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Comments Closed24Nathan
July 7, 2014 at 10:01 pmSnooze
July 7, 2014 at 10:01 pmNew West Virginian
July 9, 2014 at 2:57 amCarson
July 7, 2014 at 10:04 pmBruce
July 7, 2014 at 10:06 pmsteve
July 7, 2014 at 11:57 pmJohn
July 8, 2014 at 2:32 amchip
July 7, 2014 at 10:05 pmAgentRez
July 7, 2014 at 10:07 pmI wonder if it’s Jack’s body being brought home in the flag coffin. Really hope not…
Kiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:15 pmTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:20 am1) Jack will likely be forced to make a decision to save either Audrey or the President;
2) the casket with an American flag (probably being flown back to the US as we all suspected would be used to explain the time jump) rules out Chloe as the one to die.
3) Even though such a scenario sounds like the writers were watching the 2nd Batman movie to come up with an “either-or” scenario for the hero to choose from, I have a feeling that the Chinese force Jack to choose who to save and he ends up rescuing Audrey instead of her father.
OMFG 24 FTW
July 8, 2014 at 4:13 pmDaniel Shaw
July 7, 2014 at 10:22 pm24Fanatic
July 8, 2014 at 1:26 pmLucie Sauriol
July 7, 2014 at 11:10 pmFans from all over the world simply love Jack and I would be so sad if he would not returned.
I hope you are wrong Daniel Shaw…..
We shall see next week… until then they keep us in suspense…… and I am so sad…..
I think I might just start looking all the épisodes all aover again starting with episode 1.
Derek
July 8, 2014 at 1:34 amKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:09 pmM
July 7, 2014 at 10:09 pmC
July 7, 2014 at 10:10 pmBUT I AM TERRIFIED FOR AUDREY
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LACK OF COHESIVE ANALYSIS
because this episode was excellent.
Bob
July 7, 2014 at 10:11 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:20 pmTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:23 amI’d place the odds of either Audrey or the President being the casualty at 50-50. I don’t see the point in Chloe being killed off – despite her history with Jack, she kind of became a peripheral character this season and not nearly as involved with Jack as what Kate was.
Brad
July 8, 2014 at 7:31 amharold
July 9, 2014 at 11:19 amC
July 9, 2014 at 5:59 pmBleepbloop24
July 7, 2014 at 10:12 pmI love that everything is tied together. Mark forged the signature at the beginning of the season and it finally comes back to bite him now and tie directly into the plot. And what a perfect scenario for the finale. Having Cheng have Audrey!
Ok but people please…PLEASE…DONT TALK ABOUT NEXT WEEKS PREVIEW HERE!
A lot of us don’t watch the hugely spoiler filled previews intentionally and I feel like all I’ve been doing for the last 15 mins is turn my head away from the screen on twitter because people keep talking about it!
What’d you guys think!?
Ben
July 9, 2014 at 3:23 amBleepbloop24
July 9, 2014 at 10:02 amSpencer
July 7, 2014 at 10:14 pmIt was mostly lead up for the last episode. And I’m starting to doubt there’s even going to be a time jump. There’s a lot to be resolved next episode, and probably not much time for Jack and Audrey to go back to the US and for him to reunite with Kim and have a happily ever after ending.
My guess? Chloe gets away, and Jack dies killing Cheng. The funeral is not for Heller, but Jack, who sacrafises his life and makes every thing right. And Audrey, Heller and Mark if he’s still breathing tell about all of the heroic sacrafises Jack makes. And this might be where we see Kim again, maybe with her two children. The perfect send off for the series. Kiefer’s said he’s definitely done. Maybe he’s saying that because he knows he’s dead? And this whole “time jump” “we’re definitely not killing Jack” tidbits are meant to throw us off.
And at the very end, we see Kate taking her gun and going off somewhere, or something to that nature. A symbol of hope and Jack’s legacy living on in Kate Morgan, the perfect ending of 24 and a star vechicle for Yvonne’s spin off, possibly not even in the 24-hour format.
