The Official "24" Thread

The Jack Bauer power hour returns January 9th:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12212004/entertainment/36914.htm

Sounds good.

Cant Wait!

I'm just reading between the lines, but should we expect to see Rummy on the net sometime soon?

Been waiting for this for a long time.

:banana: :yo: :banana: :yo:

Great show. Although season 3 was weaker than the previous 2. I can't wait! Probably the most unique and best show on TV.

Do we know if it's gonna be on Sundays or Tuesdays after the premiere?

I'm hoping Nina's evil identical twin, Nanette, will appear this year.

Do we know if it's gonna be on Sundays or Tuesdays after the premiere?

I'm hoping Nina's evil identical twin, Nanette, will appear this year.

In with the new and out with the old this year. We wont be seeing much of Kim, Tony, Michelle, and Palmer this year. I think its a good move since neither the 2nd or 3rd seasons were as good as the first.

Do we know if it's gonna be on Sundays or Tuesdays after the premiere?

I'm hoping Nina's evil identical twin, Nanette, will appear this year.

In the US I know they are having a 2hour premire on sunday..then ANOTHER 2 hours on monday....Monday will be its regular day like it has always been.

Somebody want to fill me in on the other stuff (Sherry Palmer, etc.)

Well, it's out on DVD, so you could just watch them all at your leisure. Many eps can be downloaded off the net as well.

But if you don't want to actually spend that much time watching it and just want a quick synopsis, the official site has a detailed summary for each episode.

http://www.fox.com/24/

I'm pretty sure Tuesday was it's normal night, not Monday.

In the US I know they are having a 2hour premire on sunday..then ANOTHER 2 hours on monday....Monday will be its regular day like it has always been.
its usually been tuedays.

Somebody want to fill me in on the other stuff (Sherry Palmer, etc.)

Here's the 24 episode guide:

http://www.fox.com/24/episodes/guide.html

I just finished watching 24 season 3 (DVD box set).. so in honor of this great show I beg the question:

Which season of Fox's 24 is your favorite so far? Rank them from best to worst..

For me:

1. Season 1
2. Season 2
3. Season 3

Honestly.. after season one (which was the greatest thing I've ever seen) it couldnt possibly have gotten any better IMO.

I like the 72 hours I've saved not watching that crap.

Season 4 kicks off tomorrow at 9pm EST on FOX, where are all my fellow 24 lovers? I absolotely love this show, Kiefer Sutherland is the man and I've donned the avatar to acknowledge that fact. ;)

I'm about to watch the last two episodes of my Season 3 DVDs when my girlfriend gets back (I got her hooked, can't watch without her now), and I'm stoked about tomorrow. 2 hour premiere tomorrow night, followed by another 2 hours on monday night, jackpot!

Really interested to see what will happen, seeing how quite a few of the mainstays of the past few seasons aren't back, or won't be until later on in the season. No Tony? No Michelle? Kim? David Palmer? :dunno:

*Possible spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen Season 3*

Tony and Michelle are back...I dont know what type of role though. Kim is out and I think Palmer is out but im not sure.

Michelle and Tony are my favorites...thats why in season 3 i was cr**ping in my pants every few eps when I thought tony was going to die...then thinking Michelle was going to die, only for her not to have the virus but then her being kidnapped. Glad there all alive. :handclap:

Tony and Michelle are back...I dont know what type of roll though. Kim is out and I think Palmer is out but im not sure.

I hope Tony is back, I'm not sure how they would bring him back though, I thought with his "betrayal" of Jack and CTU at the end of Season 3 that would be the end of him. He's not going to be the director anymore that's for sure. They should demote him to field agent so he can run around with Jack and whoop all kinds of ass.

Haven't looked into any of the story line at all - I like going in 'blind' - and can't wait!

I hope Tony is back, I'm not sure how they would bring him back though, I thought with his "betrayal" of Jack and CTU at the end of Season 3 that would be the end of him. He's not going to be the director anymore that's for sure. They should demote him to field agent so he can run around with Jack and whoop all kinds of ass.


Tony is a huge fan favorite member of 24. Getting rid of him would just be stupid. He did betray CTU but im sure there will be some sort of "twist" to bring him back as a big part in the upcomming season..well all speculation of course..but im hoping.

I think the only character (besides Jack) that is coming back full time this season is Chloe, the annoying woman at CTU. Everyone else will probably make an appearance here or there, but wont be on every show.

Thats a good thing since it was quite evident they were struggling to find plots for characters like Kim...

I think the only character (besides Jack) that is coming back full time this season is Chloe, the annoying woman at CTU. Everyone else will probably make an appearance here or there, but wont be on every show.

Thats a good thing since it was quite evident they were struggling to find plots for characters like Kim...

Yeah I could do without Kim (although she does provide us with GREAT eye-candy;)) but I hope we see a bit of Tony, I've always liked his character.

Shoot, I knew this was already probably around, thanks for merging it though. ;)

I love my 24.

I never watch it on tv....it would kill me waiting for the next episode.

Therefore I wait for it to come out on DVD so I can watch episode after episode without waiting a week in between :).

I never watch it on tv....it would kill me waiting for the next episode.

Therefore I wait for it to come out on DVD so I can watch episode after episode without waiting a week in between :).


Yea...wish me luck...I watched all 3 previous seasons on DVD in the past 5 weeks...I dont know how im going to get through a week for each ep! :help:

Michelle and Kim are gone I believe, but Tony is back. I was kind of hoping Chase would return, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

Michelle and Kim are gone I believe, but Tony is back. I was kind of hoping Chase would return, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

I heard Michelle is back. But i dont know when she comes into the picture in season 4. Or if she has a big or small role.

Anyways.....Almost 8 HOURS AWAY!! :handclap: :handclap:

2 1/2 hours away! C'on folks..get pumped up!!!

Very good first 2 episodes. No Tony and Michelle. It's a little different with the new people, but I'll get used to it.

Heh...loved the first season of '24' but then didn't pay any attention to the next two.

Decided to give this season a shot and I quite enjoyed the first two hours...tons of plotlines and twists to work with, that's for sure. Jack's reckless (borderline maniacal) but well-intentioned 'get results now, ask questions later' attitude holds the show together imo.

I'll definitely be watching tomorrow night and beyond, although the two-day, four hour buffet of 24 is going to make waiting a week for each forthcoming episode seem like forever.

Great start. Looking forward to tomorrow's ep.

Ive always liked Kim Raver on Third Watch so she should be a good addition for this season. New CTU boss seems like a real ass but Jacks bosses usually are/start out that way. Tomorrows show apparently has a big surprise at the end..so..we'll see.

Im starting to really like Ms. Obrian now (cloee..probably spelled her name wrong). Shes looks a litte hotter this season with the tan. Plus she doesnt take s*** from that stupid lady in charge of CTU. She NEEDS to get shot or something. FREE TONY!!!

That was insane.

So...what does everyone think is in the suitcase?? That probably going to be found out tomorrow but it has to be HUGE..they keep teasing us that they were going to show what was in it today but they didnt. Cant be something Bio...im so CURIOUS!!! What is in that darn suitcase.

I was loving it, but the fact that basically every other character besides Jack is MIA for now is a little strange, but I'll get used to it. It's like being thrown back into Season 1 all over again, we have no idea who half of the people are, who's cool, who's an ass, what their tendencies are, etc. I'm also not sure I like the new president, didn't enjoy him too much in his limited role in Season 3...hope he doesn't play a huge role in this season, he can't hold a candle to the performance by Haysbert in the first 3 seasons as Pres. Palmer.

Driscoll is a *****, and I can't see her making the turn from bad to good guy a la Chapelle or Mason. They should have never killed off George Mason, I loved his character. :cry:

Definitely excited about tomorrow, I'm hooked again. As for the suitcase, I have no idea what's in there, but we'll find out soon enough. Hope it's not another virus... ;)

Definitely excited about tomorrow, I'm hooked again. As for the suitcase, I have no idea what's in there, but we'll find out soon enough. Hope it's not another virus... ;)

They said it was some sort of "device"...don't think they'd do the virus or bomb thing again.

They said it was some sort of "device"...don't think they'd do the virus or bomb thing again.

Ahh, thanks for clearing that up, I must have missed that. If it's a bomb or a virus I'll cry...but then again...what the hell could it be? Suitcase nuke? :dunno:

Oh wow. I cannot wait until tomorrow now.

