24

The stuff of underratedness is coming our way big time! The White House bunker is the place to be, as Wayne and Assad are finally attacked after hours of talk and buildup. The presidential storyline alone scores ten chewed nails out of ten. I believe that it gets more screentime than Jack, but that's fine with me!
Oh dear, the writers couldn't avoid throwing in a dumb filler subplot for the CTU gang. But at least Morris' would-be drunkenness isn't as annoying or as long-lasting as certain others I dare not mention. Meanwhile, Fayed gets no onscreen glory and Gredenko's evil plan is revealed to be aerial drones! How…dumb.
Jack meets with ex-President Charles Logan, who has apparently turned his back on the Dark Side. As they make plans to pursue the next big lead of the day, Wayne reluctantly grants Logan a furlough from house arrest. Not exciting but certainly interesting, and I'm glad Jack gets some downtime, if only for realism's sake (WHAT?!).
Well, in terms of real-time, this is one of the more realistic episodes of the season. And it's nice to have a director (Tim Iacofano) who isn't afraid to use the split screen for more than just phone conversations and act openings. The last ten minutes are the cream of the crop; I am reminded of the final act of "Day One: 7am - 8am," and I am almost tempted to watch the next episode's previews. Seriously, I was, and that hadn't happened in quite a while. Insanity.

Hourly Highlight:
BOOM! More insanity.

Ok, we finally get what a many episode has lead - the president punker storyline - Lennox's storyline. I was wondering where it is going and now we know - they tried to blow of president and Assad.



Ok - Jack.. what he has been doing - trying to get Logan out of house arrest and get to the consulate.. but it has been not the most exciting storyline and to be honest, it was much weaker than all the excitement in White House.. to be honest, this was first episode where that happened.



And Morris storyline.. oh - how long this is going? Nothing new.. same old thing...

Well obviously the key thing that happened in this episode was Wayne Palmers assinating... omg (well failed assination) but what a shock that was. Ans poor Tom! Stuck right in the middle of all of this. I really did not think the bomb was going to go off but it did. So Morris seems to be on the edge also.... wonder where that story will lead. So Charles Logan thinks he can save he day, why do i think not? I still think he is dodgy even if he is a 'changed man'. I really like how this episode ended and i am intrested to see where the story will lead.

I enjoyed a lot this episode...it shows 2 important events in my opinion: Charles Logan after two years of disgrace, is planning to use the actual evens in his won benefit... the second the plot to kill the president... Although Logan does everything to sound as a worried citizen trying to help to the vanquish of the terrorists, i felt sure he has another agenda...Those verses from the 40th Psalm are revealing...Reed arranges to get the bomb to explode, and he may even succeed ,although Assad find the bob seconds before it explodes...Adventurous and unpredictable episode, filled with a lot of great moments.

Well for the most part this episode was okay, I don't know, I'll just say first and foremost, I like the storyline between Chloe and Morris, its interesting and emotional, and adds some reality to the show that is kind of lacking, although it does seem to be overshadowing some of the CTU drama I'm used to from previous season. I'm not sure I get some of the stuff with the President, they wanna kill the guy because they don't like the decisions he's made? I don't think I buy it. I find myself not really caring whether the President is killed or not, there just doesn't seem to be that urgency see involved as it was with President Palmer #1, although thats probably because everything regarding his assassination is being done in secret, maybe now that an assassination has been attempted the show will pick up a bit more. However even some of the stuff with this season's bad-guys seemed inserted awkwardly in this episode, I get that these guys are bad, I get that they have 3 bombs, what I don't get is why they're just wandering around talking on their phones talking about how they don't like working with each other. As I said before with the whole Chloe Morris seems to overshadow the CTU drama, alot seems to be about them and less about finding these terrorists, I still love it though. Okay episode overall, I'm not sure how it could have been better but it was okay.

