After the fourth season of Alias, I learned to stop taking the show seriously. I started to have hope for the fifth season, but then it turned out just as crappy as the third and fourth. And this season finale makes the entire show just seem like one big joke.

For one thing, Tom's death was horribly written. I especially love how he asks Rachel out, hears her say yes, and then decides to stay in the subway car and be blown up. And Sloane becoming immortal? What the hell is that?!

If this episode hadn't been the series finale, then I might not have been that upset with it, but after three straight seasons of epic fail I expected the Alias crew to put in their best efforts and make this episode cause me to forget the past faults of this show. To quote John Locke from Lost, "I was wrong."

The whole fifth season made me want to kill someone. I never understood why they couldn't just kill a character off and let them be; they resurrected almost every single character they killed off on the show, and then used the dumbest excuses known to man.

"Oh, but he's actually an excellent swimmer!" (Vaughn)
"Oh, but Jack had given him an injection to mimic death!" (Sloane)
"Oh, but she had been doubled!" (Irina)
"Oh, but Jack had given him an injection to mimic death!" (Vaughn)

Not to mention when Nadia was eaten alive by the cray rabid dog people of Russia that had been driven mad by a giant red ball in the sky. They never actually explained how she survived that. She didn't even have a single scratch on her once she was seen again walking in the subway.

Then she comes back again in the fifth season, only to end up falling on a piece of glass and slitting her throat. If you're gonna bring a character back only to kill them off, at least give them a somewhat good death.

All in all, Alias was a ridiculous show, and the finale didn't even make the feeblest attempt to help the show redeem itself for its last three seasons of epic fail. What a disgrace.

This episode blended the feelings of happy and sad splendidly together. Though Boone died from his injuries, new life also came to the island once Claire gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. The acting in this episode was incredible, and the end montage was one of Lost's most tearjerking moments. This is definitely one of the best episodes in the first season, and really shows how dramatic Lost can get.

This is my favorite episode of the first season. My eyes were glued to the screen the entire time. This episode actually makes you feel sorry for Faith, which is something you would never have expected. Also, we get to see a completely new side of Buffy, that's kind of scary to see.

It was well-written, exciting, and a pleasure to watch.