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.
Woah! Slow down that wagon train… Jack Bauer… “morally superior”? No, never. He works for the government as an anti terrorism agent and resorts to “any means necessary” to protect the USA. Even Kiefer has said in interviews that Jack is an antihero and semi-reprehensible. To even imply that he has an inkling of moral superiority is wholly incorrect. This was even established in his personal life in the beginning of season one with the family problems he had. His was never a perfect existence either personally or professionally. But he rolls with the punches and that’s why we love him.
I’m disappointed that Donald Sutherland won’t be playing Jack’s father! Booooo! I kept waiting for him to show up, and then in ther preview it was just that tall dude from Six Feet Under and iRobot.