A Case of the.... 24 - Episode 8-18

This episode continued the trend of putting two characters at odds with each other, without presenting one character as “right” and the other as “wrong.” This occurred, primarily, with President Taylor and Jack. Sure, we’re all expected to support Jack, but I think the President hit the nail right on the head when she said he was looking for revenge. Yeah, justice is icing on the cake for Jack, but let’s be perfectly clear about one thing: Jack is completely willing to make difficult decisions, which includes helping or negotiating with terrorists, when he sees fit. How often does he help a terrorist escape when his family is in danger? How about the fact that he murdered Ryan Chappelle – an innocent man in every sense of the word – under the order of a terrorist? Sure, things always seem to work out for Jack in the end, but that’s really only because the writers decided that that’s how they want to conclude things. It doesn’t take away from the fact that he potentially compromised a whole lot of people for essentially selfish reasons.

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