(Absolute kudos to Victor Garber. This episode was a tribute to how fabulously he plays the character of Jack Bristow.)
Compare how Jack was in this episode, especially during the hallucinations and the 1981 'mission' with how we usually see Jack -- you really get a picture of exactly who the man is that we know as Jack Bristow, and where he came from.
We still really don't know all of what he's been through since 1981 (he's admitted that clearing his conscience would take a looonnng time), but all this CIA / SD6 / Rambaldi garbage has really taken its toll on him.
All I could think was, "Poor Jack". Irina really messed him up, didn't she?
I thought it was such an great way to add even more depth to a fabulous character!
Compare how Jack was in this episode, especially during the hallucinations and the 1981 'mission' with how we usually see Jack -- you really get a picture of exactly who the man is that we know as Jack Bristow, and where he came from.
We still really don't know all of what he's been through since 1981 (he's admitted that clearing his conscience would take a looonnng time), but all this CIA / SD6 / Rambaldi garbage has really taken its toll on him.
All I could think was, "Poor Jack". Irina really messed him up, didn't she?
I thought it was such an great way to add even more depth to a fabulous character!