Alias - Season 5 on DVD (2005)

Carrie Stewart from London, England [Highly rated reviewer] , 05/07/2006

What a dismal end to a once promising series. The first two seasons had everything you could ask for: espionage, great plots, betrayal, revenge, romance. Sadly this one does not. It seems to take many old plot devices and recycle them again and again to get the characters from a to b until they are nothing short of ridiculous. There are more ‘surprise’ betrayals and miraculous resurrections than in Christ’s day. The loss of so many loved characters along the way does nothing for the show, and the new editions are given little to do that endears them to the viewer and makes you care for their well being. Losing Will and Francie in previous seasons means there’s nothing to ground Syd’s life in the ‘real world’, and the stories suffer from it. I can’t fault the acting and the cast do their best with what they are given, Jennifer Garner is excellent as always and gives great performances. But the writing is pretty terrible. The story arc is all over the place and it seems J.J. Abrams was preoccupied with the success of Lost to give this series the end it deserved. It all felt very rushed to me. And if anyone actually understands what Rambaldi’s end game actually was, or what was the point of Balthazar Getty’s Agent Grace, then you are a better person than me, cos I haven’t the foggiest. Fans of the show will watch this anyway, but if you’re not a fan, this isn’t the series to make you one.

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Sally Brook from Oxford , 10/02/2007

I have been a great fan of Alias since it began and was dying to know what Rambaldi's end game would actually be, but to my disappointment it is not all that clear what it was! All the devices and cryptic messages Rambaldi left over the years do not seem to matter at the very end, which left me feeling that they had been lazy with the end storyline. I was left disappointed and feel Alias could have gone out with a far bigger bang!

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A customer from madchester , 26/02/2007

didnt explain reasons for rambaldi then just seemed to want to end series as quick as possible without worrying what viewers thought! and only one on this disc!!

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simpster from SURBITON , 30/04/2007

Well it's season five the last one and after the first disc it is already shaping up to be the best yet. I wish our shows were as good as this. Well acted and more plots and turns than you can shake a stick at. So many red herrings you can smell the fish from the screen. Who cares if the plotines can be a bit far fetched, this is pure entertainment at it's best.

SEND ME DISC 2 NOW!!

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Carrie Stewart from London, England [Highly rated reviewer] , 05/07/2006

What a dismal end to a once promising series. The first two seasons had everything you could ask for: espionage, great plots, betrayal, revenge, romance. Sadly this one does not. It seems to take many old plot devices and recycle them again and again to get the characters from a to b until they are nothing short of ridiculous. There are more ‘surprise’ betrayals and miraculous resurrections than in Christ’s day. The loss of so many loved characters along the way does nothing for the show, and the new editions are given little to do that endears them to the viewer and makes you care for their well being. Losing Will and Francie in previous seasons means there’s nothing to ground Syd’s life in the ‘real world’, and the stories suffer from it. I can’t fault the acting and the cast do their best with what they are given, Jennifer Garner is excellent as always and gives great performances. But the writing is pretty terrible. The story arc is all over the place and it seems J.J. Abrams was preoccupied with the success of Lost to give this series the end it deserved. It all felt very rushed to me. And if anyone actually understands what Rambaldi’s end game actually was, or what was the point of Balthazar Getty’s Agent Grace, then you are a better person than me, cos I haven’t the foggiest. Fans of the show will watch this anyway, but if you’re not a fan, this isn’t the series to make you one.

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A customer from england , 02/10/2006

Alias Alias

this looks & sounds like the US series Alias starring Jennifer garner but is infact a carbon copy of the original quality show. All I can say is watch, enjoy and savour season 1 & 2 of Alias. After that it becomes its own reflection that pales by comparison. Everything that worked for Alias is 'Lost' as JJ Abhrams jumps ship to start preproduction on Lost and then production. The action, drama, writing, stories, acting post s2 lack that magic Alias once had. fans will be disappointed by the finale and resolution of the Rambaldi arc as it fails to satisfy the original premise.

the perky blonde junior spy helps for eye candy and Amy Acker raises the drearyness as the main female villainess. Still the pregnant spy on missions was ridiculous and losing Sydney Bristow completely would've been preferable to this trash.

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