The Following Takes Place Between 4pm And 5pm
Morris
24 does a great job of drawing you in, making you feel what their characters are feeling and wonder at the same questions they do. Your puzzles are often theirs. That said can Morris still do his job? I have no freaking clue. I want him to so he can stick around because he’s fascinating to watch. Evidence is inconclusive at this time, yes the bottle seems damning but did he actually consume any of it? I realize in the real world taking this approach would be considered enabling but I’m just trying to second-guess a TV show here.
Wayne
The journey is complete; this is old Wayne as the president. He knows the score, he knows the game, and he knows how to play with strength, courage, and conviction. Damn entertaining to watch. They better not kill him.
Reed
“We’re killing the president of the united states”? Could you please try to sound MORE like you’re wearing a wire? He wasn’t but it still sounded like Peter Griffin asking to score drugs.
Tom
He hears just enough about the plot to foil/expose it, thus he shall escape and/or die.
The New Logan
To be honest I liked NOTHING about Logan prior to this episode. I’m not that fond of the actor, the character be it the blithering idiot or conspirator neither did I find entertaining. This new born-again Logan, now this is interesting. I daresay his previous incarnations had too much character, making him almost a caricature or parody of sorts. Yes an incompetent president sounds interesting on the page, so does a president working with terrorists but somehow the execution wasn’t convincing. But here, in this episode, a few moments of screen time and he brought a depth and reality to the character that was instantly compelling. All it took, much like with Shatner, was reigning in the overacting. One thing I don’t understand is why Logan wants to meet this fellow at the consulate – it’s technically not US territory so once there he is, legally speaking, in another country. If his influence is as great as he makes it sound he really should be able to lure him out with the threat of going public, then Jack could grab him and torture him as needed if Logan’s coercion is ineffective.
Assad
Meaty, meaty stuff. He takes everything he can out of every second in a scene. I’ve been watching some DS9 lately and one thing I think that is different is he seems to really make more use of out every second. On DS9 he just as often was a background character as a lead in a scene. Seven years of that and you begin to take it for granted a bit I think. I feel as if Alexander is hungry for this. The potentially tragic thing is, out of all the known characters he is the most likely not to survive the blast.
Nitpicking
The STANTON institute?! They named an institute after that guy?!
*SPOILER WARNING*
I broke down and did a little research, the tension at the end of episode was too much to take so I did a little digging. My sources may not be accurate but it looks as though DB Woodside survives for at least another half dozen episodes or so. Some sources indicated that he will be incapacitated for at least one episode in which the 25th amendment (24’s favorite amendment?) is enacted putting the VP temporarily in the driver’s seat. Less critical, it also seems Morris will be around for awhile. Karen and Sandra are both set to return very soon - which makes sense given the attempt on her brother’s life. Now, the bad news. I can find no evidence to support Alexander Siddig re-appearing in any future episodes. I truly hope my sources on this are wrong but it seems to be that Palmer’s alive but Assad bought the farm. I guess we’ll find out in 6 days…
Oh, and Carlos Bernand still hasn’t taken any work since his ‘death’…
