Episode 12 is the first part of a two-part episode. In this episode, SD-6 is under attack from an unknown organization, lead by Quentin Tarantino. The beginning starts off great, with a team breaking in to SD-6 headquarters, tension is great -- even better when we find out the leader is none other than Tarantino! We're in for a ride. As the episode rounds out, we find out this team is after something in the SD-6 Vault - which as an audience we've never heard about or seen. Unfortunately, however, because the unit is in lockdown, if the Vault is open, not one, but FOUR payloads of C4 will detonate, blowing the entire HQ and all the team members to bits! So Sydney and her dad (both were in the parking garage when this happen) are going to SAVE THE DAY! There are a number of things wrong with this premise.
1. Sydney and her dad aren't SD-4 operatives. They're CIA. What the hell do they care about the people in SD-4?
2. Sydney and her dad are totally capable of LEAVING HQ and getting help from their good old CIA buddies -- or even other SD HQs around the world. But no, they're gonna do it themselves.
3. Not one of the SD-4 members have told this new motley crew that if they open the vault everyone is going to die. I highly doubt they'd continue opening said vault if they knew this fact. But nope, not one of these idiots says "hey, btw, if you actually succeed in opening that vault, the whole place is going to blow up, and yes, that includes YOU!"
In episode 13, which is part 2 of this horribly written episode, the inanity continues.
I just started watching Alias on Netflix, and was rather taken with the idea until these episodes. I'm really hoping this lazy writing doesn't continue.
1. Sydney and her dad aren't SD-4 operatives. They're CIA. What the hell do they care about the people in SD-4?
2. Sydney and her dad are totally capable of LEAVING HQ and getting help from their good old CIA buddies -- or even other SD HQs around the world. But no, they're gonna do it themselves.
3. Not one of the SD-4 members have told this new motley crew that if they open the vault everyone is going to die. I highly doubt they'd continue opening said vault if they knew this fact. But nope, not one of these idiots says "hey, btw, if you actually succeed in opening that vault, the whole place is going to blow up, and yes, that includes YOU!"
In episode 13, which is part 2 of this horribly written episode, the inanity continues.
I just started watching Alias on Netflix, and was rather taken with the idea until these episodes. I'm really hoping this lazy writing doesn't continue.