Jack then asks why Heller didn't do anything to get him out of China, since he had the political power to do so. He tries to answer but Jack points the gun and tells him to shut up again. Hehe. He says he knows why he's angry: not because Audrey came looking for him in China, but because she went even after Heller told her not to. OOOOH. Heller puts on a little "guilty as charged" face. Ugh. Heller says it was wrong to blame Jack for that, and that he knows what the country owes him. AMEN AGAIN! But Jack isn't interested in any of that, he just wants his life back, "and I want it now." NOW!!
"TELL ME WHERE MY LIFE IS!!"
"Audrey's all I've got. You can't stop me. In case you've forgotten, I'm very good at disappearing. And if you try sending someone after us, I'm gonna kill 'em."
"Pretty good at that, too."
Awesome.
Heller says that sooner or later, he's gonna get back in the game, and when he does, "my daughter's gonna pay the price. LIKE YOUR WIFE DID."
*Twitch*
After several attempts to strangle Heller myself through the television, I hear Jack say "you son of a bitch," and back off in total misery. Heller says that he'll never be able to take care of her, but Jack demands to see her anyway.
He goes into her bedroom and there she is, sleeping. He sits down on the bed, holds her hand, and tells her he's there. Then he sadly looks around the room and seems to come to a conclusion. This is heartbreaking. He says that he's at a crossroads (such eloquent language!), and that the best way to protect her is to let her go. "I love you with all my heart," he kisses her forehead, "and I always will."
He exits the room, gives Heller one last look, and leaves the house. He makes his way across their gorgeous backyard and down to the deck overlooking the ocean. He looks down at the water below, and his eyes are really intense, like he's searching for something. Then...fade away and...SILENT CLOCK!!
"Now, where did I leave my keys?"
Okay. I have several problems with this finale, which I will list now. 1) No CTU Mole. 2) No non-beloved main characters died in a shocking way. 3) Chloe is pregnant. 4) Never found out the fates of Wayne Palmer, Lisa the Fembot, Charles Logan, and countless others. 5) Random replacement Director from Division was totally forgotten about and is still, presumably, in the Situation Room investigating the CTU breach. 6) Stuart, Milo's brother, was totally pointless. 7) Each of Grandpa's China diatribes were identical (except for the one where he proclaimed his love for the 'gina). 8) No surprise revelation that Josh is Jack's son (although I heard somewhere the writers were still upon the air about that). 9) No guilt-ridden suicides (I'm looking in your direction, Morris) and 10) No one tripped over their own ineptitude.
However. Jack's raging speech at the end was dead on. Nicely done.
I think that they left it so that next season can really go any way it wants. No loose ends over at CTU, we can cut them off no problem. I no longer care about any of the CTUers, now that Bill is gone and Chloe is lame we can start off with a fresh new crew. Hopefully next season will contain a president that is not of the Palmer bloodline, and one that will stay president throughout the duration of the crisis instead of pussying out with "brain trauma".
So thanks for sticking around, all three of you. Here's hoping that the next day will be back to its awesome ways. In parting, I leave you with this, a pictorial look back at what was, for me at least, the very best part of this season.
Tom Lennox: An American Hero
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Comments (4)
This was the most painfully-bad 2 hours of television this year. I totally agree with your list of problems with the finale (and the season). Fortunately, your recap was hilarious. Contemplation by Mike Doyle. HA!
So glad this season is over since it totally blew. Tom Lennox was absolutely the only enjoyable thing about it. Thank god for him. I’m going to pretend this season never happened. I haven’t decided if I’ll be back next year.
1 of 4 | Posted by pbjunkie
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Posted on May 29, 2007 9:20 AM
I've been reading your recaps for a while now and literally always find myself laughing loudly whenever I do... Well done!
Have to say though I think the best scene in the finale was when Suvarov and his generals agree that the oil platform had been sufficiently destroyed... The generals all looked around at each other and shrugged like "ehn, looked convincing enough." Worst bit of acting to cap off a pretty disappointing season.
Looking forward to recaps of FNL Season 2!
2 of 4 | Posted by ibanker
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Posted on May 29, 2007 12:37 PM
Great recap, so much better than the actual show!! I too, agree with your list of problems in the finale! Surely I thought we'd discover that Jack is Josh's father??! And the fact that Chloe and Morris are procreating makes me gag. The whole season was kinda surreal...
Screampillar, I am so looking forward to next season of FNL and your recaps!! That would have been so lame if they cancelled that show...
3 of 4 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on May 29, 2007 2:06 PM
Agreed that Tom Lennox was the second best thing this season (don't let Jack hear you say anything is better then him). Still, as annoyingly boyish as Doyle was, his respect, awe, and fear of Jack made his character worthwhile. The little whiney "damnit" when he found out Jack was coming to get his - I mean - the boy, just showed how afraid he was of going head to head with Jack.
That moment was second only the "Damn Jack" after he single handedly took out Al-Qaeda with a handgun and a chain.
Oh, and once more for old times sake: BEERROOOOOZZZ!!!
4 of 4 | Posted by MODULUS
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Posted on May 31, 2007 12:22 PM