Addicted to 24 Again

Recently I decided to go back and watch my favorite seasons of 24. Actually, I just wanted to see this one awesome scene from season 3 where Michelle Dessler shoots and kills a guy for defying her authority. The scene ended up being near the end of the season, and by then I was hooked. I figured since I had already seen every episode of 24, there's no way I'd get hooked again. Boy was I wrong. I've never done heroin in my life, but I imagine this is what's it's like for a junkie. It's been 2 weeks, and I have watched 3 entire seasons. Season 3 was all right, season 4 was awesome (sorry to repeat the adjective, but it really is the most appropriate term) and season 5 was by far the best season ever of 24, with the exception of First Lady, Mrs. Logan's scenes, but that just made it easier for me to get through the season because I fast-forwarded every time she was on camera.

I don't know why I'm so addicted to 24. Maybe it's because I want an exciting life like Jack Bauer. Regardless, the show sucks me in, and I don't think I can ever watch it again after I'm done with this 24th episode of season 5 because I neglect every other responsibility in my life (except for my child of course) when I'm watching the show.

It's obviously written by men. They make women look mentally weak and emotionally fragile (stop agreeing with the writers), but they should've at least gotten a couple women's input on certain criteria. For instance, I just watched the scene where Jack asks Mike Novak to stall the President. He reluctantly answers, "I'll try." Really? As a woman, I need no help stalling people. How long do you need me to keep someone away? I can talk for 2 hours straight if you need me to. Have you ever told a woman that you were in a hurry and needed to go immediately? How long before she ended the conversation? I bet it wasn't one second later.

Addendum: Mike Novak asks the first lady to do it. I stand corrected.