One thing about the premiere tonight though, after the son (Barrenas?? :dunno: ) dropped off the briefcase at the location, and he saw his girlfriend down the street, why would he go & talk to her? Why wouldn't he just get in his truck & drive off & meet her later on?

But whatever, this season got off to an excellent start.

It's already been mentioned in an article I read that they have to prevent a nuclear strike this season.

One thing about the premiere tonight though, after the son (Barrenas?? :dunno: ) dropped off the briefcase at the location, and he saw his girlfriend down the street, why would he go & talk to her? Why wouldn't he just get in his truck & drive off & meet her later on?


That wouldn't create any good juicy drama now would it? ;)

It's already been mentioned in an article I read that they have to prevent a nuclear strike this season.

Very good chance that the briefcase had a nuke in it...hmmmm interesting. :D

Oh wow. I cannot wait until tomorrow now.

One thing about the premiere tonight though, after the son (Barrenas?? :dunno: ) dropped off the briefcase at the location, and he saw his girlfriend down the street, why would he go & talk to her? Why wouldn't he just get in his truck & drive off & meet her later on?

But whatever, this season got off to an excellent start.
so she can be the first hot girl to die, and he's clearly stupid. You would probably do the same, he thought the other guy had left.

It's already been mentioned in an article I read that they have to prevent a nuclear strike this season.

Thata way to spoil it. :banghead:

Thata way to spoil it. :banghead:
Spoil it? It's public information.

Spoil it? It's public information.

Public info that contains SPOILERS..probably a review you read. :banghead:

I wouldn't say it's a spoiler. It's just the plot of this season. Obviously, as we've come to know, anything can happen.

Looking forward to tonight's episodes.

Interested to see what happens when Behrooz's girlfriend comes over.

Looking forward to tonight's episodes.

Interested to see what happens when Behrooz's girlfriend comes over.

His father is gonna be all "Jihad!" and lock her in a closet.

WOW! After watching the first two episodes last night. So much happened so quickly. I haven't even missed one of the episodes of any 24 season, and I thought last nights was the best premiere yet. So much happened, can't wait til it's on in 3 hours again! I have a feeling that the terrorists wife is gonna turn on him!!

I have a feeling that the terrorists wife is gonna turn on him!!


I dont, shes a freak. She also sounds like a man.

I just finished watching 24 season 3 (DVD box set).. so in honor of this great show I beg the question:

Which season of Fox's 24 is your favorite so far? Rank them from best to worst..

For me:

1. Season 1
2. Season 2
3. Season 3

Honestly.. after season one (which was the greatest thing I've ever seen) it couldnt possibly have gotten any better IMO.

Season 2
Season 1
Season 3

Season 2 wins if only for "I'M GONNA NEED A HACKSAW"

The Day 4 premiere was AWESOME, aside from the requisite Jack's-Girl-Is-In-Peril dramarama. I find that Muslim sleeper family really creepy.

For me its:

Season 1
Season 2 & 3 Tied.

People really underrate Season 3. I thought it was great.

The Day 4 premiere was AWESOME, aside from the requisite Jack's-Girl-Is-In-Peril dramarama. I find that Muslim sleeper family really creepy.

Especially the mother...she freaks me out.

Especially the mother...she freaks me out.

Man, wait until TONIGHT'S episode (of course, you're probably watching it now you EST loser! ;) )

Man, wait until TONIGHT'S episode (of course, you're probably watching it now you EST loser! ;) )

Yeah, the first hour just finished.

That woman disturbs me.

Don't do it Behrooz! Grow some balls and ***** slap your freak of a mother!

Oh...snap!

Another GREAT GREAT GREAT 2 eps! How the HELL AM I going to get through the week until hour 5! Ahhhhh.

Btw I really really hate Erin. She has no idea AT ALL how to run CTU. Her Daughter would run CTU better.

Don't do it Behrooz! Grow some balls and ***** slap your freak of a mother!

I honestly thought he was going to shoot her when she asked for the gun. Unfortunately, he handed her the gun instead.

Read somewhere that Michelle comes back (spoiler in white for those who don't want to know)..--> in episode 7, and is divorced from Tony <--

Bigger *****:

Dina (Behrooz's mother)

or

Driscoll (Head of CTU)

Hmmm....

Bigger *****:

Dina (Behrooz's mother)

or

Driscoll (Head of CTU)

Hmmm....

They picked the perfect women to play those characters. Good acting by both.

They picked the perfect women to play those characters. Good acting by both.

I'm not completely enamoured with Driscoll's character. We've seen enough of the CTU boss who doesn't agree with Jack's ways before, that it's too repetitive.

Behrooz's mom though, that's a villian for you. Fits in well with previous 24 female villians like Sherry and Nina. Marianne (the consultant chick with an attitude) is pretty interesting. She might have a few more evil tricks up her sleeve.

Alberta Watson, formerly of La Femme Nikita fame (and that show was good IMO), is a good choice to play Driscoll.

Alberta Watson, formerly of La Femme Nikita fame (and that show was good IMO), is a good choice to play Driscoll.

Only fans of that show have said they like Driscoll...the majority 98% of other ppl who havnt seen that show hate her. She wont last past hour 12...or at least i hope not.

I honestly thought he was going to shoot her when she asked for the gun. Unfortunately, he handed her the gun instead.

Did he kill Debbie? I'm assuming no.

Did he kill Debbie? I'm assuming no.

His mom poisoned her because she knew he wasnt going to kill her.

I'm not completely enamoured with Driscoll's character. We've seen enough of the CTU boss who doesn't agree with Jack's ways before, that it's too repetitive.

Behrooz's mom though, that's a villian for you. Fits in well with previous 24 female villians like Sherry and Nina. Marianne (the consultant chick with an attitude) is pretty interesting. She might have a few more evil tricks up her sleeve.

I agree the CTU boss who has a problem with Jack is hardly a new idea, but for whatever reason, Driscoll is a bit different. First of all, for the most part, she has no history there. With Tony for example, his character had been developed before his appointment, so while the viewer may not have sided with him in his battles with Jack, we respected him. With Driscoll, I think it's different. That being said, the fact her personal life is opening up could change that, as the "humanization" of her character, for lack of a better term, could come about with the issues relating to her daughter. So, in the end, you could be dead on, but right now, I think it's a bit different.

Still..new boss same backround..she was a senior agent at Division before getting the CTU job. Sound familar?

Only fans of that show have said they like Driscoll...the majority 98% of other ppl who havnt seen that show hate her. She wont last past hour 12...or at least i hope not.

I personally don't like the character, but maybe that's the way the producers wanted the audience to feel at the beginning. :dunno:

However, I do see a few striking similarities between Driscoll and Madeline (her character from Nikita), which is why I think she is a good actress for this role -- if the producers did indeed want that kind of personality.

BTW, did anyone catch that neat Section 1 reference in today's episode?

His mom poisoned her because she knew he wasnt going to kill her.

I knew one of the parents had to do it. I didn't get to watch it tonight because I was working late.

My BT client is going to be working 24(pun intended)-7 now, between Lost, ER and 24.

I'm suprised that no one has mentioned Jack's brilliant stalling technique. :handclap:

Anybody else here think he should give up on the "save the world" thing, and just start knocking over convenience stores. He's pretty damn good at it.

I'm suprised that no one has mentioned Jack's brilliant stalling technique. :handclap:

Anybody else here think he should give up on the "save the world" thing, and just start knocking over convenience stores. He's pretty damn good at it.

Couldn't he just have slashed the dude's tires?

Couldn't he just have slashed the dude's tires?
My wife said the exact same thing.

Also, Jack didn't seem to mind when Chase had to get HIS hand chopped off because it was handcuffed to something, but what about when JACK'S hand is cuffed though? Hmmmmmmmmm? Oh nooooooooooooo! Not Mister double CTU standard!

I'm suprised that no one has mentioned Jack's brilliant stalling technique. :handclap:

Anybody else here think he should give up on the "save the world" thing, and just start knocking over convenience stores. He's pretty damn good at it.
I think we should send him to Guantanimo Bay. 20 minutes into the season and he's already shooting detainees in the leg to extract information.

Couldn't he just have slashed the dude's tires?
A good point, but when you think about it, A) he probably would have been seen, and B) he would simply stolen a car shortly thereafter, and thus only a few minutes was bought. Jack's stalling took more time.

My wife said the exact same thing.

