© (C) 2006 ABC Jennifer Garner in Season 5 of ALIAS

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TV Review: ALIAS – SEASON 5 – “30 Seconds”

The show is good again as it turns into the final stretch toward its finale. Plus, two times the jugular puncturing fun.

Grade: B+
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Victor Garber, Carl Lumbly, Balthazar Betty, Mia Maestro
Writer(s): Alison Schapker, Monica Breen
Director: Fredrick E.O. Toye
Rating: NR
Distributor: ABC airs 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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By PETER BROWN, Contributing Editor
Published 5/5/2006

Up until Season Four of ALIAS I was a die hard fan. I watched the first three seasons religiously – through all the guff about Milo Giacomo Rambaldi, through Sydney Bristow’s sudden disappearance and missing two years of her life, through the utter boredom of the Vaughn/Sydney romance – I stuck with it. It was a good show with cool gadgets, interesting outrageous ideas and great costumes (mainly donned by the lovely Jennifer Garner).

So, I haven’t watch one episode of Season 5 of ALIAS until “30 Seconds” and for those who feel like I do, let me be the first to tell you that it is much improved from where we last left it. Sure, at its core ALIAS is always gonna be far-fetched at the very least, but the cool James Bond with a strong female lead that we had lost in Season 4 seems to have returned – and it’s nice to see Jennifer Garner actually looking healthy again and not Hollywood chic (aka Lindsay Lohaned).

Quick tangent: Does Nadia get paid for the full season even though this was the only episode she actually spoke? Does the actor’s union chip in for that or does ABC float the bill? Speaking of Nadia, was I the only one who cringed when she picked up Sydney’s baby thinking “Oh no! Zombies love babies!” But I digress.

 

With only three episodes left, ALIAS has ramped up to a point where it’s worth watching once again with Sloane back to his bad ways and a cloned, evil Sydney slicing throats and taking names. It will be interesting to see how it all ends and if Sloane will get what he has had coming to him for five seasons.

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Reader Comments

stubby from Fiji sez....
ALIAS is still my favourite. Season 5 is also entertaining.
9/18/2006 4:44:14 AM

mike from NYC sez....
Man, Season Five of Alias has been brilliant, Much, much better than the last two seasons. You've been missing out
5/5/2006 6:28:03 PM

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