Maybe everyone misinterpreted The Prophecy and writings and Rambaldi somehow did this to make everyone think that it wasn't Syd. This must be part of his Master Plan.
I didn't like this episode much either. I mean everyone knew what the S/V kiss was gonna be there BEFORE THE EPISODE EVEN AIRED. No suspense or surprise. In my opinion Jack and Katya made the show much better than it would've been otherwise with all the twists about Irina and such. The plane...