Previously on 24 ...
Previously on 24 ...
Jack defies death yet again, this time to jump a bomb wielding, terrorist shark. Well, not quite. In reality, last night Jack saved a dude from a helicopter in a random act of heroism, before heading off to his brother's house in an attempt to extract information from this previously unknown (from the audience's perspective) sibling. That's right Jack has a brother and a father we didn't know about- And, of yeah, the brother is the shady character who was manipulating President Logan last season.
I haven't given up on the show completely, but if you can't smell the end coming you must have had your nose bitten off by the aforementioned shark. I'll watch because of Jack, the production value of the show, and the fact that terrorists with nukes demand my attention, but through the first five hours of day six, let's just take a look at what we've got.
First, the overarching plot is why we watch- terrorists have already detonated one nuke, and they have four more. And, an ex-terrorist (none other than Deep Space Nine's Dr. Bashir) is now committed to peace and committed to stopping these attacks. This is all good. But what's missing is the subtle character drama and interconnected subplots which made 24 so wonderful in the past. Everything this season is just so over the top. The dialogue is stale, as most of the characters waste screen time rehashing the action, the character traits, and everything else we already know. The number of hence before unknown relatives occupying important plot positions has become a bit ridiculous. The Palmer sister, who's name escapes me, spent most of last night pestering the FBI as they attempted to run an undercover operation. I don't understand her motivation, unless it turns out that she's a terrorist. And all the potential dramatic setups involving Jack's family was painfully transparent.
24 on many occasions has bordered on the ridiculous, but in the past it's managed to walk that line between good fun and absurdity. Maybe I'll turn out to be wrong, but this season it's pushing ever closer to the wrong side of the line.
Jack defies death yet again, this time to jump a bomb wielding, terrorist shark. Well, not quite. In reality, last night Jack saved a dude from a helicopter in a random act of heroism, before heading off to his brother's house in an attempt to extract information from this previously unknown (from the audience's perspective) sibling. That's right Jack has a brother and a father we didn't know about- And, of yeah, the brother is the shady character who was manipulating President Logan last season.
I haven't given up on the show completely, but if you can't smell the end coming you must have had your nose bitten off by the aforementioned shark. I'll watch because of Jack, the production value of the show, and the fact that terrorists with nukes demand my attention, but through the first five hours of day six, let's just take a look at what we've got.
First, the overarching plot is why we watch- terrorists have already detonated one nuke, and they have four more. And, an ex-terrorist (none other than Deep Space Nine's Dr. Bashir) is now committed to peace and committed to stopping these attacks. This is all good. But what's missing is the subtle character drama and interconnected subplots which made 24 so wonderful in the past. Everything this season is just so over the top. The dialogue is stale, as most of the characters waste screen time rehashing the action, the character traits, and everything else we already know. The number of hence before unknown relatives occupying important plot positions has become a bit ridiculous. The Palmer sister, who's name escapes me, spent most of last night pestering the FBI as they attempted to run an undercover operation. I don't understand her motivation, unless it turns out that she's a terrorist. And all the potential dramatic setups involving Jack's family was painfully transparent.
24 on many occasions has bordered on the ridiculous, but in the past it's managed to walk that line between good fun and absurdity. Maybe I'll turn out to be wrong, but this season it's pushing ever closer to the wrong side of the line.
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