24
Well last night’s 24 was COOL!!
As much as I dislike former President Logan he is a great bad guy. The house arrest without the knowledge of the American people part was classic. No one was really surprised to find out he knew the guy in the Russian embassy that provided weapons to terrorist. It was nice to hear Wayne Palmer tell Logan that the furlough to negotiate did NOT mean that he forgave Logan.
As I said in a comment last week, Jack’s father NOT killing him was really not a surprise. Maybe at the end of this season Jack can marry his sister in law and “redeem” the family name. Time will tell.
Morris’s continued “I drank but I spat it out” bit is classic. I enjoyed the - “Sorry I gave them the bomb, but I can still work” speech as well. Was I the only one that noticed that his phone had a Rolex screen on it. Classic.
The kill the president plot went overall as I expected. You knew that the adviser would have second thoughts and the “operator” would tell him that it was a about the nation not the individual act of killing the president. Thomas Lennox will eventually come out of this looking better then he should, he will claim that he was trying to foil the plot and was captured. In time that lie will be shown out, but his remorse post attempt will keep him out of big trouble. The “reformed” terrorist seeing the bomb and yelling - BOMB - just as it goes off was great. The idea of a form enemy saving the US president is great. I liked the ambassador vs terrorist discussion on how to define a enemy and a threat. I liked how the ambassador did not to be in the same room as the terrorist as well, but still thought the speech would go a long way in making change.
The Russian terrorist saying that he would rather fight the terrorist then America was a nice plug. I like how the Russian terrorist respond by saying that if they had success America would fight the terrorist for them.
Bill Buchanan is doing a nice job at CTU, but he is becoming less and less vital to the story by the episode so I would be worried about him dying before next season. I am hoping that Sandra Palmer shows back up again soon.
I haven’t watched last nights episode yet. I’ve got it recorded. I have noticed that Jack’s nephew looks a little like Jack. You know they have a past, so I’m thinking he’s Jack’s son. You heard it here first.
Comment by
Brett — 2/27/2007 @ 5:04 pm
ACTUALLY, we predicted that a few weeks ago, but it is still a great idea and plot idea.
http://www.team-swap.com/wordpress/2007/02/06/24-2/ - Feb 6th
http://www.team-swap.com/wordpress/2007/01/23/24-last-night-4/ - Jan 23rd
Comment by
admin — 2/27/2007 @ 8:28 pm
Actually, I think almost everyone who watches the show immediately thought the same thing. Why wouldn’t we? It’s 24 - a show built around twists. I’ll say this - if it turns out he is, in fact, Jack’s son, I’ll lose all remaining respect I have for the show. 24 is dangerously close to jumping the shark, and this would be one of the most predictable twists they’ve ever tried to push on us. If they want to focus on Bauer’s kid(s) again, then bring back Kim. Not only is she a hottie, she also brings an unintentional camp factor to the program. Same with the Logan character - while he gets under one’s skin for being such a sleazy guy, Itzin has the uncanny ability to make Logan’s awkward mannerisms and uncomfortable interactions with the Jean Smart character absolutely hilarious, simply because of his aforementioned awkwardness.
Didn’t mean to go off on a rant there, but let’s be clear - 24 is losing steam, and we don’t need a gimmick like a surprise love child driving the final nail into the coffin of a once-great adventure program.
Just my opinion, of course.
Comment by
Hermann the Malevolent — 2/28/2007 @ 12:11 pm