Daniel Shaw
July 7, 2014 at 10:23 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:24 pmStanley
July 7, 2014 at 10:35 pmJohnny
July 7, 2014 at 10:59 pmjoryjoey
July 7, 2014 at 10:15 pmMary
July 7, 2014 at 10:22 pmTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:29 amAs to whether the end finds Jack going back to the US, I could see the writers going either way: using the pardon from Heller to happily reunite with Kim, or going back into seclusion and hiding as a loner running from a cursed past.
Matt
July 7, 2014 at 10:16 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:36 pmMatt
July 8, 2014 at 10:50 amEthan
July 7, 2014 at 10:16 pmClayton
July 7, 2014 at 10:17 pmI dunno. This week just felt off. The pacing was strange. Maybe it’s because I saw it as one of those wasted hours where nothing gets done. The sting operation with Mark didn’t amount to anything. He didn’t even die. So it’s like… what was the point? If they could’ve made something come out of these events that really resonated with viewers, I’d understand… but jeeze! This is the penultimate episode! I felt like the show really raised the stakes at the end of episode 10, but episode 11 just… prolonged the stakes, and it kind of brought the drama down a level. At least that’s the impression I got.
Spencer
July 7, 2014 at 10:23 pmChlojack
July 7, 2014 at 10:34 pmTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:34 amI still think Kate may be the best female character to ever come in Jack’s life – she has a little more backbone than Renee, more independence than Kate Warner and more inner strength and resilience than Audrey, Teri or Kim.
If the series does continue for another season, I hope they team Jack and Kate up even if as just working partners.
sprite
July 8, 2014 at 1:46 amSpencer
July 7, 2014 at 10:24 pmbleepbloop24
July 7, 2014 at 10:31 pmSeason 4 finale-Oh a nuke might go off havent seen that before
Season 5 final-Oh a nuclear sub might launch an attack and Jack has to save a recording havent seen that before
etc etc.
And if you’re going to complain about the fact that “they’re running out of time” to stop a threat, then maybe you’re watching the wrong show? The whole point of 24 is a race against the clock to stop a threat.
I really don’t get what people expect from this show. Sorry if this seems agressive it wasn’t meant to be. I just feel like everyone has these impossible standards for every episode
Spencer
July 8, 2014 at 12:11 ambleepbloop24
July 7, 2014 at 10:27 pm-China is retaliating from last week’s attack.
-Chloe escaped Cheng’s custody
-Jack and President discover Cheng’s involved
-Jack and the president discovered Mark’s shadyness which has been prominent since the very beginning of the season
-Discovered the Russians are behind it all along
-Russian dudes dead
-Audrey is kidnapped by Cheng
-Epic firefights and fun ensue
-The world is about to go to war, Cheng has Audrey, Jack needs to stop the attacks AND rescue Audrey AND get revenge
If you don’t think this episode was raising the stakes well…I don’t really know what else you wanted. I loved this. I feel like the WW3 threat feels more real and intense this season because it actually is happening unlike other seasons where they just talk about it. Chinese carrier is down and China has destroyed the US satellites.
I also loved it because they’re making it personal for Jack in the best possible way. Tying in a common foe between him and Audrey.
Awesome stuff imo.
M
July 7, 2014 at 10:35 pmClayton
July 7, 2014 at 11:01 pmYes, “things happened,” but that doesn’t mean we find ourselves at an especially different place at the end of episode 11 compared to episode 10. Yes, I will admit that the development with Audrey is markedly different, but all the things listed above are just very small things that could’ve been resolved in one-off lines.
– China is retaliating from last week’s attack
Well, no duh! We kind of understood that would be the case at the end of episode 10, and I expect the “World War III” threat will continue in episode 12 in the exact same way we already saw this episode. So, in that regard, episode 11 was a holding episode that just drew out the tension.
– Chloe escaped Cheng’s custody
Well, yeah, she did. But she’s still in danger. Instead of being with Cheng, she’s just laying in gully so that the writers can stretch it out to the finale. So let’s say Chloe is rescued or returns sometime around the 1/3 mark of next episode. Why couldn’t she have escaped Cheng in some different way and gotten back to Jack THIS hour? Things have changed superficially for Chloe, but not meaningfully.
– Jack and the President discover Cheng’s involved
Yes, they do. And it took a whole minute of the episode. Ignore it and consider the other 42 minutes. This scene could’ve taken place at any time.
