Tonight's was Senator Mayer, Jack's mealy-mouthed inquisitor in the Senate hearings. He was deriding Jack even as the White House was under siege, and both were held hostage. Jack arrives at the Senator's home tonight, to get some clue as to who is behind the White House attacks and who knows what else. Turns out it's a Blackwater-like organization (another rebuke to those who still think that 24 = George W. Bush). Jack and the Senator talk. A great scene in which Jack says the thing he most regrets is that the world requires people like him... Jack lays out what he knows of the still impending danger. And does the Senator believe enough of Jack to help? There's a knock on the door. It's the police ... Jack has to think quick. The Senator says let me help you.
And Jack believes the Senator ... amazing enough. The Senator opens the door - and is shot dead by the black-op, Voight operative who killed Ryan Burnett last week.
I didn't see that coming - a much appreciated rarity for me.
Other good stuff tonight: Did the President's daughter leak info to the press to hurt Ethan? She seems pretty convincing that she did not - I'm about 50/50. And Larry Moss, ace ass, has had Renee locked up, and pressures Morris O'Brian (if he wants to help Chloe) to help the FBI find Bauer.
Morris caves, as he did last year ... Morris, Morris ... well he loves his wife and child, so it's hard to be too angry at him ... But by telling the FBI where Jack was, which led to the FBI putting out an APB on Jack, which the Senator's assassin was able to hear, Morris was responsible for the Senator's murder...
If you're in the market for adrenalin, you can't get any better than this story... (I still think Janis is up to something no good.)
And speaking of Jon Voight, a heart-chilling stone cold villain on 24 if ever there was one, here's something you may enjoy ...
Hal Ashby interviews JON VOIGHT
When:
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
10:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT
Where: blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited
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7 comments:
Well put Paul. I sure didn't see the senator getting axed either, gotta love the surprises.
When Jack relented about opening the door, I knew the Senator was toast (because having him on Jack's side would have been too easy, and 24 is never about things being that way).
I didn't think it was going to be Quinn that did it though.
Thanks, Deputy.
MC - I'm a little less cynical :)
You know, though, one thing which did bother me about last night's episode is why no one, other than Renee, is now paying any attention to the possibility that they may be another strike... Ok, they're distracted by the Senator's murder, but someone (other than Jack) should still be wanting to follow through on the threat...
Personally, I was surprised that the Senator was killed. But I was also surprised that the Senator proved to be a reasonable man. See this proves, Democrats and Republicans CAN come together and talk about polarizing issues. There is a middle ground. When you can show the facts to someone, the other side can hear you, I don't think it's all 'fingers-plugging-ears' screaming "la-la-la-la-la-la."
On the other hand, even Jack relented when the Senator convinced him that he could protect him (after he was convinced by Jack's evidence).
BTW, for an interesting book that I will be reviewing on my blog soon that deals with a similar "Blackwater-like Attack America" Conspiracy read: "The Archangel Project by C.S Graham. A good read (but most interesting as a WHAT-IF), also explored in the TV Show "Jericho".
The question of course is, when will the President awaken to the latest threat, because right now the Chief of Staff is paralyzed (even if he's not complicit in the conspiracy).
Sounds like an interesting novel.
Yeah, the President is key, here. One hopeful aspect is that since the Chief of Staff and the daughter are antagonists, all that we need is one of them to realize that Jack is right, and tell it to the President.
See, what I've noticed is we haven't found out what is going on with the first gentleman as of yet.
And I got a kick to the solar plexus from Life on Mars this week.
Well, we saw he was on the mend tonight - in 7.15...
I stopped watching Life on Mars about a month ago - you think I should give it another try?
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