Alias

[SullivanLane]

I started watching Alias with episode 1-17 Q&A and haven't stopped since.

My favorite character was actually Irina Derevko (Lena Olin) and I miss her this season. Though the "missing two years" storyline is finally picking up -- it was kind of going slow as molasses at first.

I missed last night's episode due to a power outage, but talk about Alias here!

[Dukegirl]

I love this series. I've seen the complete first season and a couple of episodes of season two (for some reason they stopped airing after three episodes...)

Jennifer Garner rocks as Sydney and Victor Garber (one of my favourite actors) is fantastic as her dad.
And of course the rest of the cast does a great job, splendid actors and actresses! So did I mention that this series has some serious twists and turns, I mean, season three's premiere sounds like a real rollercoaster (I've read in the spoiler zone section of SFX, they give a nice review of the new episodes).

[MadAboutYou]

I like to watch it. My fav is Sydney. Unfortunatly, i missed a lot of times so i'm a bit lost.

[Dukegirl]

You know, if you miss out of a couple of episodes (one is already enough),you can get lost. The makers of Alias are not being nice to the viewers, they simply make up great storylines that are as confusing as they are brilliant. They may want to consider to slow some things down so you can follow if you missed out some episodes.
But if you catch up with this series there's no need to complain about the cliffhangers and twisting and turning storylines...

[SullivanLane]

JJ Abrams, who created Alias, doesn't have any plans of "slowing it down." It's already a success as it is; why fix what ain't broken?

As far as getting confused, ABC normally advertises the heck out of jumping off points -- for example, when the CIA brought down SD-6 in the episode "Phase One," they advertised Jennifer Garner wearing lingerie during the Superbowl. Hee.

The beginning of this season was probably a good jumping off point because Sydney hadn't known what had happened in the past two years, and neither does the audience.

[vyperman7]

Favorite characters - Sydney Bristow ( Jennifer Garner), Arvin Sloan ( Ron Rifkin), Jack Bristow ( Victor Garber), and Will Tippin (Bradley Cooper).

Best opening to an episode : Syndey posing as a call girl on a 747 and modeling lingerie in "Phase One"

Best ending : The show revealing that the real Francie is dead, and that a double has taken her place also in "Phase One"

Favorite Episodes : Truth Be Told ( Pilot) and Phase One

Favorite Seasons : 1 & 2

Jumped the shark : Started to with season 3. However, the last few episodes have been very good, and I was pleased to discover that Will Tippin is going to come back for next week's episode.

Overall thoughts on the show :

The first two seasons of Alias were amazing. The show had it all. Action, drama, espionage, romance, and outstanding cliffhangers. Season 1 was awesome, and season 2 was even better. Season 3 has been slightly dissapointing, but the show is starting to get back to its old self. Hopefully the show will continue to offer good episodes throughout season 3 and into the oncoming seasons. The thing that impresses me the most about Alias, is the amount of suspenseful cliffhangers that have been left. There is hardly ever an episode that has a clear cut ending. You are always left wanting to tune in the next week.

I highly recommend picking up the first two seasons on DVD. Excellent quality and the special features are great.

[Anya]

I love this show!! My favorite characters are obviously Syd, and Sark.

[Disco]

i also missed a lot here and there. sometimes i like to watch L&O criminal intent which is on at the same time. anyway Will was always a favorite of mine. he and sydney belong together. did he die?? wasn't home last week and missed the episode. got to watch it last night. ya gotta love sydney. when she sets her mind on something she doesn't let anything stand in her way. boy can she kick ass. she starting to become my hero.

[SullivanLane]

Will is now in witness protection in Wisconsin of all places.

My favorite character is Irina Derevko.

I ship Jack/Irina because they are smokin' together. Hehe.

My favorite S1 episode is "Almost Thirty Years" (the S1 finale).

My favorite S2 episodes are "The Passage" parts 1 and 2 (when the SpyFamily go to Kashmir on an undercover mission). "A Dark Turn" (when Irina is "extracted" by Sloane and Sark, with the Rambaldi manuscript) is probably a very close second.

S3 has been haphazard. I think this past episode with Will ("Remnants") has been my favorite thus far. I think it made me realize what has been lacking this season is a normal life for Sydney. Despite Francie and Will being such mundane characters with "ordinary" storylines, they added a lot to Sydney's life.

I also second the recommendation of the DVDs. They include a blooper reel and a couple of features, including some talking with JJ Abrams and the actors.

[Disco]

he's alive!!! he's alive!!!!

[SullivanLane]

Yes, he is, and there was even Syd/Will nookie!!! LOL

[Disco]

ahhhh, in that epi?? me missed it?? ahhhhhhhh. stupid stupid me. why didn't i tape it?? *insert emote smacking itself*

(?? can't post images in this forum?? maybe craig forgot to add it on)

[Anya]

I know that this past episode with Will and Syd has definitely made one of my all time favorite episodes of the show. Loved the Will/Syd nookie scenes!!! ;)

[LanaLangSmallville]

i love alias. it's one of my favorite tv shows. i have the 1st season and the second season on dvd. every since the show came out, i haven't miss one episode yet. sorry to say this but smallville is actually my second favorite tv show after alias. i can't wait for the next episode of alias. i did like when will killed allison. that's was a cool fight when he said, "This is for Francie."

[Anya]

Yeah, definitely loved how Will got to kill off Allison. But I really hope she is dead this time.

[shattered]

i love this show! its so cool, and its one of the only shows that my parents think is good too. i love how its so complicated and so action packed. my fav characters are sydney bristow and michael vaughn. i love jennifer garner, she is one of my fav actresses, i think she is so talented, and i think shes beautiful even without loads of makeup. michael vartan is one of my fav actors. this is my second fav show after the tied first places; smallville and charmed.

xxx

[Anya]

Any thoughts on Vaughn's "wife?"

[SwedishSuperhero]

In Sweden we are as late as in the middle of Season 1. Last time I saw Sydney she was taken under custody by some agency investigating paranormalities. Don´t remember what they were called. I accidentally saw some stuff on this thread that I wasn´t supposed to know yet, hence I ignored the other half.

Alias is a great show. I loved the guest appearance of Quentin Tarantino and Marshall is one of my favourite tv geeks, next to Gibson in Birds of Prey. Although I was annoyed when I saw Sydney pretending to be Swedish and talking like she was taken straight out of a movie from the 50´s. Isn´t she supposed to be speaking languages perfectly?

[Anya]

Originally posted by SwedishSuperhero
Alias is a great show. I loved the guest appearance of Quentin Tarantino and Marshall is one of my favourite tv geeks, next to Gibson in Birds of Prey. Although I was annoyed when I saw Sydney pretending to be Swedish and talking like she was taken straight out of a movie from the 50´s. Isn´t she supposed to be speaking languages perfectly?


yeah, she is but who knows what went wrong with that when she was suppose to speak it correctly. hehe!!

[SullivanLane]

Regarding Vaughn's wife:

I think she is written poorly and acted even worse. The show has a stellar cast with the exception of Melissa George.

And I'm not even a Vaughn/Sydney shipper.

