Theres a new chief in townagain And apparently shes just as horny as the last one I love that Lucien happened to be the beneficiary of Wexlers love the one youre with approach to relationships though I dont think that will end up satisfying him emotionally in the long run Despite some light moments in this episode directed by the former Dr Watch out for that helicopter Romano Paul McCrane there was some heavy stuff going on tonight Wexlers first night in her new job brought a tragic case of a misunderstanding gone terribly wrong The bigoted sons misguided attempt at revenge over his fathers life-altering injury went awry and resulted in the murder of the Hispanic womans son Meanwhile Pratt found himself at a career crossroads as he began to doubt his future at County and Tony juggled the demands of his own parenting adventures while handling the case of an injured boy and his emotionally-detached
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Nothing brings a family together like a bunch of purloined suitcase nukes. Or so we gather from 24 this season, which apparently has split the fan base over whether it was a good idea to reveal the Big Bad from this and last season to be Jack Bauer’s own brother: the sniveling Graem—played by one of TV’s most reliable go-to villains, former ER irritant Paul McCrane. (Think maybe Jack can arrange for a helicopter to fall on this creep as well?)As usual, I’m willing to go along for the ride, trusting it won’t take us into Kim Bauer-meets-the-cougar territory. This storyline is just the latest of many risks taken by this show, which has ruthlessly killed off favorite characters (starting with the death of Jack’s wife Teri at the end of the first season) and brought Jack back from the dead, both literally and figuratively, prompting allegations of shark-jumping almost from the start. To which I say, and always have said: Phooey!I loved the way they revealed...
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Ladies and gentlemen readers of all ages my mind has officially been blown Mystery Bluetooth Man is Jacks brother Of all the possible answers to Whos this weasel pulling President Logans strings that we contemplated last season Im pretty sure I never would have come up with that one I still have no idea who the former Rocket Romanos working with or for but I cant wait to find out We know hes got issues with Jack both professionally to surveillance guy We should have killed Jack when we had the chance and personally to his wife the ubiquitous Rena Sofer You werent over Jack when we got married and youre still not But beyond that nothing but question marks Meanwhile I guess Jacks little crisis of faith has passed for the time being mere minutes after stepping down from his post as Worlds Most Bad-Ass Hero he was back in action scaling apartment buildings and hoisting helicopter-crash victims to safety Cue awesome explosion And this may say
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Infamous show-killer Rena Sofer (Blind Justice, Coupling) is joining 24 for a mult-episode arc, a well-placed source confirms. The General Hospital Emmy winner will play the wealthy, Bel Air wife of returning evildoer Graham, played by Paul McCrane. (And I was only half-joking about the show-killer thing. Me like Sofer.) Also, ex-Surface star Lake Bell will reprise her Boston Legal role of Sally Heep for two episodes this November. Now in totally unrelated news, our friends up North weren't the only ones who had the privilege of watching the second episode of Grey's Anatomy a whole week ahead of time. (Hint: I'm talking about me!) And as much as I loved last night's premiere, Episode 2 is so much better. You guys are gonna flip!
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Question: I love that 24's Jack Bauer is smarter than I am and knows a million things that I couldn't even hope to imagine. (who knew you could steer a plane from some cables in the cargo hold?) So why, after retrieving a recording that led to the murder of several friends and the near-fatal shooting of his lover, and that necessitated the hijacking and crash-landing of a freakin' plane, did he not tell CTU to make a copy of the darn thing? It seemed like such the obvious move to make and yet it never occurred to him — or anyone else — to do it? This is the first time I can remember that I felt like I was seeing the plot instead of the story — as if the only reason they didn't copy the tape was so Miles could betray Karen, keep the president from taking the cowardly way out and give Paul McCrane some more creepy scenes to play. It just didn't feel — and I can't believe that I'm about to use this word in the context of 24 — real. I usually love to sit back (well, on the edge of my seat) ...
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