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This is obviously a filler episode that wanted to make the transition between the bomb crisis and the next one-the Chinese crisis...Jack has no choice but to obey the Chinese, if he wants Audrey to live...So he tries to get the nuclear component without scandal...But unfortunately he is found out, so he has no choice but to convince Wayne he is doing something with limited risk...After Wayne agreeing he has a stroke and Daniels replaces him...He annuls the operation ad Jack is obliged to recur to desperate measures ...No the best episode of "24", but the main attractiveness it had was seeing Jack in action.

With Fayed and Gredenko dead, Cheng Zhi once again comes out of nowhere to torment Jack. This time, he's after a sub-circuit board that can let him access Russian defense technology by… Just look up "MacGuffin." Cheng's hostage, the still-alive Audrey, gives Jack the perfect motivation to (pretend to) hand over the component. CTU even helps him out, thanks to who the President is around here.
Speaking of that, Wayne finally leaves the bunker and orders Daniels' resignation. But because things are never that easy, Wayne becomes even unhealthier and is hospitalized. Which I guess was meant to be shocking? Anyway, we won't be seeing anybody named Palmer again this season, and Daniels is back in charge. His first order of business: calling off Jack's mission.
Can't say that any of this is totally unpredictable, nor can I call this the smoothest plot transition ever. But at least they're trying to keep the tension up after the nuclear threat's glorious end. As midnight rolls around, this is where the story's headed: Jack breaks away and goes to meet Cheng himself, so it's up to CTU to stop him and possibly avert an international crisis. Yep, a few hours ago, we were looking at nuclear bombs and a war; now it's just half that. Here's hoping this will all lead to a magnificent yet perfectly plausible resolution by sunrise. PbbtHAHAHAH!!!

Hourly Highlight:
Jack kicking Doyle out of the car.

Oh - I thought it is all calm now in White House but no - just as the vice president is going to resign Palmer decides to fall and lose conscious - his gamble with his life finally takes its prize.



So Jack - he is going to do everything to say Audrey and first he just goes rouge again but then gets permission when Chloe goes to Bill to tell about it.. Looks good until the events in White House and once again Jack has to do what is best for him and not listen everyone else saying he should do what is right. Who knows what comes out...

Am I alone in thinking that the last thing this show needed was Audrey returning (yes, I know it was in the previous hour but in this one she had more screen time)?

This event has led to the most unoriginal and dull hour in 24's history: Jack going covert against CTU with Chloe's help. Check. Chloe helping Jack even though she knows she shouldn't and risks imprisonment. Check. Jack asking the President for a little favour. Check. I understand willing suspension of disbelief but that only works if plotting, script and pacing are all working well and in this episode these elements were sadly lacking. The whole hour just plodded from one tired plot device to the next. It just feels like we've entered the 'second' half of this season and nothing (for me at least) seemed to work. It just felt that there was no continuity and that we may as well be starting Season 7. Some of the acting in this episode was also truly awful: all Noah Daniels needs is a top hat, cape and a moustache to twirl evily and he'd be the perfect pantomime villain. Wayne's stroke? It just looked like he was trying really hard to remember his lines and the effort had been to much.

Yes, I do love 24 and have been with the show since Season 1, Episode 1, however, just because the show's a hit and has been running for a while doesn't entitle its' makers to provide a sub-standard mess like this.

Ok, so it wasn't as good as last week's, but that was to be expected. After every 'classic' episode guaranteed comes an episode that isn't as decent, but nevertheless, this was a good episode.



The thing about episode 18 of 24 is that it was consistently very good. not great. but also didn't dip below very good. we thankfully had a complete lack of Milo and Nadia (hopefully the writers have realized that Chloe and Morris are far far more interesting) and some good dialogue between Jack and Doyle (Jack finally remembering he killed his mate at the start of the day) and also Jack and Wayne. It's a shame it took Wayne so long to become an average character to a truly excellent one, and even sadder it looks like his time this season is numbered. Still, Daniels is a real love to hate character so no complaints about him being in.



