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24 Season 8 Episode 19

Day 8: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.

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AIRED: Apr 26, 2010

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Jack tries to escape from his "lockdown", while long time friend, Chloe O'Brian, pursues him. Logan proves that he never runs out of immoral ideas and continues to have a huge impact on the President. Dana desperately seeks help from Chloe after an offer for immunity is rejected.moreless

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Character assassination

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By entil2001, Apr 06, 2011

This episode is a perfect example of how this season has gone completely off the rails. There are many familiar "24" elements and tropes throughout the hour, but the logic is missing in many areas and some character assassination continues.

Most of the issues surround Jack and his chess match with Chloe throughout the episode. The writers had set up Jack to be taken down by one of his closest allies. Chloe was suddenly (and inexplicably) placed in charge of CTU, and under pressure to serve the demands of the President, had every reason to follow orders. And in fact, that's exactly what she did, while ostensibly using her relationship with Jack as a tool to get the job done.

That was all logical. What didn't make sense was Jack's realization that he was being played. How many times has Chloe, despite enormous pressure to fall in line, bucked the system to support Jack? Even when there was little to no evidence that Jack was right? It's practically her character's reason to exist. In fact, it was made clear earlier this very season that Chloe is still too wrapped up in her own world and loyalties to know when to shut up and fall in line, when she kept butting head with Hastings!

All of which is plenty of reason to question how Jack would come to the conclusion that Chloe's apparent support was a ruse. Nothing that Chloe said or did was outside of her usual behavior, and Jack never gave an indication that he was questioning her support. Yet when all is said and done, Jack isn't just banking on Chloe to tow the party line; he's predicting which agent she's going to send to ambush him!

This flies in the face of what Jack Bauer's strengths are supposed to be. This season is all about learning from past experience. But in this instance, Jack's conclusions are in direct conflict with what experience would be telling him. Instead, Jack demonstrates a superhuman level of intuition and insight that just doesn't feel earned.

And that is unfortunate, because the point that the writers try to make is well-intentioned. They want to stress, through Jack's choices and actions, that he is not on a violent rampage of revenge. He may be motivated by personal pain, but he's apparently transforming that into fuel for pursuit of justice. This is a good thing, but not when it requires Jack to act out of character in the process.

Similarly, President Taylor is once again pushed into territory that the principled character from the seventh season never would have touched. The writers themselves make it clear that this is not typical behavior for Taylor, and even try to put together a reasonable defense for her decision to seek a legacy despite her moral objections. But it just doesn't ring true, and the idea that Charles Logan would twist up Taylor's mind enough for her to accept his reasoning is ludicrous. If anything, Taylor would have been diametrically opposed to everything about Logan's agenda!

It also ignores the growing evidence, flashed right in Taylor's face, that Logan is hip-deep in the Russian/IRK terrorism that has taken place, and he's more interested in covering up his own involvement than seeing to the good of the nation or the world. It's hard to imagine that Logan, given his cynical bent, would think of this peace process as an adequate reason for the ends to justify the means. (After all, any peace process built on such a flimsy foundation would hardly last.) The net effect is to undermine President Taylor in an overall sense.

Overall, this episode continues the season-long tendency to forego established character logic in favor of plot expediency. It is a similar problem to the writing techniques employed in the fifth and sixth seasons, and the quality of the show is suffering as much as it did then.moreless
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Fell asleep on this one :(

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By icebergstorm, Nov 15, 2010

I love 24, but this episode was one of the most boring episode of them all!! Just too much talking, no dynamic and super predictable! (well if you've watched most of the other 24 season, then you know this one was so predictable).Almost fell asleep, if not woken up by my puppy ... ZZZzzzZZzzzz ... No wonder the writers themselves said they ran out of ideas, must be really hard to make it as fresh and exciting as the first-seventh times around... hope the final last few episodes will get better, fingers crossed :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o)moreless
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Another superb installment!.

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By Roces24, Jul 05, 2010

The last day of Jack Bauer is comming to a present ending. And unpredictable too. Very unpredictable.

I´m so happy with the justified increases in the mark´s score this season.

Althought there are some episodes so badly underrated.

But i´m gonna return to the review of this installment: another powerful episode, with some memorable changes and twists.

Jack stills running of CTU seeking justice(or personal revenge), while President Taylor changes her personal values and does movements which make than Ethan Kanin say goodbye to the President and Logan finally get the power to persuade the President.

