24 Day 6: 6am-7am & 7am-8am

Monday, January 08, 2007

I had this week all planned out. My goal was to post one clip a day, everyday, leading up to the premiere of 24 on Sunday. Well, someone went and threw my plan out of whack by leaking the first 4 hours of Day 6 on the interweb.

Needless to say, presented with this unscrupulous opportunity, I could no longer wait until Sunday to catch my fix of 24. It’s been 6 months too many since Jack Bauer was kidnapped, and I needed him back. So I watched it.

Beware, potential spoilers coming up, so if you don’t want to know what happens, TURN AWAY NOW.

The United States is under attack by extremist Muslim terrorists, carrying out suicide bombings in cities throughout the country. Hundreds of people have been killed, and America is in a state of paranoia. Palmer enlists CTU to put a stop to the attacks, and the only way they can do so is by getting Jack back from the Chinese. Little does Jack know, however, that after being turned over by the Chinese, his freedom will be short-lived.

Chloe O’Brian is back, as is Curtis Manning, Bill Buchanan, and Milo, who some of you may remember from the first season of 24. Wayne Palmer is President, Karen Hayes is National Security Advisor. And of course, Jack is back, and he apparently hasn’t spoken a word in 2 years.

The bad guys look to be badder than before. I find myself seriously creeped out by the main terrorist baddie, Abu Fayed. Kal Penn, my favorite Indian-American actor, appears to be a key villainous henchman, although I do hope he turns out to be a good guy. And then there’s Alexander Siddig, he of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fame, and more recently from Syriana, who plays another terrorist head, Al-Assad. It appears we will have a battle of terrorist wits between Fayed and Al-Assad.

These are our major players so far. I hope as the season progresses, we meet characters from seasons past: ex-President Logan, Audrey Raines, James Heller, and of course Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce. Perhaps they’ll somehow bring Tony Almeida back, but thats hoping for too much.

Finally, I should also mention that we are presented with one of the most awesomest Jack Bauer moments EVER in the history of 24. A moment which will make you yell, “Holy fuck!” I seriously don’t know how Jack Bauer could get any more bad-ass.

5 out of 5 Dinostars.