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Season 4 – Alias

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A young woman learns she has a familial history of undercover work and agrees to become an international spy for a supposed secret branch of the CIA. The secrecy complicates her social and love lives, but it's nothing compared to what happens when she finds out her employer has no ties to the CIA.
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Alias — Season 4

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Alias enters its fourth season having seemingly run out of rabbits to pull out of the hat, but Jennifer Garner's charm and a whizz-bang sensibility keeps these spy games fun.

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Maureen Ryan Chicago Tribune 01/24/2019
Putting the band back together doesn't necessarily mean they'll make beautiful music together. But... I know you are capable of bringing back the spark, the cozy drama, the engrossing action. And maybe Will Tippin? I trust you, J.J. [Abrams]. Go to Full Review Joshua Levs CNN.com 01/24/2019
Even in its first season, Alias left the fate of basically every major character up in the air. Things have gotten even more labyrinthine since then... Still, through it all, Abrams has continued building suspense on the most important fronts. Go to Full Review Virginia Heffernan New York Times 08/14/2018
Ms. Garner... looks honestly beautiful in close-ups. But as a character who has been betrayed by everyone around her -- and who faces death on a regular basis -- she ought to have the gravitas of Anna Karenina by now. Go to Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News 03/09/2020
3/4
The new Alias is a fun, fast-moving, implausible, stylish ride that is a treat for the eyes and the ears. Go to Full Review David Michael Wharton CinemaBlend 02/28/2020
2/4
Abrams and crew seem to be trying to recapture the magic that made those first two seasons so addictive. But, as the saying goes, you can't go home again. Go to Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies 06/03/2019
4/5
Although this season wraps up a lot of what has been going on for four years, there's still the unresolved ending that baits the audience into watching season five. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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J @UtahRondo 01/03/2023 3 seasons in, season 4 is going to still be fun. It isn't revolutionary and in many ways the plot becomes stale, but their are more fun moments than stale ones. See more 01/21/2021 Wnat Michael Vaughan back. See more steve d @RT35616104 07/24/2020 The mythology gets boggled down a bit but the rest is still great. See more 07/22/2019 J.J. Abrams scales back Alias and attempts to get it back to its roots in Season 4. Sydney leaves the CIA to join a small convert black ops team and is shocked when she learns that it's being run by Sloane, but she decides to stay on in order to keep tabs on him and connect with her long lost sister who also decides to join the team. The cast is downgraded to just the core members – jettisoning all the recurring ones (except for a couple of guest appearances here and there). Also, the cliffhanger ending of Season 3 is rewritten into some nonsense about Sydney's mom and the Rambaldi mythology is reworked and comes to some kind of conclusion in the final arc of the season. A few notable guest stars are featured, including Angela Bassett, Jason Segel, Joel Grey, and Michelle Forbes, and the action remains incredibly exciting and is full of thrills. While its entertaining and fun at times, Season 4 of Alias focuses on all the wrong things and is a real step down. See more Read all reviews
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Jennifer Garner