– Jack and the President discover Mark’s shadiness
Okay, I’ll give you this one. But for it to play out the way it did (having Jack Bauer go on an operation that just takes him in a big circle) sucks! Plus, if this is the great conclusion to the forged signature story they’ve been building ALL SEASON, it ain’t very satisfying.
– Discovered the Russians are behind it all along
Yeah, and that’s sucky and cliched. Not to mention, again, that this development did not take much time.
– Russian dudes dead
– Epic firefights
So what? Who cares?
I just think this episode didn’t get us very far compared to what we’ve been used to. Over the course of episode 10, Navarro was caught, interrogated, and broken, Jack was attacked by Russians, Adrian Cross took Chloe on an adventure across London, his whole techie crew was assassinated, CHENG ZHI returned (!), Adrian died, and a United States sub committed an act of war. WOW.
This episode did not move things along, which honestly makes it feel like this Cheng story arch will have less than two episodes of solid material. Ironically, by dragging things out and wasting time, the finale actually seems like it will be rushed.
Spencer
July 8, 2014 at 12:13 amBleepbloop24
July 8, 2014 at 8:52 amThat being said you make some good points and I agree with a bunch of them to an extent. While I by no means think this was a filler episode, I do think more progressed in episode 10. This was a lot of fun though IMO
Derek
July 8, 2014 at 2:21 amBrad
July 8, 2014 at 7:56 amXAM
July 8, 2014 at 11:00 amPat
July 8, 2014 at 11:48 amBrad
July 8, 2014 at 10:31 pmPat
July 8, 2014 at 10:50 pmChris
July 9, 2014 at 12:40 am24marathonman
July 7, 2014 at 10:19 pmThere was another close up scene of Heller’s medication bottle like there was in an early episode. I still there is something wrong with Heller medicine.
I am gladly awaiting the demise of Cheng next week.
We know there will be a
Chlojack
July 7, 2014 at 10:20 pmSophia
July 7, 2014 at 10:21 pmKen C
July 8, 2014 at 3:00 amIn the case of Mark, I guess it would be to save face a bit and not it make the public aware of what he did.
In the case of Major Shepherd, they may be more than one coffin, but they just show one to get us all speculating as to whether it’s Heller, Audrey…etc.
I love this show.
Clayton
July 7, 2014 at 10:22 pmC
July 7, 2014 at 10:23 pm“I could never hate you” and “and I never have hated you”?
true love right there.
Kiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:28 pmTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:36 amKiki Vanderway
July 8, 2014 at 6:57 pmAgentRez
July 7, 2014 at 10:28 pmChlojack
July 7, 2014 at 10:53 pmPhee
July 8, 2014 at 4:43 amHis face when he discovered that she’d been right there and heard his call to Heller. He was so straight up and matter of fact about Cheng in that call, and had he known Audrey could hear it, he would have done it differently, because he wouldn’t want that tonne of bricks just dropped on her out of the blue.
He resurfaced today to save Heller FOR HER *dramatic pause* oh yeah and he also thinks Heller’s a good guy in his own right too.
His pre-emptive apology for what he might have to do and he doesn’t want her hating him, and her saying she’s never hated him and to do whatever it takes, carries so much weight because of what happened with Paul, and though Audrey doesn’t know it, Jack’s gonna have words with her current husband too. Even though so many people have judged Jack harshly for his motivations and his methods, she understands and accepts him as is.
If they kill Audrey I will actually be pissed because I OTP the hell outta these two, and after this scene and the hour 5 scene, I need them reunited so bad it hurts.
Silvia
July 8, 2014 at 5:54 amI don´t think that Audrey dies, maybe Mark or Heller. And sadly I don´t think that Audrey and Jack end up together..
