A last hour of '24' offers satisfaction amid the twists

Boston Globe ^ | 5-22-02 | Matthew Gilbert

[egarvue]

A huge thanks! I didn't know it ran on FX...I will definately watch it this Sunday.

[egarvue]

We used to watch JAG until the bedtime demands of two little ones cut into our viewing time. Bud's dead? How did that happen?

[IVote2]

Glad it helped.

We loved this show, even though every time you would think the silly daughter and wife were safe, whammo they were in trouble again.

I hope the writers put that daughter in a convent for safety for the entire next season.

Jen

[Wrigley]

But look at what the daughter has to live with because of her lies and deciept. It may be worse than death.

[FreePaul]

But look at what the daughter has to live with because of her lies and deciept.

Do you believe that the self centered dimwited character in this series would have any feeling for others or any understanding of what part she played in the outcome?

[Wrigley]

Because of the last few hours, yes.

[Sci Fi Guy]

I liked how last night ended. I thought that it was good that the show didn't conclude with a last second rescue, like so many bad tv shows do. I didn't like that Jack was the one who captured Nina, or that when they got the good news they seemed to forget about Terri. (They seemed to let her roam around a top secret office.) It would have been better if Nina didn't get out of the bldg, and Jack confronted her in detention.

I was disappointed with how the show presented Palmer's wife. The show never developed her as a person. Either Palmer was living with this horrible witch for decades and never knew it. Or he just decided to end a decades old marriage, because of one bad day. If they are going to give her character so much air time then they should have tried to show a more complete character.

[FreePaul]

The longer the series ran the more it became apparent that "Palmer" was a puppet who was being directed by various unseen groups. His wife' function was probably to make sure his shoes were tied and his zipper was up. The few times during the show when he decided to depart from his keepers rules he was brought back in line by his assistants or his supporters. Getting rid of his wife was probably a good step for him but we don't know if he can find his way back to the hotel room without secret service help.

[Sci Fi Guy]

Early in the season, I read an article that suggested that Nina would turn out to be a Bad guy because she didn't use an Apple laptop. It seems that on most tv shows and movies today the good guys use apple and the villians use other brands.

[Elsie]

How can you people even WATCH this thing??

I could only take about three minutes of the veritgo, nausea inducing camera cuts, zooms, smears and what ever else the acid imbibing director insisted on using, before bailing big time!

I also cannot stand the opening of LENO's show. It may be just me, but all that 'MOTION' in the video gives me a headache that lasts for hours if I watch it. I will turn away until the monolog starts.