Oh, come ON!!
Apr. 8th, 2007 10:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caz963*rolls eyes*
I've watched 24 since it started, so I know what I'm getting. I know it's renowned for its unbelieveable plot twists etc. but that's okay - my tongue's in my cheek and in general, although it's hokum, I enjoy it for what it is. I watch it on a Sunday night - after the WW repeat, so I really am going from the sublime to the ridiculous. It's the last programme of the weekend for me, because then I usually go upstairs to get my stuff ready for work on Monday, so I'm kind of winding down - 24 doesn't require a huge amount of brain-power so I'm usually doing something else whilst it's on.
Okay, so that's partly why I watch it. But really, this episode? I knew this was coming, but still... Karen wants to bring Wayne out of his coma because the VP is looking to start World War Three. Good reason. But we get all the stuff about how it could kill him, blah, blah... all the medical machines beeping furiously... and then in the last scene, he's sitting up in bed on the phone to the Veep saying he's going to resume his duties.
Far-fetched, even for this show. (And don't get me started about the sudden appearance of "Rain Man"!)
Oh, and what is it with these power-crazed and nefarious VPs? Logan was shifty when he was VP and even shiftier as Prez. And now this latest one is staging a coup. It makes you wonder about the judgement of the guys who get the top job, doesn't it? I mean, Hoynes was a bit slippery, and, it turned out, had trouble keeping it zipped, but I don't think he was that much of a shit! :)
How many hours are left? I'm thinking it must be about 10 or so, and I really don't know how they're going to string it out that far.
Quotes of the night though go to Jed and Toby.
I'm not allowed to smoke inside, yet she can pee in Leo's closet?
and
With friends like that, who needs anenomes?
I've watched 24 since it started, so I know what I'm getting. I know it's renowned for its unbelieveable plot twists etc. but that's okay - my tongue's in my cheek and in general, although it's hokum, I enjoy it for what it is. I watch it on a Sunday night - after the WW repeat, so I really am going from the sublime to the ridiculous. It's the last programme of the weekend for me, because then I usually go upstairs to get my stuff ready for work on Monday, so I'm kind of winding down - 24 doesn't require a huge amount of brain-power so I'm usually doing something else whilst it's on.
Okay, so that's partly why I watch it. But really, this episode? I knew this was coming, but still... Karen wants to bring Wayne out of his coma because the VP is looking to start World War Three. Good reason. But we get all the stuff about how it could kill him, blah, blah... all the medical machines beeping furiously... and then in the last scene, he's sitting up in bed on the phone to the Veep saying he's going to resume his duties.
Far-fetched, even for this show. (And don't get me started about the sudden appearance of "Rain Man"!)
Oh, and what is it with these power-crazed and nefarious VPs? Logan was shifty when he was VP and even shiftier as Prez. And now this latest one is staging a coup. It makes you wonder about the judgement of the guys who get the top job, doesn't it? I mean, Hoynes was a bit slippery, and, it turned out, had trouble keeping it zipped, but I don't think he was that much of a shit! :)
How many hours are left? I'm thinking it must be about 10 or so, and I really don't know how they're going to string it out that far.
Quotes of the night though go to Jed and Toby.
I'm not allowed to smoke inside, yet she can pee in Leo's closet?
and
With friends like that, who needs anenomes?
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Date: 2007-04-08 09:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-08 11:14 pm (UTC)Oh God - I feel your pain! That's exactly the type of "homey" drama I can't stand.