The Kim Bauer storylines have, to me, always been the blemish on the masterpiece that is 24. For some reason, every season she has to get in ridiculous situations, make ridiculous choices, and star in her own little soap opera-esque side stories. I should emphasize that this is not Elisha Cuthberts fault, by any stretch of the imagination, although I actually believe the vitriol towards her (it's no secret she was disliked) hurt her career. She is playing a spoiled, naive, borderline idiotic teenage (/grown up) brat, and judging by the level of annoyance she instills in myself and countless others, she plays the part perfectly. In this season she is partnered up with an equally infuriating boyfriend, Mr Perfect for all intents and purposes, a record producer, hunk and apparently also a martial artist (come on man). The two, in this episode, decide to recklessly endanger a policeman's life, simply for doing his job, to save their own asses. Even if her father was David Palmer himself, none of them should ever get away with this, but (spoiler alert) they will. This is symptomatic of Kim's storylines all through the show (until she is finally written out), and in my opinion it lessens the whole experience. Every single other minute of 24, I'm glued to the screen, even if this is my 3rd watch, but every time Kim is on, I'm just waiting for her scenes to be over. Too bad, but there's no such thing as perfect, although without Kim Bauer, 24 might have been.
Review of Day 2: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
