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trasience's top 24 24 moments, with video clips and writeups. (spoilers)
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 1:08:36 AM | message detail | #101 |
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Also, I miss Kate Warner. By far Jack's best love interest that ever hit the show. Oh man, I was thinking that during my re-watch of S2 last month. She totally outclasses Audrey and Teri (Both were way too bland... at least Teri made for a good plot device in the S1 Finale though), and you gotta give Kate credit for having the courage to enter that Mosque. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:09:30 AM | message detail | #102 |
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I like Audrey, the best out of them.. I guess. Jack doesn't have very
good taste in girls. it gets even worse if you include Marilyn Bauer. --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:09:30 AM | message detail | #103 |
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In all honesty, Chloe should have died this season. NO. The worst thing writers can do is ditch a character they're struggling with at one moment. Augh. And I'm not really fond of Kate Warner myself. --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:10:24 AM | message detail | #104 |
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S5 Audrey (for the most part) was very good. Another ****ty writing decision, IMO, when they decided she was screwed up in S6. --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 1:10:56 AM | message detail | #105 |
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From: SenpaiDessus | Posted: 7/23/2007 11:04:26 PM | Message Detail In all honesty, Chloe should have died this season. I'd say her pregnancy means we won't see much more of her anyway. And damn, I didn't realize how late it is... awesome discussion going on in this topic, but I gotta go to bed. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:11:40 AM | message detail | #106 |
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I completely forgot about that 'twist' until I rewatched s6 last week.
one of the more random subplots in 24 history, and that's saying
something. --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:14:13 AM | message detail | #107 |
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transy since you're all here and posting and stuff maybe you could throw up some more updates maybe? (lol) --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:16:03 AM | message detail | #108 |
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I'm workin' on somethin', shaddap --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:17:37 AM | message detail | #109 |
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k --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| SenpaiDessus | Posted 7/24/2007 1:21:23 AM | message detail | #110 |
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Chloe dying would've been much more emotionally significant in Season 6
than ... well, Milo dying, for example. Like I said, I loved Chloe - my
favourite female on 24 after Kate - but her development as a character
is complete. Unless pregnancy really means major changes for her. --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:28:57 AM | message detail | #111 |
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okay, another quick list before bed. worst days: (lots of spoilers here) 10 - Tony Almeida (season 5) - wife gets killed, half your face gets blown up, you go seeking revenge and end up going out like a *****. 9 - Jack Bauer (season 6) - is beaten and captured at least three times - I can't even keep track of how many without looking it up - and has to shoot his partner. oh, and he lost his brother and his dad, even if they were estranged. 8 - Jack Bauer (season 1) - nothing all that harmful physically, but the stress of his family being kidnapped, being manipulated by Gaines and the Drazens, and having to protect Palmer all at once... and your reward is a dead wife. 7 - Kim Bauer (season 1) - kidnapped, physically threatened and almost killed, ends up lost, gets arrested, gets kidnapped again, escapes and ends up with a dead mama. 6 - Jack Bauer (season 2) - is declared dead not once (Nina), not twice (the nuke), but three times when his heart stops. by the end of the season you're convinced he's just going to have a heart attack and die. 5 - Chase Edmunds (season 3) - finds out his boss has a heroin problem, tells him that he's been seeing his daughter only to end up sidelined, does his best to follow Jack only to get knocked out and eventually caught by the Salazars, Jack pulls the trigger on him, he gets tortured, cauterizes his own wound, gets sorta dumped by Kim, and loses his arm to an axe. 4 - Tony Almeida (season 3) - shot in the neck, has to rush back to the office because of a sting operation, faces constant pressure and second-guessing from Chappelle and the White House about his decision making, wife gets kidnapped, commits treason, gets caught by Jack and ends up in jail. 3 - Teri Bauer (season 3) - loses her daughter, gets captured, gets raped, finds out Nina and Jack had a relationship, thinks her daughter was killed and develops amnesia, finds out she's pregnant (not really a bad thing, but it's stressful), and then ends up dead for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. 2 - Audrey Raines (season 4) - you're kidnapped, your ex-husband gets tortured by your boyfriend, your ex-husband gets shot, you find yourself caring about him only to have him killed by your boyfriend, and then your boyfriend dies. ouch. 1 - Paul Raines (season 4) - his ex-wife that he still loves gets captured, he finds out she's got a new boyfriend (which subsequently tortures him), gets tortured again by M-F bad guys, and takes a bullet for Jack, who subsequently kills him. --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| BBallman7 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:29:23 AM | message detail | #112 |