[Anya]

Originally posted by SullivanLane
Regarding Vaughn's wife:

I think she is written poorly and acted even worse. The show has a stellar cast with the exception of Melissa George.

And I'm not even a Vaughn/Sydney shipper.

Yep, that pretty much sums it up on how I feel about her. lol!!

[SullivanLane]

Hee. It's weird but I know a couple of people who actually like her. *shudders*

[Anya]

Originally posted by SullivanLane
Hee. It's weird but I know a couple of people who actually like her. *shudders*

"Oh you poor dear!" Luckily, I don't know anyone that likes her. But seriously to anyone that does likes her, I mean no offense!

[lovethatsmallville]

Was i the only one in the board who saw last nights epi. omigod the end made me freak. i was all jumping up and down out of sheer joy. please tell me someone else saw it

[Anya]

I watched it!! I loved it!! But am I the only one who thinks that they still have some of dna from Rambaldi and Syd's stored somewhere else. Any bets on who gets to be the surrogate?

[vyperman7]

Last night's episode "Full Disclosure" was the best episode of the season, and probably in the top 5 for best of the whole show. I thought the episode did a great job at explaining everything that happened to Sydney in the two years she was missing, and how could you not love the ending?

I have a theory for all of my fellow Alias fans. At the end of the episode Lauren was shown as the sniper who killed Lazere. Here is a thought to ponder on. What if Lauren Reed is actually the real Julia Thorne? There was a lot of family footage so there has to be a real Julia out there somewhere. Not to mention the fact, that the torture expert stressed to Sydney that Vaughn would move on and find someone else. In order for Julia to successfully marry Vaughn, she would have to assume a new identity - Lauren Reed, and Sydney would have to be taken out of the picture. However, The Covenant knew how great a spy Sydney was, and they knew that they needed someone to take Julia's place. That is why they kept Syndey alive, and attempted to give her a new identity. Not to mention the fact, that Sydney looks quite similar to Lauren with a blonde wig on.

[Anya]

That's a very intriguing, interesting and well thought of new theory. There's just some much speculations going on after this new episode passed that it certainly gets me more and more addicted to this show. I am more than positive the writers behind this show are going to leave us with another season finale cliffhanger.

[lovethatsmallville]

That would definently make alot f sense. i mean outof all the colors to dye sydney's hair it was blond. also i felt as if there had to be some sort of connection between the epi where lauren was in sydney's dream. I mean i sorta get the explanation that they gave for why lauren showed up but sydney in like the 3rd or 4th epi this season said she couldn't hate lauren. she was just mad at vaughn for moving on that quickly. So why out of all the people she hates in this world did she pick Lauren to fight. I mean why not sloane. I hope I making sense. i've seen all the episodes and all I just need to learn the show titles.

[Anya]

Speaking of Sloane. . . I still think he knows alot more than he's let on, especially where Sydney's concerned. Am the only one who thinks that Sloane has too much of a somewhat twisted *fatherly* interest in Syd?

[lovethatsmallville]

Yeah I agree. Plus lindsey said he had some dirt on him that he was trying to use to blackmail sloane. he's probably the one who started th e covanent or something. Plus on a earlier comment you made about the dna still being out there i agree. i think that they actulally got to fertilize the sydney's eggs with his dna and what's his name that escaped has them (i can't remember his name for the life of me.

[Anya]

yeah, I think its still out there and probably already ready to place in the surrogate. just can't help but wonder who that "surrogate" will be? :eek: only three more days til the next episode. :)

[vyperman7]

In order to become great again, Alias needs :

Syndey and Vaughn together

Sloan as a clear cut villan

Dixon as a field agent working with Sydney

Jack being suspicious and ruthless again

Will Tippin

The best moments of the show, involved Sydney being a double agent working against SD-6. After SD-6 was taken down, the show lost a little bit of its appeal, but it was still great. Then after season 3 began, I lost some of my enthusiasm towards the show. However, after the last two episodes some of my faith is being restored. The show is currently scheduled to go at least 7 seasons.

[Anya]

I would so love it even more (if that's even possible) if Will came back to the show fulltime.

[vyperman7]

Last night's episode was awesome. The show is currently on a roll. The last three episodes have marked the return of Will, finding out what happened to Sydney for the missing two years, revealing Lauren as an agent of the Covenant, and Sydney and Vaughn getting back in touch with their feelings for each other. Hopefully, this streak can remain intact. No word on when the next episode is however.

[Anya]

And Syd telling Vaughn that she slept with Will. Priceless!! :rotfl:

[Dukegirl]

I think Jack should fall in love again, Sydney should get Vaughn back and well: more romance! Not that Alias needs some serious improvements, the series is incredible, really fantastic!

[Chlois]

Well, I am a complete Alias newbie. Two weeks ago I was stuck at home all weekend, so The 1st disc of Season 1. I watched all the episodes then went to back to the store and got the rest of the Season. What a freaking exciting show. I'm 100% addicted now (though not as much as to Smallville). I'm renting Season 2 this weekend and next, and I've read all the episode synopses in the mean time. I can't believe I never watched this show until now.

[vyperman7]

I have one question.

When is the next new episode coming on? I went to TV Tome, and even though they have the title of the episode, they do not have an date when it is going to air. Something tells me it is not going to be for a while because if it is going to be like 2 or 3 weeks, the previews still air and say Alias in 3 weeks. However, there were no previews. The thing I don't understand is why they are taking another break. They had just come back from a month break period.

[Anya]

who knows but i for one can't wait for the new episode, hehe!!

[SullivanLane]

The new episode, if I'm not mistaken, will air on 2/15. It's called "After Six" and straight from JJ's mouth, it's a big Sark episode.

Casting goodies: Quentin Tarantino and Vivica A Fox are scheduled to appear soon.

Regarding what would make Alias again, I think there are really only three things that need to be done:

- Give Sydney a "normal" life again. Show her hanging out with Weiss outside of the office and being with friends. Even Marshall and Dixon.

- Bring back SpyMommy aka Lena Olin. I know this isn't JJ's fault, but she really made S2 shine in comparison to both S1 and S3.

- Get rid of Lauren Reed. Preferably in a slow, painful manner. Isabella Rossellini appeared for 20 minutes and shone while Melissa George has been a crutch to the rest of the cast all season. Give it up, JJ.

[vyperman7]

Unfortunately, Lena Olin will not be coming back to the show. She was approached about doing season 3, and she declined the offer. She may agree to do a guest appearance every now and then, but she will never come back as a regular cast member.

Bring back Will and have him be a full time cast member. Since the Covenant knows he is alive now, there is no point keeping him in hiding. At least if he came back to the CIA, he could help out.

I would also like Dixon to go back to being a regular CIA operative and have him work with Syndey. Vaughn was better as Sydney's handler.

As far as Laureen Reed goes, I have a feeling she will be gone after season 3. Now that it has been revealed that she is part of the Covenant, Vaughn will find out this season eventually and probably get back with Sydney in season 4 or season 5.

