User blog comment:Thief12/Thief12 and Season 8/@comment-118736-20100409035304

In response to Thief's April 8 post, I agree. The two-hour special was simply... amazing television. Everything was so expertly filmed, lighted, acted, and edited. I'll be so proud to refer friends to these two episodes to get them hooked on the show. And the end is heartbreaking, jawdropping.

And the most interesting part is: Jack didn't save the day. He didn't stop the bomb from going off (a bunch of new characters, roguess no less, did it) and he wasn't able to stop the execution of Hassan at all despite his best efforts.

The terrorists' film of Hassan was so horrific, so genuine looking in how poor-quality it looked. Everything seemed so real. Unforgettable TV.