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Alias 2x13 "Phase One" Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2026-09-03 20:11:37
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Jwsel

There is a lot of backstory to this episode. The key thing to know was this episode aired immediately after the 2003 Super Bowl football game. That is considered the best time to showcase a show since the Super Bowl is the highest-watched TV event each year. So the idea was that Alias would receive that huge opportunity to gain an audience. But ABC was concerned (as it was all season one) that the premise of the show would be too hard for new viewers to follow if they got thrown too much detail. That led to the decision to blow up the entire premise of the show. End the Alliance with huge action scenes, put a key character in danger, have highly emotional scenes, provide enough background for viewers to get the basics in the short briefing segments justified by some new recruits being there, and limit the characters a bit, so very little Sloane, Marshall, and Sark, and no Irina or Emily. Also, start the episode with a scene designed to appeal to a largely male audience of football fans. And end with a WTF? cliffhanger to bring viewers back the next episode. Of course there is a “but.” This is, after all, Alias, the unluckiest show in TV history. Unfortunately, the Super Bowl went into overtime. As a result, Phase One did not air until 11 pm in the eastern part of the U.S. it didn’t get the huge ratings or the big audience boost the show expected. It had the highest ratings of any Alias episode, but was one of the lowest-rated post-Super Bowl shows of all time. Still, Phase One is an incredible episode of TV. One of the top episodes of the show. It just is a shame it didn’t have the effect it should have. I’m convinced if this episode had aired at an earlier hour, Alias would have been a ratings juggernaut. Oh, one more thing. Because of some scheduling issues, to have Phase One air on Super Bowl Sunday, they flipped this episode with the next one. The next one should have aired before this one, which is why there might seem to be some continuity issues.

Jwsel

Oh, one more thing. This was another example of Alias getting an amazing casting coup. You didn’t seem to recognize Rutger Hauer. He was best known for his roles in Blade Runner and Ladyhawke, and was well known to American and European audiences at the time. This was right after Academy Award, BAFTA, and Emmy Winner Faye Dunaway’s turn as Ariana Kane.