[SullivanLane]

Lena Olin will not be coming back to the show. She was approached about doing season 3, and she declined the offer. She may agree to do a guest appearance every now and then, but she will never come back as a regular cast memberShe wouldn't even come back for a guest appearance. According to JJ she was supposed to have a scene with Isabella Rossellini in "Crossings," but she didn't want to do it. :(

[vyperman7]

I cannot believe what I saw last night in the previews for the next episode. Sloan is claiming to be Syndey's real father. If that is true, it has to be one of the best twists in the whole show. Imagine Syndey's reaction if she found out about it.

Man, Alias is a great show. The twists and turns just keep on coming.

[Grendel]

Originally posted by SullivanLane


Regarding what would make Alias again, I think there are really only three things that need to be done:

- Give Sydney a "normal" life again. Show her hanging out with Weiss outside of the office and being with friends. Even Marshall and Dixon.

- Bring back SpyMommy aka Lena Olin. I know this isn't JJ's fault, but she really made S2 shine in comparison to both S1 and S3.

- Get rid of Lauren Reed. Preferably in a slow, painful manner. Isabella Rossellini appeared for 20 minutes and shone while Melissa George has been a crutch to the rest of the cast all season. Give it up, JJ.

Do you really think these things need to be done? I think Alias is perfect as it is and I have a feeling they will eventually coff up the ridiculous amount of cash for the one complaint you made that I agree with.

[Dukegirl]

The one improvement I love is the closer father-daughter relationship. I also love to see Jack smile. He really doesn't do that often, and VG (Victor Garber)'s got a wonderful smile.

[Danny Nova]

Does any one out there like Alias. My friends and I are big fans, been watching it since season 1. Got 2 seasons on DVD.

[Fenice]

Went all the way back to March to find this thread but here it is.

I love Alias. Seasons 1 and 2 were great. I think the show did take a dip in quality in season 3 but season 4 sounds very promosing. Now if they could only start the season a bit sooner, Id be happy. Oh well, 144 more days to go. :(

[superfan]

I haven't seen very much of it. but I want to buy the DVDs to get caught up on it.
what I have seen of it I really like.

[ShadowQueen]

I have the first two seasons on DVD, but I didn't watch much of season three. What I did see I didn't care for, so I don't think I'll be buying season three. I do plan on watching season four, though.

I'm angry that David Anders is only going to be a recurring..

[Fenice]

I am peeved that Sark will be recurring but I honestly would rather see him get some good storylines and less screentime than have him in some crappy capicity like Lauren boyfriend.

************Alias Season 4Spoiler Warning ***********

I am really glad that Bradley Cooper is coming back for 4 episodes. I miss Will and it would be nice for Sydney to have a in the know friend again. Now if we could only get Lena to come back...........

***********************

[vyperman7]

I have seen every episode of Alias from the original TV broadcast. I am a huge fan of the show, although season three was not quite up to par with the first two seasons. There were a few reasons for this. The biggest reason was Lauren. I could not stand her. The second reason was because Sloan was not a full fledged villan. Sloan is my favorite character, and evil Sloan is so much better than reformed charity running Sloan. It is also a shame that Lena Olin did not want to do the show anymore.

My favorite season is still the first season. A lot of people say that the second season was the best one. While it was quote good, especially with Lena Olin as Sydney's mother, I liked the show slightly better when SD-6 was around for the whole season. Plus the cliffhanger for the first season was better than the second season cliffhanger. After SD-6 was taken down, the show became just another spy thriller. Sydney being a double agent is what made the show unique. Ironically however, my favorite episode of the whole show is season two's "Phase One" where SD-6 is finally taken down. That episode had everything from SD-6 being taken down and Sydney and Vaughn finally hooking up, to the amazing cliffhanger ending involving Francie.

I own the first two seasons on DVD as well, and I have season three pre-ordered with Amazon.com. It comes out in three weeks along with the fourth season of Angel!!

[Fenice]

I didnt like Lauren either. The character was so blah. I couldnt really buy that she was this great spy that even rivaled Sydney.

I love Slone but I have to agree, I kind of prefered Sloane when he was full evil. Although I must say I loved seeing him work with Jack to get Sydney out. That was an awesome episode. :D

Another problem with Season 3 is poor Sydney is immersed in this spylife and had no real life of her own. Season 1 and 2 had Francie, Will and School to give Sydney a normal life and this season poor Sydney just had dinner with Weiss a couple of times and that was it.

My favorite Season is season 2. Bringing Irina into the mix was great. I also like the fact that Will knew about Sydney so he was able to help and be there for Sydney more. 'Phase One' was awesome. The diff. POV of Sydney's action sequence on the plane was great. Loved the scene with Sydney telling Dixon the truth and him back at SD-6 checking to see if it was real. I seriously loved Carl Lumbly in that episode. And of course we see 'Frallison' for the first time. Another favorite of the season is the finale. I love Season 1's cliffhanger with Irina coming back it was more meaningful than season 2's really shocking cliffhanger but 'The Telling' as a whole kicked @ss.

I dont know if you want to be spoiled vyperman or maybe you are already but I think season 4 is going for that season 1 feel. JJ has spoken about how he wants to go back to what worked for the show and SD-6 was a part of that, so we might see something like that.

My main concern for the season is the Sydney/Jack relationship. I feel that Jack truly loves his daughter and will do everything in his power to protect her. Like he said, everything he does is about protecting Sydney. I dont want them to mess with that, but in that cliffhanger Sydney looked beyond hurt. I know that whatever they are doing to the Jack character has pleased Victor Garber and also fans that are in the know so hopefully it will turn out alright.

[vyperman7]

What would piss me off, is if they retreat back to that Project Christmas storyline, where Jack trained Sydney at a young age to be a spy. We already know this, and the end of season three looked like they were going back to it. Why leave a cliffhanger dealing with a storyline we already know about, and don't really care that much about?

[Spiked]

I love Alias! I can't wait for season four. January 2005.

[vyperman7]

Here is what I would like to see :

- Will Tippin back for at least four- six episodes - Now that Touching Evil is canceled, Bradley Cooper will be able to come back to the show. Will was one of my favorite characters and I miss him.

- Vaughn and Sydney together - It will be akward for Garner and Vartan though, because they broke up in real life

- Jack going back to the way he used to be in which he seemed like he always had an alterior motive

- Sloan back as a full fledged villan

- Dixon back as a field agent - I never bought him as director. He was better working in the field as Sydney's partner.

[Fenice]

Originally posted by vyperman7
Here is what I would like to see :

- Will Tippin back for at least four- six episodes - Now that Touching Evil is canceled, Bradley Cooper will be able to come back to the show. Will was one of my favorite characters and I miss him.

- Vaughn and Sydney together - It will be akward for Garner and Vartan though, because they broke up in real life

- Jack going back to the way he used to be in which he seemed like he always had an alterior motive

- Sloan back as a full fledged villan

- Dixon back as a field agent - I never bought him as director. He was better working in the field as Sydney's partner.

I think the first 3 are very probable.

And an emphatic yes to Dixon going back to being Sydney's partner. They rocked as partners and that way he can get more screentime.

[The Bat Dude]

I saw season 1 & 2 and thought they were great. I like the Rembaldie part of the whole mix. That part was some really great mythology that was really compelling to watch. I have never seen S3 so I really don't know what to expect.

