Azhria Lilu
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Irina: Good or Evil?
Very true, but like Jack says, she could be scheming. Who knows if she ultimately plans to betray Sydney and Jack.verdantheart said:she finds herself doing the right thing (such as shooting Khasinau instead of Sydney). It would give her a layer of complexity that she wouldn't have if she were just straight evil, unaffected by her involvement with Jack and Sydney.
that doesn't mean she is evil. she was working for her country. does that makes her evil only because she killed CIA (american) agents? Nope. While they (Jack/Syd/Irina) were on Pakistan they killed lots of rebels and the PRF people. does that makes them evil too? the concept of evil is very complex when you're a spy.However, it does seem clear that up until her departure, she did fulfill her undercover mission for the KGB as Jack's wife, which included not only undermining his work, betraying his trust on the most fundamental level, but also assassination (which doesn't seem to be disputed at this time). It's hard to picture a truly good person doing all this
True. How can a person go through that kind of a transition--being part of an evil organization, starting your own evil organization, and then helping your family and the CIA? Even though The Passage Part II almost declared Irina good, it could be an ongoing question what Irina's intentions are.verdantheart said:It's hard to picture a truly good person doing all this, even if her motive is to try to hold her family together for as long as possible.
I suppose you could take a stretch and excuse things this way. But assassination is not self-defense. Sydney undertook assassination in exchange for Vaughn's life, something that both Sydney and Jack took extremely seriously. Now, we don't know the complete circumstances of her undercover work. Was it simply a matter of carrying out her mission; extending the time that she could spend with her family; or did she see herself as somehow exchanging those lives for Jack's? We do not yet know.that doesn't mean she is evil. she was working for her country.
I didn't know that that was Irina's intention. Was it directly mentioned in the show?verdantheart said:But I think that it's clear she wants Sydney--and perhaps Jack--back. Even last year, she seemed to be trying to push them out of SD-6 (through Haladki's deep-throat help to Will). When that failed, she showed up at the CIA--where Sydney and Jack are.