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* [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]]

** [[Word of God]] claims they ''set up'' that [[Retcon]] by not giving {{spoiler|Tony}} the Silent Clock, the traditional response to the deaths of really important characters.

** {{spoiler|The reveal of Alan Wilson being the mastermind behind numerous terrorist plots within the series, including the deaths of David Palmer and Michelle, has had mixed reactions. many were unhappy that what they felt was a completely generic, dull character had been set up as the series [[Big Bad]] and [[Hijacked Byby Ganon|stole Day 7's plot away from a highly praised villain in Jonas Hodges, who was built up as the Big Bad of Day 7 since Redemption.]]}}

** And then there was {{spoiler|Stephen Saunders' death}} in Season 3. To go into detail, {{spoiler|Gael's wife found a ''loaded gun with the safety off'' in Gael's office and, so upset over his death, calmly walked over to Saunders, quickly pulled out the gun, [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him|and shot him]].}} And she did all of this only after taking a brief glance at {{spoiler|Saunders'}} profile on a monitor.

* [[Darkness -Induced Audience Apathy]]: This may have set in for some viewers during or after season 5 when all but two major characters from season 1 had been killed off. Similarly, many newer characters added in seasons 2-4 had also been killed, written off or just forgotten about. Thanks to this and [[Anyone Can Die]] it became almost impossible to worry or even care about the possibility of new characters dying since by this point the show had become fairly predictable as far as character deaths go.

* [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him]]: Somewhat unavoidable for a show so prone to offing characters but mostly averted. The closest examples were probably Milo in season 6 (who seemingly just came back to do nothing and then get shot in the face) and Curtis' death.

* [[Fan Dumb]]: For a fanbase that usually averts this trope, it struck with a vengeance following the [[Twenty Four|24]] series finale. A [[Vocal Minority]] of fans became very upset that [[Twenty Four|24]] didnt receive near the amount of attention or respect the [[Lost]] Finale received a day earlier. Instead of turning their frustrations on a reasonable target (like Fox, whose marketing department mishandled season 8), they attacked [[Lost]], and by extension, media outlets that supported [[Lost]]. Entertainment Weekly and IGN were especially hit hard, since both websites had a tepid reaction to [[Twenty Four|24]]'s final year compared to their glowing responses with [[Lost]]. Whether you agree with the 24 fans is debatable, but it doesn't excuse their immature bashing of EW and IGN, or ripping apart [[Lost]]'s flaws, its storytelling devices, and its own [[Gainax Ending|series finale]]. Considering that these [[Twenty Four|24]] fans probably never watched [[Lost]] and only heard passing remarks about it, their [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|grossly inaccurate assumptions about Lost and its finale was no surprise]]. For viewers who enjoyed ''both'' shows, the sudden animosity got annoying very quick.

* [[Idiot Plot]]: United States Presidents and their Staff are incredibly trigger happy- and by "trigger" we mean Nuclear War. The resident [[President Evil]] is one of the few who ''does'nt'' consider starting [[World War Three]] a perfectly acceptable response to a terrorist attack, or realize that the mere ''threat'' of nuclear weapons constitutes a war crime. Its a symptom of a wider problem with the politics of the show- since its all set in one day, nobody seems to think that any of the problems can be dealt with ''tomorrow''. Or with thorough investigations and diplomacy to make sure that the people you are accusing are actually guilty before you send them back to the stone age (or to find out that you are allowed to do that).

** Not to mention the numerous times CTU or some other agency screws up by not listening to one of their most trusted agents, lets personal problems get in the way of their work (not that Presidents or their staff don't fall into this trap too, mind), fails to follow up on an obvious lead, is caught off-guard by attacks on itself, etc. etc. Jack himself makes many silly decisions as well, of course.

