Someone e-mailed me and asked if, after last night's sucking episode, I believed 24 had jumped the shark. What I think is that we're getting tired of much of the same plot developments.
Every year there is a mole or some other type of penetration of CTU's security. CTU security. Now that's an oxymoron. They've even recycled Special Agant Breck, in the 4th season, being framed, like Nadia was this season. Or was she? Just how did the piece of hardware get installed on Nadia's system?
I cringe every time someone at CTU says they're "setting up a perimeter". Why bother? I don't think CTU has ever had a successful perimeter.
Molo getting it on with Nadia? Come on. That's as bad as Chloe getting it on with Ricky freaking Shroder.
24 has had sucking episodes in the past. They have had episodes worse that last night's episode. We're just getting tired of it.
Unless they can juice up the writing, it will only last one more season.
Posted by denny at March 27, 2007 01:57 PMYep - that about covers it... Sad. I haven't written about it yet - I think I'm putting it off. I'm too annoyed.
Posted by: Teresa on March 27, 2007 08:16 PMAs someone watching a TV series for the first time since "DALLAS" 25 yrs ago, I don't think it's too bad, and I look forward to each new episode. Just my opinion...
Posted by: Rob Cooper on March 27, 2007 10:56 PMI caught up with the repeat episodes on A&E, the best thing this season was Martha sticking it to Charles, I didn't see that coming, I thought that she would off herself. Jean Smart Rocks.
Posted by: LisaKay on March 28, 2007 04:10 AMI agree with LisaKay about Martha stabbing Super Slime. That was the highlight of the season. To really get the audience behind the series they needed to let the nuke go off in San Francisco. Everybody I know has said that's what they were rooting for. Not a little tactical job either, but one of those old "city busters" the Soviets had back in the 60's.
Posted by: Ric on March 28, 2007 09:25 AMI was noticing that about their perimeters too. Kind of reminds me of Star Trek (any series) when they are being chased by the bad guys and the captain always says "Evasive Manuevers!" and they switch to an outside shot of the ship and it's just cruising along like they're on a Sunday drive. You would think they are going to roll out like a fighter jet and do some dogfight flying. Of course, it doen't really matter anyway, because the next thing that always happens is they loose warp drive........
Posted by: Matt on March 29, 2007 10:20 AM