Review: 24 Season Two
Originally posted by Alex, Wednesday May 21, @02:10PM
I really enjoyed this season of 24 - I thought it started off shakey, but it
was really good at the end. The final episode was last night, and the last scene
was absolutely shocking. If you are waiting for the DVD set to watch season two
of 24, you might not want to read further... ;)
First off: Kiefer Sutherland makes this show great. I can't think of any
other actor I'd rather watch as Jack Bauer. The supporting cast is great as
well, especially Dennis Haysbert as President Palmer. I'm really looking forward
to season 3, and I hope the actors behind the continuing characters return. I've
heard that Kiefer and Sarah Wynter (Kate Warner) are signed for season 3. If
Elisha Cuthbert returns as Kimberly, I really hope they make her scenes more
bearable. Some of the Kimberly plotline was OK, but some of it (the part with
Kevin Dillon's character) was a waste of time. I don't think the writers used
Kim particularly well this year.Yes, the show has unbelievable parts,
such as Jack's permanently charged cellphone, his amazing PalmPilot, and his
"god clips", but the overall plot structure and storytelling is top-notch. The
uniqueness of the real-time storytelling method makes up for much of the show's
fantasy. I actually thought they did a pretty good job of trying to make Alex
Hewitt's computer and method of constructing the Cyprus audio believable. And I
was thrilled to see a Minidisc recorder in the portable audio uplink rig in the
final episode.I'm not the kind of fan that watched the episodes more
than once; heck, I don't think I taped that many of them. My wife and I watched
many of the episodes "live" and taped anything that conflicted. I just wanted to
give my overall impression of the season.I liked the fact that Sherry
Palmer (DS9's Penny Johnson Jerald) was playing both sides, but was in the dark
as to Kingsley's overall plan. In the last episode I think Sherry started to
redeem herself.The last scene of the last episode was truly chilling. I
didn't realize it when watching it, but the woman who shakes the President's
hand is the character "Mandy" from the beginning of last season. She was one of
the assassins hired to kill then-candidate Palmer. When Palmer looks at his
right hand and realizes the flesh is being eaten away, I couldn't believe it!
What an ending!It will be very interesting to see what's in store next
season. I should be watching FOX's digital widescreen (anamorphic 480p) feed by
that time, which will make it even better!