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Alias is Awesome
Alias is one of the best shows that I have ever seen! There are so many things on this show that if other shows tried to create what Alias has, it wouldn't work. Alias is like the superman of all CIA/Spy type shows, it's the perfect combination of romantic drama, action drama, and human emotion drama. I especially LOVE all the plot twists, just when things look like they are getting settled down and back to some semblance of 'normal' then BOOM! the writers throw something completely unexpected at us (the viewers) and fill everyone's mind with questions like... <
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>2. who is dead? <
>3. who only looks like they are dead, but in reality could come back to life in another stunning plot twist? <
>...and so on and so forth. All in all, Alias is an AWESOME show and anyone who doesn't think so should give it a chance. I'll admit, in 2001 when the show first premiered, and there were previews for it on ABC, it didn't interest me that much and I wasn't going to watch it. But then I kept seeing the commercials and, the more I saw of them, the more it made me want to watch the show. I finally decided to watch the Pilot and I was absolutely blown away by the storyline and everything that happened in the episode. It kept reeling me back in and making me want to watch more. Now, my friend K and I are two of the biggest Alias fans we know. WATCH ALIAS! :-)

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Incredible Season, Makes Season 3 Relevant
Without going into spoiler territory, Alias managed to successfully return to some of its original glory, pick up a new, wider audience, and (most importantly) make Season 3 relevant in Season 4. Things that didn't add up for various reasons in Season 3, for the most part, are given proper and interested endings. This is definitely worth purchasing.

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Alias Losing Its Touch
For most Alias fans, much more than their time is devoted to the show. And the show most certainly does not end when the hour ends on Wednesday night. Time is spent talking with other fans on the internet and discussing the show with friends. I am an Alias fan. I spend countless hours each week watching and discussing the show. This season, Alias fans everywhere were sorely disappointed. <
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>In the past, Alias has been a strong show with interesting storylines, fabulous acting, and great art direction. This year, all three were below par. Jennifer Garner's performance (although the Emmy nominators may disagree) was not what it has been in the past. She lacked the passion that she had in the past that made even the most ridiculous storylines intriguing to watch. With a few exceptions (Victor Garber and Ron Rifkin), the rest of the cast had the same melancholy attitude as Ms. Garner. <
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>The art direction in season four was dull and repeated. The set of choice this season was a nightclub; which can be interesting the first few times, but when it is exhausted it begins to drag the entire show down. Which it did. The only artistic aspect of the show that did not lose its life was the costumes that outfitted Ms. Garner. They were, as always, stunning and fabulous. <
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>The part of the show that suffered the most was definitely the writing. I believe I can speak on behalf of many Alias fans when I say that it was absolutely abysmal this season. Many storylines seemed to be borrowed directly from the X-Files. Never before have the writers had to resort to exhausting paranormal storylines in order to get viewers. Also prevalent in the series this season were so many cheesy lines and bad dialogue. The best example of this comes in the season finale, "Before The Flood". It was embarrassingly bad. The exceptional talents of special guest star Lena Olin were wasted with a plethora of bad dialogue! Several examples of this come to mind: the whole speech about the white horse; and when Irina is reunited with her evil sister, Elena, she says "Hi sis". The writing of the finale pales in comparison to the actors. <
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>The only advice I would give to Mr. Abrams and the good people at ABC for next season is to drastically improve the quality of the writing for next season. Also, I highly recommend bringing back the marvelous David Anders (Julian Sark) and Lena Olin (Irina Derevko) for next season. Both of these actors are beyond superb and improve upon the overall quality of the show dramatically. <
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>As an Alias fan, I will be purchasing the fourth season; but it will be only for the reason that I purchased the third season: to complete my collection. <
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