A glimpse of Season 7

I am sure some of you have heard that Cheryl Jones (who played Matt Damon’s character’s mom on Ocean’s Twelve) will be playing President of the United States on the next season of 24. Some speculate that this is a move by the producers to subtly promote Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. I don’t agree. 24 has always had a tradition of playing “outside the box” by doing things such as killing off key characters or having a black man as President. So I don’t think we should interpret any political motives into. However, I do think that to avoid the appearance of playing partisan politics, 24 should mention in passing that in addition to being the first woman in the Oval Officethat she is also a Mormon.

In other 24 news, I read over the weekend that Keifer Sutherland mentioned recently that in the next season, Jack Bauer will be working independently of the Counter Terrorist Unit. It looks like 24 is taking a page from the James Bond movie franchise where it decides to do a plot where its hero tries to save the world by working “off the grid.” James Bond did this in License to Kill and it looks like Jack Bauer will be having his own “License to Kill” moment next season.