Jack gets a cellular phone from his dad with a number in it, he dials the number and takes him to ex president Charles Logan. This episode gets Jack out of trouble for the time being, but things happen around Wayne Palmer. Tom Lennox gets himself in a lot of trouble when he allows the coup attempt to take place. Chloe deals with the alcoholism of his ex Morris. Stuff happens in this episode, we get to see some twists, the writers made this really interesting. Even though the episode ended up on a cliffhanger, the story was interesting, entertaining and fun to watch. It's a great episode.

Oh dear, oh dear. What's happened to my favourite show. I was under the impression that there are still three nuclear bombs out there somewhere in America, so it would obviously makes sense for the whole of CTU to discuss Morris's issues. I have a real problem with the Morris storyline, the guy was captured, whacked repeatedly with a baseball bat, was twice on the verge of drowning and had his shoulder drilled out. Yet despite all this, he could sit on a sofa an create a nuclear arming device then be taken back to CTU and get back to work. Yet in the last episode Milo was shot in the arm and he dissappears from the story. What going on?



It is not valid to say that there was lots of 'character development' because there wasn't. We know all about Jack, how slimey Logan is, that Chloe supports Morris, Morris has a drink problem, Bill Buchanan talks r e a l l y slowly and Wayne Palmer has a sore throat. Someone give the man a megaphone.



The President assasination storyline is just plain dull. In past seasons it would have been riveting and got you on the edge of your seat. These days it's just another plodding story involving characters that are uninteresting and predictable.

To be honest, if 24 keeps going on like this episode, Jack will lost even the hard core fans.

Look, nothing really happened in this episode! The viewers are lost in the boring things within the crews of CTU (seriously no one cares about what's going on with Morris et Chloe), the intrigue of the assination of the President and above all, Jack hadn't even done anything in this hour, except for wasting his time in the house of Logan.

We want actions, suspenses and surprises, which are the fundamental elements that make 24 so attrative.

Please, bring us something better, really!

So, in the two years since we last saw him, Charles Logan has found religion. I found that kind of an intersting development in the storyline. I'd be interested to find out how Logan got to this point in his life--did he get so low that he literally had no where else to go?



Meanwhile, the wheels are turning super slow. Logan has a link to the Gredenko. And Gredenko is about two-hours away from having the bombs ready to deploy. He's got some kind of delivery system that he stole from somewhere...I'd have thought CTU would be onto that by now. It seems it wouldn't take long for them to put together that bad guys has bombs plus delivery system stolen might be connected. In a way, it reminded me a lot of season four when the villain launched missiles late in the day and a lot of time was spent wondering if they'd be intercepted. Are we headed for a repeat here?



I can see how it would be possible since this is a season of greatest hits....



Back at CTU, it almost feels like we're trying to manufacture some interest in these people. Something has been off with Chloe all year and it seems the only person I care about is Morris. (Well, I care about Nadia..but that's all from the she's pleasing on the eyes category). Morris is conflicted and having a lot of problems..of course having your ex-wife burst in on you in a private moment like that would be reason enough I expect. I did find it a bit of a stretch that we'd have Morris's former sponsor on--seems like they were trying to find a way to work in the voice of Bart Simpson to the show. (That's who it was on the other end of the phone in case you were wondering).



And back at the presidential bunker, no one gets suspicious that the Biscuit is missing.



OK, I've got to ask--why did Chad Lowe's character set off the bomb before the broadcast went live? Did he not know it was a rehearsal? I got the impression the conspriators wanted to set the bomb off on live TV to shift blame to Aziz. But from the impression I got, it was only the dress rehearsal and not the actual broadcast. And why start off right away at the start of the broadcast? Wouldn't you give the TV broadcast time to get going, so that everyone would know who was getting blown up? It seems to me that the situation was forced forward to give us a cliffhanger. Or am I missing something?



And then there's Jack....with his weird hands on the face of Marilyn. That just gets weirder every time I see it. Again, the timeline of their backstory doesn't make much sense....



Anyway, it seems like maybe the gears are finally starting to move. Maybe we're on the upturn. I certainly hope so.

That's a little bit better. We're getting there.



Hm. Where to begin?



