5. Shadow CTU
Christ! How bored was Bill? And did he own an abandoned cathedral in DC or did he find that on Craig's List? However he did it, I love the acknowledgement that "CTU" can be run by 3 people. All you need is a boss, a field agent, and Chloe.
4. Jack Mock Executes Renee
The best part of Jack Bauer is that he has emergency plans for any scenario that may occur. Emerson hands him a gun and tells him to execute Renee Walker, Jack grabs the gun without hesitation and gets to work. I do think Renee may be deaf in one ear from getting a gun fired that close to the side of her head but it was still sweet.
3. Chloe Cries Over Jack
I love this scene because it was so simple. Chloe finds out Jack is dying and walks right up to him but can't speak. She just stands in front of him and breaks down. I'm also listing this here because I need to lay the groundwork for next season's #1.
2. Jack Interrogates Tony
The return of Tony was fishy at best but it did allow these 2 characters to share the screen again. This was phenomenal because Jack tries every single tactic to get Tony to explain himself but gets nothing in response. Once Tony goes on the offensive, Jack loses his mind and nearly chokes Tony to death.
1. Bill's Sacrifice
This is for everything around Bill Buchanan's death. From his speech telling Jack that he is the only one that can track down the answers to Bill igniting the gas and all the way to Jack's hollow stare will sitting next to Bill's body, this is how you send off a great 24 character.
Worst Moments:
5. Jack is Exposed to the Bioweapon
In theory this was a novel plot for Jack Bauer, in execution this was a waste of time. Jack is not going to die slowly from an illness. He will take a bullet for his daughter or Chloe or the corpse of David Palmer ... not slowly fade away soap opera style. The tension was never there.
4. The Shady White Men Cabal is Actually in the Shade
This is just hilarious. The shadow group running things is actually shown with shadows covering their faces! Seriously? Someone thought this was a cool idea?
3. Renee Tortures Alan Wilson Off Camera
The student is now the master. Fuck you 24.
2. Olivia Taylor
Help me Jebus! One of the worst significant characters ever introduced in the entire series. Every character doesn't have to be good or redeemed but they have to be watchable. Olivia was such a horrible human being that it became ridiculous that Pierce didn't snap her neck for the good of the nation.
1. Jack Hearts Torture
Sigh. I know the standard operating procedure for 24 was put Jack in a room with a bad guy and have him do something creative to make him talk but did we need all these new characters introduced commenting on Jack Bauer's methods. And I seriously do not understand why the mere presence of Jack Bauer is frightening to government agents. He wasn't torturing good guys for all those years! He was treated like a live grenade and it made no damn sense. When it came time to questioning, then Larry can get all nervous about Jack. But he warns Renee that Jack may kill her over updating him on Tony's actions! And don't even bring up Senator Mayer. What a useless character created to make us realize that everything Jack does is awesome because if you don't agree you're like this guy.
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