[ILoveMyLex]

Alias is probably the best show on TV (other than Smallville of course) It's made by JJ Abrams, the same guy who made Lost. Season 4 is starting on January 5. Anyone else watch it or is obsessed with it (like me)??!

[vyperman7]

I have been a die hard fan of Alias since the first episode.

My favorite season of the show is still the first season because it was the only season where Sydney was a double agent the whole time. Plus, I really liked Jack Bristow in this season because he was darker, shadier, and more mysterious which made him always look like had an alterior motive. His character became less interesting when he turned into more of a caring father figure for Sydney. My favorite character of the show is Sloan and he shined in this season.

Season two was almost as good. Lena Olin was great as Sydney's mother and my favorite episode of the show "Phase One" is in season two. But the reason that I feel the show went downhill slightly in this season is because SD-6 was dismantled. After that, Sydney went from being a double agent, which made the show unique, to a regular CIA agent and just performed regular CIA missions.

Season three was nowhere close to how good the first two seasons were. Quite frankly, I was dissapointed. There were some good episodes, but overall it was dissapointing. The season three finale looks like they are rehashing the season one storyline where Jack trained Sydney to be a CIA agent through brainwashing techniques when she was a young girl through Project Christmas. They have already played the Sydney pissed off at Jack for keeping secrets card so many times.

I really hope that season four can return the show to how good it used to be.

[thomasw]

All of the things you mentioned can't even be attributed to bad writing or a loss of creativity, it's outside influences that killed off a lot of the best things about Alias (though I still love the show) :(.

Lena Olin demanded more money to return for season 3 than they were willing to pay her, so they ended up having to reduce Sydney's mother to nothing more than a few instant messages to Jack and bring in her sister to replace her.

I'd really liked seeing the spy family, I loved it when Jack, Irena and Sydney were all charging through India together on a mission (incidentally, I believe that was the first episode where they stopped with the whole "Sydney shoots a pile of bullets at bad guys but never actually directlyhits/kills anyone" play and started showing her shots connecting).

The other influence was network pressure that the show was too complex and so couldn't bring in new viewers. Hence we saw the destruction of Sydney's triple life (SD6, CIA, college and friends) down to a single life (no SD6, friends dead/gone, her life is the CIA). The destruction of SD6 wasn't that bad because Sloan got to go in a great direction after it, and it allowed the show to move on from the mission/countermission stories (like the FOTW stories of Smallville, they're good to build up a series but once it was established it needed to move onto something more).

But the destruction of SD6 combined with the loss of Sydney's friends and the loss of Lena Olin (which cut back on the whole spy family arc) sucked :(. I was always cheering for Jack, Irena and Sydney to break away from the CIA, form their own splinter agency to recover the Rimbaldi artifacts and rule the world together :lol:.

On the plus side, it seems after the finale of season 3 that all of Jack's Rimbaldi-disinterest was really a cover; he might be the biggest Rimbaldi guy of all, and that should be awesome.

[ILoveMyLex]

*sigh* I miss my spy fam very much, but JJ says he hopes he can get the show back on track and more like what it used to be, in the next year. And really... it was never THAT complex. If you watch, you can follow. I hate how it got changed for some lame people who couldn't keep up.

[vyperman7]

thomasw,

Here are some of the reasons why I did not like season three all that much :

1) Dixon as the director. He was so much better as Sydney's partner.

2) Sloan acting like a changed man. I know that it was so that he could plan for something big. But I liked him so much better as a full fledged villan. The suspence that this offered was gone in season three.

3) I hated Lauren - Melissa George is so sexy in my opinion. But I hated her character Lauren in Alias. There are only a few TV couples I have ever shipped for - Lois and Clark, Mulder and Scully, and Sydney and Vaughn. They belong together, and I hated them being split apart.

4) Will being gone. You know what struck me as being funny? Will goes into the witness protection program. Then when he comes out for that one episode where he slept with Sydney, the people that he was hiding from know that he is alive. I don't understand why he just doesn't come back as an analyst for the CIA again.


Originally posted by thomasw
On the plus side, it seems after the finale of season 3 that all of Jack's Rimbaldi-disinterest was really a cover; he might be the biggest Rimbaldi guy of all, and that should be awesome.

Now that would kick ass. I love Jack when he is a shady character who seems like he has an alterior motive. Not evil to the extent of Sloan, but definately a guy living in the grey areas if you know what I mean.

[thomasw]

Yeah, Will leaving sucked and it didn't make much sense, but I guess the actor wanted to move on? Him and Irena were great, I'd love to have them both back.

I had forgotten all about it, but Dixon as director did irk me a lot throughout season 3.

One thing I hope they clear up is the Covenant and how everything connects to Rimbaldi. There's a lot of confusion about what the Covenant actually is, what Rimbaldi's intentions were, how come Sydney is actually the Chosen One after all, etc. I just hope there really is a master plan that ties everything together and TPTB haven't just written themselves into a corner and are trying to tie things together any way they can (which I suspect they've done in making Sydney the chosen one when she has seen the mountain view. It was probably meant to be Irena, but Lena Olin left the show so they had to change it).

[vyperman7]

thomasw,

Do you ever think that maybe the episode Phase One aired too soon in the series? It featured both SD-6 being taken down and Sydney and Vaughn finally getting together. However, the two things that were really driving the show was the sexual tension between Sydney and Vaughn, and the will she, or won't she get caught this week factor of her being a double agent. Once SD-6 was taken down, it took away the unique aspect of the show and turned it into a regular spy thriller.

I often wonder if they had saved the events in Phase One for further down the road, if the third season of Alias would have turned out better.

It is funny, because Phase One is my favorite episode of the show. The ending with Francie being dead, and a doppleganger taking her place was fantastic. But I also feel that it was the episode that caused Alias to lose some of its appeal as well. I knew the episode would be special when it started out with Jennifer Garner modeling lingerie. :)

[ScApEgOaT_PRODIGY]

I love this show, and I hope that they can somehow bring it back to it's greatness, though I don't forsee that happening

[Piiike]

her double agent thing is being brought back

she is suppose to be fired by CIA and joins a REAL black ops CIA unit with a surprise BOSS.

cant wait.

[thomasw]

Originally posted by vyperman7
thomasw,

Do you ever think that maybe the episode Phase One aired too soon in the series? It featured both SD-6 being taken down and Sydney and Vaughn finally getting together. However, the two things that were really driving the show was the sexual tension between Sydney and Vaughn, and the will she, or won't she get caught this week factor of her being a double agent. Once SD-6 was taken down, it took away the unique aspect of the show and turned it into a regular spy thriller.

I often wonder if they had saved the events in Phase One for further down the road, if the third season of Alias would have turned out better.

It is funny, because Phase One is my favorite episode of the show. The ending with Francie being dead, and a doppleganger taking her place was fantastic. But I also feel that it was the episode that caused Alias to lose some of its appeal as well. I knew the episode would be special when it started out with Jennifer Garner modeling lingerie. :) I think they realised this and so threw the whole "2 years passed and Vaugn is married" scenario. A lot of TV shows seem to think that the path to success is through romantic longing rather than actual romantic relationships (Joss was a big fan of that with Buffy/Angel and Malcolm/Inara from Firefly, and AlMiles are doing the same thing with Clark/Lana) and after establishing Alias as a show with the same longing they decided to fall back to that feeling instead of evolving it into showing an actual relationship.

