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‘I Will Kill You Right Here,
Right Now!!!!’ 24 6.16!!

CHASE EDMUNDS? by Mirajeff	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:14:29 AM
Can I get a show of hands, hehe...
Let the guessing games begin... by Wldmk	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:19:08 AM
Probably not going to be someone THAT suprising, but i'm hopeful it'll be Curtis somehow, what with his death being a bad joke and all that. Then again, could be Berhooze for all we know...
Will Milo be arrested for the assault on Nadia? by My Ass Smells	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:22:45 AM
or did he just give her what she always wanted?
Mike Novick? by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:23:46 AM
That's my guess.
Did they reattach Chase's hand successfully? by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:25:57 AM
It's a tragedy that he would never get the full sensory benefit of Kim's breasts. That's probably why they broke up.
Possible last line of episode... by Wldmk	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:31:11 AM
From an occasionally accurate source: "...Get in, Jack. There's a lot I have to tell you" (said by someone whose identity supposedly shocks the hell out of Jack).. I know, not much, but thankfully it safely rules out Kim...
SPOILER!! by Hercules	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:33:35 AM
Widmik is quoting the supposed last line of the SEASON.
soul patch? by newc0253	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:36:27 AM
we're still operating on the assumption that he didn't really die? interesting.
isn't it that bich who supposedly got killed in china? by punto	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:36:43 AM
forgot her name. anyway, I was hoping for naked mandy.. too bad
I'm gonna have to go ahead with... by mr_macphisto	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:36:59 AM
...Audrey. Yep. Gotta be Audrey.
As for that supposed "last line" spoiler... by mr_macphisto	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:38:35 AM
...the only people I can think of that would shock the hell outta Jack at this point would be either Tony or Palmer (the good one.)
Day 6 - The day 24 lost its gravitas by The Selecter	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:49:29 AM
At this point, watching is mainly an exercise in seeing how bad the train wreck will ultimately be, not how they might save it. Painful but true. And the person who shows up at the end is Edgar -- "I'm hungry, can I eat your face?"
Spoiler last line of season speculation... by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:51:23 AM
Audrey? She's the only character whose death could have been really been realistically faked at this point. But I don't think those would be the first words she would say to him.
That says something, though, that I'm so eagerly... by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:53:39 AM
...speculating about the end of the season. I just want season 6 to end and not be so terrible that I'm not even willing to give season 7 a chance. I feel like I'm watching this show out of duty at this point.
I agree, Selecter... by mr_macphisto	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:53:52 AM
...this show needs a real shot in the arm, or new writers, or something. How I long for the days of Dennis Hopper and his ridiculous accent. Hell, at this point I'd even settle for Lou Diamond Phillips again.
It's the Chinese Guy! by GornPirate	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:54:28 AM
He always shows up at the worst possible moment for Jack. Sooner or later Jack is going to have to get pay back for the torture.
Hmm... 25th Amendment.. Where have I seen that before.. by TheSeeker7	Apr 2nd, 2007 03:37:31 AM
Yet another reason why I finally stopped watching this ludicrous show after last year. A duplicitous government underling attemps to invoke the 25th Amendment on the Cabinet to have the sitting President's abilities called into question? That sounds eerily familiar. No, don't say it... gimmee a minute, I know I can get this one...
Pardon my seriousness. by caninedevotion	Apr 2nd, 2007 04:16:51 AM
I would hardly call this season formulaic as much as anti-climatic. Enormous events have occurred, yet the only compelling/shocking thing I can think of was the revealing of the identity of Bluetooth Bauer. It bums me out, because a lot of you guys have really convincing arguments and it does make me enjoy the show a bit less. However, I think each season has had corny elements, so I wouldn't suggest that it has been "downhill since season one" or anything of that sort. It does seem that this season will require quite a large payoff to make good. I'm all for Tony returning, as ridiculous as that sounds. All seriousness aside, most seasons of 24 have been like one sweaty, dirty bed-bouncing session, sometimes with juicy, wonderful endings, other times with nations flaking and crusting in the hair around Jack Bauer's navel. This season basically began with an enormous premature cumshot and ever since it's just been one big cuddle session. I just hope that Bauer can work his libido back up for some very sloppy seconds that will save this season.
Victor Drazen, maybe? by Darth_Gonz	Apr 2nd, 2007 04:57:29 AM
Perhaps he no-sold the dozens of bullets jack pumped into him years before.
This show is killing me right here right now by ElPaw	Apr 2nd, 2007 05:58:49 AM
I never thought I'd say this, but I long for the days of Habib Marwan and Behrooooooooz
Meh. by Pennsy	Apr 2nd, 2007 06:24:06 AM

Lest we forget by Darth_Gonz	Apr 2nd, 2007 06:30:30 AM
Marwan and his 4,927,081 contingency plans, all of which worked to perfection, sans the last one.
