Alias episodes (Season 2)
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This article contains episode summaries as well as directing and writing credits from Season 2 of the American drama/adventure television series Alias. Season 2 aired starting on September 29, 2002 and concluded on May 4, 2003.
| No. | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Enemy Walks In | September 29, 2002 |
| 2 | Trust Me | October 6, 2002 |
| 3 | Cipher | October 13, 2002 |
| 4 | Dead Drop | October 20, 2002 |
| 5 | The Indicator | November 3, 2002 |
| 6 | Salvation | November 10, 2002 |
| 7 | The Counteragent | November 17, 2002 |
| 8 | Passage (Part 1) | December 1, 2002 |
| 9 | Passage (Part 2) | December 8, 2002 |
| 10 | The Abduction | December 15, 2002 |
| 11 | A Higher Echelon | January 5, 2003 |
| 12 | The Getaway | January 12, 2003 |
| 13 | Phase One | January 26, 2003 |
| 14 | Double Agent | February 2, 2003 |
| 15 | A Free Agent | February 9, 2003 |
| 16 | Firebomb | February 23, 2003 |
| 17 | A Dark Turn | March 2, 2003 |
| 18 | Truth Takes Time | March 16, 2003 |
| 19 | Endgame | March 30, 2003 |
| 20 | Countdown | April 27, 2003 |
| 21 | Second Double | May 4, 2003 |
| 22 | The Telling | May 4, 2003 |
[edit] The Enemy Walks In
Original airdate: September 29, 2002
- Directed by: Ken Olin
- Written by: J.J. Abrams
Sydney finds herself face-to-face with her mother, whose intentions for her daughter are made chillingly clear. Meanwhile Sydney continues her search for Vaughn, not knowing if he is dead or alive after being swept away by a wall of water in Taipei. Will's life is forever changed when he learns the truth about SD-6 and Sydney's life as a double agent. Dixon must decide whether or not to inform Sloane of Sydney's suspicious activities.
[edit] Trust Me
Original airdate: October 6, 2002
- Directed by: Craig Zisk
- Written by: John Eisendrath
Sydney must decide whether her mother's goodwill gesture was sincere or an attempt to kill her. Will witnesses Francie discussing her restaurant plans with a man whose affiliations are questionable, and Sloane is made a full partner in the malevolent Alliance of Twelve.
[edit] Cipher
Original airdate: October 13, 2002
- Directed by: Dan Attias
- Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Sydney must outwit Sark in order to find a crucial piece of intel. Meanwhile, Jack faces Sydney's mother for the first time in almost 20 years. Will finally meets Vaughn and Sloane is haunted by his wife's death. Sloane, who drinks only water is seen drinking whiskey in his office. We are told that Emily's garden is dead but Sloane finds it in full bloom.
[edit] Dead Drop
Original airdate: October 20, 2002
- Directed by: Guy Bee
- Written by: Jesse Alexander
Sydney's dealings with her mother lead Jack to take drastic measures to ensure his daughter's safety. Meanwhile Will is confronted by a mysterious woman about resurrecting his story on SD-6.
[edit] The Indicator
Original airdate: November 3, 2002
- Directed by: Ken Olin
- Written by: Jeff Pinkner
Sydney discovers a terrifying secret when she's sent on a case to track down a new generation of weapons. Meanwhile, Michael suspects Jack of setting up Sydney's mother to take a fall. Sloane tells Jack the truth about Emily's death.
[edit] Notes
OpTech: The optech for this episode is a tube of lip gloss that is a miniature camera with a compressed air injector that can shoot and place three cameras like darts.
[edit] Salvation
Original airdate: November 10, 2002
- Directed by: Perry Lang
- Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Sydney's trust in her father begins to fade. Meanwhile, Sydney and Vaughn may have been exposed to a deadly virus while in Taipei; Sloane haunted by Emily's death begins to unravel. Vaughn enlists Will to help research a case.
[edit] Notes
OpTech: The OpTech for this show is a briefcase that pumps anaethesia into the operating room where Jack is supposedly getting a kidney transplant from Sidney. In addition, Sidney and Jack have an "antidote" to the anaesthesia they are being given.
