In the tenth episode of the third season of Alias<\/i>, Sydney discovers a clue in her dreams and makes contact with an old friend. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch Alias<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trigger Warning: For discussion of consent<\/b><\/p>\n
HELP ME, THIS WAS A LOT. (The eternal mood for Alias<\/i>, I suppose.) \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Remnants,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d more than anything else, made me realize just how much I miss Will being a part of the dynamic. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s undeniable that he has chemistry with Sydney, but I also understand why<\/i> his character had to be phased out. He was always the outsider, the character meant to represent the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153normal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d world. And as he got pulled into the world of the CIA, that fundamentally changed his role within Alias<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Still, I had a lot of fun watching \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Remnants,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which provided us with another huge clue in the mystery of Sydney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missing two years. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because of this that Will returns to Alias<\/i>, and with him, we are brought right back to Lazarey. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a twisted path to that moment, of course, and the reveal that Will<\/i> was in Sydney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dream was ridiculous enough by itself. I HAD NO IDEA WHERE THIS WOULD GO FROM THERE. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an unearthing, though, a chance for the writers to focus Sydney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s attention elsewhere, and y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 look. LOOK. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just happy to see her<\/i> happy, even though it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a temporary thing. I could feel<\/i> just how overjoyed she was to reconnect with Will, to spend time with her oldest friend. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an energy in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Remnants\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that is infectious, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of the reasons I remarked on video that I really<\/i> loved Will and Sydney working together again.<\/p>\n
But what does this all mean<\/i>? This is about as much confirmation as we need that the Covenant\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthrough Sark\u00e2\u20ac\u201ddoes not want Sydney to recover her memory. At the same time, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re also after her connection to Lazarey and Rambaldi, which\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, this arc is gonna make a resurgence, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m into it! It brings out the worst in Sloane, who I still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust. It provides a science fiction edge to Alias<\/i> that fascinates me. And y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all know I love a good mystery! At this point, there are now two of them warring for attention. I feel like I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m close to learning the truth about Sydney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missing two years, though one detail revealed here confuses me: Why would Sydney willingly<\/i> remove her memories, setting in motion this entire nightmare? Was she trying to protect herself after being controlled by the Covenant? I could that being a justification, but surely there was a better way that she could have re-adjusted to the memory loss than being dropped off in Hong Kong without any help.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just guessing at this point because I STILL DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T KNOW WHAT I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M DOING. So, let me talk about one thing I do<\/i> feel more certain about: the men in Sydney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life and their devotion to her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Remnants\u00e2\u20ac\u009d manages to parallel three separate storylines by showing us how Jack, Vaughn, and Sloane all devote themselves to someone they care about. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fascinating (and frustrating, of course) about them is that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re willing to go to such violent and bizarre lengths to prove their love to her. For Jack and Sloane, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kind of par for the course at this point. Jack expresses his love in incredibly paternalistic ways. Sloane\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well, he organizes the assassination of Richard Lindsey, so I GUESS THAT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S A LOT OF LOVE THAT HE HAS FOR HER. Granted, I hate<\/i> him, and I am mostly revolted by his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153love\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for Sydney. But then there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Vaughn, who appears to have taken Jack\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advice and will distance himself from Sydney in order to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153help\u00e2\u20ac\u009d her. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a sloppy technique, and y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna backfire on Vaughn. Jack is not the person to listen to when it comes to romantic advice!!! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a good idea!!!! And using cruelty<\/i> on a person because you apparently love them is NEVER A GOOD LOOK.<\/p>\n
These men are a MESS, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all.<\/p>\n
So: Sydney has a piece of Rambaldi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s living flesh now. What purpose that can serve is a goddamn mystery to me, but apparently it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important. (When Marshall first revealed it, I had a theory that it was the part of Sydney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brain that held her missing memories, but that is scientific bullshit, so WHATEVER.) I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HER IN THOSE TWO YEARS!!!!!<\/p>\n
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