In my opinion, some people may be so disappointed with the last actions of the President.

And i´m a bit included. Because it´s a really shame to see what she is doing now, and come back to season seven and see how well she did all the movements in that season.

But i think that in the so close end of the season/series, she will have her punishment.

This episode is not as terrific as the last one, but stills being a really superb follow up and a great episode itself.

Another great installment!.moreless
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Ethan Canin manages to get President Taylor to abandon the peace accord. However, Charles Logan once again convinces her to change her mind. Meanwhile Jack goes to an old friend for help in his search for the truth.moreless

8.5

By meathead704, May 02, 2010

One of the more exciting episodes of the season. However it does have some problems. The private security firm that President Taylor orders Dana Walsh to be taken to is too much of a contrivance to take seriously. The phone call to one of the president's staff members for authorization to kill Walsh and make it look like an escape attempt is almost a cliche. This episode is helped by watching how Jack operates. He once again showed that he can't easily be fooled. Not by even his most trusted friend. Five more hours to go. I can hardly wait.moreless
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Just my thoughts on the episode

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By trishuhhh, May 02, 2010

1. Chloe ... I totally understand you're CTU director now but that was low. A sting operation to bring in Jack? That betrayal was almost too much to take. I'm not saying let him right to Dana and be all Jack Bauer-y but maybe just a 'No seriously, I cannot help you this time' instead.

2. PRESIDENt TAYLOr WHAt ARe YOu DOINg (Lol, I'm not allowed to type in caps because that's like shouting? No duh!) ? I loved the juxtaposition of Dana being water-boarded while the president addressed the United Nations. Don't get me wrong I despise Dana Walsh, the 593829 mole on 24, but water boarding? I can't believe the president let it get to that. She was always portrayed as such a moral character but GUESS NOT.

3. Okay, so it's not totally her fault. President (ugh it's a disgrace to call him this but what ever) Logan popping back up this season being all sneaky and the devil on President Taylor's shoulder. -________- 4. Ethan, thank you. For attempting to balance out Logan. Anyways, 5 hours left. I will definitely miss this show when it's gone and well basically I will love the next episodes just because they're the last ones :-(moreless
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Kiefer Sutherland	Jack Bauer
Mary Lynn Rajskub	Chloe O'Brian
Katee Sackhoff	Dana Walsh
John Boyd	Arlo Glass
Freddie Prinze Jr.	Cole Ortiz
Cherry Jones	President Allison Taylor

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D.B. Sweeney	Mark Bledsoe	Guest Star
James Hiroyuki Liao	Devon Rosenthal	Guest Star
Michael Madsen	Jim Ricker	Guest Star
Nazneen Contractor	Kayla Hassan	Recurring Role
Reed Diamond	Jason Pillard	Recurring Role
Graham McTavish	Mikhail Novakovich	Recurring Role

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- Ethan Kanin: Stop this cover-up before it's too late. This peace is no good. There's too much blood on this treaty for it ever to hold.
  Charles Logan: We've both been in this game a long time, and we both know damn well that every treaty ever written had blood on it!
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- Chloe: (to CTU squad) I need everyone's attention, please. We're mobilizing a sting operation in the field to be led by Agent Ortiz. The target is Jack Bauer. Let's get to work.
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- President Taylor: Ethan, please. We are almost there! You--you can't just abandon me like this.
  Ethan Kanin: I'm not abandoning you. I'm listening to my conscience. Anyway, you've got Charles Logan now. Only room for one of us.
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- Chloe: I'm under presidential orders. Besides, I don't think he's right. He's not thinking clearly. We have to find him before he gets himself killed.
  Cole: What if Jack is thinking clearly? If he's right, if the President's lying, and this conspiracy is real, we might be on the wrong side of this.
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- Jack: I need you to get me access to Dana Walsh.
  Chloe: The President said she's lying.
  Jack: No, it's the President who's lying. She's covering up the evidence to protect the peace agreement.
  Chloe: Even if she is, she must have good reason. Besides, it's not your call, it's the President's.
  Jack: She's covering up evidence of a terrorist attack against this country. She no longer has the call.
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- Annie Wersching (Renee) is taken out of the main cast.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Australia: May 25, 2010 on 7TWO
  Norway: June 21, 2010 on TV2 Zebra
  Latin America: June 28, 2010 on FOX
  Finland: November 15, 2010 on MTV3
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