[edit] The Counteragent
Original airdate: November 17, 2002
- Directed by: Dan Attias
- Written by: John Eisendrath
Sydney races to find a cure for Vaughn, but in order to find the antidote, Sydney must make a deal with Sark that could endanger Sloane's life. Meanwhile, Will continues his research for Vaughn and discovers some disturbing inconsistencies involving 20-year-old standardized IQ tests.
[edit] Notes
On her mission to find a cure for Vaughn, Sydney is issued an HK P11 like the one Lara Croft carried in Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.
[edit] Passage (Part 1)
Original airdate: December 1, 2002
- Directed by: Ken Olin
- Written by: Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer
Sydney, Jack and Irina must put aside their differences and go undercover as a loving family in order to seize six nuclear warheads from an abandoned facility in Kashmir. Meanwhile, Sloane announces to a suspicious staff that Mr. Sark will be working with SD-6, and later he is contacted by an unknown group claiming that Emily is still alive.
[edit] Passage (Part 2)
Original airdate: December 8, 2002
- Directed by: Ken Olin
- Written by: Crystal Nix Hines
While continuing on a mission to take control of six nuclear warheads, Sydney and Jack discover where Irina's loyalties lie when she meets up with Gerard Cuvee. Meanwhile, Sloane informs the Alliance of Twelve that Emily may still be alive.
[edit] The Abduction
Original airdate: December 15, 2002
- Directed by: Nelson McCormick
- Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Jack meets Alliance of Twelve counterintelligence head Ariana Kane, who is sent in to investigate Emily's disappearance and to discover who is trying to blackmail Sloane. Meanwhile, Marshall is sent on his first mission with Sydney as his partner. Vaughn schedules Will to take a CIA psych test. Francie gets suspicious over Sydney and Will's secretive behavior.
[edit] A Higher Echelon
Original airdate: January 5, 2003
- Directed by: Guy Bee
- Written by: John Eisendrath
After completing his first mission with Sydney, Marshall's life is placed in mortal danger. Meanwhile, Ariana Kane suspects Jack as being the prime suspect in the disappearance of Sloane's wife. Vaughn learns the truth about Jack's involvement in the murder of CIA agent Haladki and Sydney confides in Francie about her feelings for a fellow co-worker.
[edit] The Getaway
Original airdate: January 12, 2003
- Directed by: Lawrence Trilling
- Written by: Jeff Pinkner
While Alliance of Twelve counterintelligence head Ariana Kane tracks Sydney in order to catch her fugitive father, Jack elicits Irina's help in finding Sloane's blackmailer. Meanwhile, Sydney and Vaughn risk exposing their covers to SD-6 when they share a romantic dinner together while on a case in France.
[edit] Phase One
Original airdate: January 26, 2003
- Directed by: Jack Bender
- Written by: J.J. Abrams
Sydney and Jack are confronted by the new director of SD-6, one Geiger, who replaces Sloane, whose whereabouts and intentions are unknown. Meanwhile, romantic sparks begin to fly between Francie and Will when they kiss, to each other's surprise.
[edit] Notes
- This episode originally aired after Super Bowl XXXVII on ABC
- Despite earning critical acclaim from USA Today[1] for the January 26, 2003 episode entitled "Phase One" and attracting the largest audience of the series with 17.4 million viewers,[2] this episode retained just 19 percent[2] of the Super Bowl XXXVII audience and has the dubious distinction of earning the lowest overall ratings for a program airing after a Super Bowl since at least 1987[2] and the lowest rating ever (8.3 rating) in the age 18-49 demographic for a post-Super Bowl program.[2] Also, since the episode started airing at 11 p.m. on the East Coast, it was not eligible for the week's list of top primetime shows ranked by Nielsen Media Research and thus, the episode's viewership numbers were not factored in the series' overall 2002-2003 season average.
- Geiger is portrayed by special guest star Rutger Hauer
[edit] Double Agent
Original airdate: February 2, 2003
- Directed by: Ken Olin
- Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Sydney, Vaughn and Jack must determine whether CIA agent Lennox is who he says he is after his deep cover mission is compromised in Berlin. It is discovered that an agency has built a machine capable of replicating a human being's appearance. In this case, there are two agents Lennox at large and Sydney must discover which one is the real one and which one is fake. It is hinted that the machine has been used before to replicate someone else this way (Francie).
[edit] Notes
- Lennox is portrayed by special guest star Ethan Hawke.
