24

Logic/Details - » After the Last nerve wrecking episode, the producers decided that Jack can only escape by the end of this episode. This means that all the 20 or more scenes just be around this, however the writers managed this very well and great many twist in the way.



Progress -» Jack managed to escape, however….Kyle Singer, not everything is not what it seems, and Palmer is more screwed, like Kim which is in trouble one more time.



Emotions/Stimulation/Highlights -» This episode continues to build tension towards Jack situation when he was in the chopper with Salazar and needed to escape. Kim situation is something repetitive, so you may don´t care. Palmer leaving the debate and concentrates more on Jack situation gave him a better time on screen. The twist With both Kyle Singer and Jack. You have good drama that can be touching.



Ending - » 3 Mini Twists are great so see.



Overall - » The twists, the tension build, the impossible situation that Jack as to overcome, Kim in trouble Again, good drama scenes, make this episode deserve at least a 8,5.

And just when I started to believe Kim would be "normal" she again ends up in trouble and I would bet she will be kidnapped.



Anyway, Chase continues his "always seconds late" happenings as he manage to get the hail sequence too late and finds the emergency exit too late too. Oh..



Jack does everything to get Salazar out and they manage to get to the airfield and ofcourse nothing is like it seems on the first time and so he is taken with bad guys.



And things are not like they have to in CTU too.. Chapelle is in power and Michelle wants to go to hospital but just does not find the right moment. And they all learn that virus was not a threat with Kyle. So what is this all about?

What a suprise, Kim is in trouble again. Gael will release the cougars on her in the next episode, I'm sure of it lmao. I won't complain too much though as I'm glad that Gael's secret has finally been discovered. But I'd rather it have been Michelle or Chloe that he pulled the gun on, just so there could be someone different in trouble for a change.



And, surprisingly, I was glad to see the return of Ryan Chappelle.



At least the Palmer storyline actually was relevant with the main plot this week. I found his withdrawal from the debate really great and the reaction of the public was hilarious when they were accusing the emergency of being made up. I was surprised that Palmer was willing to give up on Jack so easily though, it kind of reminded me of the episode when Nina took Jack hostage in season 2. However, this wasn't as good as that because we didn't see the emotional side of Palmer like we did then.



The conversation between Kyle and his parents was quite moving. It was a huge twist to find out that he didn't even have the virus, but its strange how everyone was so shocked because it was never definite that he had it anyway, Jack only presumed. The kidnapping of Jack at the end of the episode was interesting, even though I did see it coming.



Quote of the hour! Wayne Palmer: "David, right now..." David Palmer: "Right now, it's Mr. President."

About the first half or so of the episode concentrates on CTU contemplating whether to shoot down the chopper carrying Jack and Ramon. And I mean that; besides a little scene with Kyle, all the plotlines focus on the chopper. Even Palmer withdraws from the debate to reluctantly give CTU his permission to shoot Jack down. All of this culminates in an awesome sequence where Jack evades military fire and lands in downtown Los Angeles. Kinda sad that it's all over after just twenty minutes.

The rest of the hour has a lot to live up to, but it manages. Chase follows Jack and Ramon's tracks, Michelle learns that Tony's out of surgery, Palmer goes back to his own boring little storyline, and Gael the mole is found out. That last one involves Kim stupidly getting herself into trouble. Just like old times! Later on, Ramon knocks Jack out and takes him onto the plane, because Hector wants him alive for a reason we don't yet know. Not too shabby for an hour's worth, I'd say.

In the episode's final act, we learn that Kyle is in fact not infected, and that just causes some huge confusion for another hour or so. But keep watching. S3 makes even less sense as it goes along.



Hourly Highlight:

Jack's landing. Wouldn't have been the same without Callery.

We now seem to have a shift in what the threat against the United States is. It seems that the bio threat is no longer anything to worry about and the focus now shifts to Jack being brought back to Mexico in a hostage situation. Palmer withdrawing from the debate makes it seem to me like they are planning on bringing in Keeler next season as president, which I don’t mind at all. I love David Palmer and everything that he has done, but in order to keep the show fresh I think it would be best if he were written off the show for a couple of seasons, maybe to return for shock value sometime later. I hope that the situation with Ann doesn’t become too involved and I hope that this is the end of the Palmer storyline for a little while. Ryan Chapelle returning to CTU was great. I love his character as he is the head honcho at CTU with Tony Almeida still in surgery and he plays his character very well I think. The action scenes in this episode was great throughout, though I was very surprised that David Palmer allowed his brother into shooting down Jack Bauer’s plane, though the argument he made was pretty convincing and obvious. Overall it was a great episode, with a lot of big twists being revealed. Kim seems to have once again gotten herself into trouble, hopefully this time it doesn’t last nearly as long...it will only take CTU about 20-30 minutes to find her and by that time Gael will be exposed…

I’m brand new to 24. I’ve been catching up via DVDs. In Day 1 I could understand that Kim constantly in trouble, by Day 2 I was getting annoyed that just when you thought she was safe, something else happened. It was a pleasant surprise to find in Day 3 that Kim had grown up and was working for CTU. You can’t get any safer than that I thought. WRONG!

I admire the fact that Kim has a feel for when things aren’t quite right but in this episode she manages to get caught snooping by Guille who is working undercover for Salazar. After watching this episode I have now decided that Kim is 24’s version of Penelope Pitstop. Penelope Pitstop is a cartoon character who appeared in The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Wacky Races.



It seems that if there’s peril to be had Kim will be in the middle of it. Shame really, I was looking forward to Jack not having to worry about her anymore.

Jack and Ramon finds a way to break out of prison. President Palmer is forced to withdraw from the live debate because of the Jack and Ramon's break out from prison. Kim discovers that Gael's doing something inside CTU's server room. Gael prevents her from warning Michelle. Kyle's parents learn about his fate and must deal with the reality that their son may not live another day. This is a smartly written episode, the characters play out their roles really well, it's an excellent episode indeed. There are twist and turns in every corner, and this episode delivers all the goods.

This underrated episode was sandwiched between two all-time great episodes. However, it still had plenty of meat to it, despite it not getting the notoriety of the other two.



Pros

-The return of Chappelle. Never thought I would ever be so happy to see that magnificent bastard.

-Some nice gratuitous cleavage shots of Kim.

-Some interesting foreshadowing in this episode for the next episode's ending.

-Awesome twist with Palmer withdrawing from the debate. Loved the crowd's reaction and Keeler's.

-Great maneuvering by Jack in the chopper

-Great score yet again

-Funny fakeout with Chase getting through to Jack seconds after he had jumped out with Ramon.

-Somewhat emotional scene between Kyle and his parents. Stupid dialogue in it though.

-Ramon complimenting Jack on how hardcore he was.

-The three twists at the end were all great. The Kyle Singer one was great, Jack getting kidnapped was greater, Gael pulling a gun on Kim was the greatest.

-Palmer telling Wayne to call him Mr. President was great again. Anytime he ever told people to call him that was great.



Cons

-Some stupid Kyle stuff in the beginning.

-Wasn't a fan of the "Palmer taking pills" red herring in this episode and others

-The whole thing with Kyle not having the virus was kinda strange. Sure, it was a surprise to us, but why should the doctors be shocked? Their whole assumption on Kyle being infected was based off of an insane assumption by Jack. There was never anybody that said that Kyle was infected that knew for sure and there was never any hard proof of it.

-Dr. Anne stuff was stupid again, as usual.



I watched this at a friend's house and his parents, who had never seen the show, had a golden reaction to the twists at the end. Good times, good times.