Yeah this show.... by david19	Apr 2nd, 2007 06:42:03 AM
has definately gone downhill. I've been watching Season 1 on DVD, and this show has become almost a parody of itself. 24 needs to end.
The person is... by TopHat	Apr 2nd, 2007 06:58:12 AM
...HIS WIFE TERI!!!
I know (slaps forehead) by radjac33	Apr 2nd, 2007 07:14:25 AM
Its Agent Baker, havent seen him since season two. I think he went to Australia or something?
At least Marwan had plans. by ElPaw	Apr 2nd, 2007 07:35:33 AM
These terrorists are just sitting around in a field with a few snukes waiting to be killed off by Jack one by one. What are they waiting for? Some autistic kid to give them access to a nuke power plant - for what? They already have snukes. They should have set off all 5 simultaneously. These are the most boring terrorists of all 6 seasons. There's just no sense of threat from them.
And the returning character is...(drumroll) by biggles2_22	Apr 2nd, 2007 07:42:34 AM
William f-ing DeVane and he's got a plan to rescue a quite-alive Audrey from China! Chew on THAT TB-heads!
I want Mandy, Goddammit! by I Dunno	Apr 2nd, 2007 07:49:00 AM
Just one episode. Get onscreen, kill a lot of people, get naked, make out with a girl and leave. Typical Mandy stuff. I don't ask for a lot. Pretty much the only person not named as not being the mystery guest is Father Heller.
Ice Cube Whitey's Bitch by EvilWizardGlick	Apr 2nd, 2007 07:51:01 AM
Jesus, Ice Cube was once a badass rapper. A Gangster thug leading his community. Now he does kiddie Disney films. God talk about being owned by the man. Sad, just sad.
The South Park 24 ep was more realistic than by eppdude	Apr 2nd, 2007 08:19:17 AM
this entire season of 24. This show has almost become a self-parody. I still love it, but damn it all. When Wayne woke up last week, completely lucid and stopped the attack, that was it for me. Seriously.
Fonzie is approaching the ramp... by Garbageman33	Apr 2nd, 2007 08:42:58 AM
Jesus, I haven't seen something go downhill this fast since Franz Klammer in the '76 Olympics.
Oh, and EvilWizardGlick by Garbageman33	Apr 2nd, 2007 08:44:17 AM
The NWA thread you're looking for is at thesource.com.
hmmm...24 or NCAA Championship? by just pillow talk	Apr 2nd, 2007 08:47:16 AM
In past seasons this would be a no brainer decision, unless Uconn was in the championship. So they bring back Wayne essentially from the icy grip of death, but they can't bring back Tony!??!! Just rub some dirt on him and he'll be as good as new!
yeah this show... by tranpkp1	Apr 2nd, 2007 08:48:30 AM
I agree....Ive been a stuanch 24 fan.....ever since catching the show midway 1st season. Turned a lot of converts over to the show. The REAL problem of the show is yes its anticlimatic. They do everything in the first 4 hours. And at this point that have absolutely killed ALL the people I give two craps about. Buchanon is kewl but if they off'd him I'd not really trip out. I'm kewl w/ suspending blief and joined the Jack Bauer total badass cult; but the fact that EVERYTHING revolves around him is lame. EVERY bad guy's directly related to him, his UK counterpart he left for dead, his mistress Nina, Bluetooth Bauer, Darth Bauer....kinda lame.
I really thought Bob was going to do him in... by jimbojones123	Apr 2nd, 2007 08:59:16 AM
Even Dresden was kinda worried. Good thing to see this guy going post-24. BTW -- BOB IS UG! SWEET -- I love me some Crite shooting! "Power of the Night" should have been a pop hit too. Too bad marketing from Critters didn't meet up with Greatest American Hero marketing.
The perosn is by emeraldboy	Apr 2nd, 2007 09:16:02 AM
Nina Myers
Last Scene Of The Season... by uss cygnus	Apr 2nd, 2007 09:18:51 AM
Los Angeles itself is nuked and wasted by the last snuke. The US retailiates with the proposed nuclear strikes against Iran and Syria, and World War III has begun. Jack stumbles through of the rubble of CTU to the roof with a group of survivors, where a military helicopter lands. The door slides open, and it's Michael Biehn as a Secret Service Agent! He extends his hand and says "Come with me if you want to live." The camera pans over Biehn's shoulder to Tony who says "Get in, Jack." it then pans over Tony's shoulder to David Palmer, who says "...We have a lot to talk about." Cut back to Jack's stunned face as he is pulled into the chopper as we SLAM to black, followed by...TO BE CONTINUED....unngh! Plop! unngh! Plop! unngh! Plop!
or ..... by emeraldboy	Apr 2nd, 2007 09:30:56 AM
A former Head of CTU. The one before bill buchanan. I cant remember his name. Wasnt there a former Head of CTU who was forced to resign or something cant remember his name. It is possibly Audery Heller Raines. David Palmer is unlikely as his terri bauer. It would be a hell of shock if it Were tony cause he died. Season 7 will be the season where they take down the daniels presidency. He is Evil. Okaying Palmer's return and then going to the AG to strip palmer of his presidency is nasty.
