7.8/10530 votes#1 - The Two
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2003
Sydney tries to piece together the last two years of her life and discovers the fates of her friends and family. She confronts Vaughn about his marriage and learns the shocking fates of Jack and Sloane. Meanwhile, she is granted temporary CIA clearance on a case that may help her regain her memory.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: J.J. Abrams
7.3/10489 votes#2 - Succession
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2003
Sydney's search for her past leads to a jailed Sark, but their Q&A is cut short when he becomes the ransom for a pair of abducted CIA scientists, whose kidnappers may be tied to the murder of his father. Jack contacts an old friend of sorts for info on Sloane's new world-peace project, and Vaughn makes a decision about his future as an operative.
Director: N/A
Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
7.3/10477 votes#3 - Reunion
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2003
Sydney and Vaughn are reunited again as a team to prevent Sark from destroying the nation's satellite communications system. Meanwhile, Jack must find a way to stop Marshall from uncovering the identity of a familiar murderer. Sydney accompanies Vaughn and Lauren as they meet with Sloane to ask for a favor.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Jeff Pinkner
7.6/10479 votes#4 - A Missing Link
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2003
Sydney discovers a link to her missing two years in the form of Simon Walker, the dangerous and sexy leader of a group determined on retrieving deadly biological weapons. Meanwhile, Vaughn struggles with his own feelings of jealousy and longing while Sydney is on her mission, aware of the pressures his job is putting on his marriage to Lauren. Jack takes matters into his own hands to protect his daughter, purposefully revealing Sydney's deadly secret to Dixon in order to preserve her position inside the CIA.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
7.4/10472 votes#5 - Repercussions
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2003
While Vaughn's life hangs in the balance, Lauren butts heads with Sydney after learning the part she played in his stabbing. Meanwhile, Sydney further questions Sloane's allegiances after he is kidnapped by Kazari Bomani, a kingpin in The Covenant; Jack's cover is jeopardized when he meets with Simon to dig up information on Sydney's missing two years; and Marshall is sent on his second mission with Sydney, posing as a high-stakes, southern gambler.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Jesse Alexander
7.4/10473 votes#6 - The Nemesis
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2003
Sydney's emotions are turned inside-out when she comes face-to-face with Allison, Francie's doppelgänger, who was presumed dead but is now a key figure in The Covenant. Meanwhile Lauren's search for Lazarey's murderer leads her closer to discovering a connection to Sydney, and Sydney begrudgingly is assigned as Sloane's CIA handler.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Crystal Nix Hines
7.6/10472 votes#7 - Prelude
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2003
Jack takes drastic measures to ensure that the NSC never finds out the truth about Sydney's murder of a Russian diplomat. But his actions place a heavy strain on Vaughn's marriage, as Lauren gets closer and closer to the truth about Sydney. Meanwhile, Sydney agrees to go on a mission with Sloane in order to thwart plans to obtain the operating system to a deadly weapon -- and she discovers an unlikely ally in the hunt for her missing two years.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: J.R. Orci
7.9/10502 votes#8 - Breaking Point
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2003
When Sydney is taken into custody by the NSC, Jack and Vaughn have no choice but to ally themselves with Sloane to rescue her. But with only hours to spare before she is forced to undergo a radical surgery to recover her memories, they must put togther an extraction team, headed by freelance operative Brill (Richard Roundtree, "Shaft"). Meanwhile, Lauren faces an impossible choice -- side with the NSC, who she wants to believe is doing the right thing, or with her husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10523 votes#9 - Conscious
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2003
After making a shocking discovery in the desert, Sydney agrees to submit to an experimental procedure conducted by an eccentric doctor, designed to retrieve her lost memories. But while Jack and Vaughn look on, Sydney's mind proves surprisingly resistant to letting her remember her missing time -- and the process of recovering it could end up killing her. Meanwhile, Lauren makes a great sacrifice in order to make her alibi believable to Lindsey after breaking Sydney out of NSC custody, and Sloane finds himself boxed in by an unlikely enemy -- one who wants to see Sydney Bristow eliminated permanently
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: N/A
8.0/10522 votes#10 - Remnants
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2003
The identity of the mysterious "St. Aidan" forces Sydney to pull a stunned Will out of witness protection. But the pursuit sends the two old friends on a collision course with Allison -- the woman who ruined both their lives. Meanwhile, a zealous Lindsey arrests Jack and Vaughn as conspirators in Sydney's escape from NSC custody, Sloane, still under pressure from Lindsey, puts a plan in motion to eliminate Sydney, and Dr. Brezzel has an unpleasant run-in with Sark.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Jeff Pinkner
8.1/10560 votes#11 - Full Disclosure
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2004
Sydney finally learns the shocking truth about her missing two years from an unlikely source.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Jesse Alexander
7.7/10485 votes#12 - Crossings
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2004
Jack contacts a mysterious woman with ties to Irina to help him free Sydney and Vaughn, who have been captured and face a North Korean firing squad. But Jack is faced with a curious conundrum when the woman tells him that she will not put the rescue plan in motion until he fulfills a favor - assassinate Sloane.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: N/A
7.5/10496 votes#13 - After Six
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2004
Sydney and Vaughn are sent to retrieve the Doleac Agenda to gain an advantage over The Covenant. For this, Sydney and Weiss must convince rogue security systems designer Toni Cummings to help the CIA break into a Lethal Response System. Meanwhile, Sark approaches an unlikely ally to kill the Covenant's Cell leaders.
