| May. 24th, 2006 @ 02:56 am Alias finale thoughts |
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Current Music: U2- Stuck In A Moment
Was it a perfect series finale? No, but some things worked, others didn't:
What I liked:
-Marshall was fantastic. Loved the "I have a hang nail. Can you work on that one next"? while Peyton was trying to torture him. HEE.
As much of a bore I thought Thomas Grace was, I thought him staying on the subway train was a nice touch. So guilty about his wife's death that he just chose to die. His talk with Rachel was nice, and I was surprised at how much I liked it, given the fact that I thought he was a waste of valuable sreen time.
I was sure the only fitting end to Sloane was death. However, knowing he will forever be alive and stuck in that Rambaldi cave is just awesome. And even more so that Nadia's ghost left him. He got immortality, but was it really worth it?
Oh my VARK! One last hurrah for my boys. I sooo loved how Vaughn let him go. He lurves him. And Sark lurves him. And he called him Michael!!! My slash lovin self overjoyed. Wee! Sark and his "flexible loyalties" can live to see another day. And damn, no one, and I mean no one, can slam Sark's face into a table better than Vaughn!
"Uncle Dixon"! Hee, its so fitting that Isabelle calls people by their last name. Just like her mother.
The "new" SpyFam had a nice ending. Married, and with 2 children. Very touching that they named their son Jack.
Carrie Flinkman. Priceless line when she seen Vaughn at APO. "What, that was a lie too"? Too funny.
Jack dying was very fitting. Sad to see him go, but it was totally Jack. Putting a proverbial end to Sloane so that his daughter can go off and be safe and happy. Loved it. I don't get the outrage about it. At least he got a fitting ending with death. Can't say the same thing for Vaughn's "death" in the premiere. Wallow in it, all those who are freaking out about it. Now you know how the Vaughn fans feel. Up until the finale, I hated the thought of him dying. But, it was so well written, that I changed my tune.
Sydney's crack to Vaughn: "Don't blame me, you were the one who let him go". Hee. Vaughn got the deactivation codes to save millions, but she cracks on him letting Sark go some 6 or so years later. Sydney made a funny...
What I didn't like:
Prophet 5's tie-in to Rambaldi was beyond stupid. Made no sense to me what so ever. Maybe it's because I only watched a few eps this season, but it seemed rushed and pointless. Oh, and Petyon just walking in the the 12 members and killing everyone of them?? I thought they were all powerful and shit. Uh, ok. Whatever you say, writers.
Rambaldi's end game was immortality. Uh, didn't we already know that? Some big reveal. Whatever. Again, seemed rushed.
What the hell did they do to Irina? What happened to the shades of grey that we seen from her since S2? To all those cryptic "truth takes time" chats with Sydney? Truth took time so she could reveal that all she wanted was power? Give me a fucking break! I swore she had a good purpose that was going to be revealed in the end. Boy, was I wrong.
I didn't really like how Syd and Vaughn were still somewhat in the spy business at the end. Vaughn clearly had issue with them being spies in "No Hard Feelings", and Syd even mentioned how she wanted Isabelle to grow up with her mother in the beginning of the finale. Seemed a bit of a contradiction. I figured Syd would go off and be a teacher after it was all said and done. And Vaughn could have stepped down an analyst or something. Eh, not what I expected.
But, but, no finale VACK scene. No scene showing Jack give Vaughn a nice speech where he tells Vaughn that he knows Sydney is in good hands? Damn, you writers. I got VARK but no VACK? :sobs:
Hated the flashbacks. They didn't show us anything important. Nice to see Francie, but was it really necessary? Same with Jack telling Sydney that her mother was killed. Valuable time was a wasted with these scenes, IMO.
In the end I give it 2 stars out of 5. I felt underwhelmed by most of it. I wasn't expecting it to be on the level of Six Feet Under's finale (which I still say is the best series finale ever), but I really expected something more cohesive. I'll enjoy the moments I liked, but I'm glad it's all over. And I'm glad that I'll never bitch about the show anymore. I wish the cast nothing but the best of luck, and thank them for the great episodes that they did have over the years. |
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