Johnny
July 7, 2014 at 10:29 pmSpencer
July 7, 2014 at 10:38 pmSpencer
July 7, 2014 at 10:30 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:32 pmStanley
July 7, 2014 at 10:43 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:45 pm24Nathan
July 7, 2014 at 10:45 pmTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:38 amAnon
July 8, 2014 at 2:22 amMatt
July 7, 2014 at 10:39 pm24 Spoilers
July 7, 2014 at 10:41 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 10:44 pm24Nathan
July 7, 2014 at 10:46 pmChuck Diesel
July 7, 2014 at 11:03 pmSpencer
July 7, 2014 at 11:08 pmV
July 8, 2014 at 5:16 pmJohnny
July 7, 2014 at 10:51 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 11:23 pmLady J
July 8, 2014 at 12:01 amJesse
July 7, 2014 at 11:28 pmJohnny
July 8, 2014 at 12:12 amTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:40 amClayton
July 7, 2014 at 11:44 pmAgentRez
July 8, 2014 at 12:11 pmRSherry
July 7, 2014 at 10:57 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 11:06 pmChlojack
July 8, 2014 at 12:12 amwill
July 7, 2014 at 10:59 pmBoringly repetitive, even by 24’s standards.
will
July 7, 2014 at 11:00 pmKiki Vanderway
July 7, 2014 at 11:14 pmI personally love to find connections and links on many levels. It’s up to you to either embrace and enjoy it or turn off the TV.
On one level the call to Audrey made me breathless l love these two because when they interact it’s magic…
on the other hand it’s funny on some level too because I’m also thinking when Jack says things are gonna start to happen and I don’t want you to hate me forever that it was really only the first time he used her husband to uncover key info in enemy territory (McClenan Forrester S4) that ultimately led to his death that Audrey was upset….so.sit tight Jack, Audrey knows what’s coming and she’s cool with it…..go ahead, Jack do what you gotta do (S5)
Clayton
July 7, 2014 at 11:46 pmWhy I didn’t like this episode is because I feel like it sagged and did not allow the characters to explore new territory WITHIN the old twists. If you get what I mean…
Kiki Vanderway
July 8, 2014 at 12:13 amrick
July 7, 2014 at 11:10 pmSwaqmonsterjt
July 7, 2014 at 11:16 pmHi
Swaqmonsterjt
July 7, 2014 at 11:18 pmTony Almeida returns to 24. James Heller dies and Keith Palmer (the guy who killed the person who raped his sister that was a major topic in season 1 and David Palmer’s son) becomes president.
Y
July 8, 2014 at 12:04 amTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:44 amV
July 8, 2014 at 5:34 pmAlex Freitas
July 8, 2014 at 10:48 amKiki Vanderway
July 8, 2014 at 7:03 pmIn all fairness sometimes the writers write themselves into a box and can’t get out and I feel they did a much deeper dive with Tony in Day7 than was necessary so extracting him from it and providing a third chance to get it right would sit much better with the audience. Who doesn’t miss Carlos Bernard?
Mary
July 8, 2014 at 11:10 pmXAM
July 7, 2014 at 11:37 pmI was thrilled with the run of episodes from 6 to last week, but when Cheng resurfaced my enthusiasm dropped like a rock.
This week it dropped even further still when my worst case scenario happened. The fat Russian dude who looks oh-so conveniently evil just happens to be working with Cheng *big sigh*. So 2 people who had legitimate claims to bring Bauer to justice for crimes against their respective countries JUST HAPPEN to turn into evil, international terrorists working together on the same day! I despair at just how stupid the whole setup is. And I guess the Russians don’t remember Cheng attempting to steal their technology back in day 6? Fucks sake, the writing is contemptibly sloppy the more I think of it, just bloody awful!
Talking of awful…
Audrey willingly going to an open, public park after hearing Cheng was back and on the loose? I despair, I really do!
This whole LAD experience has been bittersweet, but I’m finally ready to bid good riddance to this show after the finale next week.
M
July 7, 2014 at 11:42 pmXAM
July 7, 2014 at 11:45 pmHow original!
Chris
July 9, 2014 at 12:57 amClayton
July 7, 2014 at 11:49 pmThat being said, I’m not AS pessimistic as XAM. I’ll wait and see what they do with episode 12 before I can say whether or not I want another season.
Hmm
July 8, 2014 at 1:47 amSpencer
July 8, 2014 at 12:02 amPat
July 8, 2014 at 11:52 amI could understand it if the season was just about Jack. All the people he’s pissed off that are alive come back to get him and him alone, no terror plots. But to have it all worked together, kind of lame and an easy way out.
Still enjoyed the episode though, just wished there was a bit more to it I guess.
