How many times have we seen this episode before? Jack tortures someone who professes innocence but finally reveals some information – just enough to lead to the next plot checkpoint (conveniently 15 minutes away), where bad guys inevitably await. Confrontation results, the tables are turned, Jack is taken prisoner, blah blah blah. Meanwhile back at CTU and the White House, various folks are being undermined and backstabbed by their colleagues. And as a previous poster pointed out . . .
. . . next week it appears we get to start all over again!
I hope it gets better in the next few weeks, 'cause right now the show really needs Chloe to pick up a machine gun, and soon.
:rolleyes:
Karen Hayes: “Here’s my resignation Mr. President. I’m so loyal that I’m not going to tell you that your Weasel In Chief is doing all these things behind your back.”
Me: “Mr. President, here’s the list of things Biscuit has been doing behind your back. Either Biscuit goes or I do. What’ll it be?”
Unf. Yet more wanton character stupidity in place of actual plot. Hey, I know! We’re facing an unknown and unspecified Muslim threat; let’s shut out all our Muslim agents! It’ll be fun! Hey, I know! Our agents are being locked down and it’s creating tension; let’s not tell anyone the reason! It’ll be fun! Hey, I know! I’m being blackmailed by a complete arse but have my boss’s trust; better not tell him! It’ll be fun! Gah! Does every plot element have to fundamentally rely on all the characters involved having some sort of mild autism and/or megalomania?
Hell, I thought the Walid situation (the less-than-stellar acting notwithstanding) was one of the more interesting bits they’ve had, but that just fizzled, and in a stupid way, too. Hey, I know! Unworldly ingenu infiltrates “terrorist” ring and suddenly discovers awesome pick-pocketing moves. All for naught, though! Fun!
I think I’m finally done with this program. This is just cack, and I haven’t even let myself think about the idea that Jack’s secret heretofore unmentioned brother actually rules the world through a shadowy president-controlling cabal. And yeah, I know; why comment if I’ve got nothing nice to say, but I’ve spent four whole days of my life watching this show, and I’ve earned a whinge.
The points raised in posts 41 & 47 I am pretty much in agreement with, and is the reason why
I bailed out of the past two seasons sometime after the 6th eps or so. Is it so hard to write a
tight taut thriller without the constant instant (or delayed) replays, and without the Idiot Plots?
I was really hoping they’d switch the modus operandi of the show this year-specifically, have
Jack escape from Chinese prison and then follow some leads in the Orient (perhaps the North
Koreans as the bad guys this time), and do a location shoot in Tokyo or something. Expensive
yes but it’s better than the Same Old Crap. Turn the show’s premise around 90 degrees or
something-anything.
Tough crowd. He reprised his Lost Boys role, he killed Black Bauer, he tortured little (in stature, at least) bro…and yet you’re screaming that Jack hasn’t done enough. You guys won’t be satisfied until Jack triggers the nuke himself!
Yeah, I’m waiting for the sequel, “25”. Day 7 will take place on the day we switch back from Daylight Savings Time, adding an hour. Everyone will forget to change their watches and communications will break down until Jack puts it right.
“Reset that VCR, or millions of people will die!”
If I was a terrorist, that would be the day I’d choose.
Anyone here have any luck with that phone number?
I’m waiting until Graem gets his inevitable just desserts. Dad will look down at him, trussed up on the floor, stuff an apple in his mouth and say “That’ll do, little pig.”
With regards to the show, I think there may be a mole, a resignation, and a woefully uninformed CTU as to the nature and extent of the terrorist threat (There was one suitcase nuke unaccounted for. Someone in inventory decided one. five. What’s the difference).
Can someone explain to me why the broker for evil engineers is staying in LA? He’s on a cell phone and the internet. I’d be doing some business one the road, away from the mushrooms that are set to appear.
So we didn’t see Dr. Bashir (Assad) this time. Is he done for the show? I hope not. He and Jack actually worked well together. They could commission him as a CTU agent – a replacement for Curtis. He could be codenamed… Mohammed Bauer (or something…)