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tag cuz I'm going to bed soon. --- If we're not supposed to eat animals, then why are they made out of meat? |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:32:38 AM | message detail | #113 |
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3 - Teri Bauer (season 3) wut --- I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:34:00 AM | message detail | #114 |
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I'd say Logan had a pretty crappy day in season 5 --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:34:11 AM | message detail | #115 |
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darn you copy and paste --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:34:58 AM | message detail | #116 |
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I'd say Logan had a pretty crappy day in season 5 I think Henderson had a worse one.. Logan's is more guilt-ridden and brought on by his own actions. I have a hard time feeling sorry for the guy, you know? --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:35:44 AM | message detail | #117 |
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and yeah I know that doesn't change the fact that he had a crappy day, but I don't think his crappiness was exceptional --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:36:50 AM | message detail | #118 |
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for about 95% of the characters in any given 24 season, you could say they had a really really crappy day --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:36:55 AM | message detail | #119 |
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moutain lion from season 2 had a pretty crappy day IMHO hears something get caught in the bear trap only to find kim? i'd be pissed. --- I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 1:46:24 AM | message detail | #120 |
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I'm gonna give you a crappy day --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 7/24/2007 1:47:13 AM | message detail | #121 |
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:( --- I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 9:19:52 AM | message detail | #122 |
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bumpin' --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 11:18:57 AM | message detail | #123 |
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#15: Air Force One (season 4) "Was Air Force One just hit?" http://youtube.com/watch?v=hEF2TQXBl2c - this is equal parts awful and hilarious. I can't believe this scene isn't on youtube in English. this scene had all kinds of foreshadowing going on. you knew Mitch Anderson was stealing a plane, you knew Air Force One was going to be the target, and you knew it was going to be successful with the way Edgar kept procrastinating on the hourly's or whatever. none of them changed the feeling you got when AFO actually got hit. to this point, there hadn't been a successful terrorist attack. the nuke ended up detonating in season 2, but with very few casualties, if any. the hotel got hit in season 3, but that was nothing compared to what they could have done. one city melted down earlier on this day with the override, but compared to ~60 or so, that's nothing. this was completely successful, and they managed to shoot down the freaking President of the United States. Keeler was never portrayed as a great character. he didn't get much screen time. he was mostly written as Not David Palmer. still, he made sound, quick decisions and never gave you the impression that he was a bad guy. he did what he thought was right and you really couldn't fault him for that. plus, when you consider his successor, he comes off looking like the best president ever. Jack's conversation with Anderson here is pretty good, but it's his reaction to AFO getting hit that makes the scene. "WAS AIR FORCE ONE JUST HIT?" his mouth opens, he slowly brings the phone down, and the situation hits you - they just killed the President of the United States. ..or they would have, had Fox not vetoed the idea of killing a President on national TV. --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| SenpaiDessus | Posted 7/24/2007 11:41:10 AM | message detail | #124 |
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Audrey's day wasn't that bad. No worse than Kim's certainly. --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 12:07:45 PM | message detail | #125 |
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..or they would have, had Fox not vetoed the idea of killing a President on national TV. Really? Fox won't allow that? Boooo censorship! And Season 4 is very underrated. I can't understand how people can hate it as much as they do. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 12:10:14 PM | message detail | #126 |
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I think the last eight episodes of season 4 are as good as it gets. the
beginning is kinda mediocre, but once it gets going I absolutely love
it. I'd rank it pretty high on my season rankings. I'll do those at a later time. --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 12:17:09 PM | message detail | #127 |
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One of the most badass scenes ever was when Jack interrogated that guy in his car... "Make a sound and I will blow your brains out all over the windshield!" *Breaks finger after finger* "WHERE'S MARWAN!!!?" "A-all right, I'll tell you.." "This'll help with the pain!" *Forcefully knocks him out* --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| SenpaiDessus | Posted 7/24/2007 12:25:28 PM | message detail | #128 |