Also, Jack didn't seem to mind when Chase had to get HIS hand chopped off because it was handcuffed to something, but what about when JACK'S hand is cuffed though? Hmmmmmmmmm? Oh nooooooooooooo! Not Mister double CTU standard!Because one less hand on Chase means one less hand on his daughter doing things fathers don't like thinking about. ;)

Couldn't he just have slashed the dude's tires?

That's what I was thinking he was going to do, but really, where's the fun in that. Besides, what's the point of having a ski mask in your car if you're not going to use it?

Also, I think slashing his tires would have aroused more suspicion. Being part of a hold-up is much more plausible reason for a delay, while having your tires slashed for no particular reason while you're on the way to commit some attrocities might force you to believe that you're being targeted, and maybe change your course of action.

Plus, this way, he got his phone and ID. Those will probably come in handy.

Oh, and Jack really needs to find a girlfriend who has a job as say, a candle maker. Something that could not be tied into national security in even the most hair brained scheme. Or just stop dating entirely and bang hookers.

That's what I was thinking he was going to do, but really, where's the fun in that. Besides, what's the point of having a ski mask in your car if you're not going to use it?
I carry 4 in my car just for kicks.

Also, I think slashing his tires would have aroused more suspicion. Being part of a hold-up is much more plausible reason for a delay, while having your tires slashed for no particular reason while you're on the way to commit some attrocities might force you to believe that you're being targeted, and maybe change your course of action.

Plus, this way, he got his phone and ID. Those will probably come in handy.
Bingo. The guy would turn around in a heart beat.

Why would he take off his ski mask in the convenience store? I never robbed a store, but if you are going to leave witnesses behind isn't it a good idea, not to let them see your face.

Couldn't he just have slashed the dude's tires?

If he did that then that guy would had known someone was following him. Or something fishy was going on..so he wouldnt have went to the hideout. Also the guy could have just stolen another car...wouldnt be that hard since he had a gun and we did see him steal someones car with his bare hands after Jack let him out. Also by staging the Robbery HE controlled how long the guy was in the store..so he could controll when he left so he didnt leave before the Sat. was up and running.

Why would he take off his ski mask in the convenience store? I never robbed a store, but if you are going to leave witnesses behind isn't it a good idea, not to let them see your face.

Yea I didnt understand that...I guess they just wanted the viewers to see his face unstead of a ski mask for 20 minutes.

But I think he should have told the Cop what he was doing instead of throwing him into the freezer with the other guys.

Couldn't he just have slashed the dude's tires?

I was wondering why he didn't just put a tracking device while he had the chance. Slashing his tires would have made the guy suspicious.

I was wondering why he didn't just put a tracking device while he had the chance. Slashing his tires would have made the guy suspicious.

I doubt he had a tracking device in his car. Remember he doesnt work for CTU anymore so he doesnt have all the little toys.

Yea I didnt understand that...I guess they just wanted the viewers to see his face unstead of a ski mask for 20 minutes.

But I think he should have told the Cop what he was doing instead of throwing him into the freezer with the other guys.The cop would have never believed him though.

And I'm reading on the forum at the offical site for 24 that Turks are offended by this show. Which is a fair point, but if the family was Egyptian, Egyptians would be offended, or Sri Lankans... etc. Personally, as a white person, I'm offended all the white people except for Jack are inept.

The cop would have never believed him though.

Jack could have called up DOD with him and confirmed he works for them..but yea..it would have been a longshot.

Wild prediction:
(that I'm only making in the event it happens so I end up looking smart)

Jack's girlfriend is a "bad guy"

I doubt he had a tracking device in his car. Remember he doesnt work for CTU anymore so he doesnt have all the little toys.

It was a CTU truck.

Wild prediction:
(that I'm only making in the event it happens so I end up looking smart)

Jack's girlfriend is a "bad guy"Wouldn't shock me, they're gonna need a LF twist somewhere along the line. Although I think the son knows something he doesn't know. Too bad CTU's new people haven't a clue how to interogate (or pursue a suspect). Seriously, Driscoll & Co. are so incompetent it pisses me off.

It was a CTU truck.


Oh right.. :o

Wild prediction:
(that I'm only making in the event it happens so I end up looking smart)

Jack's girlfriend is a "bad guy"

I think so too...

Fantastic two episodes last night, I can't wait for the next one. Hopefully Driscoll will realize that Jack was right, call the police and have them release Jack, then release Chloe, and start taking their advice. Wait, that'll never happen. ;)

I really hope Jack's new girl doesn't end up a villain. That would be lucky #3 (sort of, Nina and Marie Warner's sister) and would be terribly redundant. I'm willing to suspend some of my disbelief...ok, a lot, and I'm not one to complain or nitpick, but if they pulled that trick a 3rd time it would be pretty damn stale. Also if Driscoll makes the switch from ***** to Jack's buddy somewhere along the line, that'll be another twist that's getting stale (Mason:cry:, Chapelle).

Don't get me wrong, I'll still watch and love every second of it, but I'm hoping it doesn't follow some of the same twists we've seen already. Hopefully they have something BIG in store for us to really knock our socks off.

Tangent: Anyone think Sherry may still be alive? ;)

How do people feel Behrooz's relationship with his parents and the grand plot will be resolved? Will Behrooz's bitterness turn to a violent act against his mother and father or will the beliefs that have been instilled in him by his parents since birth override the conflicted emotions he has in his heart?

Speaking of sleeper cells...anybody else love the movie Arlington Road...imo truly one of the creepiest and most underappreciated movies of the last decade. Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack are so damn freaky in that movie.

Fantastic two episodes last night, I can't wait for the next one. Hopefully Driscoll will realize that Jack was right, call the police and have them release Jack...

Well from the preview of hour 5, its pretty obvious Jack escapes the binds of the police somehow because it showed him sneaking into the terrorist compound with gun drawn.

Now how he does it is another question. Driscoll is a ***** but that seems the most likely way out. There is no way in hell the police are going to believe his story and let him go plus it would take all day just to tell them what's going on...plus I doubt he wants the police f-ing up his one man army attack against the terrorists who keep screwing up his life.

How do people feel Behrooz's relationship with his parents and the grand plot will be resolved? Will Behrooz's bitterness turn to a violent act against his mother and father or will the beliefs that have been instilled in him by his parents since birth override the conflicted emotions he has in his heart?
I thought the mother was going to kill him last night.

How do people feel Behrooz's relationship with his parents and the grand plot will be resolved? Will Behrooz's bitterness turn to a violent act against his mother and father or will the beliefs that have been instilled in him by his parents since birth override the conflicted emotions he has in his heart?


I have a feeling he'll do something righteous (i.e. does something that leaks information about the plot out to Jack somehow) then dies shortly afterwards. I see the dad dieing as well.

The mom will survive, and go on to continue doing evil. I imagine that she'll be briefly suspected by some agents at one point, but will charm her way out of it rather easily.

24's back on tonight,

So, assuming that they're not going to spend the entire with Jack in a police cell, any guesses on how Jack's going to be back on the case?

I don't see him pulling a police break. They've done that before, and under the circumstances, I imagine that they'll sufficient coverage on him, that he's probably immobilized. I say the boss at CTU smartens up, and bails him out, so that they can get any information he has about the terrorist from him.

24's back on tonight,

So, assuming that they're not going to spend the entire with Jack in a police cell, any guesses on how Jack's going to be back on the case?
CTU is going to have to invoke jurisdiction for national security reasons and order the cops not to take him into custody. He's the only agent in the area and they need him to follow that guy who he had taken hostage at the convenience store.

How do people feel Behrooz's relationship with his parents and the grand plot will be resolved? Will Behrooz's bitterness turn to a violent act against his mother and father or will the beliefs that have been instilled in him by his parents since birth override the conflicted emotions he has in his heart?

I think he will be the one who screw this whole deal up.

What do you all think Driscoll's daughter will be apart of. Is it just to add to Driscoll's problems or will it actually be significant.

How do people feel Behrooz's relationship with his parents and the grand plot will be resolved? Will Behrooz's bitterness turn to a violent act against his mother and father or will the beliefs that have been instilled in him by his parents since birth override the conflicted emotions he has in his heart?

Speaking of sleeper cells...anybody else love the movie Arlington Road...imo truly one of the creepiest and most underappreciated movies of the last decade. Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack are so damn freaky in that movie.