The 24 sketch on by emeraldboy	Apr 2nd, 2007 09:34:30 AM
the uk comedy sketch show Dead ringers was funny. Who here saw Bremners superb impersonation on Gordon Ramsay on Sat evening in the UK. Brilliant.
How about... by Optimus_Chris	Apr 2nd, 2007 09:42:52 AM
Mike Novick?
That last line of the season by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 09:48:19 AM
Please, God, let it be spoken by Tony. You know he's just sitting at home, hopeing that the producers will call him. It will probably be Audrey and I won't give a shit that she is alive.
Last scene of the season by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 09:53:03 AM
It starts to snow, the camera pans out and we realize that this season was just in Jack's mind when some crazy Chinese guy slams a snowglobe against his head. And Scene.
Nice, Mcpoops... by bralli	Apr 2nd, 2007 10:09:37 AM
That got a smile out of me... Nice St. Elsewhere reference. :)
the last scene of the season finale should be... by My Ass Smells	Apr 2nd, 2007 10:40:54 AM
all of this season's 24 writers being put into one room and then being nuked.
the last scene of the season finale should be... by My Ass Smells	Apr 2nd, 2007 10:41:03 AM
all of this season's 24 writers being put into one room and then being nuked.
the last scene of the season finale should be... by My Ass Smells	Apr 2nd, 2007 10:41:09 AM
all of this season's 24 writers being put into one room and then being nuked.
It should end like the South Park episode ..... by kinghenryVIII	Apr 2nd, 2007 10:44:15 AM
"Cloey, I'm uploading a photot to you now." "What is it Jack?" "It's my balls, not focus."
OR... by uss cygnus	Apr 2nd, 2007 10:50:56 AM
Russian Paratroops invade, and Jack heads to the Mountains with Powers Boothe. WOLVERINES.
I think the show is getting better now. by Cotton McKnight	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:05:39 AM
Last week was the first week in probably about 8 where the action and drama started to pick up, and I think it's going to start getting good again. It's really interesting how this was one of the best seasons premise wide, but quickly became THE worst season overall. If I were to pinpoint where it went off the rails, I would say it was about when Graem Bauer died. At that point the "big conspiracy" was out the window, and we realized that this ALL had to do with Jack Bauer's daddy being a heartless SOB. I really thought the bluetooth group was going to be something much, much bigger than this. Something on a global scale.. you know, the kind of stuff Alex Jones talks about. And that's just it- last year was so good because at the end of the day, you just KNEW that Jack Bauer couldn't possibly save the world because he really had no idea how deep the rabbit hole was. The only thing he could really achieve was a delay. Kind of like Sarah Connor stopping skynet or something. By contrast, this year is just so very linear.. just chasin' bad guys around. Oh and lets not forget Morris and his alcohol problem. Oy Vey!
by process of elimination... by maxwell's hammer	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:24:31 AM
...the returning character will finally be...Zombie Xander Berkely!
its baker by radjac33	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:27:44 AM
he finds a hatch that leads back to ctu. yeah in the same room terri and nina were killer in. What a twist.
What's happening to 24!?!?!? by echobase	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:29:16 AM
I hate to say this, but I agree with all those people who aren't so happy with 24 this year! I used to be (and probably still am) the biggest fan: got all the 5 seasons on DVD (and watched them all at least 3 times), even got the T-shirt, the videogame and the boardgame... but let's face it, this season is a bit of a self-parody! Jack seems superman. The real-time factor ludicrous (people travelling half of LA in 5 minutes) The plots are too far-fetched. The threats probably are too big to be belieavable Jack has got too little screen-time You don't really care about any the characters The twists are too predictable It's all a been-there done-that seen-that before season, just bigger and louder and silier The Soap-like storylines are plain silly How many damn nuclear bombs can we have exploding in LA? How many moles do we need inside the goverment? I really hope the writer can learn from the fans' reactions to this rather lame season. We need to go back to basics, to more intimate, stronger stories which are more character driven as opposed to nuclear bombs driven!!