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As far as season rankings go, I'd think... 5 > 4 > 1 > 6 > 3 > 2. Something like that. But they're all amazing. --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 12:27:22 PM | message detail | #129 |
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I'd rank them 1 > 5 > 3 = 4 > 2 > 6 --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 2:21:03 PM | message detail | #130 |
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#13: Curtis and the nuke (season 6) http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jzd67LlTwZs "Tell them.. tell them the resources of the entire nation are at their disposal." the writers really annoyed me in season 6 in regards to how they handled Curtis. Curtis was one of my favourite characters, but the only thing he cared about in 6 was Assad. they turned a really cool character to a one-dimensional thinker. grrr. at least Jack pulled the trigger for Assad's sake -- oh wait, they kill him off without any further development. augh. that said, his death is pretty powerful. the look he gives Jack at the end is enough to drive Jack to vomit, fall over against a tree and resign. it's like "I can't believe you shot me..." I don't think it's coincidence that two minutes after Jack says "I'm done", the biggest terrorist attack in 24 history happens. if Teri Bauer's death is the #1 most impactful moment, this might be #2 - there's pretty much no way you can pretend this never happened in seasons to come. or at least, I hope they don't. Karen Hayes's reaction is my favourite - there isn't even words, just a frightened look of absolute despair. she can't even respond at first, she just sits there. the hugest attack in the nation's history has happened on her watch, and her face tells the entire story. --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 2:23:51 PM | message detail | #131 |
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er, 14, not 13 --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 2:34:56 PM | message detail | #132 |
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It's a shame that after that, it was all downhill for S6. --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| transience | Posted 7/24/2007 2:51:25 PM | message detail | #133 |
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#13 - Ronnie Lobell, meet Jack Bauer (season 4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap3GgBoyfN0 to be the head of Field Ops, you have to be a tough guy. you have to be willing to bend some rules and crack some skulls. basically, you can't be Ronnie Lobell. Lobell is interrogating Tomas Sherek and is getting absolutely nowhere. Sherek's poker face is pretty fearsome and nasty, and Lobell is so unsuccessful that Sherek takes his eyes off the guy. Lobell's like "well, let's walk out of here and think up a plan b." meanwhile, time is ticking and there's a strike scheduled for 8am, or in about ten minutes. enter Jack Bauer. Jack knocks out a security guard, jams the codes to the interrogation room (?), throws a table, points a gun at Sherek and screams. Sherek's not taking his eyes off of Jack Bauer. Jack then shoots him (above the kneecap!) and then moves on to his other leg. "WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE?" "S-S-S-SECRETARY OF DEFENSE" by my count, it takes Jack about 26 seconds to break him. Lobell's "who're ya workin' for?" approach was going to take about 26 hours. Lobell's face at the very end of this clip is great. the only thing that could have made this better is if they started flashing "OWNED" all over the screen. Ronnie Lobell, meet Jack Bauer. --- xyzzy "hello." -neonreaper |
| Naye745 | Posted 7/24/2007 3:01:03 PM | message detail | #134 |
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oh **** i forgot how AWESOME that clip was SACRATEARY OF DAFENZ!!!!11!1 --- The theme of this time is "TRIP THE DEEP." Have a fascination for your cybermind. We can fly away... |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2007 4:13:44 PM | message detail | #135 |
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"aw yeah" --- MAC. IN. TOSH!!!!! wtf |
| Applekidjosh | Posted 7/24/2007 4:33:55 PM | message detail | #136 |
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XD @ 26 seconds to break him Then Lobell goes and gets himself shot in a bad case of not-listening-to-jack-itis --- http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7595/lovevk5.gif Now playing: Super Robot Wars 3 |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2007 8:26:14 PM | message detail | #137 |
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*****WARNING: OPINIONS ***** my season rankings: #6: season 6. as I've said before in this season, I defend this season as being pretty decent. it's got some great stuff and some interesting characters, and a pretty fantastic villain. that said, it takes the show on a number of paths that really worry me. awesome action and interesting ideas, but without established characters and resorting to death as an answer to an unresolved plotline, the season really suffers. #5: season 2. season 2's got some awesome moments, especially episode 15. Mason and the nuke are fairly fantastic plotlines and I really like the political intrigue of the last eight episodes. but then, you've got easily the weakest set of villains in the show's history. Syed Ali? Peter Kingsley?? blah. you've also got season 2 Kim, which warrants an entire post to explain how dumb it is. I find that season 2 is more memorable than it is good. #4: season 3. consistently good while never being great. has my favourite combined set of villains, especially the Salazars. I like Amador as a character and SAUNDERS is fairly interesting, though I don't like how they handled him in the end. season 3 probably has the least flaws, but there isn't anything that really gets my blood moving in it. the hotel is probably as good as the season gets. there's a plothole that bothers