From what I understand, there's more than meets the eye with the Araz family. I'm inclined to think that either the mother (likely), father, or even both have a differant agenda than the rest of the terrorists. I think that was the only reason Shoreh Aghdashloo, who plays Dina Araz, agreed to take the role, if her character was somehow redeemed.

What do you all think Driscoll's daughter will be apart of. Is it just to add to Driscoll's problems or will it actually be significant.

I'm wondering if Jack will somehow find out that Driscoll's broke protocol by calling off her the cop heading to her house, and uses that as leverage to get himself back on the case. It will probably be used to get Chloe off the hook as well. I don't see it being used much more than that. It'll probably be more of an annoyance, kinda like the baby plot from last season.

Last week was the first time i watched this show and it's very good and the whole cast is great especially Alberta. :)

I watched this too last week for the first time.

Wow, it was bad. Talk about manipulative. Watch for the edits & listen to the musical score, you'll know what i'm talking about.

I hope ya'll are watching hour five. :D

Damn it! How dare they leave us with that ending! I can't wait to see Jack go all rogue inside the bunker. :yo:

Sucked to see Berooz totally lose his balls and submit to his psycho mother, but I have a feeling Debbie's mom is going to stir up a lot of ****. I mean, they can't let that psycho kill the whole damn family to keep it under wraps...can they? She's got to get to the police sometime in the next few episodes.

I'm also curious about what is going to happen with Chloe. Is she done? Will she go out and help Jack? Will a familiar face be brought in to replace her? Hmmmmm.

Nothing drastically unexpected in hour 5...I won't spoil it for those who have yet to so it. But seemed like a bridge episode to tie up all the lose ends before the first major episode of resolutions for the first quarter of the season next week. Remember, Keller's execution is merely the prelude to the real plan's the bad guys have.

Once again the best storyline going is Behrooz and his creepy parents. I hope my boy Behrooz does not let me down...I think he'll grow a big pair before the end of the season, even if its too late to redeem himself. We shall see. Also, the "black widow" that has crawled in the CTU is up to her scheming as usual...I'm thinking there is a lot more to it than moving her career forward.

Looks like hour 6 is going to be a pure action extravaganza. Hey, most of the time I wouldn't give an hour of explosions and gunfights a second glance...but what the hell...Jack has earned it. Kick some terrorist ass Jack!

Looks like hour 6 is going to be a pure action extravaganza. Hey, most of the time I wouldn't give an hour of explosions and gunfights a second glance...but what the hell...Jack has earned it. Kick some terrorist ass Jack!
I'm ready for that, looks like have a little webcast of his own...kicking some terrorist ass. :D

And Mrs. Araz is definitley creepy. Her eyes FREAK me out. Hopefully she won't get her way with Debbie's mother too.

So the ten minute mark of hour 6 should be interesting. What will happen!?!

I'm curious ... did they explain what happened with Debbie's car and I missed it? Can't recall. She obviously drove to Behrooz's house. That's a pretty big hole in the story if they didn't explain that away.

And yes ... next week looks way way cool.

Driscoll's daughter got on my nerves so I fast forwarded through her scene. Did I miss anything of importance there?

Driscoll's daughter got on my nerves so I fast forwarded through her scene. Did I miss anything of importance there?

Absolutely not. I don't know how they're gonna play with that one. I think its just to show Driscoll's other side or something.

Absolutely not. I don't know how they're gonna play with that one. I think its just to show Driscoll's other side or something.
I think it's only to fill in time and serve as a diversion for the show. That way it allows Jack to have travelled across town and track the terrorists to their hiding place all while she and her mom are having a 120 second conversation.

That daughter reminds me of Meadow's whackjob college roomate on "The Sopranos"

I'm curious ... did they explain what happened with Debbie's car and I missed it? Can't recall. She obviously drove to Behrooz's house. That's a pretty big hole in the story if they didn't explain that away.

And yes ... next week looks way way cool.

The father told Behrooz to go park the car somewhere where it won't be seen when he got home. Next time we saw the family about 20 minutes or so later, was when Debbie's mom arrived, so I guess the assumption is that he got rid of the car in that time period.

Maybe I'm just being to practical. But if the Prez's biggest concern is the airing of the internet broadcast, then why not just shut down the power grid in the area rather than blow it up to sh**?:dunno:

No Power, no broadcast.

(Even if it's generated power, EMP's would take out the camera's and the like).

The father told Behrooz to go park the car somewhere where it won't be seen when he got home. Next time we saw the family about 20 minutes or so later, was when Debbie's mom arrived, so I guess the assumption is that he got rid of the car in that time period.
Ah, thanks.

Maybe I'm just being to practical. But if the Prez's biggest concern is the airing of the internet broadcast, then why not just shut down the power grid in the area rather than blow it up to sh**?:dunno:

No Power, no broadcast.

(Even if it's generated power, EMP's would take out the camera's and the like).
I suppose they could be using generators along with a satellite internet feed.

Who else hates the chick played by the girl who keeps black-mailing edgar. Man I hope somebody drops a truck on her ass.

Who else hates the chick played by the girl who keeps black-mailing edgar. Man I hope somebody drops a truck on her ass.

Me , but look like her old boyfriend dont trust her much ...

Who else hates the chick played by the girl who keeps black-mailing edgar. Man I hope somebody drops a truck on her ass.

She'll either be a savior (Chloe style) or Edgar will reveal her for being a traitor (or whatever). But she is getting on my nerves as well, mostly because we don't know what she is doing.

Who else hates the chick played by the girl who keeps black-mailing edgar. Man I hope somebody drops a truck on her ass.

Who, Sherry Palmer? ;)

Did nobody else notice the same thing I did? They forgot about Heller's son, who we last saw in sensory deprevation.

Did nobody else notice the same thing I did? They forgot about Heller's son, who we last saw in sensory deprevation.

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Especially, since it's a more interesting plot-line than the rest of the stuff going on at CTU (Edgar being made the consultant-chick's lapdog, Driscoll's daughter, etc.)

Haysbert Gets Another Term on '24'

He may no longer be president, but David Palmer will be back on "24" this season as Los Angeles faces yet another terrorist crisis.

Dennis Haysbert, who played Palmer on the first three seasons of the FOX series, has signed on to a guest-starring arc this season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He's set to appear in the final six episodes of the season.

...

As with most things about "24," details of what Palmer's role will be within the show are being kept quiet.

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|93033|1|,00.html

Did nobody else notice the same thing I did? They forgot about Heller's son, who we last saw in sensory deprevation.

Yeah I was wondering about him too....I have a good feeling he will end up cracking, and spill some juicy leads. I'll be really surprised if we don't see him in the next hour, in between Jack destroying ****.

I wonder what will happen to Chloe too? Surely she can't be totally gone.

Good news that Palmer will come back too, but they better have a good story for him.

Who else hates the chick played by the girl who keeps black-mailing edgar. Man I hope somebody drops a truck on her ass.

Yeah I really hate her also. But ever since her appearance, I had a feeling that they're setting her up later in the show. Either she will screw up somewhere & put the whole mission in jeopardy, or she will help somehow.

I want to know who the AMerican guy is who was looking in the brief case and "helping" the terrorists. When Audrey Heller saw him she said I know you. But who is he? Does he work for the DOD? Or is it yet to be revealed...

A feel good first ten minutes! Nice...

Last ten even better.....Moley Moley Moley

Yeah I really hate her also. But ever since her appearance, I had a feeling that they're setting her up later in the show. Either she will screw up somewhere & put the whole mission in jeopardy, or she will help somehow.

:eek:

The Black Widow strikes...

Behrooz finally sacked up...I think he's pretty much the key to everything now. I'd draw some conclusions but you know the '24' people will have something up their sleeves in the next 18 hours. That's a lot of time to screw around with people's minds.

:eek:

First ten and last ten minutes were the the best parts today and the rest was mostly filler. The kid finally grew a pair..wouldnt be surprised if he and the mom turn on the dad. Obviously not "surprising" that whats-her-face is a mole, she's been suspicious since she arrived (although with the twists on this show, who knows what'll happen)

Of course he got balls. the guy was going to kill him. Now that he knows his father was willing to kill him after he killed his girlfriend it's game on. I'm pretty sure there's going to be a good confrontation instead of him just going to CTU and letting them know his father was in on it

:eek:

First ten and last ten minutes were the the best parts today and the rest was mostly filler. The kid finally grew a pair..wouldnt be surprised if he and the mom turn on the dad. Obviously not "surprising" that whats-her-face is a mole, she's been suspicious since she arrived (although with the twists on this show, who knows what'll happen)


Shorheh Aghdashloo (who plays Dina Araz) basically confirmed that her character would be redeemed on the show. She said that was the only reason she signed on. It looks like her husband having her son iced (at least that was the plan) will serve as the catalyst for her doing a 180.

