Finally. ABC decided to air a new episode of Alias. I am honoured. No, really.

In retrospect, it was a great episode. The entire season, up to this point, is basically a blur.. and whenever I try to think about it I just feel angry, frustrated, and hopeless. But this episode, this was good.

We get to watch the same story unfold from two perspectives - Syd and Vaughn's, then Lauren and Sark's. The second run of the first mission and subsequent car chase was amazing... I don't know if it was the music or what, but I loved it. The tire screeching? The Mustang? The music? The crash? The getaway? Wait.. do you hear that? That boom? That's my mind blowing. Seriously amazing. But, yeah, even the second mission was awesome. And although Vaughn's "stunning admission" wasn't really that stunning, I enjoyed seeing the look on Lauren's face as he dropped the gun. Hee. It's a good thing her daddy owns that farm because the COW is about to be put to pasture.

And now to Spy Daddy. Just when I think I can't love him any more, I do. The look on his face as he said, "Cute," was priceless. I couldn't tell if he was about to burst out laughing or bitch slap Marshall. I would have enjoyed both. And then he showed up long enough to spend some time with Syd, which was great, considering their relationship is about to be seriously screwed around with.

Which brings me to my next subject of Sloane and Dr. Nancy (yes, I'm calling her that from now on). Sloane's admission, thanks to last episode's previews, was about as stunning as Vaughn's. Yet extremely disturbing. But you have to remember, this is Sloane... and considering what he said to Dr. Nancy last episode, he's obviously manipulating her. Since she wouldn't talk to him about Jack or Sydney in After Six, he's making up a story where she has no choice but to talk about them. Remember what he said about getting the reactions he wants.

There were only a few things I didn't like.. First was the fact that Vaughn didn't recognize Lauren. A husband should be able to recognize his wife's eyes no matter what's on her face. And Dr. Nancy should have been able to see what Sloane is doing. She should be good at mind games.

And I still don't like the fact that highly trained spies such as Jack, Syd, or Vaughn haven't started to suspect Lauren. Between all the evil looks she gives and the fact that she makes calls to the Covenant right in the middle of the CIA ops center, someone *coughJackcough* should have caught her by now.

That is all. Yes, I'm obsessed, addicted, whatever. It could be worse :)

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