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Summary: An Amazing Series!!!
Review: I was given this DVD set as a Christmas present. I had never watched the series on television before since I live abroad and it is only now making it onto the television stations over here. Still I was blown away by the action packed episodes. This program has a little bit for everyone and the characters are all wonderful from the apparently sweet Sydney to the evil leader of SG-6. With a steller cast this program has managed to make it onto my "must watch" list. I look forward to watching season 1 and 3 once I get them!
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Summary: Lena Olin Dominates Season Two
Review: Series creator J.J. Abrams scored a coup when he got international movie star Lena Olin to sign on for the second season of "Alias". Playing the long-lost KGB agent mother of Sydney Bristow (series star Jennifer Garner), Olin adopted many of Garner's mannerisms (including gait, a slowly widening smile, and a distinctive tucking of her long hair behind one ear) to imply an inherited bond deeper than a 20-year absence would normally signify.
To these Garneresque traits Olin added a fanatical focus on her (obscure) goals. If you've seen "Romeo is Bleeding" you'll know just how intense Olin can be. But instead of the manic glee of the movie's Mona Demarkov, in "Alias" Olin has the calm intensity of a Zen master. She can be sitting, perfectly still, and still project deadly menace.
Irina Derevko, Lena Olin's character, is pivotal from the very start of the season. Walking out of the shadows we (and Sydney) first see her face. Sydney says "Mom?" -- and Irina calmly shoots her daughter.
I won't go into great detail to avoid spoiling the ride for all you current (or potential) "Alias" fans. But it's thrilling to watch Irina Derevko promoting her mysterious agenda, with the audience and Sydney never knowing exactly where her allegiances lie. There's the usual plotline driven by creepily avuncular bad guy Arvin Sloan and his quest for the workings of 15th century prophet Milo Rambaldi. The series changes direction halfway through with the SuperBowl episode. And of course Sydney Bristow continues to be slicker than James Bond, but she's being steered by her mother's invisible strings more often than not this time around. If you want to know just how a superagent like Sydney Bristow can come to be, Lena Olin as her cooler-than-ice mother is the perfect recipe. It's a shame Abrams couldn't get Olin to return for Season Three.
Notable guest stars for Season Two include Terry O'Quinn, Patricia Wettig, Amy Irving, Derek de Lint, Faye Dunaway, Angus Scrimm, Olivia D'Abo, Ethan Hawke, Christian Slater, and Tracy Middendorf.
Season Two of "Alias": Highly Recommended.
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Summary: Great season
Review: Season 2 was great and made even greater by the luscious Lena Olin. Every word that spills from her lips is coated with sensuality. Oh, err... sorry!As I was saying, season 2 was great. The cast is wonderful. Of course, it's difficult to relate what happens to anything real but it's a minor point this season. The one thing that really annoys me is this: Sidney can kick the butts of 3 or 4 highly trained men fairly easily but she has hard time getting the better of any one woman she challenges. I wonder if it's Hollywood's ridiculous habit of trying to make us think that women are tougher than men; which of course is absurd. These TV producers must have a good reason for doing this. It might be related to when they get home at night. As Ross would say, "The word you're looking for is ... Anyway!" I'd also like to see the writers make an attempt at writing at least ONE joke in each episode. It would give the impression that these actors are playing human beings instead of cyber-organisms. Season 2 is almost relentless with action. And it's fun to watch. Jennifer is perfect and I can't imagine any other actress playing Sidney Bristow better than she does. And Victor Garber is also excellent as the unflappable agent who can take care of ANY problem. There's a bit of a slow-down midway through the season which is disappointing and brings us into the somewhat dislocated season 3. A good DVD to buy if you have season 1 - you might be a little confused without it.
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Summary: Still Good After First Season
Review: The cast is remarkable, the script fantastic, and the acting superb. Season 2 picks up right after Season 1 where Sydney meets her mother, Irina.
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EPISODE 1: Sydney talks to the CIA shrink and recounts what happened in Taipei. Sydney finds Vaughn in France and at the end, Irina turns herself in.
