For some reason, they decided not to show the car with the fake Matobo actually blowing up, showing a blurry 4-image sequence on a screen instead. I don't know why they keep avoiding big explosions. And speaking of the fake Matobo, did somebody screw up and ask for a Tim Meadows lookalike? Because that guy looked nothing like Matobo. The whole Renee holding the wife and baby "hostage" was cheesy because of how over-the-top Renee was acting. Equally grating was the scene with the waitress and her sister or whoever was telling Dubaku to back off. Though I wonder if she'll end up tipping off authorities to him.
Going with last week's photo again, because Fox is too slow to update their gallery.
There was some really cheesy dialogue in this episode. Sure, every episode has the occasional line, but this one had so many and some of them were so campy, I couldn't help but note them.
- Jack: "Madam President, you don't have another choice" (there's never any choice! or time! ahhh!)
- Prez: "How am I supposed to know where your loyalties really lie?" Jack: "With all due respect Madam President, ask around." (she didn't trust him but this line convinces her?)
- Jack: "You've got one of two choices...you can either phone the President and explain to her that your conscience won't allow you to save him, or you can simply do what is necessary. Pick one!!!" (Jack looked like he was about to punch Renee and/or Larry when he yelled to pick one)
- Larry: "I won't let you do it to her Bauer. Renee will not end up like you!" Jack:"You gonna give me your keys or not?" (Ridiculous)
- Jack: "Let me know if he moves." Larry: "He's moving." Jack: "Damn it!!"
This was a review of Season 7, Episode 8. Here's my previous 24 reviews. And here's the character countdown.






Posted by: junosand on Feb 10th, 2009 | 12:44pm
i think the economy has really hurt 24. they had to lay off the entire explosions department. first the airplanes crashing, now the car being destroyed by a rocket.
i just don't know where they're going from here. dubaku said to kill taylor. "we're done here". so now what? clearly, billy walsh has something to do with the future episodes and so does dubaku's girl.
and i thought the same thing about tim meadows about .3 seconds after he was on screen.