24: Live Another Day Episode 12 (Finale) Sneak Peeks

I believe Cheng will turn out to be Wo Fat, who will never die or even be captured, and it will be revealed that Chloe was actually Chin Ho in drag the whole time. Chin Ho is dead, therefore Chloe must also die. Geometric logic, my friends, geometric logic.

I do think Jack appreciated the bit about having to get his hands dirty to keep the President’s clean, because he’s the ultimate dirty work doing guy and has lived to serve the President.

He’s also been in a position where he was all, “Screw the President, I’m going off on my own to hold those bastards accountable even if she won’t,” which is a similar mindset to Mark when he forged the signature.

He also knows what fueled his Day 8 rampage, and it was in no small part because of losing a woman, so you’d better believe that Jack knows that there’s a woman-related reason that was at least in part motivating Mark trying to get rid of him.

He also knows that sometimes doing that dirty work isn’t the greatest idea in hindsight, so he probably thought, “You poor bastard, this reality check sucks huh.”

Jack believes he should be held accountable for what he’s done, so he would also believe that Mark should be held accountable and doesn’t get off the hook because, “But I was just trying to do what had to be done.” So Jack puts Mark in the field, throws him into a dangerous situation with no other advice except, “duck if there are bullets,” and he has no qualms about it because Mark’s in this situation of his own making. Sure he’s glad Mark didn’t die in the process, but that’s probably more because of how Audrey would feel, rather than overwhelming concern for Mark’s wellbeing IMO. Audrey did tell him to do whatever was necessary, but if he can avoid having another one of her husbands die on his watch, that’s a win.

They’ve written it in such a way that Jack can simultaneously feel some empathy for Mark, but also be done with him, which is a clever thing, I like my TV to have layers like that.

I don’t think Jack wants to get in the middle of that marriage and break it up, (he told Mark that Audrey said she was happy with him and he hasn’t blurted out to Audrey that he still loves her even though he’s had the opportunity), but let’s be real, Jack’s ALWAYS been in the middle of that marriage, Audrey’s love for him and Mark’s hate for him. If the Latin American promo is what it appears to be, Jack’s not sticking around to romance Audrey (assuming she survives, which I think she will), so he doesn’t intend to sweep her away from her husband, but that marriage is still toast anyway, has been dysfunctional from the getgo, due to Jack’s existence.