Originally Posted By cstephens I had seen both Kim Raver's and William Devane's credit at the beginning, so when the crisis was resolved and they hadn't shown up yet, I knew they still had to go there. Neither this finale nor the one for "Heroes" was really quite what I expected - anti-climactic a bit in both cases. I was really unsatisfied that Phillip really didn't have to answer for anything he did, but I'm not sure if we're supposed to feel that way - the same way Jack feels. I liked Jack's outburst to Heller about what Heller had said, and that Jack had only done what Heller and people like him had asked Jack to do. It is really unfair that they go to Jack to do the unthinkable and yet he also gets blamed for doing what he has to do, what no one else can do, to get the job done. Yet Heller's words rang true as well - Jack has been entrenched in this so long that he can never really get out - he's always going to be dragged back in. There was a resolve in Jack at the end, but I don't know if letting Kim go would make him more reckless or more determined than usual. I thought at the end, Jack was going to just put the gun to his head and pull the trigger. /cs
Originally Posted By NYthrillseeker I thought the finale was extremely predictable from Jack's father dieing, to Doyle's whining "the circuit board was a fake!", to Daniels' arresting Karen, and then letting her off. Very predictable as it went along, although entertaining. I absolutely loved Jack's line to Heller (I may be off a word words): "As you should know, I'm pretty good at hiding, and if you send someone after me, I'll kill him, I'm pretty good at that too." That was classic. All in all, not a bad ending, though I was disappointed for the first time this season, I hope they change things up next season and it gets better.
Originally Posted By DAR I thought last night was in line with what the season was, just okay. It's still a good show, but I want it to be a great show, which is what it's been in the previous five seasons. Is it me or do you wish the news wouldn't have told us how many seasons Kiefer is signed on for? That last scene of him looking over the cliff may have created some tension of whether or not he may have jumped. I don't think he would have, it would have been out of character. But some of the suspense is taken out of the equation knowing Jack is going to live no matter what.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Is Jack's father really dead...and did the device die with him? Good question. The boat was sitting right there behind him as Jack ran away. Why not put a bullet or two into the boat?
Originally Posted By DAR Or better yet, why didn't Jack get on the boat instead of jumping onto the helicopter?
Originally Posted By cstephens DAR wrote: > Is it me or do you wish the news wouldn't have told us how many seasons Kiefer is signed on for? Well, they're gonna have to announce how many seasons the show's been picked up for. Kiefer will be there as long as the show runs. It's pretty obvious that there is no "24" without Kiefer. > Or better yet, why didn't Jack get on the boat instead of jumping onto the helicopter? I don't believe he would have been able to get far enough away on the boat in time before the missiles hit the derrick and all the shrapnel and such, whereas the helicopter is faster. /cs
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I really thought they might be grooming Rick Schroeder to take over for Kiefer. In fact, that could still happen. His character seemed more flawed than Jack. And, after getting the bomb in the face he is going to have a bigger chip on his shoulder. I think this season proved they are going to have to change some ingredients in the formula to keep the show fresh.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We also were waiting for Jack to jump or shoot himsel (not that we wanted him to die mind you . You know, a typical cliff hanger when we would wonder if he lived. When Jack just stood there, we looked at each other and said "eh." DH also thinks that they were grooming Ricky to take over for Jack He mentioned that EVERY Monday night, "yes dear" LOL!
Originally Posted By danyoung I had many problems with the way this season has unravelled. They lost it for me about the time the nukes were recovered. Everything since then has been filler to get to the final hour. With all the problems with Russia, where was the high level discussions with the Chinese? Why no threats for them to get their top level agent out of our country? All we do is shadow their sub to let them know we're watching. Silly. I also wish they'd shown a shot of Jack's dad sitting there, watching the missles come in. I kept expecting them to show Dad hopping in the boat that was at the bottom of the steps, and heading out west to meet the sub. And what's up with the Chinese agent giving the FB sub-circuit board back to Jack's dad? With all he went through to get the thing, and having been already betrayed once by Jack's dad, I'd think he'd keep it near and dear. Bad writing. Isn't it a fine coincidence that the Heller compound is so close to the beach where Jack jumped from the copter? Like a 5 minute walk? And with all the setup for Jack taking her with him no matter what Heller could do, all he had to do was to hold her hand for a second to then say goodbye to her forever. Just an instant turnaround that was impossible to believe. I've really enjoyed this show from season one, last season in particular. This season was a nearly complete bust for me. I'll still be watching next year, but not for long if they don't improve quickly.
Originally Posted By danyoung Oh, and anybody but me have a problem believing that Chloe and Obrian were ever married? There was a complete lack of chemistry between them. Obrian was a good actor cast in the wrong role.
Originally Posted By trailsend Have I missed something? I have not seen anything about 24 for this year. Info anyone? Thanks!
Originally Posted By trailsend Duh! Thank you very much! Me thinks I'm working too hard. Too out of touch!!
