Comments on: 24: Jack has a moozure

By: AmyV

AmyV — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:55:45 +0000

@Tim – Yeah, I have to agree about Tony, though I’ll always hold out a little hope for him. As for a believable backstory – the president of the United States and other powerful people (including Jack’s father and brother) were complicit in Michelle’s murder. I think that one’s gonna do it.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:15:10 +0000

Good post Amy. I think this might be 24′s most entertaining season ever. The only problem though is I can’t figure out what believable backstory they are going to come up with for Tony as to why he went evil. I don’t think at all Tony is operating for the greater good. He already was faking being bad, then went back to good, and now is a real terrorist. If the 24 writers try another lame greater good angle it will be terrible.

The other thing that bugs me is that 24 keeps adding way too many new characters. The new evil group for example and Olivia’s new contact. I have no doubt Jack will not die and that Kim will save him. Janis is annoying and Larry kinda annoyed me too so I thought it was cool they killed him off. The best thing about Janis is that Jack got to go off on her. Just give Kiefer Sutherland another emmy now.

By: AmyV

AmyV — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:25:26 +0000

@Adam – Yeah, Kim is just so much window dressing for the boys at B4B now. When even RFTR is not singing her praises, you know she’s over.

@Loren – Remember, Jack killed Chappel and Curtis for the greater good. I find it extraordinarily hard to believe that Tony’s doing anything for the greater good anymore, but there is that ever-so-remote possibility that only die-hard fans of 24 could ever entertain.

@Erika – I agree both about Crazy Jack and Mary Lynn. He’s fabulous (and talk about acting chops, Kiefer deserves the Emmy again). And Mary Lynn really brought a new depth to Chloe this season, I think.

By: erika

erika — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:59:10 +0000

I am still on the Tony-could-be-good bandwagon, but it would take an extreme fanwank at this point (and I may be blinded by his extreme hotness while being bad)… Someone over on TWoP had figured out a way. It was pretty convoluted, but this is 24 we’re talking about… Jack has killed his share of innocents in the name of security, etc.

Anyhoo, I am enjoying CrazyJack almost as much as I enjoy RighteousJack. And finally, Chloe and Janis tech nerds together!! Mary Lynn deserves major props for her acting chops in this episode. Chloe usually is a snark fest, but her empathy for her family, the heartbreak ove Bill’s death, and her dismay over Tony (but loyalty to Jack) was really, most excellent. Well done, Mary Lynn!!

By: Loren Silverman

Loren Silverman — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:52:58 +0000

Nice blog, Amy, but “There’s still a chance Tony might still be good, but I doubt it.” He did shoot and kill a bunch of feds including Larry – how is there even the slightest chance he did that “for the greater good”?

By: Adam (The Jack Sack)

Adam (The Jack Sack) — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:36:38 +0000

Always the intrepid reporter- citing her sources! Thanks for the tip of the cap, darling.

As for Chloe being the only thing Jack as left- I agree. Kim Bauer is expendable