Blow by Blow Review: "24" March 7th, 2005
The path to finding Marwan and the guessing game for the next piece of peril contnues this week on "24". Let's get to this week's Blow by Blow Review...
Blow by Blow Review: "24" March 7th, 2005
-- Paul Offers to Help Jack at Mclennen-Forster to Extract Information? Have we at all found that Paul is no longer a suspect in the kidnapping of his wife and the Secretary of the United States? If not, why is it he is still free to roam and then actually have access to real-life data that Marwan may have left over at Mclennen-Forster? I have no idea why Jack would allow him to help at this point even thought "one of his companies designed the software."
-- Edgar Thinks Out Loud Just as We Do: Shows that do this always get my kudos. We ALL were thinking (check the previous Blow by Blow for more details) why wasn't Erin Driscoll's daughter being watched while in her angered schizophrenic state? Sounds like they're going to build more there and with all of the holes erected in CTU over the last three seasons, why not? Another layer of interest and story telling is a good thing.
-- "It's Not Over": It is truly great to see this being the focus rather than "we're done and on to the next problem" that plagues so many other shows. With the resources that are apparent in their hunt and with Marwan on the loose, they realize that it's time to kick it into a higher gear and not slack. Very solid storytelling.
-- Did Marwan Pay to Get on the Bus: (Mike puts on black and white stripes, a black hat and wraps a whistle around his hand) Tweeeeet! After further review, we assume that Marwan did not pay to get on the bus. There was no way that he was able to reach in and get exact change, or nab his wallet in the time that is shown on the screen. He also wasn't putting his wallet or a coin purse back in his pocket as he was sitting down. I guess the bus driver was Egyptian and didn't want to mess with the High Priest, Imotep.
-- Only 60% on Only viable Lead: As far as I can tell, the best lead they have currently is the information at Mclennen-Forster. Sure, Marwan is on the loose, but how hard a fist can be made on a city block when the guy is wandering around as a CTU Stormtrooper and disappears into the ether?
-- Suspecting Sabootage at Corporate Level When CTU Does It? I think the staff at CTU are being pretty ignorant when they don't make a supposition that the perssonel at Mclennen-Forster will provide all information and accomodate them to the nth degree. If anything (and Curtis and Erin of all at this point) they should expect deception and roll in whatever informational professional personnel can be spared to ensure that the information they need is collected and any "holes" in the data get due attention.
-- Audrey Asks Jack to "Take Care of Paul?" You have got to be kidding me here. First, we don't know that Paul isn't tied into this somehow. Second: There has always been a nagging feeling in the back of my brain that the daughter, Audrey, has had something to do with the kidnapping that lead off this season: The brother has been vindicated for the moment and the only other person that knew they were going to the brother's house was the Secretary himself. So if it wasn't the Secretary, and it wasn't the Brother, who's left? That's right: Jack's lover and confidante - the one that's in the center of it all. I would even say that her asking Jack to "take care of Paul" would be an indirect way of hampering his efforts at collecting information at Mclennen-Forster - I mean think about it: The goal is to find the man that may launch even more terrorist attacks and now he not only has to think about all those ramifications, but he has to "take care of the business mogul soon-to-be--ex-husband of the woman he's in love with? How is that not going to hamper his ability to deal with things?
-- Hitting When Not Expecting It: The Secretary says something very bold: he believes that Marwan will "probably try to attack immediately" when he thinks the terrorists will think that CTUs resources will be too busy to tend to everything. I think that real-life experience actually points in the other direction. Take 9-11 for example - while we know that resources, a new department in general and overall awareness have helped us prevent "another" terrorist attack, often times something as devestating as what happened on 9-11 or the even in this season so far of "24" would take years to establish and roll on. I think that collecting the information about Marwan and hunting him down while he's still viable locally is a much better tack.
-- Get Something to Eat for Erin? How about a cup of unfit for duty for Erin? While we haven't had any devestating loss of productivity during the last few hours, CERTAINLY we're going to see things slip at this point. I am happy it only takes less than an hour for her to be removed, and more importantly - for the staff around her to realize that she would be serving the overall effort in general by stepping down.
-- Someone at CTU Called Mclennen-Forster to Refer to Possible Subterfuge? Wouldn't the CTU staff just show up at a place like Mclennen-Forster to get the information needed rather than call them to tell them that agents were on the way to check information? Why insert the potential for possible subterfuge at this time? After all, that information is the only thing that is a lead to Marwan's potential future involvement.