EPISODE 2: Irina won't talk to anyone except Sydney. Syd won't cooperate and her mission fails. Now she must face her mother, one of the most heinous person in the world.
EPISODE 3: Vaughn and Will meets. Sydney tries to find out what Sark is looking for when he launches a satellite with spying capabilities.
EPISODE 4: Sloane's wife is haunting him. Jack sabotages one of Sydney's mission and Irina takes the fall.
EPISODE 5: Irina is on the death row but Vaughn uncovers the truth. Sydney finds out that she was trained to be a spy since she was a child.
EPISODE 6: Vaughn and Syd find out that while in Taipei, they were exposed to a virus that might lead to their deaths.
EPISODE 7: Vaughn is dying and Syd turns to Sark for an antidote. Sark demands in return, the death of Arvin Sloane.
EPISODE 8: Sark is allied with SD-6 (Sloane is not dead), which means that he could expose Syd as a double agent. Several nuclear weapons lands in the wrong hands and only Irina can help - but she refuses.
EPISODE 9:Irina, Sydney, and Jack go to India to penetrate a military complex. Will Irina betray the CIA?
EPISODE 10: CIA must extract Marshall from SD-6 because of a mission. But someone got to him first.
EPISODE 11: Syd tries to find Marshall while the CIA tries to prevent SD-6 from acquiring access to a top-secret security system and only Irina can help.
EPISODE 12: Jack is being suspected of blackmailing Arvin Sloane but the investigation could expose him as a double agent. Syd and Vaughn try to stay professional.
EPISODE 13: Syd finds a way to bring down the Alliance but she must tell Dixon the truth first. Jack is disclosed as a double agent.
EPISODE 14: A CIA agent is doubled (two exact people looking the same). Who is real? Francie is doubled and shot but her double takes her place and no one notices the difference.
EPISODE 15: Sydney tries to leave the CIA but Sloane contacts her and lures her back into the game.
EPISODE 16: Sydney must turn to Dixon for help but he isn't cooperating because of her betrayal. Syd must go alone but gets captured.
EPISODE 17: Vaughn is under investigation for being a double agent. Irina deceives the CIA and escapes with Sark and Sloane's help.
EPISODE 18: Sydney prepares herself to face Irina and not to hesitate to do her job. Dixon shoots Emily when he was aiming for Sloane.
EPISODE 19: Slaone learns who shot his wife and kills Dixon's wife.
EPISODE 20: Dixon's rage and his obsession of finding Sloane might put himself and Syd in danger than Sloane ever could.
EPISODE 21: Will is being blamed as a double agent because Francie framed him.
EPISODE 22 (SEASON FINALE): Syd gets a chance to bring Sloane to justice with her mother's help. Syd kills Francie and wakes up in Hong Kong after being dead for two years.
The only reason I didn't give this a five-star is because when I was watching each episode back-to-back, I noticed that Sydney could be very stubborn and sometimes unreasonable. She also cries in almost every single episode, which was kind of annoying since she's supposed to be a super spy.
Overall, there's action, mystery, and of course deception and love. Don't miss out on this great TV show!
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Summary: She Can Go Anywhere!
Review: POSSIBLE SPOILERS - DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE SEASON 1 FINALE
Season 2 begins right where Season 1 left off Sydney handcuffed to an iron chair. For the last half of the 1st season all we could focus on was who is "The Man" and the finale finally revealed his true identity. In the first episode Syd is shot by someone she thought was gone and sees her trying to help a friend in distress. Season 2 is lightyears ahead of Season 1 in a sense that most of the best episodes of the series came from this season. This season brings a dysfunctional family element, a friend who doesn't seem like herself, the frame of another friend and the conclusion to Syd's goal which is short lived. "The Telling" the finale has one of the most shocking and breath taking cliff hangers in T.V. leaving you dying to know the truth. If there is one show you should watch this is the one. Alias has redefined T.V. as we know it.
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