S4 SPOILERS

Bradley Cooper, who will reprise the role of Will Tippin in the upcoming fourth season of ABC's spy series Alias, told SCI FI Wire that the new season will restore the balance between character and plot that was lost last season. "The cliffhanger thing has sort of stopped," Cooper said. "The first season was constantly 'How's she going to get out of this one?' And the second season was not as much. The third season really didn't do that much in terms of the relationships and the lines through the relationships. In season four, it's more like, 'Is she trusting her father or not?'"

Cooper was not a regular cast member last season, though Tippin appeared in a couple of episodes. Similarly, Cooper said that he will show up in a few fourth-season episodes. "Maybe [he'll be] in a couple of episodes," Cooper said. "The character is in witness protection."

Cooper spoke at a preview of Alias' third-season DVD set, which is now on store shelves. He said that he feels that the show's continued success can be attributed to a combination of interesting characters and a story that keeps viewers riveted to their seats. "It's a serial, and it's the kind of show you need to see all together," Cooper said. "That's sort of the ideal way to watch the show, because I think its shortcoming is that it's never been a show where you could watch, like, the second episode and then the 10th. You really have to watch them in a succession, so the DVD is the best way to watch the show." Season four of Alias is currently in production and will return to the air in January.

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