-- Finally a CEO Wants to Do the Right Thing! I just about shat myself when I saw that Mr. Mclennen wanted to go to the authorities so that they could get the information that they needed to help nab a potential terrorist. And wouldn't you know it -- The UNDERLINGS are the ones that want to create deception! A pox on the Underlings!
-- Stop Today's Attack? What About Future Ones? The Chief Information Officer uses the fact that they can't stop the attacks/events that have arleady happened and so they should do everything possible to stop CTUs intervention and discovery process. But - what about FUTURE attacks that might be stopped with the information they have in hand? Clearly they ALL are going to be out of a job regardless of what CTU finds, so why not try to stop the potential deaths and destruction by helping provide information?
-- Paul at the Proverbial Wheel: Folks, your eyes aren't deceiving you: That is the soon-to-be-ex husband of Audrey, who has potentially hidden vital information and may be involved in this whole thing with his hands on the only computer that can help us find more details of Marwan's plans. I am still aghast that they haven't tried to "clear" him more than they have.
-- When in Doubt - EMP: What the two underlings don't realize in general, is that not only with the EMP take down the building and it's computers, but also a good deal of the city with it. What else are they forgetting? Anyone with a pacemaker DIES. I hope that Mr. Mclennen wasn't the recipient of a pacemaker.
-- Louder, Harder and Sronger: At the returning 06:38:44 mark the beeps & pounds of the indicative sound effects for "24", the intensity of each of the beeps and pounds becomes more pronounced and LOUDER. Interesting.
-- Erin Bails and Get's a Standing Cavalcade: If I am not mistaken, Edgar was able to solve the whole override problem in the time it takes Erin to leave the room a couple of hours ago. How about everyone getting back to work to help save the day and not provide Erin with more guilt that she's leaving?
-- Leadership and Laying out Goals: One of the hallmarks of successful projects is goals and Leadership. Tony has been on the job less than two hours and is able to effectively articulate his goals and clear line of leadership. Kudos to the writers for that - I have high hopes that will somehow spill into everyone's real life.
-- Skeletons in the Television: I think an accurate portrayal of how "24" is able to succeed invovles skeletons. "24" brings it's viewers to the table with a skeleton of a story that rides throughout the reason at breakneck pace. Each episode "fleshes" out the entire storyline in general. Sometimes you get a small tendon, other times you'll have a vital organ like the heart inserted. No matter the case, when you reach the end of the season, you have a solid "body" of work that really makes sense and entertains. Those of you that were looking for the paragraph description of why you love this show just found it. :)
-- How About Holding Off Until More People Can Arrive? Clearly, Paul's process has caught the underlings of Mclennen-Forster off-guard. Clearly Jack and Paul know that something's up. Rather that diving in blindly, why not call for reinforcementsto lock down the facility so that the potential loss of data is minimized? How about Jack goes into the main room and kicks some ass? It just seems to me that there would be a better way to proceed than to do what they're doing and lose everything.
-- Calling the Dude in the EMP Room: While the digital record of the call to the dude downstairs will be destroyed with the EMP going off, the person won't disappear (soon at least) which means that there's still a dangling participle to the underlings plans.
-- No Phone - Computers Are Going Wonky - No Cell Phone - How About Instant Messenger? If the cell & land phone lines aren't working -- if the computer network is breaking down, how is it that a magic instant messenger can be established between Tony and Jack? More supporting information is below.
-- Detail, Details! Paul asks Jack for an "Ethernet Address" to transfer the instant message details to. Sadly, EDGAR back at CTU would need the same kind of information or no connection can be established. If Jack, two computers over needs to provide an ethernet address, why wouldn't Edgar?
-- It's All in the Sound Effects: Kudos to the producers of the sound of the EMP "throbbing." What an outstanding sound that really makes a solid impact.
-- Universal Signage for Bad Guys and Governmental Defense Contractors: Apparently Jack is able to sit at the control panel and in a matter of seconds find the "Close Protective Door So the EMP Won't Destroy All Vital Data" button. I get that the close "almost averts disaster" but damn: a little common sense built in there would be grand.
-- In Strides Michele: It's good to see Michele for nostalgia purposes, but I hope that the reunion visitors to this season have finally come to an end. I was never a fan of Michele in general in the previous incarnations and I am certainly not ready nor should I see Kim, Chase, their baby, or anyone else from the first 3 seasons. The sprinking of frosting with the introduction of Tony was outstanding, but enough is enough.
-- Input and Review Previews: I had one of the readers here touch base about the lack of "reviewing the preview" and I figure it this way. I'd rather give you my time of inserting my thoughts of what's going on in the trailer in context for when they appear in the real episode rather than spurt out ideas and conjecture. Thank you again for your input though. It's always great to have it and it helps me craft the next edition of the "24" Blow by Blow.
