Political Humor | Enough With the Melodrama

As I have mentioned before, I am a noob to the world of 24. I am finding myself wondering why there is so much emphasis on Jack’s personal relationships. Well, anyone’s personal relationships.

I don’t think it makes for any additional interest value, and it seems to ruin the momentum every time. A few times I have recorded and then watched the show. Every time I do that, I skip any conversation that includes Penis Nose or Martha.

I honestly don’t give a crap about Penis Nose. I don’t get why Jack does. (Don’t kill me Jack) So, we have Jack feeling guilty about letting her think she’s dead, and Kim trying to make him feel guilty for the same thing. OK. I get that. Can we let it go?

Do the shows writers think we care? I suspect they just need to pad out the script, but they would be much better padding the script with humor than with melodrama.

Let’s go back to when Martha was trying to convince her flaccid and useless husband that the Vice President was attempting to take him down, and become President himself.

I would have much preferred if Limpwrist had replied with something like, “Well, at least he’s capable of making decisions on his own,” or “That might actually be good for the country.” Tha’s the kind of padding out the plot I’m looking for. I certainly don’t feel any allegiance to a clearly impotent President. I’m not thinking, “Oh no! I wouldn’t want him to lose the Presidency!”

Think about who your audience is people. We’re people that like bad guys getting tortured ruthlessly. Does that seem like the type of person that gets drawn into touchy feely emotional crap? Not in my case, and I suspect I’m not in the minority.

I really need to stop doing these commetaries before I “upset” Jack. I sure don’t want to see that happen. I think I might stop watching the show live. That might help me continue to remain alive.