Well, it’s official. And it came from Chloe herself:
Aaron & I have come to know and love Jack Bauer. Through 8 seasons/days, we have rooted him on to defeat the bad guys and outsmart the people he “works” for. When those dumb CTU people question his methods and don’t take his advice, we just shake our heads and say to them, Stupid people. You’ll be sorry later.
We’ve also coined a phrase thanks to Jack Bauer’s M.O. And to our delight, we’ve been able to use it ourside of 24, even crossing over to other TV shows. That’s when you know that Jack was such a great character.
With the introduction of Renee Walker last season, we all thought that she was just brought in as a) eye candy, and/or b) just another character to flesh out a secondary story line. Oh and by the way, if I did have one complaint about the show, it would be to get rid of those dumb secondary story lines (Kim Bauer and Dana Walsh, I’m talking about you!). But Renee turned out to be as kick-a** as Jack – she just needed a little guidance in the ways of kick-a**-ness. In fact, we started calling her Mrs. Jack Bauer (and here’s hoping to a happy ending betwen the two – as in Don’t kill her off, please!!!!). At the very end of last season, when they show her going into the interrogation room to “question” a suspect, Aaron turned to me and said:
She’s gonna go Jack Bauer on him!
- phrase
1. Putting justice before the job.
2. Using any means necessary to get the truth. Any means.
3. Ignoring government rules if that government is about to be annihilated in 24 hours.
On this week’s episode of Flash Forward, we see a different side to Aaron Stark after his alcoholic, paranoid daughter is kidnapped (well, I guess I shouldn’t call her paranoid anymore). He starts to hunt down the people responsible, doing whatever it takes to find her. Even if it means hanging a suspect upside down in his boxer shorts after beating the tar out of him. Aaron Stark went Jack Bauer on everyone. He even went dark afterwards.
Oh, the thrill! 
So here’s to 24. Thank you for 8 great seasons. It’s probably time for Jack to relax and enjoy a nice quiet life with Renee. And eat a meal for once.
Happy Sunday!
