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| alitar (profile) wrote, on 4-19-2004 at 1:45am | |
| Alias was AWESOME. Really, it was AWESOME. Holy shit. THIS is what I'm talkin' about!! Sloane and Jack interaction? AWESOME. Sark getting his hot little ass kicked? AWESOME. The entire CIA finally coming down on Lauren's bony little ass? AWESOME. It's about fucking time! Why did the writers wait all year to give us ONE perfect episode? It's like they stopped smoking their special stash and got their shit together. Ken Olin directed this episode. He fucking ROCKS. His episodes are the BEST. Writing was amazing this episode, return of seasons 1 and 2. All the subplots were zipping at full speed, full of intrigue and tension. I can't believe they didn't clue people in on Lauren's duplicity sooner. It's so much more fun when both parties are trying to double cross each other. However, it takes the CIA years to figure out Lauren while it takes her one episode to do vice versa? Not accepting that, saying as how she is the worst spy ever. If I had been writing Alias and stuck with Lauren, I would have had Lauren evil all along, figured out rather soon, and spent most of the season have both sides play each other. Sort of like the double agents days for Sydney. JJ would get his wish for angst between Vaughn and Syd, with the whole keeping up the marriage facade deal. Lauren would have been a far more tolerable character because at least the audience wouldn't be encouraged to like her, and the tension would have been sustaining throughout the season, as she slowly figures out that they're on to her, but can't disappear easily like Irina did because her activities are fully tracked. Then we'd get genuine drama as both sides have to decide what to do, and build toward the end of season with confrontations, high risk missions, and eventually all powers converging to accomplish this one huge Rambaldi whatever before anyone else. There would be no disgusting Sark relationship. Sark would instead be trying to take down the Covenant with the secret help of Syd and Jack in some kind of grudging alliance of mutual interest, while trying to track down Irina, who betrayed him to the CIA and left him to rot in jail for two years. The season ends with Lauren killed by Vaughn or Syd, the Covenant taken down, the reveal of SpySis, and the return of Lena Olin! A girl can dream... David Carradine rocks. Sark was in too few scenes. David Anders also rocks, as always. His hair looked great. Yes, that's very important to me. I wasn't digging the flipping hair of the first 2 seasons, and it was too short at the beginning of 3rd season, but right now it's perfect. He's so hot. I wonder what the significance of Carradine knowing Sark's name was. I want Sark to be part of the Prophecy, that the monk recognized from some Rambaldi page from the trillions that seem to be floating around. I want Syd, and Sark to interact in combatting the prophecy that the SpySis (spoiler: name is Nadia, which means "peace" - notice the link to Rambaldi's Il Dire thing?) is to fulfill. I want the younger generation of Syd, Sark and Nadia to inherit the power struggle setup that Jack, Irina, and Sloane currently occupy. I need strong characters, people. You KNOW I'm exciting when I start speculating about the future instead of bitching about the current assy, but getting better, season. Vaughn's also getting more attractive, now that he's not a pussy whipped tool. Amazing what a pair of balls will do, eh? I was actually nervous for him in that Reed house, which is fantastic now that they have dropped the "Will he die? Gee, I wonder" bullshit. I can't wait until next week, when Sark tortures him. That'll be so pretty. Jack, oh Jack. "Salut." He's the baddest badass ever. So many great lines, just wicked writing. Victor Garber is a god. Ron Rifkin also. LOVE. Fake death? LOVE. I knew Ron Rifkin had basically a lifetime contract with Alias, but I totally believed that he died. Wow. I love that the twists and turns are original and interesting again. I love that we're finally getting payoff for all these little mysteries they've set up along the way. Especially the Jack-Sloane relationship showdowns. I love that Jack has this complex relationship of friendship and odd loyalty alternating with intense anger and hatred with Sloane. We finally find out why Sloane has done all these things over the years, including the Omnifam bullshit that no one was buying. Fantastic continuity, just amazing. This was really just brilliant writing and storytelling. I just wished we didn't have to sit through a whole year of shit to get this payoff. SpySis Nadia had better be the hottest, most evil person alive. I want her to be the mini-Irina, a strong, seductive, enigmatic character to rival Syd. Alias likes to put stuff in people's favourite wines. More Sark, please. I'm very happy tonight. Wow, it's been a while since I've thoroughly enjoyed an Alias episode without qualification. I'm back to being this show's bitch. Goodnight. |
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| Anonymous | 04-26-04 11:13pm Fuck girl, you need some sex. |
alitar | Re:, 04-29-04 9:47pm Haha. With Sark? Absolutely. |
| Anonymous | 04-28-04 12:49am So, tell us what you think about the LAST episode!!!! |
alitar | Re:, 04-29-04 9:54pm Sign your posts, please. I just want to know whether I'm talking to the same person. How'd you find me, anyway? |
lilkristen | im kristen... i was looking thru random journals nd came to yours..., 06-23-04 6:10pm I LOVE ALIAS... im sorry im just overly obsessed with this show lol..in a healthy way IM me, email me, comment in my journal, whatever... blindedbytears2x@aol is my email/IM... ps vaughn nd sark r hott lol... later |