I started my Alias marathon (on ep 8 now), and though I love the whole action spy thingy, I have massive trouble with connecting to the main characters.
I love Francie, Will, Anna Espinosa and Dixon, and I'd happily watch a whole show about them. Francie's boyfriend, who's name escapes ATM, can come, too. He's hot.
Sydney, though... I feel like she's constantly swinging between competent agent and whiny little girl. I suddenly understand why Jennifer Garner was so convincing in 13 Going on 30. Apparently that's the way she plays all her roles. Maybe she'll get better with time?
The Vaughn dude, egads. He's so bland he barely registers half the time. I have the bad feeling that I'm going to be forced to endure a romance between him and Sydney, which I'm not looking forward to.
Bristow!Dad seems pretty stiff, but I guess he's supposed to be. I'm getting distracted by Victor Garber's different looking ears every time he enters the screen. I feel bad for that, but I can't help it. I'm not quite following some of Sydney's reactions to him, like the whole, IT'S YOUR FAULT MY MOM GOT KILLED BECAUSE YOU WERE A DOUBLE AGENT/WHATEVER!!! IMMA MAKE YOU PAY!!! Just, WTF? With the information I have, it's no more his fault than it was Sydney's fault that her fiance was offed.
The SD-6 techie is about as annoying as Abby on NCIS with his schtick.
Also, some of the dialogue and scene setting is downright cringeworthy. That weirdo meeting between Vaughn and Bristow!Dad in that Japanese(?) restaurant and the contrieved kiss between Sydney and Will with the icecream are the worst offenders.
Anyway, for the moment I'll keep watching and see if I can warm up to the characters.
Re: Is ALIAS any good?
I started my Alias marathon (on ep 8 now), and though I love the whole action spy thingy, I have massive trouble with connecting to the main characters.
I love Francie, Will, Anna Espinosa and Dixon, and I'd happily watch a whole show about them. Francie's boyfriend, who's name escapes ATM, can come, too. He's hot.
Sydney, though... I feel like she's constantly swinging between competent agent and whiny little girl. I suddenly understand why Jennifer Garner was so convincing in 13 Going on 30. Apparently that's the way she plays all her roles. Maybe she'll get better with time?
The Vaughn dude, egads. He's so bland he barely registers half the time. I have the bad feeling that I'm going to be forced to endure a romance between him and Sydney, which I'm not looking forward to.
Bristow!Dad seems pretty stiff, but I guess he's supposed to be. I'm getting distracted by Victor Garber's different looking ears every time he enters the screen. I feel bad for that, but I can't help it. I'm not quite following some of Sydney's reactions to him, like the whole, IT'S YOUR FAULT MY MOM GOT KILLED BECAUSE YOU WERE A DOUBLE AGENT/WHATEVER!!! IMMA MAKE YOU PAY!!! Just, WTF? With the information I have, it's no more his fault than it was Sydney's fault that her fiance was offed.
The SD-6 techie is about as annoying as Abby on NCIS with his schtick.
Also, some of the dialogue and scene setting is downright cringeworthy. That weirdo meeting between Vaughn and Bristow!Dad in that Japanese(?) restaurant and the contrieved kiss between Sydney and Will with the icecream are the worst offenders.
Anyway, for the moment I'll keep watching and see if I can warm up to the characters.