Magnifisyncopathological: When Bosses Attack

February 22, 2005

When Bosses Attack

Last night's episode of 24 for the hours of 4:00pm and 5:00pm went about as well as the others on average. I expected those other five reactors to go critical and meltdown during this hour, but I suppose that's for another cliffhanger ending later.

I was curious to see what would happen with Sarah Gavin (Lana Parrilla) now that it had been established at CTU that it was Marianne Taylor (Aisha Tyler) who was the spy. I didn't expect any grand oratory on the justification of torturing someone suspected of knowing useful information and we didn't get any. The standard crutch of "the greater good" continues to support the horror.

I wasn't particularly surprised to see Gavin accept Erin Driscoll's (Alberta Watson) offer to go back to work for CTU due to the intense need for experienced and qualified help. When Gavin demanded her arrest record expunged and raise of two pay grades and Driscoll promptly accepted, I wondered to myself if that would be enough for me.

Going beyond the immediate question of whether I'd work for such an organization in the first place, I imagine I'd be wholly unable to work with anyone who supervised the repeated stun-gunning of my neck. There'd be no trust in that relationship from my release onward. It is apparent Gavin suffered no immediate serious injury. We can't quantify the extra income the pay raise results in and I can't remember what crime she committed that she wants expunged, but would that be enough to cover the rights violation?

Since Gavin proposed it, in her case she's been satisfied. I hesitate to call this an example of private law enforcement and dispute arbitration because there are a number of fundamental differences with this scenario and the ones proposed in the former. However, I can't fault her for wanting immediate compensation.

Previous entries on FOX's 24: The Jack Bauer Power Hour, Fox's 24: A Libertarian Nightmare and 24 and Torture.

UPDATED 3/28/2005
Inner Outrage; The Enslavement of Behrooz Araz

UPDATED 4/18/2005 11:04pm
The Total Erosion of the Fourth Wall and The 24 Embrace of Contemporary Politics

UPDATED 5/2/2005 10:58pm
Humanity Revealed in FOX's 24

UPDATED 5/17/2005 2:07pm
Quickie '24' Blog Items with an Emphasis on Richard Heller

UPDATED 3/13/2006 9:47am
My Take on FOX's '24' Ethics

Posted by Drizzten at February 22, 2005 11:23 AM

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