BRAINSTORM SESSION AT 24

WRITERS: So we have had Jack taking on terrorist? DIRECTOR: CHECK.
WRITERS: So we have had Jack taking on traitor? DIRECTOR: CHECK.
WRITERS: We have Jack take on the US government? DIRECTOR: CHECK.
WRITERS: We have Jack take on domestic terrorists? DIRECTOR: CHECK.
WRITERS: We have had Jack take on the Chinese? DIRECTOR: CHECK.

WRITERS: We have had Jack take on African warlords? DIRECTOR: CHECK.
WRITERS: We have had Jack take on corporations? DIRECTOR: CHECK.
WRITERS: We have had Jack take out Muslim extremist? DIRECTOR: CHECK
WRITERS: We have had Jack take on the Russians? DIRECTOR: CHECK.
WRITERS: So what’s next? How do we end the series? DIRECTOR: I SEE FOUR SOLUTIONS.

1. JACK RETIRES. 2. HE SNAPS AND CONQUERS THE WORLD. 3. WE TRY TO CRAM ALL THE PRIOR SEASONS IN TO THE LAST SIX EPISODES AND NOT REALLY CARE ABOUT PLOT ELEMENTS BEING TIGHT. 4. WE PULL A DALLAS AND PRETEND IT’S ALL BEEN JACK’S DREAM SEQUENCE SINCE A PRIOR SEASON
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WRITERS: Why are you shouting? DIRECTOR: I’M TRYING TO DROWN OUT THE MOCKERY THAT HAS BECOME WHAT WAS MY DIRECTING CAREER.