Thanks and look right here for another edition later this week!
Blow by Blow Review: "24" March 7th, 2005
-- Paul Offers to Help Jack at Mclennen-Forster to Extract Information? Have we at all found that Paul is no longer a suspect in the kidnapping of his wife and the Secretary of the United States? If not, why is it he is still free to roam and then actually have access to real-life data that Marwan may have left over at Mclennen-Forster? I have no idea why Jack would allow him to help at this point even thought "one of his companies designed the software."
-- Edgar Thinks Out Loud Just as We Do: Shows that do this always get my kudos. We ALL were thinking (check the previous Blow by Blow for more details) why wasn't Erin Driscoll's daughter being watched while in her angered schizophrenic state? Sounds like they're going to build more there and with all of the holes erected in CTU over the last three seasons, why not? Another layer of interest and story telling is a good thing.
-- "It's Not Over": It is truly great to see this being the focus rather than "we're done and on to the next problem" that plagues so many other shows. With the resources that are apparent in their hunt and with Marwan on the loose, they realize that it's time to kick it into a higher gear and not slack. Very solid storytelling.
-- Did Marwan Pay to Get on the Bus: (Mike puts on black and white stripes, a black hat and wraps a whistle around his hand) Tweeeeet! After further review, we assume that Marwan did not pay to get on the bus. There was no way that he was able to reach in and get exact change, or nab his wallet in the time that is shown on the screen. He also wasn't putting his wallet or a coin purse back in his pocket as he was sitting down. I guess the bus driver was Egyptian and didn't want to mess with the High Priest, Imotep.
-- Only 60% on Only viable Lead: As far as I can tell, the best lead they have currently is the information at Mclennen-Forster. Sure, Marwan is on the loose, but how hard a fist can be made on a city block when the guy is wandering around as a CTU Stormtrooper and disappears into the ether?
-- Suspecting Sabootage at Corporate Level When CTU Does It? I think the staff at CTU are being pretty ignorant when they don't make a supposition that the perssonel at Mclennen-Forster will provide all information and accomodate them to the nth degree. If anything (and Curtis and Erin of all at this point) they should expect deception and roll in whatever informational professional personnel can be spared to ensure that the information they need is collected and any "holes" in the data get due attention.
-- Audrey Asks Jack to "Take Care of Paul?" You have got to be kidding me here. First, we don't know that Paul isn't tied into this somehow. Second: There has always been a nagging feeling in the back of my brain that the daughter, Audrey, has had something to do with the kidnapping that lead off this season: The brother has been vindicated for the moment and the only other person that knew they were going to the brother's house was the Secretary himself. So if it wasn't the Secretary, and it wasn't the Brother, who's left? That's right: Jack's lover and confidante - the one that's in the center of it all. I would even say that her asking Jack to "take care of Paul" would be an indirect way of hampering his efforts at collecting information at Mclennen-Forster - I mean think about it: The goal is to find the man that may launch even more terrorist attacks and now he not only has to think about all those ramifications, but he has to "take care of the business mogul soon-to-be--ex-husband of the woman he's in love with? How is that not going to hamper his ability to deal with things?
-- Hitting When Not Expecting It: The Secretary says something very bold: he believes that Marwan will "probably try to attack immediately" when he thinks the terrorists will think that CTUs resources will be too busy to tend to everything. I think that real-life experience actually points in the other direction. Take 9-11 for example - while we know that resources, a new department in general and overall awareness have helped us prevent "another" terrorist attack, often times something as devestating as what happened on 9-11 or the even in this season so far of "24" would take years to establish and roll on. I think that collecting the information about Marwan and hunting him down while he's still viable locally is a much better tack.
-- Get Something to Eat for Erin? How about a cup of unfit for duty for Erin? While we haven't had any devestating loss of productivity during the last few hours, CERTAINLY we're going to see things slip at this point. I am happy it only takes less than an hour for her to be removed, and more importantly - for the staff around her to realize that she would be serving the overall effort in general by stepping down.
-- Someone at CTU Called Mclennen-Forster to Refer to Possible Subterfuge? Wouldn't the CTU staff just show up at a place like Mclennen-Forster to get the information needed rather than call them to tell them that agents were on the way to check information? Why insert the potential for possible subterfuge at this time? After all, that information is the only thing that is a lead to Marwan's potential future involvement.
-- Finally a CEO Wants to Do the Right Thing! I just about shat myself when I saw that Mr. Mclennen wanted to go to the authorities so that they could get the information that they needed to help nab a potential terrorist. And wouldn't you know it -- The UNDERLINGS are the ones that want to create deception! A pox on the Underlings!