I liked the 24 game by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:31:23 AM
It was some mindless fun.
i agree: day 6 is getting better by newc0253	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:42:14 AM
i was underwhelmed by day 5 (first few hours = excellent but went real flat after the nerve gas attack on CTU), and have been pretty mixed about day 6 as well: i liked the nuke and fucked-up jack, but everything else has been kinda hokey: the president's whiny sister, the incompetent FBI detention facility, flat-footed washington politics, and chloe's husband's drinking problem. even the family bauer stuff was kind of weak (his dad's an arch-villain? really?). but the last couple of hours (starting with the manny coto & david fury scripted 6.14) have shown an improvement. p.s. i reckon the person with the last line of the season will turn out to be evil nina's evil clone. you know it makes sense.
I liked the FBI Dem Apples guy from Good Will Hunting by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:49:11 AM
I wish he would have said "How do you like dem apples?" When the President's whiney sister's boytoy got fucked up.
Right here Right Now, You are gonna face Justice by nahdogg	Apr 2nd, 2007 11:57:36 AM
I will kill you right here right now...1 season apart. Keifer-writers-please 24 is a great concept but let's lighten up on the retreading of old ground. I completely disagree with the anti-torture angle the show is taking with terrorists. If Jack did it in the past, he would do it now with Gredenko! Jack has established himself as a "by any means necessary" character. 3 nukes are rolling around LA and Jack decides to play nice with Gredenko?!?!He'd be snipping fingers just like he did with MR. Ambassador of Russia.
I know it's been said: but WTF - 25th again??? by Russman	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:02:12 PM
It's like they keep recycling the same stuff all the time. But then again, this time they faked having a mole in CTU so maybe Wayne will have someone snap the VPs neck. Or maybe he'll just fire the guy.
Here's what's wrong with 24... by jimmy_009	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:02:41 PM
...it's the same damn thing every season! After season 3 I caught on. Even though the story's are always different, they're exactly the same. Why this show keeps getting praise: more explosions, bigger budget. If they had balls they would have changed the main character every season. Get a new guy with a completely different profession to put through the ringer. The fact that this crap has happened to Jack Bauer not once, not twice, but 6 damn times must be hard for even the most die hard fans to stomach. Jack interrogates suspect! Jack get's tortued! Someone is a spy! Someone in the White House is in on it! Now what season am I discribing? Who the hell knows. Cancel this show.
Echobase by nahdogg	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:02:47 PM
I'm with Echo...character driven more intimate seasons were better. The nukes driving this season(oh and killing off the best characters over the last 2 seasons) has been a big hit to the show. My only hope is that they regroup in the last quarter of this season and take the show out of LA next season. 24 Bejing or 24 NY would be awesome. Jack in fish out of water-renegade would be awesome.
just plop Jack on Survivor by just pillow talk	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:11:27 PM
and have him snap everyone's neck. Jack wins. When does Heroes come back?
He's The Only Lead We Have by Hebalo	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:11:58 PM
The thing that is killing 24 (IMHO) is the time constraint. Because the writers have to pad out the story to make it last the entire season, we get episode after episode where Jack has to track down Flunky X so that he can cough up the name of Flunky Y, and so on, ad infinitum. This season started off big, but is boring me silly right now. Boring sideplots with the Prez Sister, with Logan, with Morris's drinking, yawn......
Next Season: 24 in Green Bay by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:13:09 PM
Jack must save Brett Farve from a crazed Vikings fan. He's a fish out of water and has trouble getting around because of the snow. Hours 12-15 can deal with him trying to get the chains on his tires. Riveting.
The Next Season: 24 in Seattle by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:16:27 PM
Jack is a fish out of water again, but this time he has to stop a nuclear bomb that has been hidden in downtown Seattle. Watch as Jack tortures countless coffee makers and then gets stuck in traffic driving to Tacoma. Exciting stuff.
How can you have the 25th... by seanny_d	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:17:55 PM
amendment without Mike Novick? That man's implemented it TWICE already. He's an expert. Bring that bitch in and show them how to warp the constitution, Mikey!
Season after that: 24 in Little Rock by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:19:30 PM
President Clinton has been kidnapped and there is a nuke in the Clinton Library. But Jack has eaten at Cici's Pizza and now has to battle the Hershey Squirts while being a fish out of water.
Final Season: 24 in Goose Creek by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:22:42 PM
Jack is a fish out of water again. This time he's got 24 hours to stop a terrorist from releasing a poison that affects moss. That and there is a nuke somewhere in Charleston. Throw in a coup at the White House and you've got another season of 24.
Keifer needs to stop drinking by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:24:19 PM
Jack is barely on the show anymore. Me thinks Keifer got tired of the 5 a.m. calls.
Season After That: 24 in Massachussets by uss cygnus	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:29:05 PM
Jack Goes out Drinking with Ted Kennedy, John Kerry says he actually voted FOR the shots of whiskey before he voted AGAINST them, Michael Dukakis drives a tank through CTU, and Jack escapes from the bottom of the Chappaquddick in order to stop the Kennedys from blowing up a wind farm outside their compound on Martha's Vineyard. Jimmy Fallon and Rachel Dratch have a cameo as CTU Moles at Fenway Park.
