Jumped the Shark, and It's Only Season 1!
Oh for shame, Alias. I had higher expectations than that. SD-6/CIA/FBI/everyone else uncovers a 500 year old document that has a drawing that looks like Sydney. They call it the Prophecy. According to the Prophecy, Sydney will take over the world.
Oh. My. God.
There's a very basic concept in the philosophy of fiction, and it's known as coherence theory. You can break its rules if you're avant garde enough, but Alias is not avant garde enough. It was like one of the writers from the X-Files got lost on his way home from the nerd convention and found himself in the Alias room.
And what's the deal with Sydney's ex whom they rescue in Vienna? That man is one of the fugliest men I've ever seen (along with Steve Buschemi). And if he is not the fugliest man, he definitely has the fugliest voice.
On the other hand, I think Alias' handling of real-life issues, like family relationships, is very adroit, and interestingly juxtaposed with these wacky spy issues. That's like one of the qualities I loved most about Buffy the Vampire Slayer: all the wacky monster adventures functioned as a kind of metaphor for things we could really relate to, such as teenage angst. I think that's one of the great advantages of the medium of television. It allows for extended story lines and dramatizations not possible with movies, plays, or even most books. This makes it possible to tell two stories when it looks like you're telling just one, and what first appear to be the primary story line fades and turns into this clever joke - one that you would only get if you followed the story long enough.
Oh. My. God.
There's a very basic concept in the philosophy of fiction, and it's known as coherence theory. You can break its rules if you're avant garde enough, but Alias is not avant garde enough. It was like one of the writers from the X-Files got lost on his way home from the nerd convention and found himself in the Alias room.
And what's the deal with Sydney's ex whom they rescue in Vienna? That man is one of the fugliest men I've ever seen (along with Steve Buschemi). And if he is not the fugliest man, he definitely has the fugliest voice.
On the other hand, I think Alias' handling of real-life issues, like family relationships, is very adroit, and interestingly juxtaposed with these wacky spy issues. That's like one of the qualities I loved most about Buffy the Vampire Slayer: all the wacky monster adventures functioned as a kind of metaphor for things we could really relate to, such as teenage angst. I think that's one of the great advantages of the medium of television. It allows for extended story lines and dramatizations not possible with movies, plays, or even most books. This makes it possible to tell two stories when it looks like you're telling just one, and what first appear to be the primary story line fades and turns into this clever joke - one that you would only get if you followed the story long enough.
posted by Rex at 9:29 PM
3 Comments:
You will find that Rambauldi will be an obsession for many seasons to come.
Oh well. At least they killed off the fugly ex with the annoying voice.
True. He was, ultimately, a bad guy.
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