24 – I totally did not see that coming
Just when I thought I had 24 pegged this season, they threw something at me that made me go, “Oh my gosh! Really?!”
Oh sure, it’s not like it didn’t cross my mind. I mean, anything is possible on this show. People come and go. People die and come back from the dead. People betray other people. And friends kill their best friends, all in the name of justice and honor.
Still … this one threw me for a loop. And I’m refraining from talking about it on the outside chance that someone hasn’t watched this week’s episode yet and will get very angry at me for giving it away before the jump. So there you go.
24 – The President’s daughter is a whore!
On this week’s episode of 24, I couldn’t help but think how whore-ish the President’s daughter is. It’s amazing to me that she handled her mother’s Presidential campaign and yet, her mother has no clue about her daughter’s manipulative ways.
Olivia’s lack of conscience came back to bite her in the ass when Ken, the journalist, badgered national security intel out of her by threatening, “Think how your mother will feel if she hears that you forced out her chief of staff so you could take over his position.”
See Jane Clack – Buffy/Spike vampire love, 24 doldrums, and freaky mannequins
This week in Jane’s World, I saw the light regarding that punk-rocker vampire Spike, and it was bright and shiny. But 24 is making me blue, and those mannequins are freaking me out. Read on for my clacky thoughts, and feel free to add your own in the comments.
Buffy Update: I’m feelin’ the Spike love. I’m in season five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and when it comes to Spike, I totally get it now. At first, I didn’t understand my veteran Buffy friends’ lust for Spike, but I just watched an episode that brought it all home. It’s the one that ends with Buffy sitting on her porch, all despondent over her mom’s illness. And low and behold, that bleachy-blond Spike really does have a heart after all. He sits next to her, and it’s a simple act that’s also very comforting.
See Jane Clack – 24’s Mole, Walter Bishop’s Lab, American Idol’s Crying Boy
The 24 mole. Got any theories on who the FBI mole is on 24? I’m thinking it’s Larry Moss. The guy has some serious stability issues, and not just because his girlfriend Renee was missing and presumed dead. I think Larry is masking a guilty conscience and that’s why he sweats so much.
Dashing Bill Buchanan. And speaking of 24, Bill Buchanan is so dashing and handsome with his white hair. I heard where his real-life alter-ego James Morrison is a devout yoga practitioner and leads yoga sessions for the crew in between scenes. Maybe that’s why Bill stays so calm and cool when all around him people are being shot and drugged.
Jack Bauer is back!
I figured out what was missing in 24 this season. It’s Jack taking charge and working over the bad guys. But there was plenty of that in this episode, so I’m feeling better about things.
First off, we have Jack looking the President straight in the eyes and saying, “You can trust me.” When she asks how she can know for sure, he says, “With all due respect, Madame President, ask around.” Before you know it, the team is set up in an office at the White House. So the President is either a really good judge of character or a complete fool. Of course, we know it’s the former.
Then Jack sends Renee to work over Edward Vossler’s wife and kids, because Jack knows that’s the only way he’ll reveal where Henry Taylor is being held. Jack knows that you can’t play by the rules. That never works!
24 – Do the leaders seem kind of lame?
Rogue agents in crawlspaces, toxic insecticides, chaos in the White House … ah, it’s good to have 24 back, even if we’ve seen it all before.
It’s been, well, 24 hours since I saw this week’s episode, and I’ve been trying to figure out what was noteworthy about it. I keep coming back to how lame the leaders of the various factions are. See if you agree:
Larry Moss. He’s supposed to be running the FBI office, but so far, all he’s done is moon over Renee to the point of a nervous breakdown. I guess I’m used to Jack’s stoic and steadfast perseverance. You keep going, even if you’ve just shot your best friend. Meanwhile, while Larry is looking for his stash of Xanax, we’ve got little Janis Gold talking a chemical plant supervisor through a really dangerous procedure. Something’s not right here!
See Jane Clack – Glenn Close, vampire sex, and those KFC commercials
There was plenty of clacking going on inside my head this week, everything from those stupid KFC commercials to Moonlight to the Super Bowl. Take a peek, and let me know if you agree or disagree in the comments section:
I wish 24 and Damages were better this season. Sure, it’s swell having them back, but so far, I’m not rabid for the next episodes or anything. That saddens me, because I really love both of these series, and it doesn’t get much better than Glenn Close and William Hurt. Hopefully, both shows will get better and have me pining to see what happens next. Or maybe I just expect too much. I didn’t even realize I felt this way about Damages until Modwild pointed it out to me in the comments last week. Mod, I don’t know whether to thank you or curse you!
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