Alias Final Season Disappointments

Now that the Television show Alias has had all itstowards drama without any real explanation as the
seasons released on DVD, it is a better time then everfirst few seasons were so action packed.
to either purchase the show or rent it on Netflix. For aThe ending of Season 4 is quite satisfactory although
while, Netflix even had Alias available to stream onlinethere is a tad bit of a cliffhanger. But still, you will be
or through the Xbox 360 which means you do notmuch better off just stopping before the final season
even have to waste one of your DVD rentals. Thewhile all your favorite characters are still playing a
show itself is certainly worth renting or purchasing. Allmajor part. Although Jennifer Garner show a lot of
the seasons are action packed and amazingly funspirit and tries really hard in the final season to show
although there are some adult concepts so it might notthat she is the main character, something is lost without
be the ideal show for children.those critical supporting actors. In addition, the show
The first few seasons focus on the CIA with a sci firandomly introduces a whole bunch of new characters
twist. The final season is no different except thatthat do not seem to fit very well with the original cast
many of the major characters seem to disappearthat stays. Although there is a mild amount of
without a good reason. Two of the best characters,interesting characteristics about the new characters,
Vaughn and Weiss seem to disappear randomlythe audience has a hard time trusting and relating to
without any really good explanations. It seems to leavethese characters. They seem very cold and reserved
a deep hole in the show. In addition, Jennifer Garner iswithout the passion that was created with the other
pregnant throughout the season so the action has tocharacters in the first four seasons.
be way decreased for obvious reasons. It is fantasticOverall, the final season of Alias is a true
that they have a pregnant lady acting on TV becausedisappointment. Whether it is the lack of sci fi in the
TV producers seem to never want to allow pregnantfinal season or the lack of actions when compared to
women on TV shows. However, it severely limitsthe previous seasons, there is just something missing.
action scenes so that no harm is caused to the babyMany people attribute this to J. J. Abrams leaving the
from accidental karate kicks that could effect theshow, but it seems that it might be a combination of
baby. It has the feel that the show is slowly movingthis along with the loss of critical supporting actors.