05x10 - S.O.S.
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This is the one where Sydney has a pregnancy crisis stranded on the ship in the middle of the ocean...but the bad guys bring in her actual real live doctor to save the day...which is great, but also SO disturbing! This is also the one where Jack aggressively identifies the CIA mole. And perhaps, most importantly, this is the one where WEISS comes in clutch with an assist...and reminds them to just call next time! MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x09 - The Horizon
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This is the one where Sydney gets kidnapped! Sydney is taken hostage and tortured for information from conversation she had with Vaughn at the beginning of season one about the Alliance. Sydney is moved through memories with Vaughn (HI VAUGHN!!) that transform as she realizes they aren't real. This is also the one where Spy Daddy teams up with Renee Rienne in order to find Sydney. This is also the one where we get a major Prophet Five reveal that Jess and Bree didn't see coming (spoiler-free podcast! partly because we have goldfish memories!). MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches...
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05x08 - Bob
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This is the one where Rachel goes undercover on another solo mission, Jack is taken, and we really want to know Elizabeth's backstory. This is also the one where SARK IS BACK!!!! (and there was much rejoicing) MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x07 - Fait Accompli
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In this week's episode, the team goes on a field trip to the race tracks to capture Gordon Dean: Sydney and SpyBaby and Tom the Drunk Australian are at the races while Rachel and Marshall are nearby. This is also the one where Rachel hits Dean with a shovel (nice), Nadia wakes up (briefly, but yay!), and Sloane kills Dean (yikes). It's also the one where Jess and Bree work out in real time live on mic why Dean doesn't have a bag over his head when he's walked into APO. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x06 - Solo
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This is the one where Rachel goes on her first solo mission and it is TOO easy...well...sort of. This is also the one where we are conflicted over Kelly Peyton's feelings, and they hit us right in the feels in the baby store. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x05 - Out of the Box
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This is the one where a man comes out of a box. Wait, no, this is the one where Renee Rienne's dad comes out of the box. Wait, no, this is the where Renee Rienne's not dad comes out of the box. This is the one where we go to Marseilles to track down Renee and the man from the box. It's also the one where Sloane wants to come back to APO and Rachel is fully on the team. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x04 - Mockingbird
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In this episode, Rachel is put to the test and proves her tenacity and courage. We also get a delightful mission in Monte Carlo, and Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) seriously question Sloane's trial and acquittal...and what it means. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x03 - The Shed
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In this week's episode, we meet officially meet Rachel Gibson (the blonde from the last couple of episodes) AND we meet Kelly Peyton (Amy Acker! Is here! We don't trust her!). It turns out that Rachel thinks she works for the CIA and her story with The Shed (Gordon Dean's organization) is very similar to Sydney's SD-6 story. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x02 - ...1...
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We're diving into the second episode of our final season with new credits, new regular cast members, and our previously-ons have returned! This is also the one where we lose another cast member (don't worry, they didn't die), and Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) gush that Spy Daddy melts our hearts because they just love each other. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.
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05x01 - Prophet Five
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The premiere of season 5 (the final season?!) has arrived and this is the one where [REDACTED] DIES!! For some spoilers, it's always too soon. Like right here in the description that you're probably only reading if you've already seen the episode???? It's also the one where we learn that Vaughn's name is Andre Micheaux, his dad was part of a group called Prophet Five and Sydney is pregnant!! Spy Baby on the way! It's also the one that Bree first watched in three minute digital camera clips that Jess recorded. You'll hear the whole story... as well as Bree's original post-episode thoughts from...
info_outlineThis is the one where Joel Grey (aka Another Mister Sloane aka Arvin Clone) is posing at Arvin Sloane. He kidnaps Dr. Maggie Sinclair to build a Rambaldi artifact, the Mueller device, for him. Our APO team sans Sloane goes on a mission with the coil to get to Joel Grey, but Joel Grey gets away with the coil, so Sloane is brought into the mission to figure out what Arvin Clone will do next.
This is also the one where Jess and Bree try to figure out what Jess' first episode of Alias was and... was it this episode????
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