Last lines of the season. by BillyPilgrim	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:31:03 PM
Jack neutralizes all of the terrorist cells and captures Fayed. Bauer to Fayed : "All your base are belong to us!" Fayed to Bauer : "What you say!!"
familiar character = NINA! by ultragoregrind	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:35:23 PM
why am i the first to think this?! c'mon slackers!
2 years after cancellation: 24 in Scranton by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:37:52 PM
Jack Bauer is teamed up with Agent Michael Scarn as the try to find a kidnapped Pam, a hostage situation at Chili's, and there might be a nuke in the warehouse. Karen is set up as a mole by Jan and the season ends with Angela shooting Dwight in the back.
Because Jack already fucked Nina up by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:40:27 PM
She was pretty much dead in season 3 ultragoregrind.
3 Years After Cancellation 24: Joliet by uss cygnus	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:44:52 PM
Jack ends up as head of surveillance at Harrah's Riverboat Barge Casino in Joliet. "DAMMIT! THAT CHIP FILL SHOULD BE GOING TO BJ 211, NOT ROULETTE! AND PATCH ME THROUGH TO THE BUFFET! WE HAVE NO TIME! THAT IS AN ABUSIVE WASTE OF FOOD! DAMMIT!"
by ultragoregrind by emeraldboy	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:44:53 PM
I called it first. Once they ditched the real time thingy the show died and what killed it this season was fox/sky's decision was to show the first six hours in double episodes. thus killing any tension the show had.
but did we ever SEE the death? by ultragoregrind	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:45:15 PM
no on screen death = all bets are off imo :) (lol @ the idea of a zombie nina though)
ah crap by ultragoregrind	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:46:52 PM
i stand corrected - nina's gone. MY BAD! season 3 seems like forever ago.
Xander berekley by emeraldboy	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:48:24 PM
wow that would be cool. George Mason. but wait he died. shoot.
Not reading anything till after episode... by Alonzo Mosely	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:48:30 PM
won't be spoiled, just hope this episode has something to excite... I hate the fact I am enduring 24... I mean 24, one of my favorite shows of all time, and I am just sitting there hoping for something... How the mighty have so quickly fallen... Bring back Ryan Chapelle as a Zombie and make Jack have to kill him again...
Didn't we see it? by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:49:54 PM
Jack capped her ass, it showed her dead (or dead looking) and then Chappelle or Tony mentions Nina's death later on.
Same thing every season complaint by nahdogg	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:54:54 PM
The show is about counter terrorism so there is a common theme. If you want to talk about repetitive, how about House? We have a medical mystery the first 5 treatments have no affect and the last treament will kill or cure the patient. Works everytime. Or Lost...We're in the cage, we're out of the cage, we're back in the cage, let's make out, let's fight, ad nauseum.
As much as I love 24, it's gone downhill by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:55:24 PM
I think it's because I don't give a shit about the supporting characters. They could kill off everyone at CTU and It would only matter because Nadia is hot. The White House could be nuked and who would care? The only interesting supporting character is Vice President Curly Bill. Think back to all the characters they've killed off. Palmer, Nina, Tony, Michelle, Palmer's bitch wife, President Nixon (I guess he's dead and I can't remember his name), Mason, Chapelle, and I'm sure I've forgot a bunch. All more interesting and better than the shit we have now. Not to mention all of the characters who have disappeared or moved on to different shows.
Mr. Mcpoops by ultragoregrind	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:56:16 PM
we did - brain fart on my end. wikipedia corrected me. look for my mia culpa a few posts back :)
The point of that last post by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2007 12:57:07 PM
was that you cared about the supporting characters, so the story didn't suck when Jack was a part of the subplots. Now it's boring as hell when Jack isn't shooting or torturing.
Just how bad is this season? by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:10:00 PM
Most of y'all complain about Morris' alcohol subplot, and that's one of the few things that brings a smile to my face at this point.
which is why DarthCorleone... by just pillow talk	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:12:55 PM
the season is so bad. The sheer craziness of the Logan stabbing is my fave so far this year. Bad, just bad.
Come on guys by isildur29	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:15:10 PM
Every season of 24 has what I refer to as the "shit 8 hours until we can get to plot C and wrap up the season" some seasons its short some seasons it is long. The writers have explosive openings to the seasons and awesome endings that leave you wanting more. They just are hit and miss in the middle, but it has always been like this. Seasons 1, 3, & 5 IMO have the "best middles" while 2 , 4, and now 6 seem to just be on cruise control until they head into the last few hours of whatever new crisis arises. Real fans recognize this. Complain. Understand. Then rejoice and forget about it until next season has a slow middle and they recall..."oh ya every season has". 24 is awesome and I bet when the last few weeks roll around we'll forget all about these TBs
BUT isildur29... by just pillow talk	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:16:56 PM
never has a season had such unforgettable characters surrounding Jack.
