Alias, Sark & Lauren.
Disclaimer (of sorts): I love Lauren. I love Sark. I love the entire Sark/Lauren fucked up backstabbing relationship thing. It's messy and dirty and it leads to Sark jacking off in the corner while Lauren kills people. How is this bad?
But I get that (to some people) its dirty. And wrong. But I generally think the reason most people don't like them is because it gets in the way of Syd/Sark. Which after last night I think we can kinda nail the coffin shut on that one. At least canonically.
Sark is many things, but a punkass who gets led around by his dick is not one of them. Now I'll grant you that he has severe fixation issues. The boy loves whole hog or not at all. This is why he continues to sleep with Allison even when she takes on the visage of his enemy's best friend (does anybody even remember Francie? I mean on the show, obviously we remember her). He puts himself in danger again and again just to sleep with her, be near her, spend time with her. Ergo, Sark obviously isn't adverse to some risk with his blow job.
Which leads us to Lauren. And good gorram could that have been any riskier? His other enemy's wife? (Man does seem to collect those. And here's an odd thought would Sark see Syd/Vaughn as *his* enemy? Can enemies be a one-way street? I'm reminded by a quote by hackthis I think that a superhero is only as good as his nemesis. Does Sark think the same way? hmm.)
Where was I? Oh yes, Lauren's married to Vaughn. Which isn't going well, but that's not the point. The point is that Sark not only sexes up Lauren, but first he threatens her, then he 'hires' her, then he's betrayed by her, then he turns around and betrays her himself and finally he falls in love with her. Aww. Young psychopaths in love.
It's important to note that the same connection that is between Vaughn/Sydney sparks between Lauren/Sark. The pairings just get each other on levels that most people don't. Putting one's life in someone else's hands creates a bond that most of us (luckily) don't ever experience. I would imagine killing does the same (not that we ever see SpyBarbie actually kill someone, but work with me here). The only difference between Vaughn/Sydney and Sark/Lauren is that one pairing is deemed "good guys" and one is "bad guys."
Sark loved Lauren. I really believe this. I don't think the tears were fake or for Vaughn's benefit. However the difference is that he isn't ruined by her death. He misses her but it doesn't define his existence in the same way that Vaughn's death will forever define Sydney. And maybe this is because he's already lost Allison, Khasinau, Irina, his father, his inheritance, etc. and he's not even half-way through life yet.
I don't know, I do know that Sark isn't the type to fuck around when there is business to be done. His business doesn't allow for it, and frankly I just don't see Sark as the sloppy type. But he is the type to enjoy the 'down time' as it were. Frankly I'd bet that Mr. Julian Sark is a platinum member of the mile-high club. So he ends up in an elevator with an attractive blonde (w/ an L name) who regards him with disdain, holds herself assuredly and has a British accent.
Now, why does that seem familiar? hmm.
So there's sex. And then there's (WTF!) cuddling. And then there would have been rum except the transmission is in and there's business to be done. *insert the rest of the episode here* At the end it's interesting to note that Sark refuses payment (which, BULLSHIT) but instead of making a "she was worth it" comment (which the no-first-name version of Sark would have done) he just smiles and leaves.
Short version: Sark has a type. Lydia = Lauren. And every episode should include Sark sex. Also, oddly enough I wanted him to make some sort of smart ass comment to Jack about saving his ass or being a grandfather or something. Sark/Lauren, yah!
But I get that (to some people) its dirty. And wrong. But I generally think the reason most people don't like them is because it gets in the way of Syd/Sark. Which after last night I think we can kinda nail the coffin shut on that one. At least canonically.
Sark is many things, but a punkass who gets led around by his dick is not one of them. Now I'll grant you that he has severe fixation issues. The boy loves whole hog or not at all. This is why he continues to sleep with Allison even when she takes on the visage of his enemy's best friend (does anybody even remember Francie? I mean on the show, obviously we remember her). He puts himself in danger again and again just to sleep with her, be near her, spend time with her. Ergo, Sark obviously isn't adverse to some risk with his blow job.
Which leads us to Lauren. And good gorram could that have been any riskier? His other enemy's wife? (Man does seem to collect those. And here's an odd thought would Sark see Syd/Vaughn as *his* enemy? Can enemies be a one-way street? I'm reminded by a quote by hackthis I think that a superhero is only as good as his nemesis. Does Sark think the same way? hmm.)
Where was I? Oh yes, Lauren's married to Vaughn. Which isn't going well, but that's not the point. The point is that Sark not only sexes up Lauren, but first he threatens her, then he 'hires' her, then he's betrayed by her, then he turns around and betrays her himself and finally he falls in love with her. Aww. Young psychopaths in love.
It's important to note that the same connection that is between Vaughn/Sydney sparks between Lauren/Sark. The pairings just get each other on levels that most people don't. Putting one's life in someone else's hands creates a bond that most of us (luckily) don't ever experience. I would imagine killing does the same (not that we ever see SpyBarbie actually kill someone, but work with me here). The only difference between Vaughn/Sydney and Sark/Lauren is that one pairing is deemed "good guys" and one is "bad guys."
Sark loved Lauren. I really believe this. I don't think the tears were fake or for Vaughn's benefit. However the difference is that he isn't ruined by her death. He misses her but it doesn't define his existence in the same way that Vaughn's death will forever define Sydney. And maybe this is because he's already lost Allison, Khasinau, Irina, his father, his inheritance, etc. and he's not even half-way through life yet.
I don't know, I do know that Sark isn't the type to fuck around when there is business to be done. His business doesn't allow for it, and frankly I just don't see Sark as the sloppy type. But he is the type to enjoy the 'down time' as it were. Frankly I'd bet that Mr. Julian Sark is a platinum member of the mile-high club. So he ends up in an elevator with an attractive blonde (w/ an L name) who regards him with disdain, holds herself assuredly and has a British accent.
Now, why does that seem familiar? hmm.
So there's sex. And then there's (WTF!) cuddling. And then there would have been rum except the transmission is in and there's business to be done. *insert the rest of the episode here* At the end it's interesting to note that Sark refuses payment (which, BULLSHIT) but instead of making a "she was worth it" comment (which the no-first-name version of Sark would have done) he just smiles and leaves.
Short version: Sark has a type. Lydia = Lauren. And every episode should include Sark sex. Also, oddly enough I wanted him to make some sort of smart ass comment to Jack about saving his ass or being a grandfather or something. Sark/Lauren, yah!