What i also liked is that they have reverted back to the original premise of this season, which was Jack sacrificing himself. As he said at the start 'Today, i can die for something. my way. my choice' the threat may be different, but 17 hours later it applies again. Jack being rouge has always lead to some decent episodes, from the end of last season to the jail break in Season 3, and fighting a villain as sinister as Cheng, I’m sure this will continue.



the only downside was that yeah, nothing truly memorable happened. I think people who criticize the show for dipping only need to look at past episode even at this late stage of the season to remember that it has happened before. Every season there are those who automatically state 'no-where near as good as before' however whilst season 6 may be as incredible as best seasons, this merely means its a 9.9\10 for me, not a 10\10

I thought it was too good to be true. After two promising episodes showing a return to form for "24" this season, episode 19 of season 6 was a return back to the deja-vu feeling of the whole of the season up to episode 15.



Episode 18 was most definitely a bridge episode. It didn't get interesting until the last 20 or so minutes. There were deja-vu moments in this episode but the episode ended well. I liked the end shot of the freeway/highway showing the busy traffic going by (something which you don't see often on "24", even though I assume traffic in LA at midnight is quieter) as the clock reached midnight.



I hope episode 19 will be much better and with a lot less cliches - "24 storywise and non "24" storywise.

After Jack kills Fayed and recovers the nukes, he gets a call from Cheng and he learns that Audrey is still alive. Cheng blackmails Jack and gets him to steal something for the Chinese government in exchange for Audrey's life. Jack employs the help of Chloe to help him access a schematic blueprint that will help him remove a component of one of the nukes. In the White House Wayne Palmer delivers a speech to a live press, he loses consciousness along the process. Vice president Daniels gains the presidency once again, and quickly asserts his control over the government. This is one good episode.

Was this episode really predictable? Yep. We all knew something was going to happen to the president to make the VP the main guy. But, CTU really pisses me off sometimes. So, does the U.S. government. Jack lays his life on the line all the time and for some reason the guy asks for some help and all of a sudden nobody can bend a rule or two. I wish they had a character on the show who is a crazy badass like Jack. He's the only secret agent that never has any allies. He's a respected agent and is always saving the day yet, he still won't get cut a break from anyone at CTU. What is up with that? I love this show though. It's very fast paced and the shot composition is just phenomenal.

We're starting to get somewhere.



This episode wasn't as good as the sheer awesomeness of last week, but it's definitely not as ridiculous as we've seen this season to be at its worst.



That said, this hour primarily serves as a transition from the "Nuke/Fayed" plot to the "Rescue Audrey/Cheng" plot. In that regard it serves its purpose more or less competently, and for the most part doesn't offer up any of the "Augh, what ARE they thinking?" moments that we've seen way too often this year. This episode does a lot of stuff well (if not great) that I wish would've stayed consistent throughout the past sixteen episodes. For example, I actually kind of cared about the internal CTU politics for the first time in weeks - perhaps the fact that it involved characters I actually care about has something to do with it?



I'm also pretty happy with the way the Presidential plot played itself out this week. It's nice to see someone suffer actual consequences of their injuries - something that happens way too rarely on this show. I also liked the way Daniels was portrayed here. He was still the Noah Daniels we've been seeing since hour five, but he wasn't "muahaha"-ing his way into the Oval Office like he was a few hours ago. And here's the kicker - he's totally and completely justified in aborting Jack's operation. Any elected official in his right mind should (and would) do the same. While Daniels came off as ridiculously irrational earlier in the season, here his decisions actually make sense. A decent, if not great, episode. Here's hoping we can keep it up for the rest of the season. Believe it or not, I like to like 24.

For six years I have been supporting Jack every step of the way. He has gone against the government before and I've been wearing my Jack Fan badge and cheering him on every time. Therefore, it was a very sorry turn of events to find myself sitting watching this episode supporting Doyle, Morris and the ruddy Vice President of all people. They seem to be the only sane ones left.

I chuckled my way through Morris' confused conversation with Chloe as his every word mirrored exactly what I was thinking.