I definitely think the "Bauer Family Drama" has left a sour taste in my mouth indefinitely, because it seems like every episode in which that plays a minimal role this season has seemed better to me than any of the ones in which it is integral to the plot. This episode? Phillip Bauer was nowhere to be seen, and was only mentioned to the extent to remind the viewers that he got away. Marilyn and Josh? Only there to be written out for the forseeable future (that is, as long as Jack is on his merry adventure with Charles Logan). All of the family drama is put on hold (or - please please please - taken care of permenantly) and the episode - hopefully this season - is better for it. That said, this episode is pretty heavy with the pushing the story forward into the next chapter, so not too much with the action. But that's fine - I honestly could've watched Chloe argue with Morris about his "maybe he is, maybe he isn't, oh look I guess not" alcoholism for an entire hour and I would've loved it so long as Phillip, Graem, Marilyn, or Josh Bauer were nowhere near it. Okay. Enough of my rejoicing the lack of any Bauer but Jack and let's have an actual review, shall we?



I suppose the most important part of this episode is the return of (ex) President Charles Logan. I gotta say, I'm still a bit skeptical about where this is all headed, but Gregory Itzin sells the heck out of it. He reminds me again why his involvement in Season 5's plot made so much sense - it's because he sells it so well. Itzin is a great actor and it shows here.



The direction the writers have decided to take his character makes sense. He never saw himself as the bad guy; he saw himself as America's savior. Since that's all fallen apart, obviously, it makes sense that the scales have fallen from his eyes and he's been spending this two-year gap between the stories coming to terms with what he did and finding himself and God. Speaking of that, I really like that they retouched upon Logan's faith from Season 5. When he and Mike Novik prayed during the motorcade attack during last season, I assumed it was mostly to drive home the fact that Logan was George W. Bush to the extreme - but the writers have definitely taken that seemingly meaningless story point from last season and used it to flesh out the character of Charles Logan a bit more. Also, I like the fact that they referenced David helping Logan out during Season 4 - primarily just because I'm a big fan for continuity.



I'm still mostly indifferent to the Morris/Chloe storyline. It was interesting for a moment, but it seems to have fallen into kind of the same pattern that most CTU analyst story arcs have - they work, they have some kind of personal issue, and we spend a good portion of five or six or more episodes pondering whether or not they can function. We saw it with Michelle in Season 2 (kinda), with Adam (remember him?) and Chloe in Season 3, and Edgar in Season 4. I'm not saying that this fact makes it completely unbearable as a story - just saying the fact that this is sort of a regular storyline makes me a bit indifferent. And I've never been a big fan of Morris for the simple unbelievable fact that he even exists.



I'm a bit more interested in the Palmer storyline this week, although I can't help but doubt they'll be brave enough to kill off Wayne mid-season - that seems like something for a finale or a premiere, honestly. What I'm seeing here is perhaps the spiritual successor to David's Season 2 story arc - in some way or another the President is taken out of play so that the villainous Vice President can step in and work his evil deeds. He'll cause some chaos for a while, but then the actual President will come back in and start taking names and set everything right. Guess we'll see.



Most definitely not a classic episode of 24, but definitely a good sign that perhaps the season is getting back on track - although I believe I may have said that the last time the Bauers (save Jack) were nowhere to be found, so maybe I'm speaking too soon. We'll see.

If they kill Principle Palmer... I mean President Wood... I mean, I loved DB Woodside ever since he was on Buffy and well, if he lived through an Apocalypse he better live through a little bombing. Seriously. But besides that, I really thought Reed was gonna pull out at the last minute, so props for having balls, but not for bombing my Principle Wood. Also, it feels weird feeling bad for Tom, and yet I can't help it a little bit. Eh, he kinda does deserve this. I'm conflicted. Oh and Chloe and Morris... wow. Just wow. Whether he just keeps "tasting" that whiskey or whether he's downing it like a drunk mofo is up in the air, and yet real alcoholics can learn to control themselves and still be drunk... so I'm leaning towards relapse. Then again, setting up a device to assist nuclear bombs is a pretty good reason for a relapse in my book. I'd be hitting the bottle too, no lie. But wow, the goings on in CTU are getting real old real quick. Oh yeah, and Jack Bauer was in this episode too. All I remember about him is that he was caressing some dark haired woman's cheek. I thought she was gonna swallow him whole, but she resisted. Oh and Logan was back. Teehee, his character is so well played. Other than that... it was a typical season 6 episode... not the best we've seen.

