tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1389027428411401982..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: 24: Day 4 ReviewBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2407218601380691382023-10-01T23:11:38.010-04:002023-10-01T23:11:38.010-04:00First off, this is my favorite show of all time.
...First off, this is my favorite show of all time. <br /><br />The Pros: <br /><br />Tony and Michelle together is a Top 5 TV couple for me. Their chemistry comes off so genuine. I love seeing Tony getting this redemption arc from someone who went to prison and basically became an alcoholic with pouring beers in his cub's mug. Michelle gets put into the same spot Tony was in S3 and she handles it more efficiently than Tony did (and part of that is she did know of Tony's consequences and what he risked so that may have played a role). <br /><br />Episode 21 is my favorite episode. Jack Bauer must make an impossible choice and is arguably the turning point of his life (outside of Terri's death). He first invaded a Chinese consulate to get a suspect named Lee as a covert ops mission (which later gets found out by Cheng, who becomes an archrival). Second, he chooses the suspect's life over Paul Raines which costs him his relationship with Audrey. The themes of this show of what must be done to save lives is compelling and full of melancholy. <br /><br />Great season. I just wish they would stop with the killing off nameless CTU agents trope. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31301754472188868632019-06-29T12:10:49.827-04:002019-06-29T12:10:49.827-04:00My laugh out loud moment was when Richard admitted...My laugh out loud moment was when Richard admitted he was gay by correcting an assumption in replying "I was with him...". Great comic relief moment in a tense moment. The diplomatic spat with China and the incompetent president Logan makes it almost hard to believe this season was filmed in 2005, seems so contemporary to 2019. Jack strolling off alone at the end made me think of Lucky Luke, the lonesome cowboy a long long way from home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772391674983856852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40767997313287855302018-05-30T12:20:00.977-04:002018-05-30T12:20:00.977-04:00Season 4, with its high-octane pacing and umpteen ...Season 4, with its high-octane pacing and umpteen terrorist plots, is simply batshit crazy - yet somehow it works. There are a lot of things I love about this season, a few things I strongly dislike and many things this review and I jibe perfectly on:<br /><br />- It was great to see Jack regain some stability, and even a little happiness; that being said, I can't stand Audrey. Never could, not even a little. I don't know why that is exactly, but her mere introduction brings Day 4 down a spot or two in my overall rankings.<br /><br />- As much as I dislike Audrey, Erin Driscoll is even worse, and the Maya subplot is the single worst aspect of the season. I was so relieved when they both exited the series, especially since it opened the door for Michelle's return.<br /><br />- Fun fact: the Season 3 DVD set has a scene where Driscoll fires Jack from CTU over his heroin habit, and Jack responds with an f-bomb.<br /><br />- Speaking of returns, Tony's surprise rescue of Jack and Audrey is one of my favorite moments of the entire series. I legit jumped up and cheered when it originally aired. I love how Jack gradually pulled Tony out of his funk and back into the world of CTU afterwards.<br /><br />- I didn't much care for Bill or Edgar this season, but they both grew on me in Day 5.<br /><br />- The reveal of Curtis's Bauer-esque badassery was another cheerworthy moment.<br /><br />- I think this was the first season to premiere with the first four hours on back-to-back nights, and the events of those episodes unfold at a rapid-fire pace; Jack's awesome one-man rescue of the Hellers following those events was riveting.<br /><br />- Machine gun Chloe is my favorite Chloe. Awesome scene.<br /><br />- I'd say there was a villain shift this season, as the focus moved from the Araz family to Marwan; I thought both were very effective. Logan didn't blossom into a true villain yet in Day 4, he was just a spineless bumbling oaf.<br /><br />- Logan's ineptitude was a great vehicle for David Palmer's reappearance.<br /><br />- I too have always been irritated by 'nucular'.<br /><br />- I liked Sarah Gavin and was bummed by her abrupt firing; but hey, like you said, at least she got to live. Unlike poor Debbie....<br /><br />- I love continuity and callbacks, so Mandy's surprise reappearance was cool; and she's still alive!<br /><br />- I guess I'm one of the only people who missed Kim this season.<br /><br />- That final shot of Jack walking into the sunset with only his duffle bag was so reminiscent of Bill Bixby/David Banner; intentional or not, I love it (The Incredible Hulk is another of my all-time favorite series).<br /><br /><br />24: Day 24 throws a lot at the wall, and surprisingly most of it sticks. They would take a similar approach in Season 6 - with far less successful results - but before getting there the show reaches another high point in Day 5.WZILLA13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50495911684821312982018-05-27T19:45:01.438-04:002018-05-27T19:45:01.438-04:00Excellent review, Billie.
I liked Day 4 well enou...Excellent review, Billie.<br /><br />I liked Day 4 well enough, mostly due to the introduction of Logan, Audrey and Heller. I think I liked Marwan as a villain a little more than you, but it certainly strained credulity that he kept escaping. He was meant to last six episodes, but the writers liked Arnold Vosloo's performance enough that they made him the main villain, which I can understand.<br /><br />You are absolutely right about Shohreh Aghdashloo's amazing voice. She was a real stand-out for me; she's been killing it on The Expanse for three seasons now. Her and Gregory Itzin really made the season, in my opinion. And of course, I love Logan, and did from the start. He's like a Gregory, like a Farnum; I don't know why I have a soft spot for these hilariously slippery characters with essentially no redeeming traits.Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986758200271029176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81346783239935419422018-05-27T17:47:55.440-04:002018-05-27T17:47:55.440-04:00In all seriousness, I thought that was one of the ...In all seriousness, I thought that was one of the reasons they cast him as the president -- because he looked like the two worst U.S. presidents in history. At least then. If they were casting Logan today, they'd have to give him an orange comb over.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-43154455826099742952018-05-27T17:41:22.409-04:002018-05-27T17:41:22.409-04:00Thank you for that wonderful image, Billie. I'...Thank you for that wonderful image, Billie. I'm sure it will haunt me for the rest of my days. Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48882657079247497282018-05-27T17:08:48.468-04:002018-05-27T17:08:48.468-04:00I totally agree about Logan being the best villain...I totally agree about Logan being the best villain in the series. It doesn't hurt that the actor looks like Richard Nixon and George W. Bush had a love baby.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26894421529695524412018-05-27T07:57:57.171-04:002018-05-27T07:57:57.171-04:00This and season five are my favourites, mainly bec...This and season five are my favourites, mainly because they have the show's best villain (Logan) and no Kim. They also have what I think is my definitive CTU team: Jack, Chloe, Curtis and Bill.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.com