24 is on its eighth action-packed day, and Jack Bauer is still kicking “bad guy” butt. But, what has continued on even before David Palmer was President is the romance that lurks within the walls of CTU.
You see, it’s not the ridiculous terrorist schemes or the over the top, quick escalating threats that gets us all heated up, it’s the banter between the computer techies. Nothing is sexier than watching two of ‘em bicker about how slow one is opening up a channel on a server… right?
It must be since there’s been many couples throughout the seasons.
Morris O'Brian (Carlo Rota) didn't fall in love with Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) with her sexy talk... but with her dry, technical, nerdy talk.
The fact is, writers need to create conflict for compelling storylines, and nothing works better than relationships in the workplace. Series like Bones and Castle aren’t remembered for their weekly cases, but for the sexy squabbling between the two leads. That’s why 24 has based many of their B-stories on the supporting characters.
Let’s take a look at the ones that just happen at CTU:
Day 1: Nina Meyers and Tony Almeda
Day 2: Triangle between Tony Almeda, Michelle Dessler, and Carrie Turner
Day 3: Kim Bauer and Chase Edmunds, Almeda and Dessler
Day 4: Triangle between Almeda, Dessler, and Bill Buchanan. Curtis Manning and Marianne Taylor.
Day 5: Chloe and Morris O’Brian
Day 6: Milo Pressman and Nadia Yassir
Day 7: Renee Walker and Larry Moss, Sean Hillinger and Erika
Day 8: Cole Ortiz and Dana Walsh
There’s something sexy and mysterious about CTU. Mainly, because it’s an adult high school. Here are some comparisons between junior high and the fictitious government agency:
Conniving, insecure weasels whispering to one another in the quiet corners of the hectic halls.
When you’re doing something bad on the computer, you hope and pray the authoritative figure doesn’t look on your screen.
The more athletic people who succeed on/in the field are more recognized than the brainiacs.
If you want to do something against the rules, you go into the server room.
Oh, the server room — some nasty stuff always goes on in there. On the third day alone, Jack smoked Nina…
… while a few hours later, Tony gave Michelle a smokin’ hot kiss.
So, what is it? Why is this rooted in sex? Well, most thrillers, spy thrillers, simply are. The perfect example would be La Femme Nikita, which, interestly enough, has the same creators as 24. (The television series, not the Luc Besson film.) There’s something very hot about repressing your sexual feelings while in a professional environment. So, every now and again… it may lead to a kiss… or some goofy flirtation.
But, if you were frequently heard this sound, you’d probably always be in the mood.
Yup. That gets me goin’.