Director: N/A
Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
7.4/10475 votes#14 - Blowback
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2004
While trying to retrieve a bomb, Sydney and Vaughn are ambushed by unidentified assailants. Meanwhile, Lauren and Sark continue to solidify their new partnership, Sloane divulges a dark secret to Dr. Barnett and Marshall shows the strains of new fatherhood.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Laurence Andries
7.9/10512 votes#15 - Façade
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2004
Sydney and Vaughn must convince bomb maker Daniel Ryan that they are part of The Covenant in order to find out where he has hidden one of his devices. But Sydney discovers that her ties to the bomber could lead him on a suicide mission.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: N/A
7.5/10458 votes#16 - Taken
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/2004
Sydney attempts to rescue Dixon's kids after they are kidnapped by Sark, Lauren's status as a double agent is put to the test when she learns that she has to work with her father, and Sloane is framed as a CIA mole.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: N/A
7.4/10455 votes#17 - The Frame
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2004
Sydney and Vaughn must track Kazari Bomani down to get hold of a piece of the Rambaldi puzzle. Meanwhile, Jack reveals his suspicions to Senator Reed about his daughter Lauren's allegiances, and Vaughn decides what to do about his marriage.
Director: Max Mayer
Writer: Crystal Nix Hines
7.7/10461 votes#18 - Unveiled
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2004
Sydney and Jack warn a disbelieving Vaughn about their suspicions of Lauren being the CIA mole. Meanwhile, Bomani and Sark take possession of the Rambaldi machine, Sydney and Vaughn must stop a Covenant virus that's crippling medical facilities around the world, Sloane's secret is revealed to Jack, and Bomani begins to lose faith in Lauren's ability to carry out her Covenant missions.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
7.8/10470 votes#19 - Hourglass
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/2004
After finding out that Lauren is working for the Covenant, Vaughn is told to keep up the façade of a happy marriage in order to keep tabs on his wife's activities. But he's in for a shock when he uncovers the truth about Lauren's mother, Olivia. Meanwhile, Jack refuses to help exonerate Sloane of his crimes and put in motion a stay of execution, and a monk discloses the identity of the Rambaldi "Passenger" to Sydney.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: N/A
7.7/10468 votes#20 - Blood Ties
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2004
After discovering the identity of the Rambaldi "Passenger," Sydney and Jack seek the aid of Sloane, to track the "Passenger" down. Meanwhile, after learning a secret about his father from Thomas Brill, Vaughn is kidnapped and tortured by Lauren and Sark, who are about to track "The Passenger" down themselves.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: J.R. Orci
7.6/10448 votes#21 - Legacy
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2004
With the aid of Katya Derevko and CIA imprisoned security systems designer Toni Cummings, Sydney and Vaughn attempt to track down Sloane and Nadia. But Lauren and Sark are also in hot pursuit of them in order to uncover the secrets of Rambaldi. Meanwhile, Vaughn's obsession with tracking down Lauren is beginning to consume him, Sydney and Vaughn turn the tables on an old foe, and Katya expresses her attraction to Jack.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Jesse Alexander
8.0/10504 votes#22 - Resurrection
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2004
Lauren stages a stunning betrayal to steal classified materials from the CIA. Meanwhile, Vaughn comes face to face with his darkest demons in pursuit of his wife; Nadia must decide whether or not she can trust her father, Sloane, in the pursuit of Rambaldi's most priceless artifact; and Sydney receives a shattering revelation that will make her question everything - and everyone - she thought she could trust.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Jeff Pinkner
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Network:ABC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Two" is the best rated episode of "Alias" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 530 votes. Directed by Ken Olin and written by J.J. Abrams, it aired on 9/28/2003. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Succession".