A Simple Alias

A Spoiler-Free Alias Rewatch Podcast hosted by Bree Leach & Jess Koehler

04x22 - Before The Flood 01/02/2025

04x22 - Before The Flood The season 4 finale is finally here (Happy New Year!) This is the one where we relive the action packed finale, our heroes save the world with some surprising twists and losses...and we wish we could end it a few minutes early and avoid the trauma of the car accident that forever changed how we watch television and movies. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) do a dramatic reading of a minutes post-finale exchange between recappers from Television Without Pity. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/34692360

04x21 - Search and Rescue 12/02/2024

04x21 - Search and Rescue The penultimate episode of season 4 has arrived and this is the one where LENA OLIN IS BACK!! This is the one where we learn Irina didn't die and our team needs to rescue her before they head to Russia to stop Sophia and Sloane from unleashing the Mueller device on the world. It's also the one with one of Bree's favorite exchanges of the entire series. You will find the referenced Television Without Pity recap . MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/34225845

04x20 - The Descent 11/11/2024

04x20 - The Descent This is the one where everyone finally learns about Sophia Elena (and the name is now canon...Marshall says it!) and we finally learn what went down in Sienna between Nadia and Sloane. This is ALSO the one where we get the major reveal that Irina is alive! MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/33875237

04x19 - In Dreams... 10/28/2024

04x19 - In Dreams... This is the one where Arvin Clone is back (and so is Emily! sort of!)! Arvin Clone steals an orchid critical to a plot ot change humanity for Rambaldi and our team at APO must find Clone AND the orchid. After capturing Clone, who is not only convinced he's the real deal, but also has the same brain (?!), Marshall sends Sloane into a deep memory regression about Jacqueline in order to use that memory to force Clone to resume his real identity and share the location of the orchid. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/33637842

04x18 - Mirage 10/14/2024

04x18 - Mirage This is the one where we have Sophia/Elena doing bad things with the guy from Legally Blonde, Jack hallucinating lucidly, and we get to see Sydney playing Laura to help get information they need from Jack to help save his life. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) absolutely love Marshall (major kudos to Kevin and the writers) MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/33443997

04x17 - A Clean Conscience 10/02/2024

04x17 - A Clean Conscience This is the one where we the audience find out Sophia is ELENA DEREVKO!! Okay, but that's actually just the very end of the episode. So, this is the one where we learn what Jack and Sloane have been hiding that they were searching for Elena, the cruelest of the Derevko sisters, because she was stalking Sydney and Nadia. This is also the one where Sophia comes to stay with Nadia (and Sydney) and she plants a bug on a necklace she gives Nadia. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/32872622

BONUS EPISODE 00x04 - Season 4 Bundle Episode Part 2 09/16/2024

BONUS EPISODE 00x04 - Season 4 Bundle Episode Part 2 This is the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) go back and rewatch the second set of episodes (episodes 13 - 16) that were aired in a different order than they were originally written and examine the impact on the season and flow of episodes. Season 4 intended/written order: (the bolded episodes are the ones that were aired "out of order"... this episode tackles the second section of bolded episodes) APO 1 APO 2 The Awful Truth Detente Ice Nocturne Echoes A Man of His Word Welcome to Liberty Village The Index The Road Home The Orphan Nightingale Pandora Another Mister Sloane Tuesday A Clean Conscience Mirage In Dreams Descent Search and Rescue Before the Flood Season 4 Aired Order: APO 1 APO 2 The Awful Truth Ice Welcome to Liberty Village Nocturne Detente Echoes A Man of His Word The Index The Road Home The Orphan Tuesday Nightingale Pandora Another Mister Sloane A Clean Conscience Mirage In Dreams Descent Search and Rescue Before the Flood MUSIC: The featured music in these episodes match from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/33066367

04x16 - Another Mister Sloane 09/03/2024

04x16 - Another Mister Sloane This 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???? MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/32872592

04x15 - Pandora 08/19/2024

04x15 - Pandora This is the one where we drop directly into the action and then time jump back to where it all started and we get a surprise guest appearance by our favorite Aunt Katya. This is also the one where we discover ANOTHER Mister Sloane, and Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) fan girl over Joel Gray. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/32637107

04x14 - Nightingale 08/05/2024

04x14 - Nightingale This is the one where we go on the hunt for Nightingale... separately and sort of together? Sydney and Vaughn are running a countermission to Sloane and Jack and we don't know why (which makes Bree AND Jess very nervous). This is also the one where Vaughn met Roberts for more information and injected himself with an unknown substance a la Alice in Wonderland. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES: Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/32448472

04x13 - Tuesday 07/22/2024

04x13 - Tuesday This is the one where Sydney gets buried alive, almost the entire team is locked inside APO, leaving Marshall to race to her rescue. It's also the one where Marshall pretends to be Jack Bristow...and then has to use a spork to remove an eyeball. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) consider putting the entire script into the running for this mission's quote vote. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/32238227

