24 Blow by Blow: Season 5 - Episode 6 - 12pm-1pm
Last weeks episode was a fantastic "bridge" episode that sent us into what is sure to be a series of coaster-like ups and downs over the next several episodes. Without further ado, lets get to it!
24 Blow by Blow: Season 5 - Episode 6 - 12pm-1pm
-- Spencer is the Weakest Link: Spencer has just confessed to being forced/requested to be a mole inside CTU via a contact at the White House inside the administration - none other than the scumbag extraordinaire, Walt Cummings! Now that he's passed this golden nugget onward, isn't it time to ensure that he too doesn't "disappear" like so many of CTU's operatives, leads and hopes have in the past?
-- Writing Brilliance - Jack and CTU: One of the teasers since last November is that Jack will not only be kicking ass once again this season, but he'll be doing under the banner of "I'm Jack the BadAss EX-CTU Agent" rather than under the "controlled" banner of CTU. The little 2 minute responsibility-looping conversation had to describe this with Jack, Bill and McGill is the stuff of writing genius. Congratulations!
-- I'll Get Him: In a short exposition from the mysterious earbud man to Cummings, we discover that once again, a mission to kill Jack Bauer will again ensue shortly. It's incredible that in just 10 or so episodes, they've been able to make us hate Cummings so much. Again, a very hearty congratulations to the writing staff. It takes a lot to create characters that you like, but takes even a greater effort to make ones that you love to hate -- and even GREATER effort to make you crave potential adversarial relationships!
-- Mike Novick - Extraordinaire: While Ex-now-dead President Palmer was one of my favorite television characters of all time, Mike Novick is a close second as far as faux-Political officials goes. They have created a genuine spirit, personality, and character that makes you want to have things go right for him. Kudos, folks!
-- People That Ask for Last Parts of Payment Early Always Die: Just in case you've ever wondered, don't be in too big a hurry to request your last payment for anything, because you will DIE. Eventually, we learn that this gentleman is part of a much larger Cummings-centric plan, but the fact remains that greed killed this gentleman - not the bullets that riddled his body.
-- Blah Blah Blah, Jack, Diane & Audrey: I have always loved the Audrey/Jack paring since day one. They feel like a couple merged in every way when I see them together. Audrey has a lot of what Jack doesn't have and vice versa, but I'm not sure I understand the continual insertion of Diane's character. Aren't they saved? Can't they go back to Bumblewood in northern California to have more "ranch hands live in their palacial home?" GO AWAY, Diane! Go away! Jack's trying to be happy and you're screwing it up!
-- Today's Captain Obvious Point: Logan really IS a sniveling wet noodle. I don't have sufficient time to type the samples from this episode alone, much less this season, but it's safe to say the gentleman has the spince of a grapefruit.
-- Oh No! I've Jinxed Mike!: That will teach me to extoll the virtues of Mike Novick. I was sure that when he got out of the black sedan that we'd see a brief glimpse of the back of his head and a crimson spray, floowed shortly by the sound of a high-powered rilfe in the distance. Thankfully, we didn't have that. What we also DIDN'T have was Jack kicking ass! I was sure that we'd see something along the lines of a chop-sake movie where Jack takes on 40 guys one-by-one until 6 of them team-up to take him down sanitarium-style. Amazingly, he gives up with no resistance.
-- Mrs. Logan's Logic: Mrs. Logan asserts that "he's the President of the United States - he would have been there if he wanted to be" when referring to his absence before her intended trip back to the mental care facility. I have to completely disagree here. Sadly, like everyone else in life, people have priorities, and tending to the toxic, going-to-kill-millions-of-Americans nerve gas wins out in this case. While I hope they have something more interesting readied for Mrs. Logan, the direction of the character currently has something to be desired.
-- Aaron, the Old Bird Secret Service Agent Becomes a New Bird: The attitude, reasoning, and actions of Aaron, the reserved and collectlively cool customer Secret Service agent in this episode are class "24" writing. What a great and regularly-recurring role.
-- When In Doubt, Let There Be Another Cummings Beatdown! I just read an article on the function of Torture and whether or not its effective. In television, let me tell ya' - it is. :) I disagree with most of what the article talks about, and I absolutely am in favor of extreme measures to get information vital to our nation's security. Why you may ask? Because the bad guys now assume that we don't have the sack to do what is necessary to get the informaiton we need to have because we "don't want to become like the Terrorists." This is the line of thinking that will destroy our American way of life, folks. The Terrorists aren't going to back down because "we don't bother them." If you're vain enough to believe that, then we've all got a lot worse problems than Terrorism.
-- The I Knew It/I Told You So Look: Something that Keifer is so excellent at in this show, as are many of the players, is the ability to convey what they're thinking without uttering a word. That is a classic skill that so few television shows take advantage of, and one that "24" is a master of, thanks to it's director and players. In this most recent episode, there is a portion of a phone conversation that Jack is participating in, and he leans slightly over and gives "this look." It's CLASSIC.
-- Walt Beatdown: Take TWO~!: After the initial Walt Beatdown, Jack asks him again about it and what ensues is a classic sample of why Jack is THE ultimate badass. I'll see if we can get some screenshots of this and the previous note because they truly are worthy.
As we end this episode and realize what a real mess we're in thanks to the work of Cummints and Company, I wanted to congratulate Keifer Sutherland on being named the Best Dramatic Actor in an Action series on television! What a great honor!
