Blow by Blow Review: "24" May 9th, 2005
The device has been tied into a missle delivery system - just a thought: wouldn't it be cool if that was just a cover and it's in a produce delivery truck or something similar on it's way to Chicago, Minneapolis or even Milwaukee? Wow! Television's best series continues to make us not blink for 42 solid minutes and it's time for this weeks edition of the:
Blow by Blow Review: "24" May 9th, 2005
-- The Power of Silence: What can you say? "24" brings significance even to the silence of a lover trying to console a now widow. Nothing much more to say than how totally on edge 13 seconds is when Jack is trying to approach Audrey at the beginning of this episode.
-- The Chence of New hope When There is No Hope: The end of this scene described above is so heart-wrenching - the title of this piece says it all, and conforms to the shape that most of Jack's relationships take on.
-- Bulletproof Jack to Oatmeal Jack in 20 Seconds: Let's see another show take a character from Bulletproof to Oatmeal in a 25 second piece of acting. There are few shows that can pull it off but once again: "24" doesn't disappoint.
-- Cell Phone Battery Power in the 2 Realm: All I can say is that I want the battery-life that they are able to garner from cell phones in the "24" realm. We're going on our 20th hour and Jack's batter is STILL kicking major league ass.
-- FINALLY! Slam Dunk on Chloe! Buchanan finally is able to tell Chloe that we "don't have time for your personality disorder" and SWISH! She shuts up and sulks off! I've gotta' make sure I digitize that for personal satisfaction when I have my daily "I hate Chloe" event.
-- Humor on "24?" You Bet Your Ass! When Chloe sees that Jack is torn after a short discussion with Audrey, she says "if you ever need to talk to someone, you know, as a friend, I'm here for you" and Jack looks at her like she's got 8 heads. I can't remember the last time I caught myself laughing out loud while watching "24" but it sure is confirmation that this show continues a rich tradition of emotional rollercoaster rides. Jack then offers an appropriately skoffed "thanks" and Mike rewinds the DVR session about 8 times to enjoy the moment again, and again and again.
-- Impressive Chinese Intelligence Network: You've gotta' hand it to the Chinese Intelligence Network. They have a solid picture of the dude that was "caught" unmasked in the consulate and they put it in the chamber and make their way to CTU. It creates a very solid and volatile threat that I am certain we'll see again later.
-- Logans Halfass Preaching: You have got to be kidding me? After all the waffling that Logan does after his initial installation and the "unknowingly lethal" move of arresting Jack he now wants to jump on the high horse of telling Palmer that the action against the Chinese Consulate was a bad move!? Huh? Double Huh!
-- Visible Screens Masked? Buchanan makes the move to ensure that all the visible screens are masked. Kudos to the writers for writing that into the script, but if they're going to be masked what's the point of bringing him into the main throw of things? Might this be "fixed" with mention of where the device might be detonated as per the last Blow by Blow review?
-- Cell phone Service Inside CTU Bunker: While we're talking about the battery-life, we may as well talk about the resoundingly dependable cell service that we see on "24" as well. Jack can be several stories unground in CTU, in a warehouse, in bunkers and in the middle of the desert in a helicopter, and the dude has crystal-clear cell service. Chalk up another customer over here!
-- Interpreter to the Rescue! More kudos to the writers for writing in an interpreter into the middle of the mix. It's great to see this avenue of storytelling that simply doesn't get used enough and often inappropriately in series like this one.
PERFECT Alibi: Audrey is the perfect alibi - she should be overwrought because her husband just died - it's the perfect emotional cover, folks.
The last 15 minutes of this episode are sadly quiet: The mark of an enthralling episode. The last four words of this review really do say it all:
The missle is away.
Blow by Blow Review: "24" May 9th, 2005
-- The Power of Silence: What can you say? "24" brings significance even to the silence of a lover trying to console a now widow. Nothing much more to say than how totally on edge 13 seconds is when Jack is trying to approach Audrey at the beginning of this episode.
-- The Chence of New hope When There is No Hope: The end of this scene described above is so heart-wrenching - the title of this piece says it all, and conforms to the shape that most of Jack's relationships take on.
-- Bulletproof Jack to Oatmeal Jack in 20 Seconds: Let's see another show take a character from Bulletproof to Oatmeal in a 25 second piece of acting. There are few shows that can pull it off but once again: "24" doesn't disappoint.
-- Cell Phone Battery Power in the 2 Realm: All I can say is that I want the battery-life that they are able to garner from cell phones in the "24" realm. We're going on our 20th hour and Jack's batter is STILL kicking major league ass.
-- FINALLY! Slam Dunk on Chloe! Buchanan finally is able to tell Chloe that we "don't have time for your personality disorder" and SWISH! She shuts up and sulks off! I've gotta' make sure I digitize that for personal satisfaction when I have my daily "I hate Chloe" event.
-- Humor on "24?" You Bet Your Ass! When Chloe sees that Jack is torn after a short discussion with Audrey, she says "if you ever need to talk to someone, you know, as a friend, I'm here for you" and Jack looks at her like she's got 8 heads. I can't remember the last time I caught myself laughing out loud while watching "24" but it sure is confirmation that this show continues a rich tradition of emotional rollercoaster rides. Jack then offers an appropriately skoffed "thanks" and Mike rewinds the DVR session about 8 times to enjoy the moment again, and again and again.
-- Impressive Chinese Intelligence Network: You've gotta' hand it to the Chinese Intelligence Network. They have a solid picture of the dude that was "caught" unmasked in the consulate and they put it in the chamber and make their way to CTU. It creates a very solid and volatile threat that I am certain we'll see again later.
-- Logans Halfass Preaching: You have got to be kidding me? After all the waffling that Logan does after his initial installation and the "unknowingly lethal" move of arresting Jack he now wants to jump on the high horse of telling Palmer that the action against the Chinese Consulate was a bad move!? Huh? Double Huh!
-- Visible Screens Masked? Buchanan makes the move to ensure that all the visible screens are masked. Kudos to the writers for writing that into the script, but if they're going to be masked what's the point of bringing him into the main throw of things? Might this be "fixed" with mention of where the device might be detonated as per the last Blow by Blow review?
-- Cell phone Service Inside CTU Bunker: While we're talking about the battery-life, we may as well talk about the resoundingly dependable cell service that we see on "24" as well. Jack can be several stories unground in CTU, in a warehouse, in bunkers and in the middle of the desert in a helicopter, and the dude has crystal-clear cell service. Chalk up another customer over here!
-- Interpreter to the Rescue! More kudos to the writers for writing in an interpreter into the middle of the mix. It's great to see this avenue of storytelling that simply doesn't get used enough and often inappropriately in series like this one.
PERFECT Alibi: Audrey is the perfect alibi - she should be overwrought because her husband just died - it's the perfect emotional cover, folks.
The last 15 minutes of this episode are sadly quiet: The mark of an enthralling episode. The last four words of this review really do say it all:
The missle is away.
posted by Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking at 9:28 PM
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