Vickie T
July 7, 2014 at 11:38 pmTyler
July 7, 2014 at 11:39 pmXAM
July 7, 2014 at 11:52 pmhttps://twitter.com/TheDavidFury/status/486345117523914752
They were fucking with you all along.
Spencer
July 7, 2014 at 11:59 pmAquaflute
July 8, 2014 at 12:20 amAquaflute
July 8, 2014 at 12:17 amAnd mind you, I’m not saying I am against tragic endings. In fact, I could accept pretty much anyone dying on this show except Audrey. Not because I love her character so much or I’m a huge Audrey/Jack shipper, but simply because WAY TOO MANY female love interests of male action heroes have died, wife killing and love killing is just so overused and have in fact been use in this show in the past. I don’t care if it is done right or have good plots, if Audrey dies I would not cry but laugh at the stupidity of the plot. That’s why. I love 24 so much and to find myself mocking its plot in the end would be insulting in so many ways.
Of course right now they haven’t kill her yet, I’m just saying how I would find it unacceptable if she ends up dead next week(which is still highly possible by the looks of it). I really hope they don’t do it but that’s all I can do right now, hope.
Spencer
July 8, 2014 at 12:38 amShe’s been through too much as a characters. Taken prisoner, lost her husband, got stabbed and almost bled to death, got captured and tortured by the Chinese, barely recovered from that. To kill her would just be too harsh. The only characters that survive this series are the ones that go through really bad things- Tony in prison, Erin Driscol losing her daughter, Sean Hillinger in jail, Henry with a dead child and the other in jail, Allison Taylor on house arrest. To survive this show you’re going to go through things that would make people wish they were dead. That’s why Kate and Chloe will survive.
Plus, I’m just annoyed that Audrey’s captured again. Like, really? For the 12th time? Ugh. She’s had nothing to do for most of the season, and right when her character’s getting good she’s captured againnn.
TJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:49 amAnyway, one could also adopt the view as a writer that Audrey’s character has been a tormented one who’s had to suffer in the pursuit of love – and that a tragic death may be fitting as a way to out her at peace. It’s not dissimilar to the theories all of the people thinking Jack should be killed off – the tragic hero always willing to sacrifice for others and never finding peace of his own.
Clayton
July 8, 2014 at 2:37 amPhee
July 8, 2014 at 4:59 amI thought her reaction to finding out Cheng was alive was spot on. Then despite it having an effect on her knowing he was still out there, she still stuck with it and kept doing her job, which showed her strength, determination and ability to cope. Then came the phone call, and it was Cheng’s voice right in her ear that stopped her in her tracks. I found that realistic because I’m quite sure he got up close and spoke right in her ear many a time in China, and having him talk to her like that again now was a horrible flashback, and she’s only human, so it broke her (at least for now) and she obeyed.
So it doesn’t bother me that he’s got her cornered and she’s in trouble again, because it’s hitting some compelling emotional notes IMO.
Kiki Vanderway
July 8, 2014 at 7:09 pmI vote next season (please God let’s make that happen) Jack gets in trouble and Kate and Chloe and Audrey (assuming they all make it past day 9) have to rescue him……
RonnieTheC
July 8, 2014 at 1:04 amTJ
July 8, 2014 at 1:52 amIt makes me think that, despite all of the negative innuendos that Kiefer and Cassar have dropped to day, the network won’t condone killing off the hero until the ratings are in and a decision of whether the series should go on or not is made. It’s just poor business to kill off the golden goose prematurely.
brendanog
July 8, 2014 at 12:19 pmTran
July 8, 2014 at 1:14 amRCM88
July 8, 2014 at 1:16 amStargazer
July 8, 2014 at 2:00 amPhee
July 8, 2014 at 5:22 amAs to how Jack knew so much about the Russian guy, I’d say he just put the pieces together and figured it out. I did enjoy him calling Mark an idiot, but to fair, there’s no way Mark would have known the type of person he was really dealing with. Accurately judging people’s character doesn’t appear to be one of Mark’s skills.
Kiki Vanderway
July 8, 2014 at 7:13 pmAs with throwing terrorists out the window, Jack will in all likelihood also be 2 for 2 in the dispatching of Audrey’s husbands.
