'24' likely cancelled after Season 8

[**16k**]

That was to be expected!

____ing studios only after money and don't care about the fanbase anyway! My they burn in hell!

 

[Shropt]

Um, how many times can the world be threatened and they need Jack Bauer's help in less than 24 hours? Seriously?

 

[chalkyYT]

Um, how many times can the world be threatened and they need Jack Bauer's help in less than 24 hours? Seriously?

at least 9! id be happy if they gave him the whole weekend to save the world

 

[SwedishHeat]

This episode made me realize that I couldn't care less about anything other than watching Jack Bauer kick ass.

Every part of this episode was cringe-worthy, from the Prez randomly calling up Bauer to escort Hassan for no reason, to the mole hacking the feed at precisely the right moment. But watching Jack take out 5 black ops dudes in a minute made it all worth while.

The fun part will be when Chloe goes up to Hastings and says "Look, I've been doing this job for like 5 years now, and Dana is acting fishy, and 5 times out of 5 that means they're a mole. I don't have any proof, but trust me, she's messing with our stuff"

 

[Draven]

Is it me, or has the mole's make-up been "subtly" changed now that we know who they are? "Ah, they all know who the bad guy is now! Let's make it a little more obvious..."
I'm a little concerned about the rumours about the 24 movie being set in Europe. I'm not sure how well Jack Bauer would get on in Germany, for example; pull anything funny there and GSG-9 would just blow him in half on the spot.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

The fun part will be when Chloe goes up to Hastings and says "Look, I've been doing this job for like 5 years now, and Dana is acting fishy, and 5 times out of 5 that means they're a mole. I don't have any proof, but trust me, she's messing with our stuff"

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this little subplot/mole in CTU is stale and ridiculous. You would think that the Counter Terrorism Unit would have more thorough background checks and ongoing security measures for their employees. I mean seriously, how many times of having a mole/security breach does it really take before someone realizes they need to revamp their protocols??? Nevermind, its a US government agency.

 

[David Dunn]

While I too have disliked the CTU mole stuff (AGAIN!!!), tonight was pretty good stuff. That was a neat and welcomed surprise ending. The previews for next week show Logan coming back and it looks a little tired and boring. I wish they could bring back Dennis Hayward!

 

[hairlesswookiee]

I just wish Logan would get killed off. I hate that dude, and wish nothing but bad things towards him. Hopefully Jack will drop a helicopter on him.

 

[SwedishHeat]

I didn't even realize Monday was a 2-parter until I saw a blurb on EW's website. It was spoiled a little bit for me, but I wasn't expecting that ending. Kudos to the writers for doing the unexpected. . . for once.

So now, if you will indulge me. I've fanfic'd my desired ending for this series.

Dana Walsh blows the lid open on the entire conspiracy. As we've seen, she's hiding something, and as hinted by the foreign (Russian?) dignitary, Prez Taylor suspects there are other players in this peace agreement conspiring against her. Dana Walsh reveals to Jack Bauer that there is a Conglomerate (Bluetooth Mafia from S5) of ridiculously wealthy and powerful people who have been organizing and funding terorists and government uprisings, manipulating political leaders, all to further their own malevolent agendas.

Jack finds out that it was this Congolmerate that hired Nina and is ultimately responsible for killing his wife Teri. Jack goes all Mission Impossible style and recruits Aaron Pierce, Chase Edmunds and Renee, to seek out and destroy this Conglomerate. They track down Mandy who leads them to the Conglomerate where Jack finds his father, and Alan Wilson, Alexander Trepkos (and all the other minor characters from the conspiracy that have popped up over the last 8 seasons).

Oh yeah, and mind you, Season 8 ends with the reveal of the Conglomerate. 24: The Motion Picture starts with the recruiting of the team.

Bonus points to the writing crew if they can successfully pull off that Jack Bauer went crazy with grief at the end of Season 1 and in the down-time has been training people how to be moles and infiltrate CTU thereby constantly creating situations to distract Jack from his grief.

Mostly, I just want them to retcon a reason as to why it's so easy to infiltrate CTU. And I want them to bring all the characters back and follow through on the Bluetooth Mafia and all these arms dealers plot-threads they've left hanging over the years.

 

[Buttmunch]

Chase won't be that great with only one arm

But yeah, I want to see Aaron again before the season ends. He is the only character besides Jack in every season! Don't blow it now!

 

[SnakeDoctor]

There was apparently another random Secret Service Agent (named "John", no last name ... played by an extra) that appeared in Seasons 1-6 ... didn't make it into 7, though.

https://24.wikia.com/wiki/John_(Secret_Service)

They should definitely work Aaron into this Season somehow. The re-entrance of President Logan into the picture may make that possible ... last I recall, Pierce was married to Martha Logan.

