[Movie] 24 Season 6 Discussion Thread

Curtis: I didn't see it coming. Sure, him having a problem with Assad was pretty apparent, but I just didn't see him actually going through with it until he almost did. Did Jack even have a clear shot to anything by his face or neck?

Bomb: In most shows, Curtis's death would've been enough. But not on 24. I knew the nuke would go off, that that strike team would fail, and I still couldn't believe it after it happened. I sat in shock. Perhaps this explosion helps explain why Jack will be more mobile in the movie.

Wayne: To be honest, I think he's dumber as President. Not to say he was wonderfully smart or level-headed in the past, but he seems less like himself now.

They've set the bar high. Now they have to live up to it.

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I've actually thought a death threat/attack on the President or, moreso, on Washington would make for an interesting season.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I was rather disappointed by this episode. The family plotline seems unnecessary. I imagine this only lead to an even more complicated season. And, for a man that "can't do this anymore" he certainly seems perfectly willing to resort to his old ways to gain information from his brother. He's doing his own thing again, under the radar. I hope it works out.

This one's minor, but how did Walid know how to say Fayed's name? He only saw it printed.

One last thing. I don't think Philip Bauer is involved in terrorism.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Gechmir

Either way, it was either kill him or walk out and let his family die.

Kill him, save family. Walk away, save countless lives.

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Originally Posted by Gechmir

He didn't know that the part was for a nuke.

He knew it was for terrorism. That should have been enough.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Lizardcommando

Ehh, it still makes no sense why the dad didn't try to stop that guy from detonating the nuke.

a) His hands were tied. Literally.
b) There was gunfire. He could've gotten hit and, theoretically, so could the other guy.
c) There wasn't enough time once he realized what was going to happen.

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I rather enjoyed this week's episode. The only problem I find is that

Spoiler:

Karen doesn't tell Wayne about the "security measures" that are affecting Nadia's work. Maybe that will come.

FELIPE NO

Most of this was great. I only have one problem. If they were able to use infrared on a building earlier, why not use it on the house?

Also, CTU will be needed many new field agents when this season is over. I doubt they have many left.

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Upon further thinking, I've come to the conclusion that they should've waited a week to do the two-hour special. It just seems like the flow between the last episode and the upcoming one is better.

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Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

Pretty alright episode, though I have to admit, I'm getting kinda tired of the whole family angle now. It worked with Graem (I guess because of his connection with last season), but everyone else (Phillip, Marilyn, Josh) just seems to drag it out for no reason.

Now do you see why I disliked the episode everyone thought was great a few weeks ago? I knew this family connection would just lead to a divergent plot. There was absolutely no need for it.

I don't like that we don't get an explanation for Phil's departure nor his connection to Logan. Perhaps the latter comes next week along with Logan's connection to Gridenko.

This episode was a little disappointing, but not bad.

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Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

Phil's connection to Logan was spelled out last season, when Logan was taking orders from Graem.

I guess my question at this point should be, "Assuming the former President has helpful information, why didn't Phil go to Logan?"

Originally Posted by Hotobu

Lastly, I don't understand the bitching about the family angle. Most of the past 24 episodes have Jack behaving like little more than a sentinel. While I certainly don't want a soap opera I don't see what's wrong with bringing a little humanity to the main character. Perhaps the word "humanity" isn't the precise word, but all action isn't a good thing either. It's good to see internal conflict, and friction which can't be quelled by gunshots. Each season may only be a day, but it's a little cold to have a recourring characher with 0 back story.

Yes, internal conflict is good. I've seen very little of that in regards to the Bauer family. It is good to have friction. CTU stories thrive on it. But must Jack's family bring nothing but friction? Must his brother and father be terrorists? Jack has some back story, but this stuff with his "family" isn't really adding anything to his character.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

If this episode could've been as decently timed and well-executed as the last fifteen minutes, I would've liked it a lot more, I think.

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Originally Posted by Vivace119

I thought this episode was Ok. I quite like the introduction of the new character in CTU - Mike Doyle, the new head of Field Ops. I prefer this style of introducing characters rather than revisiting old annoying ones such as Martha Logan.

Due to Jack being somewhat free and this new head of Field Ops seemingly coming out of nowhere, I felt like I'd missed an episode.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I didn't like the first half of the episode, largely because it dealt with the internal drama built around CTU and the White House.

Then we actually made progress on the task as hand, which was quite nice. It's sad to see that the political troubles are not over, as that's my least favorite part of this season. I'd rather watch more Kim adventures.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

That episode was miles away from the rest of the season. My only complaint is that some of this stuff, like the staged terrorist group and the satellite tracking of the truck, lacked explanation or enough detail. But it really doesn't matter because the awesomeness of most of the rest overrides it.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by russ

The staged rescue was a parallel to the staged rescue that the Chinese set up while Jack was in Chinese prison, to trick him into blowing an undercover agent's cover, since Jack wouldn't respond to the torture. Since it actually worked on Jack, I guess he figured maybe it would work on Fayed.

This is found in the ten minute prelude to season 6 that is on the last disc of the season 5 dvds.

My problem, though, is that unless this idea was already in the works earlier than the episode it was used and maybe even the episode before it, I don't think the amount of time allows them to set one up that successfully.

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Originally Posted by Gechmir

Also, how did Doyle know to come back and help out?

He realized that he couldn't contact CTU and that they hadn't provided an update? It had been a while since we saw him last. I think he jsut deduced that there was a problem and came back to check. With no leads where they were, I guess he didn't see the harm.

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