very good episode, but I think everyone watching knew that what was being depicted wasn't going to happen (I'm not saying specifics because I don't like giving away spoilers). I saw the twist a mile away. I thought it was kind of lame they reused old stuff but didn't say anything directly (probably would have had more effect had they mentioned it)
I think I'm going to hear shippers throw up in a couple of hours though, oh yeah, give ron rifkin an emmy because his performance dominated this episode (as well as Mr. Garbers).
However this episode does leave intriguing possibilities for the end of the season, and thank god the very public spoiler wasn't the end of the episode crux (well at least the discovering of her). Reminded me of first season alias where they would leave those nice mini-cliffhanger in between commercials.