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24 Episode 6.22 - "3:00 AM - 4:00 AM"
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 at 4:00 PM - by Matt Springer
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24 Episode 6.22 - "3:00 AM - 4:00 AM"
Airdate: Monday, May 14th, 2007
Lets talk about hair.
Specifically, the hair of one Mr. James Cromwell, the heavyweight Special Guest Star whose off-handed gravitas has added immeasurably to this sixth season of 24.
As Philip Bauer, Jacks nutty dad, Cromwell first graced our screens early in the season, and has now returned for a Final Showdown with his son--or at least, this is what I presume. Otherwise, they are wasting the time of one Mr. James Cromwell, and I reckon one Mr. James Cromwell doesnt cotton to having his time wasted. No, not by a long shot.
Anyway, one Mr. James Cromwell truly seems to be phoning this gig in, especially after I caught his performance in The Queen over the weekend, where he slaps on a British accent and a kilt to portray Prince Philip. I just dont get the vibe that one Mr. James Cromwell is investing as much into playing a crazy anti-American capitalist as he did into portraying a real-life royal.
How can I tell this most of all, you wonder? Check out one Mr. James Cromwells hair. Its this strange old man mullet. He couldnt even be bothered to swing by the makeup trailer and get himself a trim.
Of course, even when hes phoning it in (literally, in most of the scenes in this episode), one Mr. James Cromwell does bring da aforementioned gravitas and/or funk. Which means I am ready for him to bust loose again with some of his mad phoned-in skillz, like he showed us when he suffocated his own son back many hours ago.
Unfortunately, the writers arent ready for Jimmy Cromwell (okay, I got sick of the "one Mr." bit -- sue me) to bust loose yet, so we get one more week of vamping before the season finale. I was actually quite surprised, because the stakes didnt shoot up nearly as high as I hoped they would; the kidapping Josh Bauer plot from last week was resolved relatively quickly, only to be replaced by a "Screw you, Jack, the U.S. government is trading Josh Bauer to your crazy dad for the circuit board" plot for the finale. Its sorta like six in one, half-dozen in the other, and even worse, its a retread of ground weve covered just a few weeks ago, with the whole Jack Bauer "Mr. President, you owe me" bit where Jack went rogue with the circuit board after his own government betrayed him.
How many times can the U.S. government betray Jack Bauer in a single 24-hour period, anyway? At least two times, apparently. Maybe three times, if you count the event that initially brought Jack Bauer into this seasons action, where they were gonna trade Jack to the terrorists without blinking an eye after moving heaven and earth to free him from a Chinese prison.
So when the big picture loses its allure, its the little bits I notice, like J.C.s grandpa mullet. Or the priceless way in which Peter MacNicol handles a scene in which his character has to listen to a woman having sex through a surveillance camera--thats why you pay guys like him the big bucks, for taking a couple lines and weaving something amusing out of them. Even Carlo Rotas Morris gets a fun moment or two this week, and actually redeems himself from helping the terrorists arm bombs by girl-fighting one of Chengs thugs.
It occurs to me that a great TV show is like a great baseball team--even when theyre having a rough game, they cant help but play well sometimes. Even when 24 doesnt knuckle down and deliver in any given hour, its still got enough great plays that you understand whats so fun about it.
And next week...season six wraps up, and hopefully, one Mr. James Cromwell finally caves and gets his damn hair cut.
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Vern Seward is a writer who currently lives in Orlando, FL. He’s been a Mac fan since Atari Computers folded, but has worked with computers of nearly every type for 20 years.
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