Last week we left off in Ridiculous City with the two White House guys keeping the Warden from Shawshank Redemption (Ethan) away from the hospital so they could get President Hassan captured. Jack foiled that little plan leaving the terrorists no choice, blow up that little nuke they have. Rather than just going through all the plot lines, tonight I’ll just give a bunch of thoughts stemming from a fairly entertaining hour of 24.
Who can blame Hassan for wanting to give himself up to the terrorists? I don’t know what I would do in a situation where it was my life versus the lives of thousands (it probably wouldn’t involve hitting Jack B. in the head because that’s never a good idea, but whatever). I knew Hassan was in real trouble when, for the first time this season, his hair got messed up. Hassan’s hairdo has been the only consistent thing this season on 24. It only got worse as his situation became more perilous over these two hours.
Jack shattered that unbreakable kind of glass with just his elbow. He really is indestructible.
Why do these high level government guys think it is okay to just give terrorists whatever they demand? Have they learned nothing from movies, or previous seasons of 24? Terrorists never tell the truth, they always have more technology than you, there’s always a mole in the government that works for them (reasons unclear), and there is always some other endgame than the one you think you are stopping. I mean tonight kind of went against that when they stopped the bomb, but still, it never makes sense to me. Don’t bargain with criminals!!!
At this point, can we just assume CTU stands for Consider Them Understaffed? It is the biggest threat New York City has ever faced and they appear to only have Chloe working on any possible intelligence, solutions, backup, support or IT-related concerns.
A couple of nice little product plugs tonight. First, a little Verizon shilling with a “Can you hear me now?” answer to a useless signal reception question. Then Jack speeds through Manhattan in a stolen Hyundai.
When President Taylor b-slapped Rob Weis I couldn’t help but think what President Palmer would have done in the same situation. What if his chief of staff had betrayed him like that? I think he would have just looked real disappointed and then continued to be a good president. President Taylor doesn’t have access to the same cool-under-pressure demeanor. Instead she always looks like she’s about to cry.
It took only two episodes for Dana Walsh (Katee Sackhoff) to turn into from dopey computer tech, to total robot psycho killer. She even moves like one now. I guess she had good practice from her BSG days but this transformation was just so odd. All of a sudden she just started thinking like a real criminal mastermind and less like an idiot.
Chloe saw the satellite glitch and terrorists getting away as, “A little too unlucky. Especially for us.” Is she kidding? CTU is the unluckiest organization in the history of the world. EMPs, chemical attacks, moles, they’ve had it all. If anything, Chloe and company should have just been looking around wondering you was working against them from the beginning.
Sir Frederick Prinze Jr. finally came alive tonight. I thought his character has been a complete dud this whole season, right up until he called Dana a “lying bitch,” and almost killed her. Nothing’s worse than a CTU field op scorned. But then his random accent came back. I am fully convinced Freddie just doesn’t know what to do when he has too many lines. Poor little guy.
Can you imagine a terrorist that isn’t dressed in all black? Like what if these IRK guys just walked around in NHL Hockey jerseys and jean shorts? I know it would look ridiculous, but at least it wouldn’t be as cliché as black leather jackets and black pants.
Wouldn’t the terrorists just assume their whereabouts had been compromised when they hadn’t heard from Dana in a little bit? Why would they still hang out in the same apartment building they’d been in the whole time? Seems like a pretty huge oversight for a group that’s been one step ahead of the game since this season started.
Do you think President Taylor ever says, “There’s no sex in the situation room!”
I knew there’d be some twist at the end, but I didn’t see Hassan going down like that at all. We were a little in shock around these parts. 24 keeps the intrigue alive in its final season!
