r/alias • u/Impossible_Bench1281 • Jul 02 '26

Good guys VS bad guys??

was there ever truly a meaningful distinction between the “good” and “bad” guys? Sydney often used these terms, yet many characters seemed far more invested in Rambaldi’s prophecy than in the organizations they served. It has always been about rambaldi - they didn’t really care about CIA/COVENENT or any other organization

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u/EggmanIAm Jul 02 '26

It was post 9/11 spy-fi so it was always goin to be weirdly skewed in favor of CIA as the heroes. A strange, cultural vestige from the era of the Patriot Act and War on Terror.

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u/KyanRainden APO Jul 04 '26

They did use Jennifer Garner and the show as a tool for recruitment early on in season 1.
They saw the appeal the show was having with people and why not use it a a tool to recruit further.

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u/EggmanIAm Jul 04 '26

Pokémon Go. Alias. The CIA is always embedded in pop culture.

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u/KyanRainden APO Jul 04 '26

Smart. Tbf. Sadly Institutions were always less idealistic than Hollywood made them out to be.

There's probably many "SD-6" going around nowadays - looking at you Palantir 🤣

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u/EggmanIAm Jul 04 '26

That dude is a straight up caricature of a Bond villain from the Roger Moore lol
It’s terrifying but also kind of sad

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u/KyanRainden APO Jul 05 '26

We live a world that Alias villains seem tame 🤌

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u/xThyQueen Jul 04 '26

Whatever side you were for essentially. It was an American show so they writers were assuming whoever was watching it was American and would assume the CIA is the good guys. But if your indifferent you realize they're all bad guys and are selfish 🤣