Alias Season One television review ★★★★★★★★★☆

★★★★★ ★★★★☆

This is a classic season of television entertainment that wows with enthusiastic performances bringing an ambitious and frequently imaginative story to the screen.

The highlight of every episode is Kevin Weisman as Marshall.

There now follows star ratings, plot, cast and mini review for all episodes of this season. Due to the nature of the show, this information will unavoidably contain SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS.

1.01 Truth Be Told ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

The cast and story are good but series creator J.J. Abrams' direction is uncharismatic. However, this is much better watching it after seeing the series through.

DESCRIPTION
On the surface Sydney Bristow is a bright, athletic and vivacious grad student. Secretly... she works for SD-6, a top-secret division of the CIA. After agreeing to marry boyfriend Danny, she is sent on assignment but it is the start of a few days that will turn her life upside-down.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Edward Atterton: Danny Hecht
◦ Jay Gerber: Professor Mizzy
◦ Angus Scrimm: Agent McCullough
◦ William Wellman, Jr.: Priest
◦ Ric Young: Taiwanese Torturer
• Writer: J.J. Abrams
• Director: J.J. Abrams

CONTENT
. Violence, gory and unpleasant scenes. Inferred nudity, sensual scenes
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.02 So it Begins ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

First time around, this is stronger than the pilot but, again, key story-telling elements are fluffed and the audience is left working out what was supposed to have happened.

DESCRIPTION
Sydney starts life as a double-agent but soon finds herself at the wrong end of a nuclear weapon and Sloane has a surprise up his sleeve.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Evan Dexter Parke: Charlie
◦ Aharon Ipale: Aninni Hassan
◦ Alex Kuz: Shcherbakov
◦ Ravil Isyanov: Karpachev
◦ Sarah Shahi: Jenny
• Writer: J.J. Abrams
• Director: Ken Olin

CONTENT
. Strong violence.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.03 Parity ★★★★★ ★★★☆☆

Much, much better. This episode delivers on the promise of the series concept and lead actress. You'll also be hooked and will be needing to free up an hour a week for the next five months.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Evan Dexter Parke: Charlie
◦ Gina Torres: Anna
◦ Aharon Ipale: Hassan
◦ Keone Young: Professor Choy
◦ Elaine Kagan:
◦ Mark Rolston: Lambert
• Writer: Alex Kurtzman
• Writer: Roberto Orci
• Director: Mikael Salomon

CONTENT
. Strong violence.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.04 Broken Heart, A ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

Another good episode though the supposedly criminal SD-6 organization seem to be doing good. Jennifer Garner is getting better as she goes on.

DESCRIPTION
Sydney is still struggling to get closer to her father. Meanwhile, her role as double agent for SD-6 and the CIA is continuing to be challenging and not a little confusing. After getting the 500-year-old code in cooperation with enemy agent Anna from K-Directorate, further globe-trotting reveals the existence of a terrorist plot to plant a bomb inside the person of an above-reproach humanitarian representative.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Miguel Sandoval:
◦ Gina Torres: Anna
◦ Evan Dexter Parke: Charlie
◦ Faran Tahir:
◦ Maurice Chasse:
◦ Bernard White:
◦ Angus Scrimm: Agent McCullough
◦ Sarah Shahi: Jenny
• Writer: Vanessa Taylor
• Director: Harry Winer

CONTENT
Mild swear words. Extreme violence, medical scenes.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.05 Doppelganger ★★★★★ ★★★☆☆

With at least three double agents swanning about and a whole stack of story strands, this is a thrilling, packed episode with an explosive climax.

