Category: TV

Holy crap, what happened last night? Jack’s brother is none other than President Logan’s puppet master from last season!?!? No way! Doesn’t that seem a bit far fetched? Here I was expecting Chad Lowe to show up. I bet the writers came up with this plot point after last season wrapped.

You just wait until Jack figures out that he got sent to China because of his own brother. He’ll do more than put a plastic bag over his head, that’s for sure. I’d like to see him have a nervous breakdown and literally tear the guy limb from limb. Notice Jack was quick to resort to violence with him to begin with? Is that because they have a rocky past or he has zero patience for bullshit after all he’s been through?

Also, it’s no coincidence that the kid looks like a product of an implied fling between Jack and Graham’s wife. He’s got the blue eyes, blonde hair and looks like Kim. Only time will tell if that’s intentional misdirection on the writers’ part. The time frame is rather interesting. The kid looks to be about 14. If that’s the case, and he is Jack’s son, that means Jack messed around on Teri before his separation and subsequent romance with Nina Meyers. Man, what a tangled web we weave! Perhaps Jack isn’t so morally superior after all hasn’t always stuck to his code of conduct.

You gotta love this dialog between Jack and his brother, though.

“I need some information. Are you going to give it to me or am I gonna have to start hurting you?” – Jack

“Actually…you’re hurting me now.” – Graham

“Trust me, I’m not.” – Jack

There’s certainly no love lost there. Poor Jack. Is he ever going to catch a break? I’d like to see them do a 24 movie when they’re ready to retire Jack; have his character find happiness that lasts more than a few hours. Perhaps become a regular citizen, and move the hell away from Los Angeles forever.

[Spoilers be here]

Wow, that was quite an explosive fourth hour, wasn’t it? Oh and I wasn’t sad to see Kumar Kal Penn go because he was lame. He needs to make another White Castle movie or something and leave the dramatic acting to those who can do it well.

Did I call the demise of Curtis or what? Damn, I’m good. And unlike Kevin, I never cared much for him. Quite frankly, I felt his character was one-dimensional. He showed more emotion in the twenty seconds before Jack shot him, in the neck no less, than I’ve seen in all the seasons he’s been in, so his death didn’t move me.

Watching Jack fall to pieces afterwards, however, did. That is some of the finest dramatic acting I have ever seen. Way to go, Kiefer! You really felt for Jack and could see what an emotional toll the things he’s experienced over the years has taken on him. I look forward to them exploring this more in upcoming episodes.

The thing I don’t like about this season (so far) is that there are just too many characters I don’t like, and not in the “love to hate them” way either: Milo Pressman, Nadia Yassir, Sanda Palmer, and Thomas Lennox just to name a few. They all suck! They make President Logan look good and I couldn’t stand him. I want to see more of Jack in the field and less of these half-wits. And Morris as Chloe’s ex-husband. Seriously? While I actually like him, he just doesn’t fit the profile of the type of man Chloe would date, let alone marry. I still can’t wrap my head around that.

I’d also like to know who the hell I saw Jack being intimate with in a recent preview. It went too fast for me to tell, but she had dark hair. Hopefully not Nadia. I would barf. Maybe Audrey dyed her hair a darker shade. Or maybe it was Chloe. Wouldn’t that be a riot?! Jack and Chloe, the ultimate anti-terrorist couple. Hey, it could happen. I was right about Curtis, in case you’ve already forgotten.

But alas, we have to wait one whole week for another beautiful episode. I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself in the meantime.

Jack is back, baby! If you haven’t seen the first two episodes of 24, do not read any further.

Oh my god, I thought the first episode would never gain momentum! I really hate how slow things seem to progress at first. And just as I thought, Jack seemed to step back into his role quite quickly. Sure, he screwed up and read the traitor wrong, and made that little “I don’t know how to do this anymore” comment, but for the most part he’s the same old Jack, at least until later in the season when he gets in touch with his emotional side.

In any case, I prefer good old Jack to the defeated Jack who wanted to die. Mistake #1 for Fayed: telling Jack he was going to die for nothing. Mistake #2: Leaving the room before killing him. It’s just like every other villain in the world of fiction: they have to drag out killing the “good guy”, all the while explaining their evil plan to them. Just kill the guy already, damn!

It was fun trying to guess how Jack was going to get away, but how gross was it when he munched on that guy’s neck? I’ve seen Jack do some violent things before, but nothing like that! I seriously was peaking at the tv through my fingers because it was nasty!

I also noticed how Jack’s conveniently wearing a skin-tight shirt this season. I think that’s especially for us ladies. What do you gals think? Surely I have at least one female reader who lusts for Jack, right?

In any case, once things got going, the two episodes just whizzed by thanks to the power of our DVR. I can’t believe after tomorrow we’re going to have to wait a week for each new episode. 24 is like crack and I’m a junkie who needs her fix.

Less than an hour before the premiere of season six and I’m feeling very antsy, especially because we are waiting until just after 8 pm to start watching so we avoid the agony of commercials. We’re ordering Lou Malnati’s deep dish pizza in a bit, then we’re going to watch the 24 E! True Hollywood Story before starting the premiere. I sure hope it lives up to all the hype. Feel the power of Bauer!