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5.0 out of 5 stars What a Show!, Sep 12 2004

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This review is from: Alias: The Complete Third Season (DVD)

I know that the third season of Alias is often maligned, and I used to think it was for good reason. I just finished watching season three on DVD and, I must admit, it was much better than I remember it being. The show flows better when you are able to watch the episodes back to back. I still miss the additional storylines involving Sydneys personal life, (Will, Francie, etc...) but all in all this season was still better than most of the stuff that's on tv. The DVD package is good, beautifully packaged and packed full of great extras. The blooper reel is better than other years, with all the cast getting their turn to screw up and the commentaries (especially from the fans) are excellent and thoughtful, as well as funny. This is a must have for any self-respecting Alis fan. Enjoy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fan Commentary.... Priceless!, July 14 2004

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This review is from: Alias: The Complete Third Season (DVD)

Many critics agree that Season 3 was not this show's most shining moment. But all the more reason to pick up the DVD though! Why? Because the "fan commentary" on this set comes from none other than TelevisionWithoutPity.com's "Alias" recapper extraordinaire, Regina, who--along with a winner of a Chicago radio contest--recaps the premiere ep of Season 3, "The Two." As the saying goes, hilarity ensues.

Credit the show's producers with allowing snark of this magnitude to be attached to the official product by buying a set. At least they have a sense of humor and an ability to not take themselves too seriously.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Watch For All Alias Fans., Jun 30 2004

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I have watched the entirety of the first, second, and third seasons, and I, like many, found this season to be disappointing overall compared to the previous seasons. There was a block of episodes in the middle of the season that accomplished nothing (the 3 episodes between the North Korea incident and the episode where Vaughn pretends to be Sark). Additionally, the aura of the show has been a lot darker, especially with the absence of Will. The charm of Sark is lost in midseason as well - some of his lines get a little too cheesy, especially since in the past he's been pretty on-point with having a certain cynical, dry wit.

However, I think there are a lot of things that make this season worth watching and give the fourth season a fighting chance for being one of the better seasons. First of all, the first half of the season is excellent to watch - the attempts by Sydney to discover what happened to her in the past two years are interesting and well tied together in the resolution to this dilemma in the middle of the season. The second half of the season has its moments as well. The North Korea episode, while not a pivotal episode for the main themes of the show, was well done and intense. There is a glimpse of the humor that gave the show some charm in the first two seasons with the return of Will in one episode, as well as the episode where Vaughn pretends to be Sark. The return of Conrad (the monk in Nepal who originally sent Sloane on the Rambaldi mission) resolves what the documents were that he revealed to Sloane. The final episodes where The Passenger is revealed are also pretty well done, and the finale, while not as mindblowing as previous seasons, leaves the show open for the fourth season. Since the show won't be returning until January 2005, the writers have much more time to concoct a more intricate and satisfying plot.

While this is not the best season, it is interesting, worth-watching, and necessary to enjoy the subsequent seasons of Alias.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best
Let's make one thing clear. Alias is NOT 24; it's a cartoon, most especially this season. The decline of the series began in mid-season 2. Read more

Published on Dec 31 2004 by D. Marois

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent packaging
I'm not going to comment on the regular episodes, as that has already be covered extensively.
The packaging however is excellent. Read more