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Date Posted: 18:50:59 01/08/05 Sat
Author: Canrane
Subject: Hmmm...interesting points...
In reply to: KatRose 's message, "My take inside:" on 20:56:38 01/06/05 Thu

I only saw random episodes of last season but heard a whole lot from my dear sister. But she isn't a comprehensive narrator...so I admit that I probably don't fully comprehend Sydney's state of mind. I'll give you that.

But the subtlety thing, I noticed from the first season on. I've watched intermittently from the very beginning.

The main reason I have a problem with it is that it just doesn't compute with her "Undercover agent extraordinaire" persona. She's able to hide her emotions and act cool under pressure and professional when in the field. I don't understand why she can't try the same while in the office.

I think it's just a personal acting preference. I think I expect someone in a spy role to be...well...more spy-like in everything they do.

As for the reuse of storylines, ITA. Pretty much everything we've seen or read is just a variation of something that's been done before. However, it's the *way* they do it that can make it stand out.

There have been instances when I thought Alias did an excellent job of making a not uncommon plot-twist seem like something more. The entire SD-6 thing was executed brilliantly and I thought JG did a great job with that storyline. Same with the Francine thing. But nothing since then has resonated with me. Just MHO.

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[> [> [> [> I think a lot of the subtlety in Syd's spy cover is missing because ... -- KatRose, 19:18:42 01/10/05 Mon [1]

JJ Abrams and Jennifer Garner don't want Syd to appear to be emotionless. If she didn't react to things in her personal life like she does, there's the danger that she could be perceived as nothing more than a killing machine and that could lead to even less viewers than we already have.

But I agree with you. If she can hide her emotions while being tortured, why can't she when her dad or Vaughn does something that pisses her off?

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[> [> [> [> [> Exactly. If she loses her humanity when she's not at the CIA, then Alias is just another crime show. -- C, 07:01:07 01/11/05 Tue [1]

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