I’m still sad that Bill Buchanan died, even though I predicted it (well, him or Aaron) in my post last week.
Here’s a link to a screenshot of the … moment … sent in to Blogs4Bauer.
And here’s the official B4B tribute photo:
I, like many 24 fans, was not particularly fond of Bill Buchanan when he made his first appearance in Season 4. Back then, he was a suit and he didn’t immediately believe Jack. Remember? Of course, by the end of the season, he was a convert and even got detained for a period of time.
One of the best quotes ever on 24 came that season, from Bill to Chloe:
Chloe, we’re in an active code. We don’t have time for your personality disorder, you understand me?
And then, in Season 5, to Miles Papazian:
You have no idea what you’re dealing with, you little ass kisser.
And then, in Season 6:
We have to do better than we’re doing, and we have to to it faster!
And then he even managed to get Karen over from the dark side (though only temporary, as she fired him to save her own ass, but that was Season 6, which was totally craptastic anyhow). And even though he dressed like a mime who needed to shave this season, he built an awesome CTU in exile in a pretty funky old abandoned building.
He even pulled Tony back from being a bad guy.
And who can forget one of the few shining moments of Season 6 when Jack HANDED BILL HIS VERY OWN SACK?
Look, Adam over at The Jack Sack has been doing the best tributes to Bill for the past two days (be thankful, because if Aaron Pierce had been killed off, Adam would be wandering in the desert right now, and not because Passover’s almost here), so check it out.
Other than mourning Bill, I just wanted to make a few points about Monday’s ep:
• Awe.Some.
• The First Daughter is a be-yotch of the nth degree. She’s gonna be trouble. Or a mole. Or both.
• Ethan’s actually not too bad. This week.
• Larry Moss – still an idiot.
• Tony?
• Chloe?
• Jon Voight, finally. Now we’re on to the REAL plot of the season.
• President Taylor really pissed me off. I don’t know if I like her anymore.
• Apparently, Juma didn’t take a Berlitz class in English, because he thought “release” meant “kill,” so he killed a random hostage.
• Taylor’s veep may be the worst veep yet on 24. And that’s saying A LOT.
• Did he really think you could “turn off” the Internet? Oy.
Thanks to 24 Wiki for the BillB quotes.