24: Redemption

Season 3 was my favorite. They had IMO the best villian, and then he was killed by an even better villain. Season 2 was second best for me, and I'm optimistic about the new one after last night.

 

Come on! They left the freaking president convulsing on the curb, then come back with his scarred hand? No drama about his recovery? Hardly any insight into what were his diminished capacities? It was weak, and you are too easily pleased if you accepted it.

Worse resolution of a cliffhanger in TV history. Second-worst is when Sorkin had Bartlett's daughter get kidnapped on West Wing, then quit the show, and the new writers' resolution after a couple weeks of anguish was, "Oh, we found her!"

 

It wasa a bit weird. I just assumed that President Palmer had a hearty constitution -- or perhaps a weak handshake.

 

Shut your mouth!

It's 24. It doesn't have time for back story, or flashbacks. Even the damn filling in the blanks movie ran in real time.

I'll agree it was a little abrupt, but fuck, if you're looking for logic and believability in 24, you are looking at the wrong show.

 

I'll weigh in on this. It's worth noting that I watched the first three seasons on DVD and the rest on TV, which dovetails nicely with my opinion.

Season 1: awesome.
Season 2: equally awesome.
Season 3: even more awesome.
Season 4: worst of the bunch. Least satisfying ending I can remember in a TV season.
Season 5: a step back in the right direction.
Season 6: somewhere between 4 and 5.

So in order of awesomeness: 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4. Maybe it's just better when you can watch back-to-back and don't have a week to dissect. My coworker has a theory that the prime-numbered seasons are the good ones, which bodes well for this year.

 

This was a good table-setter, but the best part about the two hours was the trailer for the upcoming season. Not sure what that says about Redemption.

 

What past sins is he trying to earn "Redemption" for?

 

In addition to what the Congressional committee wants to discuss, consider the things he blames himself for. The person he trusted the most at CTU during Day 1 --- Nina Meyers --- turned out to be a traitor who murdered his wife. The last time we saw Audrey Raines, she was in a coma because of him. He's alienated from his daughter, who probably thinks he really has died this time. And all those ghosts haunting him . . . all his friends and co-workers whose violent deaths he's had to come to terms with.

 

Not to mention when Michelle was killed after being called into work. And when Tony "died."

 

He killed Curtis to protect a terrorist!

 

That, too. If you have to do that in real life, wouldn't you carry around a 747 full of emotional baggage?

 

I can't wait to see Chloe again.