24 Season 8 Episodes 23-24, 2:00-4:00PM – review
24 really disappoints by pulling every punch, and deflating a great set-up with no discernible climax. There was a conspiracy this season; it was a conspiracy by the writers to make us believe something would happen in the end. It is a real shame, considering 24 was delivering great endings just a few seasons ago, and [...]
24 Season 8, Episode 22 1:00-2:00PM – review
It doesn’t get any better than this. This is the best episode of 24 there has ever been, and it isn’t even the series finale yet. 24 really throws down the gauntlet this week, letting us know that this is truly going to be a real series finale, not a mere shoehorned season finale. Everything [...]
24 Season 8 Episode 21, 12:00-1:00PM – review
24 is hurtling like a rocket towards the series finale, and the wheels are about to fly off. 24 has left no doubt that it is willing to commit the resources necessary to give this show the send-off it deserves. This is the kind of episode that distills the best of the past and then turns [...]
24 Season 8 Episode 20, 11:00AM-12:00PM – review
Fact: Jack Bauer is a police officer’s worst nightmare. Think you can take Bauer into custody? WRONG! Think Jack Bauer is afraid to shoot you through the foot? Guess again. Think Jack Bauer will apologize? Absolutely. Bauer continues to be violent and noble by turn as the series winds down to the LAST FOUR 24 [...]
24 Season 8, Episode 19 10:00-11:00AM – review
24 is getting serious about exploring U.S. foreign policy, giving the last episodes of the series a reflective capstone on the schizophrenic fevered politics the show both engendered and thrived from. Applause to the writers, who are delivering substantive and honest portrayals of our nation’s politics and the almost unbelievable hypocrisies committed by our political class. [...]
24 Season 8, Episode 18 9:00-10:00AM – review
24 presents one of the best episodes of the entire series, relying completely on character studies with minimal action. It is a sure credit to the writers to be able to build up so much tension and forward momentum with nothing but people talking to each other. You have to wonder what happened to kick the scripts into high gear from the tedious doldrums that were the first episodes.
24 Season 8, Episode 17 8:00-9:00AM – review
24 is really starting to spill a lot of blood on a regular basis heading into the home stretch of the series. Death, of course, raises all of the stakes and makes for much more dramatic and dynamic storytelling. Additionally, since the show doesn’t have another season to worry about, it can throw away main characters like loose change. This is an all and all good episode, a setup to be sure, but with plenty of story to offer.
24 Season 8, Episodes 15-16, 6:00-8:00AM – review
This double episode of 24 is one of the best of the series; maybe the show felt the cancellation coming and threw things into high gear in farewell. Fox is now advertising these latter installments as “The Final Episodes,” and they do not disappoint. It is amazing that this season has been languishing for over half [...]
24 Season 8, Episode 14 5:00-6:00AM – review
A van full of black ops soldiers is heading to kill Jack Bauer and a Secret Service detail, so they can abduct Omar Hassan and deliver him to head terrorist Samir Mehran. This episode is the best of the entire season, and worthy of the series as a whole. The writers waited for the first post-cancellation [...]
24 Season 8 Episode 13, 4:00-5:00AM – review
Terrorists really need to remember the rocket launchers. The distinct lack of explosives leaves the bad guys at a disadvantage during the episode-long standoff with Jack Bauer, Cole Ortiz, Rookie CTU Guy, and Expendable SWAT Officer. Action movie rules state that the Rookie CTU Guy must die in Jack’s arms, and we have seen this [...]
24 Season 8, Episode 12, 3:00-4:00AM – review
24 is committing sins worthy of a straight-to-DVD Steven Seagal movie, and during the middle episode of the season no less. The hackneyed writing has fallen into a steady tempo, at least, but 24 pulls some really awful stunts on the audience during what should be a pivotal episode, considering every other season offered up [...]
24 Season 8 Episode 11, 2:00-3:00AM – review
The fate of 24 the series has been much more exciting than 24 the series lately. There has been talk of a European-localed 24 movie, questions of whether the series will be renewed for a ninth season, and even rumors of a move from FOX to NBC. That being said, this is the best episode [...]
