Episode Report Card Erin: A | 111 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Hell Hath No Fury
By Erin | Season 3 | Episode 7 | Aired on 2003.11.09
The SWAT dudes bring Sloane in and stop. Everyone gathers 'round. Dix nods, and the dudes remove Sloane's hood. He looks…well, damn. He looks GOOD. He's wearing a gray turtleneck sweater and a pinstriped suit and he just…I know it's wrong, okay? I know it. But he still looks damn fine for a short, older, EVIL man. Dix walks over and glares at him. Sloane just looks back. "I always knew you were destined for great things," he says, smiling slightly. God-DAMN, he's cool. He's Hannibal Lecter cool, dudes. And yes, that's wrong. But it's so very, very right. Dix swallows his anger and just spits, "Follow me."
Conference Room of Endless Expositions. Dix enters, and Sloane follows. The gathered troops just look at him. Sloane is seated next to Marshall, and he looks at him and says warmly, "Marshall!" Hee. I have to agree with many of the posters who said it was hilarious that the only person in the room who seems to have any kindness toward Marshall is Sloane. That's just perfect. Marshall stands up and says, "Mr. Sloane. Hi. It's been awhile. And a lot has happened since…you know…I mean, first you were evil…now you're good. So you claim. Not that I don't trust you -- it's just -- how are you?" "Very happy to see you, Marshall," says Sloane, shaking his hand. Hee. Yeah, Marshall's annoying here, but it's the good kind of annoying, not the drum-kit-for-no-damn-reason kind of annoying. Dix explains that Sloane's there, not as some extraneous plot device, but to divulge some highly sensitive information. Sloane's all, so, is everyone here? He says it like Dix is his secretary or something. Heh. Dix is all, Vaughn and Reed are prepping a separate assignment under direction of the NSC, if you must know. Spy Daddy and Syd share a significant glance. Uh-oh. Sloane announces that ten hours ago, he had a meeting with Confucius Buddha Allah Sark.
We flash back to the moment, and Copernicus Columbus Sark hands over a disc and says, "Your new assignment." Good golly, David Anders looks good with that buzz cut. Yummers. No, Sammy Rock. You're much prettier than David Anders. In your own way. Now go dance like Chuck Barris or something. Miss Thang is working. Sloane explains to the troops that it would seem the Covenant is no longer interested in using his organization as a front for their dirty works. "I presume you know what a maser is," Sloane says. "You mean, a microwave laser?" asks Marshall. "Well, yeah. Duh. Who DOESN'T know what that is? Oh. Wait. Everyone in the room and everyone at home doesn't know that. Huh. Okay. After I splutter and spatter for a second here about whether or not I'm answering to Sloane anymore, I'll just explain it to y'all."