(SPOILERS!) On tonight's episode "24," rather than rip off themselves, decided to rip off... "Rain Man." Yes, you read that right- one of the terrorists just happened to have an autistic savant brother. It was bound to happen sooner or later, right?
Couple that with the increasingly ridiculous president/VP storylines- the vice president would really do this to the president who put him on the ticket? Palmer woke up, was instantly lucid, and was briefed on the events of the last five hours in about five minutes?- and the latest mole hunt, which uncovered no mole at all- and you can really say this is the most ridiculous season ever, even with lots of competition. And what ever happened with Logan? Did he die? If so, wouldn't anyone care to maybe mention it?
Even sadder than that? This is also the season when "24" has started to intrude in real-life politics.
Still, I really think fans of this show will look back at the "Rain Man" episode as a real "jump the shark" moment. What's next? A "Driving Miss Daisy" homage?
UPDATE: Another problem: That whole "never ever mention the name of a Mideast country" rule.
Posted by Stephen Silver at March 26, 2007 10:46 PM