I wouldn't mind seeing Chase back in the movie. He was a good character, but they would have to explain the arm thing ... Luke Skywalker, maybe. Can doctors re-attach a severed limb?

SnakeDoc

 

[SHOCK-Advised!]

Can doctors re-attach a severed limb?

SnakeDoc

Successfully? NO.

 

[SwedishHeat]

In his last appearance on the show, Chase was being wheeled into surgery with hopes to have his hand surgically re-attached.

Post-CTU

In the fourth season premiere, Jack Bauer mentions that Chase left CTU and joined a private security firm in Valencia, California.

It sounds like it's still possible Chase might be useful. . . ???

 

[chalkyYT]

i'd love to see chase back, just as long as he doesnt turn bad like tony. the biggest thing id like to see is some kind of conclusion/redemption to tonys story though.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Anyone else bothered that when Dana tried to leave they flashed on the security monitor "Apprehend on Site"? I guess it could have meant to capture her before she leaves, but I just think the proofreader was on break. (Should have been "sight.")

And if you're a terrorist group intent on overthrowing a government, do you give up your only bargaining chip when you don't have to? Why tell them where the bomb is?

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Anyone else bothered that when Dana tried to leave they flashed on the security monitor "Apprehend on Site"? I guess it could have meant to capture her before she leaves, but I just think the proofreader was on break. (Should have been "sight.")

And if you're a terrorist group intent on overthrowing a government, do you give up your only bargaining chip when you don't have to? Why tell them where the bomb is?

I would think that "apprehend on site" is correct -- as in "Do not allow to leave this location". She was requesting clearance to leave the site, so "site" makes sense ... and, her card had just been scanned, so "apprehend on sight" (apprehend next time you see her) wouldn't make as much sense (since she would have to be right there for her card to be scanned).

SnakeDoc

 

[SwedishHeat]

And if you're a terrorist group intent on overthrowing a government, do you give up your only bargaining chip when you don't have to? Why tell them where the bomb is?

I think their goal was to either discredit Hassan or kill him. They didn't even want to blow up the rods in the first place, they were hoping to simply overthrow his regime, when that failed they made the dirty bomb and used that to coerce them into giving them Hassan.

I got the impression that they already have a replacement president loyal to their cause ready to go back in the IRK. That's why Hassan started rounding everybody up back home. They were going to capture Hassan, make him read the statement, and/or kill him after that. I think blowing up the bomb accomplishes nothing. Hassan would've been protected in a bunker, and they would've only killed themselves. They didn't want to start a war, they just wanted to get rid of Hassan.

 

[SHOCK-Advised!]

...Chloe?!

Spoiler

BTW, it looked to me like they were "coding" (defibrillating?) a flat-lined Samir longer than they were with Renee...

 

[316what]

I didn't even realize Monday was a 2-parter until I saw a blurb on EW's website. It was spoiled a little bit for me, but I wasn't expecting that ending. Kudos to the writers for doing the unexpected. . . for once.

So now, if you will indulge me. I've fanfic'd my desired ending for this series.

Dana Walsh blows the lid open on the entire conspiracy. As we've seen, she's hiding something, and as hinted by the foreign (Russian?) dignitary, Prez Taylor suspects there are other players in this peace agreement conspiring against her. Dana Walsh reveals to Jack Bauer that there is a Conglomerate (Bluetooth Mafia from S5) of ridiculously wealthy and powerful people who have been organizing and funding terorists and government uprisings, manipulating political leaders, all to further their own malevolent agendas.

Jack finds out that it was this Congolmerate that hired Nina and is ultimately responsible for killing his wife Teri. Jack goes all Mission Impossible style and recruits Aaron Pierce, Chase Edmunds and Renee, to seek out and destroy this Conglomerate. They track down Mandy who leads them to the Conglomerate where Jack finds his father, and Alan Wilson, Alexander Trepkos (and all the other minor characters from the conspiracy that have popped up over the last 8 seasons).

Oh yeah, and mind you, Season 8 ends with the reveal of the Conglomerate. 24: The Motion Picture starts with the recruiting of the team.

Bonus points to the writing crew if they can successfully pull off that Jack Bauer went crazy with grief at the end of Season 1 and in the down-time has been training people how to be moles and infiltrate CTU thereby constantly creating situations to distract Jack from his grief.

Mostly, I just want them to retcon a reason as to why it's so easy to infiltrate CTU. And I want them to bring all the characters back and follow through on the Bluetooth Mafia and all these arms dealers plot-threads they've left hanging over the years.

Aaron is still available.

 

[SwedishHeat]

1) Gregory Itzin poured on an extra bottle of sleaze before he shot the scene with the Prez

2)It totally sucks to be Jack Bauer. It's like his seed is a magnet for bullets.