Pillow talk by nahdogg	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:22:27 PM
Do you mean forgettable characters surrounding Jack?
Yeah, isildur29... by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:23:49 PM
...but I agree with just pillow talk about the weakness of the supporting characters. And, while past seasons have certainly had lulls, apart from a few strong moments (not even episodes - moments), this entire season has been a big lull for me. In my opinion it goes beyond the mid-season lull factor. I never felt this disenchanted before. I'm just not having fun anymore. Watching feels like homework.
pillow talk... by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:24:27 PM
Yeah, I agree the Logan stabbing was definitely in the top two or three highlights.
Bring back President Green Lantern! by jimbojones123	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:25:24 PM
He had promise. Maybe he hasn't gone all Al Gore too.
Invisotext said sombebody MAY by jimbojones123	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:29:52 PM
show up the last minute. MAY. May not also. I'm glad Dr. Hume or whoever that was is no longer giving scene by scene play by play. Also even much happier that the spoilers aren't 2-3 weeks old anymore.
DarthCorleone by jimbojones123	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:45:32 PM
I'd rather call the Logan stabbing one of the worst things. Bring the guy back for 3 epis and have him go out like that. Why bring him in? Pointless.
nope nahdogg... by just pillow talk	Apr 2nd, 2007 01:46:47 PM
I was being sarcastic with the all-star lineup of supporting characters that are carrying this season on their mighty shoulders.
emeraldboy, I think you figured it out by TVguy4566	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:08:07 PM
In response to the overwhelming popularity of Heroes, they bring back George Mason. The double dose of radiation has given him super powers of creating overwhelming radioactive energy whenever he gets upset. Jack will have a vision of Mason blowing up Los Angeles. Kim returns later in the season and we find out that she has become a LA Lakers cheerleader and has also become indestructable (much to the dismay of Kim haters and cougars everywhere). Chloe will develop powers to stop time and time travel and she and Morris travel around the country in search of a mystical laptop that will allow Chloe to control her powers. Ok, it is actually kinda obvious that Audrey will be the one who returns, but it was fun thinking about Elisha Cuthbert in a Lakers cheerleading outfit for a few minutes.
Wasn't there somebody at the end of a season by jimbojones123	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:17:58 PM
that sailed off on a boat. I believe it was with Nina or Mandy, but I'm not sure. Desmond won't be back probably, but maybe the assassin chick he was with? Anybody figure out that PDA program that makes it light on fire?
ok i admit by isildur29	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:51:41 PM
these characters aren't nearly as good as Palmer ver 1.0, Tony, Chase, Chappelle, Michelle, previous versions of Chloe, hell even Audrey...but I think Bill and Morris are pretty awesome. I also think that the reason for the weak cast is because next season Jack may go it alone or have a very small cast. If not then they need to make us care about these characters alot more because like y'all said right now I could care less about any of them unless Nadia is naked :)
On another note by isildur29	Apr 2nd, 2007 02:55:16 PM
The whole reason Desmond showed up on the show was because in 2008 Jack Bauer lands on the LOST island. Except he gets no flashbacks he just spends his one hour episode solving every LOST mystery and torturing the smoke monster. Sorry Lindleloff and Cuse I just revealed the biggest spoiler ever. (i like LOST by the way)... Jack v. Locke v. Jack MAN OF SCIENCE, MAN OF FAITH, MAN OF BULLETS AND TORTURE
Jack could never go it alone by TVguy4566	Apr 2nd, 2007 03:00:20 PM
Part of the reason we have some of these weaker characters and plotlines is because they stretch Keifer Sutherland pretty thin as it is. Sutherland probably has more scenes than the average one hour drama lead. You dwindle the cast much more than it is and Keifer will have to work 20 hours a day, seven days a week just to get the episodes done. These weak assed characters and storylines are a neccessary evil to keep the show alive and not take a year and a half to film one season.
tvguy by isildur29	Apr 2nd, 2007 03:03:01 PM
sorry by go it alone I mean no CTU of course he'd need new characters like evil china men
evil china men huh by radjac33	Apr 2nd, 2007 03:07:23 PM
He'll need Korean backup then, cue Agent Baker's return.
