i be quite amuse by the first series of alias and be now plough through series 4 and have see the quality drop remorselessly since the opening . excess can be amuse in moderation but not episode after episode after . i be interested to see what happen with rambaldi but i think i realise now nothing ever will while we will just continue go round in circle since any form of conclusion will kill any form of suspense however minute . i now watch it look to see how many time they use the word protocol ( love the inferno protocol hard to top that for over thetopness ) and to see if the actor will surprise me with a new expression beyond their stock in trade bemusement ( vaughan ) and bewilderment ( jack bristow ) etc . hard to blame the actor when the script be so inane and one dimensional . it remind me constantly of the parody line in notting hill inform the pentagon we need black star cover . the whole script be full of this line over and over . and for a bunch of supposedly mentally toughened cia agent they do fall apart when family come up . it be clear if sydney ( or anyone else for that matter ) be to find out her mother have be hurt she would either break down in tear ( to a suitable song of course ) or raze the whole of the usa to find the antidote . i also carry in my mind a ( slight mi ) quote from the end of episode one which i be still wait for jack bristow to say while it sort of sum up the experience so far in this show where nothing be a it seem yet everything be totally predictable sydney and i be not your father and i be your mother . well and i think i shall be leave the show after series 4. it be amuse in the beginning but enough be enough . if it have end after series 1 with a good resolution of rambaldi i would have give it an above average mark . unfortunately episodes 3 and 4 drag it down .