-- Stop Today's Attack? What About Future Ones? The Chief Information Officer uses the fact that they can't stop the attacks/events that have arleady happened and so they should do everything possible to stop CTUs intervention and discovery process. But - what about FUTURE attacks that might be stopped with the information they have in hand? Clearly they ALL are going to be out of a job regardless of what CTU finds, so why not try to stop the potential deaths and destruction by helping provide information?
-- Paul at the Proverbial Wheel: Folks, your eyes aren't deceiving you: That is the soon-to-be-ex husband of Audrey, who has potentially hidden vital information and may be involved in this whole thing with his hands on the only computer that can help us find more details of Marwan's plans. I am still aghast that they haven't tried to "clear" him more than they have.
-- When in Doubt - EMP: What the two underlings don't realize in general, is that not only with the EMP take down the building and it's computers, but also a good deal of the city with it. What else are they forgetting? Anyone with a pacemaker DIES. I hope that Mr. Mclennen wasn't the recipient of a pacemaker.
-- Louder, Harder and Sronger: At the returning 06:38:44 mark the beeps & pounds of the indicative sound effects for "24", the intensity of each of the beeps and pounds becomes more pronounced and LOUDER. Interesting.
-- Erin Bails and Get's a Standing Cavalcade: If I am not mistaken, Edgar was able to solve the whole override problem in the time it takes Erin to leave the room a couple of hours ago. How about everyone getting back to work to help save the day and not provide Erin with more guilt that she's leaving?
-- Leadership and Laying out Goals: One of the hallmarks of successful projects is goals and Leadership. Tony has been on the job less than two hours and is able to effectively articulate his goals and clear line of leadership. Kudos to the writers for that - I have high hopes that will somehow spill into everyone's real life.
-- Skeletons in the Television: I think an accurate portrayal of how "24" is able to succeed invovles skeletons. "24" brings it's viewers to the table with a skeleton of a story that rides throughout the reason at breakneck pace. Each episode "fleshes" out the entire storyline in general. Sometimes you get a small tendon, other times you'll have a vital organ like the heart inserted. No matter the case, when you reach the end of the season, you have a solid "body" of work that really makes sense and entertains. Those of you that were looking for the paragraph description of why you love this show just found it. :)
-- How About Holding Off Until More People Can Arrive? Clearly, Paul's process has caught the underlings of Mclennen-Forster off-guard. Clearly Jack and Paul know that something's up. Rather that diving in blindly, why not call for reinforcementsto lock down the facility so that the potential loss of data is minimized? How about Jack goes into the main room and kicks some ass? It just seems to me that there would be a better way to proceed than to do what they're doing and lose everything.
-- Calling the Dude in the EMP Room: While the digital record of the call to the dude downstairs will be destroyed with the EMP going off, the person won't disappear (soon at least) which means that there's still a dangling participle to the underlings plans.
-- No Phone - Computers Are Going Wonky - No Cell Phone - How About Instant Messenger? If the cell & land phone lines aren't working -- if the computer network is breaking down, how is it that a magic instant messenger can be established between Tony and Jack? More supporting information is below.
-- Detail, Details! Paul asks Jack for an "Ethernet Address" to transfer the instant message details to. Sadly, EDGAR back at CTU would need the same kind of information or no connection can be established. If Jack, two computers over needs to provide an ethernet address, why wouldn't Edgar?
-- It's All in the Sound Effects: Kudos to the producers of the sound of the EMP "throbbing." What an outstanding sound that really makes a solid impact.
-- Universal Signage for Bad Guys and Governmental Defense Contractors: Apparently Jack is able to sit at the control panel and in a matter of seconds find the "Close Protective Door So the EMP Won't Destroy All Vital Data" button. I get that the close "almost averts disaster" but damn: a little common sense built in there would be grand.
-- In Strides Michele: It's good to see Michele for nostalgia purposes, but I hope that the reunion visitors to this season have finally come to an end. I was never a fan of Michele in general in the previous incarnations and I am certainly not ready nor should I see Kim, Chase, their baby, or anyone else from the first 3 seasons. The sprinking of frosting with the introduction of Tony was outstanding, but enough is enough.
-- Input and Review Previews: I had one of the readers here touch base about the lack of "reviewing the preview" and I figure it this way. I'd rather give you my time of inserting my thoughts of what's going on in the trailer in context for when they appear in the real episode rather than spurt out ideas and conjecture. Thank you again for your input though. It's always great to have it and it helps me craft the next edition of the "24" Blow by Blow.
Thanks and look right here for another edition later this week!
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