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Jack Bauer spent most of last episode alone in a car, cursing. Is Fox plotting a Renee Walker spin-off?
The network says of tonight’s installment:
Undercover Agent Renee Walker confronts her painful past when attempting to broker a deal with a ruthless but very well-connected German arms dealer. When CTU shifts its focus from the perilous circumstances surrounding Jack and Renee, lead analyst Dana Walsh comes up with a plan to quell her situation and Chloe O'Brian puts Arlo Glass in his place. As Jack and Renee's undercover mission takes unexpected turns, the Hassan family turmoil has President Taylor reeling as the peace agreement is jeopardized. Guest Cast: Bob Gunton as Ethan Kanin; Akbar Kurtha as Farhad Hassan; Necar Zadegan as Dalia Hassan; Nazneen Contractor as Kayla Hassan; Eli Goodman as Dr. Levine; Juergen Prochnow as Sergi Bazhaev; David Anders as Josef Bazhaev; Gene Farber as Oleg Bazhaev; T.J. Ramini as Tarin Faroush; Jon Sklaroff as Ziya Dakhilov; Callum Keith Rennie as Vladimir Laitanan; Tony Curran as Lugo.
9 p.m. Monday. Fox.
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You KNOW he's the main villian, why all this waiting shit?
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BubbaGump's been positioned for that all season!
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"Wait aren't you Jack Bauer, the guy that saves the country every few months?"
"Um no, that guy doesn't wear glasses"
"Oh ok sorry, then welcome to my secret terrorist organization" -
The cougar showed up for 10 minutes, tops, in one episode. The redneck appears 2 or 3 times per show, always managing to grind the proceedings to a halt. Likewise, the cougar had some redeeming comedic value. The redneck has none. He's not even a divisive love him or hate him kind of guy. Everybody hates him and his stupid fucking scraggly goatee. In fact, he might be the most reviled TV character since Cousin Oliver.
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Though, Renee in a towel is giving me a semi. And Jack's glasses are a riot, the perfect disguise for him.
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Why is there a small handful of people who want to see Alan Wilson? Everything about the guy was revealed last season. There is no more mystery, so what is the point? The guy was the ringleader behind several groups of defense contractors including Jack's father and Jon Voight. He tried to blame foreign countries for terrorist attacks that his members caused in hopes to increase his contract sales with the United States Government. All was revealed. He was arrested, beat up and tortured by Renee. I'm assuming he spilled everything he knew and Renee was relieved of her duty in the FBI.
It would be stupid to have him on this season. What are they going to do with him? Have Jack arrest him and torture him some more so we can find more corporate guys who may have been involved with last season's attacks? The guy is worthless now. Even if he got off and is out of jail the entire United States government knows about him. He would be monitored at all times. Alan wilson is over. He would not try anything. He has no motive. There is no way he could ever make money again or gain anything by initiating more terrorist attacks. Any defense contractor that was even remotely related to Alan Wilson will never see another government contract. His story is over. -
Clark Bauer! He should push them up the bridge of his nose and say "Golly!" a lot.
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Episode 5 was just sooo boring, and predictable it would have been better and more of a twist if they killed Renee. It also would have been a little bit more believable if instead of Renee it was Tony who had contacts with the Russians. This season had better pick up
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Who thought that would be a good idea?
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They have never had a pointless side-story at CTU that was this lame and went on this long. Hopefully the producers realized this when they were shooting and the redneck will get Nikki-and-Pauloed.
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fuck the redneck character and fuck this direction the renee storyline is goin. the only reason i watch this show is jack bauer not freckles, although shes a great actress and its nothin against her. its just that its jacks show and it seems the writers are putting him aside. maybe that will turnaround soon, i hope
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I had wondered something similar to your comment. I mean how can these terrorists buy Jack's cover. I mean they must have no connections at all since you would think Jack would have at least popped up on news coverage or soemthing. Nevermind the fucking federal inquiry....lol
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"Is Fox plotting a Renee Walker spin-off?"
You and I both know, Herc, the #1 rule of this show:
Everybody dies.
Now, if you think Renee's shelf-life is going to extend past this (allegedly) final season, refer to The 24 Fan's Survival Guide, Rule #2:
If they didn't die, they're going to die.
I'm not even going to laundry list proof for these ground rules; in fact, I'm just going to reinforce that this show is, was, and always has been about Jack and Kiefer from Day 1. I'm surprised they even brought Tony back; it has always seemed as though if a popular, well-grounded character had roots then you'd better be looking at Rules #1 and #2.
Renee is super-popular, which encourages a read of Rule #3:
The more the fans dig the character, the more likely their death.