[LilWonderWoman]

Just saw it


a lil disappointed by the "secret" or whatever but i think its just a thread waiting to unravel

but i missed most of season 3 why does syd not like her sister that much?????????

[Spiked]

Just finished watching the premiere. Wow. Great, absolutely great! :)

[SGuthrie]

The premiere was definitely... intriguing. I'm not sure what to think. I didn't like the skanky stuff, but I suppose it's been par for the course for the past three seasons, so I shouldn't be all that surprised. The way they moved Vaughn's and Sydney's relationship along seemed way too fast for me, but it really wasn't all that unexpected. I'm REALLY interested to see what's going to happen with Nadia now that she's promised to avenge her mother's killer (though it did feel a lot like Harry Osborn's vendetta speech at the end of Spider-Man: the Movie), and to find out why Irina had contracted someone to kill Syd in the first place. I'm SO glad they brought the gang back together, though -- Jack, Sloane, Dixon, Marshall... it feels a little more like old times. I look forward to seeing where they go with all this new mess they just put the characters into.

As for the previous seasons... the first one was my favorite. There were so many interwoven and cool arcs to it -- Sydney's double agent status and her relationship with Vaughn; Will investigating Danny's death and the problems that caused for him; the mysterious circumstances around what happened to Irina... it was perfect! Season 2 was okay. I didn't really like the way it switched halfway through the season -- it felt so abrupt. Season 3 was definitely the worst of the three, though it did have some good moments, and set things up nicely for what's happening now. I still feel like I'm left hanging on what the Covenant was really about and who was behind it, though. That plotline really needed better resolution.

I agree with ya'll about Irina and Will. I miss them both a lot. Will was actually probably my favorite character on the show (well, maybe he was tied with Syd). I think I just, for some reason, always end up having my fave character on shows be the reporter that can't get the person they want (Chloe/Clark, Will/Syd). Irina added a whole new depth and flavor to Season 2, as well, and her absence during the third season was palpable, and now with her dead... I just feel like more could be done with her.

Oh well... I'm still tuned in, and am anxious to see where we get taken next on the whirlwind ride that is... "Alias!"

--Jeff ><>' :)--

[greenshady]

OH! I missed the premiere last night! I wanted to start watching this show, and missed that episode! Does anybody know when/if they'll be reairing it?
I've been looking for a new show to watch lately. And I plan on buying the 1st three seasons on DVD.

[Spoon AZ]

Alias kinda blew it's wad on Season 1. It had like 4 Seasons of plot and character development in one season. It couldn't keep up that kind of pace.

As far as the premiere, I thought it planted some interesting seeds for the season. I definitely like Nadia better than Lauren.

This show really needs Will. Weiss is great but not the same.

And how many times are they going to try to trick us into thinking Jack Bristow is a bad guy? Seriously it's like every episode. They need to make him really bad just to so it's not so predictable.

Everytime they make him look bad he comes back two scenes later does something good and then somehow he gets proven to be acting in Sydney's best interests.

But it was a fairly solid premiere if not the same thing we've been seeing since the pilot. Better to stick with what works than fall flat on something new.

[LilWonderWoman]

it did really well in ratings 16 mil for the 1st hour

14 for the second which is not bad considering it used to be 8 mil

[thomasw]

I was sooo excited in the first 5 minutes when Sydney quit. I was hoping it would be time for some freelance action, for her to really get in and figure out who her real enemies were and what the whole deal with Rimbaldi was, perhaps with both the CIA and the Covenant against her.

But then it turns out what they were really doing is flicking a big old reset switch :o. I can understand how they want to get back to season 1 and rekindle the show's original feel and popularity, but it's both bitter and sweet.

I feel like they set up all these really big, great storylines early on and they keep falling short with them. We had a great setup with Irena, but then she left the show and somehow Sydney became the chosen one again (even though she saw the mountain). A great setup with the 2 year gap, but then it eventually became "she was undercover and learned a little bit more about Rimbaldi". A great setup with the files stating "Subject: Sydney Anne Bristow" dated on what I believe was her birth date and signed by her father (I thought it would be Project Christmas stuff) but then it just turns out all they did was tie off the hanging Irena thread.

It feels like they set up epic plots, then for whatever reasons they have to cut them back before the payoff. However if they can make this obvious reset work and pull the show back to its roots then that might make up for it. Bringing Nadia into the fold really interests me, I like her a lot better as an Irena replacement than I did the traitorous Aunt (and why did the Aunt and Irena both turn on Sydney? I hate that!).

Turning Weiss into a new Will is interesting (and weird). How identical is it when she's got the bank cover story again, he's her buddy hanging out at her house and clueless about what's really going on, etc. I thnk Weiss would ask a lot of questions though if Sydney, Vaughn, Jack, Dixon and Marshall all seemingly quit/whatever at the same time :D.

[greenshady]

Hey Everyone! I just recently started watching Alias. And this weekend completed the 3rd Season on DVD. I haven't watched any of the 4th Season yet, because I didn't want to get ahead and spoil anything, and I accidentally missed the season premiere also. So, if anyone can catch me up on this season it would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to start watching the 4th Season tomorrow night.

[the_daily_planeteer]

Watched Alias for the first time this season..... was the show always this good? I was thinking of going to by the DVD's if it is.

[Imzadi]

Originally posted by the_daily_planeteer
Watched Alias for the first time this season..... was the show always this good? I was thinking of going to by the DVD's if it is.

The first two season were even better!

[thomasw]

Originally posted by greenshady
Hey Everyone! I just recently started watching Alias. And this weekend completed the 3rd Season on DVD. I haven't watched any of the 4th Season yet, because I didn't want to get ahead and spoil anything, and I accidentally missed the season premiere also. So, if anyone can catch me up on this season it would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to start watching the 4th Season tomorrow night. www.televisionwithoutpity.com is a great place to go to find out what happened so far in the season.

The short version is that the documents Sydney found in the season 3 cliffhanger were about Irena, who Jack killed (because Irena was going to have Sydney killed and it was the only way he could save her). All the main characters have now moved to a secret black ops division of the CIA run by Sloan with Jack as his right hand man, Marshall as the tech guy, and Sydney, Vaughn, Dixon, Nadia (Sydney's sister) and Weiss as the agents (it's like a legitimate SD-6).

There's budding romances between Weiss and Nadia, and of course Sydney and Vaughn, and so far no major plot for the season has been revealed.

[greenshady]

Thanks for the info. The biggest thing I wanted to know about was the documents Sydney had found, and what everyone was doing working for Sloan. How did he get that job anyway?

[thomasw]

At the end of last season Nadia went back to Sloan and together they went to find that Rimbaldi device. Sloan said at the start of this season that he handed the device over to the CIA without using it, and because of that and as well as because he has experience operating a black ops division and a network of contacts throughout the world, he was chosen to head up this division.

