In the third episode of the third season of Alias<\/i>, everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fighting! Make it stop! If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re intrigued, then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch Alias<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
I am glad that the writers are having these characters deal with the GIGANTIC elephant in the room rather than delay the inevitable. And really, the confrontation and subsequent conversations that occur in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Reunion\u00e2\u20ac\u009d are all necessary. Eventually, Lauren and Sydney were going to clash. They were going to resent one another! And the tragedy of it all is that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not like either of them are wrong<\/i> in this scenario. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing immoral about Lauren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s presence in Vaughn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life, and Vaughn made it very clear in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Succession\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that he doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t regret moving on with his life. At the same time, Sydney has to adjust to a timeline that makes no sense. Just over a week prior (relative to her), she was dating Vaughn. She was in love! And that man is now in love with someone else, and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing<\/i> that she can do about it. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a dreadful and shitty situation, and the best thing that these characters can do is accept<\/i> reality.<\/p>\n
Except \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Reunion\u00e2\u20ac\u009d teases us, and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a ridiculous amount of dramatic and emotional tension because SYDNEY AND VAUGHN ARE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ON A MISSION. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear that Lauren recognizes that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a good team in the context of their jobs. She gave Vaughn a few knowing looks in this episode while she watched Vaughn direct Sydney. But then the OTHER looks happened, and I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ready??? Jesus, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, it hurt<\/i>. This is literally that whole trope of people destined to be together , but torn apart my circumstances, and I THOUGHT WE HAD ALREADY GONE THROUGH THIS ONE. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re really gonna make me suffer again<\/i>?<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to be interesting to see how Lauren will fit into the greater narrative of Alias<\/i> from this point on. I could see her getting pushed out at some later time, but I could also see the writers subverting my expectations and taking Alias<\/i> in a surprising direction. Granted, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got nearly three full seasons to watch, and right now, Lauren exists as an obstacle. She might have a larger part to play in the Covenant plot, but I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see what that is. Maybe she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be a necessary force against Robert Lindsey, aka The Worst?<\/p>\n
I DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T KNOW! And I see that as a positive of season three. I have no fucking clue<\/i> where this is going. Sark\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s alliance with the Convenant confuses me, for one. They just took $800 million from him! WHY IS HE WORKING WITH THEM? What benefit could they possibly provide to him? That mystery must be related to their ultimate goal in exploiting Sydney, if<\/i> that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s truly what happened to her. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such an engaging plot that I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really surprised that Marshall was unable to identify her in that surveillance image. While Alias<\/i> escalates far quicker than most shows of this nature, that<\/i> wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a probable escalation. It would have been ridiculous and entertaining, but I think Sydney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time as an alleged assassin must<\/i> remain a secret so that the writers can build tension for the inevitable reveal of what happened to her. So while the plot with Jack and Marshall had a predictable ending, I actually enjoyed it because it had another<\/i> effect on the story: it moved Sydney and Jack closer in a believable way. The affection and love that we now see between the two of them is absolutely<\/i> earned, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a big, big deal. I honestly thought back to season one while I watched those two interact, and THEY HAVE COME SO FAR, Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ALL. I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait for Jack to bury Arvin Sloane CAN IT PLEASE HAPPEN.<\/p>\n
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