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Unfortunately Chloe must be an exception to Rules 1 and 2. Or is there a Rule 4 that says if everyone hates you then you get to stay alive?
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She's nuts!
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Feb 01, 2010 5:35:57 PM CST
I hope they stay with the Undercover Jack/Renee for awhile
by tall_boy66
It's different than usual and may have some small character character stuff as opposed to giant millions of people die from WMD-X or Y.
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Sackhoff's redneck ex or Chloe hiding a baby under her workstation??
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Every episode I watch of 24, I spend the episode hoping that this will be the episode Chloe gets killed off.
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Seriously?An international crisis, fucking nuke-u-lar material at large.Would you really send a retired, special ops burn-out and a disgraced, certified nutcase into the field together undercover?
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really enjoying this season so far, freddie prinze jr is shit, amd the redneck is a pain in the arse, and all the plodding bullshit of whether jacks going back to LA is piss annoying cos obviously he's going nowhere. but renne is a great character with a really good story arc, the undercover stuff is fucking awesome, and reminds me of the first season, with proper undercover spying and resisting the need to go stupidly ITS THE END OF THE WORLD yet and jacks got his sack back, all is well.
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right. right?
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Or rather, my TV is. I switch it off when 24 is broadcast. It's got to the point where every episode is interchangeable.
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Other than watching him fry, there is no redeeming value to wasting time on him. Have Starbuck come forward, reveal her identity, send tac team to apartment with guns blazing = move forward with story.
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LOL.
This season better pick up some steam. And why get Katee Sackoff to play against type? She's great at being tough bitch. Why ruin a good thing? -
Seriously, it was the best piece of Non-Keifer Sutherland/ Non-Carlos Bernard acting I've seen on the show since Charles Logan left the show.
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She's an angel and it doesn't have to make sense, this is about CHARACTERS not the plot. Next episode, she gets drunk and vomits.
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Feb 01, 2010 6:58:05 PM CST
I'm glad they haven't already given away the entire plot yet.
by linguo_is_dead
They seem to be actually BUILDING to the whole nuclear weapons thing...as opposed to blowing it in the first 2 hours. It's been good so far!
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I love Rack Bauer but this storyline with her crazy sucks. The writing sucks and the season so far is el' stinko. Assassination plot against a public official? They raided the f'ing White House last year for chrissakes. Let get some scary WMD or President-having-a-breakdown shit. Put Jack back on his own. And whats up with the tricked-out CTU and Sackoff in the evening dress at work? This season is desperate. Really, really reaching. Better pick up fast or I'm switching to Bones.
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That's what I call Renee. Best thing this season so far is Renee, everything else is really meh. this needs to pick up soon and deliver an unexpected twist or two--we're nearly a sixth of the way through and the sawed off thumb is about as twisty as its gotten. ZZZZZzzzzzzz.
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I'm sure they'll be a scary WMD just in time for the foregin leaders to show in New York at the UN for the later half of the season. If you wanta "scary WMD" and "Jack on his own" go see practically every single season of 24 ever made.
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Eastern European, former Soviet bloc country and some real danger. No U.S. President soap opera bullshit, no CTU politics, just Bauer, his Jack Sack and dealing with shit on his own. This season has been boring, formulaic and in some respects bad (the Sackhoff plot is the worst thing I've seen on "24" since season 6).
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Yeah, stick it in the Urals!
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Feb 01, 2010 7:53:05 PM CST
Sackhoff sucks. Hastimodo sucks. Want to see Rack sucking!
by hey_kobe_tell_me_how_my_ass_tastes
Sackhoff storyline truly does bite the big dildo -and it defy 's logic as well. How many fucking times can CTU be infiltrated by people using false identification?
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I love the parallel of Sackhoff as hillfolk Chloe and Jim and Joe-Bob as hillfolk Jack and Tony as they infiltrate a warehouse. Somehow, the plan needs to involve a pig.
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its so ridiculous that now I can't wait to see him.
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Feb 01, 2010 8:20:15 PM CST
How the fuck does he keep his cell phone battery charged?
by hey_kobe_tell_me_how_my_ass_tastes
He's on it 24/7 plus has all these killer apps.
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I'm actually ENJOYING the fact that this Season is BUILDING SLOWLY instead of beginning with a fast paced catastrophic event and then bogging down in a bunch of wheel spinning bullshit somewhere in the middle. What matters is HOW IT ENDS.They're barely a third of the way into the season, introducing a bunch of new characters, putting the pieces into play and you guys are griping about the change of pace. They're giving us Rack Bauer and Frack Bauer every week. Quit your Bitching!
