alias 1x01 through 1x05

[schmerica]

THOUGHTS on the first five episodes of Alias!

1) I don't understand the plots at all. Fox assures me this is totally fine. It's pretty! It moves fast! There are cool costumes! I like Sydney's hair!

2) The Sydney+Vaughn stuff is lame.

3) OMG NOBODY TOLD ME GINA TORRES IS A HOT FUCKING GIRL SPY WITH A CRAZY FOREIGN ACCENTS AND GUNS AND STUFF.

4) She accidentally set off a nuclear bomb in the second episode? Ahahahahahaha.

5) Cliffhangers are kind of boring when there's one in every episode, but I guess that goes back to the "whatever, plot!" point.

6) omg, JACK. "He finds me useful in ... difficult situations." = HOT. Beating people up = HOT. Being badass and hardcore = HOT.

Comments

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

Yes! You corrected me on the potential damage done by carrying, um, some scary-sounding element in your bare hands, although sadly for my education I can no longer recall which element.

Jack is love. The world needs more Sydney/Ana. You will be much happier if you do not attempt to follow the plot. I really need to catch up on Alias now that it is out on DVD past the point at which I abandoned it.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I gave up on the plot in the pilot, so I think I'm ahead of the game!

[popfantastic.livejournal.com]

I would recommend waiting until S5 is out and doing 4 and 5 in a row. I never find the show anything less than enjoyable, but even I admit S4 was not a showcase for its strongest...anything. S5, however, is almost uniformly awesome, and it's setting a benchmark for using outside pressures (high cast turnover, returning from an "off" season, impending cancellation, lead pregnancy) as a means to improve a show.