Episode Report Card Erin: C+ | 1 USERS: C YOU GRADE IT Thank you for flying Exposition Airlines
By Erin | Season 3 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.10.2004
So, now, we have to backtrack for a moment. See, when Syd entered that room as Julia Thorne, if that really was Quentin Tarantino doing the talking, then Syd would have known him. So, what, she enters the room, and she's supposed to not know who he is? And then not mention the fact that Shovelhead is back and he's the head of the Covenant to Kendall when she meets up with him in Tuscany, where she's supposedly spilling this whole load of horseshit? Huh? Also? If Sloane was in that room as well (which he very well may have been), wouldn't Syd have mentioned THAT fact to Kendall? My point is, there's no way Shovelhead and Sloane could have been at the table without Kendall, and by default, US, knowing about it, because at the time that Syd told Kendall her whole story, her memory hadn't been wiped yet, so she would have remembered EVERYTHING. And I think Shovelhead and Sloane heading up the Covenant would have been a pretty important tidbit of info to impart upon old Baldy McBalderton over here.
Aaaaaanyway…Syd's not too pleased with herself for offing the innocent dude. Kendall tries to convince her that she had no choice, but she still mopes about it for a bit anyway. We return to the safe house in Tuscany where Syd's moaning about wanting to go home and wanting to see her dad. Kendall informs her that Jack's under deep cover and can't be contacted. Oh, reaaaaally? Isn't that interesting? Deep cover for what? I thought he was in prison this entire time. Hmmm. Kendall tells Syd that if she returns home, she's going to endanger the lives of everyone she loves. Oh, and if the intel's correct, the Covenant has the potential to be far deadlier than the Alliance ever was. "Which is why you need to continue as Julia Thorne," finishes Kendall. Syd's all, oh, bite me, Baldy. Kendall's all, dude? If you don't go back to them, they're going to come after you. And your family. And your VAUGHN.
That's all Sydney needs. She's all, Vaughn? Did you say Vaughn? I think my thighs just went up in flames. Oh, I need to see him. I need to see him RIGHT NOW. Kendall's all, dude? It's been nine months. And the way he says it, you can totally tell that he knows about Vaughn and his whore -- erm, I mean, "girlfriend." Syd doesn't give a damn. "He loves me," she says. "Nine months is nothing." She storms out in her kickin' leather jacket and heads home for the great reunion. Except that, when she gets there, she sees Vaughn and Lauren getting out of a car, laughing and happy and -- OW! MY EYES! THEY'RE KISSING! AAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!
Ahem. I wonder if Syd looked at Lauren, then caught a glimpse of herself in the side mirror and went, "Dude! I look JUST LIKE HER! Even my eyebrows are darker than my hair! What the?" Because I know I sure as hell shouted that at my TV screen when I saw it. Like one big "duh," this episode is. Syd, after seeing her beloved with his skank -- erm, I mean, "girlfriend," decides that she can't confront him, because seconds after the Disgusting Duo leave the scene, a car with two thugs drives by, and Syd sees one of them talking into an earpiece. For some reason, this indicates to Syd that her confronting Vaughn will only put him in danger.