More on "24" after the next episode and be sure to chime in with your thoughts and observations! It's always appreciated!
24 Blow by Blow: Season 5 - Episode 6 - 12pm-1pm
-- Spencer is the Weakest Link: Spencer has just confessed to being forced/requested to be a mole inside CTU via a contact at the White House inside the administration - none other than the scumbag extraordinaire, Walt Cummings! Now that he's passed this golden nugget onward, isn't it time to ensure that he too doesn't "disappear" like so many of CTU's operatives, leads and hopes have in the past?
-- Writing Brilliance - Jack and CTU: One of the teasers since last November is that Jack will not only be kicking ass once again this season, but he'll be doing under the banner of "I'm Jack the BadAss EX-CTU Agent" rather than under the "controlled" banner of CTU. The little 2 minute responsibility-looping conversation had to describe this with Jack, Bill and McGill is the stuff of writing genius. Congratulations!
-- I'll Get Him: In a short exposition from the mysterious earbud man to Cummings, we discover that once again, a mission to kill Jack Bauer will again ensue shortly. It's incredible that in just 10 or so episodes, they've been able to make us hate Cummings so much. Again, a very hearty congratulations to the writing staff. It takes a lot to create characters that you like, but takes even a greater effort to make ones that you love to hate -- and even GREATER effort to make you crave potential adversarial relationships!
-- Mike Novick - Extraordinaire: While Ex-now-dead President Palmer was one of my favorite television characters of all time, Mike Novick is a close second as far as faux-Political officials goes. They have created a genuine spirit, personality, and character that makes you want to have things go right for him. Kudos, folks!
-- People That Ask for Last Parts of Payment Early Always Die: Just in case you've ever wondered, don't be in too big a hurry to request your last payment for anything, because you will DIE. Eventually, we learn that this gentleman is part of a much larger Cummings-centric plan, but the fact remains that greed killed this gentleman - not the bullets that riddled his body.
-- Blah Blah Blah, Jack, Diane & Audrey: I have always loved the Audrey/Jack paring since day one. They feel like a couple merged in every way when I see them together. Audrey has a lot of what Jack doesn't have and vice versa, but I'm not sure I understand the continual insertion of Diane's character. Aren't they saved? Can't they go back to Bumblewood in northern California to have more "ranch hands live in their palacial home?" GO AWAY, Diane! Go away! Jack's trying to be happy and you're screwing it up!
-- Today's Captain Obvious Point: Logan really IS a sniveling wet noodle. I don't have sufficient time to type the samples from this episode alone, much less this season, but it's safe to say the gentleman has the spince of a grapefruit.
-- Oh No! I've Jinxed Mike!: That will teach me to extoll the virtues of Mike Novick. I was sure that when he got out of the black sedan that we'd see a brief glimpse of the back of his head and a crimson spray, floowed shortly by the sound of a high-powered rilfe in the distance. Thankfully, we didn't have that. What we also DIDN'T have was Jack kicking ass! I was sure that we'd see something along the lines of a chop-sake movie where Jack takes on 40 guys one-by-one until 6 of them team-up to take him down sanitarium-style. Amazingly, he gives up with no resistance.
-- Mrs. Logan's Logic: Mrs. Logan asserts that "he's the President of the United States - he would have been there if he wanted to be" when referring to his absence before her intended trip back to the mental care facility. I have to completely disagree here. Sadly, like everyone else in life, people have priorities, and tending to the toxic, going-to-kill-millions-of-Americans nerve gas wins out in this case. While I hope they have something more interesting readied for Mrs. Logan, the direction of the character currently has something to be desired.
-- Aaron, the Old Bird Secret Service Agent Becomes a New Bird: The attitude, reasoning, and actions of Aaron, the reserved and collectlively cool customer Secret Service agent in this episode are class "24" writing. What a great and regularly-recurring role.
-- When In Doubt, Let There Be Another Cummings Beatdown! I just read an article on the function of Torture and whether or not its effective. In television, let me tell ya' - it is. :) I disagree with most of what the article talks about, and I absolutely am in favor of extreme measures to get information vital to our nation's security. Why you may ask? Because the bad guys now assume that we don't have the sack to do what is necessary to get the informaiton we need to have because we "don't want to become like the Terrorists." This is the line of thinking that will destroy our American way of life, folks. The Terrorists aren't going to back down because "we don't bother them." If you're vain enough to believe that, then we've all got a lot worse problems than Terrorism.
-- The I Knew It/I Told You So Look: Something that Keifer is so excellent at in this show, as are many of the players, is the ability to convey what they're thinking without uttering a word. That is a classic skill that so few television shows take advantage of, and one that "24" is a master of, thanks to it's director and players. In this most recent episode, there is a portion of a phone conversation that Jack is participating in, and he leans slightly over and gives "this look." It's CLASSIC.
-- Walt Beatdown: Take TWO~!: After the initial Walt Beatdown, Jack asks him again about it and what ensues is a classic sample of why Jack is THE ultimate badass. I'll see if we can get some screenshots of this and the previous note because they truly are worthy.
As we end this episode and realize what a real mess we're in thanks to the work of Cummints and Company, I wanted to congratulate Keifer Sutherland on being named the Best Dramatic Actor in an Action series on television! What a great honor!
More on "24" after the next episode and be sure to chime in with your thoughts and observations! It's always appreciated!
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