.

...but when they showed Lauren on the rooftop i fucking laughed my head off with glee. I'm still laughing. I may be laughing for the rest of the week.

Gotta agree! I wanna see the look on Vaughn's face she he realizes that he's been seduced by the enemy. My sweet, innocent Vaughn... Sydney still loves you. Run with that.

Anyway, good moments in eppy, but overall could have been better.

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[info]bliccy
2004-01-12 08:00 am UTC (link)
awwww and Syd watching from a van while paralyzed is really, really fucked up.

It made my tummy hurt, like 'ow, this is really sad.'

EGGS??? EGGS?????? *kills self*

Dude. I know. I wish the word 'eggs' had never been involved, like, ever. EVER! You just know Syd has some eggs floating around in a damn #47 safety deposit box somewhere. Frickin...fuck.

That shoot-out was really long and ridiculous.

I know! I was thinking 'Are they trying to do some sort of Matrix shit with this? Quit.'

AKHGDJHAGFFADGJFFG!!!!!

I AM SO EXCITED! SO EXCITED! EEEE!!!!!!! With the thinking they're going to die and the confessions and the kissing! KISSING!

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Prophecy ? Prophecise THIS!
[info]nafmij
2004-01-12 08:19 am UTC (link)
-Having a 'previously' back to Maggie Walsh saying the prophecy?

DUDE! I was so confused when they showed Professor Walsh during the "previously on Alias" part. I've been watching my S4 dvds religiously the last couple weeks, so for a second, I thought maybe I had pressed "play" on my dvd player by mistake.

Have we learned nothing from The X-Files?

Eggs, eggs... I totally forgot about Scully and her eggs until you mentioned it, but I'm beginning to think that maybe someone should sit JJ down and have a little talk with him.(Care to volunteer????!)

I think I'll go watch some X-Files now....

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[info]peopleareshapes
2004-01-12 08:20 am UTC (link)
Get Up Kids...wooOOooooo.

I feel like this should be longer and more detailed, with some Alias squeeing, but alas...

Um, Get Up Kids...wooOOoooo.

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[info]life_in_m0n0
2004-01-12 10:51 am UTC (link)
Why Vaughn was the one to spread the ashes and not Jack, i still don't know. It was sad though. Except for the fact that i can't see ashes being spread without thinking of The Big Lebowski, so i crack up, and it kind of ruins the poignancy of the scene.
Yeah, isn't the father more important?? I don't know why Vaughn got to do it. Maybe he won by the straw? And oh man! The Big Lebowski! hahahha That's mess up yo.

That shoot-out was really long and ridiculous. I got kinda sick of it.
Yeeeah. It was hideous after 2 secs. Kinda ironic how JJ had enough time to fit that in when so much crazy shit went on...like he ran out of stuff to fill more time.

And... uhm... NEXT WEEK WITH THE AKHGDJHAGFFADGJFFG!!!!! LIVES IN PERIL!!!! DECLARATIONS!!! KISSING!!!!!!
Oh, the kissing part I'm excited about! But let's hope the declarations are non-vague this time. After all, they are gonna die.



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[info]sn0wflake
2004-01-12 02:06 pm UTC (link)
I was sure, as well, that it was Tarantino.

Also... I think that Lauren being evil fits perfectly. They've obviously been planning this for some time. See, she was rude with Sydney which was covered up by her being married to Vaughn, but it was actually because she's EVIL. And the whole thing with finding out who murdered Lazaray? She already knew. She just wanted the CIA to know so they'd arrest Syndey or whatever. The real question is how the Convenant knew they'd need her. I guess they just thought it would be good to have someone working on the inside of American government intelligence. Then it was just convenient she was there because they needed to get Syd back (although they haven't succeeded yet obviously).

So even though the ending with Lauren is contrived and predictable... It still makes sense.

Oh, on another note, wasn't it great when Sydney was like, "My name is Sydney Bristow, you ugly bastard!" or "Then why is my name Sydney Bristow?" I was laughing forever.

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[info]amezri
2004-01-12 02:22 pm UTC (link)
Have not seen it yet ::covers eyes:: Is that picture in your icon a manip or an actual promo image? Either way.... shiny ^_^

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[info]aintmagicgrand
2004-01-12 03:11 pm UTC (link)
HAH. No spoilers rule. I had no idea about anything (except that I saw funeral pics), and so, it all felt too rushed and too fast for me. The Procphecy and everything...it has all been revealed. Poof. All gone. So, kinda dispointed. BUT, S/V kissage next weeeeeeek!!! That totally makes up for it. It doesn't but, whatever.