[edit] A Free Agent
Original airdate: February 9, 2003
- Directed by: Alex Kurtzman
- Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Sydney must make a life-defining decision regarding her future with CIA, while Sloane re-emerges and continues his obsessive quest to piece together the mysterious Rambaldi artifacts -- with the reluctant aid of a kidnapped scientist named Neil Caplan. Meanwhile, Dixon's marriage is put to the test after he tells his wife the truth about his occupation.
[edit] Notes
- Neil Caplan is portrayed by special guest star Christian Slater.
[edit] Firebomb
Original airdate: February 23, 2003
- Directed by: Craig Zisk
- Written by: John Eisendrath
This is the episode in which it is revealed what Rambaldi's mysterious artifacts really are: the pieces to build a neutron bomb in the 15th century. Sloane is the one who controls it. Meanwhile, Vaughn begs Dixon to aid the CIA in rescuing Sydney, Will is called upon to participate in a crucial CIA briefing session, and Sydney notices that something with Francie is not quite right.
[edit] A Dark Turn
Original airdate: March 2, 2003
- Directed by: Ken Olin
- Written by: Jesse Alexander
Sydney begins to question where Vaughn's allegiances lie when she learns through CIA Agent Yeager that he is under investigation. Meanwhile Irina Derevko and another crucial Rambaldi manuscript --this one about the secret of eternal life-- are used as bait to try to catch Sloane. It turns out Vaughn had only been investigating Derevko through his own means because the Agency was slow and he wanted to see if he could catch her in a lie or discover additional information. Sydney also welcomes Dixon to the CIA.
[edit] Truth Takes Time
Original airdate: March 16, 2003
- Directed by: Nelson McCormick
- Written by: J.R. Orci
Sydney faces off with her mother, while Emily must decide whether to side with her husband or betray him.
[edit] Endgame
Original airdate: March 30, 2003
- Directed by: Perry Lang
- Written by: Sean Gerace
Sydney defies her father in her attempt to rescue kidnapped scientist Neil Caplan, while Sloane, seeking revenge for the assassination of his wife orders that Dixon's wife be taken out. Meanwhile, Allison in the guise of Francie manipulates an unsuspecting Will for his agency connections.
- Neil Caplan is portrayed by special guest star Christian Slater.
[edit] Countdown
Original airdate: April 27, 2003
- Directed by: Lawrence Trilling
- Written by: R.P. Gaborno, Jeff Pinkner
A Rambaldi manuscript prophesizes that an apocalyptic event involving a heart will soon take place. An agent is sent after one man in Panama in order to steal his heart. Dixon's grief leads Vaughn and agency psychologist Dr. Barnett to question his intentions, as his thirst for revenge on Sloane intensifies. Meanwhile Sloane receives a life-changing revelation from a mysterious monk in Nepal, Sydney and Dixon hunt for the killer who stole the heart from his victim.
- The monk at Nepal is portrayed by special guest star David Carradine.
- The agent sent to retrieve the human heart of the man in Panama is portrayed by special guest star Danny Trejo.
[edit] Second Double
- Directed by: Ken Olin
- Written by: Breen Frazier, Crystal Nix Hines
Sydney begins to question Will's identity when he's arrested for espionage, under suspicion of being a double. Meanwhile Sark and Irina plot to recover the Di Regno heart, and Sloane makes Jack a business proposal.
[edit] The Telling
- Directed by: J.J. Abrams
- Written by: J.J. Abrams
Sydney finally confronts her mother, who reveals her true motivation. Sloane, for his part, begins to execute his new grand plan and Will struggles to figure out who's behind his set-up. At the end of the episode, Sydney discovers that Francie is not herself but a genetically duplicated double agent by Project Helix and kills her. Having been herself badly beaten, she passes out. After what seems a short while she awakes in a back alley in Hong Kong, disoriented and confused. She contacts Kendall and Vaughn is sent to get her back. It is then revealed that Vaughn has married someone in the meantime, because Sydney has been missing for almost 2 years and left for dead.
[edit] References
- ^ Bianco, Robert. "Super 'Alias' will bowl you over", USA Today, January 23, 2003.
- ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, Toni. "How ABC fumbled its Super Bowl edge", Media Life Magazine, January 29, 2003.
[edit] External link
- Alias Season 2 at Alias-TV.com
