Man, with all the bad presidents in this series, the US is on track to become a backwater country in no time! Hey Afghanistan, can you spare a dime??? Woe is US and Russia now that you let Jack Bauer hide in the shadows and heal. Now his damage points are going to grow...and grow...and grow...

Perfect send off.  Jack needs to be on his own, and with the US and Russia looking for him, should make for an interesting movie...

What a great end to a great series.  I enjoyed every minute of it.  Jack's last words to Chloe.  His nearly getting killed.  The fact that he is now a fugitive of the U.S. and Russia... wow words cannot describe just how great and ending this was and befitting remaining true to the series Jack won but at what horrible cost.  Below is my rundown of 24 as a whole and my overall grade for the series.  4 star scale.

1 = 3 ½ *’s The most personal of all the seasons as Jack is pitted against enemies bent on personal revenge against him.

2 = 3 *’s The most uneven series the primary storyline of a stolen nuclear weapon is 4*s however; the storyline with his daughter dragged and was completely unrelated to the main storyline.

3 = 2 *’s Jack goes up against drug lords, that leads to biological terror. This year only get’s good near the end of it’s run (literally the last 6 episodes) and we were bogged down by having his daughter inexplicably in the mix.

4 = 3 ½ *’s One of the best seasons since year 1. A variation of a nuclear threat that upped the anti so high the entire country was at risk.

5 = 4 *’s The best season, more on the personal level as Jack is eventually pitted against corrupt forces within the U.S. government.

6 = 1 ½ *’s The worse season, bloated, convoluted, not compelling and really not much to redeem it too much melodrama.

7 = 3 ½ *’s The 2nd best season of 24, had Jack go up against a secret organization bent on secretly launching biochemical weapons in the USA all in the name of money.

8 = 3 *’s A well done season to finish the series, a very slow start involving a potential middle east peace agreement and presidential assassination threat that eventually lead Jack to go against the world… literally.

Average Series Score = 3 *’s
 

Jack Bower = kicking ass and personal sacrifice. A great ending to the series. I hope the writers for the movie exclude his daughter. She's to damn annoying

Awesome ending to the series....While the announcment of the 24 movie kinda took away from some of the tension to if Jack would actually died, I think the overall execution was awesome.  Jacks final conversation with Chloe was well done and the final look into the camera was great.

I'm glad Logan didn't die as I was hoping that after everything he had done in the series from the President Palmer assasination to everything he did this season that he would be brought to justice and made to pay for what he did.

President Taylor admitting the truth to the world was something I saw coming but still made an impact nonetheless.

Also, Armor Wearing Hockey Mask Jack for the win.

 wait didn't logan die?  pretty sure he shot himself in the head unless i just missed where it said he survived.

Now this is how you end a series. I loved this show and I'm sorry to see it go, but I am glad they are making a movie. Wonder what the title of the movie will be? Maybe 2 or 2 1/2. Maybe 3 if were lucky. I know I could sit through a 3 hour 24 movie.

I liked how at the beginning of the show they had Kiefer Sutherland thank us fans for watching 24 all this time. I thought that was a nice touch.

@johnconstantine: They was one part where they said that he will probably survive, but that there would be permanent brain damage. Or something to that effect.
I don't think anyone will notice the difference with ol' Logan.

Great ending to a really good series. I know some people got tired of 24 but now that its over, I'll miss it. No More 24, no more Lost! Its the end of an era. They need to create some sort of spin-off, like CTU or something without the clock.

Jack Bauer is one of the only men wanted by all 3 super powers. The U.S.,China and Russia. Where the hell is he going to go? Back to Africa maybe?

I wonder if they will pick up with him on the run, in the movie?

Excellent ending.  Bring on the movie.  Mondays won't be the same next January.

I'm in the minority here. But, I wanted Jack to have a happy ending.

There was a time when a happy ending, that wrapped up all of threads in a story, was considered typical and all too common place. Now the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. Now, every ending has to be ambiguous, murky and bleak. It's a little old and predictable. They should have went the other way to end 24.

Jack has gone through hell for his country. That character deserves a better send off than that.

And before you guys bring up the "24 movie" as a way to to end everything, remember the film isn't a done deal. It's still in development. And, as we all know, anything can happen to a film still in development. It could never see the light of day.

They should have ended it on a positive note. And maybe use the movie to tell the story of what happened to Prez. Palmer after he was poisoned at the end of Day 2. Bring back all the old cast members and do it up big!

Samson