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Feb 01, 2010 8:25:11 PM CST
Pace is fine, sackhoff storyline bites the big dildo
by hey_kobe_tell_me_how_my_ass_tastes
Keep bitchin
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will that appease you?
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Noassatall!
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Feb 01, 2010 8:33:14 PM CST
If she does it in the next five minutes, maybe
by hey_kobe_tell_me_how_my_ass_tastes
Otherwise...hold the phone rack in a towel! Towel rack!
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I'll tell you, the Renee story has to be the most tense this show has been in years. Seriously. It is best writing 24 has had in a very long time.
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Teary Eyed Frack
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Is SHAQ Bauer. Hahahaha
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My cover has been blown!
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Hit the Sack. Let you know I'm glad to be back...
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Really gets you right here.
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I don't think Vito Corleone would have done that.
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then came glasses bauer
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Most of the others tories are pretty much atypical. The Renee story is really well done and very well acted. Tense and very compelling.
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Yeah brother, Sackhoff is not working. But jaysin is on the money- the rednecks are so terrible they're actually entertaining me.
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NOBODY GIVES A SHIT, PLEASE STOP RUINING STARBUCK FOR US. thank you.
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Freckles Bauer is the only thing good about it. Jack driving around in the car (again), and THE REDNECK STORYLINE NEEDS TO END!!! I'm shocked that Freddie Prinze Jr. isn't the one ruining the show for me (Team Bauer is expanding.) Jack needs to give him and Freckles a Jack sack to make it official!
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is that Rene will do VERY BAD things to the Russki rapist once they're through with him and that will be her exit from the season. I'd love it if the redneck's friend turned out to be CTU counterintel running an internal security op against Walsh. Otherwise the rednecks bore me and should die.
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I wonder how many takes that scene went through...
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"Not the kind of conquest that would interest you, would it, Mr. Whatever-Your-Name Is."
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"...since I may be knocking on his door in a moment, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the Kings."
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Doesn't he normally play an Irishman? Looks familiar...
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No staying power. I thought for sure that Renee had yet to get in on with him, but looks like they got the deed done in the commercial break.
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the Invisible Man in LOEG, and the first vampire in Underworld 2.
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The moment that Leoben is about to talk and give CTU exactly what they need to solve this crisis, will be the moment Renee blows his brains out.
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Feb 01, 2010 10:43:31 PM CST
"I'm going dark" is code for "I'm having sex for 2 minutes"
by yackbacker
That Russian makes that American Pie kid look like a stud.
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activate lost talkback
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Yawn.
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Chloe ass shot? Really?
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But is anyone else bothered by Pres. Hassan's hair. It looks like he has a raccoon sitting on his head. And yeah the Dana Walsh shit is really starting to grate.
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Definitely the same hairstyle.
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with the crush/obsession with Frack Bauer.
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Feb 02, 2010 12:13:42 AM CST
You guys know...the Dana plot might turn out to be Genius
by chaseguy17
You guys are bashing it left and right, but you're kind of missing the obvious. You guys are bashing the fact that she got to work for CTU when her real name is Jenny and that this hick guy keeps ignoring her. Sounds like a mole to me. Writers are disguising her as a mole by having this plot annoy the heck out of us and making it seem like her cover might be blown and she might be fired. What if that isn't the reason she's freaking out. What if she's freaking out because she's a mole and needs to infiltrate CTU. Maybe she's the reason the drones couldn't prevent the helicopter from blowing up and why the drones are running on lag. Maybe she murdered the real Jenny and stole her identity. Maybe this hick guy is amazed that Jenny has settled down because he knows that Jenny is a psycho killer.
Keep an eye out for this. I wouldn't be suprised if next week Jenny / Dana somehow miraculously lucks out and hick and friend are killed trying to steal the money. They show will make us think that she might get caught because of this and that she will be going through the guilt of being a murder...but watch them reveal towards the end of the season that she knew exactly what she was doing. She knew that hick and friend would be killed and that was her plan. Watch this unravel and you'll be eating your complaints. Starbuck was meant to play this supreme mole role and i see her being a huge villain. Maybe even the one who kills Chloe. -
Renee in a black tank top pulling her hair back...looked like the perfect Lara Croft?
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This isn't the best season, but it isn't the worst...I actually like the Renee story line. She's channeling all the Jack-tension we've loved from previous seasons. Jack's just like the older veteran now that plays babysitter.
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than that Russian guy. And he's like 65, for fuck's sakes! And that ass shot of Chloe was glorious. They should have utilized a season first slow-motion for that rump.
