A few weeks ago, when The Kize posted "The TV Lover's Code," he must have ruffled a few feathers among those dastardly network execs who will stop at nothing to ruin your viewing experience. Faced with my posting of methods to combat each existing threat of plot spoilage, these villains have devised a new technique to suck the life out of surprising plot twists.
During the two hour episode of Alias that preceded the season finale, the show shamelessly displayed actress Lena Olin's name in the opening credits. As all Alias loyalists know, Lena Olin plays Sydney's mother Irina, a fan favorite character long thought dead. I speculate that Irina's return would have made for quite a climactic moment in the episode, but this potential thrill will remain forever theoretical, as the surprise was thoroughly ruined in advance.
I have yet to come up with a useful plan for shielding myself against such future abuses of opening credits. However, I am convinced that this new reign of terror will be ultimately vanquished.
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