Stargazer
July 8, 2014 at 1:59 amTomW
July 8, 2014 at 3:53 am24Tom
July 8, 2014 at 6:16 amShould Jack really be leading another armed attack on a foreign embassy?
Isn’t that what got him in trouble in the first place?
Trevor
July 8, 2014 at 8:53 amwill
July 9, 2014 at 3:18 am24Tom
July 8, 2014 at 6:30 amAlso, should Jack really be leading an armed raid on a foreign embassy?
Isn’t that what got him in so much trouble in the first place?
XAM
July 8, 2014 at 8:02 amMiguel
July 8, 2014 at 7:03 amAfter 8 seasons of “problems” finally they can stay togheter…
AgentRez
July 8, 2014 at 12:09 pmAquaflute
July 8, 2014 at 3:39 pmI thought they would never kill of Audrey as well because all the things she’s been through and it doesn’t make sense to just bring her back and do that. But I dare not to keep my hopes up too high. This show is sadistic and likes to torture Jack and kill his women, it’s just what it is. Maybe they will be merciful this time? Maybe they won’t, but we won’t know until the last minute.
Chris
July 9, 2014 at 1:09 amlil
July 8, 2014 at 7:20 amlil
July 8, 2014 at 7:35 amJohn
July 8, 2014 at 7:57 amTJ
July 8, 2014 at 9:41 amMary
July 8, 2014 at 9:48 pmNew West Virginian
July 9, 2014 at 3:05 amStuart
July 8, 2014 at 8:25 amWould love that.
Bob
July 8, 2014 at 9:30 amJohn
July 8, 2014 at 9:46 amBruce
July 8, 2014 at 11:02 amTJ
July 8, 2014 at 9:43 amBruce
July 8, 2014 at 10:48 amJohn
July 8, 2014 at 10:56 amBruce
July 8, 2014 at 11:05 amBruce
July 8, 2014 at 11:08 amRoger
July 8, 2014 at 9:35 amI really hope so much…
24marathonman
July 8, 2014 at 12:45 pmKen
July 8, 2014 at 10:26 amMudder
July 8, 2014 at 11:01 amLAD Fan
July 8, 2014 at 11:27 amSilvia
July 8, 2014 at 12:13 pmMj
July 8, 2014 at 8:11 pmRonnieTheC
July 8, 2014 at 11:35 amBut the difference between 24 and almost every other show is that there have been 9 plus seasons equalling almost 140 hours not counting time for commercials. That equates to one hell of a lot of comming up with stories, and writing scripts. Think about that. Compare it to the 24 James Bond films that, over a 50 year period, consisted of about 50 hours of story and script!
I think that when Howard Gordon and Keifer say that this is it, odds are great that it is so. Hopefully we will enjoy the last episode next week and let Jack and the gang live on in our memories….and on DVD and downloads.
Chloe
July 8, 2014 at 11:56 amAny ending with Audrey dying would be absolutely ridiculous and would make the show seem like a complete joke to me.
Is it possible the casket is for the US soldiers that died in the drone attack?
XAM
July 8, 2014 at 12:59 pmChloe
July 8, 2014 at 1:33 pmAquaflute
July 8, 2014 at 4:30 pmfan
July 8, 2014 at 12:54 pmThere are so many unanswered questions. What happened to Martha Logan? Aaron pierce? allison taylor? tony?
EK: Martha Logan is alive and well. She’s being tended to by Aaron Pierce. Allison Taylor did some jail time and Tony Almeida is still in jail. There will be a DVD extra scene on the box set coming out soon that tells you more about Tony Almeida’s fate.
Alex Freitas
July 8, 2014 at 1:10 pmUOW!! Tony Almeida is back in Season 10! I’m believe!!!
Phee
July 8, 2014 at 2:04 pmMary
July 8, 2014 at 11:13 pmPaula
July 8, 2014 at 1:14 pmMj
July 8, 2014 at 2:28 pm– For Chloe, I have seen her do some impressive things over the past decade in 24, but this has to be one of my favourite moments when she uses that pipe against Cheng’s men in order to escape his custody and falls down into the woods. I knew her character changed, but I did not expect that to happen.