** There is also the fact that almost every season alludes to what is either a single grand government conspiracy, or numerous unconnected conspiracies running simultaneously, involving associates or members of the government being involved in terrorist attacks or assassination attempts, if not both, none of which are ever investigated very thoroughly, or if they are said investigation is not mention- for example, is ''anyone'' investigating who masterminded the plot kill Wayne Palmer yet? Or is everyone just happy framing the terrorist-cum-Freedom Fighter who ''saved his life'' and leaving it at that?.

* [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks]]: Complaints started somewhere around Season 3.

** Jack Bauer is the only man alive who can shrug off a [[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]].

** Jack mounts an armored assault on {{spoiler|former President Charles Logan}}'s car. We see Jack from far away, [[Implacable Man|methodically shooting his way through]] {{spoiler|Logan}}'s secret service agents, {{spoiler|Logan}} for perhaps the only time in the series looking ''horrendously'' afraid. Jack makes his way to the car and just ''stares'' through the window [https://web.archive.org/web/20101206105447/http://www.bscreview.com/2010/05/24-season-8-episode-22-100-200pm-review/ wearing this].

{{quote| "When you get within 18 inches of him, grab him by the mouth, pull his head towards your chest and cut his throat deep enough to sever his vocal chords and his carotid artery."}}

** Many of the torture scenes in season 2 qualify. Two that stick out are the buzzsaw torture scene and Jack's torture at the hands of Kingsley's mooks. Also a good source of [[Nausea Fuel]].

* [[Put Onon a Bus Toto Hell]]: Chase Edmunds, he gets his hand cut off and whenever Kim shows up in Season 5 its heavily implied he turned into a bit of a Jerkass not long after Jack's faked death causing them to split up.

* [[Rescued Fromfrom the Scrappy Heap]]: Dana Walsh halfway through Season 8. After being the center of [[Trapped Byby Mountain Lions|an annoying, worthless subplot]], Dana pulls an abrupt [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] and {{spoiler|garrotes a parole officer to death ''inside CTU''}}. Afterwards, we learn that {{spoiler|Dana was [[The Mole]] all along, and she spends the rest of the season being a [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bitch]] and [[Smug Snake]]}}. She's still hated, but for a justifiably good reason.

* [[Shocking Swerve]]: [[Twenty Four|24]] is known for its [[Holy Shit Quotient|HSQ]] inducing twists and [[Trapped Byby Mountain Lions|occasionally out-of-field subplots]], but during season six, when it revealed that season five villain dubbed [[Fan Nickname|Bluetooth]] was suddenly {{spoiler|Jack's brother, Graem Bauer}}, it threw off the fanbase to such baffling proportions that was never seen again. Even with the show's crazy logistics and fast paced events, this was a twist too far. And this is coming one season after {{spoiler|an ex-President got gunned down by a sniper and another President was involved in the terrorist plot}}...

** The series finale revealing that [[The Man Behind the Man]] behind the Russian terrorists was actually {{spoiler|Yuri Suvarov}}, a character that showed no previous connections to any terrorist group. In fact, despite his political connections to {{spoiler|Charles Logan}}, he came off as an overall decent guy who opposed the Russian terrorists in both seasons {{spoiler|''five'' AND ''six''. Suvarov}} suddenly switching sides so close to the show's end felt like an extraordinary [[Ass Pull]].

* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: Season 2 ended on an incredible cliffhanger and the reveal of [[The Man Behind the Man]]...season 3 revealed that it had been resolved off-screen, later revealed to be the video game, but even that was arguably a little lackluster, and one of the masterminds (Alexader Trepkos) was never heard of again.

* [[Working Withwith the Ex]]: Happens quite a bit in ''24''. Tony and Michelle find themselves working together at CTU in the 4th season. Also, David Palmer ends up having to work with Sherry quite a bit, even asking for her help one time.

* [[WTHWhat the Hell, Casting Agency?]]: Dennis Hopper as Serbian warlord Victor Drazen.

** Freddie Prinze Jr.'s announcement as a regular for Season 8 was met with similar confusion and jokes alike.