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theladyroseYou hear that boom? That's my mind blowing. Only one episode EVER left!
Sydney: The whole Sydney as Anna as Sydney deal-all as I can say is wow. It's not quite as intense as the last episode but I'm not complaining. More later on this, perhaps.
Vaughn: Ah, back to the good old days when Vaughn got to go on missions and brief Sydney. I rather liked the Dixon and Vaughn reunion in the bunker which helped explain a lot, although the explanation for his "death" was a little incredulous like every other resurrection on Alias. The Syd/Vaughn scenes weren't too sentimental which I liked a lot-the emotional balance felt just right. He doesn't quite save Sydney but helps her out of situations which is something I've always liked. And he's a cute dad. But as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aliasness pointed out, Michael Vartan must have felt majorly awkward in the end scene with Isabelle.
Sark: Yay, he's still back! And his Italian is pretty good! I love the whole bar and prison sequences-it's nice to see him actually kick ass instead of having his head bashed into windows and tables by everyone else all the time. And his skeezy jailmate was hilarious!
Sloane: For the longest time I actually thought he was good at heart. Please realize I first started watching Alias in season's 2 "The Passage Pt. II" so I didn't realize all of his previous actions. And even as I'm catching up on early season 2 and the rest of season 1 I honestly thought that he had good intentions. But now I'm not so sure. I think he thinks that he's doing what's best, but where that leads I don't know. I honestly believe he does have Sydney's best interests at heart if he is a true Rambaldi follower, but how that manifests itself is very unpredictable.
Rachel and Tom: Cute together but did they really have to emphasize Tom's investigation of his wife's death so much as a sub-storyline? The whole "my wife died by a car bomb and it's all my fault and now I will carbomb the killer!" belongs in Monk, and we already saw that with Dixon in season 2. It's starting to get old. I love how Rachel's the one who has to hotwire the car, but I really want to shake some sense into her. Stop being so trusting all the time, silly girl!
Jack: the moment with Isabelle=major cuteness. He didn't get to do much in this episode which was a shame as I'd rather see more Jack in this episode than Rachel and Tom. Or anyone else for that matter.
The other APO members (Marshall and Dixon): Dixon is actually back doing missions and getting screen time! I sort of miss how on the early missions he and Sydney were the main agents in the field because he felt more human. The last few seasons he's been relegated to "support task" sorts of duties/angsty father. Hopefully he'll get to do something in the last episode. As for Marshall, his conversation with Vaughn felt a little contrived but he made it work.
Peyton: Thankfully she didn't have too much to do here; she's an effective character but she shouldn't be the focus of the story. I loved the expression on her face as she handcuffed Sark on the way out of the prison.
Music notes: al coda (i.e. a return to all of our old leitmotifs)
The season 5 Sydney and Vaughn theme: I think it first appears in "Prophet Five" and also in "the Horizon" because I recognize it. You can hear it when Syd and Vaughn talk about Isabelle; I'll double check about specific instances later. No usage of the older love themes though.
Isabelle theme: Remember the piano music earlier this season whenever Syd saw all of these reminders of missing Vaughn? Yeah, it's the baby theme. It's rather wistful rather than playful in nature-the theme stresses the chaotic nature of the Bristow/Vaughn family lifestyle and how they all really want to live in normalcy but can't if they want to protect their daughter and save the world. Awww. I don't think Giacchino wrote this but I don't know how to support that thought.
Sark theme: reappears during Sloane's first briefing with returned Syd as Anna as Syd hinting that Sark will be accompanying Syd on the Rose mission. The arrangement doesn't sound like Giacchino's work at all.
Sloane theme: surprisingly little (heard briefly during Sloane's first briefing with returned Syd as Anna as Syd). The emphasis is on...
The Page 47 theme: It returns at various times; I'm too lazy to make note of every instance. It's pretty subtle and usually interwoven with the Prophecy and/or Sark motif (re: Sloane's 1st briefing of Syd as Anna as Syd). Now this leads me to question Sark's involvement in the greater Rambaldi scheme...
The Prophecy theme: It returns after roughly two seasons of virtual nonusage! It's heard when Syd meets the creepy Italian Rose dude as she looks at the painting of herself on the wall (or at least during that scene). I think it's rather telling that we hear this and Page 47 instead of Sloane's theme-he's not really acting of his own free will; he's acting in accordance with the Prophecy. His individuality totally taken over by Rambaldi; his ations aren't really his own anymore (or so he believes.)
The season 4 mission theme: withouth the flute this time, but it appears when Dixon and Vaughn infiltrate the Italian prison to find Sydney. Yay! Back to the old APO missions :)
Brief quotation of the end strings portion of "Do I Have To Do Another Eulogy?" (i.e. right after Emily's death in season 2's "Truth Takes Time") from the opening recap: I need to rewatch this portion to double check when we first hear it and the possible significance. Perhaps it was a really subtle hint about Tom blowing up his wife's assassin's car? (re: what happened to Dixon after killing Emily by accident)
Sydney: The whole Sydney as Anna as Sydney deal-all as I can say is wow. It's not quite as intense as the last episode but I'm not complaining. More later on this, perhaps.