– Tate Donovan shows why he is one of the strongest characters on 24 because of his fantastic acting and his ability to play a conflicted character so well. He thought he was doing his country a service by handing Jack Bauer to the Russians, only to know that Anatol Stolnavich was a covert intelligence operator, and not the Deputy Foreign Minister like we believed him to be. I am amazed by how Mark was trying to do the right thing, but in vain. President Heller had every right to be angry by his deception.
Mary
July 8, 2014 at 11:17 pmKiki Vanderway
July 10, 2014 at 6:18 am( that being said. I also think Yvonne Strahovski and Michelle Fairley kicked ass this season.).
brandy
July 8, 2014 at 2:49 pmC
July 8, 2014 at 2:58 pmNew West Virginian
July 9, 2014 at 1:40 pmbrandy
July 8, 2014 at 2:50 pmJackisnotoldandmoldy
July 8, 2014 at 3:16 pmbrandy
July 8, 2014 at 3:23 pmLAD Fan
July 8, 2014 at 9:59 pm24fanz
July 8, 2014 at 10:47 pmDoes anyone feel that, after the crisis has been averted, the Russians will step in and ruin Jack’s “happy” ending? Could this be the “unthinkable and grave decision” — his life for the world? Or something new completely that could potentially lead into S.10? Please respond!
Cheers, all!
M
July 8, 2014 at 11:24 pmMary
July 8, 2014 at 11:04 pmMaybe they get their hands on Chloe and Jack decides to trade himself to them for her.
M
July 8, 2014 at 11:27 pmWouldntYouLikeToKnow
July 9, 2014 at 3:51 pmJack: There there, Yuri. Sorry I almost blew your head off.
Bastian
July 8, 2014 at 11:30 pm24hs
July 9, 2014 at 1:36 amKerppa77
July 9, 2014 at 7:59 ampredictor32
July 9, 2014 at 8:55 am1. The Chinese are so quick to start WWIII that they won’t give the U.S a couple of hours to show that Cheng was behind the submarine attacks?
2. What evidence did Jack have that showed that Cheng was working with the Russians?
3. The Russian villain attempts to start a war between the U.S and China and just hangs around in his home immediately afterwards where he can easily be found? And then he lets Bordoeux into his home?
4. Chloe out-muscles a car full of chinese terrorists to get out of the car?
5. Immediately after Audrey displays utter fear that Cheng is still alive, she agrees to meet someone outside in the middle of the night? Cheng locates Audrey immediately?
6. The Audrey kidnapping was sooo predicatable.
I had been really enjoying the last few episodes of ’24’ but this episode was a let down for me.
hadi
July 9, 2014 at 9:18 amXAM
July 9, 2014 at 2:25 pmFrom episode 6 to episode 10 was fantastic stuff! Then the whole thing went straight down the shitter real quick when Cheng appeared.
Just awful!
predictor32
July 9, 2014 at 3:55 pmNew West Virginian
July 9, 2014 at 11:49 pmJake
July 10, 2014 at 3:35 pmJackBeatChuck
July 9, 2014 at 12:43 pmAfter “many” years of tragic ending i think that Jack deserve a happy moment…
Masher
July 9, 2014 at 1:21 pmWILFREDJAVA
July 9, 2014 at 2:02 pmJohnny
July 9, 2014 at 7:01 pmLove24
July 9, 2014 at 10:10 pmWouldntYouLikeToKnow
July 10, 2014 at 10:53 amTo compare this, Jack was captured by the Drazens in Day 1, by Kingsley’s men in Day 2, by Ramon in Day 3 on the plane, by Marwan in Day 4, by Erwich’s men in Day 5, by Cheng in Day 5, by Fayed in Day 6, by Dubaku’s brother in Redemption, by Tony in Day 7, by Bazhaev in Day 8 and probably a few times I cannot remember right now.
So I don’t think Audrey being captured for the 4th time is as big a deal as people make it out to be, as long as it provides us with an exciting finale. But we’ll have to wait and see.
Jake
July 10, 2014 at 3:37 pmkiki vanderway
July 10, 2014 at 3:51 pmC
July 10, 2014 at 4:01 pmIt’s a fantastic and ballsy thing for the writers to do plot-wise, because it’s definitely ramping up the anticipation/drama in my mind. I can’t wait for Monday night.
