[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

I stopped watching it when they killed Renee. The Lifetime channel writers already had made season 8 the worst season by far. 24 was well known for killing characters left and right, but there was always a real reason for doing it. Killing Renee was just a tool used to get Jack mad. I never watched another episode after that.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

When they introduced Renee and we saw her character development through the series, I thought for sure that they were going to keep 24 going, but with Renee taking over Jack's spot. Maybe with Jack being promoted to chief and providing occasional wet work.

That would have been a series to watch.

[Bratch]

Killing Renee was just a tool used to get Jack mad.

In comics, that's referred to as "Women in Refrigerators Syndrome".

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Women in Refrigerators Syndrome

Women in Refrigerators Syndrome describes the use of the death or injury of a female comic book character as a plot device in a story starring a male comic book character. It is also used to note the depowerment or elimination of a female comic book character within a comic book universe.

Cases of 'Women in Refrigerators Syndrome' deal with a gruesome injury or murder of a female character at the hands of a supervillain, usually as a motivating personal tragedy for a male superhero to whom the victim is connected. The death or injury of the female character then helps cement the hatred between the hero and the villain responsible.

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