A Simple Alias

This is the one where we say goodbye because actually, we don't have all the time in the world? But also, we don't have time to mourn right now (because we have to talk about the finale).  This is the one where Sloane becomes immortal, where Jack and Irina aren't immortal, and what do you say? "Simple alias, who know? Could be fun." Because yes, this is also the one where Jess and Bree got the nam...

In our penultimate episode we learn the true definition of "Reprisal" and how it ties in to our storylines. This is the one where Sloane kidnaps Marshall and Rachel and Carrie is back to save the day (she's a total rockstar). This is also the one where APO is destroyed and we lose Tom way too soon. This is ALSO the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) lament the lack of streaming o...

Hello! This is the one where Bree and Jess address the near radio silence on socials (oops!), upcoming quote votes as we countdown from the finale (eek!), and share an email from listener Shailee (wow!).

In an episode called "No Hard Feelings," we get A LOT of hard feelings from just about everyone in this episode (you'll just have to listen to hear who Jess and Bree decide isn't having any hard feelings). Sydney is undercover as Anna as Sydney (and yes, that is confusing), Dixon and Vaughn are on a mission to save Sydney, and an old friend comes to play as we go to a maximum security prison. Oh,...

This is the episode where Sark is back and Jennifer Garner knocks it out of the park playing Anna playing Sydney. This is also the one where her rivalry with Anna finally ends. This is ALSO the one where we FINALLY get Vaughn back in action and our Syd and Vaughn reunion! MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.

This is the episode where Nadia gets the cure! She wakes up! She's back! But, it's also the one where we lose Nadia. And Renee Rienne (at the hands of Sydspinosa!). This is also the one where Sydney has an alias that's a combo of Elle Woods and Melanie Carmichael, Tom does a Looney Tunes mission, and Sloane reveals that he has never left his Rambaldi fanaticism. It's also the one where Bree and Je...

This is the one where both Anna Epinosa (Gina Torres) and Will Tippin (Bradley Cooper) are back on our screens for the 100th episode of the show! This is ALSO the one where we have a mini Angel reunion with Gina Torres and Amy Acker. This is ALSO the one with the weird (and messy and expensive) genetic fluid, and the return of Project Helix belying the name of our episode title! Bree (@bleach226)...

This is the one where SpyFamily goes on a mission, SpyMommy has almost no maternal instincts, and Sydney finally has her baby. This is also the one where Bree and Jess dive into the internet archives again for some Television Without Pity on the Wayback Machine and also Bree's personal relic: her livejournal. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.

This is the one where Sydney has a pregnancy crisis stranded on the ship in the middle of the ocean...but the bad guys bring in her actual real live doctor to save the day...which is great, but also SO disturbing! This is also the one where Jack aggressively identifies the CIA mole. And perhaps, most importantly, this is the one where WEISS comes in clutch with an assist...and reminds them to just...

This is the one where Sydney gets kidnapped! Sydney is taken hostage and tortured for information from conversation she had with Vaughn at the beginning of season one about the Alliance. Sydney is moved through memories with Vaughn (HI VAUGHN!!) that transform as she realizes they aren't real. This is also the one where Spy Daddy teams up with Renee Rienne in order to find Sydney. This is also the...

This is the one where Rachel goes undercover on another solo mission, Jack is taken, and we  really want to know Elizabeth's backstory. This is also the one where SARK IS BACK!!!! (and there was much rejoicing) MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.

In this week's episode, the team goes on a field trip to the race tracks to capture Gordon Dean: Sydney and SpyBaby and Tom the Drunk Australian are at the races while Rachel and Marshall are nearby. This is also the one where Rachel hits Dean with a shovel (nice), Nadia wakes up (briefly, but yay!), and Sloane kills Dean (yikes). It's also the one where Jess and Bree work out in real time live on...

