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After my major rant about Alias's "Phase One" last week, Antony has convinced me that I should stop sticking pins in my J.J. Abrams doll, because the show will apparently recover. At least there was lots of Sark, Sloane and Irina in last week's episode to tide me through the sickening Vaughn/Sydney glances. I loved their relationship so much when it was just bubbling under the surface, but now that they're waking up in bed together, it's just ugghh...boring.

Speaking of my rant, last week's episode, "A Free Agent", addressed some of the problems I had with "Double Agent" in the aftermath of "Phase One", with Sydney contemplating whether to leave the CIA now that her work is done, and then being enticed back because of Sloane. I think they should have had Sydney examining her life in the previous episode, rather than continuing with the CIA like nothing's happened.

I didn't, however, like the renewed focus on Dixon. As I said last week, I've never found him a terribly interesting character, so his dilemma whether to tell his wife or not seemed like filler to me. I much preferred the way Marshall was handled: his little sub-plot didn't compromise the energy of the story at all.

Of course, not everyone reacted in the same way to "Phase One" as I did. My mother, my real-life Alias co-conspirator, after viewing the episode, said: "That was a great episode, wasn't it?" Actually, the only fault she found with that and "Double Agent" was that Sydney Bristow's shoes that she wore when she got out of the pool in the If There's Any Football Fans Left Over From Last Week Here's Jennifer Garner In A Bathing Suit Scene were totally impractical. Yes, only in Alias do people wear large high heels poolside.

Trek BBS Today

Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Trek BBS:

- Would you like to see a flight simulator game?

- What do you think of Roger Ebert's views on Trek films?

- Read an advance review of tonight's "Impulse".

More topics can be found at the Trek BBS!

Poll Results

Below are the results of the most recent TrekToday poll:

We have cell phones as convenient as communicators, but wouldn't you love... ...a holodeck, to live out your fantasies? 30.9% - (336 Votes) ...a transporter, to make travel so much easier? 26.2% - (285 Votes) ...warp drive, so we could really explore the galaxy? 21.5% - (234 Votes) ...a replicator, so you wouldn't have to cook? 12.8% - (139 Votes) ...just give me some of that Vulcan neuropressure! 4.8% - (53 Votes) ...a universal translator, so you could talk to anyone, anywhere? 1.7% - (19 Votes) ...a phaser, for personal defense? 1.7% - (19 Votes) Total Votes: 1085

Thanks for voting! Please participate in our new poll, which asks you to rate "Impulse".

Happy Birthday!

Tomorrow is the 49th birthday of Scott Bakula, who plays Captain Jonathan Archer on Enterprise.

Today's Television Listings

At 8:00pm (7:00pm Central), UPN will be showing Enterprise's "Impulse". Here's how StarTrek.com describes the episode:

"When Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Vulcan ship stranded in the Delphic Expanse, Archer and his boarding team are attacked by insane zombie-like Vulcans."

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