First off, there will be no spoilers in this post, however, I will be expressing general sentiments towards which seasons I liked better and GENERAL reasons why. For example, I may say something like “I liked Season X more because they introduced some better characters”. I won’t list the characters or anything.
So if you don’t think you could handle that, then don’t bother reading this entry.
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5 years later, Alias is over and what do I think?
Not bad.
Alias follows the life of spies, specifically Sidney Bristow who is spy trying to juggle her real life at the same time – so you have a bunch of “Oh, where were you last night Sidney?” and she says “Oh, working on a term paper.” while in reality she was kicking some ass in Munich. The story revolves around conspiracies, family life and an ancient 15th century inventor: Milo Rambaldi. (think Da Vinci.)
So, the first three seasons were top notch. Top, top, top TV viewing notch. It was awesome. Cliffhangers abound. Made by our favourite JJ Abrams.
But then Season 4 came along and added a new storyline (along with the old) and it was meh. They redeemed it near the end of the season when they went back to the old storyline for awhile.
Then Season 5 started off just as bad as Season 4 with new characters. Plus, Sidney was pregnant considering her real-life alter ego Jennifer Garner was pregnant. I’m not saying pregnant ladies aren’t cool, but when they are kick ass spies, sometimes it takes away from the storyline.
Then, mid-way through Season 5, there was a decision to end the show so the Season started closing out the story we’ve been following for years which was great. I wouldn’t say the finale of the series disappointed me, but it wasn’t awe-inspiringly good either. Wait, that’s not right. Let’s just say that the finale kicked bigtime, but there are still unresolved plotlines. So that took away from it. Whereas, if you take a finale like…Star Trek: The Next Generation, that was an amazing finale. But at the same time, they knew there would be other stories via the movies.
All in all, Alias has been one of the best television series I have ever seen. Even though I thought Seasons 4 & 5 were sub-par, I believe the entire series was top notch and I would recommend it to everyone.
Granted, Lost has now replaced Alias in my books as ‘must-download TV’, but hey, that’s what you get when you focus your energies on a new show instead of the last two seasons of Alias.
FYI: JJ Abrams is creating a new show this fall called The Nine where nine lives are intertwined without them knowing it. Sounds like classic Lost material, but based in New York.