Only because I have too much free time!
I agree.
Wayne Palmer is too tall, thin and young to look presidential. He looks more like a basketball star. And his sister is really irritating, I agree with the ghetto comment! I dont think the cliched dialogue and characters is a small complaint though. Its been 6 seasons and they havent been able to come up with anything new, just the same things repeated over and over again except everytime it is repeated it is done worse than before.
I dont think anyone who didnt have a strong and charismatic personality and a good amount of street smartness and political guile could become the president. Wayne Palmer doesnt have any of these qualities.
Id like to see a realistic president for once, not the stereotypical good president, evil president or useless president. Someone who makes realistic decisions based on the need of the hour(heh), on whats practical etc rather than based on moral principles or the lack thereof. Id like to see more of the political side of being the president as well. IMO a character similar to Sherry Palmer(except not as self centered and evil) would have been a much better choice for President than Wayne. Shes actually smart and has a keen understanding of politics and thus would have made a convincing president. Whatever happened to her anyway?
I think Jack as a character hasnt been developed since the first season - since the third he has just become a generic, cookie cutter action hero. I mean, with all the times he has saved America, and with all his exposure during the setups in season 1 and 5(?), I think by now, hed be quite well known and recognized. He also doesnt seem to have any personality or character flaws that would make him more realistic and believable. Instead of seeing any real change in Jacks character over time(aside from becoming more of a stereotypical patriotic hero), we are instead seeing a "Jacks problem of the season" type of scenario.
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