Yeah Season two was where I started watching and the hacksaw line put my jaw on the floor the first time I saw it,you just didn't see stuff like that on TV in those days.
I agree that it was a fitting end to the series but it will also be fine if they decide to do another minseries at some point. I like that Jack turned himself in for a reason,it feels kind of upbeat because all season Jack as said he doesn't have any friends but then in the final moments he confirms that yes he has one friend,Chloe. She is the one person who has always been there for him and so he is turning himself in to protect her.
If there were another miniseries and Jack was broken out I would expect Chloe to be behind it since that is just the kind of team they are. One thing that I love about 24 is that Jack and Chloe are always there for each other but it isn't for the normal Tv reason that they are a couple. They are there for each other because they are friends and they know that when the chips are down the other person is the only one they can count on to have their back but they didn't have to be in love for it to work out that way. They learned that they can trust each other because they had to work together to save lives and since then they have each learned that the other is the best at what they do and can be trusted but it doesn't go beyond that. I can't think of another show in recent years that has handled things in this kind of adult way and I am glad the series ended showing that once again.