I never thought my favorite moment of the season would be a heartfelt scene between Stannis and his daughter, but here we are. "I was told you would die, or worse: the greyscale would go slow. Let you grow just enough to know the world before taking it away from you. Everyone advised me to send you to the ruins of…

Leading the season off with Cersei's prophesy was a pleasant surprise, as this show hasn't trafficked in flashbacks thus far. It's a good way to establish Cersei's paranoia, though I did find it interesting that it omitted a pretty key part of the prophesy (the part right after the "Gold shall be their crowns and gold…

Agreed. Also, I thoroughly enjoyed the scene with the judge in which they were wearing identical suits. The best part was when Hamlin complained about it, Jimmy deadpans, "Really? I don't see it." Classic.

When Andre was "trolling for boys," that was the hardest I've laughed in a long time. I had to rewind that scene like three times. "Uh, ma'am? After hearing that back in my head, you are doing the right thing. I'm gonna roll off now." Hilarious.

Exactly. I think The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is the model here. That was just a really well done show that would do serious episodes (sometimes dealing with racial issues, sometimes not) a couple times a season. And it pretty much nailed it every time. The fact that these episodes were relatively infrequent gave them…

The scene between Heller and Stephen Fry was one of the most heartbreaking, emotional scenes in the history of the show. Incredible. 24 has always been, first and foremost, an action show/thriller. But it's almost always been so much better in terms of writing and acting than it should be. If this is the end, it went…

Three most badass Chloe moments in the history of 24:
1. Chloe gunning down a would-be assassin with several shots from a rifle (Season 4).
2. Chloe escaping Cheng and his henchmen with a pipe (Season 9).
3. Chloe tazing some dude who was trying to hit on her…twice (Season 5).

Since this was a comparatively slower episode (well, you know, until World War III started), I wanted to talk about something I've been meaning to get to, since for all we know, there may only be two more episodes of 24 ever.

Holy crap, what an incredible episode. I was pumping my fist or laughing hysterically the entire time. Usually, it was both. That's the best episode since…since…I don't know, maybe the raid on the White House in Season 7? Awesome. Highlights:
-"Get in the car, and let me do what I know how to do." Jack!
-Belcheck rules.…

Right up until Jack and Heller were on the ground at Wembley, I thought this was a solid, if unspectacular episode. But once Heller announced that he was pardoning Jack, and Chloe said she needed just a little more time (Damn it!), it dawned on me: Holy crap, they're really doing this. 24 has done this a few other…

Have to say, seeing Arya getting on the ship to Braavos was the most triumphant moment for me maybe since the birth of the dragons. I can't *wait* to see her in the next couple seasons. Even though AFFC/ADWD had a lot of problems, all of Arya's chapters (and there were only five of them—one of the problems) were…

That set piece with Jack eluding the missiles in various vehicles is one of the best in the history of 24. Considering which show we're talking about, that's really saying something. Fantastic.

Not sure what I liked better: the guy getting shot by the giant's arrow or that anchor they dropped on the climbers. And there were half a dozen other great moments in the fighting. Neil Marshall's direction was amazing in "Blackwater," and he did it again. He sure made the most out of the spectacular visuals provided…

Strong episode for Kate tonight. I loved that even Jack was a bit taken aback when she rather cavalierly injected herself in the neck with the knock-out drug. And her choking out that dude with her legs was right out of the Jack Bauer playbook. I thought she was going to snap his neck, but I guess choking him out…

It's so nice to have 24 back on a roll again. After last week's very good episode, we get one that's even better. Last week had a more contained focus with the hostage operation, while this one raised the stakes with the takeover of the drones. One thing 24 has always done well is create the requisite fear of whatever…

Agreed. That blizzard was *terrifying,* especially when Molly and Gus got separated. I'm fairly certain that she's not dead, but I was distinctly reminded of the first time I watched Fargo. By the end of the movie, I cared about Marge so much that I would have been devastated if she had gotten killed. Fortunately, she…

This episode was legitimately excellent. Easily the best of the "Live Another Day" era. I think I'd give it an A, unless we think there's a truly transcendent episode (think the nuke going off in Season 2) on the horizon. A few highlights:
-The hostage scenario was obviously the primary plot, and it did not disappoint.…

I'm surprised that there was no mention of Selina's disastrous "Daniwah" blunder, which I thought was perhaps the best running plot of the entire episode. My favorite part was the front page of the Standard. In addition to the lead "Daniwah!" article, there was a second article entitled "Dani-Blah. Meet The VP's…

I disagree with the opening statement. As much as I like The Good Wife, I think that Person of Interest took a giant leap forward this season and is now the best network drama on TV. And this finale certainly did nothing to disabuse me of that notion. Outstanding.

I loved the return of the "Previously on 24" segment, which is for my money, the best "Previously on…" segment in the history of television (admittedly, a low bar to clear). I've always enjoyed the freeze frames with the names of key characters. They went a little overboard on this one, though. Usually, there would be…