Spoilers and news for the hit FOX television show 24
Question: Since this is the last season of 24, I need some scoop. — Shannon
Ausiello: Fans hoping for a Jack/Audrey reunion are out of luck. Although exec producer Howard Gordon admits he’s “personally curious” about what happened to Audrey, he says the fate of Kim Raver’s bedridden character will remain one of the show’s “unresolved” mysteries.
Source: EW.com
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The backlash over the Dana Walsh character has apparently gotten so out of hand that 24 showrunner Howard Gordon has issued a response to EW telling fans to be patient:
“God almighty there has been a Dana backlash,” bemoans Gordon, who argues that “thrillers have a finite number of tropes. It’s like saying, ‘Another murder on CSI? Are you kidding?!’ Moles and betrayals are the stock and trade of the show.
“I understand how it appears [to be] tiresome and lazy storytelling, but I really would betray anyone to try to sit in our chair and figure out how to do 24 continuous, real time episodes, without using certain devices,” the exec continues. “I would implore people to be more patient with Dana.”
I myself didn’t care for Dana’s antics with Kevin Wade in the earlier episodes, but after the twist at the end of episode 13 she has finally become an interesting character and I’m enjoying her scenes now. I really loved her “Tick Tock, Mr. Bauer – you are running out of time” line from the new promo and am looking forward to seeing her face off against Jack.
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Den of Geek – 24 Season 8 episode 14 review:
All in all, this was a great episode that did one very important thing: it moved the story forward constantly, and didn’t get too bogged down in details and stalling tactics.
In one episode we’ve seen the rods arrive in Manhattan, get assembled and moved into place and be armed; we’ve seen President Taylor’s staff turn on her and we’ve seen Jack kick some much overdue ass.
EW ’24′ recap: Ethan’s heart just wasn’t in it!:
Before I address tonight’s exhilarating episode, attention must be paid to Friday’s news about the show’s series finale on May 24. The announcement wasn’t necessarily a surprise, but it was bittersweet nonetheless; it’s always sad when an old friend leaves our living room for good, and it could be a long time before we see another terrific anti-hero like Jack (or The Shield’s Vic Mackey!) on our small screen.
CNN.com TV Recap: First day of the last day on ’24′:
Meanwhile, I thought the pace of the episode’s action was remarkable and never let go with a few unforgettable moments of heart-pounding, tense drama.
As Jack and Renee attempted to move President Hassan and his family out of the U.N., that tunnel scene was well-orchestrated and fantastic to watch. Amidst the clips being reloaded and smoke grenades being tossed, the situation seemed to escalate with every passing moment. Also, the stern words delivered by President Taylor and Brian Hastings were fitting sermons that made all of this FEEL like an authentic crisis. Hastings has flat-out been on a “blog-love” streak for about a month now, and I hope he keeps it up.
Summing it up, this was a stellar episode that hit us from all angles. Its always a good sign when the clock beeps for the last time, and we all take the patented gasp knowing we have reached the end.
IGN TV: 24: “Day 8: 5:00 AM-6:00 AM” Review:
Kudos to Cherry Jones, for giving lending such gravitas and commitment to Taylor’s speech about why she would not consider handing Hassan over to Samir. It takes an actress of Jones’ caliber to invest a speech like that with total commitment and damn if she didn’t seem as much like a President as one could hope for in that moment.
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Here are pictures from todays filming on the 24 series finale (the crews last day filming on-location). They are pretty spoilerish (who knows, there’s a chance the shots at the bottom may even be the series final scene), so cover your eyes if you don’t wanna see.
From Splash News
It appears from these shots that an extremely wounded Jack Bauer is crawling out of the wreckage of an overturned ambulance when he is grabbed by four men in gas masks who throw a bag over his head and whisk him away.
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Photos of last nights episode courtesy of FOX. Very Ethan-centric batch of pics this time.
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Awesome Annie