DESCRIPTION
After discovering the presence of a bomb inside respected humanitarian Patel, Sydney and Dixon kidnap him and prepare to extract the device while being pursued by the trigger man. When Sydney returns to America, she is given the CIA file on her father. SD6's next assignment involves helping high-ranking German bio-weapons expert Jeroen Schiller with safe passage to America. The CIA twist is that they will extract Schiller first, then get Sydney to escort an FBI agent posing as Schiller to America. Meanwhile, Will has discovered that Danny was booked on a plane to Singapore with a woman named Kate Jones.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Tom Everett: C.I.A. Agent Paul Kelvin
◦ Norbert Weisser: Iuron Schiller
◦ Lori Heuring: Kate Jones
◦ Maurice Chasse:
• Writer: Daniel Arkin
• Director: Ken Olin

CONTENT
Mild swear words. Extreme violence, medical scenes, extremely unpleasant scene.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.06 Reckoning, The ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

DESCRIPTION
Sydney is still shell-shocked after the death of four CIA agents on her last mission for SD-6, deaths she was supposed to prevent but was powerless to do so. When she gets back to America to learns that an agent responsible for investigating possible Russian double-agents was involved in the car accident that killed her mother. SD-6's next operation sees Sydney and Bristow attempting to recover an encoding device used by a rival organization.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ John Hannah: Shepard
◦ Nancy Dussault:
◦ Evan Dexter Parke: Charlie
◦ Lori Heuring: Kate Jones / Eloise Kurtz
◦ Eugene Lazarev: Dr. Kreshnik
◦ Sarah Shahi: Jenny
◦ Maurice Godin: SD-6 Agent Fisher / "Dr. Fontanetta"
• Writer: Jesse Alexander
• Director: Daniel Attias

CONTENT
. Extreme violence, gory and unpleasant scene.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.07 Color-Blind ★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆

A lack of plot means that this episode is not up to the thrilling level of the previous few but sometimes a breather is just what you need.

DESCRIPTION
Sydney is trapped in the psychiatric hospital at the mercy of her K-Directorate captors. She still needs to extract the information in Shepard's head but he won't trust her until he can work out where he's seen her before. Meanwhile, back in America, Jack is upset that his FBI file had been pulled by Vaughn and shown to Sydney while Sloane is regaining control of SD-6's unauthorised computer leaks.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ John Hannah: Shepard
◦ Evan Dexter Parke: Charlie
◦ Elaine Kagan: L.A. Register Editor June Litvack
◦ Eugene Lazarev: Dr. Kreshnik
◦ Sarah Shahi: Jenny
• Writer: Roberto Orci
• Writer: Alex Kurtzman
• Director: Jack Bender

CONTENT
. Extreme violence, unpleasant torture scenes.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.08 Time Will Tell ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

Frequently thrilling.

DESCRIPTION
Sloane instigates procedures to root out the mole he suspects has infiltrated SD-6, ie., Sydney. Meanwhile, Sydney is sent on a mission to recover another Rambaldi invention, this time a clock which, when retrieved, seems to have a large number of superfluous parts. K-Directorate always seem to be one step behind but that won't last forever. At home, every time Will's conscience distances him from investigating further into the mysterious Kate Jones and her relevance to the death of Sydney's fiancée, some further tit-bit of information drags him back in. Little does he know that if he does find anything concrete, it will cost him his life.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Tobin Bell: Mr. Dryer
◦ Gina Torres: Anna Espinosa
◦ Robert Clendenin: Kostia Bergman
◦ Peter Dennis:
◦ Keone Young: Professor Choy
◦ Elaine Kagan:
◦ Jack Axelrod:
• Writer: Jeff Pinkner
• Director: Perry Lang

CONTENT
Mild swear words. Extreme violence.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.09 Mea Culpa ★★★★★ ★★★☆☆

Very strong episode with the audience kept on their toes as the try to predict, mostly unsuccessfully, the fate of our favourite female spy, Sydney Bristow.