OK, so Jack's a renegade and he goes off tangent on his own little missions now and again. He wants to save his girlfriend but I don't believe for a second that Chloe (no matter how close they are) or Palmer (no matter how much he owes him) would help him sell Russian nuclear codes to China to help him get his girlfriend back (even if she did do "amazing" things for the country).



On the up-side though, 24 is probably the only programme on tv (along with Lost) that could show characters behaving like this and still make me wanna come back for more. So tune in next week when President Palmer, Chloe and Jack sell Biological Weapons to some token terrorist state to help Kim pass her driving test.



In the meantime - come on Doyley! Take him down!

Audrey is finally going to be back. Maybe Jack will finally get some. You can only hope.



It smacks back to all of the previous seasons, Jack going against CTU. Same old same old, though it how he does it the we like to watch. It was too good to be true that Wayne Palmer would wake up & all would be happy. It was only episode 17 & something had to happen. Though it was a bit creepy when the Vice President puts his hand on his assistant's & looks in her eyes longingly (barf!)



Have to keep on watching now...

I thought the whole idea of Audrey being captured by the chinese was a bit dull at first but it's been slowly growing on me. It's classic 'desperate jack trying to save someone he loves and eventually having to go DARK and disobey orders.' This is inevitable when Palmer collapses (as we all knew he would eventually). Overall, this isn't one of the best episodes in the series, but there are some pivital moments regarding where the show is going to be heading for the rest of the series. p.s. my favorite bit was Doyle trying to play it cool after he gets the orders to bring Jack back to CTU - how on Earth did he think he could ever pull that one off.

Plot: Jack makes a deal with the Chinese in exchange for Audrey's life. President Palmer suffers a stroke and is out for the foreseeable future. Of course he came out of a coma in under an hour so who the hell knows with this dude.



How is this season not over yet? The next season should focus on the Chinese. Think about it; Jack in China, possibly kung fu fighting, maybe he could jump a shark on water-skis while he is at it! Regardless this is some serious filler. Jack gets a call from Chang, his old buddy from China, and is told to recover a piece of the suitcase nukes in exchange for Audrey’s life. Apparently, the Chinese can use this piece of hardware to hack into all of Russia’s defenses. In case you forgot, Russians are incredible stupid and America kicked their asses in the Cold War. Jack agrees to get the component for them, but is captured by agent Doyle. This is no big deal, because the President and Jack are crazy tight. In crossing Jack, Doyle, like Curtis has been marked for death. To drill this point home, Jack casually brings up the shooting of his ex partner to Doyle; you know just pointing it out there. Jack convinces Palmer to agree to his plan and insures that the Chinese won’t get the component by strapping a block of C4 to it. I don’t know if I would be willing to blow myself up to save Audrey. Every season, Jack’s women get hotter and hotter so I think he should just hold out and see what season 7 brings his way. Side not, please let it be Kim Bauer. For once, Jack actually has permission to go on one of his insane, loner missions. This of course cannot be allowed, as Jack only knows how to buck authority, not willingly work with it. President Palmer suffers a stroke leaving Daniels in charge. Hail Hitler Daniels first act is to put the kibosh on Jack’s covert mission. This allows jack to resume his rogue status and get rid of dead weight Doyle. Doyle thanks Jack, as he most likely would have been gunned down by the Chinese after screaming out “I’m on point.” Parting Thought: I hope Phillip Bauer, Marilyn and President Logan are all working for the Chinese. If anyone can tie in all these lose ends it’s the 24 writing staff.

I wondered what would be coming next after they got Fayed and the suitcase bombs.



So they resurrected Jack's love interest. Now he's mad and will disobey everyone to save her.



Good old Jack no matter what they try to do to stifle his efforts he manages to come out smelling loke a rose.



The politics at the office are getting a little stale and poor Chloe is always being asked to fix everything.



It's a wonder they get anything done with all the intrigue there.



Still that being said, it's still a not to missed show and I will continue to await each episode.

I think most of us felt that episode 17 was purely an exercise in closing off a storyline which had never got out of first gear and using the remaining episodes of season 6 to try and salvage what viewer goodwill was still there. On that basis, there is not a lot of scope for the writers to work with, and as interesting as the search for Audrey Raines may be, it's simply not up there as a classic "24" story and is certainly not worth risking a major political incident.



