Most of us know the show had officially jumped the shark by end of 6th season and has run its course. Last two seasons have watched it be driven into the ground with characters like Garbarfolo and the blonde amazon this season.
The fact that the whitehouse and ctu can be attacked as easily as digging a tunnel or driving a car up to the front door really has moved the show into the realm of a daytime soap opera with explosions and terrorists.
I literally looked down or away when the ugly beast Barfalotto was on the screen. Worst season ever.