Tuesday, January 16, 2007
24 - Thoughts on Season 6
I'll have to admit up front that 24 is my favorite show on television. In fact, next to the NHL its probably the only thing I watch on TV.
First of all getting Kumar to play a terrorist, I just wasn't buying it. I kept expecting him to say "fuck it, lets go to White Castle", but instead he's dead.
Jack shooting Curtis in the throat, wow! I'm not surprised Jack shot him, but I am surprised Jack killed him. Jack's gonna have to find a new wing-man.
President Wayne Palmer isn't too convincing. It's quite a character swing from being his brothers pragmatic advisor, to being a tough talking President. It's also interesting that they brought in the Palmers' little sister. Maybe she'll be President in a future season (a black, female President... the real life Democrats would be jealous).
And of course, the Nuke! Wow, I didn't see that coming, at least not so early in the season. I think it'll be exactly the reminder that Jack needs to regain his stomach and get back in the fight.
Either way, since they've already blown a Nuke in L.A., it should be interesting what the rest of plot has to offer. We know from experience that the folks at 24 always continue to crank it up.
First of all getting Kumar to play a terrorist, I just wasn't buying it. I kept expecting him to say "fuck it, lets go to White Castle", but instead he's dead.
Jack shooting Curtis in the throat, wow! I'm not surprised Jack shot him, but I am surprised Jack killed him. Jack's gonna have to find a new wing-man.
President Wayne Palmer isn't too convincing. It's quite a character swing from being his brothers pragmatic advisor, to being a tough talking President. It's also interesting that they brought in the Palmers' little sister. Maybe she'll be President in a future season (a black, female President... the real life Democrats would be jealous).
And of course, the Nuke! Wow, I didn't see that coming, at least not so early in the season. I think it'll be exactly the reminder that Jack needs to regain his stomach and get back in the fight.
Either way, since they've already blown a Nuke in L.A., it should be interesting what the rest of plot has to offer. We know from experience that the folks at 24 always continue to crank it up.
