24 Season Six Finale: Our Closing Thoughts and Predictions
Published May 21, 2007
I believe that the last two episodes are going to be 24 milestones for a number of reasons. Jack has killed plenty of people, but having to kill his own father will be tough. It will be a Luke-Darth Vader moment to be sure, but I think the old man might have been good at some point and there is a possibility of redemption for him, and thus for his son, when he dies. I also believe that Jack is Josh's father and that will be revealed (why else was Marilyn so concerned about what Phillip said?). I think that (from the previews) Bill Buchanan comes back in a big way to help Jack somehow, and that Jack is going to have to give Doyle a lesson he'll never forget.
I do think at the very end that Jack will save the day (yet again) but the toll will be overwhelming for him. What will happen from here is I think CTU, Jack, and 24 will never be the same. Chloe and Morris? Probably over. Marilyn and Jack? Definitely something will click because Jack wants and needs a family. Can he be a father figure to Josh? Yes, I think so. Will he try to contact Kim? I don't know, but perhaps a family reunion is in order. And, finally, I believe that this end for Jack will take him somewhere very different. Just like in Die Hard 4 where we’ll find John McClane is no longer a cop, I believe Jack will be long gone from CTU come next season; however, since there is no shortage of bad guys in the world, Jack will be back in action before he can say "Damn it!"
Paul Levinson
This was a very different day for 24. We saw much more of Jack’s personal life (his father, brother, and nephew). And the season was really a season in a season, with the nukes being averted about three quarters into the day.
I think Jack’s family story has the most long-range importance. We obviously learned a lot about Jack’s family in season one, but not much since then, until this season. At this point, we have Jack’s father and nephew and sister-in-law all in play.
Jack’s father: it’s not at all clear that he’s 100% bad. The only person he outright killed was Jack’s brother – who deserved it. But Phillip did not kill Jack, when he could have, and Phillip’s explanation to Josh that Phillip was just putting on a convincing show when threatening to kill Josh was pretty convincing. I’m predicting Phillip, in any case, will not be killed in this season of 24 – and may just turn out to be a little more of a good guy than we expected.
Jack’s nephew: People are saying everything from he could be Jack’s son to Jack’s brother. Anything is possible, but I doubt he’s more than Jack’s nephew – which is a good addition to the show, in any case. He’s certainly a more interesting character than Kim (much as I like Elisha Cuthbert).
- 24 Season Six Finale: Our Closing Thoughts and Predictions
- Published: May 21, 2007
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Ray's theory about a new "24" with a new CTU is (I think) a sure bet. How about Jack taking over Denver CTU? With Doyle being his head of Field Ops?
I don't know but I think tonight is going to blow us out of the water the way the original Die Hard blew us out of the theater.
Enjoy!
The season finale better be good. I need some kind of redemption for sticking with 24 this year.
If Josh turns out to be Jack's son...I'm going to be so...grrrr. That would totally ruin the season for me. I read that Josh is could be Jack's brother??? That would be interesting.
Chloe & Morris will most likely stay together because I think she might be PG.
I hope they give little shrunken head Ricky the boot. I hate watching him...Curtis was so much better.
I'm hoping for better things next season.
Well I now realize that these ruminations would not be complete without S.Rod's input. Damn, I should have had you contribute to the piece.
Love the 'shrunken head' thing. I don't necessarily agree, but it made me laugh.
Chloe PG? You mean preggers?
Hm. Chloe with hormones run amok is a thing to see.
Vic - spitting yet? : )
I'm with Mary K. I wanted to see more of Nixon and Martha Mitchell--err, I mean Charles and Martha Logan this year. They kind of left everybody hanging after she "killed" him.
Anyway, I'm kinda more looking forward to the Heroes season finale. That show really hooked me this year.
-Glen
Victor's theory about Josh being Jack's son intrigues me. Of course, it opens up a whole new can of worms. And I thought my family was dysfunctional!
Mary, Victor-- I trust you guys will make some sense of that finale. . . please--we're counting on you. (I still think it's going to be the Mike Doyle Show next season.)
Don't wuss out now Ray! LOL.
I'm still trying to get my head around the ending.
Or you can do what the writers did for the finale.
Absolutely nothing.
The special guest star was someone who hasn't been born yet. Stunning.
Mary, thanks for the after thought. LOL
Maybe next year. :)
What does next season have in store??? A one-eyed Doyle as director of CTU? With Nadia as his trusty side-kick/BFF/GF/Wife? A very pregnant Chloe...or will she be on maternity leave and working from home? Jack realizing that his father is not really dead? So many possibilities...see you next year.
The special guest star was someone who hasn't been born yet. Stunning
Oh, but what an entrance he/she could make!
in the recent week as a delivery worker at the ohio state university it has become a fact that we have been delivering coca-cola products from the "corner store" which is overseen by helen desantis.questions have come to mind as follows.1)is ohio state over steping there boundries between the cwa union & the teamsters union.2)some of the managment statments where that coca-cola cannot process an order correctly thru "stores" and "stores" will correct the problem by distributing there product thru ohio state distribution . thus leading to the question what is coca-cola trying to accomplish. are they just willing to sell there product thru there machines for capital gaines?3)what type of income is the university gaining or is all in the name of customer satisfaction? i wonder where the money is trying to go.God knows who the gready are.
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