My view is that the season peaked far too soon - does anyone actually remember that a nuclear weapon was detonated on US soil ?!?!? - and that too many storylines have been left unresolved - Jack's dad, Jack's sister in law, Charles Logan (this is possibly the most curious of all, here we have a former president seemingly dead, or at death's door, and n mention of it in the past 4 episodes.......add to that it looks as if Wayne Palmer's number is up......two presidents dead on the same day ??? A stretch even for "24"), not to mention totally underused characters (eg the series leads !) and just plain daft stories and their follow-ups. How many of us would be back at work within an hour of an electric drill being bored through your shoulder ??



"24" has over the previous five seasons been the highest quality of any show on TV - it has not been without flaws, but these have been overlooked or ignored while the story flowed with suspense,tension and intrigue - all of which has been missing for the majority of this season and has only served to highlight the deficiencies of this year's episodes.



I'll stick with it to the end but there has to be a sign that the producers are going to get this show back on track for season 7 and return this once great drama back to the ranks of not only "must see TV" but "cancel all other engagements until I have seen this TV".

Following on from one of the best 24 episodes ever, this episode had a lot to carry on from and it did ok.



Jack is once again doing what he does best and working against orders, for his own personal reasons. This aspect worked well, and if only the personal reason was something greater than Audrey, then it would seem a lot more real!



Although the action in this episode was minimal, the dialogue came fast and furiously. Lots of discussions amongst the characters made for some interesting analysis.



On a final note, Morris and Milo and Nadia for that matter are useless. They serve no purpose and do not deserve to be main cast members!

The 2nd main plot of 24 is now underway, and it has the potential to surpass the 1st in terms of quality, and do it in half the time. Jack, as cunning as ever, manages to briefly secure the nuclear component that his former Chinese captor Mr. Cheng wants in exchange for one Audrey Raines, who to almost no surprise, was discovered to be alive. This is before he’s caught by Agent Doyle (who I’m sure is quickly beyond a throne in fans’ backside). Not soon after, Jack convinces Palmer (who I’m sure only agreed because he was slowly losing it, and finally lost it towards the end of this episode) to allow him authorization to take the component, but only if it’s destroyed before it ever reaches Cheng’s hand. Favors be damned, what Jack is doing is a bit on the selfish side. However, I sympathize with him because of what Audrey did to get captured, and the amount of hell he went through in China and the previous 17 hours. In other news, the political side of things was intriguing, with Palmer incapacitated and with Daniels now in control, we will doubt rule with an iron fist over the remainder of the season. The situation with Chloe and Morris reminded me of something else not too long ago: Oh yeah, Nadia and Milo. I didn’t like the latter being interjected into the storyline, and I sure don’t like the former. Nevertheless, we look to be getting right into the thick of things in the next hour, and I have great hope that this season will surely end with a bang. Never thought I’d say this towards the beginning of the season when everything was pretty stagnant, but I can’t believe there’s only 6 hours left. I will sure miss this series when it goes on hiatus.

This episode was very good. I know it didn't live upto the same level as the previous episode but overall a lot of important stuff happened in this episode. Jack is forced to ask the president for promission to give the Chinese a chip from one of the Nukes. Eventually Wayne agrres.



But then he collapses. And the vice president is brought to power! and stops Jack's plan from going ahead. Jack is forced to hold Doyle hostage to get away. Now Jack must take on the Chinese and get Audrey back without any help from the government



By the end of the episode Wayne is in really bad shape. I am loving 24. This was a good episode lets hope next week is better!

