As usual Jack Bauer was centre stage and was put through hell, as par the course with 24 characters survived and some were killed off - some cruelly via curve balls. Of note away from the action were some quiet character moments Stephen Fry and William Devanes final scene was heart breaking, Jack acknowledging Chloe as he best friend was also a good moment but the moment of the episode and perhaps the series was Jack on hearing about the death of another character holding up his gun and for a moment considering suicide. Of course he doesn't - he starts killing the bad guys and one in particular via a katana.
We get a flash forward after the action of the "plot" is dealt with and I found this actually helped the episode. Despite being a huge fan of the show I've found bar the odd season (such as 1 and 8) most of the series endings had been a little bit awkward. Here we get a chance for 10 hours to go by and for the characters to feel the ramifications of the days actions, give some characters some good scenes and set up a potential future season.
Also I think the location of London helped give the show a fresh look, I also believed the Washington location helped season 7. I hope the series goes in this direction as terrorism is a world wide problem and with the world as Jacks playground it opens up the series to new possibilities.
In short a good end to a fine comeback and I for one want more.
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