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S2 antes it up a little, starting with the Warners of all people. One big discovery this hour is that Bob Warner is a consultant for the CIA, exposition courtesy of both the CTU storyline and the Kate Warner storyline. A little contrived? Sure. But for a few hours, it'll serve to create further confusion on who exactly is working with Syed Ali: Bob or Reza?
So Nina manages to get Faheen to reveal the location of "the bomb," which we'll later see is just the location of Syed Ali. Way to lie, Nina/writers. Anyway, she kills Faheen afterwards, and blood is always welcome on this show (though Jack seems kinda pissed about it).
And at the OC, the situation with Ron Wieland comes back to bite Palmer in the ass. That's correct: the guy somehow escapes from his cell and babbles everything he can to the press. Hey, at least the writers didn't forget about him.
It's all well and good, but one ridiculous aspect of this episode is the misadventures of Omar, Basheer, and Marko, the three terrorists transporting the nuke to wherever. After alleged months of planning, Marko has a sudden change of heart about the American people, yada yada yada, Omar's the only survivor.
Totally detracting to the story, but in spite of that, this is a decent episode, and it only gets more exciting from here.

Hourly Highlight:
"That was Teri. My wife. That's what you took from this world, Nina. That's what you took from me and my daughter. I just wanted you to know that." ……………BOOM!!!

This episode mark the end of the first Phase of this Season 2.



This of course, make the final scenes in this episode more interesting. Palmer Administration continue where he stopped, with sherry continuous work to supposedly help Palmer. But this time, was only about details.



Tony's interrogation doesn't make any advance. However kate made some, and this explain her final scene in this spisode.



Kim continues to be annoying, with her scenes leading nowhere.



The cliffhanger at the end was not bad.



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Mm.. It was really not much saying episode. Ok, we had the action on the beginning. Nina trying to get something out of the man they found and then when agent stop Jack to get in the same car as Nina. And so, most of the episode, Nina just tries to save herself and get something that makes her worth keep alive.



Some interesting turns in Kate storyline as the computer was interesting and then adoption of her, also.



So, what we have.. Kim.. little weird and nothing happening storyline. Maybe it is just so off the major things and only connection to the main thing is that Kim is Jack daughter but... Good episode but nothing special. I do like the ending.. and I am eager to see what happens with the plain.

3:02 P.M.-3:03 P.M.: Kimberly is arrested, and Bob and Reza are brought in to CTU with Marie in tow. Michelle informs Tony that Paula has died.



3:03 P.M.-3:07 P.M.: In the underground bunker, Roger asks Lynne about Sherry's security clearance. Sherry gets off the phone with the network Ron Wieland

works for, then goes to Palmer to ask him about the missing reporter. She offers to talk to Ron about breaking the story. Palmer refuses at first, but

later agrees to let her do so. Kimberly, Miguel, and Megan are brought back to LA.



3:07 P.M.-3:09 P.M.: In Visalia, the interrogation of Faheen is failing, as Faheen is uncooperative. Nina speaks to Faheen in his native Arabic, with a

translator at CTU translating their conversation into English. Jack tries to take Nina and Faheen back to LA by himself. When the other CTU agents refuse,

Jack fights back, prompting his colleagues' guns to be drawn.



3:13 P.M.-3:18 P.M.: Paul Koplin, Ralph's boss, arrives at the Warner house to help Kate hack her father's computer in order to find out what dealings,

if any, Bob's company has had with Ali. Sherry is escorted to the conference room where Ron Wieland is being kept. Sherry begins talking to him. She offers

him the exclusive right to report from the Operation Center in exchange for his promising not to reveal anything about the bomb rumors he had threatened

to discuss.



3:18 P.M.-3:22 P.M.: The delivery truck carrying the bomb experiences a blow out, causing it to lose a tire. The trio of terrorists inside, Omar, Marko

and Basheer, must act quickly to change it. A passing motorist pulls over to offer them assistance. On the plane, Nina attempts to convince Faheen to talk.

He simply replies with, "I'm not afraid to die," and calls her a traitor. Nina examines the half a gift card she took from Crescent Collectibles and hid

in her coat. She reveals that she was approached by Faheen six months prior to her arrest.



3:27 P.M.-3:29 P.M.: The friendly motorist finishes changing the tire. He refuses the money offered by the terrorists. Marko, the driver, sees a group of

kids playing basketball, and begins to have second thoughts. The cop asks Kimberly if a bomb is going off in LA in an effort to find out about the danger

she refuses to elaborate on. When he tries to confirm it with the FBI, the dispatcher informs him that she has been unable to reach anyone at the FBI all

day, due to increased traffic on their lines.



3:29 P.M.-3:31 P.M.: Sherry reveals that Ron refused her deal. She then asks her ex-husband if she can stay in the loop. Palmer agrees, but promises her

nothing in return for her help.



3:31 P.M.-3:33 P.M.: Marko begins to cry, as he has become very uncomfortable with the arrangement. He announces that he doesn't want to kill anyone. Basheer,

the man in the passenger seat, pulls a gun, and shoots him multiple times. Basheer then goes around to get in the drivers seat, but Marko, who is still

barely alive, shoots him dead before dying himself. There is now just Omar left.



