"Alias is a show about a spy!"

...so said Buster on Arrested Development. A third much enjoyed series of mine bites the dust Monday night at 9. An explosive 2 hour finale ensues.

Main Cast:

Sydney Bristow - Jennifer Garner
Arvin Sloane - Ron Rifkin
Michael Vaughn / Andre Micheaux - Michael Vartan
Jack Bristow - Victor Garber
Marcus Dixon - Carl Lumbly
Marshall Flinkman - Kevin Weisman

Additional Cast:
Will Tippin - Bradley Cooper
Francie Calfo / Allison Doren - Merrin Dungey
Eric Weiss - Greg Grunberg
Irina Derevko / Laura Bristow - Lena Olin
Julian Sark - David Anders
Laureen Reed - Melissa George
Nadia Santos - Mia Maestro
Rachel Gibson - Rachel Nichols
Thomas Grace - Balthazar Getty
Renee Rienne - Elodie Bouchez
Kelly Peyton - Amy Acker

Recurring Characters:
Anna Espinosa - Gina Torres
Gordon Dean - Tyrees Allen
Hayden Chase - Angela Bassett
Elena Derevko / Sophia Vargas - Sonia Braga
Katya Derevko - Isabella Rossellini
Emily Sloane - Amy Irving
Other Mr. Sloane / Ned Bolger - Joel Grey
Toni Cummings - Vivica A. Fox
Dr. Judy Barnett - Patricia Wettig
Conrad - David Carridine
Olivia Reed - Peggy Lipton
Kazari Bomani - Djimon Hounsou
McKenas Cole - Quentin Tarantino
Director Kendall - Terry O'Quinn
Robert Lindsey - Kurt Fuller
Lazarey - Mark Bramhall
Dr. Brezzel - David Cronenberg
Brill - Richard Roundtree
Javier Perez - Clifton Collins Jr.
Simon Walker - Justin Theroux
Carrie Bowman - Amanda Foreman
Neil Caplan - Christian Slater
Ariana Kane - Faye Dunaway
Agent Blake - Kevin Sutherland
Arthur Devlin - James Handy
Noah Hicks - Peter Berg
Alexander Khasinau - Derrick O'Connor
Steven Haladki - Joey Slotnick
Kelly McNeil - Anges Bruckner
Danny Hecht - Edward Atteron


It would be virtually impossible to create a "10 Favorite" list for this show. It plays as one big movie. I can name great twists, cool double crosses, sexy outfits, badass badies, and awesome Sydney hairstyles. Those are just individual moments.

Things I'd Like to See During the Finale:
+Syd kills Sloane. Top priority. What exactly will happen to Irina I really don't know. She shouldn't die. She's not really up to something bad. But she is?

+Syd/Vaughn sex. Yes. Hot. Long. Sweaty.

+Resolution to the Prophet Five storyline. I'm still not exactly sure what the deal with this is.

+Amy Acker with a rocket launcher. And a DNA changer. In one. Will Kelly Peyton realize what an evil organization she works for and convert to goodness and her and Rachel can fight crime together. It seems Syd will retire.

+Tom dies. Ugh. I don't like him. Balthazar is really bad here.

+Melissa George cameo.

+At least 5 costume changes.

+Flinkman proposes to Jack again. My fave Marshall moment.

+Rachel kills a man with her bare breasts.

+At least one major "JACK BRISTOW" moment. He really did the ultimate JACK BRISTOW! moment a few weeks back when he shot the guy in charge of the boat Syd was stranded on at the meeting.

+Isn't evil Francie supposed to return? Yeah, I'd like to see that.

+Sark goes good. Has sex with Will Tippin. Finds an alternate use for Amy Acker's rocket launcher. Vaughn joins in.

+Dixon finally nails Angela Bassett.

+At least one "good" character is revealed to be bad and vice versa.

Oh, how I'll miss my girrrl power/espionage/twisty-turny/government conspiracy/serial fantasy show.

Be back Tuesday with season/series wrap ups.

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