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Damn it, not season first. Where is our damn edit button?
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It's cliche but well done, and Jack's clear affection for Renee is touching. This season should just end with them fucking for five minutes (a lifetime in 24 time) and then cut to the clock as they climax.
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is about as credible a disguise as when he turned invisible by pulling up his hoodie to sneak on a plane.
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..opinions on S8 so far?
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And Jack looks neat in glasses. Other than that, it's been pretty dull. Still hoping for an appearance of Incarcerated Almeida, though.
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She delivered last night. I too like Clark Bauer.
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...should have gone full Dark City for his disguise.
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And it still wouldn't be enough of a payoff at this point. Just have the rednecks get lost on their way to the warehouse or something.
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Best part of 24 by far. She is fucking hilarious. I never tire of her scowls, shitty attitude, and hissy fits. As ridiculous as she is, she rings totally true as a government techie to me. I fucking love it.
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AWESOME.
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Although her eye rolls are a bit more understated than most.
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Solid actor in everything he's in. Really liked him in Harper's Island.
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Heck, it worked for Michelle Dessler.
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Next week will be the 3rd, right? Doesn't bode well for everyone's favorite Russian rapist.
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I'm sick of tossing off over chloe. I mean I enjoy it, but it's tough work. Rack is much easier.
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But die in the process. Weird accent he's channeling there. I miss Sark and his exceptional taste in red wine. What happened to Sark at the end of the final Alias, by the way? Did he escape? I can't remember.
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So I think we can rule out any Jack/Renee hookup this season. At least not unless she drops by the pharmacy for a bottle of Summer's Eve.
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Sark is gonna go cold, Ice Cold now that his father has killed his brother.
I will bet my left nut that Sark is gonna off his own dad for what he's done.
Then he will take control of the "family" and not even sell the nuclear material and instead use it himself due to the anger and pain he is harboring after his brothers death.
Calling it right now.
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I'm actually beginning to dig this slow burn of a season.Yeah, I said it.
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even worth watching anymore? 24 was one of my favorite shows ever, but I have about 8 episodes from last year on my dvr that I just can't bring myself to watch, and haven't seen any of this year. I think it's over for me already. Shame.
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Rack Bauer is going to die. You heard it here first.
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By giving Renee oral! Yumm!
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She'd already have sent Naked Mandy to kill the redneck and his friend the first time he called. She sure wouldn't be jeopardizing the operation by helping his ass anyway. Don't worry, Chloe is on the case. This angle should be over by mid-season easily.
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According to the contradictory pussies on here, 24 is shit if it blows its wad in the first few episodes and its shit if its a slow burning character piece. Ummm, make your mind up, in fact, if you have all hated it since 2003, why the hell are you still watching it? Cancel your grandmas fox account or some shit, no-ones making you watch. Jeez, its no wonder the world is in a shit state. Too many takers and not enough givers.
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and skipping through the redneck crap. have no idea what they are up to. i think i saw blue prints or some such shit.
apart from that, this episode was a huge improvement.
i like it when the carrot top is treated like a whore.
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24 has always been one of my favorites. I look forward to it... anticipate watching it starting each January. Wow, this season is CRAP. What the hell is up with Kate Sackoff's stupid stupid stupid character. Is she really THAT stupid. Can she be THAT stupid. I record the show and I'm tempted to fast forward through all those subplots with her and her stupid jailbird boyfriend, I don't because I'm hoping that the writers will somehow tie it into the main plot. And I HATE what they've done to Freckles Bauer. She was such a strong female character, and now she's just a broken down mob bitch. Last season was really awesome. The breakout of the FBI building and Jack on the run as a rogue agent was one of the most exciting sequences of all the seasons. Now it just... lame and boring. How can Jack, who's such an awesome dude, be lame and boring?
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I still love Freckles Bauer, but I don't like that she's so broken. I don't find it entertaining to watch... I find it sad. And yes, I would be happy, and her character would be redeemed if she killed Sackoff and her redneck dumbass boyfriend and put that dumb subplot out of our misery.
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Glad to have them subtitle-ing that sequence. So I could understand what my fellow Bremer "buyer" actually said. Kiefer's grin while delivering "german" - priceless! That's what makes acting reaaaally difficult, doesn't it? Me? I love that season! And I had been continuosly disappointed since season 5.2... It's a slow burn - mostly character-driven. Very good! I'm so glad I never left the house of 24 and LOST! This year will be anyone's reward for true loyalty! I have Faith!
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I have to cover in the swan station - Gone? DAMMIT!
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When did this site become so prissy
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