"Goldfinger" <> wrote in message
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> Just finished watching Season 2 this weekend and I just want to say I'm
> disappointed. And I'm not talking about how Bauer can sustain a wooden
> stake wound without limping for 2 seconds or a torture that's easily the
> most intense in TV history to date and be shooting at the "bad guys"
minutes
> after being resuscitated back to life. Let's just compare season 1 & 2.
>
> Main plot: Assassination of the first black presidency candidate vs.
> terrorists planted a nuke in LA
>
> Comparing to the assassination plot, the terrorists plot clearly lacks
> ingenuity. You cannot throw a rock into a Blockbuster without hitting a
> video on terrorists targeting the good old America. Do we need more?
>
> In fact, we have seen so many terrorist movies that a man with half a
brain
> will know that the bomb will not go off in LA in the end. There's no
> feeling of imminent danger unlike that in Season 1, which is what makes
this
> series good. I don't have the same urge to watch season 2 episode after
> episode like I did with season 1.
>
> Subplot 1: Kim and Terrie are kidnapped vs. Kim wanders around stupid in
LA
>
> What has Kim got to do with the plot in Season 2? In Season 1, at least
you
> know getting the kidnappers of Kim and Terrie will lead you to the people
> who planned the assassination.
>
> LA and America are in danger and we are supposed to care about Kim and
> little Megan! Give me a break, Mr. Screen writer. Kim is a looker who
has
> a nice rack but if I want more of that, I would just tune into the playboy
> channel instead.
>
> Subplot 2: The Mole vs. The Palace Coup
>
> I like the mole plot better even thought the palace coup plot is not too
> bad. But I just feel that the palace coup plot a little clichéd and
> contrived.
>
> Main Characters:
>
> The conflicts among various characters in season 1, Jack dating Nina, Tony
> vs. Jack, Tony vs. George Mason, Tony, Jack and Nina vs. Alberta Green,
> Sherry vs. David etc are realistic and believable.
>
> The season 2 conflict setup doesn't exhibit the same degree of fineness.
It
> seems like season 2 just created an omnipotent higher power and everything
> just stems from there, like how Chappral orders Tony to focus on war plans
> instead of the audio tape.
>
> How to keep the series going:
>
> Only one suggestion - anything less than performing the first ever strip
> tease on network TVs, Kim has to go!
>
>
>
>
>
I actually liked the second season, but I think that it did suffer because
it had to measure up to the first one. I thought the casting was excellent
(Reiko Aylesworth and Michelle Forbes were my faves, and Franceso Quinn was
great), but I think the story line really did stretch the limits of
believability.
I can't help wondering if the absence of Stephen Hopkins might've had
something to do with it. The episodes he directed are the best of the
series--taut, exciting and believable, certainly more so than some of this
season's.
All I can say, is that I hope they explain the entire bit with Mandy. I'd
almost forgot about her, and it'll be interesting to hear what they have to
say about her. Also, let's hope that now that Kim is working for CTU, there
won't be anymore of the typical Kim storylines.
Finally, I can't wait to see what they have Andrea Thompson doing this year.
I've been missing her since she left "NYPD Blue."
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