OK, look. One of the things that was great about 24, once upon a time, was its willingness to kill off important people. I can appreciate and respect that about a show.
OH, BY THE WAY, THERE ARE SPOILERS HERE, SO DON’T FRAKKIN’ READ IF YOU DON’T WANNA KNOW.
But it’s been some years since 24 was that fearless. And last season’s return of Zombie Tony, only to make him bad, good, bad, good and then just psycho again, that really ticked me off. Better to have given him a silent clock originally and kept him dead.
But tonight’s death of Renee really pissed me off. No two ways about it.
This is, as we know, the last season. Jack deserves a wee bit of happiness, and Renee and Chloe were the only two others worth anything on the show this season. Hastings had redeemed himself, but still, he was a shrimper.
I’m so ticked off right now, I know I’m not expressing it well. In some ways, tonight’s episode was awesome. It showed a fearlessness rarely seen in network television. But Renee was NOT the person to kill off.
Renee was the finest character to join 24 in years.
RIP, Renee Walker. Jack’s gonna make sure your death wasn’t in vain, and that’s the only good thing that could come of this. Jack’s gotta rack up a body count, and that’s never a bad thing. You know, for those of us safe on our sofas, watching.
I only wish that the silent clock were subterfuge this time around.
(P.S.: Chloe in charge of CTU? Frak yeah!)
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I completely agree. Jack and Renee both deserved happiness, especially since the show is ending, and now neither of them will ever have it. Renee was tied as my favorite character with Jack; tonights episode broke my heart and ruined this awesome shows last season for me. I;m really pissed, and depressed. I loved her. In my opinoin, they should have killed off chloe b/c shes a big character, and every love interest of jacks has been killed. Plus, like you said, Renee is the greatest. We’ll miss you Renee.
RIP Renee Walker. April 12, 2010
The whole point of last season was to piece Jack back together. There was an intelligent story arc there, and while I agree they screwed up Tony, it was a good narrative counterpoint to Jack’s story. But now, they seem to want to make Jack this year’s Tony. Ridiculous.
@Anna – I would have been really upset if they’d killed Chloe, too, but it would have been more in keeping with the show, I think. And I LOVE Chloe.
@TJS – Word, brutha.
Well it’s ruined the season for me. When I get it out of my system posting on the net about it tonight, I close the door on anymore 24.
["Chloe in charge of CTU? Frak yeah!"]
Fuck now! That was the most stupid plot move I have ever encountered. A fucking tech who whines when no one bothers to listen to her, become in charge of CTU New York?? What the fuck was Joel Surnow and David Fury thinking??
Between what happened to Chloe and Renee, I see that “24″ is truly ending on a low note. I guess that means that dull-ass Audrey will be back for the movie.
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