This is the one where Rachel goes on her first solo mission and it is TOO easy...well...sort of. This is also the one where we are conflicted over Kelly Peyton's feelings, and they hit us right in the feels in the baby store. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.

This is the one where a man comes out of a box. Wait, no, this is the one where Renee Rienne's dad comes out of the box. Wait, no, this is the where Renee Rienne's not dad comes out of the box. This is the one where we go to Marseilles to track down Renee and the man from the box. It's also the one where Sloane wants to come back to APO and Rachel is fully on the team. MUSIC: The featured music in...

In this episode, Rachel is put to the test and proves her tenacity and courage. We also get a delightful mission in Monte Carlo, and Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) seriously question Sloane's trial and acquittal...and what it means. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original.

In this week's episode, we meet officially meet Rachel Gibson (the blonde from the last couple of episodes) AND we meet Kelly Peyton (Amy Acker! Is here! We don't trust her!). It turns out that Rachel thinks she works for the CIA and her story with The Shed (Gordon Dean's organization) is very similar to Sydney's SD-6 story.   MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to ori...

We're diving into the second episode of our final season with new credits, new regular cast members, and our previously-ons have returned! This is also the one where we lose another cast member (don't worry, they didn't die), and Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) gush that Spy Daddy melts our hearts because they just love each other. MUSIC: The featured music in this episode matches from...

The premiere of season 5 (the final season?!) has arrived and this is the one where [REDACTED] DIES!! For some spoilers, it's always too soon. Like right here in the description that you're probably only reading if you've already seen the episode???? It's also the one where we learn that Vaughn's name is Andre Micheaux, his dad was part of a group called Prophet Five and Sydney is pregnant!! Spy B...

The season 4 finale is finally here (Happy New Year!) This is the one where we relive the action packed finale, our heroes save the world with some surprising twists and losses...and we wish we could end it a few minutes early and avoid the trauma of the car accident that forever changed how we watch television and movies. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) do a...

The penultimate episode of season 4 has arrived and this is the one where LENA OLIN IS BACK!! This is the one where we learn Irina didn't die and our team needs to rescue her before they head to Russia to stop Sophia and Sloane from unleashing the Mueller device on the world. It's also the one with one of Bree's favorite exchanges of the entire series. You will find the referenced Television Witho...

This is the one where everyone finally learns about Sophia Elena (and the name is now canon...Marshall says it!) and we finally learn what went down in Sienna between Nadia and Sloane. This is ALSO the one where we get the major reveal that Irina is alive! MUSIC:  The featured music in this episode matches from streaming to original. NOTES:  Find us on social media at @SimpleAliasCast.

This is the one where Arvin Clone is back (and so is Emily! sort of!)! Arvin Clone steals an orchid critical to a plot ot change humanity for Rambaldi and our team at APO must find Clone AND the orchid. After capturing Clone, who is not only convinced he's the real deal, but also has the same brain (?!), Marshall sends Sloane into a deep memory regression about Jacqueline in order to use that memo...

This is the one where we have Sophia/Elena doing bad things with the guy from Legally Blonde, Jack hallucinating lucidly, and we get to see Sydney playing Laura to help get information they need from Jack to help save his life. This is also the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) absolutely love Marshall (major kudos to Kevin and the writers) MUSIC:  The featured music in this epi...

This is the one where we the audience find out Sophia is ELENA DEREVKO!! Okay, but that's actually just the very end of the episode. So, this is the one where we learn what Jack and Sloane have been hiding that they were searching for Elena, the cruelest of the Derevko sisters, because she was stalking Sydney and Nadia. This is also the one where Sophia comes to stay with Nadia (and Sydney) and sh...

 This is the one where Bree (@bleach226) and Jess (@jesspkoehler) go back and rewatch the second set of episodes  (episodes 13 - 16) that were aired in a different order than they were originally written and examine the impact on the season and flow of episodes. Season 4 intended/written order: (the bolded episodes are the ones that were aired "out of order"... this episode tackles the second sect...