Monday, January 22, 2007

TV Review: 24: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

This show keeps finding new ways to shock. The reveal of Mr. Bluetooth's identity after a couple of years of acting behind the scenes came out of nowhere - I can't believe this was the writers' plan all along. When they introduced his wife, I was halfway expecting it to be the still-missing and presumably still-clothed Mandy. But what in the world inspired Jack to open up a can of Bauer on him - Jack couldn't possibly know that he's got Mr. Bluetooth, can he?

Of course, he is Jack Bauer.

Not a big fan of the four-minute-long second segment of the show, where absolutely nothing happened. And while Jack's helicopter rescue at the start gave the show a chance to show off some interesting physical effects (not often you see a helicopter wedged in the side of a house), that scene didn't really add much to the show either.

So aside from the big reveal - well, not much actually happened. James Cromwell is scheduled to appear as Jack's dad later; we'll see if things pick up once he shows up.

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