Despite a few personal comments here, make no mistake: I am enjoying this fourth season. It is very entertaining. But, I wasn't surprised to see a lot of things happen in this important episode. For some reason, the writers didn't really disguise some big plots and subplots here. In other words, you could see them coming a long way off.
For instance, you knew that "Behrooz," the teenage son of the terrorist "Ariz" family is going to be trouble and isn't really with the program as are his mom and dad. I question whether in real life this kid would have been trusted to be part of this, although the father here recognizes that near the end of the episode, having planned to get rid of him. However, the guy he sends to do the job, gives it away by having his gun easily seen sticking out of his pants??! I don't think so!!!
We find out "Marianne" is the mole. This is only my second year watching this program but it seems like that is a recurring theme - someone inside the C.T.U. is crooked and working for the enemy. Since Marianne was portrayed as bad news right from the start, it is no surprise it's her. Even in two years, I shake my head many times wondering how a high-security place like this would hire ANY of these people because they all so untrustworthy and few of them ever can take orders, either! Again, it wouldn't happen.
Despite those and numerous other "holes" that are improbable, the show - and this episode is a prime example - gives us plenty of good things to go with the bad and almost always provides entertainment, which is why we are watching it in the first place. So, I don't mean to nit-pick on certain things, but if you get involved with the story, you can't help it. Some twists and turns are clever and other things make absolutely no sense.
Anyway, it is good to see Jack and C.T.U. Director Erin Driscoll, albeit reluctantly, on the same page instead the latter impeding his progress all the time. This program loves to show Jack knowing far more than the rest of the shaky C.T.U. team put together!
Finally, and this was no surprise either since the show is only a fourth over with for the season, we find out the REAL target and aim of these terrorists. That other stuff - the train bombing and the attempt to assassinate the Secretary of Defense and show it on the Internet - is all a setup for the big show: the takeover of all 104 nuclear power plants in the U.S.! (Well, you might as well aim high.)
For instance, you knew that "Behrooz," the teenage son of the terrorist "Ariz" family is going to be trouble and isn't really with the program as are his mom and dad. I question whether in real life this kid would have been trusted to be part of this, although the father here recognizes that near the end of the episode, having planned to get rid of him. However, the guy he sends to do the job, gives it away by having his gun easily seen sticking out of his pants??! I don't think so!!!
We find out "Marianne" is the mole. This is only my second year watching this program but it seems like that is a recurring theme - someone inside the C.T.U. is crooked and working for the enemy. Since Marianne was portrayed as bad news right from the start, it is no surprise it's her. Even in two years, I shake my head many times wondering how a high-security place like this would hire ANY of these people because they all so untrustworthy and few of them ever can take orders, either! Again, it wouldn't happen.
Despite those and numerous other "holes" that are improbable, the show - and this episode is a prime example - gives us plenty of good things to go with the bad and almost always provides entertainment, which is why we are watching it in the first place. So, I don't mean to nit-pick on certain things, but if you get involved with the story, you can't help it. Some twists and turns are clever and other things make absolutely no sense.
Anyway, it is good to see Jack and C.T.U. Director Erin Driscoll, albeit reluctantly, on the same page instead the latter impeding his progress all the time. This program loves to show Jack knowing far more than the rest of the shaky C.T.U. team put together!
Finally, and this was no surprise either since the show is only a fourth over with for the season, we find out the REAL target and aim of these terrorists. That other stuff - the train bombing and the attempt to assassinate the Secretary of Defense and show it on the Internet - is all a setup for the big show: the takeover of all 104 nuclear power plants in the U.S.! (Well, you might as well aim high.)