Not my favourite episode this season but certainly still an enjoyable one to watch. I would have agree with some that in the long run probably not all that memorable but still a good episode in and of itself. We got to see sum classic Chloe going all secretive trying to help Jack in his quest for the tradeoff of the component for Audrey. Chloe fessed up to Morris but he's already too wracked with guilt and doesn't wanna be indirectly responsible for WWIII so he tells Buchanan. On site Doyle orders Jack to stand down from taking the component. At the white house Palmer told Daniels he knew of Lennox's evidence against him and he wanted his resignation. Jack pleads with Buchanan to let him do what he has to do to save Audrey. Buchanan allows Jack to speak to Wayne and giving all that the country owes to Jack he agrees to let Jack go through with it and if necessary sacrifice himself for Audrey Rains. CTU then sets up everything and Jack and Doyle are on route to the meeting spot with Chang . During all this though Palmer has a press conference where he suffers a hemorrhage and is once again in a coma. Daniels uses this situation to hold off on resigning and instead gain the presidency. Daniels shuts down the operation to save Audrey Rains. Doyle is informed of this on the phone by Buchanan however the master Jack knows he is lying about route changes and knows something is up. Jack pulls his gun on Doyle drops him off, takes his gun and phone and drives off without him. All in all a good episode that was exciting to watch.I'm also excited for next week especially from the preview but is it just me or did it show way too much.

Everyone has to admit this episode wasn't as good as last weeks. Last week there was so much action but this week still amaged to produce a good episode. I hope Tom has that tape hidden good or Daniels will prpbably get it. Cheng wants Jack to brings him some scematics of the russians in exchange for Audrey's life. It goes to show how much jack cares for Audrey seeing as in how he was thinking of blowing himself up so she would be able to get away. We will be able to see what is going to happen next week. I liked seeing more of Morris in this episode it just seems like latley he has only had cameos. I can't wait until next weeks episode it looks action packed. Later...

Filler episode, the main premise seems to be to transcend from point A to Point B, you also get the sence the main crisis is over for the time being, with this smaller proportion of the season directed towards a more personalized aspect relating to the chines.



The presidential aspect seems resolved, yet the rise and fall and interchanging reign of power continues, perhaps this aspect of the season is getting a little long in the tooth and it seems more like a obvious plot device being set in place than anything immersive.



At certian points of this episode, particularly jacks behaviour, while understandable, seem overly melodramatic at some points, while this episode seems a lot quieter than others, the calm before the storm so to speak, it simply didn’t excite me or keep my attention focused, hopefully when the other episodes arrive, or you watch it on DVD in a marathon, it will put things in context better, but for the time being, this season has seems incoherent, a lot of stuff has been unresolved.

I thought that this was a really good episode. I figured that there was no way that they could match the intensity and action of last week's episode so I was not disappointed at all.



I thought that they moved the story along very well tonight and we finally got to see plenty of Chloe. She has taken a back seat for most of this season so it was nice to see her step up and help out her old pal Jack. She's still got it obviously! Looking forward to plenty more of her the rest of the way! I thought that the phone call between Jack and Wayne was very well done. Jack definitely deserves a few perks for all that he's done for his country and I'm glad that Wayne didn't stand in his way. He showed once again that he is indeed quite like his big brother David who we all loved. You could see the range of emotions on Wayne's face when he realized that Jack was willing to sacrifice his own life for Audrey. Hopefully it won't come to that but that is the true Jack Bauer - willing to pay the ultimate price for what he thinks is right. I liked when Jack picked Doyle as the guy he wanted to go to the Chinese with. That shows that Jack respects Doyle's work even though they have had their share of differences. Doyle was obviously agitated with Jack before Jack said that he was his choice. You could tell by the way he was talking to Jack when he was giving him the phone and when he was taking the handcuffs off of him. Hopefully Jack has won him over to somehow help him get through this situation. That was pretty awesome when Doyle had that agent give Jack a shot to the head with his rifle. Shows Jack isn't quite invincible after all. I was really hoping that Buchanan would have at least stalled long enough before he tried to bring Jack in. Bill and everyone else at CTU seem like they don't like Daniels so I was surprised that he went along with Daniels so quickly. With all of their past history and all that Jack has done for Buchanan and America, I thought Bill would have Jack's back a little bit more. And I especially didn't like when he told Chloe to stand down. Last year Bill went way out of his way to help Chloe help Jack covertly. What's up Bill? And I'm still holding out hope that Lennox will do the right thing and bring out the evidence against Daniels and get that power-hungry jerk out of office. Daniels obviously didn't learn anything from what happened earlier and is bound to do plenty of stupid things if they let him. 6 episodes to go and it looks like we've got plenty of action in store for us. Somehow these writers keep providing us with quality entertainment each and every week. Keep up the great work guys!

