24 Day 7, Hour 9 — The things we do for love
By ElaineB
Lesson learned: Google prospective boyfriends
I used to work with a gorgeous young woman with a very active dating schedule. The secret to her success in finding good men, she said, was weeding out the losers. She googled names, checked arrest records, whatever she could find before she moved beyond that first coffee date. To me, trusting soul that I am, her actions seemed a bit extreme. But Marika, Dubaku/Samuel’s girlfriend, should have done the same. Of course, she would have come up with nothing, as Samuel did not exist, but she might have tried. And, as noted in my column last week, had the FBI made public a mugshot of Dubaku, this season’s 24 would have gone in a very different direction for a few hours. I mean, clearly Dubaku knew they were looking for him already, so how would telling people there was a terrorist in their midst have hurt? And we could have enjoyed watching a few wannabe cowboys trying to take him down or having Dubaku sitting in Marika’s diner when his face flashes on the screen above the cash register trying to play innocent or hide his face. Or we would have watched Marika dealing with the dilemma: Do I believe the man I love or do I turn him in? [Read more →]
