User blog comment:Thief12/Thief12 and Season 8/@comment-118736-20100518045925

Although it's disturbing to see President Taylor fall, it's also unbelievable what they've just done on the show for episode 1pm-2pm.

In Season 5, Jack went up against a sitting President, the entire apparatus of American law enforcement, and a terrorist mastermind.

Now in Season 8, Jack's going up against a new sitting President (and what's worse, a former ally now "fallen" from the good side), the entire apparatus of American law enforcement once again, a Former President (Logan again)... and to top it all off: another President, Suvarov of Russia. Who is now a villain. I didn't think the writers could ever top the challenges of Season 5, but they just did. God what a fun show!