Day 6, 3 PM - 4 PM (Episode 10)
- Phillip Bauer's lackey claims that Jack is dead, simply because the bomb went off. Now, I'm certainly willing to believe that they could have planted a bomb that would have killed everyone without question. But they didn't. (They planted one that I suppose was motion-sensitive and beeped, so there would be just enough time to escape, instead of one that could be remotely detonated instantaneously, which they certainly could have done, because they were already lurking outside anyways.) Jack, meanwhile, says that "half his team is down", and he needs paramedics. So, which kind of bomb is this? The kind that unquestionably kills everyone inside the house, or the kind that injures half of a CTU team to the point where they need paramedics? (Dead people don't need paramedics.) Plus, any lackey worth his salt should know that if you lie to the big bad boss, you're gonna die.
- The other two mercenaries could have shot Milo behind a dumpster, but instead decided to bring him out into broad daylight to do it. Brilliant.
- Lead mercenary is the most helpful, friendly bad guy I've ever seen. He's willing to do whatever Jack wants (presumably, they edited the coercion part out, but isn't watching Jack coerce bad guys the whole point of the show? I want to see Jack growling to the guy that they're going to render him to Afghanistan where he'll be raped by mountain lions unless he cooperates.): Put down my gun? Sure! Call my boss? Anything! Hey, I'll even tell you how to unscramble my phone. You don't even have to cuff me. Is there anything else I can do for you? No violence, no torture, no muss, no fuss!
- The motivations of the underlings that are willing to help assassinate the President are pretty weak. They're claiming that the President is jeopardizing lives because he's not willing to imprison every Arab in the country? So, they're going to kill him, put evil veep Powers Boothe in charge, and then imprison every Arab, and then magically be safer? This doesn't even rise to the level of the time the Cabinet ousted David Palmer because he wouldn't go to war. And why wouldn't that specious method work this time, either?
- The ranking Secret Service agent on site isn't Aaron Pierce? What a travesty!
- Ok, at least Tom realized that what he was being sold wasn't quite worth the price. I'd like to think that Chad Lowe and the folks ordering him around have something a little better in mind. If you're gonna hatch a plot to assassinate the President, at least do it for a worthwhile reason.
- It was pretty silly to expect that Gredenko had been maintaining the same safe house from the time that Marilyn followed Graeme until now. Any half-decent terrorist would probably move at least once, don'tcha think?
- At 3:32, Jack, Marilyn, and Friendly Lead Mercenary enter the stairwell of the hotel from the garage. At 3:43, they emerge from the stairwell. Are they on the 100th floor? Remember that normally, it takes Jack about 11 minutes to drive 100 miles. (He really is the world's most friendly mercenary: Don't tip my dad off? Sure thing! Put these cuffs on? My pleasure! Can I get you a cup of coffee?
- I'd like to rip on the Jack - Phillip exchange, but I can't, because I actually think that their motivations could be plausible. It's reasonable to think that Jack, so beaten down and tormented, is resigned to his fate and actually guilty about what his job has done to the people who love(d) him. And it's also possible (although less likely) that Phillip was willing to kill Jack when he didn't have to face him, but couldn't pull the trigger directly, especially if he felt that Jack's apology was heartfelt. However, they've gotta be consistent, and their track record really isn't all that great.
- The other two mercenaries could have shot Milo behind a dumpster, but instead decided to bring him out into broad daylight to do it. Brilliant.
- Lead mercenary is the most helpful, friendly bad guy I've ever seen. He's willing to do whatever Jack wants (presumably, they edited the coercion part out, but isn't watching Jack coerce bad guys the whole point of the show? I want to see Jack growling to the guy that they're going to render him to Afghanistan where he'll be raped by mountain lions unless he cooperates.): Put down my gun? Sure! Call my boss? Anything! Hey, I'll even tell you how to unscramble my phone. You don't even have to cuff me. Is there anything else I can do for you? No violence, no torture, no muss, no fuss!
- The motivations of the underlings that are willing to help assassinate the President are pretty weak. They're claiming that the President is jeopardizing lives because he's not willing to imprison every Arab in the country? So, they're going to kill him, put evil veep Powers Boothe in charge, and then imprison every Arab, and then magically be safer? This doesn't even rise to the level of the time the Cabinet ousted David Palmer because he wouldn't go to war. And why wouldn't that specious method work this time, either?
- The ranking Secret Service agent on site isn't Aaron Pierce? What a travesty!
- Ok, at least Tom realized that what he was being sold wasn't quite worth the price. I'd like to think that Chad Lowe and the folks ordering him around have something a little better in mind. If you're gonna hatch a plot to assassinate the President, at least do it for a worthwhile reason.
- It was pretty silly to expect that Gredenko had been maintaining the same safe house from the time that Marilyn followed Graeme until now. Any half-decent terrorist would probably move at least once, don'tcha think?
- At 3:32, Jack, Marilyn, and Friendly Lead Mercenary enter the stairwell of the hotel from the garage. At 3:43, they emerge from the stairwell. Are they on the 100th floor? Remember that normally, it takes Jack about 11 minutes to drive 100 miles. (He really is the world's most friendly mercenary: Don't tip my dad off? Sure thing! Put these cuffs on? My pleasure! Can I get you a cup of coffee?
- I'd like to rip on the Jack - Phillip exchange, but I can't, because I actually think that their motivations could be plausible. It's reasonable to think that Jack, so beaten down and tormented, is resigned to his fate and actually guilty about what his job has done to the people who love(d) him. And it's also possible (although less likely) that Phillip was willing to kill Jack when he didn't have to face him, but couldn't pull the trigger directly, especially if he felt that Jack's apology was heartfelt. However, they've gotta be consistent, and their track record really isn't all that great.
posted by Dave at 11:04:00 PM
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