DESCRIPTION
Sydney survives her brush with K-Directorate's Anna but loses the Rambaldi book. Dixon is not so lucky, he is shot and seriously wounded. The only way to save his life is for Sydney to use her emergency CIA satellite phone to get him air-lifted to safety. Dixon was drifting in and out of consciousness but did he hear her? Meanwhile, back in the SD-6 office, Sloane is arguing with security interrogator Mr. Dryer over Sydney's perfect test results: Dryer's intuition says she is a double-agent, Sloane says she cannot be. Her next mission involves making sure that SD-6 manage to get hold of some US Government seized funds which have been stolen back by their original owner. The CIA want Sydney to comply but to retrieve the account numbers so that the money can be traced across the planet.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Miguel Sandoval: Anthony Russek
◦ Tobin Bell: Mr. Dryer
◦ Timothy Landfield:
◦ Christopher Thornton:
• Writer: Debra J. Fisher
• Writer: Erica Messer
• Director: Ken Olin

CONTENT
. Extreme violence, gory and unpleasant scenes.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

Spirit ★★★★★ ★★★☆☆

A good episode with a conclusion that makes the next episode absolutely unmissable. This also features my favourite two outfits of the series (the ones she wears at the hotel) and, yes, numps is a real word and it does mean "dolt; blockhead."

DESCRIPTION
Her double-agent status confirmed, SD-6's security sector set about interrogating Sydney. Meanwhile, Will has procured a tape from a contact on the other end of "Kate Jones"' bug and has managed to isolate a clear assassination - three gun shots - and the codename SD-6.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Miguel Sandoval: Anthony Russek
◦ Scott Paulin:
◦ Aharon Ipale: Aninni Hassan
◦ Christopher Thornton:
◦ Scotch Ellis Loring:
◦ Sarah Shahi: Jenny
◦ James Warwick:
• Writer: J.J. Abrams
• Writer: Vanessa Taylor
• Director: Jack Bender

CONTENT
. Extremely unpleasant scenes (torture), strong violence.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.11 Confession, The ★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆

A routine episode of this series with a climax that the audience saw coming a couple of months ago. Still, great fun.

DESCRIPTION
Sydney has gone in to rescue her father but ends up a prisoner. Jack is told to kill Sydney or be killed himself. Meanwhile, back at home Michael Vaughn is digging further into Jack Bristow's history and finds out that the books Jack had bought twenty-five years ago contained a list of CIA agents to be murdered...

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Aharon Ipale: Aninni Hassan
◦ James Handy: Devlin
◦ Francesco Quinn: Minos Sakkoula
• Writer: J.J. Abrams
• Writer: Daniel Arkin
• Director: Harry Winer

CONTENT
Mild swear words. Extreme violence.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.12,13 Box, The ★★★★★ ★★★☆☆

Exciting double episode where special guest star Quentin Tarantino provides good value for money. While his acting is typically bad in the first part, he is suitably loopy, much better in part two and even kicks Sydney's lovely butt. Sloane even says "Thank you" to Marshall (who replies with a great one-liner).

DESCRIPTION
With Sydney and Vaughn still reeling somewhat from the truth surrounding the death of his father, Sydney wants out. Failing to change her mind, Vaughn then runs into trouble in the office as the on-hand psychiatrist wants to chat with him. Sydney returns to work to inform Sloane that she is leaving but before she arrives, a team of mercenaries led by a seriously disgruntled ex-SD-6 operative named McKenas Cole breaks into SD-6 with the intention of stealing something from the SD-6 vault. Trapped in an elevator only Sydney and her father are undetected by the crooks.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Quentin Tarantino: McKenas Cole
◦ Joey Slotnick: CIA Officer Haladki
◦ Agnes Bruckner: Kelly
◦ Sarah Shahi: Jenny
◦ Patricia Wettig: Dr. Judy Barnett
◦ James Handy: CIA Director Devlin
• Writer: Jesse Alexander
• Writer: John Eisendrath
• Director: Jack Bender

CONTENT
. Extremely unpleasant scenes (torture and finger-amputation), extreme violece.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.14 Coup, The ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

