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May. 24th, 2010
24 Series Finale...
May. 24th, 2010 06:21 pmI watched the Lost finale but I had lost interest in it years ago. Therefore I'm not the person to ask how that finale was. The most important thing to know about it is this: The ending was a perfect fit for the show. The things that bothered me about the ending were the things that bothered me about the show. This doesn't make the show bad, it just means that it's not my kind of show. The parts I loved (and there were many) just couldn't overcome the lack of what I really needed.
Why do I bring this up? Because tonight is the series finale of the show I really care about: 24. Like Lost there's no real middle ground to liking the show. You either do or you don't. Like Lost, if you stopped watching the show because it didn't give you what you needed, the finale probably won't either. Like Lost if you loved it, then you loved it in spite of (or perhaps because of) it's storytelling limitations.
I'm hoping that, like the Lost finale, the end of 24 bring more of what it has already given us.
It looks like it should: According to The Globe and Mail’s John Doyle, the series finale “is merciless action drama, pointedly bloody and steeped in paranoia. It’s also a satisfying ending for a series that has, by turns, been ridiculous and brilliant.” Sounds good to me.
Sounds perfect to me.
I know some people are disappointed that President Allison Taylor didn't turn out to be the same stalwart supporter of Jack that President David Palmer was, but that's not the way of the 24-verse. Jack stands alone -- or he works with others who are equally outside the system. I also like the idea that Jack is doing what he thinks is his only option. It's what he's always done. It just so happens that Jack's sense of justice and necessity aligned with what those in power. This season is pushing the question: What would Jack do if he believes those in power will not do what is just and necessary?
The 24 universe has always been one of "merciless action drama, pointedly bloody and steeped in paranoia". It's like a high-octane philosophy discussion where the papers are written with guns and blood. There is no right or wrong there's just the choices that are made and the full-ahead drive to make those decisions be the right ones.
I'm sure the finale will give me that.
Why do I bring this up? Because tonight is the series finale of the show I really care about: 24. Like Lost there's no real middle ground to liking the show. You either do or you don't. Like Lost, if you stopped watching the show because it didn't give you what you needed, the finale probably won't either. Like Lost if you loved it, then you loved it in spite of (or perhaps because of) it's storytelling limitations.
I'm hoping that, like the Lost finale, the end of 24 bring more of what it has already given us.
It looks like it should: According to The Globe and Mail’s John Doyle, the series finale “is merciless action drama, pointedly bloody and steeped in paranoia. It’s also a satisfying ending for a series that has, by turns, been ridiculous and brilliant.” Sounds good to me.
Sounds perfect to me.
I know some people are disappointed that President Allison Taylor didn't turn out to be the same stalwart supporter of Jack that President David Palmer was, but that's not the way of the 24-verse. Jack stands alone -- or he works with others who are equally outside the system. I also like the idea that Jack is doing what he thinks is his only option. It's what he's always done. It just so happens that Jack's sense of justice and necessity aligned with what those in power. This season is pushing the question: What would Jack do if he believes those in power will not do what is just and necessary?
The 24 universe has always been one of "merciless action drama, pointedly bloody and steeped in paranoia". It's like a high-octane philosophy discussion where the papers are written with guns and blood. There is no right or wrong there's just the choices that are made and the full-ahead drive to make those decisions be the right ones.
I'm sure the finale will give me that.
My reaction to the series finale of 24:
May. 24th, 2010 11:43 pmSo this is the end.
( Nobody does it better than Jack Bauer and Chloe O'Brian )
I admit it, I lucked out on the ending of the show. It's exactly what I like. To me, it was the perfect finale.
( Nobody does it better than Jack Bauer and Chloe O'Brian )
I admit it, I lucked out on the ending of the show. It's exactly what I like. To me, it was the perfect finale.
