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I can't express my glee at having 24 to talk about again! Just *GLEE*
I've been staying clear of spoilers for the movie and the show, which is odd for me because usually I'm all about being Spoiler Girl. I do know the basic premise for the next season, though, and have watched the previews for the 24:Redemption movie.
I have this one... thought. It's not really about the series or the upcoming season, but rather about how they connect the two. It's just speculation and not spoilers.
We know that in Redemption, Jack is in Africa. He is paying penance and trying to do good without having to sell his soul the the devil like he did every season of 24. There are some government types who, according to previews, want him to go back to the US. Jack tells them to stuff it -- or rather he says that if the government wants him, they should come and get him. I can't find the exact quote, but it was clear that Jack had no intention of heading back to the US. And why should he? There is nothing simple nor fair about anything that Jack did or that happened to him, it would be stupid to volunteer to go back.
Yet, he is clearly back in the US and facing a senate subcommittee at the beginning of this upcoming season. So how does that happen? If the government sent people after him, would Jack kill them to keep his freedom? Would the powers that be in the government authorize that type of mission, just to get Jack to be grilled in front of the senate? And if none of that is possible, what could motivate Jack to voluntarily go back to the US?
Then I watched the music vid "Save Yourself" with clips from the movie and suddenly I knew: Jack trades himself for the kid’s safety. The previews show that Jack and the kids he wants to save are outside the American embassy and Jack is trying to convince the bureaucrat at the gate to let them in. In the clip we see that its not working and Jack is getting desperate. I submit that Jack will, at that point, offer to peacefully go back and testify if they let the children into safety.
It’s perfect Jack Bauer – he’s always been willing to sacrifice himself for others and facing the senate has to be less daunting than turning himself over to terrorists. It also sets up the next season. Jack is always best when he believes that his mission is “justified”. If his deal to save the kids was that he would cooperate, he won’t back down on his word. He will, if the previews are to be believed, end up working with/for the government. He’ll do this because his honor will demand that 1) he stops a threat to innocent Americans and 2) that he honor the deal he made to keep the kids safe.
The one trait that I’ve always loved about Jack Bauer is that he is willing to sacrifice himself – his life, his health his *soul* to save others and to do what he felt was right. No matter how convoluted the seasons were, that trait always stayed true.
I can’t wait to see if they keep staying true to it.
I've been staying clear of spoilers for the movie and the show, which is odd for me because usually I'm all about being Spoiler Girl. I do know the basic premise for the next season, though, and have watched the previews for the 24:Redemption movie.
I have this one... thought. It's not really about the series or the upcoming season, but rather about how they connect the two. It's just speculation and not spoilers.
We know that in Redemption, Jack is in Africa. He is paying penance and trying to do good without having to sell his soul the the devil like he did every season of 24. There are some government types who, according to previews, want him to go back to the US. Jack tells them to stuff it -- or rather he says that if the government wants him, they should come and get him. I can't find the exact quote, but it was clear that Jack had no intention of heading back to the US. And why should he? There is nothing simple nor fair about anything that Jack did or that happened to him, it would be stupid to volunteer to go back.
Yet, he is clearly back in the US and facing a senate subcommittee at the beginning of this upcoming season. So how does that happen? If the government sent people after him, would Jack kill them to keep his freedom? Would the powers that be in the government authorize that type of mission, just to get Jack to be grilled in front of the senate? And if none of that is possible, what could motivate Jack to voluntarily go back to the US?
Then I watched the music vid "Save Yourself" with clips from the movie and suddenly I knew: Jack trades himself for the kid’s safety. The previews show that Jack and the kids he wants to save are outside the American embassy and Jack is trying to convince the bureaucrat at the gate to let them in. In the clip we see that its not working and Jack is getting desperate. I submit that Jack will, at that point, offer to peacefully go back and testify if they let the children into safety.
It’s perfect Jack Bauer – he’s always been willing to sacrifice himself for others and facing the senate has to be less daunting than turning himself over to terrorists. It also sets up the next season. Jack is always best when he believes that his mission is “justified”. If his deal to save the kids was that he would cooperate, he won’t back down on his word. He will, if the previews are to be believed, end up working with/for the government. He’ll do this because his honor will demand that 1) he stops a threat to innocent Americans and 2) that he honor the deal he made to keep the kids safe.
The one trait that I’ve always loved about Jack Bauer is that he is willing to sacrifice himself – his life, his health his *soul* to save others and to do what he felt was right. No matter how convoluted the seasons were, that trait always stayed true.
I can’t wait to see if they keep staying true to it.