Sydney Bristow

Victor Garber

Jack Bristow

Ron Rifkin

Arvin Sloane

Michael Vartan

Michael Vaughn

Carl Lumbly

Marcus Dixon

Kevin Weisman

Marshall Flinkman

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 5, 2005 Authorized Personnel Only Sydney, Vaughn, Jack and Dixon are stunned to learn the identity of their new boss; Sydney learns an appalling secret about Jack that threatens to destroy their relationship. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 5, 2005 Authorized Personnel Only Sydney, Vaughn, Jack and Dixon are stunned to learn the identity of their new boss; Sydney learns an appalling secret about Jack that threatens to destroy their relationship. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 12, 2005 The Awful Truth Sydney goes undercover to learn the location of a stolen NSA code-breaker; Vaughn fears that Weiss has been killed on a mission; Sydney and Jack argue over whether to tell Nadia the horrible truth about her mother. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 19, 2005 Ice Sydney goes undercover as a social worker, and Vaughn, as a lascivious priest, in their search for the new bioweapon; Nadia turns to reluctant Jack to learn the truth about her mother, Irina. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 26, 2005 Welcome to Liberty Village Sydney and Vaughn pose as a married couple in suburbia to track down a weapon that could send society back to the Dark Ages, only to find that marriage is a strain on their relationship and the community is not as innocuous as it appears. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 9, 2005 Nocturne Vaughn and Jack search for a cure when Sydney is infected with a mind-altering and potentially deadly hallucinogen, causing her to slowly lose touch with reality. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 16, 2005 Detente Sydney and Nadia argue about Sloane, who worries about Nadia as she and Sydney go undercover as wealthy, irresponsible young heiresses to reveal a hidden deadly chemical. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 23, 2005 Echoes With Nadia's life on the line, Sydney must race to bring down former nemesis Anna Espinosa (Gina Torres). Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 2, 2005 A Man of His Word Vaughn agrees to a despicable request from Sark (David Anders) involving Lauren's buried corpse, so that he will help Vaughn and Sydney track down Anna Espinosa (Gina Torres) and save Nadia. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 9, 2005 The Index Sydney's theory that Sloane is trying to re-form the Alliance jeopardizes her relationship with Nadia, who refuses to believe that her father could be double-crossing the CIA. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 16, 2005 The Road Home Sydney inadvertently places an American civilian in jeopardy while on a mission in Germany. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 23, 2005 The Orphan Nadia fails to disclose her tainted past with a man who is the focal point of the agency's mission, putting her, Sydney and Weiss in grave danger. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 30, 2005 Tuesday When a mission goes awry, endangering Sydney's life, Marshall is the only one who can help. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 6, 2005 Nightingale While searching for the truth about Vaughn's presumably deceased father, Sydney and Vaughn put their lives and careers on the line. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 13, 2005 Pandora Sydney's aunt, Katya Derevko (Isabella Rossellini), gives her devastating news; Vaughn steals a device to use as a bargaining tool in order to learn more about his father. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 20, 2005 Another Mister Sloane Sydney must work together with Sloane in order to catch the man (Joel Grey) who has been impersonating Sloane. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 27, 2005 A Clean Conscience Sydney and Nadia learn that Sophia, the head of the orphanage that cared for Nadia as a child, was badly beaten, and when Sloane learns why she was beaten, he fears for Nadia's safety. Details Episode 18 Aired May 4, 2005 Mirage Sydney discovers that Jack is terminally ill and that he chose not to tell her; Sophia (Sonia Braga), Nadia's orphanage caregiver, continues her convalescence at Sydney's apartment. Details Episode 19 Aired May 11, 2005 In Dreams ... The mysterious man (Joel Grey) who has been impersonating Sloane resurfaces, and he is hot on the trail of Rambaldi; shocking revelations about the real Sloane come to light, making everyone question his true intentions. Details Episode 20 Aired May 18, 2005 The Descent An agent's life hangs in the balance as the team races to track down Nadia's childhood caregiver, Sophia (Sonia Braga); Sydney and Nadia question Sloane's trustworthiness now that his obsession with Rambaldi has been renewed. Details Episode 21 Aired May 18, 2005 Las Vegas Search and Rescue Jack, Sydney and Nadia learn that Irina Derevko (Lena Olin) is alive, and they head out to find her to thwart Elena Derevko's (Sonia Braga) Rambaldi scheme. Details Episode 22 Aired May 25, 2005 Before the Flood Only Sydney, Jack, Irina, Vaughn and Nadia can save the world from the plan put into motion by Elena Derevko (Sonia Braga); the Rambaldi prophecy regarding Sydney and Nadia comes one step closer to being reality. Details

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Alias — Season 4

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Season Info

Director
Ken Olin, Jeffrey Bell, Lawrence Trilling, Kevin Hooks, Craig Zisk, Maryann Brandon
Executive Producer
J.J. Abrams, John Eisendrath, Ken Olin
Screenwriter
Breen Frazier, Josh Appelbaum, Alison Schapker, Jeff Pinkner, Drew Goddard, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jeffrey Bell, J.R. Orci, Andre Nemec, J.J. Abrams, Jeff Melvoin
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14 (V|S)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 5, 2005