24 – Why I miss the old Jack Bauer
I recently watched the movie Taken, and it made me realize what I’ve been missing in 24 this season. In Taken, Liam Neeson plays Bryan Mills, a guy whose daughter is kidnapped while on a trip to Europe, with the intention of being sold into slavery.
Mills, a former spy, goes all Jack Bauer to get his daughter back, tracking down the bad guys and making them pay — sometimes with their lives. Only this was the Jack Bauer of the early seasons of 24, a vulnerable guy when it comes to his family, but one who takes no prisoners and will do whatever it takes to make things right.
24 – Jack to Tony: Why did you betray me?
I’ve been grousing all season that we really don’t have a good enough reason for Tony to have turned so heavily to the dark side. Yes, we know his wife was killed as a result of both of their professions. Maybe not directly, but she wouldn’t have been killed had it not been for their jobs and involvement with Jack Bauer and CTU.
So when Jack pummeled Tony (my favorite scene) in last night’s ep and said, “Why did you betray me?” that’s exactly the question I want answered, too. A while back, Chloe said something to the same effect: “I know Michelle was killed, but….”
Tony Almeida is bugging the heck out of me
I’m still having trouble coming to terms with the fact that Tony Almeida is a bad guy. It really hit me when Jack told Chloe that Tony was responsible for the attacks, and she couldn’t believe it.
“The Tony that you knew, he doesn’t exist anymore,” said Jack. “He tried to kill me. He betrayed us all. You, me, and Bill.”
And Chloe said, “I knew he felt bad over Michelle, but …”
Yeah, that’s my thought, too. I mean, here’s a guy who pretty much devoted his life to protecting the country, up until the time his wife was killed in an explosion, a horrible tragedy that was the result of their chosen professions. Was that enough to turn him against everything he once knew was right and honorable?
24 – Tony’s a cold-hearted dick
As 24 episodes go, this week’s was an emotional one. With Larry dead, Jack half-dead, and Renee grieving the loss of Larry, things were just not good. Maybe it’s time for Chloe to swoop back in and save the day. What happened to her anyway? We need her back in the fold.
Could Tony be so dumb that he thought Jack wouldn’t put two and two together? And when Jack approached him at the end and drew his gun on him, Tony tried to talk his way out of it, even throwing Jack’s mental stability back in his face, saying that’s why he’s confused.
Jack’s not confused. He knows exactly what Tony did, and at the end of that scene, he knew for sure. Tony is one cold-hearted dick. I don’t even care if someone shoots him right now. Please, put me out of my misery.
See Jane Clack – Chocolate vaginas, naked Pam Anderson, and Jack’s speedy mouth
Clearly, I lead a sheltered life, because I saw some stuff on TV this week that made me go “hmmm” and “ewww,” and has me re-thinking my chocolate addiction. But let’s start things off with…
Jack Bauer’s speedy mouth. Have you noticed that Jack talks faster and faster with every season? Wow, when he’s in the middle of saving the world, it’s like his mouth is in fast-forward or something. I think he gets even faster when he’s on death’s door. Maybe that’s it. He knows he only has two hours to live, so he’s gotta get all that intel out. And fast!
I’m loving the Jimmy Dean Sausage commercials. And thinking the sun, fog, rainbow and planets should get their own show, but we all know what happened with the cavemen, so best not to go there. But I’d really like to sit down with The Sun and have him talk me through a few trouble spots. I’m positive he could bring some color back into my life, motivate me to shine again, and get me spinning on my axis….
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.”
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