Customer Reviews
lost the plot - By: S. J. Pinder, 22 Jul 2008 
not the great show that it used to be.
the plot has now run dry & most of the episodes here are truely dissappointing.
see here-
APO-2/5
APO(2)-2/5
the awful truth-2/5
ice-2/5
welcome to liberty village-2/5
nocturne-1/5
detente-2/5
echoes-3/5
a man of his word-3/5
the index-3/5
the road home-1/5
the orphan-2/5
Tuesday-4/5
nightingale-2/5
pandoras box-2/5
another mister sloane-3/5
a clean consciense-1/5
mirage-2/5
in dreams...-3/5
the descent-4/5
search & rescue-4/5-the best episode of the season.
before the flood-1/5-awful finale.
dont bother really.
Loosing the plot... - By: Superleccy, 21 Jun 2007 
I really enjoyed seasons 1 & 2. Series 3 was OK, but season 4 is a mess. Plotlinesin Alias always were liable to enter the digestive system at the wrong end, & that was part of the fun. But the writers seem to have stopped caring now; making things up as they go along. The result is a story "arc" that traverses the digestive system several dozen timesin the wrong direction, then pins a live frog on its black suit, stands on a bucket & says "bibble" to the viewers.
Nevertheless, the central members of the cast battle on regardless - although Dixon must be getting tired of playing the "redshirt" every other episode, & most of the time Nadia & Weiss just loiter around like spare parts. Shame because I think Weiss is funny & they really should have given him more to do.
I hear it picks up againin Season 5 - let's hope so. Although, I would not be surprised to discover that Pam Ewing dreamt the whole of season 4.
bio weapon of the week - By: Paul Tapner, 20 Oct 2006 
Fourth series of alias, ongoing spy drama featuring the exploits of sydney bristow, sexy super spy. Twenty two episodes & various extras, collected over six discs.
The format of the show has changed from year to year. Whereas Syd was once a spy working for a black ops CIA agency only to go double agent to bring it down when she found it wasn't CIA really, & then after that she was a regular CIA agent,in this batch of episodes she goes to work for A.P.O. a black ops outfit which really is run by the CIA. If that's confusing then start with season one. Which might be an idea as although most of the episodes here are fairly stand alone & you could get into them without having seen earlier years, there's a lot of back story.
The third season was maligned for the quality of the stories, but that actually had a lot of narrative pace before it fell flatin a weak final episode. This season tries to be more self contained, & as a result most of the first half involves A.P.O. on the trail of a different terrorist each week who's got some new weapon they want to sell to the highest bidder. As a result there's little carry over between episodes & some do feel rather slight.
The season does then pick up pace with ongoing plot linesin the second half of the year, leading to quite a decent conclusion, & a cliffhanger that will be resolvedin season five. even so, a slight feeling of overfamiliarity does creep into the plotting, as once again sydney & friends have to decide whether or not their nemesis arvin sloane is out to help them or do otherwise.
Extras are the standard documentaries & commentaries & the like. the gag reel is fun if you've not watched one before, but having seen the previous three, another lot of people pulling faces & making silly noises gets tedious very quickly.
Still not quite as good as the first two years of the show, but it has its moments & is worth watching allin all
What a show! - By: lzlzzzz, 04 Sep 2006 
Alias is classic. It's a super-slick, action series with plenty of dramain between between friends, parents & lovers. It's James Bond-style action, Sydney Bristow (the main character) always has the right tools she needs to get out of the often sticky situations she finds herself in. Kevin Weissman, who plays Marshall Flinkman, is absolutely HILARIOUS as the geekish yet brilliantly clever tech guy. IN CONCLUSION: If you ever feel like just vegging out & escaping into a world of espionage, good acting & convincing drama (most of the time, at least...the plot lines can get quite complicated) then buy yourself some ice-cream, dive under a cosy blanket & treat yourself to Alias.
Something for everyone - By: T. O'neill, 08 Aug 2006 I have watched alias from the first series & was absolutley hooked!! I am female but i love action/ esponniage type shows. I have told so many people what they been missing when it was on & truly believe it never got the hype it shoud have - well notin uK anyway. It was given obscure showing times & no advertisement, which is a huge shame as i feel it was one best series on TV!! The cliffhangers are unbelievable & every episode you are shockedin some way!! J.J Abrams never fails to make a twist & his work is far from predictable!
for you girls - their is romance between Sydney & a few characters & plenty eye candy! Boys- its not all about Sydneys life, 80% is pure action & fighting!!
Brilliant gadgets & of course alias'! Somethingnew every episode to keep you interested!
If you don't like gore then don't get- things like Kebab scures pinning hands to tables & fingers being cut off won't appeal to you.
Surprisingly enough the majority of what happens is believable & special effects are great! Have to say though the rambaldni story line gets bit far fetched, but hey Im sure you watched worse!
If you like Bourne Identity, Supremecy & Mission Impossible ( naturally as JJ Abrams wrote this) then get this!
