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Re: 24
« Reply #330 on: March 23, 2010, 12:32 AM »
Tonight was definitely this season's "I call bull****" moment.
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Re: 24
« Reply #331 on: March 23, 2010, 12:35 AM »
The season started showing some promise (minus the Dana parts) with the suicide bomber and his death scene.

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Re: 24
« Reply #332 on: March 23, 2010, 08:13 AM »
Tonight was definitely this season's "I call bull****" moment.

I agree....seems to be the most incompetent mole ever.  What has she really done to help the terrorists, especially while she had to deal with her ex for half of the season.

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Re: 24
« Reply #333 on: March 23, 2010, 11:57 PM »
I love 24 and will usually defend the show up and down..... But I hated the "twist" this week with Dana as the Mole.  Hated it.

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Re: 24
« Reply #334 on: March 24, 2010, 01:12 AM »
I don't know, I thought it was okay for a twist - had there not been so many moles in the past.  I figured she was screwed up in the head, but didn't expect this at least.  So, it was at least a surprise.

I think with her, her plans were completely screwed up when her ex-boyfriend showed up which is what had kept her occupied so far - but, it seems like they're trying to make her the next Nina Myers - which can't be done.  There's only one Nina - which was the best villain on the show ever in my opinion.

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Re: 24
« Reply #335 on: March 24, 2010, 02:23 AM »
I think with her, her plans were completely screwed up when her ex-boyfriend showed up which is what had kept her occupied so far - but, it seems like they're trying to make her the next Nina Myers - which can't be done.  There's only one Nina - which was the best villain on the show ever in my opinion.

I agree about the whole Nina angle....but they cannot replicate that one.
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« Reply #336 on: March 24, 2010, 10:43 AM »
I think with her, her plans were completely screwed up when her ex-boyfriend showed up which is what had kept her occupied so far - but, it seems like they're trying to make her the next Nina Myers - which can't be done.  There's only one Nina - which was the best villain on the show ever in my opinion.

I agree about the whole Nina angle....but they cannot replicate that one.

I believe they messed up when they killed her off so early in the show's run. She would have made an excellent arch-villain to Jack. She could have been behind the scenes, make an appearance now and then. Besides, it was never resolved to whom she was speaking German to at the end of Season 1. So  who was ultimately behind it all there?

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Re: 24
« Reply #337 on: March 24, 2010, 10:09 PM »
I disagree.  I think her character had run it's course.  Glad they killed her off.
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Re: 24
« Reply #339 on: March 27, 2010, 01:05 AM »
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The groundbreaking action drama will air its final real-time episode in May, the victim of a confluence of circumstances: a swelling budget, declining ratings and creative fatigue.

Like using the same plot devices every episode? Moles, moles moles?

I'm not surprised to hear they are cancelling '24'. I think they just exhausted all ideas and couldn't find anything more to do. It's sad because there a lot of seasons that were great and others that were left lacking.... like this season. And it's evident. I'll miss Jack on Mondays though.

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Re: 24
« Reply #340 on: March 30, 2010, 06:44 PM »
Cancelled

Creative fatigue?  yeah..no doubt.  I liked it from the get go, but it felt like almost watching the same "hour" over and over again these past few seasons.  I'd be game to see a 24 movie, but it's too bad they couldn't come up with a new plot to keep the show fresh.
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Re: 24
« Reply #341 on: April 13, 2010, 10:01 AM »
God.  Damn. It.  I am so pissed with the way last night's episode turned out.

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Re: 24
« Reply #342 on: April 13, 2010, 11:05 AM »
Me, too. I thought keeping Renee alive so she and Jack could live out their days would be a great ending. Both mentally ****** and so right for each other. Two heroes dead in the span of an hour. More bad writing this season.

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Re: 24
« Reply #343 on: April 13, 2010, 12:15 PM »
I was commenting to my wife when we were watching last night that it was a pretty quiet episode for Jack then everything changed in the last 10 minutes.  I wasn't happy as I really thought Jack was finally going to close out this season with some happiness.  Guess not. 

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Re: 24
« Reply #344 on: April 13, 2010, 12:36 PM »
I was pissed at the ending too, because I really liked Renee a lot.  But really, that's what makes this show so damn addicting.  You never know who is safe and who is not (other than Jack). 

It just makes the whole character of Jack Bauer all the more tragic - and makes you really want something to go right for him... and how about the new temporary director of CTU?