This does also explain why Syd lets Shepard go ultimately, allowing him a freedom and peace by the conclusion of the episode, because she identifies him as as much of a victim as she of SD-6, the Alliance, and the enemy within she is attempting to destroy.
For Sydney to be faced with the actuality of an agency operating on US soil programming people to murder American citizens on the holiday where Americans give thanks for, in this day and age, the society they have built over several difficult centuries, is almost a cruel irony.
America may be the land of the free but Alias consistently fears it may have been corrupted, by elements within and without. Ron Rifkin delivers lines like this always with a playful ambiguity, but this is the first real underlying suggestion Sloane has these paternal feelings which go far beyond the role as her spy-boss.
Sloane remains enigmatic in terms of motivation but this is a big clue into part of his psychology which in future seasons, particularly once Nadia comes into the picture, will play a much bigger part in his story.
He senses challenge from Vaughn over this, and we know Vaughn is growing more concerned and personally attached to Syd — colleagues like Weiss are already noticing a change in him. Jack, conversely, still has no real idea how to engage with his daughter; there is a lovely comic beat where he arrives at her Thanksgiving dinner and hands her the newspaper from her lawn, played to perfection by Victor Garber. Nonetheless he then bluntly tells her that Shepard killed Danny and she pulls him up on how coldly he breaks to her news which could well have been a devastating shock.
Boyce was exposed when Lee was arrested by Mexican officials. It is quite ironic therefore that Sloane, SD-6 and the Alliance are now concerned there is a mole in the agency—or more than one, according to the disembodied voice of presumably Alliance head-honcho Alain Christophe who was briefly first referenced in Reckoning.
The conclusion of Color-Blind works harder to lay track for the ongoing narrative which will build over the next few episodes as Sloane begins his covert mole hunt, while establishing that we are heading back toward the mythology introduced in Parity : Rambaldi. You almost wish they would have paid Gina Torres to lurk around in the background in this episode to sell the idea more that all of this was about Rambaldi, as it seems quite a sudden right-turn back into mythological territory.
Color-Blind nevertheless, while not being a particularly standout or stellar piece of storytelling in Alias , keeps the wheels of plot and character development for Syd and numerous characters moving. It thematically continues to explore the idea that Syd can only really achieve what she wants to, find that equilibrium in her life, if she starts seeing the world in deeper shades and figure out her place in the world.
This episode, aside from all of the other elements vying for attention, continues that central journey. Check out more reviews of Season 1 of Alias here:. The second volume of Twelfth Doctor Chronicles Parasite, the first Torchwood Soho set, ended with a change to the status quo. Norton Folgate Samuel Barnett , one of the few survivors of the Each consecutive season ended in a bigger impending Donate Menu. TV Writing. Black June 8, 15 min read Add comment.
Facebook Twitter Reddit Email. Shepard got out of his room and found Sydney ready to be executed by the head doctor. At the last moment, Shepard rescued Sydney and both of them escaped intact, retreating to a safehouse. While they were there, Martin slowly began to remember his past, including how he found out what Sydney's real name was.
After explaining how he saw her name on a picture frame in her house, Shepard told Sydney he was sorry, because he was the one who killed her fiance. Even though Sydney was deeply saddened and shocked at her discovery, she still felt sorry for Shepard, as he wasn't a bad man by nature and SD-6 used him the same way they used her.
Shepard, hoping to get back at the organization that did this to them, told Sydney the location of the man's body, which was in Lousiana marshlands on the border of Texas. Alias Explore. Sydney Bristow Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 1. The Rotunda.
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