I want to know who the AMerican guy is who was looking in the brief case and "helping" the terrorists. When Audrey Heller saw him she said I know you. But who is he? Does he work for the DOD? Or is it yet to be revealed...


I wonder if he works for the defense contractor that appears to have a part in all this? He's no doubt getting a boatload of money, but it must go beyond that. The question is: What is the goal of causing a shutdown/meltdown of the country's nuclear reactors? A widespread environmental disaster that will take countless lives, or is there some underlying benefit to a rival industry?

I think its just to kill alot of people.

I think its just to kill alot of people.

Yeah, could be, although that seems a bit simplistic.

The way they keep teasing us with Heller's son and what he is holding back makes me think he is the key to a BIG piece of the puzzle.

Good episode, lovin this season so far! Jack is officially back, just in time for the major **** to hit the fan. :handclap:

Just saw the ep and it was GREAT! Finally we found out what was in the briefcase and it was well worth it. Im glad it wasnt a nuclear bomb...well kinda...but much better. Baroo was BAD *** tonight when he started wacking the guy in the head with the shovel! That was great! Cant wait till next week!

Wicked show. This season is setting up really nice.

The beginning was one of the best scenes the show's ever had, with Jack going Rambo on the bad guys (and all broadcast live on the internet!)

How stupid is Tarik? He lets the kid see the gun, not once ... but multiple times. And he turns his back on the kid while he's got a shovel? Puh-lease.

Also, my wife took it personally when Erin Driscoll accepted credit from Sec. Heller. LOL!

The beginning was one of the best scenes the show's ever had, with Jack going Rambo on the bad guys (and all broadcast live on the internet!)

How stupid is Tarik? He lets the kid see the gun, not once ... but multiple times. And he turns his back on the kid while he's got a shovel? Puh-lease.

Also, my wife took it personally when Erin Driscoll accepted credit from Sec. Heller. LOL!

I was wondering when Behrooz was going to make his move. I guess, if that Tarik guy has known the family for a long time, he probably still sees Behrooz as just a kid, and is unlikely to do something drastic and/or piece together what's happening.

Still, that whole family's plotline has been very interesting so far. Without it, this episode would have really sucked after the first 10 minutes, while the CTU stuff transitioned into their next steps.

I'm enjoying the show, but I think that we've had just one brief "token" scene with peaceful, American Moslems.

I would hope there would be more in future episodes.

I was wondering when Behrooz was going to make his move. I guess, if that Tarik guy has known the family for a long time, he probably still sees Behrooz as just a kid, and is unlikely to do something drastic and/or piece together what's happening.

Still, that whole family's plotline has been very interesting so far. Without it, this episode would have really sucked after the first 10 minutes, while the CTU stuff transitioned into their next steps.


I got the impression that Tariq is/was the resident "bad ***" and when he came a calling, it was doom and gloom for whoever his intended target was. Behroos certainly saw the writing on the wall when he showed up at his front door, and the mother automatically connected the dots when she found out who her son was with.

I'm enjoying the show, but I think that we've had just one brief "token" scene with peaceful, American Moslems.

I would hope there would be more in future episodes.



I'm sure there will be, but I find it somewhat refreshing that the show isn't forcing that perspective down our throat. IMO, there doesn't have to be equal time in this kind of format, and at this juncture of the show. Besides, its also clear that there is at least one white American betraying his country, so all the bad guys aren't pained with the same brush.

It's back on tonight.

So, what does everyone think? Is Behrooz going to kill his pop? Is his mom going to protect him? I don't think too much will happen with Jack and nuclear meltdown plot this week, probably just slower plot development, but 24 has a tendency to suprise with these type of things.

I think Cloee (however her name is spelled) is going to return tonight..on the previews they show that wierd fat guy saying "I think i can take the system back from them..but if i mess up it could start a chain reaction"..that makes me believe she will come back and help him.

That dude is completely inept. All of them are at CTU. It seems the only people who know what they are doing there get let go. And is all this lingo they use actual techie talk? "I need to open the 3rd server so I can access the protocol." Do people at jobs like this actually talk like that?

Tonights synopsis from fox.com

"CTU Races against time to stop a nationwide nuclear meltdown; while Jakc reaches out to an old friend for help"

I admit I did read some spoilers so I know who the "old friend" is. It should be a show that sets the tone for the rest of the season.

Chloe is supposed to be taking some time off (I think 9 episodes), but she does come back at some point.

Tony! Tony! Tony!

Tony :yo:

I don't watch the previews before 24, nothing, never do. So I didn't see the Tony thing coming. When Jack made the phone call to "someone he trusted", for some reason I expected either a random person, or Palmer. I have no idea why, but Tony didn't even come to mind.

Also, that episode in general, was IMO fantastic.

By the way anyone notice the head guy is The Mummy from the Brendon Fraser movies.

By the way anyone notice the head guy is The Mummy from the Brendon Fraser movies.

Yeah, great cast addition IMO.

TONY!! I Was jumping for joy when he came! He will always be my favorite (aside of jack of course).

Another great episode. The entire Behrooz storyline keeps getting better. Can't wait to see what happens there. I was totally caught off guard when Tony came out of nowhere. For some reason when Jack made the call, I thought it would be Chloe :shakehead :banghead:

Anyways, this season keeps getting better & better with every episode. I'll tell you one thing, it keeps making it more & more harder to get through the week.


By the way anyone notice the head guy is The Mummy from the Brendon Fraser movies.

Yeah I noticed that right away too. Kinda funny how nobody knows his name, just "the guy from The Mummy".

Another great episode. The entire Behrooz storyline keeps getting better. Can't wait to see what happens there. I was totally caught off guard when Tony came out of nowhere. For some reason when Jack made the call, I thought it would be Chloe :shakehead :banghead:

Anyways, this season keeps getting better & better with every episode. I'll tell you one thing, it keeps making it more & more harder to get through the week.




Yeah I noticed that right away too. Kinda funny how nobody knows his name, just "the guy from The Mummy".


I was totally surprised by Tony too. I thought he would be in jail. I thought Jack was going to call Chase for help.

I was totally surprised by Tony too. I thought he would be in jail. I thought Jack was going to call Chase for help.
Same here. I thought it was kinda dumb that it turned out to be Tony. He's an analyst and Chase is a field guy. If I one phone call to make in that situation, it would have been to Chase.

Same here. I thought it was kinda dumb that it turned out to be Tony. He's an analyst and Chase is a field guy. If I one phone call to make in that situation, it would have been to Chase.

I guess you never read Tony's biography at the 24 site...... He's more than qualified for field operations.

I watched with the wife and she thought it would be Tony's wife(Michelle?). That made me think Tony but I thought he was in jail, I guess he's out and living in Burbank or just happen to be driving by packing heat and looking for trouble. Palmer and Chase also came to mind but what good would Palmer do? give the bad guys a good talking to? Chase would need someone to tie his shoes before he could leave the house!! of course Kim could have been called, she is always able to get out of a sticky situation.

Chase would need someone to tie his shoes before he could leave the house!!
Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Chase wouldn't have been too "handy" in that situation.

:lol:

But still, for Jack to use the expression "there's only one person I trust" ? I mean, come on, Chase has got to be on the list.

PS - Good thing Tony was only 35 seconds away and ready for action.

Two story lines I could do without are Driscoll's daughter and Audrey's ex. I guess they are being used for filler, but why is Audrey's ex allowed to walk around CTU unattended and make cell phone calls.

I found it a bit ridiculous that Tony got there that fast, but once Jack said "I need someone I can trust" I knew it was Tony. A lot went down last night, very interesting episode. Man, a whole lot of nothing for Heller's son.

I found it a bit ridiculous that Tony got there that fast, but once Jack said "I need someone I can trust" I knew it was Tony. A lot went down last night, very interesting episode. Man, a whole lot of nothing for Heller's son.

It's still early, I bet his son will be back. Just like I'd bet somewhere down the road there will be a gratuitous scene with Kim in a hot tub or at the beach or on a trampoline. Sooner or later Jack will call to warn her.

