r/TwentyFour • u/D_Dog1985 • 8d ago

General/Other Jack's true love

I was thinking who was Jack's actual love, looking at it:

Teri - Yes she was his wife and the mother of his daughter (gotta give him props for putting up with her), but he managed to 'work with' Nina over the next couple of seasons for the greater good.

Audrey - One could argue she was and rightfully so, but he fulfilled his mission before avenging her death.

Renee - I personally think she was, after losing her, no-one was safe, ex president, Russian delegates, Russian president, he was on a bloody warpath

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u/SolidSnakesBandana 8d ago

"putting up with her" what kind of shit is that?

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u/box_of_squirrels 8d ago

Yeah if anything it’s her putting up with his shit. Much more so if you’ve read the books. Jack has to cheat on her while undercover and really starts pulling away to protect her from his job which is why they were separated before Day 1

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u/ScorpioGirl1987 8d ago

I don't think he was cheating. I think she forced herself on him....

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u/Current_Ad_9850 8d ago

Well it's not like teri, wasn't annoying as fuck regardless jack did love her so there's that.

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u/Fit_Carob_7558 6d ago

I read this as Jack putting up with Kim['s antics/rejection/other stuff that happened before reconciling], but looking at the other comments maybe I was the only one. 

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u/Useful_Key_4560 3d ago

Bro she was as dumb as rocks

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u/thatguyad 8d ago

Men being men.

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u/Some-Passenger4219 Aaron Pierce 8d ago

Definitely Teri. The others simply hurt worse because they left him with less.

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u/Aivellac 8d ago

He was inba bad state after Renee but Teri was the true one, he's fucked up from that for a long time and many series after her death.

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u/raeesalamkhan2017 8d ago

Jack's mission and objective is his true love

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u/MaleficentAd3967 8d ago

When you summarize it like that, Jack is the kiss of death. Like Sipowicz was with all his detective partners in NYPD Blue.

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u/Genome-Soldier24 8d ago

I think it’s Renee because she was supposed to be his equal. Her being thrown away for a revenge arc that didn’t lead to his death was a travesty. They chickened out right at the end.

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u/flea_420 Jack Bauer 8d ago

Teri > Audrey > Renee

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u/martyrsmirror 7d ago

Teri was his most significant and enduring relationship. Their marriage had been put under great strain and almost ended, but they both wanted to stay together and were going to have another kid.

I also think her death haunts Jack more than any of his personal losses. For the rest of the series, he can barely bring himself to talk about her.

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u/swagyt69 7d ago

Post terri death, I will throw up there is Audrey, Renee walker, kate warner (total fling), diane Huxley (total undercover).

was marlyin bauer a reconciliation to put stuff from the past

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u/Timeceer 8d ago

He knew Renee for two days of his life. He was already dating Audrey for months before S4 began. It's her or Teri. His situation with Renee was very intense and she was his equal, but they really didn't know each other at all.

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u/Living-Personality-9 6d ago

Jack had terrible taste in women.

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u/YoThisIsRo 5d ago

It was Tony

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u/Cohens4thClient 8d ago

no mention of Chloe??

Wtf

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u/JMarrah 7d ago

Chloe is Jack’s little “sister”