Dammit Chloe!

What's up, everyone? I'm Kevin, the new contributer to this wonderful blog.  I figured what better time to start posting than after another solid episode of "24." After a subpar season six, the show is back and better than ever for the seventh season. Here are my thoughts so far:

1. The women of "24," with Chloe being the one exception, are royal screw-ups. Save for Chloe, as well as Prime Minister Matobo's wife, who redeemed herself after shamefully opening the safe-room door, the rest of the ladies have really struggled in the opening hours. Let's start with enemy number one, FBI Agent Renee Walker.  

Agent Walker thought she could get away bothering Jack Bauer with rules and protocols. Big mistake. She's come close to jeopardizing every aspect of the mission to get evil Colonel Dubaku and should have been left buried alive so she could do no more harm. It was nice to see a newly-bearded Bill Buchanan tell her how it is and it was also nice to see Jack rub it in her face that he was right and she will always be wrong. To quote Ivan Drago, "If she dies, she dies."

Next up is President Allison Taylor. She's done nothing but remain stubborn and let Dubaku crash planes. Way to go. David Palmer would have solved this crisis in no more than an hour. She's on the brink of tears every 20 minutes and now some poor town in Ohio is going to be destroyed. Come on, Madam President. If Tommy Callahan can save a town in Ohio from going under, so can you. 

2. The Roger Taylor storyline is awful. There's been no point to it until around the 1:45 mark when Ethan (Warden Norton) needed to reach a paralyzed Taylor. Taylor, to his credit, managed to save himself from being killed by a pesky Secret Service agent.  Still, his death and the death of this storyline would be tremendous for everyone involved. Though judging from the previews for next week's episode, upon hearing of the news that her husband is missing, President Taylor cries again. 

3. Billy Walsh...in a suit? Yep, FBI Agent Sean Hillinger (Billy Walsh) is all clean-cut and ready for legitimate work, which leaves a sour taste in my mouth. After all, Billy Walsh once wore a shirt that read "SUITS SUCK." At least Warden Norton is consistently evil. If Walsh can get into more arguments with Agent Moss that lead to the two of them fighting in front of everyone, then the show would be even better.

So those are my major thoughts so far. Overall I've been pleased with this season, and it looks like it's only going to get better. I'll be back every Monday with a "24" recap and some thoughts, so keep checking back.