PS - Good thing Tony was only 35 seconds away and ready for action.

:lol: That was kinda strange how he got there in like 2 minutes but still...TONY RETURNED!! :handclap: :handclap: :handclap:

I watched with the wife and she thought it would be Tony's wife(Michelle?). That made me think Tony but I thought he was in jail, I guess he's out and living in Burbank or just happen to be driving by packing heat and looking for trouble. Palmer and Chase also came to mind but what good would Palmer do? give the bad guys a good talking to? Chase would need someone to tie his shoes before he could leave the house!! of course Kim could have been called, she is always able to get out of a sticky situation.

Remind me what happened to Chase at the end of last year, I'm drawing a blank.

Remind me what happened to Chase at the end of last year, I'm drawing a blank.

Jack caught him grabbing Kim's butt and told him "if you do that again I'll chop your hand off".... poor Chase, but how could he resist?

Remind me what happened to Chase at the end of last year, I'm drawing a blank.
He was handcuffed to a briefcase with the virus in it and Jack cut his hand off with an axe.

He was handcuffed to a briefcase with the virus in it and Jack cut his hand off with an axe.

Oh right, that must have hurt. Chase didn't come to mind when Jack called, but while Chase could have come in shooting, I can't imagine he would have been able to get there in time, as unbelievable as Tony's travel time as anyways. You only need one hand to hold a gun, but I sure hope for the folks of Burbank that Chase isn't driving.

Two story lines I could do without are Driscoll's daughter and Audrey's ex. I guess they are being used for filler, but why is Audrey's ex allowed to walk around CTU unattended and make cell phone calls.

So they can easily advance the plotline.

Makes no sense whatsoever. There's better security at Walmart than there is at CTU.

It's fun anyway.

BRING BACK :bow: NINA!!!!!!

I actually wasn't too impressed with this episode. The shoot-out with Jack and Tony at the end was good, but I found the early part of the episode was dull. The entire CTU based plotlines are just not exciting. Even the Behrooz plotline only got exciting near the end of the episode.

Still, a not-as-good episode of 24 is still leaps and bounds ahead of most shows on television, but this episode was a notch below the rest of the season so far, IMHO.

So they can easily advance the plotline.

Makes no sense whatsoever. There's better security at Walmart than there is at CTU.

It's fun anyway.

BRING BACK :bow: NINA!!!!!!


That would be a neat trick.

Two story lines I could do without are Driscoll's daughter and Audrey's ex. I guess they are being used for filler, but why is Audrey's ex allowed to walk around CTU unattended and make cell phone calls.

For some reason, I think Audrey's ex will figure into the plot in a twist somewhere down the line. Not sure how, but I don't think his role is limited to being a whiner.

Driscoll's daughter, I have no idea. Only purpose for her is to humanize Driscoll.

Driscoll's daughter is the new Kim Bauer.

I totally forgot that Jack chopped off Chase's arm.

"We're looking at nuclear holocaust." - Willaim Devane

:lol

Best Comedy on tv :teach:

Driscoll's daughter is the new Kim Bauer.


Except she's not hot and is unlikely to come into contact with a mountain lion.

For some reason, I think Audrey's ex will figure into the plot in a twist somewhere down the line. Not sure how, but I don't think his role is limited to being a whiner.

Driscoll's daughter, I have no idea. Only purpose for her is to humanize Driscoll.


I think you're right. The main reason? Shady foreign accent. Australian?

In addition to Chase having no arm, didn't Jack say something in the first episode about him running his own security business somewhere overseas or something?? :dunno:

"We're looking at nuclear holocaust." - Willaim Devane

:lol

Best Comedy on tv :teach:

Except that Devane said "nucular holocaust". (Yes, I taped it and played it back to make sure.)

Except that Devane said "nucular holocaust". (Yes, I taped it and played it back to make sure.)

Great stuff, future generations will have a ball with this one ;)

I forget but last year Sherry Palmer died right?

I forget but last year Sherry Palmer died right?
Yeah. She was murdered after she discovered Pres. Palmer's brother and his henchman in her house.

Same here. I thought it was kinda dumb that it turned out to be Tony. He's an analyst and Chase is a field guy. If I one phone call to make in that situation, it would have been to Chase.
plus Chase only has one arm.

So they can easily advance the plotline.

Makes no sense whatsoever. There's better security at Walmart than there is at CTU.

It's fun anyway.

BRING BACK :bow: NINA!!!!!!
she is dead...for real this time.

when is this show coming back anyways? :dunno:

when is this show coming back anyways? :dunno:

Huh? It's on FOX every monday at 9PM EST.

This season has been getting better and better. My girlfriend and I were loving it when Tony came back. I'm also a little miffed about Heller's son being let go after all that time and fuss about him. :dunno:

she is dead...for real this time.

Yeah well, I guess you didn't know about Nanette Myers, Nina's far more nasty identical twin. :teach:

Huh? It's on FOX every monday at 9PM EST.

This season has been getting better and better. My girlfriend and I were loving it when Tony came back. I'm also a little miffed about Heller's son being let go after all that time and fuss about him. :dunno:


Ah dont worry..im sure we havnt see the last of Heller's son. I doubt they did all that just to lead to a dead end in that storyline.

she is dead...for real this time.
Huh? She is? I thought that last we saw of her she was wounded by CTU snipers when she was holding Jack hostage and then hauled off to the pokey. Or am I thinking of the wrong season? :dunno:

I can't keep this crap straight anymore.

Huh? She is? I thought that last we saw of her she was wounded by CTU snipers when she was holding Jack hostage and then hauled off to the pokey. Or am I thinking of the wrong season? :dunno:

I can't keep this crap straight anymore.

No,

Jack shot and killed her after she escaped a torture session at CTU, and had Kim hostage at one point I believe. Jack was sure to kill her, and even blocked the view of the security camera to make sure no one saw that she wasn't even reaching for her gun when he did.

She dead, and ain't coming back!

No,

Jack shot and killed her after she escaped a torture session at CTU, and had Kim hostage at one point I believe. Jack was sure to kill her, and even blocked the view of the security camera to make sure no one saw that she wasn't even reaching for her gun when he did.

She dead, and ain't coming back!

Jack committed premeditated murder. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Dammit. WTF Michelle....she LEFT Tony after all he did for her?! Great guess we wont be seeing her this season. :thumbd: :thumbd: :madfire:

Ok...just found out Tony hit the bottle when he got out of prison and pushed her away. Tony is a complete mess. Michelle is deputy director and Division..which means she MIGHT be in the season somewhere...im hoping...and im hoping Tony drops the grumpy mood.

Tony's "friend" Jen is one huge *****. Jack needs to drop kick her out the window.

I hope Edgar can get Sarah off the hook asap too, cmon man!

Tony's "friend" Jen is one huge *****. Jack needs to drop kick her out the window.

I hope Edgar can get Sarah off the hook asap too, cmon man!


OMG! I hope this isnt the last we see of Tony my favorite charactor besides Jack. Man WTH have the writers done with him. He was everyones favorite now hes a huge d***.

OMG! I hope this isnt the last we see of Tony my favorite charactor besides Jack. Man WTH have the writers done with him. He was everyones favorite now hes a huge d***.

He will redeem himself, I have a feeling. Let's hope that in the process he doesn't get killed. :shakehead

I can see where he's coming from though. He went to prison for who knows how long (did they say?) and probably just wants to stay the hell away from that lifestyle that put him there forever.

HAHAHA BUSTED *****! Go Edgar! :yo:

Damn, I just knew something was going to **** it all up. They had a decent thing going there for a change. Got the mole, got the guy with the device. Couldn't just let them have a good hour now. ;)

Another great episode. They have really redeemed themselves this season. Last season, while still great compared to other crap on TV, wasn't on par with the first 2. This season has definitely been as good, and has the potential to be the best.

Another great episode. They have really redeemed themselves this season. Last season, while still great compared to other crap on TV, wasn't on par with the first 2. This season has definitely been as good, and has the potential to be the best.

Are you serious? I LOVED last season! (though i watched it all on DVD in 3 days..so it might be different seeing how i didnt see the slow start). There was so many twist and turns in 3...and my favorite characters had huge roles..Tony and Michelle. I saw all 3 seasons on DVD never live...I went into watching season 1 knowing that Nina was the mole (which did kinda ruin it but it will still VERY good)

I rank all 3 seasons in this order:

Season 3 - 1st
Season 1 - 2nd
Season 2- 3rd

but thats with a gun to my head...i would never said that season 2 was bad by any means.

