Alias 01/26/05
 

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Episode Title: "Welcome to Liberty Village'

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What with Lost being a repeat, nice to have this to look forward to! :banana:

Stupid Iowa State basketball game is on tonight. That means Alias won't be on. A few weeks ago they pulled the same bullshit and Lost was on at 2am and I don't know when Alias was on. Guess I'll have to download this episode too.

Why is LOST a repeat?!

For a minute, it almost looked like they were going to start a real arc. They sure spent enough time laying the ground work, just to pull it out from under the episode.

Interesting conversation about Irena with Sloane and Jack. Maybe she is still alive.

I could have sworn Jack said Elena Derevko not Irina. Chances are I'm imagining things, again. :D

My wife and I both heard "Elena" as well. It was kind of odd to hear that. I guess we'll see what's up soon.

I really liked this episode, I just wish they would throw us a cliffhanger every once in a while. I'm beginning to hate how everything seems to resolve itself in one hour. They can do it on Lost, why can't they do it on Alias again?

OK, I have no problem stretching credibility for this show whatsoever, but how the hell did that watch send pictures from Russia to the US?

[Gob]Come on!![/Gob]

I thought it was a good episode.

Interested to see where Jack and Sloane's conversation at the end will lead.

So much for uninterupted Alias for the whole season. The preview said "In two weeks.."
Anyone know what is next week in the timeslot?

The State of the Union

If you taped it, you could go back and see what the Closed Captioning folks though was said and see how they spell it. ;)

Isn't that on a tuesday though?

Isn't Elena Irina's sister?

I dont think so this year.

According to my tv guide with Lost on the cover (I got Sawyer. :down: ) it says the SOTU is Wednesday 9-11.

ok, you're right. I checked abcnews, and the SOTU is scheduled for feb 2, 2005.

At least there's still a new smallville episode. :)

The Elene/Irina thing could just be the actor mispronouncing the name and the editors not catching it.

I thought that Russian guy was talking about trying unsuccessfully to find Irena. Jack didnt fill the guy in that she was dead and then told Sloane about it. Then they agreed they had to "move the timetable up". Maybe I wasnt paying attention too well.

This was my wife and I's favorite ep of the season (she has been disappointed w/ the season so far - particularly in regards to how they re-booted the info that was revealed at the end of the last season).

I don't mind the stand-alone eps as long as there is some time on the side devoted to moving the overall story along and keep us guessing and debating...

Is Isabella Rossellini going to make another appearance this season? I hope so...

According to my Closed Captioning (and it sounded right to me upon repeated listens):

Alexei said, "We haven't heard from IRINA in quite some time." Then Jack said, "She's a difficult woman to keep track of."

Later, Jack said (to Sloane), "The Russians are searching for ELENA Derevko."

So maybe the Sentinel is Irina's sister, Elena, and Jack confirmed the Russkies are looking for her when they asked for the Irina's books and Alexei was content w/ just the one.

It sure looked like this was going to go more than one episode...I think they rushed the ending a lot as most people have said

I'm just not digging this show like I used to in the previous seasons

This episode reminded me of the X-Files episode where Mulder and Scully had to pose as husband and wife in a "perfect community." I liked it; I really enjoyed the auto dealership fight.

Certainly thought this was one of the better ones this season and I was really hoping for a cliffhanger the way they were going. -ohbfrank-

In order to appeal to the masses, they have to take out the stuff that made this show so much fun in the first place. :(

The Feb 23 episode should start what appears to be at least a two-parter, for those looking forward to such a thing. Also, in the scene where Jack tells Sloane the Russians are looking for a Derevko, he clearly says Elena. Maybe this has something to do with the niece in the picture Nadia has (which there clearly is more to).

Elena is someone we have not met. Isabella Rossellini play KATYA Derevko for those of you who are mistaking the sister. Sentinel is clearly going to be the main story arc for this season.

Yes, season 6's "Arcadia" which just reran the late other night!

This was much better than that X-Files episode in my opinion and MUCH better than last week's "Ice" which was kind of a yawner by comparison. However, like the saying goes "Even a bad ALIAS is better than most any other drama on TV". :D

Stupid President. Does anyone with a TV NOT know the state of the union? We're at war, we're running an exorbitant, record-setting deficit and Iraq is no more secure/safe than it was a year ago... but the people still alive there WILL HAVE ELECTIONS! Woopie! There done. Okay, can you show a new episode next week now?!?!?

Oh really? Obviously I forgot what her name was. Thank you for the clarification. And this makes things even more interesting.

Who's Elena? The niece? Syd's sister? Another sister of Irena/Katya's?

Does anyone else think Jack Bristow kind of looks like Stewie from Family Guy? It's the hair mostly.

I got confused, too. This could get intersting. Obviously Sloane and Jack have some sort of plan concerning her.

That's why I don't mind the "stand-alone" eps, because those two clearly are working on something together and we are learning about it a little bit at a time as the season goes on.

:up: And when Sloane and Jack work on secret things together, "Oh shit!" moments happen.

Great episode last night. However, like most of you, I too wish that it was not resolved in a single episode.

Last season when Katya showed up, didn't Jack say 'which of Irina's sisters are you?' or something to that effect? I also agree that Elena may be the one in the picture.

Why do they still show the same buildings they did in S3 when establishing a scene is in LA? Is APO the floor right under S3 CIA headquarters? They should be showing a subway station enterence.

Stock footage. Simple as that.

I thought this episode was excellent, one of the best I would have to say...Some spoilers that I got from some insiders, I dont know how acurate they are but they have always been pretty accurate:

Weiss really wants to get some doesn't he!

I liked this episode but they need to build up some story arcs as well.

Still the potential is there for an Irena return

Meh. I don't think Irina will return, at least not in person in light of the salary negotiation problems they were having with her. Or, maybe they'll bring in someone else and use the "she had plastic surgery" or some such angle.

Either way, I thought this was a pretty good ep, but irritating ending, I was actually looking forward to the end dangling, but they wrapped it up nice and pretty. Needs more multiple-episode arcs.