Vaughn sure is taking this whole thing pretty well, he doesn't even really seem upset his wife is a traitor to him and everything he cares about.

I figured they weren't going to kill Sloane off, especially during some random episode, and I was positive that was the case when Lauren told her Mom they could continue without his meddling. LOL to Jack changing into his spy costume (black shirt, black jacket) before waking up Sloane. He is definitely one of the best dads on TV.

Oh yeah, I forgot one question.

How did Lauren's mom realize that the decoder was bogus? I'm sure she tried it but then in order to know it's fake, she'd have to know what the message would say, right? So how did she know?

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spoilers for next week

Spoiler:

she gets to torture vaughn

I canNOT wait for this...

You made the wrong choice, Grasshopper. 24 is repeating several times this week on FX, while you may have to wait for the Alias dvd to catch up on this show.

I had to juggle three shows last night:
Sopranos (watched live b/c of no commercials)
Alias (bedroom TiVo)
24 (den TiVo)

I got the impression that Jack was intending to let the CIA know that Sloane was innocent of the charges (as per his conversation with Syd) until the guy (who supposedly signed Sloane's pardon) showed up. It seemed to me that Jack had a funny look on his face when seeing him. Why I don't know. But if my memory is correct after that scene is when Jack goes to Sloane's cell with the wine and carries out his plan to stage Sloane's death.

For some reason it seemed to me that Jack's plan is somehow related to that guy or something he said. Did anyone else get that impression?

I was shocked by the ending.

If I had to guess, I would speculate that Jack recognized the guy (who plays a Secret Service agent on 24, by the way) as part of the Trust. Maybe the Trust wanted Sloane dead for some reason?

That was my thought also.

I guess I'm the only person who didn't see the ending coming. Granted I didn't figure they would actually kill Sloan but i figured a nice jail break before all the poison got into his blood stream would be in order. I guess I've just been off all season because I originally assumed that Sloan was in league with the Covenant but they want him dead too. Syd really is the only person who wants Sloan taking up oxygen.

I too got the impression that SpyDaddy was all set to come clean until the pardon guy showed up. Guess we'll see where he fits into the whole scheme of things next week.

Anybody else think Sark needs to spend a little extra time in the training room? The monk dispensed of him pretty quickly during the fight. On the other hand, Sark blew a giant hole in his chest a payback so what can you do?

Yep, when he had that reaction you just knew he changed his mind about something. I was also curious to know if that guy was a part of the Trust..

I was as well but ONLY because Sloane wasn't in on it! don't F with Syd's father!

Sam

A bad by-product of Sark's boarding school Eurobackground. We can rest assured that McKenas Cole would know that the dumpy-looking burnout guy shouldn't be trifled with because otherwise, he'll hand you your own ass.

And agreed w/ B.A. about the slo-mo. That and the other technique they used last night (Dixon outlining the plan as we cut to it being enacted) are my favorite devices on the show.

OK, I have to confess, I missed the opening, got home late, right as that scene ended... what happened? How did Sark know where to find the monk? Did the monk beat the pants off of him??

Me, I'm waiting for the other way around...

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Great use of the Deftones during that sequence.
J.J. Abrams has mastered the use of slow motion when entering the CIA's prison cells
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Could you tell me which Deftone song it was. It rocked and I was looking to pick it up. Thanks!

I'm not sure - I am terrible w/ song names. And I am not sure if the resident Deftones expert watches the show. Maybe someone else knows?

Deftones - "Change (In the House of Flies)" from the album White Pony

Thanks - I was pretty certain it was from White Pony, I just can't ever remember track titles.

Thanks. I look forward to picking that up! and to next Sunday!!

awesome episode ! everyone rocked !

I finally watched this episode.

What I'd like to know is this-- Jack is a smart guy. He knows his wife was a KGB agent and an uber-liar. Why does he automatically assume, if Sydney has a half-sister, that the father has to be Sloan? Sloan was the only affair he knew about. But if my wife had been living a charade with me all those years, I would have assumed she'd have also been sleeping around quite a bit too.

I also thought it was funny in this episode, when Sydney was getting the Hourglass artifact, all the machine-gun toting "security guards" blasted away and destroyed all the other artifacts that place was holding. Some security guards.