The previous episode was one of the best since the premiere, bringing the main terrorist plot thread to an apparent close while harkening back to a seemingly forgotten line from the first installment of the season. With that kind of momentum, the challenge is to avoid a letdown, especially since the focus now involves a character that is largely despised. With two relatively new writers heading the effort, one is left with a number of concerns.



The first issue comes quite early. Apparently Zhang’s gambit with Audrey is not the result of his agreement for Bauer’s release earlier in the season, but a decision to manipulate Jack independently. This is rather disappointing, since mishandling the plot point in this case is worse than letting it remain on the list of several other lingering plot holes.



This causes a great deal of drama back at CTU when Jack calls on Chloe to help him act on his own. Chloe’s scenes fall completely flat, with some truly terrible acting all around. Despite the callback to Morris’ experiences earlier in the day, it lacks the kind of gravitas that used to typify the CTU material. Doyle’s confrontation with Jack is a nice burst of action, but it lasts seconds and doesn’t feel like a moment with much build to it.



President Palmer begins dealing with the fallout from the assassination attempts and Daniels’ pseudo-coup, now that the terrorist threat is over. Since there’s little or no talk about the Chinese, this is another piece of evidence that the writers dropped the ball. Whatever the case, Wayne slaps down the gauntlet with Daniels, and those moments are a lot more interesting than Jack’s situation, even when they linger a bit too long. That’s been true all season, but it’s even more true now. It’s a great payoff for those who always saw Wayne’s potential.



By the time Wayne gets involved with Jack’s plot thread, the writers finally connect Jack’s initial sacrifice play to his proposed action to save Audrey. It’s still not enough, because once again there’s no connection to the conditions of Jack’s release in the first place. Instead, more time is spent on the bickering between Morris and Chloe.



Of course, once it was announced that Wayne would give a press conference, his collapse was a foregone conclusion. At least it was something that the writers had more or less established in the episodes leading up to this point. Having Daniels back in charge puts Jack and his suicide mission in a completely different context, which has the potential to make the final arc a lot more interesting.



Unfortunately, this also makes it a lot less likely that the agreement between the Palmer administration and the Chinese will ever see the light of day. It could also throw a bit of a wrench into Jack’s restoration as the confident hero. Many of the current plot twists don’t quite ring true, the situation at the White House aside, and there’s not much time left for further course corrections.

This made a good transition episode. Not really much action going on, but the stage is set for an intense conclusion to the season.



As much as I would like to see Palmer stick around for the rest of the season, it makes sense for the attack on his life to come back and haunt him. Besides, things would be too easy for Jack if he had CTU to back him up. So, we got to see Jack convince Palmer to give approval for his plan (the line, "Mr. President, you owe me!" gave me chills), and then we saw Jack see right through Buchanan's conversation with Doyle. Classic.



Will Chloe still be able to help Jack and maintain her cover at CTU? I don't know, but it's bound to be exciting! This is the first time they've closed off a storyline completely this far before the end of the season, but I think they'll pull it off admirably.

This episode of 24 was well written and well acted. The episode wasnt as great as last weeks episode but sets us up for the final 6 episodes of a great season. The Audrey storyline is great, its fantastic to finally have Audrey back, and its great to see a new side to jack who as seen in this episode is prepard to go to amazing lenghts to protect those he loves. This was a prime example of an episode of 24 that continues to add to the table, never before have i seen an episode with so much emotion, certainly not what i've ever experinced from an episode of 24. Overall great episode for a great season, yet again well done 24. 10/10

There are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding this season, but with this episode, I think were about to have a lot of our questions answered. Well...maybe with the exception of Logan...talk about falling off the planet.



The White House storyline takes another twist, even though it was predictable. This does look like the end of Wayne for the season at least, according to what the doctor had said.



