Addiction

I have a confession to make. I am thoroughly addicted to Alias. I've watched the first two seasons (which amounts to a total of 33 hours) in a matter of two weeks. I've stayed up as late as 3:00 in the morning on a school night. I can't stop thinking about it. I can't stop watching it. I am addicted.

I've always wondered what it feels like to be addicted to something. You know, cigarettes, drugs, the works, but now I truly know. It's insane, and you're probably disgusted with me, but I don't care.

Let me explain to you a little about the plot:

Sydney Bristow (played by Jennifer Garner) is the main character.

She works for a secret branch of the CIA known as SD-6 with her father, Jack. In the very first episode her boyfriend proposes to her, and she knows she's not allowed to tell anyone about what she does, but she tells said boyfriend anyway, and comes home to find him dead in the bathtub. She later finds out that SD-6 is not actually affiliated with the CIA in any way, and it's part of this secret evil organization called the Alliance, whom she thought she was working against but she's actually working for. She is so mad about her fiance's death and about the fact that she's been lied to for the past 7 years, that she goes to the real CIA and becomes a double agent. Then she meets the hottest man alive, Michael Vaughn, who is to be her CIA handler.

Is he not delicious?

Anyway, basically during the course of the two seasons, the viewer finds that the whole SD-6/Alliance thing is really no big deal in comparison to whats coming. Sydney has a 500 year old prophecy floating around about her, created by this man named Ramboldi, who also has created a device to make you immortal, which every agency across the world is after.

Season 2 ends with Sydney learning that her BFF Francie has been genetically doubled, and that she's been living with the fake Francie for months. They get into this huge fight, Sydney almost dies, the fake Francie does die, and then Sydney wakes up in some alley in Hong Kong. She calls the director at the CIA and he tells her to go to the nearest CIA safehouse, where she meets up with Vaughn, who tells her that she's been missing for 2 years and that everyone thought she was dead. Funny thing is, she has no recollection of those 2 years! And Vaughn (who she'd been dating) is married to another woman!! What the cram was Sydney doing for 2 years, and why the cram is Vaughn married?! Oooh, I can't wait for season 3. Unfortunately, season 3 is not in my possession at the moment, and it's checked out at the library for another week. I just might go into withdrawals.

PS- Sydney's dad is a double agent too.

PPS- Sydney thought her mother was dead until season 2. Her mother turned herself into the CIA (she's a wanted criminal) and cooperates for awhile, but then betrays the CIA and goes off with Sloan (the ex SD-6 director) to find the Ramboldi artifacts.