DESCRIPTION
While Sydney is now clearer about her professional duties with regard to being a double-agent at SD-6, she is still extremely unsettled about learning that her mother was not an English professor and was, in fact, a KGB agent responsible for assassinating CIA operatives including Vaughn's dad. The result of this is that she decides to ditch the academic side of her life but asking her Dad for his opinion will require some patience. Meanwhile SD-6 is shocked to learn that the FDL is publicly disbanded by a renegade operation under the guidance of someone known only as "The Man". SD-6 is shocked that The Man could mount an attack on both themselves and their Russian counterparts and Sloane wants to know more about this mysterious new entrant into the game.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Evan Dexter Parke: Charlie Bernard
◦ David Anders: Mr. Sark
◦ Allison Dean:
◦ Keone Young: Professor Choy
• Writer: Alex Kurtzman
• Writer: Roberto Orci
• Director: Thomas J. Wright

CONTENT
. Extreme and graphic violence.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.15 Page 47 ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

Paced unevenly but a lot happens in this episode including the end of Will Tipping's SD-6 investigation, the lovely Sydney Bristow in a tiny crop top and even tinier hot pants (gasp!) and the mysterious, eponymous Page 47 of the Rambaldi manuscript.

DESCRIPTION
Still surprised by the assassination of the head of K-Directorate by The Man's Mr Sark, Sloane orders that the Rambaldi manuscript at the heart of the tussle be intercepted before it is handed over to The Man. Meanwhile, Will is getting names and information that will lead him to SD-6 if he is not stopped. Jack Bristow doesn't favor Sloane's termination order and so tries to scare Will off but he arranges another meeting with his primary source anyway.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Sarah Shahi: Jenny
◦ Amy Irving: Emily Sloane

CONTENT
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.16 Prophecy, The ★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆

It's nice to see Roger Moore turn up and put one over Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin) but very little actually happens in this episode.

DESCRIPTION
Sydney is shocked to discover her face on a 500-year-old Rambaldi document but the security forces are holding the translation of the contents back but are simply refering to it as "The Prophecy." To determine whether she is the one specified in The Prophecy, detailed physical tests need to be undertaken but Sydney is deeply unhappy about the lack of information being given to her.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Roger Moore:
◦ Lindsay Crouse:
◦ James Handy:
◦ Derrick O'Connor: Alexander Casanov
◦ Joey Slotnick:
◦ Castulo Guerra:
◦ Wolf Muser:
◦ Amy Irving:
• Writer: John Eisendrath
• Director: Davis Guggenheim

CONTENT
. Graphic violence.
Classified 12 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over.

1.17 Q & A ★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆

This is catch-up time with the entire story laid out interspersed with brief highlights from the previous 16 episodes. That means that not too much happens but the story starts rolling again near the end and director Ken Olin does pretty well with the rest of it.

DESCRIPTION
Sydney is questioned by the FBI and relates the account of how she came to be in her present circumstance but the authorities' unshakeable belief in the Rambaldi prophecies will lead Sydney to an inescapable but astonishing conclusion.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Terry O'Quinn: FBI Special Officer Kendall
◦ Joey Slotnick: CIA Agent Steven Haladki
• Writer: J.J. Abrams
• Director: Ken Olin

CONTENT
Mild swear words. Strong violence, unpleasant scenes.
Classified 12 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over.

1.18 Masquerade ★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆

The plotting is really clunky in this episode but it is still good entertainment.

DESCRIPTION
After proving conclusively that it is not she who is referenced by Rambaldi's prophecy by scaling Mt. Subasio in Italy - something the woman in the prophecy will not have done - she is returned to her normal double-duties at the CIA and SD-6. However, Sydney's underwater escape has revealed how her mother survived her supposedly fatal car crash and everyone comes to the realisation that the prophecy must refer to her. Sydney becomes preoccupied by the hunt for her mother but her father and handler do not want to or cannot help, so she reluctantly turns to Sloane for assistance.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Peter Berg: Noah Hicks
◦ Angus Scrimm: Agent McCullough
◦ Patricia Wettig: Dr. Judy Barnett
• Writer: Roberto Orci
• Writer: Alex Kurtzman
• Director: Craig Zisk

CONTENT
. Strong violence. Sexual scene
Classified 12 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over.

