Inside the Mind

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Ok, so 24 either executed the most astounding plot twist yet, or jumped the biggest shark in the ocean. If you are unfamiliar with the term "jump the shark" check this out - note, particularly the origin of the phrase :-). By making last season's mysterious Graem (that's actually how they spell it - I double checked) -- the man who was ultimately behind the entire plot last season -- Jack's brother, the writers have just joined together an infinite number of storylines - assuming that they had any idea that they were brothers before they wrote last night's script. Unfortunately, 24 writers, amazing though they are, don't tend to plan ahead very well. Only time will tell if they actually planned to make this turn ahead of time or if this was a crazy idea that they had while smoking crack one night. Either way, the next 19 hours should be fascinating!

6 Comments:

At January 23, 2007 10:24 AM, Blogger Jody said...

It was awesome!!! We almost forgot it was on!!!

 
At January 23, 2007 9:57 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Get a DVR, then you won't have to worry about forgetting. :-)

I missed last season...ironically b/c my former DVR blew up. Anyway, I've done some reading up and thought I'd still missed something. Then I realized I was just as dazed and confused as everyone else.

 
At January 25, 2007 5:04 PM, Blogger Carolyn said...

I find "jumping the shark" fascinating.

What's 24?

OK...OK...I'm kidding. I saw about 5 minutes of it a week or so ago. Who was the good guy?

 
At January 25, 2007 9:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

His name is Jack Bauer. Duh!

 
At January 26, 2007 9:15 AM, Blogger Chasity said...

It's actually and interesting question, Carolyn. That's part of the joy of 24 - the "good" guys are often hard to differentiate from the "bad" guys. Jack's actions would, in any other setting, make him a "bad" guy, but in the 24 universe, he is the hero who routinely saves the world. It's a conundrum.

Oh, wait - you just wanted his name? What Rich said :-)

 
At January 26, 2007 9:16 PM, Blogger Carolyn said...

No. I knew his name. I wanted to know who the good guy was. Thanks, Chas!

 

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