Episode Report Card Erin: B- | 329 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Bucky the Snowman
By Erin | Season 1 | Episode 19 | Aired on 2002.04.14
Meanwhile, Sloane's watching the interrogation on the computer in his office along with McCullogh. Sloane's all, this guy's hiding something and I want to know what it is. McCullogh's all, want me to have some words with him? And, because Sloane's a sadistic worm, we can assume from the offhand look that he gives McCullogh that, yes indeedy, he sure does want McCullogh to have some words with ol' Bunny Face.
Over in Syd's office, Syd's checking out the Spy Mommy archival footage. Looks like Spy Mommy is being debriefed by a bunch of KGB guys. She gives her Russian name as "Irina Derevko" and her American name as "Laura Bristow." And, um, dudes? She's speaking in a Russian accent that's so thick I can practically TASTE the borscht. Like, wouldn't ol' Spy Daddy, since he was in the CIA, have had a teensy inkling that his wife could have been in cahoots with the Russians if she had an accent that rivaled Baryshnikov's? Hello?
My disbelief at this situation is further reinforced when Spy Mommy goes on to explain, in detail, her KGB mission objectives. Phase One, apparently, involved Spy Mommy posing as an American student of literature. Right. If this video is ANY indication, she'd have had trouble posing as an AMERICAN, period. See, either they should have had her posing as a RUSSIAN student at an American university or they should have MADE THIS CHARACTER AN AMERICAN. Like, you can't have it both ways, Mr. Abrams. There are plenty of AMERICANS out there who've gone to work at the KGB. Hi. Falcon and the Snowman anyone?
Whatever. Syd's getting all weepy as she watches her mommy talk about how she was instructed to insinuate herself into the life of Jonathan Donahue Bristow in order to infiltrate the CIA. After stating that she was to gather information on "Project Christmas," some KGB agent in the foreground turns around and looks directly into the camera. Syd gasps in recognition. It's the guy who was in the car with Syd's mom on the night she "died."
CIA Hell-Lay. Vaughn saunters up to Agent Sean's desk and tosses him a set of keys, reminding him that Sean's supposed to feed Vaughn's dog while he's away. Agent Sean's all, where ya goin'? Vaughn's all, I'm goin' to Disneyland! Actually, he's going to Bogota. Agent Sean's all, what's in Bogota? Vaughn's all, some guy who was attacked by The Snowman. Vaughn's hilariously skittery in this scene, like he's all jazzed up to finally get out from behind his desk. The Bogota guy also used to work with The Snowman, which means that if Vaughn finds this guy, he'll also find The Snowman, which will lead to finding Kasineau. Oh, just go to frickin' Bogota already, will ya?