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Tony Almeida Returns!

Posted under: Movies, TV and Anime
By: Phil on September 19, 2007 at 4:33 pm

TonyToday the producers of 24 let the world know that Day 7 of 24 is already better than Day 6. They revealed that when Jack is in Washington DC, he’s going to run into his old partner and friend, Mr. Tony Almeida. You know, the guy who drinks beer out of a Cubs mug, and was “killed off” in the lousiest way possible.

Face it, Tony didn’t go out the way he should have. In fact, he went out like a little bitch. Being stabbed in the chest by a retired Robocop is the most insulting way to kill off a character like Tony. When Tony dies, he deserves to die a hero, not a coward. Even George Mason, a no good son of a bitch, ended up being an American Hero. Basically, when Tony’s death went down, fans of 24 never really forgave the show.

Then Day 6 happened, the weakest season in 24’s long history. When it all wrapped up, most fans of the show just weren’t happy with the whole season, and the route the show was taking. Today’s news of bringing back Tony is not only what the show needs, but it is an apology from the producers for taking him from us in the first place.

For anyone that thinks this is a stupid idea, well, it’s not a stupid idea. Fact: In Day 2 of 24, Jack Bauer died, and was dead for a few minutes. If we’re willing to accept that Jack was dead, and then brought back to life, and then proceed to murder a bunch of people while naked, then we can accept that Tony is back.

The trick is to throw out all logic and simply enjoy this monumental occasion for what it is. The gods have spoken and they have said “Let there be Almeida.” Hop onto the good ship 24, and set sail for adventure.

The return of the side winder, the soul patch, the close talker, and our best god damned friend.

Cubs

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Comment by Steve

September 19, 2007 @ 4:38 pm

I will reserve judgment until I see how they handle it. However, I am leaning towards the camp that thinks it’s a desperate move to appease fans of the show who are losing interest. Almeida was my favorite character on the show, ‘killing’ him off was a terrible mistake by the writers. But I’d rather live with the mistake than have him resurrected in some half-assed way. I hope they do right by my man Tony.

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Comment by Ganklin

September 19, 2007 @ 5:39 pm

i agree with steve up there. im a big tony friend, but they killed him in day 5 in the worst possible way. at least its plausible that logan could return some day cuz we never really did see him die. however tony ad a sheet put over his face.

so who knows. if its handled properly, i’ll love. what am i saying. im going to love it anyway.

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Comment by JW_Number_ONE

September 19, 2007 @ 8:38 pm

The only problem I have with this is that they announced this now instead of December. I didn’t even have 24 on my mind until this news. Now I want to fast forward until January…. Almeida is GOD.

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Comment by Johnny Manf

September 19, 2007 @ 9:00 pm

I know this is far fetched and all but its a similiar situation. On an episode of LOST, 2 castaways were bitten by a type of spider that paralyzes them. They have no visible signs of life (pulse, heartbeat, etc…). I mean I’m sure a doctor would be able to tell they were alive but on that certain episode of LOST they buried these 2 people alive because they thought they were dead. Tony could have been somehow paralyzed in a similar way (who knows what kind of concoction he created in that needle) and in a quick check by Jack and others he would appear to be dead. Maybe when he got to the hospital an hour later they realized he was alive. They’ll explain it in some way like that probably.

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Comment by Phil

September 20, 2007 @ 8:45 am

That’s what I’m saying. I was talking about it last night and people were saying “How can he be alive? He was stabbed with poison.” He wasn’t stabbed with poison though, just that shit they were injecting Henderson with. They kept saying “If we give Henderson anymore juice he’ll die.” Because they kept pumping it in him. Tony just took more of that stuff and was going to pump him with it to kill him, but then Henderson turned it around on him. So yes, I think Tony being alive is not that far fetched.

Think about the things Jack goes through and still runs around afterward. In this past season he got stabbed in the spine like 6 episodes in. Not only would he not be able to walk, but he’s probably be paralyzed too.

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Comment by Johnny Manf

September 20, 2007 @ 3:52 pm

I might have to watch the episode again but I dont think it was the same stuff they were putting in Henderson. I thought Tony grabbed something on his own. I might be wrong though. Why would they think he would die after one injection of the stuff Henderson took for hours? Unless he hit Tony right in his heart. Ahhh I’m gonna have to watch the episode again to be certain.