Jennifer Garner:
Black Ops Hair |
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| Revised Publication Date: 02/02/10 |
Introduction
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Jennifer
Garner
Season Premiere
'Alias'
January 5, 2005 |
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ABC/Vivian Zink
All Rights Reserved. |
I tend to be a major worrywart about every little thing. So
it was no surprise that when I discovered that one of my favorites
television programs - Alias - was moving to a new night and time
(Wednesdays from Sundays), I started to
fear the worst for my favorite drama.
My crazy brain chatter went into overdrive when I suddently remembered that I
had read in Star Magazine that Sydney Bristow aka
Jennifer Garner
and Michael Vaughn, played by hottie Michael Vartan, had ended their
off-camera romance many months ago.
I wondered if that meant the end
for Michael Vaughn on the show? After all, no one seems to
have reported, that I remember, whether Jennifer and Michael parted
on friendly terms.
Could the electrifying Emmy Award winning spy thriller be the same
without Vaughn as a main romantic interest?
Alas, could the writers
even try to carry on the suspense without the Sydney and Michael
storyline? And I pondered whether the storyline
was starting to show signs about wear and tear?
 What
about Marcus Dixon played by Carl Lumbly? He had such a diminished
role in the last season of Alias. Would he be dropped?
(Image from Alias - ABC/Vivian Zink - Robert Patrick Benedict -
Season Premiere - all rights reserved).
Sure, he had been promoted to the big boss but I loved him better as
Sydney field partner. They were so good together.
Best Tressed Concerns
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Jennifer
Garner
Season Premiere
'Alias'
January 5, 2005 |
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ABC/Vivian Zink
All Rights Reserved. |
After worrying about the fate of all of the characters I started to
worry about their tresses?
Sydney Bristow was famous for her
quick change spy influenced hairstyles. Would she continue the
dizzying array of wigs as her character kicked, punched and shot her
way through espionage, adventure and heart-wrenching scenes?
So many questions filled my brain as the show kicked off its two
hour season premiere special on Wednesday, January 5th.
Although I had already set my Tivo to record this major event, I
started watching literally five minutes after the recording
sequence started to hum.
My fears of boring spy strands was almost immediately relieved as
Sydney appeared in an opening scene in a sassy short platinum blonde
seductress wig. Whew. Off to a good hair start.
Even better, as she raced the clock while dodging a bunch of bad
guys, Sydney pushed her accomplice into the nearest ladies room where
she skillfully disguised his traditional style into instant punk
rocker heights to save him from sure death. After her heart-stopping
hairstyling bathroom stint, she emerged in a long blonde pop tart
inspired wig.
 The
rest of the show was a virtual good hair day bonaza as Sydney morphed
from various blonde looks into a
saucy schoolgirl look coiffed in a dark chocolate black Dutchgirl style
bob.
(Image of Jennifer Garner - ABC/Vivian Zink - Season Premiere -
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 - all rights reserved).
Sadly, last season's beautiful bad girl CIA agent Lauren Reed was
deemed to be long dead. Who really knows if she is dead other than
the Alias writing team? However, Lauren and her riveting array
of blonde hairstyles have been replaced by brunette stunner Nadia
Santos (Mia Maestro). Nadia is Sydney's long lost half sister
and daughter of the malevolent Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin). In the
first episode she appeared in a number of ravishing hairstyles which
further shored up my good hair watching confidence.
As the premiere episode continued, I was further relieved to see
that Sloane, along with all of the original gang, including Jack
Bristow (Victor Garber), Vaughn and Marcus Dixon, were present and
accounted for.
(Image below of Marshall Flinkman aka Kevin Weisman - ABC Television
Network - ABC/Vivian Zink - all rights reserved).
Although the goofy, but ever fascinating Marshall Flinkman (Kevin
Weisman), didn't initially make it into the new CIA Black Ops Cell
known as APO (Authorized Personnel Only), he was skillfully pulled
away from his adorable Mini and into the plot with a quick
kidnapping. So far the only member of the team excluded from
the newly created CIA secret black ops cell was Eric Weiss (Greg
Grunberg).
The writers teased us at the end of the two hour drama with
indications that Eric might be having his own romantic involvement
with Sydney's step sis. WooHoo! It couldn't happen to a
nicer spy.
Future Alias Hair Clues
 As the first episode of the
fourth season closed I pondered the
following questions about future Alias hair related events:
(Image of Mia Maestro as Nadia Santos on Alias - ABC/Vivian
Zink - all rights reserved)
1. Would Irina Derevko - Sydney's supposedly dead mom
resurface with a stunning new do as a result of assuming a hot new
identity? Will she show up in a wild wig to disguise the fact that she survived her reported death?
2. Now that purple has been deemed the hot new fashion hue for
2005 will Sydney have purple streaks or tips? Even better, will she
wear purple hued wigs?
3. What about the Covenant? Will the original crime
syndicate bent on destruction of the CIA have its headquarters
converted into a hot new spa concept featuring torture related hair
treatments?
4. Will Arvin Sloane continue to grow his short cropped gray
streaked tresses longer?
5. Does Mia Maestro as Nadia Santos (shown above) snag better wigs and
hairstyles than her big half-sis or will Sydney continue to thrill
us with spectacular spy-enabled hairstyles?
6. Which Alias star will be a guest on Ellen first? Will
they wear matching wigs with Ellen? Will they be mullet wigs?
7. Will Page Six rat out either of the Alias spy sisters for
being seen in public having a bad hair day?
8. Will Sydney ever again wear that spectacular cherry red wig
from the first season?
Summary
If you are a true Alias fan, then rejoice. If you've never
watched, then get with the program. Not only does Alias have a
cast of fabulous actors and writers, the show offers an incredible
ride of thrills and chills.
And yes, it offers a lot of fabulous hair watching. There is a
strong indication that spy hair, black ops or not, will rule in 2005
on Alias.
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Original Publication Date: 01/06/2005 - Revised
Publication Date: 02/02/10 |