# 24: Final episode question (spoilers, probably) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297 "2003-07-14T03:26:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerome)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/1 "2003-07-14T03:26:37Z")
Just a quick question…in the finale of season 2 of 24 (aired here last week) who was… the dark-haired woman who gave Palmer the funky handshake during the final minutes? Was I supposed to recognise her? Or is it all going to be revealed in the upcoming 3rd Season? ---
**Author:** ![Scorpio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Scorpio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scorpio)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/2 "2003-07-14T03:39:14Z")
She was the woman who stole the photographer’s ID and blew up the plane in the first few hours of Season 1 (Mandy?). ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/3 "2003-07-14T12:37:51Z")
Yep, that was Mandy from Season One. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/4 "2003-07-14T13:39:50Z")
…who is played by Mia Kirshner. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/5 "2003-07-14T13:58:15Z")
The funny (to me ) thing is that Hercules’s (Of AICN) reviews of every (well, a lot of them) episode of season 2 had the question “Does naked Mandy show up?” (she disrobed in season 1). So it was cool when she DOES finally show up (even if clothed) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/6 "2003-07-14T18:48:34Z")
Hercules should then check out _Not Another Teen Movie_, Marilyn Manson’s _Tainted Love_ video, and [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/html/girl_498.html) and [Stuff](http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover_girls/html/girl_159.html). (I’m a bit of a 24 media whore, aren’t I?) ---
**Author:** ![aleong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@aleong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aleong)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/7 "2003-07-14T19:05:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Troy McClure SF \* > \*\*Hercules should then check out _Not Another Teen Movie_, Marilyn Manson’s _Tainted Love_ video, and [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/html/girl_498.html) and [Stuff](http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover_girls/html/girl_159.html). > > (I’m a bit of a 24 media whore, aren’t I?) \*\* Also be sure to check Mia out in Atom Egoyan’s “Exotica”, where she plays a stripper who dresses up as a schoolgirl… ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/8 "2003-07-14T19:12:05Z")
I’m sorry, my head just exploded. What did you say, aleong? ---
**Author:** ![aleong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@aleong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aleong)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/9 "2003-07-14T19:27:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > \*\*I’m sorry, my head just exploded. What did you say, aleong? \*\* [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0109759](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0109759) ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/10 "2003-07-14T21:02:12Z")
Mia will also be starring in a new Showtime series called “The L Word” (as in lesbian) starting in January. \ > **[SHOWTIME - Watch Award-Winning Series, Order PPV Fights, Stream Across Your...](https://www.showtime.com/?s_cid=url-default-2898)** > > Try SHOWTIME free and stream original series, movies, sports, documentaries, and more. Plus, order pay-per-view fights - no subscription needed. Watch anywhere on your favorite devices. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/11 "2003-07-14T21:41:11Z")
I was half expecting the question to be, “Was that the stupidest cliffhanger ever, or what?” and was planning to answer, “Yes. Yes, it was.” I don’t even think I’m going to watch the 3rd season. Well, maybe the first episode to see how they “explain away” that pathetic handshake. ---
**Author:** ![Gerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerome)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-final-episode-question-spoilers-probably/188297/12 "2003-07-15T10:48:38Z")
I thought it was a pretty dumb way of going out on a cliffhanger too. Thanks for the explanations…now if only I had watched Season 1. Guess that’s what DVDs are for.