04x12 - The Orphan 07/10/2024

04x12 - The Orphan This is the one where a blast from Nadia's past is in the picture and that takes us into Nadia's past through a series of flashbacks. It's also the one where Vaughn tells Sydney about his dad's journal and seeks more information. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) discuss the state of television and network interference at length. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/32081877

04x11 - The Road Home 06/24/2024

04x11 - The Road Home This is the one where Sydney endangers a civilian (Jason Segel AKA Marshall Erickson) and Vaughn follows clues in his father's journal and learns some shocking information. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) need a Spy Daddy (the early years) spin off and JJ can have ALL the credit…and they also question how the “known for” listings are chosen for IMDB and how in the world How I Met Your Mother doesn’t make that cut on Jason Segel’s page. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/31861582

04x10 - The Index 06/10/2024

04x10 - The Index This is the one where we think Sloane is up to no good (or at least Dixon does) and then it turns out Jack and Sloane are in cahoots?! It's also the one where Nadia has a birthday, doesn't want to celebrate, gets talked into celebrating, and is then very disappointed when Sydney set up the dinner so she could spy on Sloane. It's ALSO the one where Vaughn goes to see his ailing uncle in the hospital only to receive his dad's journal with... entries after his death?! Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) have way more questions than answers this episode. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/31676067

BONUS EPISODE 00x03 - Season 4 Bundle Episode Part 1 05/27/2024

BONUS EPISODE 00x03 - Season 4 Bundle Episode Part 1 This is the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) go back and rewatch the first set of episodes (episodes 4 - 9) that were aired in a different order than they were originally written and examine the impact on the season and more particularly the characters. Season 4 intended/written order: (the bolded episodes are the ones that were aired "out of order"... this episode tackles the first section of bolded episodes) APO 1 APO 2 The Awful Truth Detente Ice Nocturne Echoes A Man of His Word Welcome to Liberty Village The Index The Road Home The Orphan Nightingale Pandora Another Mister Sloane Tuesday A Clean Conscience Mirage In Dreams Descent Search and Rescue Before the Flood Season 4 Aired Order: APO 1 APO 2 The Awful Truth Ice Welcome to Liberty Village Nocturne Detente Echoes A Man of His Word The Index The Road Home The Orphan Tuesday Nightingale Pandora Another Mister Sloane A Clean Conscience Mirage In Dreams Descent Search and Rescue Before the Flood MUSIC: The featured music in these episodes match from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/31476472

04x09 - A Man of His Word 05/13/2024

04x09 - A Man of His Word This one is a "classic" (just as Sark and also Jess (@jesspkoehler)! After Anna shoots Nadia at the end of last episode, we find Nadia in a coma most of this episode while Jack has Marshall work to learn what Nadia knew that led to Anna shooting her (and then trying to shoot her again!). Ultimately, Jack pulls Nadia out of her coma early. This is also the one where Sark will only talk to Sloane, Sark gets sent on a "glorified date" mission with Sydney and Vaughn, and he is extracted by Anna. THEY TEAM UP! This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) keeps misprouncing Anna's name for no good reason. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/31258397

04x08 - Echoes 04/29/2024

04x08 - Echoes This is the one where we get both ANNA ESPINOSA and SARK back on our screens! (aka Gina Torres and David Anders)....need we say more? It's also the one where we, Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) love how "classic" Alias this episode feels...and have concerns about why Sloane is even in the building. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/31074058

04x07 - Detente 04/15/2024

04x07 - Detente This is the one where Sydney keeps going off book during her missions with Nadia. This is the one where Nadia and Sydney get an invite to Boris' hotel room to steal his information about the sale of black thorine (much to Sloane's frustration and everyone else's delight) and then they go on ANOTHER mission to steal the vials before the sale occurs (where once again Sydney goes off script when she talks to the purchaser about Sloane. It's also the one where we, Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler), enjoy Vaughn's smile, love Dixon, and wonder when Alias will stop living in a stand alone episode world. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/30819168

04x06 - Nocturne 04/01/2024

04x06 - Nocturne This is the one where Alias tries its hand at a horror-type episode (and succeeds), and Sydney nearly loses her mind. This is also the one where (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) really start to wonder the impact of the air order versus the written order of the episodes this season. CONTENT WARNING: This episode (and our discussion about it) contains some intense scenes with two suicides. Please listen (and watch) with care. (Note: the Disney+ version is slightly less intense in the events leading up to the suicides than the original version on the DVDs) MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/30616248