[Prince of Persia]

Could someone give me a brief history of the show's past? Just the important events. I just started watching since the second episode of this season. All I know is that Sydney's father killed her mother and Vaughn killed his wife, but I don't know the reasons.

[LilWonderWoman]

alias is not running tonight because of the state of the union adress

[MyOwnSuperhero]

Last night, I buzzed my head for the sole purpose of copying Sark's kick@ss hair from early season 3. It is official, Julian Sark is the sweetest bad@ss this side of Lex Luthor!

[LilWonderWoman]

ahh i missed tonights eppy what happened to syd?

[greenshady]

Syd got something in her blood after a guy bit her. It made her hallucinate, and think Jack & Vaughn were trying to kill her. But, of course, they found the cure and she's all better.
Also, cool ending with the spider on the hospital bed.

[sci-fi_hobbit]

Just picked up season 1 today. Hadn't seen it previously,but really enjoyed the first ep and looking forward to more.

[sci-fi_hobbit]

I absolutely love this show. I picked up season 1 about a week ago and today I had to go get season 2. The storylines are great and I love all the characters. Can't finish one ep without wanting to see the next. Jennifer Garner is awesome as Bristow. And a show that has Tarantino as guest? I wasn't expecting it but it was a great suprise. Gotta love it! I'm sure I'll need season 3 by next week;) .

[Maniac in the Porsche]

May 25th Wed. - season finale

[superhyper05]

im watching alias now the season finale and when did alias turn into resident evil i tried to watch the series but i just have so many shows that i have to watch on wensdays can somebody please tell me whats going on

[LilWonderWoman]

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW

now thats what i call a season finale!

thank goodness nadia is still around


now that thing with vaughn or whatever his name is WOW!!

as good as the 2nd season finale

[thomasw]

Anyone have any ideas about the whole Rimbaldi thing?

He made this big prophecy about Sydney being the Chosen One and saving the world, but the only reason the world needed saving was because he invented all those devices and The Flood.

Unless I guess part of his prophecy was that after the evil is defeated, all of his works can then be used for a great good.

[CapraIII]

(possible spoilers)
Seriously, this show has gotten nuts. Not with stuff like the very end in the car- that was an amazing finish, and I can't wait to see what happens next. But come on, giant red ball apocalypse? ZOMBIES? ZOMBIE SISTER?

I've been a big fan of this show for as long as it's been on (I was HUGE on seasons one and two, three was... er...), but I feel like they just went nuts on the show, which would have been semi-okay had the episode been better. I know that there've always been little crazy things- I accepted the big ol' family of superspies and whatnot. But I just thought this last episode was a bit much.

Anyone else? Or did everyone else really enjoy it?
(Although I suppose I enjoyed the episode, on a this-is-ridiculous level)

[chelkiebelle]

I liked the finale, but the sister-thing reminded me of 28 days later, which may be a good or bad thing depending on who you ask. And the car finish was good, but how I hate cliffhangers!!

[chloefan]

:lol: :lol: My name isn't Micheal Vaughn

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Originally posted by LilWonderWoman
now that thing with vaughn or whatever his name is WOW!!
Yeah, I didn't see that coming & I don't know how that will or can play out.
Too many people know Vaughn & his father. How could all those people knowing him & his father be a cover story?

I don't know how he can have another name?

Originally posted by thomasw
Anyone have any ideas about the whole Rimbaldi thing?
No I don't.

& since Nadia didn't die, yet, we still don't know who the chosen one is. Although, I always figured it was the star of the show :lol:

P.S. Long time, no see thomasw. :lol:
*waves hi*

[thomasw]

Originally posted by Maniac in the Porsche
Yeah, I didn't see that coming & I don't know how that will or can play out.
Too many people know Vaughn & his father. How could all those people knowing him & his father be a cover story?

I don't know how he can have another name?

No I don't.If he isn't Michael Vaughn then that must mean that Bill Vaughn isn't really his father, but if Bill isn't his father why did Michael go to so much trouble this season to "find his father"? But if Bill Vaughn really is his father then how could Michael have a different name unless "Bill Vaughn" was also a fake name.

Maybe the entire Vaughn family is really part of the whole Rimbaldi mystery, and Irena killed Bill because he was a competitor or something. Michael said there was another reason why he and Sydney met, maybe it was so he could keep a close eye on the Chosen One.


Originally posted by Maniac in the Porsche
& since Nadia didn't die, yet, we still don't know who the chosen one is. Although, I always figured it was the star of the show :lol:

P.S. Long time, no see thomasw. :lol:
*waves hi* Nadia is The Passenger though (the one who could get shot up with that green goo and then draw the Rimbaldi map for Sloan), so Sydney has to be the Chosen One (The Passenger and the Chosen One will fight over the world or whatever). I'm glad Nadia isn't dead though, next season we can confirm she's really Jack's daughter and they can all be the super spy family :D

And hey Maniac :)

[ProudPenny]

Merging the many "Alias" threads. Good show. With many viewers who can't read forum rules, apparently.

[DesVMars]

alias just keeps getting more ambiguous by the season, no one seems to die and no one seems to be who they claim to be, fun to watch nonetheless.

[nightingale]

I totally agree with you DesVMars. I mean why the hell hasn't Sarek died yet?

Vaughn had better mean that he doesn't work for the CIA alone. I hope it's not one of those Doppelganger things. I will be very unhappy.

My favortite character is Jack Bristow, played by Victor Garber. I would be devastated if they ever took him off. In the first two seasons, it was hard to figure out just exactly where his loyalties lie. I was constantly ragging my braing trying to figure it out. Now in season four, he is starting to show disloyalty to the US gov't, nad more to the bad guys.

Jack Bristow is one of those guys who gets the job done with no attatchments. He will do it swiftly and silently. I must say, he is a real class act. Well, I must go to work now. Ta ta!

[DesVMars]

:lol: I love your take on the show as well, and yeah why has Sark not been killed yet, he would probably come back as a clone anyway:lol:

That Michael Vaughn not being his real name or person had me flipping out as well, I was like "c'mon what the hell is this crap" got to hand it to JJ Abrams, he can anger me some:)

I also am a big fan of Jack, the man can get it done, and he never laughs or smiles much for that matter, I dont know if you have the DVD's but the bloopers with him are hilarious, he cant stop laughing in them.:lol: His character is my Fav along with sydney of course. Victor Garber is a great actor and Jack "well you never quite know what he will do next" I guess that is why I keep tuning in, the cast is very likeable and I can deal with the ambiguity because the show is just alot of fun to watch.:D

[yellowqueen22]

This show has gone progressively down the tube (excuse the pun)... and season four was certainly the worst by far... it was as if JJ Abrams thought we all suddenly became dumb and would buy anything... most especially in the new opening credits, which really just say "Wow... Sydney is hot & wears lots of hot outfits". None the less... I keep watching... 3-4 years is a large investment and I keep hoping to reap the rewards. Although Alias' decline in intelligent scripting & plotting does make me fear for Lost.

