5 Seasons Later

Finally, I finished all 5 seasons of Alias. Yup, it is as good as people says it is.

(Spoiler ahead!)

Of all the five seasons, i find the best seasons are the first three. The storyline unfolds fast and are unpredictable. Season 4 falls short because the first few episodes did not focus on the Rambaldi story arc. And i'm not very keen to see Sydney pregnant and in action in season 5.

The creator, J.J Abrams (also created Lost and directed MI: III) has stated that this series is a family drama set within the world of espionage. But to me, what intrigues me most is the story line of prophecy and predetermination in terms of the fictional character of Milo Rambaldi. Not to mention the fast paced story line and action sequence. I certainly will miss this show and highly recommend those who have not yet watched the show, or those only watched a few episodes before - to watch this show in sequence. Totally worth it.

Just some interesting trivia of Alias and it's connection with Lost (from Wikipedia):

• In "The Awful Truth", music from Drive Shaft (the rock band featuring Charlie Pace) can be heard during Weiss' birthday party.
• Oceanic Airlines: Sydney to Los Angeles nonstop flight is featured in an Alias episode where the flight's departure announcement can be heard over the airport loudspeakers at LAX. The plane that crashed in the pilot episode of Lost was Oceanic Airlines 815, flying non-stop from Sydney to Los Angeles.
• Terry O'Quinn (FBI Assistant Director Kendall in Alias Season 2) currently plays John Locke on Lost.
• Greg Grunberg (Eric Weiss) portrayed Flight 815's pilot in the first episode of Lost.
• Lost also features an episode in which a main character, in flashback, encounters a CIA agent played by an actress who had previously appeared in a similar role on Alias, possibly intended to be the same character.
• The actor François Chau plays Mr. Cho in the Alias episode "Crossings" (2004) and also appears in Lost as Dr. Marvin Candle/Dr. Mark Wickmun in the various Dharma orientation films.