Thursday, November 20, 2003
A good chuckle
I get google news alerts every so often. They're nice but my only complaint is sometimes the info is way out of date. So anyway I get this link in my mailbox a couple of days ago. I thought, "David Kelley to take over 24? Oh dear..." And as I read this article, my fears grew. Courtroom drama? Nina as a Cabaret singer? I have to say whomever wrote that article certainly 'got' me at first :) And I know it's probably old news to all you 24 addicts out there who've been into it longer than I have, but like I said, Google's not the best at sending up-to-date news alerts :) I got a giggle out of it anyway.
On with the show... I was thinking some more about the jail scene with Chase and Salazar from the 4-5pm show and reading some other fans' interpretations of it. Like I said, I'll admit at first I thought Jack had killed Chase and that would have been quite the shock. Re-watching the show I felt a bit silly about thinking that but I believe that's what makes this show so damn good - they can fake you out and shock you and then play the 'ha ha we got you' card five minutes later. I love that.
But now that I know Chase is fine, I realise why Jack had to bring him down in front of Salazar. A) He's got to keep Salazar under his control and by taking Chase out he showed Salazar that he's going to help him, but he better not dick him around in the meantime. And B) He also has to make Chase believe he's switched sides so that when he comes to he eventually reports back to CTU that Jack has switched sides. Ultimately it has to get back to Hector that Jack has gone all outlaw. As Jack outlines in the show for Palmer, by breaking out Salazar himself, everyone involved saves face. Palmer will not have to give in to terrorist threats and Jack prevents 60-90,000 people from dying. And a thoughtful member on the Kiefer Krew forum pointed out that Jack's willing to do this because he believes the 'needs of the many outweigh the needs of one.' And Jack's always been ready to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Wotta guy :)
Only five days til the next show. I'm DYING to know whether, after all the prison stuff happens, Chase is so angry at Jack for betraying his trust that he blabs all over CTU about his addiction. That subplot is really intriguing me. As for Palmer and Anne and her greedy ex, I'm hoping the groundwork is being laid for some heavy duty stuff in some future episodes. But I won't complain about their plotline because I don't know what's to come so it's pointless to whine about it. Besides, I could stare at Dennis Haysbert all day :)
On with the show... I was thinking some more about the jail scene with Chase and Salazar from the 4-5pm show and reading some other fans' interpretations of it. Like I said, I'll admit at first I thought Jack had killed Chase and that would have been quite the shock. Re-watching the show I felt a bit silly about thinking that but I believe that's what makes this show so damn good - they can fake you out and shock you and then play the 'ha ha we got you' card five minutes later. I love that.
But now that I know Chase is fine, I realise why Jack had to bring him down in front of Salazar. A) He's got to keep Salazar under his control and by taking Chase out he showed Salazar that he's going to help him, but he better not dick him around in the meantime. And B) He also has to make Chase believe he's switched sides so that when he comes to he eventually reports back to CTU that Jack has switched sides. Ultimately it has to get back to Hector that Jack has gone all outlaw. As Jack outlines in the show for Palmer, by breaking out Salazar himself, everyone involved saves face. Palmer will not have to give in to terrorist threats and Jack prevents 60-90,000 people from dying. And a thoughtful member on the Kiefer Krew forum pointed out that Jack's willing to do this because he believes the 'needs of the many outweigh the needs of one.' And Jack's always been ready to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Wotta guy :)
Only five days til the next show. I'm DYING to know whether, after all the prison stuff happens, Chase is so angry at Jack for betraying his trust that he blabs all over CTU about his addiction. That subplot is really intriguing me. As for Palmer and Anne and her greedy ex, I'm hoping the groundwork is being laid for some heavy duty stuff in some future episodes. But I won't complain about their plotline because I don't know what's to come so it's pointless to whine about it. Besides, I could stare at Dennis Haysbert all day :)
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