re Kidnapped's final (13th) episode - twop p 51 .. 52
-Just for the helluvit, I reviewed the thread to see who picked Archer first, as the mole -- catperson speculated about him way back on page one, because he was acting funny, and dandy1 called him out on October 22. What week was that? Three or four? Good work, you guys! --I do remember this. Catperson and Dandy1 have always made very insightful posts about the show, so it's no suprise they picked up on this right away.
What I really appreciated about Kidnapped was that we weren't tossed a bunch of red herrings. Sure, we had that stuff with Sullivan and Cain's dad early on, but they were there to flesh out Conrad's character. Same with Kellogg -- we learned a bit about Knapp through him. The writers never beat us over the head with anything, to make sure we got it.There were no twists just for the sake of being twisty. The clues were all there, in people's actions and in what they said. Well done.--Very good point, Auntie Pam.

-I'd also like to suggest that the producers of "24" watch this episode (actually, the whole season) to learn how to tie all the threads together and show respect for your audience's attention span and memory.

-What made this whole thing so believable was when Archer was talking to Atkins (poor Atkins) and tells him, "I used to be like you, but once I had a kid everything changed. I quit worrying about other people and only worried about him."
To me, that one line is able to hold the entire story together on its own. Brilliant writing.
Even better acting.

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-The Dr. tells King that the Cains are friends of his. It may have only been a powerful social connection that got Leo moved up in line and not an out and out bribe. so Archer's kid d n get a heart bcs Leo got it . . .

-dandy1- In the first couple episodes we saw the FBI rent the apartment across the street. King called Knapp and asked him how his coffe was because he could see him through the window. When King and Knapp realize that it is Archer they agree that there is only one way to play this. In retrospect, thay are telling each other that they know Andy is going to have to be assasinated. They can't take him alive. So, while they couldn't be sure where Andy was in the apartment they were betting on Knapp being able to maneuver him into sight of some window in the apartment. He did that by moving towards Archer. Archer reacts by backing up into Kings sights. To me it makes sense---but they are asking the audience to remember this FBI apartment we have seen neither hide nor hair of in many moons. They could have put it in the previouslies but maybe they felt that would be giving away too much.

-AuntiePam- My watching was interrupted -- silly hubby wanted to go shopping. "But I can't! Archer just shot Turner -- he's killing everybody!"

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-dandy1- It's up!!! So good! Good ending, too. A very satisfying conclusion.

-sacoha- Wow, that was "edge of your seat" incredible. Linus Roache really cranked it up there at the end. He was so creepily good. I should have known that as good an actor as he is, he would ultimately have a meaty role to play. (hindsight) ...I would love to have a comparison of the 22-episode arc to the 13-episode arc (DVD bonus feature, please!) just to see what, if any, major changes were made.

-catperson- I would imagine he was the original bad guy, because if he got taken out of the picture --dead-- King might be inclined to stay on at the FBI. I think if it had been renewed, he and Knapp would have retained these two roles - by the rules and not by the rules - but because it was cancelled, they had Knapp offering King a job.
Did you see the look on Leo's face when his mom admitted she took the other kid's heart? I about died, hurting for him. He's gonna have to live with that forever.

-Oh, and if Ellie bribed anyone, I think it would have been the people associated with the donor registry because they are the ones that make the list and decide which patient gets the heart and then deliver it to the doctor of choice. The doctors do not get to decide.

-That was swell. Nice rug-pull-out-from-under ending, nice resolve of the case, nice that everybody ended as they began -- no learning, just surviving.

48 -sacoha-**Group Hug!** This has been the weirdest television experience I've ever had...and (sniff) it's almost over. Although I have complained about it being only on internet, the advantage is that it's there whenever I have the time to sit down and watch it. Not conducive to watching it with your family or a group of people, but convenient on your own. Even though I know I can find it elsewhere, I'm going to be really sad when this past episode is taken off NBC.com, because it was so great -- yay! Leo got rescued by Virgil and his dad, and he knew Knapp had a part in his safety, as well.