Who Are You Working For?!
The blogger formerly known as Calpundit didn’t like last night’s 24 season finale. I disagree.
If you don’t want to read 24 spoilers, STOP READING NOW.
Now, I was disappointed with the show for a lot of this season. They failed to wrap up the loose ends from last year, and they eliminated all of this year’s loose ends halfway through with a lame “Oh, Jack planned the whole thing” gimmick. And two beloved characters - Tony and President Palmer - turned bad for no good reason.
Last night’s finale was a major departure from the preceding two finales, both of which ended with shocking events in the last 30 seconds that left the aftermath to the viewer’s imagination. We had every reason to expect the same last night. Instead, we got a storyline that ended ten minutes before the episode, giving us time to see how the characters will move forward from the day’s events.
Chase Edmunds absolutely has the potential to be the next Jack Bauer, but in order for that to happen, he needs to “detatch". That’s not what Chase wants - his girlfriend and daughter are more important to him. He’s out.
Tony’s going to jail, and the entire Palmer family is ruined, because in every case they couldn’t handle the conflicts between family and The Job.
In the final scene, Jack - who lost his wife to this job three years ago, but stayed in it - excuses himself and goes to his car by himself. Is he going to shoot up? No, he’s just going to cry. (If you read posts by drooling 24 fans, it’s amazing how many differing interpretations there were by people who just KNEW what Jack was crying about.) But just when the tears are about to come, a call comes in on the police radio, and off he goes - to be Jack Bauer ever after. The End.
Oh, and speaking of Fox finales that redeem weak seasons, Fantasia just won American Idol.