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The Best Episodes of Alias Season 3

Every episode of Alias Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alias Season 3!

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Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alias Season 3 Episode 1 - The Two
    7.8/10(569 votes)

    #1 - The Two

    S3:E1

    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

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  2. Alias Season 3 Episode 2 - Succession
    7.3/10(524 votes)

    #2 - Succession

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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  3. Alias Season 3 Episode 3 - Reunion
    7.3/10(512 votes)

    #3 - Reunion

    S3:E3

    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

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  4. Alias Season 3 Episode 4 - A Missing Link
    7.6/10(512 votes)

    #4 - A Missing Link

    S3:E4

    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
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  5. Alias Season 3 Episode 5 - Repercussions
    7.4/10(507 votes)

    #5 - Repercussions

    S3:E5

    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

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  6. Alias Season 3 Episode 6 - The Nemesis
    7.5/10(508 votes)

    #6 - The Nemesis

    S3:E6

    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

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  7. Alias Season 3 Episode 7 - Prelude
    7.7/10(508 votes)

    #7 - Prelude

    S3:E7

    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

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  8. Alias Season 3 Episode 8 - Breaking Point
    8.0/10(538 votes)

    #8 - Breaking Point

    S3:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Alias Season 3 Episode 9 - Conscious
    8.0/10(559 votes)

    #9 - Conscious

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown

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  10. Alias Season 3 Episode 10 - Remnants
    8.1/10(558 votes)

    #10 - Remnants

    S3:E10

    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

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  11. Alias Season 3 Episode 11 - Full Disclosure
    8.2/10(600 votes)

    #11 - Full Disclosure

    S3:E11

    Sydney finally learns the shocking truth about her missing two years from an unlikely source.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Jesse Alexander

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  12. Alias Season 3 Episode 12 - Crossings
    7.7/10(520 votes)

    #12 - Crossings

    S3:E12

    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:Unknown

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  13. Alias Season 3 Episode 13 - After Six
    7.5/10(533 votes)

    #13 - After Six

    S3:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  14. Alias Season 3 Episode 14 - Blowback
    7.5/10(509 votes)

    #14 - Blowback

    S3:E14

    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

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  15. Alias Season 3 Episode 15 - Façade
    7.9/10(546 votes)

    #15 - Façade

    S3:E15

    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:Unknown

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  16. Alias Season 3 Episode 16 - Taken
    7.6/10(490 votes)

    #16 - Taken

    S3:E16

    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:Unknown

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  17. Alias Season 3 Episode 17 - The Frame
    7.5/10(488 votes)

    #17 - The Frame

    S3:E17

    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

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  18. Alias Season 3 Episode 18 - Unveiled
    7.8/10(494 votes)

    #18 - Unveiled

    S3:E18

    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
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  19. Alias Season 3 Episode 19 - Hourglass
    7.9/10(503 votes)

    #19 - Hourglass

    S3:E19

    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:Unknown

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  20. Alias Season 3 Episode 20 - Blood Ties
    7.8/10(501 votes)

    #20 - Blood Ties

    S3:E20

    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

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  21. Alias Season 3 Episode 21 - Legacy
    7.6/10(480 votes)

    #21 - Legacy

    S3:E21

    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

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  22. Alias Season 3 Episode 22 - Resurrection
    8.1/10(534 votes)

    #22 - Resurrection

    S3:E22

    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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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Two" is the best rated episode of "Alias" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 569 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".