I have been a fan of Fox’s “24” for a solid 3 seasons. It’s great drama filled with politics, cultural clashes, twisted character relationships and (above all) a sexy stud of a lead: Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland).
Now, I have seen my fair share of death by bombs, explosions, guns, oozies and whatever else Hollywood can conjure up these days. I have even seen my fair share of torture scenes. But last week’s 2 part episode crossed the line.
24 torture scenes generally include, but at not limited to, serums and other chemical agents that, while clearly are painful, are somewhat “TV friendly.” But last week’s episode featured not only someone being beaten with a baseball bat, but held under water in a bathtub and…and...drilled into with a drill.
I must admit, I cannot provide much more detail other than A DRILL and a PERSON’S FLESH, but you can take it from there. The kind of damage a tool like that can do to a person is not something I need to see on a Monday night. Or ever.
This is entirely too much violence for me. The episode was rated TV-14V, meaning intense violence and not suitable for anyone under 14. But I’m 22 years old and I would prefer, in the future, if Jack Bauer and the rest of the 24 cast kept all power tools and equipment in the tool shed.
Andrea Feczko @ Mon, 02/19/2007 - 1:49pm
The worst part about the 24 drill torture scene is that they took a page from the media reports in Iraq.
In actuality, 24 toned down the torture that is now being inflicted on innocent people in that lovely sham of a war President Bush started. In Iraq, kidnappers go straight for the head with drill bits.
Like many crime dramas, 24 is fictionalizing and sensationalizing real life horror. It is very difficult to see, but I think it is important for this to be shown. There is an election coming up and our country NEEDS to change things.
If drilling a few main characters on a hit TV show means horrifying the nation and thus swaying public opinion then I am all for it, because killing thousands of Iraqi civilians isn't doing the job.