ALIAS {5th. Season} (DVD Review) - 19/11/06

I could start by saying this last Season of "Alias" was smart, sassy, snapping and sparkling - But I won't. Obviously the TV Company thought so as well and cut short the season from 22 to 17 episodes and not before time either. I mean who splashes FINAL SEASON on it's packaging as though it's a good thing? This tired series which got lost around the third season stumbles along with no sense or explanation - old characters appear and loads die - and J.J.Abrams drags out the dull McGuffin of Milo Rambaldi for a final round of padding. At least the evil Sloane gets a surprise in a way I myself have often thought about? Why do I get the feeling "Lost" is going to go the same way? SPECIAL FEATURES: Selected episodes feature a Commentary. Three Featurettes cover "Celebrating 100 Episodes" and "The Legend Of Rambaldi" with the third "Heightening The Drama" covering the music of Alias. We get a feature on the new recruit "On Set With Rachel Nichols" and a Bloopers Reel. Dolby 5.1. Sound. Widescreen (1.78:1) - Enhanced for 16x9 TVs. Spanish Subtitles and SDH. Colour - NTSC Region 1 (USA). Runtime: 724 Mins. Bonus Material Not Rated or Subtitled. Touchstone/Buena Vista 2006. 50208/L2401/ISBN # 0788867105.