WouldntYouLikeToKnow
July 10, 2014 at 7:00 pmYeah, there are the Kim Bauers and Audreys, but Mandy, Nina, Michelle, Renee and Kate Morgan were/are pretty badass characters. Despite Renee being a bit of a mess in the early Day 8 hours and her demise later that day, she did agree to go back undercover of her own free will and kicked some terrorist ass. Michelle is another one who, despite being captured in Day 3, showed she was capable of getting out of it herself (but let herself get captured again for Jack’s plan to work.) Kim got out of her Day 7 trouble on her own, too.
And let’s not forget that men get captured, too. Morris with the powerdrill in Day 6, Heller in Day 4, Hassan in Day 8, Chase in Day 3 (he was freed by a woman even), Josh in Day 6 (a few times), Tony in Day 4 (captured by a woman)…
I know it’s a much hated trope when women get captured to lure out the hero , but it’s pretty even on 24, and, well, our hero on 24 happens to be male, so a female to rescue just makes the most sense.
So it doesn’t bother me that much.
Kiki Vanderway
July 10, 2014 at 8:57 pm24 consistently writes complex, smart, interesting women. The best on series tv.
Whether they are villianesses, first ladies, techies, field agents, love interests— rarely does 24 serve cheesecake and eye candy (I know Kim Bauer came close a few seasons). It’s not that they are as easy to define as badasses.
Yes Renee was messy(batshit crazy and fun to watch as well) – frankly ALL of them are messy from Teri to Sheri to Nina, Martha, Michelle, Chloe, Janice, Renee, Pres. Taylor, Margo, Dina, Karen, Audrey and Kate and so many minor ones too and guess what? that just makes them human and compelling to watch.
As a counterpoint the men come off kind of flat and a little one note. There are exceptions– of course– but I think if anything this show does a better job writing women than men.
It’s not that Audrey is a weak woman it’s that to compel Jack to do what he needs to do the writers seem unable to find a storyline that launches us out of the gate that doesn’t involve the distressed damsel or the vengeful boyfriend.
Day1 Teri and Kim and Teri….Day 4 Audrey….Day 5 Audrey….Day 6 Audrey….Day 7….Kim and Renee ….Day 8 Renee ….Day 9 Chloe and Audrey. Even in Day 3 we had Jane Saunders used in reverse damsel– on he dad as the villain but same end result.
So in order to get us there…to get Jack there… the women folk end up in a perilous circumstances that feel contrived. I think that is the the irritant that creates the dissatisfaction with relying on that story arc as the propellant for Jack.
JimA
July 10, 2014 at 1:11 pmChlojack
July 10, 2014 at 10:39 pmWhat are the chances we will see another season of 24? —Ron
I for a moment feared they were nonexistent, after hearing third-hand about some interview where Kiefer Sutherland allegedly said he’s getting too old for this… stuff. But once I found his actual quotes, I see that he never went nearly that far. EP Manny Coto, meanwhile, said in a Reddit AMA this week, “As of now, there are no plans to continue the show next year but we remain open to the possibility. We had a great time doing it this year and would love to take another crack at it.” So, I’d say the chances are better than 50-50. UPDATE: I screened the finale on Thursday afternoon, and it is no less than fantastic. Your heart will race, your eyes will well up, your fists will pump, you will wish it lasted longer. (And yes, it accounts for the 12 “missing” hours.) All told, a gripping, emotional finish to one of the TV season’s great comeback stories.
Chlojack
July 10, 2014 at 10:50 pm@TVMcGee: The #24LAD finale is an absolute powerhouse. Great action and reservoirs of unexpected emotion.
Kel Kendrick @TVKel
#NoSpoilers but the finale of #24LAD is the best episode of the run!
Marisa Roffman @marisaroffman
Just finished the #24LAD finale. Wow. I have a specific emotion, but it might be too spoilery.So curious to see what you guys think on Mon.
Kiki Vanderway
July 10, 2014 at 10:58 pmChlojack
July 10, 2014 at 11:21 pmKiki Vanderway
July 11, 2014 at 2:39 pmJustin
July 11, 2014 at 1:53 amOlivia
July 11, 2014 at 12:38 pmRyan
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