As for killing Sark... grrrrrrrrrrr... Sark is probably the only thing I really still like about the show. I realize that plausibly it makes no sense that he is not dead or at least in jail... but he really is the best ambiguous bad guy they have on the show.

As for the other characters... Sydney is hot... but she drives me nuts... Vaughn is to date a watered down pretty boy... Sloane was great until they decided to make him all shiney and sweet... Nadia is irritating. Wow... I'm being really nasty... honestly I do like this show... just frustrated.

I agree that Jack is probably one of the best characters and the most consistent. I too miss Will... he was my favorite character. Irina is definately a welcome addition every time she comes back... and lets hope she is back for good. And I'm desperately hoping that Sark plays a larger role next season.

I hope that for the next and final season they add a little more edge to the show...every character has become so watered down, predictable and almost light n' fluffy. I hope they stop with all the ambiguous & unanswered mythology and get down to explaining some stuff.

I'm stopping my rant.

[nightingale]

YellowQueen21, I just have a few tyhings to say, don't worry, they're not flames.

In an interview, JJ said that in season 3 they sort of drifted away from the originality of the first season. He wanted to get back to using alias' and disguises. He wanted to get season 4 back on track. Then after the season finale, he did another interview and stated that they needed to rush this season. But I don't know.

Yes, Nadia gets on my nerves too. It seems like she is trying to be exactly like Sydney. I have nothing against Mia Maestro, she's gorgeous, but her character is a sort of prat. Sark is in jail, but in protective housing. Then they had to bring him into the APO office (a little too overkill if you ask me). But still, he adds. Sloane was better as the bad guy, but I am still not convinced that he has totally turned his back on it. I think he's got that drak streak in him like Lex Luthor. jack, well, I've stated my mind of him already. I'm glad that they brought back Lena Olin. She is such a bad ass! Well, I'll stop rambling now. Sorry if I offended anyone.

[DesVMars]

well I took no offense to anything you stated and agree with you entirely, I like Alias and will continue to watch, no show is perfect and you cant please all the fans but this fan enjoys it and cant wait for S5.:D

[yellowqueen22]

I still enjoy the show... and it's sort of one of those guilty pleasure shows. I guess the frustrating thing for me is that it used to be better. It's sort of like X-Files for me... I kept watching out of loyalty... sometimes it was still good... and most of the time still entertaining... but it was never up to par. That's how I felt about Alias in season 4.... it had great moments... but just wasn't as good as it once was.

So I continue to watch because of: a) loyalty b) still mildly entertained c) want to know what will happen since I spent so much time watching already d) always waiting for guest appearences from Sark or Will e) waiting to see how hot JG will be in the next episode

[nightingale]

Glad to see there will be no public hangings for offending anyone! :D I agree Yellow. Sometimes Alias wasn't very good, but other times, it was too good!

[yellowqueen22]

Very true... and for all my ranting... I still watch the new episodes... and rent the old DVDs... I'm just a frustrated fan. Much like many of the Smallville fans on this site.

[RedPhoenix23]

Alias wouldn't be so annoying if the writers didn't smack a giant reset button at the beginng of each new season! And how many second chances are the government going to really give to Sloane? Come on now?

But then again, I keep watching....I just can't help loving the girl power!!!

[yellowqueen22]

Yeah... season four was the worst for the big old reset button... but what can you do. Like you I can't help watching!!!

[RedPhoenix23]

LOL!! We are sad!!!

As much as Alias annoys me it is ten no a hundred times better than shows like The OC! Yuck!


Originally posted by yellowqueen22
Yeah... season four was the worst for the big old reset button... but what can you do. Like you I can't help watching!!!

And by the looks of the finale-season five is gonna get the reset button too!! Why, god, why?!!

[yellowqueen22]

Depends which season you are comparing... for its genre OC was really good season one... but it was absolutely horrible this season. Alias was great for the first two season... ok for the third season... and bordering on not ok for the fourth season.

[RedPhoenix23]

I never watched the first season of the OC, but I did try and watch some of reruns of this season-and I could not stand it! Just the name "The OC"-did anyone seriously call Orange County that before the show? Sorry if I offend.

Alias seasons 1 and 2 are the golden years...it seems like its all downhill from there...oh well, until they really make me mad I probably keep watchin' anyways..

[yellowqueen22]

Not offended... I'm not a huge lover of the OC... what made it great was that it was the first really good night time soap opera since the 90210 & Melrose Place days... plus Seth had really great sarcastic & pop-culture lines... but now its just repetative and Seth has gotten a tad over the top and annoying.

Ahhhh... how I miss the golden years of Alias.

[DesVMars]

I dont really care to much if alias was not so great in season 4, its probably true of most shows, i can easily say that about almost every show, including buffy and angel, the quality starts to suffer some in later seasons, but if your a fan, you will be waiting to see what happens in S5 of alias, hmmmm wonder what sydney will be wearing:D

[RedPhoenix23]

Oh yeah? Well, I wonder what Vaughn will be wearing-yummy, so there! That is if Vaughn is still even Vaughn and all...this show is confusing.

[DesVMars]

:rotfl: yeah vaughn is quite the hottie, if i swung that way, man i would want me some of that too:rotfl: but alas, only have Syd on my mind, yummy back so there!;) :D and to say this show is confusing, well what gave that one away:lol: oh yeah, everything:D

[RedPhoenix23]

Deal. You can have Syd and I'll take Vaughn. But be careful-Sydney is one bad chick and can kick your butt! Use extreme caution! She likes to play rough!

[DesVMars]

yeah your absolutely fight she can kick my butt, would i would not mind a shot at taming the vixen, just as you would with Vaughn.;) :D oh we love our alias cast me thinks.

[yellowqueen22]

Vaughn is attractive and all... but for the most part fairly annoying... and while Sydney is hot and fun to look at even for me, just not interested... I'll save my affection for Sark. Lookey there... we each get our pick. Yeah us!!!!

[RedPhoenix23]

Hey Guys! I was on amazon.com and I came across some season 4 DVD specs:

Will be released: October 25, 2005

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/Proud2baGeek/SmallerSeason4.jpg

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
A Chat With Jennifer Garner
Meet Mia: Syd's Little Sister
Director's Diary
Marshall's World
Blooper Reel
Deleted Scenes
The Guest Stars Of Season 4
Audio Commentaries with Cast and Creators
Anatomy Of A Scene
Agent Weiss' Spy Camera
Number of discs: 6


Marshall's World and Agent Weiss' Spy Camera sound really cool!

[yellowqueen22]

Sounds cool... but I'm not sure if the season is worth the investment... perhaps rental.

So who else is hoping for a whole heck of a lot more of Sark... especially after his last episode in S4???? And please... pretty please... bring back Will for an episode or two... I know he has his own show... but PLEASE!!!!!

[yellowqueen22]

Hmm... just watched the season premiere... it was acutally fairly good... they brought in a new conspiracy which has potential. And with the death of Vaugh, season one Sydney can return desperately seeking revenge. Apparently Sydney can't keep her fiances alive. Althgouh with Alias you never know if he's really dead... or a fake out of some kind. I never quite trust anything as permanent.