Vaughn: Ah, back to the good old days when Vaughn got to go on missions and brief Sydney. I rather liked the Dixon and Vaughn reunion in the bunker which helped explain a lot, although the explanation for his "death" was a little incredulous like every other resurrection on Alias. The Syd/Vaughn scenes weren't too sentimental which I liked a lot-the emotional balance felt just right. He doesn't quite save Sydney but helps her out of situations which is something I've always liked. And he's a cute dad. But as
aliasness pointed out, Michael Vartan must have felt majorly awkward in the end scene with Isabelle.Sark: Yay, he's still back! And his Italian is pretty good! I love the whole bar and prison sequences-it's nice to see him actually kick ass instead of having his head bashed into windows and tables by everyone else all the time. And his skeezy jailmate was hilarious!
Sloane: For the longest time I actually thought he was good at heart. Please realize I first started watching Alias in season's 2 "The Passage Pt. II" so I didn't realize all of his previous actions. And even as I'm catching up on early season 2 and the rest of season 1 I honestly thought that he had good intentions. But now I'm not so sure. I think he thinks that he's doing what's best, but where that leads I don't know. I honestly believe he does have Sydney's best interests at heart if he is a true Rambaldi follower, but how that manifests itself is very unpredictable.
Rachel and Tom: Cute together but did they really have to emphasize Tom's investigation of his wife's death so much as a sub-storyline? The whole "my wife died by a car bomb and it's all my fault and now I will carbomb the killer!" belongs in Monk, and we already saw that with Dixon in season 2. It's starting to get old. I love how Rachel's the one who has to hotwire the car, but I really want to shake some sense into her. Stop being so trusting all the time, silly girl!
Jack: the moment with Isabelle=major cuteness. He didn't get to do much in this episode which was a shame as I'd rather see more Jack in this episode than Rachel and Tom. Or anyone else for that matter.
The other APO members (Marshall and Dixon): Dixon is actually back doing missions and getting screen time! I sort of miss how on the early missions he and Sydney were the main agents in the field because he felt more human. The last few seasons he's been relegated to "support task" sorts of duties/angsty father. Hopefully he'll get to do something in the last episode. As for Marshall, his conversation with Vaughn felt a little contrived but he made it work.
Peyton: Thankfully she didn't have too much to do here; she's an effective character but she shouldn't be the focus of the story. I loved the expression on her face as she handcuffed Sark on the way out of the prison.
Music notes: al coda (i.e. a return to all of our old leitmotifs)
The season 5 Sydney and Vaughn theme: I think it first appears in "Prophet Five" and also in "the Horizon" because I recognize it. You can hear it when Syd and Vaughn talk about Isabelle; I'll double check about specific instances later. No usage of the older love themes though.
Isabelle theme: Remember the piano music earlier this season whenever Syd saw all of these reminders of missing Vaughn? Yeah, it's the baby theme. It's rather wistful rather than playful in nature-the theme stresses the chaotic nature of the Bristow/Vaughn family lifestyle and how they all really want to live in normalcy but can't if they want to protect their daughter and save the world. Awww. I don't think Giacchino wrote this but I don't know how to support that thought.
Sark theme: reappears during Sloane's first briefing with returned Syd as Anna as Syd hinting that Sark will be accompanying Syd on the Rose mission. The arrangement doesn't sound like Giacchino's work at all.
Sloane theme: surprisingly little (heard briefly during Sloane's first briefing with returned Syd as Anna as Syd). The emphasis is on...
The Page 47 theme: It returns at various times; I'm too lazy to make note of every instance. It's pretty subtle and usually interwoven with the Prophecy and/or Sark motif (re: Sloane's 1st briefing of Syd as Anna as Syd). Now this leads me to question Sark's involvement in the greater Rambaldi scheme...
The Prophecy theme: It returns after roughly two seasons of virtual nonusage! It's heard when Syd meets the creepy Italian Rose dude as she looks at the painting of herself on the wall (or at least during that scene). I think it's rather telling that we hear this and Page 47 instead of Sloane's theme-he's not really acting of his own free will; he's acting in accordance with the Prophecy. His individuality totally taken over by Rambaldi; his ations aren't really his own anymore (or so he believes.)
The season 4 mission theme: withouth the flute this time, but it appears when Dixon and Vaughn infiltrate the Italian prison to find Sydney. Yay! Back to the old APO missions :)
Brief quotation of the end strings portion of "Do I Have To Do Another Eulogy?" (i.e. right after Emily's death in season 2's "Truth Takes Time") from the opening recap: I need to rewatch this portion to double check when we first hear it and the possible significance. Perhaps it was a really subtle hint about Tom blowing up his wife's assassin's car? (re: what happened to Dixon after killing Emily by accident)
