Using Nadia's laptop, "Sophia Vargas" AKA Elena Derevko and her team deactivate the alarms of the DSR facility, break into it and steal many Rambaldi artifacts. Sloane knows that Elena's next move will be to contact the man who has in his possession the documents that explain how the pieces must be assembled to complete Rambaldi's endgame. He wants to go find that man on his own, but Sydney does not trust him and insists on coming along. When it seems like that investigation reaches a dead end, Jack has no option left but to seek the assistance of the imprisoned Katya Derevko. After a string of strong episodes, "The Descent" feels a bit weaker in comparison, and I think the biggest reason is the rushed way in which everyone discovers "Sophia"'s real identity: after so much build-up, I was expecting a more shocking moment of realization, especially for Nadia. It seems that the main purpose of "The Descent" is simply to set up the two final episodes of the season, and an upcoming unexpected cast member return. Not that it doesn't have its good points: Katya Derevko's "interrogation", where she more than holds her own against Jack, the Tomb Raider-like flashback with Sloane and Nadia, the coupling of Dixon with Director Chase (I felt their chemistry from "The Index"), and last but not least, Jennifer Garner's legs (in the Cannes assignment). *** out of 4.
Review of The Descent