isildur29 by TVguy4566	Apr 2nd, 2007 03:28:53 PM
The problem is that they would have to introduce about a half dozen to a dozen new characters if they dumped CTU. They could never do the show with one storyline. They need subplots to substain the show whether it is CTU or a half dozen new characters who have storylines independent of Jack. My guess is that many of the characters will be flushed out more and made more interesting over time. Personally, I found Chloe annoying initially and if you read these boards the season she was introduced, I wasn't alone. They tweaked her character to make her more interesting. Michelle Dessler wasn't all that interesting initially. President Logan was a horrible character when he was first introduced and was only used as a plot devise to bring back former President Palmer. He turned into one of the better 24 villians. I really didn't think much of Bill Buchanon when he was first introduced, but he developed into a good character. I think the biggest problem this year is that they introduced so many new characters and many of the returning characters have been out of the picture for a while (Milo and to a certain extent Wayne Palmer since he was only in a few episodes last year). They haven't been able to flush them out in anyway yet. I think it would be a mistep to introduce a whole new batch of characters because there would be no emotional involvement from the viewer. That is the problem with the format of this show, character development is something that cannot be done overnight. Most of the siupporting characters are pretty generic and circumstances over time shape their characters. That is the catch-22 of this show. You need to kill off characters to keep the show interesting, but you need time to make supporting characters interesting enough to kill. I think the bloodbath of last year has kinda bit them in the ass this year.
Look, I'm telling ya guys... by biggles2_22	Apr 2nd, 2007 03:33:31 PM
the mystery guest at the end will be William f-ing DeVane wanting Jack to help him track down his long-in-the-face daughter. Did anyone ever verify that he died in S4?
I've seen the returning cast member... by wetzello	Apr 2nd, 2007 03:38:47 PM
and it's the cougar, ripping Kim's head off and throwing it around like a chew toy. I thought, "wow...viewer discretion advised, but this is foul with Kim's head all bleeding and stuff." But I looked over at Kurt Russell and he was laughing pretty hard, so I guess it's OK.
jimbojones...biggles by DarthCorleone	Apr 2nd, 2007 04:01:25 PM
Jimbo>> I wasn't thrilled that they brought Logan back just to throw him away so quickly. I agree it was a waste. Nevertheless, I stand by my statement that Martha's and Logan's one scene was a highlight of the season. Well-acted and just fun to watch. biggles>> William Devane's character is not dead. (And it was season 5 where he had the near-death experience driving off the cliff.) The reason I don't think that's much of a cliffhanger is that we already know for certain that he's not dead. Why would Jack be so "shocked" to see him, as the spoiler describes? Maybe that is the final moment of the season, but the description here overrates the surprise/cliffhanger nature of the moment if so.
The problem is... by MJAYACE	Apr 5th, 2007 07:29:30 AM
They did the nuke thing at the beginning of this season. Everything realistic is downhil from there. What do they do next? Have Jack save the planet from the Death Star? Jack going "Die Hard" on a "Speed" ing cruiseship? Jack having to rocket up and destroy a incoming astroid before it hits the earth while finding long lost daughter Liv Tyler? Jack traveling back in time to hunt T-Rexes and comes back to this time to see the world has completely changed? Jack take a break, goes to rustle cattle in the west, and has to save an Indian tribe from the excesses of casino gambling and MD 20/20? I don't know where they can take the show from here, not to mention a movie. I do disagree with most--I thought season 5 was the best since the first. Season 4 was the worst.
wa-hoo, get this baby to the top talkbacks by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 07:55:52 AM
not too hard right now...
3rd post in past 24 hours by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 07:56:19 AM
wa-hoo!
Dr Who must not win by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 07:56:46 AM
must be #2
poor 24 by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 07:57:38 AM
This TB was one of the best ones (in terms of responses) this year...
24 needs to stop being so venomy... by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 08:01:01 AM
and go back to its cheadlistic roots.
Add another comment to push by indyjonez100	Apr 5th, 2007 08:04:36 AM
Add another comment to push the 24 comment up to the top, and by the way, who was the character we were supposed to see that was from episodes past?
LOST talkback? by indyjonez100	Apr 5th, 2007 08:06:00 AM
So where is everyone gathering for the LOST talkback?
I didn't realize someone was supposed to pop by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 08:11:44 AM
up in this episode from a prior season. Then again, every episode is so forgettable I can't tell you what just happened.
double digit posts! by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 08:16:39 AM
24 is back baby!
Lost Tempory Replacement -- Post away!!! by jimbojones123	Apr 5th, 2007 08:58:40 AM
Reminded me of Parent Trap VI last night. All I kept thinking throughout the episode was "Lets get together...Yeah Yeah Yeah" What a weird episode. This is the first one this year I really didn't like. I loved all the other episodes, yes even the polar bear one. But not this. Maybe it's because I hate Kate. Good for her mom giving her the metaphorical finger. She said it strait up. "You killed him in cold blood." Guess what, how 'bout you talk to mamma and have her and you move out. Go to Seattle or something. Don't blow up a house.