Are you serious? I LOVED last season! (though i watched it all on DVD in 3 days..so it might be different seeing how i didnt see the slow start). There was so many twist and turns in 3...and my favorite characters had huge roles..Tony and Michelle. I saw all 3 seasons on DVD never live...I went into watching season 1 knowing that Nina was the mole (which did kinda ruin it but it will still VERY good)

I rank all 3 seasons in this order:

Season 3 - 1st
Season 1 - 2nd
Season 2- 3rd

but thats with a gun to my head...i would never said that season 2 was bad by any means.
You're way off, IMO. Last season didn't even approach the first 2. Those first 2 set the bar so high, they were bound for a dissapointment.(compared to the first 2) But this season they somehow have managed to reach the level of the first 2.

Damn, I just knew something was going to **** it all up. They had a decent thing going there for a change. Got the mole, got the guy with the device. Couldn't just let them have a good hour now. ;)

Jack forgot the golden rule ... something dramatic always happens at the top of every hour. If he'd only looked at his watch, he'd have realized something bad was about to happen.

Is it just me, or does every episode of this season outdo the previous one??

Tonight, I was literally on the edge of my seat & freaking out during the whole "mole" storyline. I was going crazy when the took Sarah away. I knew they would screw up, because the entire time leading up to the actual arrest, they never mentioned who the mole was to eachother. And it's good to see Tony back in action :handclap:


Can't wait until next week!

Is anybody kinda worried about whats-her-name? The mole? It looked like she smoked her head pretty good on the car when she fell down. Do you think that they're setting it up for amnesia or something? And she won't be able to remember anything?


:dunno:

Dammit. WTF Michelle....she LEFT Tony after all he did for her?! Great guess we wont be seeing her this season. :thumbd: :thumbd: :madfire:


Tony or Jack (I forget) said she works at Division, so we may see her yet.

Is anybody kinda worried about whats-her-name? The mole? It looked like she smoked her head pretty good on the car when she fell down. Do you think that they're setting it up for amnesia or something? And she won't be able to remember anything?


:dunno:


Ah your right. Didnt think about that..they made sure we all saw her head slam against the car...im sure that is what is going to happen.

I'm just glad that ***** got caugt. Kick her ass Edgar.

Did you see that guy's face when the first reactor went down? :eek: Gross.

Another great episode...nice cliffhanger at the end there.

Another great episode...nice cliffhanger at the end there.


That's how they've been ending every episode this season. And it's killing me! These weeks are just getting harder & harder to get through.

Poor Edgar's mom

That's how they've been ending every episode this season.

That's how they end episodes every season!

Another solid episode, this season continues to rock.

The casting has been really great this season.

My favourite part was when the president said, "Make sure that agreement is non-binding." Didn't see that one coming. :lol

Another doosie was when the Secretary's daughter walks into the CTU war-room and takes over the re-routing of hundreds of thousands of people without batting an eyelash. Now that's management skill.

24 is doing a fantastic job of forgetting about characters for entire epsidoes. Earlier they forgot about Heller's son for a whole show, and yesterday we didn't see Driscoll's son or whatshername, the mole. Other than that, a really good episdoe last night.

Speaking of that, I have a sneaking suspicion that the doctor of Driscoll's kid will play some sort of role down the line.

Speaking of that, I have a sneaking suspicion that the doctor of Driscoll's kid will play some sort of role down the line.
I think Driscoll's kid is there for character development, to show that she does have some degree of humanness, and as filler, like Edgar's mom, her character is just filler to develop Edgar's character.

I think Driscoll's kid is there for character development, to show that she does have some degree of humanness, and as filler, like Edgar's mom, her character is just filler to develop Edgar's character.

You're probably right. I've only ever seen this season and I've made myself look for surprises at every angle.

You're probably right. I've only ever seen this season and I've made myself look for surprises at every angle.
You should be looking for surprizes, but they've got 1056 to 1152 minutes of flowing script to make. Along the way you have to give some of the characters detours to develop their character. While neither Driscoll's daughter or Edgar's mother should have a direct impact on the story, they will cause undue stress on their characters, which should have an impact. I've seen some of season 1 and pretty much all of season 3... maybe it's because it's the most recent season, but this season is the best written one IMO.

You should be looking for surprizes, but they've got 1056 to 1152 minutes of flowing script to make. Along the way you have to give some of the characters detours to develop their character. While neither Driscoll's daughter or Edgar's mother should have a direct impact on the story, they will cause undue stress on their characters, which should have an impact. I've seen some of season 1 and pretty much all of season 3... maybe it's because it's the most recent season, but this season is the best written one IMO.

I've been impressed from the get-go and like I said I've only seen this season - and that only because I turned on to watch Arrested Development! But yes it caught my interest right away. The only part of this season I haven't liked was the A-Team assault on the compound where Heller and daughter were being held, but I can understand why they'd do it that way. My favourite part of this season had to be when Jack and Audrey came under fire by that assassination squad. Good stuff all-round!

I've seen some of season 1 and pretty much all of season 3... maybe it's because it's the most recent season, but this season is the best written one IMO.

Consensus seems to be that season 2 was the best of the first 3, you should check it out. The first season kind of got silly towards the end, probably because they were writing much of the 2nd half of the season on the fly.

We'll see how this one goes, but it looks promising so far.

Interesting ending....

I know everyone is wetting his pants about season 4 but so far I don't like it as much as the previous 3 seasons, which were all great (even the maligned 3rd season).

I thought it was ridiculous that they would send only 3 agents with that Marianne traitor into an unknown building far away from CTU. They didn't even question her properly at CTU. She didn't seem to know anything but she could have been lying.

What happens with the CTU head's daughter ? Did she live ? They never made it all that clear. Useless drag into the story anyway.

Then they drag the Heller's son thingy and it ends up being nothing. That was really disapointing. There's got to be something more to it. There better be. Me thinks we'll be seeing him with a pretty turkish girl who shares the same ideology in a bar soon. He didn't want to expose her because he loves her. But obviously she's an evil *****. It has to be something like that. It couldn't possibly have been that useless. Or else it's definately a sign that the show is slipping.

Then I thought it was just too easy to stop 90% of the plants from melting down. We learn about the override thingy and 2 hours later the fat programmer at CTU has solved 90% of the problem. I never really had time to fear the threath. Besides like Zahn's character said, they need 1 hour to melt the remaining plants. So they can't possibly drag this for another 14 hours, I wonder what the larger plot is ?

It's still got potential, but so far there are a lot of things that haven't wowed me. We'll see.

What happens with the CTU head's daughter ? Did she live ? They never made it all that clear. Useless drag into the story anyway.

Yeah, she's okay ... for now. I suspect not for long.

BTW, anyone tried calling the 24 set through, "Debbie's" cell phone #? I've heard that quite a few people have gotten to talk to cast and crew, and it looked like "Audrey's" cell # last night was also a non-555 number, so maybe there's a 2nd # to call now.

3.Also, Jack needs to carry more ammunition. He's run out of ammo TWICE this season already.

Or he should use the guns they have in those John Woo films, that never run out of ammo.

4. Finally, glad so see a White evil mastermind person this season. Everybody else has been minorities this season.

There's been white evil masterminds on 24 before this.

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In fact, hasn't every season had an evil white mastermind so far?

I actually haven't seen season 3, so i can't comment. All the people in season 1 were White, but so far in season 4, all the evil people have been Brown or Black.

This season will end up with someone else playing the terrorists as part of their own evil agenda.

We're less than halfway through, and the nuclear plants issue is already coming to a head. This plot won't be sustained for the rest of the season, and it's clear that the current terrorists masterminds are only thinking to the end of this problem. Someone else will turn out to be evil, and controlled everything to happen up until this point.

My money is on either the President or the Secretary of Defense. I'm leaning toward the latter.

My money is on either the President or the Secretary of Defense. I'm leaning toward the latter.

Heller and Audrey can't possibly be bad guys because they both tried to kill themselves with the gas leak just so the USA's image wouldn't be hurt.

Now is the president a bad guy ? I doubt it too. Possible though.

List of possible bad guys :

1. President
2. Heller's son
3. The new head of CTU
4. Someone we haven't seen yet

I'm leaning toward option #4. The others wouldn't make that much sense.

