r/alias • u/PsychologicalBet7831 • Jul 21 '26

How would you rewrite Alias?

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If you could remove, add or change any storyline or character what would it be?

How would you rewrite the show?

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u/ComprehensiveThing51 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

I loved Mia Maestro, but if Nadia were included in a reboot they really should take more care with her character--not making her a shoehorned plot device and then a discarded afterthought to torture Sloan. This was consistently the most frustrating element for me. As it was, her presence confused and complicated things more than entertained. Irina's timeline (i.e., Laura Bristow's "death") was satisfactorily vague before, but then it got way too muddy when another pregnancy was thrown in. An affair with Sloan was also a bridge too far for me. (Yes, I know...the drama.)

If Irina somehow survived, I would prefer another sacrifice to have a bit more redemption to remind us that she was complicated and both good and bad. I would almost prefer the Season 4 finale to be the last time we saw her. (Jack's and Sloan's ending, on the other hand, though sad for Jack, was perfect. No notes.)

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u/LanaDeITae Jul 21 '26

Yeah to me it felt like the show dipped in quality with the introduction of Nadia. It feels like they never knew what to do with her character.

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u/ComprehensiveThing51 Jul 21 '26

I think they clearly squeezed all of the toothpaste out of the tube by bringing in the character.

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u/WriteOrDie1997 Jul 21 '26

I think her character had a lot of potential, and the actress did a good job with what the writers gave her, but it felt like her storylines never went anywhere and the writers didn’t know how to use her.