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May 26, 2012

4 from 24: More on hour 12

by Meredith O'Brien, posted Mar 7th 2007 8:21PM

Cigar cutter *Warning: Spoilers ahead from this week's episode AND mentions previews*

The previews for next week's 24 teased viewers with the fact that the thirteenth hour will treat us to the glorious return of two favorite characters and the addition of a new, silver spoony kinda guy. But while we wonder how in the world Jack Bauer will ever get himself out of this fine mess he's now in -- trapped inside the Russian consulate -- we need to revisit hour 12 once more:

Quote of note: "I'm here to be of service," so said former President Charles Logan to Jack. Whether he means it or not, remains an open question.

ACLU nightmare moment of the week: Two words: cigar cutter.

ACLU nightmare moment of the week II: It was a double-bonus for ACLU types this week during the Jack Bauer power hour. In addition to Jack using a cigar cutter in ways I'm certain the manufacturer did not intend, viewers got to watch Vice President Noah Daniels promise to enact the Tom Lennox Plan, which features the scaling back of civil rights, internment measures aimed at Muslim Americans and a total ban on Sandra Palmer.(A Sandra ban can be the only logical explanation for her prolonged absence from the screen. And what has become of poor Walid after he was beaten up while playing spy for the feds in a detention facility? But I digress . . .)

Tense moment among White House staffers: Vice presidential advisor Lisa (Invasion mom) seemed mighty suspicious about the fact that White House advisor Karen Hayes -- who resigned hours ago after the chief of staff threatened to make public some negative intel on Hayes' husband Bill Buchanan -- suddenly rescinded her resignation. Hmmm. Does this mean that Lisa, who hasn't been given a last name yet, isn't going to play nice with Hayes?

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Although I'm digging this season, it is like watching an R-rated Rocky and Bullwinkle. I think the main problem that viewers are having this year is that they're taking everything that's happening seriously, when they shouldn't! It's satire! I do have a hunch that after the next episode, which I suspect will be deliciously over-the-top, everyone will get a clue to what's really going on.

March 08 2007 at 11:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jake

Speaking of "Lisa": is it just me, or is that "rumor" that Lisa mentioned (about Karen Hayes resigning "because of her opposition to the Lennox plan") utterly idiotic writing? Since it was clear that the President didn't like the plan and that, at the time of her resignation, he had vowed not to implement it, no reasonable person would conclude that she resigned because of her own opposition -- which is in lockstep with the boss. That was really, really sloppy...

March 08 2007 at 8:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
const

A total ban on Sandra Palmer is a good thing.

March 08 2007 at 8:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BC McKinney

Well, that's kind of obvious, so I didn't mention it. But, "24" isn't a first-person account, it's third person, and jumps all over the place in an hour. I was thinking of several instances in earlier seasons where the Powers That Be specifically stated in various venues that the writers might have revisited the fate of peripheral characters from earlier in the day, except that the actors who played them were not available for filming.

March 08 2007 at 12:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Allen

BC said: "24" has perennially left characters in limbo because the actors were not signed to long-term deals and become unavailable.

Or their part of the day was over with. How many times do you encounter someone during the day but don't talk to them the rest of the day? We will see her again because Palmer is alive, but we don't need to see the aftermath of Walid's day.

March 08 2007 at 12:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BC McKinney

Sandra and Walid might never reappear. "24" has perennially left characters in limbo because the actors were not signed to long-term deals and become unavailable.

March 07 2007 at 10:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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