Jack Bauer faces his eighth and final day in the final season of 24.
But does it end the series on a high?
And, for what thanks?
Now, Jack has a granddaughter and has patched up his relationship with his lovely daughter, Kim.
Kims life is also looking up.
Shes now happily in a relationship with Stephen (Paul Wesley fromThe Vampire Diaries).
His life will involve renting an apartment and working for a private security consultancy.
Thankfully, Chloe OBrien is still on hand and having trouble fitting into this new incarnation of CTU.
At first, it seems that Hassan is going to be a stereotypical Middle-Eastern character.
However, the series shows that Hassan isnt a brutal dictator.
He does what he does for the right reasons, even if his actions seem wrong at the time.
This finally gives his wife a chance to step out from his shadow and take centre stage.
Its an annoying plotline as it takes away from the main story and just seems too convenient a distraction.
Its also going to cause problems when her fiance, Cole, finds out.
After all, hes pretty much all loved up.
The terrorists arent the only ones playing games!
If ever there were a story that embodied Oh what tangled webs we weave, its this one!
He isnt going to go down without a fight and his poison soon spreads to Taylor.
When it isnt delivering all out action,24manages to tell a pretty good political story.
Corrupt presidents, puppet presidents and inept presidents are easy to accept.
However, Jacks story ends with him pretty much on the run, again.
The acting is, once more, top notch throughout the whole season.
He has one of those voices that rumbles with confidence, authority and warmth.
On top of that, his presence radiates from the screen in every scene in which he appears.
Hopefully, hell appear in more English language work in the near future.
Theres something almost Shakespearean about his performance, alongside his onscreen wife Dalia, played brilliantly by Necar Zadegan.
Kiefer Sutherland gives yet another robust performance as Jack Bauer.
He even looks masculine with his manbag!
In this season, she takes control of CTU as Acting Director.
Its a real shame that we wont get to see more of the character in this role.
Extras
Extended episodes bring an additional two minutes to a number of episodes.
The scenes appear to be mostly dialogue driven and offer a little more insight into characters and their motivations.
you might choose to watch the extended episodes or the original television versions.
Ultimate CTUis a short feature about the creation of the new CTU and the transfer to New York.
We get to see Carlos Barbosa discussing his design and the location scouting process.
Disappointingly, we dont get to visit the location, an island that features a derelict former smallpox hospital.
However, we do get to see some of the designs and how they were realised for screen.
Being filmed beforeDay 8, there are few spoilers or discussion of the plot.
Eight Daysis a four part featurette that can also be played together.
Collectively, they run for a total of 28 minutes.
Presidents, Friends and Villainslooks at the various colleagues, peers and villains that Jack has encountered.
Writers talk about their love of writing for various characters, Logan, Chloe and David Palmer amongst them.
They comment that the show isnt just an action show, its a character drama with action.
Sadly, no actors from previous seasons return to talk about their roles.
Theres also comment on shows that were modelled on24and failed.
Goodbyedoes feature previous cast members as they gather for an exclusive party to celebrate the end of24.
I could say it was a pile of horse droppings, and youd probably still pick it up.
Truth be told, it isnt bad at all.
Show:
24: The Final Seasonis out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
