We've known since season 1 that 24 writers don't have the attention span to keep an entire story going all season, so they break it up into story chunks. Well, tonight saw the end of one of those chunks (or did it?), as Tony blew up the missiles, the FBI took Starkwood, and the President had Hodges arrested. Outside of Jack's whole dying thing, it seemed like the season was pretty well settled. Until the ending...But there was a lot that happened before then. Such as Hodges' meeting with the President. Man, he just gets crazier and crazier with each episode (though not killing Chairman with rocks glass crazy this week). Walking in all officially with his brochure on the US of Starkwood, he seemed positively shocked that the President did not want to hand him over the government. If that's the full extent of his plan, he really is delusional.
Even bigger news was the return of cougar survivor Kim Bauer - same blonde hair, less annoying attitude. No, instead of her usual whining, the kidnapping-prone Bauer instigated a little love fest with her estranged pop, with plenty of heartfelt reconciliations and tears. Touching, cowboy, touching. But not enough to get Jack to agree to the magic stem cell treatment. Yet. We all know Kim will win out, cause otherwise there would be no season 8.
Finally, that final scene, which provided an unfortunate surprise. I remember back to the beginning of the season, when I disliked Bad Tony and was pleased to see he was actually good. But now Tony's bad again, pulling a Michael Dawson in killing an ally to let a bad guy go free. I do not support this. If Tony's bad, 24 law dictates that Jack kills him at the end of the season, making me again wonder why they bothered to resurrect him. And it makes little sense. So 24 writers, you better step it up in the next few episodes and sell this twist to me, cause right now I'm skeptical.
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