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Alias :: Authorized Personnel Only (1) (04x01)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Authorized Personnel Only (1)
Episode #: 04x01
Original Airdate: Wednesday January 05th, 2005
10/10 (1 Vote cast)
Episode Crew
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Jeff Melvoin (1)
J. J. Abrams
 
Episode Summary
 
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Sydney quits the CIA, and joins a Black Ops unit, "Authoried Personnel Only", along with Vaughn, Dixon, Jack, and Sloane. Meanwhile, what Sydney found out in Wittenburg may endanger her relationship with Jack.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Angela BassettplayedHayden ChaseRecurring (first appearance)
Don TaiplayedPursuerRecurring (first appearance)
Jeff ChaseplayedLarge RussianRecurring (third appearance)
Rick YuneplayedKazu TamazakiRecurring (first appearance)
Robert Patrick BenedictplayedBrodienRecurring (first appearance)
Adam LeadbeaterplayedSumner 
Cliff DeYoungplayedConnelly 
J. R. ReedplayedLead CIA Agent 
Kane HodderplayedLead Thug in Shanghai 
Karl HamannplayedKomorov 
Vicky ShenplayedAngry Punk Girl 
 
Main Cast
 
Jennifer GarnerplayedSydney Anne Bristow
Ron RifkinplayedArvin Sloane
Carl LumblyplayedMarcus R. Dixon
Kevin WeismanplayedMarshall J. Flinkman
Victor GarberplayedJonathan 'Jack' Donahue Bristow
Michael VartanplayedMichael C. Vaughn
Mia MaestroplayedNadia Santos
Greg GrunbergplayedEric Weiss
 
Episode Notes
 
Mia Maestro joins the cast.
 
Originally aired as a two hour premiere on January 5th at 8:00 PM.
 
This episode averaged 15.757.000 viewers, which is the second highest score in the history of the show.
 
On the train in Belarus, Vaughn says to Sydney "Horoshie siski," which means "Nice boobs" in Russian.

 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Cat StevensThe Wind 
Etta JamesAt Last 
JetCold Hard Bitch 
JuanesA Dios le Pido 
U2Bad 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Sydney: Is this a permanent reassignment!?
Director Chase: Technically, that's what a 'demotion' is.
 
Director Chase: Even for you, Agent Bristow, your arrogance today is appalling!
 
Director Chase: I'm recommending to the board that you be stripped of classified clearance and assigned to the Dispatch Office at Langley.
Sydney: You're transferring me... to the mail room!?
 
Komorov: (opens a suitcase) What is inside can be used for good... or evil.
Sydney: Me too.
 
Weiss: Was a little overkill, though. C'mon... burning your house down?
Vaughn: It wasn't a happy home.
 
Vaughn: I'm leaving.
Weiss: Leaving what? The Agency!? Is this because of Sydney?
Vaughn: No, it's not because of Sydney... it's because last year sucked.
 
Sloane: Look, I understand your reluctance to work with me, given... well, given everything. Despite my former allegiance, my betrayal of you, of this country… you can't deny it: we were a great team. So I'll do this just once and ask you to please... give me a chance.
 
Sydney: (to Dixon) One thing makes up for all this: having you as my partner again.
 
(About Nadia)
Sloane: I knew she would be of great value here... but she chose to leave intelligence... to drop out.
Sydney: You sure she really left? Fake-quitting seems to be all the rage.
 
Sloane: Because I see in her something I once saw in you: the need to work for what's right. And because you know what it is to put aside personal issues, and that... that's a gift.
Sydney: It's not a gift. What it's been is a necessity, and it's become a burden, and, quite frankly, something I've run out of patience for.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Vaughn: Sometimes people tell me I look like hockey player... Alexei Kovalev.

Born in 1973, Alexei is a Russian professional ice hockey who plays as rightwinger for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens.
 
 
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