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Firebomb: Surviving~Episode Review
by Coreen Kremer
"All living creatures are genetically programmed to do whatever it takes to ensure survival, and go beyond survival to security." William Glasser
There was a little girl, who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good, she was very, very good but when she was bad she was horrid or something to that effect. I don't know how much curl Freplica has but horrid hits the mark. The interaction between her and Sydney, each wary of the other but attempting to be pals took Freplica's "creep-factor" up a notch, even more so than her killing of the plumber. In a very Sloaneish manner, she reaches out and touches Sydney's head, brushing her hair back. Then later, Sloane kisses Sydney on top of the head. Does Sydney's angelic face and empathetic manner evoke stroking and caressing from her surrounding enemies?
Every person on the "who entered the household list," save the dead plumber, came up "clean"...but Jack has proven to be wily and a non-believer in the past and he questions the circumstances surrounding the death of the plumber. Hopefully the unusual and coincidental timing will shed light on the true evil living under the same roof as Sydney. This reviewer can't wait for a Sydney/Freplica showdown. Throw a little Will into the fight (provided he does not scream like a girl again) and we've got some serious pay-per-view action!
As someone who dislikes surprises, Sloane certainly got me when the truth of his ploy was revealed and surprisingly, I didn't mind. Looking back through my notes, I scribbled and underlined "Egad! Why would Sloane leave the device there if Sydney were there? Wouldn't he suspect someone would come in after her!"
Miraculously my scrawled diatribe was answered by Sark, who we now all know to be Slone's lackey no matter how many times he claims to be "pooling their resources." Sloane was after the 16th century Buddhist statuette of an ahrat, a destroyer of the enemy, all along. Clever, very clever. Anyone else think the missing piece was that of the prophesied face?
The horror of the "doomsday" device (Marshall's description was great) and the considerable damage Sloane could wield makes me shudder but if he willingly sacrificed it to the CIA, then what does his real plan entail? How much worse can it be?
Sloane upped his "creep-factor" a notch this week as well.
Jumping to Dixon, did anyone else notice how he put Diane between him and Sydney when telling her "We've made a decision as a family to move on." Seems he couldn't quite stand up to Sydney alone and needed the wife as a crutch.
While the "betrayal" Dixon must feel and the fear and anger at the lies his wife must feel tip the scale, the fact that Dixon lied to his wife to protect her and the children and that he now has a chance to work on the side of good, for good and possibly stop Sloane should weigh more than enough to break the scale. Disagree with me if you will, but the minute, the second that Diane found out Sydney's fiancé Danny was brutally murdered, because he was told the truth, she should be sobbing with thanks that Dixon kept her in the dark.
Dixon's last comment to Sydney, about not judging her when he may have done the same thing proves Diane to be the force driving the wedge between him and the CIA. Now that he helped Vaughn rescue Sydney and has his own desk, his marriage may suffer, though hopefully not be over.
Most marriage vows recite for better or worse and though Diane did not sign on for the worse when she thought she married an investment banker, she obviously loves her husband, and he has proven to be a very good husband and father. In an unrelated TV show a character stated that sometimes things are just a part of who you are, and you can't have one without the other. Dixon is obviously an excellent agent, one that couldn't stay away from that life for long, but he also made the choice to marry the woman he fell in love with many years ago. Maybe to be the best kind of agent, he needs to the grounding love of his wife. If she's his safety net, let's hope she realizes that soon because in this line of work, everybody needs one. Sloane has Emily. At the same time Sydney lost Danny, she began to reconcile with Jack and then met Vaughn. Jack has Sydney. Marshall has his mother. Call it what you will, but survival sometimes requires the support of others.
Quote worthy:
I admit, I truly wanted to do an article entirely dedicated to quotes because the dialogue was that good. The momentum in the episode again remained slower but the writers took the dialogue to a new level.
The best lines uttered came from Will. I'd retype the entire analyst meeting scene if it didn't take up so much space so I'll settle for sharing these lines.
Vaughn: "No suit"
Will: "It's been a while since I tried it on or worked out, apparently, which makes me overwhelmed and fat."
Will: "I realize there is nothing GOPolicitcally correct about my analysis but in the hell hath no fury department I figure this woman would pay us to harass her ex."
Other dialogue gems:
Weiss: "You're in bed with her right now, aren't you?" Vaughn: "I'm trying."
Marshall: "I know, I know, I'm that good." Jack: " Then do it." Marshall: "Please would be nice."
Will: "An oral, like in person? I'm a writer, I don't talk, I write." Vaughn: "Order the special, no pickles." Will, said with a smile: "I like pickles."
Ahmad Kabir; "In this part of the world, it's better to be practical than visionary."
Sark to Sloane: "Easy for you to say, Sir, you're 8000 miles away."
Marshall: "Which is kinda a problem, cause you're incredibly hot."
Sydney: "Every time we think we've seen the worst
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One last thought:
Anyone else notice that Vaughn's no nonsense attitude towards Will echoes Jack's no nonsense attitude towards Marshall?
My apologies for this review delay. My only excuse is that life happens.
Next week:
"A Dark Turn." Richard Lewis guest stars as the agent questioning Vaughn's allegiance and the CIA uses Irina and a Rambaldi manuscript as bait in an attempt to catch Sloane.
Source: ScoopMe!.com
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People just burst into flames! 
Don't even touch her dude!
JJ never ceases to amaze me with the twists he comes up with! 
I mean really...how many people can you make bad!? Evil Francie is enough!
I know but hey
I guess we have to be evil with him