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[info]flamacue
2004-01-12 09:20 pm UTC (link)
Dude... we share a brain. Some of my thoughts are so similar to yours, we even use similar phrases. *shudder*

Ditto about the funeral flashback disappointment. I think I was expecting too much. :( Oh well. Grieving!Vaughn was still nice.

Yay for spoiler-free folk! Not that anything was REALLY surprising in this ep. Lauren is evil... lmao!

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[info]jennidarockstar
2004-01-12 10:09 pm UTC (link)
but when they showed Lauren on the rooftop i fucking laughed my head off with glee. I'm still laughing. I may be laughing for the rest of the week.
Dude. DUDE! I was laughing too! And and and...it was the best. Cuz when he got shot I was like, dammit it's that Alison again, how lame. But it wasn't! It was my dream come true!

And... uhm... NEXT WEEK WITH THE AKHGDJHAGFFADGJFFG!!!!! LIVES IN PERIL!!!! DECLARATIONS!!! KISSING!!!!!! LIVES IN PERIL!!!!!! KISSING!!!!!!!!
omfg. I have never wanted Sunday to come so badly.

Maybe. Uhm... *inches toward VCR*
I'm about to inch on over there right now and watch it. Again and again.

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[info]infected_slinky
2004-01-12 10:12 pm UTC (link)
She went back to see Vaughn! Aw.

Dude, the ANGST!!!! I literally curled myself into a ball on the couch because the angst was so there. It made me want to be a late S/V 'shipper. I don't know why though. Then she was all like, "I'll do whatever you want because the love of my life just moved on and anything I do could endanger him and his potential family and I've lost everything now that I know that he just totally doesn't care about me and wouldn't wait even NINE FRIGGIN' MONTHS for mourning because I thought that I was the love of his life and .. *sigh*"

.. Or something like that.

Next week's episode? TOOOO COOOOL. There's even more angst. And how'd they get to Asia? *ponders*

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[info]distort_me
2004-01-12 10:47 pm UTC (link)
LIVES IN PERIL!!!! DECLARATIONS!!! KISSING!!!!!! LIVES IN PERIL!!!!!! KISSING!!!!!!!!

Word. Totally.

I really don't want to sit through egg-stealing and magical babies all over again. And Rambaldi/Syd baby is... ew. EW. I'm so disappointed by how much this sucks.

Yeah. Some people in their gushing over this ep were all "That's soooo coooool!" And I'm like "You fucking moron." Of course, I'm not really kind, so... yeah. It's not like I'd stop watching if they went that Sark-grabbed-the-Syd-baby-vial-before-he-ran-out thing. I'd just... lose most respect for the show.

I don't care that it was utterly contrived and predictable and a juvenile, crappy way out of a bad storyline, but when they showed Lauren on the rooftop i fucking laughed my head off with glee.

I wasn't really surprised, strangely enough. I'm anti-spoiler, but I haven't actually been "OHMYGOD!" surprised since The Telling. I hope they come up with a different storyline for her then they used on Irina and Eliza Caplan. As good is that idea is, the "I was ordered but fell in love" storyline was used, dude.

Sorry. I'm rant-y over this episode.

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[info]kasey19
2004-01-13 02:10 am UTC (link)
Tarantino's voice!

I know!! And I swear i saw Sloane sitting at the table too.

EGGS??? EGGS?????? *kills self*

Has JJ learned nothing from Chris Carter. *shakes head*

The ending was like the suckiest thing that ever did suck. Let's just hope it makes for good plot development, because evil Lauren has got to be better than good Lauren, right. RIGHT?

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[info]eido
2004-01-13 04:35 am UTC (link)
-EGGS??? EGGS?????? *kills self* Have we learned nothing from The X-Files? I really don't want to sit through egg-stealing and magical babies all over again.

Unfortunately dude, I'm thinking the SydSpawn thing is pretty much set in stone. All that crap about the Second Coming? Sounded pretty important and... blah.

Of course, maybe there won't be any actual babies involved? Maybe JJAbs goes all Jules Verne on us, cooks up some Rambaldi time machine and tosses an adult SydMiloSpawn at us around ep21? Cause.. that's just *so* much more comforting. Blah again.

Rambaldi could also turn out to be Vaughn's dad or some sh*t and Vaughn is Rambaldi heir apparent (insert various insane "love-watch" theories here). Meaning if Syd/Vaughn procreate their offspring will be the frickin' messiah... or the antichrist. Wouldn't put it past JJA.

There's just nothing I can come up with that doesn't make me giggle. Aren't kids like a death knell for tv series? What is JJA doing?

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