Save the world Jack!

[Xantar]

only thing i have to disagree about is that you say its clear they're making it up as they go along. which is really quite a stupid way to think about it. the season is written, they dont just make it up as they go along. theres a lot of shows people say that about, and it just sounds stupid every time they say it.

The writers themselves have admitted that they make up a lot of things as they go along. For example, when they started out Season 4, they didn't know how it was going to end. They say it keeps things fresh. If you really want to, I'll find an interview for you to see for yourself, but it's been generally accepted among 24 fans that the writers don't plot out the entire season.

Though speaking of realism, how realistic would it be if none of the main characters ever died? If no one was ever killed then people would just be saying the exact opposite - that it's sooo unlrealistic that none of the main characters are ever killed.

And that's fine. But my criticism isn't that none of the main characters ever die in 24. My problem is every main character dies eventually. And that eventually kills suspense just as surely as if nobody ever died. It's no longer a question of, "Who's going to die?" and becomes simply "How and when are they going to die and how stupid are they going to look doing it?" It's no longer a surprise when someone dies.