3:37 P.M.-3:40 P.M.: Paul learns that Reza has taken $450,000 from the corporate accounts. Around the same time, a check for the same amount was written

to Ali by Reza. Paul finds a file in Bob's personal directory that appears to be a government file that is accessed daily. When he tries to access it,

an auto delete program starts to delete the files. He is able to stop the deletion, and discovers the files are government encoded.



3:40 P.M.-3:43 P.M.: Tony walks into the holding room where Bob Warner has been housed. Bob proceeds to tell him that he is a consultant for the CIA. He

gives Tony a business card with a confirmation code and a contact name at the CIA, and says that he was recruited five years ago, but knows nothing of

Ali. Tony leaves to investigate Bob's claims. The police call CTU to inform them that they are holding Kimberly Bauer for murder. Mason takes the call.



3:43 P.M.-3:47 P.M.: Michelle calls Jack to tell him that Kimberly has been arrested for murder. Kimberly gets on the line, and tearfully tells her father

how she got in that situation. Jack puts her crisis on the backburner, as he's too caught up in what's going on between Nina and Faheen. Nina tells Faheen

that US Forces have stormed his village and arrested his family. Jack asks Nina what Faheen told her. She says, "Everything," before lunging forward and

slitting Faheen's throat with the cut gift card she had stashed in her sleeve. Jack lunges to stop her, but is too late. Faheen dies. Nina announces that

she knows where the bomb is, and demands that a transport take her to San Diego. Mason gives in to her terms.



3:51 P.M.- 3:54 P.M.: Checking the tapes of their chat, Michelle finds a new name mentioned, a name tied to Ali -- Marko. The police officer that arrested

Kimberly and Miguel demands to know what is going on. Kimberly finally tells him about the bomb, worried that he will send Megan back to LA if she doesn't.



3:54 P.M.-3:56 P.M.: Michelle is unable to find anything else in the recording. Tony sends her to take a few minutes to relax and regroup. The President

gets up and goes to the OC just in time to see Wieland on the news, reporting on an imminent threat to the US that he claims the President knew about.

An infuriated Palmer demands to know from Mike how Wieland got out. All fingers point to Richard Armus, who was supposed to be watching him.

Hmmmm, nothing really happens in this episode. Not a lot happens with David Palmer or at CTU; Jack and Nina spend the whole hour on the plane and don't do much at all; Kim and Miguel are forced to go back to L.A. I guess its just a filler episode but I'm not going to complain because the next several episodes are fantastic.



It was definitely a surprise when Kate Warner and the private investigator were kidnapped. Apart from the mega great ending with the plane, this was the reason why I was looking forward to the next episode. I was intrigued to find out what was going to happen to them and who had took them.



The highlight of the episode was the one-sided conversation between Jack and Nina, when expressed how much Teri meant to him. What he said about her was very genuine and touching.



Quote of the hour! Jack Bauer: "That was Teri. My wife. That's what you took from this world, Nina. That's what you took from me and my daughter. I just wanted you to know that."

Same old stuff over in this episode. Transporting Nina isnt all that exciting, even when she does kill the guy they were transporting with her. The other storylines continue to drag as Kim continues to be held at the police station for another episode, rendering her useless. The on screen connection between Palmer and his wife continues to be both boring and unattentive. I find myself leaving the room to go get something to eat when any scene with those two even come up. Its the same conversation every time. I want whatrs best for you...Im not sure if I can trust you / if youve changed. We get it - Kill the chick and move on

The police arrests Kim and Miguel and drives them back to LA. Tony interviews Bob Warner and discovers that he has connections with the CIA. Nina kills a suspected terrorist aboard a plane, and she uses it as a leverage to blackmail the US government. It's another good episode, it's very fun to watch. Nina's evil personality plays out really well for the story, it brings the tension way up while Jack struggles through the hectic day. Kim's storyline is also interesting since she goes through all kinds of stuff, she's actually very integral to the plot. this is a great episode.

This was kind of a setup episode which episodes tend to be when Jack has to spend an entire hour practically on an airplane. The writers got threw it though and delivered us a pretty good episode.



Pros

-Sherry and Mason were brilliant as usual. I thought PJJ looked especially beautiful in this episode and she had some great lines. Mason attacking Reza was very intense and Xander Berkeley did a great job yet again.

-Nice little subplot with the terrorists having their truck break down and enlisting the help of the civilian. Also, when the shootout between the two broke out and they both died, the reaction of the last terrorist of "oh snap, wtf?" made me laugh.

-I loved when Nina used the word "we" in reference to herself and Jack and Jack got enraged. It was a nice split-second flashback to their relationship before Nina killed Teri.

-The police officer that arrested Miguel and Kim is an all-time great minor character. Great actor.

-Some more great tense music.

-Great dual scene where Jack has to talk to Kim about her being arrested and deal with Nina talking to Faheen at the same time.

-Fantastic twist with Kate and Koplin being kidnapped, which led us to an even better twist when Jack's plane was hit by a missile.

-One of the most touching moments on this show ever and the biggest insight into Jack's love for Teri was when he described her to Nina at the end of this episode.



Cons

-Did they really want us to hate those people so much that worked for CTU and refused to let Jack go with Nina by himself?

-Slow beginning. In fact, much of this episode was slow with Jack being stuck on the plane.

-I hate hate hate hate hate that we never found out what Armus' connection was to Stanton and company.

-Absolutely atrocious CGI which is to expected on this show. They've never done CGI well.