And that's what makes the villain reveal THAT much better. It comes completely out of nowhere, because remember, not only does it seem out of character for Logan to be an evil mastermind...but also, this is a guy who was being ordered around by Walt Cummings in regards to the same evil acts that he turns out to be in charge of. That's a supreme level of acting. But best of all, his cowardly persona wasn't acting. He's still a coward...he's just a coward who put nerve gas into the hands of terrorists and then tried to erase all evidence of his involvement. And he uses every presidential power at his disposal to do so, right up until Jack gets his hands on the recording that proves Logan's involvement. He's about ready to kill himself and take the coward's way out when Miles comes through in the clutch, saving Logan's skin. Now, this is a Logan I particularly enjoy: cocky Logan. When he thinks he's won the war after winning a minor battle, some of the cocky dick moves he pulls are just awesome. Like telling Heller to resign after Heller was forcing him to resign in light of the evidence against him, all because LOGAN was in control of that evidence. Or getting out of Jack's fake interrogation alive and then threatening his own wife. All of this...every aspect of his personality led to the best ending in the show's history, and I stand by that. None of the other endings can top the president getting taken down in a sting operation.
Season six, Logan came back and got stabbed...who cares? The cameos in season six weren't important. What IS important is season eight. Logan earned some slight redemption in season six, but that wasn't much, so when he had the chance to clear his name in season eight, he jumped out it, helping a fellow Republican out (Palmer and Palmer were Dems, so I assume Taylor is a Republican). He talked the Russians back into signing the peace treaty...after discovering their involvement in the assassination of Hassan. And once again, he began to cover everything up. He needed that peace agreement to go through, and he needed it to do so with HIS name tacked on as having been a vital part of the process. And if word got out that Russia was complicit in the death of Omar Hassan, he'd be ruined. So he was back to his old tricks...but this time he wasn't using his OWN power to do them. He used Sith mind powers on Taylor, and convinced arguably a bigger white knight than David Palmer to aid in the cover-up, under the guise of "protecting her legacy". That's what Logan does best...he manipulates while in safety and comfort, and it works to make him a great villain.
Also, gotta mention Logan's endgame, where he gets hit by Iron Man Jack, falls for the SAME goddamn trick as in season five by giving away too much information while a secret listening device is planted on him, gets threatened by Jack via sniper...and then when cornered, he tries to kill himself just like he did in season five, the coward's way out. And the best part? He FAILED. He tried to kill himself so Jack wouldn't beat him again, and he FAILED at killing himself. It's the perfect story arc conclusion. He doesn't get an epic villain death...he FAILS to kill himself.
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