Heller and Audrey can't possibly be bad guys because they both tried to kill themselves with the gas leak just so the USA's image wouldn't be hurt.

Now is the president a bad guy ? I doubt it too. Possible though.

List of possible bad guys :

1. President
2. Heller's son
3. The new head of CTU
4. Someone we haven't seen yet

I'm leaning toward option #4. The others wouldn't make that much sense.

I've never let logic like that rule my enjoyment of 24. Until someone is dead, and they're not named Jack Bauer, the possibility exists that they may be a bad guy.

Stranger things have happened on this show.

I've never let logic like that rule my enjoyment of 24. Until someone is dead, and they're not named Jack Bauer, the possibility exists that they may be a bad guy.

Stranger things have happened on this show.

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1. Seriously, half of CTU should be fired. Why would you send THREE people with Marianne? THREE?

At least send two full SUV's of people or something. I guess they were trying to be "discreet" but 3 armed men and 6 armed men dont' really make a difference.

2. The office politics at CTU is getting out of hand, BEFORE the mole showed up. Everybody is spying on everybody else looking for stuff to use against people.

3.Also, Jack needs to carry more ammunition. He's run out of ammo TWICE this season already.

4. Finally, glad so see a White evil mastermind person this season. Everybody else has been minorities this season.


I don't see the relevance of your 4th point.

1. Seriously, half of CTU should be fired. Why would you send THREE people with Marianne? THREE?

At least send two full SUV's of people or something. I guess they were trying to be "discreet" but 3 armed men and 6 armed men dont' really make a difference.

2. The office politics at CTU is getting out of hand, BEFORE the mole showed up. Everybody is spying on everybody else looking for stuff to use against people.


Indeed. Starting with the head of CTU. She kept making bad calls at the beginning of the show, and never has any good ideas how to actually solve the problems. What's worse is that she thinks more about her image, about politics than about being effective.

Her failings :

1. She didn't interpret correctly the info about a possible attack at 8 am (Heller's kidnapping) that Chloe gave her. Then she didn't torture the turkish guy Sherik they arrested about the 8am possible attack. Jack had to do the dirty job against her will.
2. As if that wasn't enough she has the audacity to put Jack into arrest for getting results.
3. She handed over the information about Chloe's friend who stumbled upon the internet code to the FBI.
4. She used CTU's ressources to stop the arrest of her daughter, then sent 2 people to pick her up. And then brought her to the CTU's clinic.
5. She wanted the guy jack was pursuing to be arrested now, instead of letting him lead them to the terrorists headquarters.
6. She yields like soft butter to the threats of Marianne and then proceeds to hire her, effectively contributing to the insertion of a spy into CTU.
7. She's covering up about the reasons why they hired Marianne, and thus could be witholding vital information about the whole operation.
8. She didn't torture Marianne for more info, sent only 3 men with her to recover what could be vital information.
9. She once again divert CTU's ressources by asking Sarah to spy on Tony and gives her a pay raise and expunge her file for doing that.

And I'm probably missing some...

It just looks like she wants the nuclear power plants to meltdown. She's either completely incompetent or she's working with the terrorists. If she's that incompetent then you have to wonder how she could be named at such an important position in the first place.

So right now, schizophrenic daughter or not, I hope she's an evil *****. But it's just too obvious, so it will probably turn out that she's simply completely inept.

I've never let logic like that rule my enjoyment of 24. Until someone is dead, and they're not named Jack Bauer, the possibility exists that they may be a bad guy.


Right on.

And I'm really wondering what's going to be the next little story arc. Like someone said, they can't drag out the nuclear plants and the hunt for the device for another 15 episodes. Something big will happen.

Could someone explain to me how maybe 2-3 hours before, Jack & a few CTU agents went to the building to find the I.D. of the guy who got killed by the sniper at the helicopter, some men tried to kill them, they would be dead without Tony's help then suddenly Audrey is out & about all by herself. Why would she be out without protection. I love the show but that's just forgetting that the timeline is 1 day not 1 season.

Could someone explain to me how maybe 2-3 hours before, Jack & a few CTU agents went to the building to find the I.D. of the guy who got killed by the sniper at the helicopter, some men tried to kill them, they would be dead without Tony's help then suddenly Audrey is out & about all by herself. Why would she be out without protection. I love the show but that's just forgetting that the timeline is 1 day not 1 season.

They were after Jack because Mariane the mole at CTU reported the information to the bad guys. And it was only because Jack was about to discover some important info on the evil plan.

With Mariane out of the picture the chance of Audrey's whereabouts being known are less likely. Besides, why would the bad guys want to kill Audrey.

So, where does the season go from here?

And it seems Edgar saves the day again. Who needs Chloe?

So, where does the season go from here?

And it seems Edgar saves the day again. Who needs Chloe?

Well it looked like on the scenes for next week that they find a nuclear bomb or something.

Also, it looks like the bad guys are on Heller's staff. In the previews, there were two guys saying "They are going to find out we sold weapons to terrorists." One of the guys is one of the guys that is on Heller's staff if I am not mistaken. Intriguing to say the least.

Im glad the whole Mia thing is over with at least.

Well not quite the action-packed episode, but still a good episode. More storylines get set-up.

Driscoll heads home. Tony takes over CTU for about 20 minutes & is replaced by his ex, Desler. Jack can't stop the EMP & it shuts down a major core of the city. Paul is caught & held at gunpoint for the encryption him & Jack managed to print out before the EMP went off. And it looks like Mwanmar (?) has more up his sleep as he meets with one of his guys in an alley & talk about something at the Air Force Base.

Has anybody else noticed that the President has been on the airplane the entire season? That's been like 8 hours...are they just circling the US or something :dunno:

Anyone else noticed in the span of like 10 minutes(including a commerical break) it went from light as day..to dark as night..with no sunset??? LoL

Anyway...Michelle is back!! w00t!!

I've missed the last two episodes because I'm a dumbass, so I'm officially sitting out the rest of the season so I can catch it all on DVD. This ALWAYS happens. I ALWAYS resolve to watch the whole season and end up missing one in the middle and that ****s me up terribly. Happened with 2, 3 and now Season 4! I rock. :help:

Was anybody else thinking that Chloe would come back to be Driscoll's replacement?

Was anybody else thinking that Chloe would come back to be Driscoll's replacement?

Nope...I thought it was quite obvious it would be Michelle.

Again, more office politics. Curtis is pissed that Tony is taking over, and Sarah basically tried to boot Erin out of office.

I don't think putting Tony back IN CHARGE was a good idea though. They should have put Curtis in temp charge. Imean, he was the de-facto second in command.

But Tony is the man..so i was glad he was put in charge. Plus I guess they wanted to hype the end up a little more with him being replaced by his x-wife.

From the audience's point of view, Tony is the man. But from the CTU employee poitn of view, putting Tony in charge is a joke. You either promote within, or just wait for the person division assigns. Tony is NOT qualified to be doing this, he hasn't been in the field for what, two years since season 3?

Btw, Michelle is probably the MOST qualified person to run CTU.

In real life Tony never would have gotten through the doors of CTU.

I just hope Tony sticks around.

Decent show.. the last 15 min or so were great and made up for the slow beginning.

Tony is NOT qualified to be doing this, he hasn't been in the field for what, two years since season 3?

Well, he did run CTU for a couple years as well. So that should be enough qualifications to run the place until their new director would arrive.

From the audience's point of view, Tony is the man. But from the CTU employee poitn of view, putting Tony in charge is a joke. You either promote within, or just wait for the person division assigns. Tony is NOT qualified to be doing this, he hasn't been in the field for what, two years since season 3?

Btw, Michelle is probably the MOST qualified person to run CTU.

Its all about expirence. Curtis has zero expirence running CTU...Tony has the expirence to run CTU under a crisis situtation. I think that was very obvious when Curtis wanted Edger to look at satellite images...anybody with any knowledge of the satellites could have done that, but Curtis wanted there best programmer to do that... didnt make much sense to me....Tony knows what hes doing. Curtis was more into getting the power then getting involved with the crisis going on.

In real life Tony never would have gotten through the doors of CTU.

In real life 75% of the stuff on TV wouldnt happen. Though i'd disagree....that stuff that Jack has done in the past 3 years saving lifes one after the other by a weapons of mass destruction or whatever...CTU owes him something.