Jack Bauer is finally on the loose in the latest episode of 24.
I wanted to see if things got crazier.
They did in a hurry.
What should have been taken care of last episode is finally settled.
The president is putting his only card on the table, and its his Ace, Jack Bauer.
Daylight is fading and its time to unleash the beast.
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You are to give Jack Bauer whatever he needs, plus silence.
Weve seen over the years that not just anyone gets to work alongside Jack Bauer.
He had to warm up to Chloe.
His relationship with Tony Almeida clearly wasnt what it seemed.
That situation alone makes it understandable if he has trust issues.
There isnt time to vet a partner for Jack.
He requests Kate, the obvious choice because she proved she was up to the task.
The CIA says no-go.
Shes not even on the roster.
Well time is running out and the CIA has a short bench and a picky new captain.
Jack wants her, Jack needs her, so Jack gets her.
Im sorry, what?
You heard it, Kate.
Youre called up to the big leagues.
So he tells Mark that hes the last thing youll need to worry about.
And hes absolutely right.
The President Heller is repeating himself again.
Its my country that will suffer if youre wrong.
President Hellers mind must be declining faster than we all are led to believe.
Of course Britain wasnt going to sit back and leave it all up to Bauer.
For the last two years, Jack worked for Rask.
Jack wants to give her up unconscious so she isnt interrogated.
Its a long shot, but Jacks had the world stacked against him before and risen above it.
The plan goes smoothly until the British catch wind of Jack placing an unconscious Kate in the truck.
The Brits are concerned and send the dogs after Jack.
Now we have two governments, if you include pissed-off Russia, locked in on Jack.
Then we have Kate knocked out and given up to Karl Rask.
But really, the last half-hour was something to be excited about because…
Finally, we have some real bad guys!
Forgive me if Im not all in on the bat-shit crazy, send-your-daughter-to-kill-a-mom-and-little-girl villain in Margot.
This is24, where the shootouts and double-crossing and botched operations reign king.
Stealth is great, but we need action.
If that didnt exhaust you, theres reason to believe this seasons plot still has fresh legs.
In the final ticking seconds, we learn the CIA has another traitor on its hands.
Sounds like all the ingredients for a highly entertaining episode of24were there to me.
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Rating:
3.5 out of 5
