24 - Day 8

[Hewson]

"Look in my eyes!!!"

 

[powerhour24]

Dude, Jack was all kinds of intense last night, sure that hour stretched credibility but it had tons of tense moments and twists to burn, next week should be great .

Except for the fact that the stupid teaser for next week gave away WAY TOO MUCH!! I've never been one of those fans that avoids the previews like the plague for fear of being spoiled because usually you don't see much, this time they're like AT 3:15 THIS WILL HAPPEN, AT 3:24 THIS WILL HAPPEN, and then at 3:52 THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING. Gah, I don't want a chronological run down, that's what I watch the show for. Sheesh, if this becomes a trend they follow from here on out I will be one of those fans.

 

[Hewson]

Yeah I was a bit peeved at the preview for next week.
But very good last night, and should be good next week, even if we already know everything.

 

[Popmartijn]

I can't see previews!



On another note, I think that parole officer looks a lot like Dana's ex. He can even be his father!

 

[powerhour24]

That was totally the 'tha-tha-tha-that's my stapler" guy from Office Space right?

 

[Hewson]

Yeah, Jimmy James from News Radio.

 

[u2popmofo]

I've been going out of my way to not watch the previews for the next week's shows, as they always seem to give far too much away.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I hate this show, so I thought I'd be the bearer of bad news and let you nerds know that it looks like your show has been canceled and that this will be its last season.

Clock winds down for '24' - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety

 

[powerhour24]

Jerk. Whatever, it'll be a big screen franchise after this.

 

[phanan]

Yeah, it's not exactly a surprise or anything. It's been talked about for months.

A film would do 24 justice.

 

[Hewson]

A film would do 24 justice.

Although sitting in a theater for 24 hours straight might get a touch uncomfortable.

 

[powerhour24]

They really should do a Day 9 to tie up things with the characters and have a much more carefully plotted day than many of the recent years have had.

 

[u2popmofo]

I have no problems with this being the last full season (and have mentioned that I hoped it was here numerous times already). They could do some really cool stuff in future years with either movies or miniseries.

Having fun watching American Idol, GirlsAloudFan.

 

[Popmartijn]

Although sitting in a theater for 24 hours straight might get a touch uncomfortable.

Luckily it's only about 18 hours without commercial breaks.

 

[u2popmofo]

The last 5-10 mins or so of this episode was the most exciting thing 24 has had all season, possibly even among the last few seasons. Well done.

 

[Hewson]

Still the Dana story line just bugs me...this parole officer can stroll into CTU (which is apparently the easiest place to find in Manhattan) at 3:15 AM and nobody bats an eye, then he just wanders around a secure area unescorted, without so much as a visitor's badge and again nobody bats an eye, c'mon.

 

[JCOSTER]

That Dana chick bugs me!

 

[Daddysgonnapay]

Still the Dana story line just bugs me...this parole officer can stroll into CTU (which is apparently the easiest place to find in Manhattan) at 3:15 AM and nobody bats an eye, then he just wanders around a secure area unescorted, without so much as a visitor's badge and again nobody bats an eye, c'mon.

I agree 100%

 

[phanan]

Still the Dana story line just bugs me...this parole officer can stroll into CTU (which is apparently the easiest place to find in Manhattan) at 3:15 AM and nobody bats an eye, then he just wanders around a secure area unescorted, without so much as a visitor's badge and again nobody bats an eye, c'mon.

I thought it was kinda funny in a strange way. Hey, let's take a stroll through CTU!

The last 5-10 mins or so of this episode was the most exciting thing 24 has had all season, possibly even among the last few seasons. Well done.

Agreed. That last part was killer. Great twist.

 

[DaveC]

Still the Dana story line just bugs me...this parole officer can stroll into CTU (which is apparently the easiest place to find in Manhattan) at 3:15 AM and nobody bats an eye, then he just wanders around a secure area unescorted, without so much as a visitor's badge and again nobody bats an eye, c'mon.

In the Canadian Forces, you can't even walk into the parking lot of a building where nobody except a bunch of clerks work on nothing but unclassified paperwork without going through a Commissionaire checkpoint and being ID'd and having your name and business in the building recorded.

At CTU, vital agents are leaving in the middle of national security emergencies for indefinite periods of time without telling their bosses what they're up to or why their personal business is so much more important at 3:00 AM than the imminent and critical threat of a radiological nuclear weapon being set off in Manhattan. As well, there is a publicly-accessible road less than thirty feet away from operational unit workstations, in a concrete tunnel which will direct the force of any explosive blast directly inwards into the agency's situation room. Not to mention none of its electronics are shielded, and workstations are easily viewable from the road by anyone who wants to walk up and look at the window. The location is public and well known and anyone who wants to can walk right up to the doors at any point in time and walk right on in by simply having a quick hello with the guard.

Are you fucking kidding me??

This is by far my biggest beef with the season (Dana/Jenny being a close second), thankfully there is enough good stuff there to keep me watching from week to week. That last five minutes threw me for a complete loop - I had no idea that was coming, which is the first time since Season 5 that that's happened.

 

[deep]

Most of the weaknesses in this season revolves around the Starbuck character.

It is like they got her to agree to the casting, and then did not invest any real time in developing a good character for her.

We are to believe her boyfriend, a rising star (2nd in command?) at CTU would do all those stupid things.

And as good as the last 5 minutes were, they do not hold up.
The whole time that red neck probation officer is in the same scene just wandering around.
It seems like the bad guys could have just hi-jacked a pizza delivery van and put a bomb in it and sent it in. Apparently they led anyone off the street right up to the main entry, and if they drop a name they send the hall monitor to go and get the person. You do recall the convict/ boyfriend was able to just walk up and ask for Starbuck.

 

[powerhour24]

I agree, awesome ep. But as to the Jenny thing... no worries now, that EMP just erased what stapler dude was looking for.

 

[u2popmofo]

I still hope she goes to jail so I don't have to watch her stupid story line any longer.

 

[No spoken words]

I want Jenny to be shot.

Is that wrong?

And to think, I really liked Starbuck. It's all about the writing, kids.

ETA - That being said, the last few minutes of the last episode were pretty strong.

 

[Hewson]

I want Jenny to be shot.

Is that wrong?

.

Multiple times, then run over by a fleet of buses please.

 

[powerhour24]

 

[randhail]

Spoiler

Another mole in CTU? really? seriously? No better ideas than that? oy.

 

[u2popmofo]

Crap, I really shouldn't have visited this thread before the episode aired here.

 

[powerhour24]

OK, the episode was awesome until the Jenny thing... season 1 that's a shocker, not now, and hear I was so happy that they'd avoided that one cliche.

However, Renee Walker, KICK ASS ENTRANCE!!!

 

[u2popmofo]

At least now we understand why they've made her character so unlikeable.