Old Invisotext is back -- HAHAHA Eat that HERC by jimbojones123	Apr 5th, 2007 09:03:04 AM
Shame on you for erasing the original invisotext and replacing it with Dr. Hume's lates book report of the episode. Spoilers/Teasers okay. Editoral idiot recaps by Dr. Hume -- Stupid for almost 2 months now. Either have him write more smarter -- or don't post his garbage. Is the character returning actually going to be in the finale? Or in an upcoming epi. Or just bad info. It's okay to be wrong Herc, but fess up like a big boy, don't pretend it didn't happen. I blame the whole site going down on your coverup conspiracy.
Apparantly the "surprise" character at the end was... by DildoBaggins	Apr 5th, 2007 09:03:46 AM
A president who actually has a set! America... FUCK YEAH! Nuke 'em!
And why Locke left by indyjonez100	Apr 5th, 2007 09:04:45 AM
and now Locke is with the Others but we saw that coming. Looks like next week we get more answers with Juliet's back story.
Oh Juliette by jimbojones123	Apr 5th, 2007 09:11:13 AM
Why did you try to trick Kate, they will never trust you now.
Trouble by Knobules	Apr 5th, 2007 10:11:26 AM
Regina King Not enough Jack Milo and Nadia stupid soap opera Palmer hiring a nutjob as VP Jack is hamburger and running around like an athlete. Regina King Chloe no longer any fun Dad Graem Jack thing came and went. Oh and Regina King She is SO horrible I cant even watch her. Its getting to the point where I Tivo the last 5 minutes and thats the only thing worth watching. Sad.
Sorry about the pathetic punctuation by Knobules	Apr 5th, 2007 10:12:23 AM
Thats my problem this season
punctuation is an evil, dark thing by just pillow talk	Apr 5th, 2007 10:31:49 AM
one must be wary of it and keep an ever so vigilant eye on it FU period! But not you exclamation mark, you are my friend
SPOILER: 24-LOST-Heroes Crossover Finale by Calculon	Apr 5th, 2007 12:39:54 PM
We find out that the bomb blowing up Manhattan is really a terrorist plot from an ex-CTU operative (damnit!) who is now working for the Dharma Initiative. Or else it's Desmond, on another one of his time-jumps. It seems Charlie was watching the big screen in Times Square, and a runaway hotdog cart was going to kill him, so Desmond strapped Ted Sprague (aka Geico Caveman) to a chair and had Jack Bauer interrogate him until he exploded.
24 has lost too many heros by jimbojones123	Apr 5th, 2007 12:58:20 PM
that's the big complaint.
The familiar character will be... by Sadat Quoraishi	Apr 5th, 2007 12:59:48 PM
Charles Logan. Nobody has said he died and he could have been resuscitated in that ambulance. Or Devane. Or Audrey. Or that German agent that Jack double-crossed.
Speaking of the German agent... by Calculon	Apr 5th, 2007 01:30:53 PM
He was none other than Lost's Desmond! See?!? The threads are already being woven...
the season 6 revolving door by Mogwai Democracy	Apr 5th, 2007 02:31:00 PM
White Castle terrorist guy: Hello. Goodbye. Curtis: Hello. Goodbye Main terrorist leader guy who was helping the president (one of the few interesting characters this season): Hello. Goodbye. Bluetooth Bauer: Hello. Goodbye. Papa Bauer: Hello. Goodbye. Logan: Hello. Goodbye. Crazy Martha: Hello. Goodbye. Aaron Pierce: Hello. Goodbye 24 must have hired them all as "temp workers" in order to avoid paying them health insurance.
Wait...what DID happen to Papa Bauer? by SantiagoAtez	Apr 5th, 2007 03:19:41 PM
Did he just disappear? I can only watch this show in the background...giving it my attention just makes my ears bleed with cheese.
for the cry babies by RinRockRock	Apr 5th, 2007 03:57:20 PM
Every season has it's high and lows. Don't make out season one as a jewel either people, the show didn't hit its stride until much later. If 24 is so bad, go watch the Unit. There's nothing worse than reading a bunch of whinners without an ounce of creativity bitch this much.
I did two big LOST discussion points... by DarthCorleone	Apr 5th, 2007 05:27:18 PM
...but no more LOST talkback. Oh, and Papa Bauer got that magical one-minute head start that enabled him to outrun Jack Bauer.
jimbojones123 by PwnedByStallone	Apr 6th, 2007 11:07:21 AM
Kate's mom was a bitch. She murdered him in cold blood but her father beat her mother and sexually abused her when she was a kid. apparently her cunt mom doesn't mind that her husband diddled his own daughter.
what a boring episode by Demosthenes2	Apr 6th, 2007 12:46:48 PM
Something finally happened at the end at least, although I'm not sure I like where that ending will direct the plot (oh no! Crazy president!). Was it Audrey Raines who was supposed to pop up and didn't?

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