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Jun. 26th, 2006 10:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helsinkibabyHaving now looked at the last two eps of season five 24, here are some bullet points.
All mixed up all over the place here, the fruits of having two eps in a row!
Where did Curtis go?
Peter Weller is fantastic. Loved how he managed to trick Jack into leaving the sub first, how he never saw the empty gun trick coming... Jack, where he told him that David and Tony and Michelle were friends of his... wonderful scene. Emmy worthy, but more of that later!
Mike, you have completely redeemed yourself from the assholiness of season two. I love you again.
Did we ever find out where Bill had stashed Wayne Palmer? Call me churlish, and I know why the character wouldn't have been there, but I wanted to see the look of satisfaction on DB's face when he saw Logan getting his comeuppance!
Aaron Pierce/Glen Morshower = wonderful. His farewell with the First Lady, him in the car looking at her, the almost kiss just before it, the knowledge that they can't keep in contact with one another = heartbreaking.
Martha/Jean Smart - I say again, if this woman doesn't get the Emmy, it will be a crime against television. They've denied 24 women enough! She was incredible throughout the last few episodes... her seduction of Logan; she's going to have to shower with lye for a month! Her breakdown was perfect, the scene between the two of them in the hangar was, like the one a couple of episodes ago where he begs her for forgiveness as he contemplates suicide, was brilliantly done. And the look on her face, with Mike, when Logan got his comeuppance? Oh I clapped!
Logan made my skin crawl throughout. Give him the Emmy too.
And speaking of Emmys... Kiefer, Kiefer, Kiefer... in the "nothing left to lose" scene between Jack and Logan, he was really going for it. And I think he deserves it. I've long thought that they might give Martin Sheen the Emmy for the final season of West Wing (I've been thinking that for years, and I know I'm not the only one!) but IMO, Kiefer knocked it out of the park in that scene. "Mr Logan"? *adores*
Loved the juxtaposition of the two Presidents when David's *sob* coffin was being put into the plane and the shots we got to see of Logan.
Didn't see the fake out with the wire tap coming until we saw the AG and Bill and Karen coming in to Chloe in the sit room... I turned to my sister and said "They didn't bug her... they bugged him!" and that was right before Chloe told the AG what the call was about. Either it was a superb fakeout or I'm losing my touch. Or, you know, both.
Chloe's ex husband... didn't see it coming, but I liked him! He's got a bit of a personality (and anyone who wants to point me in the direction of backstory fic for the two of them can name their price!) and the way he was with her when he saw her with Edgar's *sobs* picture was golden.
Bill and Karen! I've been getting the vibe and I was right! Go me!
Jack and Audrey... considering I thought she'd be shot down in a hail of bullets at any time, I liked the reunion scene. That said, I knew things were hinky when he got the "phone call from Kim." Not surprised it was the Chinese who finally showed up...
But here's the thing.
I would have liked the whole thing better if it was all wrapped up in one neat little bow, if you had Jack and Audrey going off to play happy families *nudge nudge wink wink* , and then, with the last shot of the season, you saw the Chinese getting the word (from Evil!Romano???) that Jack Bauer was very much alive and well, and putting some sort of plan in action... so that you knew that Jack was going to be in serious trouble at the start of season six, and you were wondering how they were going to get him out of it... I know we have that already, what with the ship and all, but Jack all beaten and bloodied and begging to be killed? I don't like that!
As for the one phone call, what was that all about?
I have other thoughts. When I think of them, I shall further post.
All that said, the great post-24-season-finale fic binge can now commence! Anyone got any fic recs, let me know, please???
All mixed up all over the place here, the fruits of having two eps in a row!
Where did Curtis go?
Peter Weller is fantastic. Loved how he managed to trick Jack into leaving the sub first, how he never saw the empty gun trick coming... Jack, where he told him that David and Tony and Michelle were friends of his... wonderful scene. Emmy worthy, but more of that later!
Mike, you have completely redeemed yourself from the assholiness of season two. I love you again.
Did we ever find out where Bill had stashed Wayne Palmer? Call me churlish, and I know why the character wouldn't have been there, but I wanted to see the look of satisfaction on DB's face when he saw Logan getting his comeuppance!
Aaron Pierce/Glen Morshower = wonderful. His farewell with the First Lady, him in the car looking at her, the almost kiss just before it, the knowledge that they can't keep in contact with one another = heartbreaking.
Martha/Jean Smart - I say again, if this woman doesn't get the Emmy, it will be a crime against television. They've denied 24 women enough! She was incredible throughout the last few episodes... her seduction of Logan; she's going to have to shower with lye for a month! Her breakdown was perfect, the scene between the two of them in the hangar was, like the one a couple of episodes ago where he begs her for forgiveness as he contemplates suicide, was brilliantly done. And the look on her face, with Mike, when Logan got his comeuppance? Oh I clapped!
Logan made my skin crawl throughout. Give him the Emmy too.
And speaking of Emmys... Kiefer, Kiefer, Kiefer... in the "nothing left to lose" scene between Jack and Logan, he was really going for it. And I think he deserves it. I've long thought that they might give Martin Sheen the Emmy for the final season of West Wing (I've been thinking that for years, and I know I'm not the only one!) but IMO, Kiefer knocked it out of the park in that scene. "Mr Logan"? *adores*
Loved the juxtaposition of the two Presidents when David's *sob* coffin was being put into the plane and the shots we got to see of Logan.
Didn't see the fake out with the wire tap coming until we saw the AG and Bill and Karen coming in to Chloe in the sit room... I turned to my sister and said "They didn't bug her... they bugged him!" and that was right before Chloe told the AG what the call was about. Either it was a superb fakeout or I'm losing my touch. Or, you know, both.
Chloe's ex husband... didn't see it coming, but I liked him! He's got a bit of a personality (and anyone who wants to point me in the direction of backstory fic for the two of them can name their price!) and the way he was with her when he saw her with Edgar's *sobs* picture was golden.
Bill and Karen! I've been getting the vibe and I was right! Go me!
Jack and Audrey... considering I thought she'd be shot down in a hail of bullets at any time, I liked the reunion scene. That said, I knew things were hinky when he got the "phone call from Kim." Not surprised it was the Chinese who finally showed up...
But here's the thing.
I would have liked the whole thing better if it was all wrapped up in one neat little bow, if you had Jack and Audrey going off to play happy families *nudge nudge wink wink* , and then, with the last shot of the season, you saw the Chinese getting the word (from Evil!Romano???) that Jack Bauer was very much alive and well, and putting some sort of plan in action... so that you knew that Jack was going to be in serious trouble at the start of season six, and you were wondering how they were going to get him out of it... I know we have that already, what with the ship and all, but Jack all beaten and bloodied and begging to be killed? I don't like that!
As for the one phone call, what was that all about?
I have other thoughts. When I think of them, I shall further post.
All that said, the great post-24-season-finale fic binge can now commence! Anyone got any fic recs, let me know, please???