04x05 Welcome To Liberty Village 03/18/2024

04x05 Welcome To Liberty Village This is the one where Sydney and Vaughn go undercover as a married Russian couple pretending to be a married American couple in Liberty Village, a training site for the October Contingent. This is also the one where Vaughn tells a story about proposing at the Santa Barbara Zoo in front of a crooked-neck giraffe and it turns Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) into complete saps. This is also the one where we give Tom a performance evaluation for his plan... was it really the best decision to have the spies that they recruited kill each other just because they weren't ready for this mission???? MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/30416313

04x04 - Ice 03/04/2024

04x04 - Ice This is the one where we learn if you freeze dry a person they shatter into cereal...possibly Fruity Pebbles, Vaughn is a priest, and we go "old school" spy. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) gush over the commentary and have many 2005 moments. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/30222403

04x03 - The Awful Truth 02/19/2024

04x03 - The Awful Truth This is the one where the whole crew goes on TWO missions together! First, the team heads to the Bahamas and then they head to Spain! This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) are very frustrated by Jack being a jerk to Nadia and the one where Weiss finds out about APO. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/30012253

04x01 - APO Pt 2 02/05/2024

04x01 - APO Pt 2 This is the one where we are back for the second half of the season 4 premiere...it's also the one where Sydney learns the truth about Irina's death and Nadia joins APO. It's also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) need many more "deleted scenes" and prove that they are, in fact, goldfish. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/29792813

04x01 - APO Pt 1 01/22/2024

04x01 - APO Pt 1 This is the one where "at laaaaaassssst" we are back with the start of season 4! It's also the one where Alias reboots itself again by putting SLOANE?! in charge??? It's also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) are thrilled to see our people back together and intrigued to see what happens next because they remember so very, very little. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/29587963

03x22 - Resurrection 08/17/2023

03x22 - Resurrection This is the one where we race to the end of the season with a fast paced, action packed emotional episode. This is also the one where Cole (@coledelbyck) is back to gush about the season 3 finale with Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler), with a few delightful tangents along the way. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/27778428

03x21 - Legacy 07/31/2023

03x21 - Legacy This is the one where Sloane has Nadia and almost everyone else is actively looking for Sloane and Nadia (except Vaughn, Vaughn is somewhat unwilling participant as he'd prefer they were looking for Lauren). Katya is back, Suit & Glasses is back (and gets a name, Dr. Zhang Lee), and Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) are still really confused on the timeline around Vaughn's dad and Nadia's automatic drawing response. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/27615273

S3E20: Blood Ties 07/17/2023

S3E20: Blood Ties This is the one where we FINALLY get to meet The Passenger...Sydney's sister Nadia! This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) have many questions and a lot of ideas about the possible blood ties in our episode title. MUSIC: The music matched in this episode. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at . /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/27483000

S3E19: Hourglass 07/05/2023

S3E19: Hourglass This is the one where EVERYONE knows that Lauren's a mole. Vaughn goes on a mission at Lauren's mom's house and Lauren's mom suspects that Vaughn knows about Lauren. This is also the one where we think Sloane gets executed, but he is saved by a bottle of wine (because of course. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) try to figure out the math of Sloane and Irina's affair and also try to decipher who knew Jack was going to save Sloane. MUSIC: If you're streaming and want to line up the scenes with the original feature songs, here are the sound clips. Sydney retrieves the hourglass/Sloane's execution (start 37:38): Play The Deftones' "Change (in the House of Flies)" starting the song at 00:00, but it cuts to 1:40 when Sydney pulls out her guns (37:55). Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/27049632

S3E18: Unveiled 06/19/2023

S3E18: Unveiled This is the one where Lauren almost gets caught in action twice, but Vaughn discovers the truth while she's taking a bath. This is also the one where Jess (@jesspkoehler) and Bree (@bleach226) (and Jeremy via text @rodriguezjeremy/@rodriguezjeremy_) fangirl over Goth Vaughn. MUSIC: If you're streaming and want to line up the scenes with the original feature songs, here are the sound clips. Club in Berlin (start 8:48): Play Laibach's "Tanz Mit Laubach" starting the song at 00:00. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/27190755

S3E17: The Frame 06/05/2023

S3E17: The Frame This is the one where it turns out Lauren's mom (played by Peggy Lipton) is ALSO Covenant and she kills Senator Daddy. This is also the one where Vaughn says he's going to leave Lauren, Bomani returns to our story, and the one where we get a very Indiana Jones tale about archaelogists looking for a Rambaldi artifact. This is also the one where Jess (@jesspkoehler) and Bree (@bleach226) go on a little tangent about Alias-adjacent television we're currently watching. MUSIC: If you're streaming and want to line up the scenes with the original feature songs, here are the sound clips. Vaughn and Weiss go for a run (start 1:37): Play John Mayer's Clarity starting the song at 00:00. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @SimpleAliasCast or email us at [email protected]. /episode/index/show/asimplealias/id/27049539

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