1.19 Snowman ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

A decent enough episode but the conclusion is somewhat obvious and one hopes an explanation, or excuse, will be provided next week.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ Peter Berg: Noah Hicks
◦ Natasha Pavlovich: Young Laura Bristow / Irina Derevko
◦ Stephen Spinella: Kishell
◦ Boris Krutonog: Young Alexander Khasinau
◦ Angus Scrimm: Agent McCullough
◦ Paul Lieber: Yonug Bentley Calder
◦ Patricia Wettig: Dr. Judy Barnett
• Writer: Jesse Alexander
• Writer: Jeff Pinkner
• Director: Barnet Kellman

CONTENT
. Graphic violence, unpleasant scene. Mild nudity
Classified 12 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over.

1.20 Solution, The ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

DESCRIPTION
After killing The Snowman - lover Noah Hicks - Sydney is despondent and questioning the worthwhileness of her activities as a double-agent. The other people in her life are having serious problems as well. Sloane's wife is now stuck in hospital after reacting badly to chemotherapy and is about to reveal something that will bring her life to an even sooner termination. Tippin is contacted by his mysterious source again and informed that his kidnapper was none other than Sydney's dad, Jack, and forces him to reopen his investigation. This tips Jack off that there is a serious breach of security at a high-up level.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ James Handy: CIA Director Devlin
◦ David Anders: Mr. Sark
◦ Tony Amendola: Barcelo
◦ Kirk B.R. Woller: Exterminator
◦ Amy Irving: Emily Sloane
• Writer: John Eisendrath
• Director: Daniel Attias

CONTENT
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.21 Rendezvous ★★★★★ ★★★★☆

Oooh!

DESCRIPTION
Unsure whether Dixon has recognized her, Sydney manages to escape the situation with Vaughn's help but sustains an arm injury that Dixon soon spots back at SD-6. Sloane pleas for Emily's life with the Alliance, reasoning that she only has a week to live due to her cancer anyway. Tippin and Jack try to set up a meeting with Tipping's mysterious contact in order to discover the source of the security leak. Tippin is ordered to Paris for the meet at the same time that Sydney and Dixon are sent to Paris to run a mission involving Casanov.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ David Anders: Mr. Sark
◦ Derrick O'Connor: Alexander Casanov
◦ Joseph Ruskin:
◦ Wolf Muser:
◦ Kamala Dawson:
◦ Amy Irving:
• Writer: Erica Messer
• Writer: Debra J. Fisher
• Director: Ken Olin

CONTENT
Mild swear words. Violence.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.

1.22 Almost 30 Years ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆

And so the first series of Alias comes to an end... but the story doesn't. This has been a classic television series and will deservedly propel star Jennifer Garner straight into a shot at cinema stardom (her subsequent big screen outings would be Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can" and superhero flick "Daredevil" but her career would stall with the release of the offensively awful "Elektra").

DESCRIPTION
Circumstances conspire to put Jack and Sydney further in danger than ever before and their activities are behind the backs of both the CIA and SD-6, including Sydney's now-suspicious partner, Dixon. Meanwhile, Sloane has to come to terms with the fact that cancer is not going to kill his wife, Emily, and that he will have to.

PEOPLE CREDITS
◦ Jennifer Garner: Sydney Bristow
◦ Ron Rifkin: Arvin Sloane
◦ Michael Vartan: Michael Vaughn
◦ Bradley Cooper: Will Tippin
◦ Merrin Dungey: Francie Calfo
◦ Carl Lumbly: Marcus Dixon
◦ Kevin Weisman: Marshall Flinkman
◦ Victor Garber: Jack Bristow
• Writer (Series' Creator): J.J. Abrams
◦ David Anders: Mr. Sark
◦ Derrick O'Connor: Alexander Casanov
◦ James Handy:
◦ Joey Slotnick:
◦ Elaine Kagan:
◦ Wolf Muser:
◦ Ric Young: Taiwanese Torturer
◦ Amy Irving:
• Writer: J.J. Abrams

CONTENT
Mild swear words. Gory scenes, several extremely unpleasant scenes.
Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.