Latest 24 Thoughts
I'm still watching, but I maintain that 24 has officially jumped the shark. Here are some of the things that don't make sense this season (along with some basic complaints).
* I don't quite understand the motivation of Jack's father. He's willing to kill his whole family to save his company? That doesn't sound like something an old man does - if money matters to him more than people, why not just take the money and run. This saving the company at all costs thing
* I don't understand this desire on the part of the defense ultra-hardliners to want to intern all Muslims. At this point in the show, they've identified the specific threat and the specific individual responsible for that threat. Interning the Muslim population would be a huge process taking days, weeks, or maybe even months. I'm unclear on what good this would do in stopping the nuclear threat. Moreover, the President Palmer's suggestion of having the former terrorist leader ask the Muslim population for assistance seems to at least have the potential of a solution to the immediate nuclear threat. The show seems to present this as some sort of a moral dilemma, but I don't see any practical side to an internment plan. Maybe some form of internment is justified in times of war, but in this case it won't help with the immediate threat - and there's virtually no one who would argue that the broad internment and suspension of civil liberties being talked about would be appropriate after this threat is over.
* One problem the past three season of 24- The "terrorists with unlimited funds" scenario. Terrorists with enough money (millions upon millions) to pay off anyone and everyone they need to in order to achieve their goals is a far cry from today's reality. What was so unique about 24 from the beginning was how real it was and how relevant it was to the real world. But the past few seasons have given us intricate terrorist networks with the financial capabilities to deal with any hurdle that gets in their way. (Also, there are an awful lot of mercenaries willing to work with really bad dudes.) This bugs me because 1- it takes away from the reality of the show and 2- it provides the writers with all sorts of cop outs when it comes to the plot. My point is not that the first few seasons of 24 were utterly believable- just that the nature of the threat was more in line with our reality.
And by the way, at this point I think Battlestar Galactica has passed 24 in terms of quality and relevence.
* I don't quite understand the motivation of Jack's father. He's willing to kill his whole family to save his company? That doesn't sound like something an old man does - if money matters to him more than people, why not just take the money and run. This saving the company at all costs thing
* I don't understand this desire on the part of the defense ultra-hardliners to want to intern all Muslims. At this point in the show, they've identified the specific threat and the specific individual responsible for that threat. Interning the Muslim population would be a huge process taking days, weeks, or maybe even months. I'm unclear on what good this would do in stopping the nuclear threat. Moreover, the President Palmer's suggestion of having the former terrorist leader ask the Muslim population for assistance seems to at least have the potential of a solution to the immediate nuclear threat. The show seems to present this as some sort of a moral dilemma, but I don't see any practical side to an internment plan. Maybe some form of internment is justified in times of war, but in this case it won't help with the immediate threat - and there's virtually no one who would argue that the broad internment and suspension of civil liberties being talked about would be appropriate after this threat is over.
* One problem the past three season of 24- The "terrorists with unlimited funds" scenario. Terrorists with enough money (millions upon millions) to pay off anyone and everyone they need to in order to achieve their goals is a far cry from today's reality. What was so unique about 24 from the beginning was how real it was and how relevant it was to the real world. But the past few seasons have given us intricate terrorist networks with the financial capabilities to deal with any hurdle that gets in their way. (Also, there are an awful lot of mercenaries willing to work with really bad dudes.) This bugs me because 1- it takes away from the reality of the show and 2- it provides the writers with all sorts of cop outs when it comes to the plot. My point is not that the first few seasons of 24 were utterly believable- just that the nature of the threat was more in line with our reality.
And by the way, at this point I think Battlestar Galactica has passed 24 in terms of quality and relevence.
posted by lonely libertarian at 1:27 PM
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