After watching this episode, and seeing previews for next week, it's looking like an awsome battle between Jack and Cheng is about to commence with Audrey right in the middle.



It should be a great final 6.

Last weeks episode was the best of the season - this one? Ahhhh, not so much. But Chloe did actually SMILE! . So I spotted it a point for that. Some people have a problem with what Jack is doing; so do I - he is basically going rogue to save Audrey while risking catastrophe. In the past Jack has often done bad things for the right reason - in this case I cant agree with his actions. I never thought Id agree with Daniels, but he was right to call of Jacks "Operation Audrey". Though I cant understand why Lennox is just standing there and not handing his tape over to Congress, so they can impeach Daniels - what he did was way worse than what Bill Clinton was impeached for. Though Im sure the season will end on a semi-strong note with Jack blowing away numerous Chinese bad guys including Cheng in over the top action sequences, the overall plot is a bit grating. Jack could have simply found a circuit board that resembled the real one and used it as bait without risking the Chinese getting their hands on the real one. And theres Chloe, I cant understand how she wasnt fired on the spot for such a breach of security (though she did smile).



This season seems to have 2 peaks; the first when the Valencia bomb went off and Jack killed Curtis, the second last week with the best episode of Day 6, with a valley in between of good but not great episode - many filler episodes. Hopefully it will finish strong but I get a sense a cloud will overhang the conclusion as the underlying reason for Jack doing what he is doing is wrong. The episode was still very good as it held my attention but there are alot things wrong with it.

"24" is becoming too predictable. I mean, did anyone really think Daniels' resignation letter will fall in to anyone's hands before something else happens to Wayne? It was as clear as the sun that Wayne will pass out again, specially since he gave Daniels a week to resign. Still, it was good to see it happening, and the fact that they let it happen live, during a press conference - that was a good move. Jack in this episode was the same old Jack we missed. He officialy came "back" an hour ago when he fought Fayed and his men without any problem, secured the nukes and killed all terrorists. But now he's not only the Jack who will do anything for the woman he loves, but he will also work against CTU's orders and the president's. Sure, "24" isn't the same. I watched season 4 a few days ago, and you can see a clear fall in the quality of dialogues and twists. Maybe it's all too predictable cuz "24" did everything possible by now, but it's still exciting. I can't wait to see how Jack handles things now and what he'll do for Audry. I am sure the next and last 5 episodes of the season will be the best yet, with the new president fighting to erase Wayne's decisions, Chloe probably working behind Bill's back to help Jack, and of course Audry's rescue mission. I also have a feeling one or two more loved characters will return, hopefully one will be James Heller.

Jack needs to get the components from the suitcases, and tells Chloe about Audrey. But he fails when Chloe tells everything to Bill. He gets arrested, but wants to call President Wayne Palmer. He gets the call, and explains everything to President Palmer. Jack gets his approval and sets out to meet Cheng Zhi. Meanwhile President Wayne Palmer is going to speak at a press conference. During the questions after the speech, he collapses. Noah Daniels is once again acting president, and he dismisses the deal between the president and Jack Bauer. Karen Hayes calls Bill Buchanan to tell him this, and he calls mike Doyle to set up a plan to bring Jack back to CTU. Jack knows and pulls a gun at Mike. He tells Mike to pull over, and he does. Jack drives to meet Cheng Zhi alone.

This has been the first 24 season that has really dragged for me. I think 24 has officially "jumped the shark" in this episode. Jack goes out of character and is willing to risk WWIII to get Audrey Raines back. And !Yay!, a plot line I could care less about from last season now looks to be featured prominently for the rest of season 6. Jack goes AWOL in order to get this all done. I just can't have any sympathy for Jack. He is willing to put all of our lives in danger via WWIII just to get the love of his life back. Please. I definitely found myself rooting against Jack in this episode. Worse, in the episode we find out we get to endure the whole VP storyline for the rest of the show. I'm sorry, but the guy who plays the VP can't act his way out of a paper bag (although his assistant is worse) .



Oh well. I’m think I’m done with this season. I tried. I’m sure Jack will torture his way to saving the Earth once more, but this season’s writers have failed us all.