I'm looking forward to seeing the new additions to the cast in upcoming episodes... which includes Balthsar Getty & Amy Acker.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

Amy Acker is joining ALIAS! Sweeet!

[yellowqueen22]

Yup... they signed her for 3-5 episodes... something like that.... but the rumor is she may be permanent... I think they may be trying to do an X-Files manuever... bring in a new cast to try to keep the show going. At least that is what I hear.

So make SARK a regular already.... can you tell what my focus is.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

Know exactly where your focus is.

I haven't watched the show since S2 and might try and join in again since Amy is aboard. Let's face it, Whedon has effected my system permenantly.

[Maniac in the Porsche]

I noticed they didn't do the usual opening credits thing? I wonder who will be on it next time as a regular & who won't?

[yellowqueen22]

Yeah... think they were trying to avoid the questions with Vaugh/Vartan.

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Seems it is becoming like The X-files, when they introduced the two new agents, Monica Reyes & John Doggett.

I did eventually learn to love both Monica & John, even though I didn't want to :lol:

So, I'm not sure yet how I feel about all the new people on Alias.

[vyperman7]

Just thought I would bump this thread up.

I am almost done with season four of the show, and I must say that it is awesome. I was very skeptical, because season three was not all that great in terms of how excellent the first two seasons were. But season four has been awesome. Sloan in charge was a great twist to open the season, and I love the "Arvin Clone" character.

I am also rewatching the first season, and I forgot how good it was. The first season is still my favorite season of the show because SD-6 and Sydney being a double agent, is what made the show really great.

I am gonna hold off on S5 until I can see it on DVD.

[yellowqueen22]

I haven't really liked it since season two. Season three was just bad plotting & whiny insanity. Season four was too desperate an attempt to get back to season one... with the whole Black Opps secret group. When I first started watching the show I loved it for its characterization first and its intrigue second. But now the characterization is out the door, many of the most interesting characters are gone or poorly used (Will, Sark, Jack), and the intrigue has reached levels of ridiculousness. And yet I still keep watching... mainly because I've already invested so much time... and I keep waiting for the next Sark appearance.

[vyperman7]

I agree that season three was not that great. Did not really care for it. I have really enjoyed season four though Jen. I agree that it would have been cool if Sark had been used more, but I have enjoyed it overall. I have another 6 episodes left to go.

My favorite season, is still the first season. What made the show great was Sydney being a double agent inside SD-6. Plus, in the first season, there were a lot of episodes that ended in a cliffhanger. I loved that, and since it was the first season it really went all out with the action and effects. Plus, I love the sidestory with Will and how he tried to figure out what really happened to Danny. I have to say that I was really sad to see Will go. He was one of my favorite characters.

My favorite character of the show is Sloan. One of the best villans ever.

[yellowqueen22]

My favorite characters are Will & Sark... Will is gone... and they never use Sark, even though they hinted to him becomming a more prominent character during season 4.

I loved season one and two for the same reasons... because those things made for great character development. All the tension between the characters... Sydney living a triple life between SD6, CIA & Friends/Family. I feel like in the recent seasons it has all turned into one ridiculosly over the top Rimbaldi & coherts mystery that keeps changing course in order to extend the mystery, without really answering anything, and even character development & tension seems to have gone out the window... and in exchange we get an Alias where they promote how sexy JG is over all else.

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Seems like this new blonde agent is kind of re-doing the whole first season where Sydney finds out she'd working for the bad guys and joins the real CIA, etc. :rolleyes:

[yellowqueen22]

They have plans... if the new characters do well this season, they will take over the show... the show would focus on the blonde chick instead of Sydney.

[ImzadiJedi]

I was a big Alias fan. I even endured season 3. But season 5 has just about killed all my interest in Alias. It was once a great show. Unless they pull something out of a hat, this season is the end for me (and probably for the series too).

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

Alias has been officially cancelled, in case anyone didn't know :(

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

Have to agree. Season One and Two were my favorites, too.

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Originally posted by ~*Lois & Clark Fan*~
Alias has been officially cancelled, in case anyone didn't know :(
Yeah, my dad told me about it

[lucky_biatch]

Yeah, I loved Alias. Especially season 1 and 2. When it went into season 5, lost interest though due to the fact that they killed of Vaughn :(

[enamored]

Vaughn is back next show and I really think that it was his "death" that killed Alias for good.

[yellowqueen22]

This season has actually been a lot better. I'm just nervous of how whiney Sydney is getting or will continue to get as a result of her little bundle of joy.

[RedPhoenix23]

I haven't watched Alias in such a looong time! I like that they moved it to back Weds I was too busy watching Smallville on Thurs.

Oh My! Sids mom is back! Do they plan on stealing her baby because of the Rambaldi prophecy thing in season 3? If I remember correctly, they harvested some of her eggs and was trying to do like a inventro-fertilization process with some of Rambaldi's DNA, to make a "Mini Rambaldi"...well sort of, you get the point.

[yellowqueen22]

Am I the only one out ther who is actually liking the show again??? Surprise, surprise... but I think Alias has finally overcome the whole fiascle that was Rembaldi and 2yrs missing. Just in time for the show to end. My one issue is a fear that Sydney will get all mopey and melodramatic with the birth of the baby.

[slayer]

i want to start watching alias. i never had the opportunity to watch it when it was out, but i think now would be a good time to netflix it...or i could save and buy it on dvd. if it's that worth while...but maybe i shouldn't risk it? opinions?

[mamma long arms]

I just bought the Alias box set from Walmart.com for only $145...it has all the season!...I love this show yet I never was able to watch all the episodes

[slayer]

so i'm almost finished with the series - i'm in the middle of the fifth and i have to say i have this love/hate relationship with JJA. i loved the first 4 seasons, the 5th is completely screwed up for me. i love belthazar getty, but i don't like rachel's character or how they keep the nadia plot going for no reason. but it's still a really good series.

b/c i've never watched this before i've noticed how half the cast is in Brother's and Sister's :)

[mamma long arms]

I only need like four more episodes until i finish the series...and the Nadia thing is annoying

[slayer]

yeah, i finished and i really didn't enjoy the end of the series or the fifth season at all. i mean you can't really blame JJA though...the pregnancy wasn't unexpected was it?

[RedPhoenix23]

Overall, I liked season five. I just wish there was more Sark but that's just a vain girl thing maybe, lol. No worries, Heroes will fill that need now. I really didn't like the fake Vaughn death though. Not at all. They played it too hard that he was really dead to turn around and yell PSYCH!! Not cool. Not cool at all.

[mamma long arms]

even though Sark is a bad guy, I do like it when he is in an episode :D

[mamma long arms]

ok I just finished the series...it was amazing, but now I'm sad because I have no show to watch for the time being... :(

[RedPhoenix23]

Aww. I'm sorry. You could always join me in my daily prayers to the fat baby jeebus that Adam/Kensei (David Anders AKA "Sark") will actually be and in it ALOT in season three of Heroes. It's funny, DA even still has to use his Sark britt accent even though he is totally American, lol.

[loliverlover]

i totally love this series i can't stop watching the first 2 seasons

[mamma long arms]

I know it is truly amazing!!