me, too - there's an outbreak going on and then they never mention it again. what's up with that? that's probably my single biggest complaint about 24 plotlines. oh, and season 3 Palmer plotlines are also kinda silly. Palmer being awesome makes up for it, or else it could have turned into season 2 Kim. #3: season 4. the beginning of this season isn't that good, but once you get going, I think it's fantastic. the 10-12 episodes are among my favourite parts of any season, period. Marwan is a good bad guy who actually sticks around as the end guy. I like that. season 4 Tony is also my single favourite character. #2: season 1. easily the most cohesive plot of any season. it's got the least amount of action and the threat is by far the smallest. (if the 'good guys' fail, it's not exactly the end of the world -- if they fail in later seasons, it is) that said, I *love* season 1 Palmer and I find season 1 to be the most addicting in terms of getting you to watch more and more. the finale is also probably the best episode in 24 history. #1: season 5. easy pick - it's got a ton of action, lots of amazing scenes, some wild twists and still manages to keep a solid plot going on top of it. great writing, great action, and my favourite 24 villain in Christopher Henderson. (it also has my least favourite character, Miles Papazian. ARGH) ***** END OPINIONS ***** --- MAC. IN. TOSH!!!!! wtf |
| SenpaiDessus | Posted 7/24/2007 8:38:34 PM | message detail | #138 |
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but then, you've got easily the weakest set of villains in the show's history. Syed Ali? I really liked Syed Ali. Better than Season 3's post-Salazar villains IMHO. But definitely ^5 on having the same top 3 seasons. Some moments I'm hoping for... "Mr. President, it's been an honour."; "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE JACK"; "You are going to tell me what I want know, or so help me God, I will kill you." --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 7/24/2007 8:41:56 PM | message detail | #139 |
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Better than Season 3's post-Salazar villains IMHO. Oh man, Sess is gonna mess you up. --- I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience |
| FFDragon | Posted 7/24/2007 8:42:40 PM | message detail | #140 |
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IBSess --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| SenpaiDessus | Posted 7/24/2007 8:48:14 PM | message detail | #141 |
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Hmm? --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2007 8:49:37 PM | message detail | #142 |
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Stephen Sessders --- MAC. IN. TOSH!!!!! wtf |
| SenpaiDessus | Posted 7/24/2007 8:57:14 PM | message detail | #143 |
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Well, feel free to continue. Don't let me hold you up. --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 7/24/2007 9:14:16 PM | message detail | #144 |
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:( for only having watched one episode of season five (the last one) ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.board8wiki.com/Lady_Ashe |
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 9:16:39 PM | message detail | #145 |
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at least Jack pulled the trigger for Assad's sake -- oh wait, they kill him off without any further development. augh. That crushed me when I realized it after the "highlighter bomb" episode. They kill off a fantastic supporting character, just so a forgettable one can die a few episodes later... dammit. I have no problem with Doyle, but he's not Curtis by any means (Gotta love it when he punched the hell out of Mandy's face in S4). --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2007 9:18:19 PM | message detail | #146 |
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his interracial gender punch and the way he escapes in season 4 make me
love Curtis. he's in my top ten, though I have to rethink that after
what they did to him in 6. --- MAC. IN. TOSH!!!!! wtf |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2007 9:19:32 PM | message detail | #147 |
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oh, and Assad is certainly not forgettable to me - I'm still mad he's dead, actually. I guess you can see he's forgettable because he only lasted 11 episodes, but I won't forget how awesome he was in those first four. --- MAC. IN. TOSH!!!!! wtf |
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 9:21:53 PM | message detail | #148 |
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I really liked Syed Ali. Just curious, why? All that I vividly remember about Ali is him getting tortured by Jack then sniped a few episodes later. Not a bad villain, but little stood out about him. Marie Warner was the star villain in S2 as far as I'm concerned. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| Dorobou | Posted 7/24/2007 9:22:19 PM | message detail | #149 |
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I was really looking forward to Assad kicking even more ass than he did
in the first four episodes. Then they just kill him. He had so much
potential, too (not that they cashed in on any of it after those four
episodes). It just stupid. --- "As we get better at the refinement we will be able to remove virgin rape from the process." - McDonald's UK |
| plasmabeam | Posted 7/24/2007 9:25:19 PM | message detail | #150 |
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I guess you can see he's forgettable because he only lasted 11
episodes, but I won't forget how awesome he was in those first four. He's forgettable because he started off as an awesome sidekick-who-can't-be-trusted to Jack, then he faded away into boring peace talk discussion with Palmer. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
