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monanotlisa.
Oh, and in other news, dear. Having now watched the second half of Alias’ season 3, I think I get the problem, or at least some of them, though there was still a lot I enjoyed and thought well-done.
Let's start with the bad things.
( Of wasted opportunities and dull love interests )
Onwards to more enjoyable stuff. In a somewhat masochistic way, because I truly suffered (but not through boredom and irritation) with the characters in question. In my season 2 review, I mentioned that Jack/Irina and Sloane/Emily completely outshone Sydney/Vaughn in terms of complexity and my emotional investment in them. The relationship of season 3 which I was invested in most and which consequently caused much heartache due to the (well written) twists and turns was the one between Sloane and Jack.
( Of Old Spies And The Ties That Bind )
In conclusion, wishes for the next season, with an eye to Mr. Goddard and Mr. Bell:
- a storyarc for Sydney that does not, in any way, involve Vaughn
- more on her Julia Thorne days, please
- a flashback episode centring on Jack and Sloane and ye olde days on the one hand, and on their present day existence on the other; come on, Drew, think Destiny, think Selfless, you can do it!
- no more love triangles; go for father(s) & daughter(s) instead
- SpyMommy! And if we really can't get her back, more SpyAunt
- as little Vaughn as possible
- some logical justification why Sark never gets as much as threatened with the death sentence when he's in custody, whereas both Irina and Sloane would have gotten the Patriot Act justified speedy execution if not for Spoilery Spoiler.
monanotlisa.Oh, and in other news, dear. Having now watched the second half of Alias’ season 3, I think I get the problem, or at least some of them, though there was still a lot I enjoyed and thought well-done.
Let's start with the bad things.
( Of wasted opportunities and dull love interests )
Onwards to more enjoyable stuff. In a somewhat masochistic way, because I truly suffered (but not through boredom and irritation) with the characters in question. In my season 2 review, I mentioned that Jack/Irina and Sloane/Emily completely outshone Sydney/Vaughn in terms of complexity and my emotional investment in them. The relationship of season 3 which I was invested in most and which consequently caused much heartache due to the (well written) twists and turns was the one between Sloane and Jack.
( Of Old Spies And The Ties That Bind )
In conclusion, wishes for the next season, with an eye to Mr. Goddard and Mr. Bell:
- a storyarc for Sydney that does not, in any way, involve Vaughn
- more on her Julia Thorne days, please
- a flashback episode centring on Jack and Sloane and ye olde days on the one hand, and on their present day existence on the other; come on, Drew, think Destiny, think Selfless, you can do it!
- no more love triangles; go for father(s) & daughter(s) instead
- SpyMommy! And if we really can't get her back, more SpyAunt
- as little Vaughn as possible
- some logical justification why Sark never gets as much as threatened with the death sentence when he's in custody, whereas both Irina and Sloane would have gotten the Patriot Act justified speedy execution if not for Spoilery Spoiler.