Really expected more out of the Jack-Logan encounter, and not very fond of the morris and chloe story right now. bringing Logan in again is great, who knows if he has a secret agenda against poor jack. With Gregory Itzin back at his best, as always. And of course, another insane moment in the end,

This is shaping up to be the best and biggest 24 yet

Morris has more screen time than Jack on this one. He's tormented by his enabling the terrorists to blow up another nuke. His inner conflict is boring, send him back out to blow some more stuff up. We sure do kill a lot of presidents and former presidents on this show. If I were Logan I'd think twice about leaving house arrest to get involved. Oh wait, I want him gone so it's probably never going to happen. Will this president be saved? Is Reed getting a conscience? Will the completely goofy binary weapon made from yellow and red highlighter be a dud? All I'm thinking about the bomb is, "great once the FAA sees this my highlighters won't be allowed on the planes either." The answers are- next week, apparently not, and it leaks but blows up real good, they are never letting me on a plane with highlighters. Lastly, where did Jack get that perfectly fitting and awesome suit, he hasn't even been carrying his man purse this year.

I have to say i'm not exactly lovin this season of 24... last season seemed to be more edgy, more action and way more intense! This season seems to be dragging by. i hope that the pace picks up soon! It was an interesting twist to have Charles Logan back, especially since Jack has to work with him. I still don't totally trust him. I think that he'll try something yet... I didn't like how Gredenko said that it would take 3 hours to set something up, it takes away the suspense! Altho what was in that truck that met up with Gredenko? i don't think that they said what it was. The bomb at the end was good... i loved that Hamri Al-Assad saw the bomb... but it kinda sucks that he's dead! Over all not a totally awesome episode but still worth watching!

Plot: Tom ineffectively squirms on the ground for most of the episode. His assistant carries out the attack on the President, seriously injuring Palmer and Assad. The Morris and Chloe subplot continues to bore me to death. Jack and Logan get ready to go the after party at the Russian consulate.



Once again, this isn't a very exciting episode of 24. Maybe it’s becomes I watch this show after the godliness that is Heroes, but this mid season arc just isn't doing it for me. In an effort to boost ratings, Jack Bauer will personally come to your house and torture you if you even think about changing the channel. If Fox has taught me anything, it’s the effectiveness of torture. While I give 24 credit for being brave and unique, their decision to kill off a lot of popular supporting characters leaves the audience with a less than stellar cast. I mean if I have to spend anymore time watching Chloe barge into the Men's bathroom to try to catch Morris in the act (drinking not masturbating then I’ll just turn the stupid TV off. I’m kidding Mr. Bauer, please don’t hurt me. Jack goes to visit former President Logan to see what he knows about the Russians. Logan is willing to give Jack all the help he needs, but insists he is the only one capable of getting the Russian consulate to talk. Logan probably just wants an opportunity to convert another heathen to Jesus. Nothing says stable personality like reciting biblical verses in the mirror to yourself from your highlighted bible. Didn’t I see you on the Metro on my way to work today Mr. President or was that just another crazy homeless dude?



Although, Tom’s assistant managed to detonate the bomb, it remains unclear if President Palmer or Assad actually died in the blast. Considering the small blast radius, he might have considered actually watching to see if Palmer was in the vicinity before detonating it. Luckily, the security guards ran right past him, despite the fact that he did not seem disturbing by the explosion and was sweating profusely. These guys don’t have the best track record at protecting presidents. Parting Thought: Morris, what’s the deal with your TPS reports? They are looking really sloppy. www.lifereviewed.com

24 Episode 6.11 "Day Six 4:00PM-5:00PM"

Airdate: Monday, February 26th 9:00PM-10:00PM





Ugh, it's becoming increasingly more depressing to have to rant about the disappointments in my favorite TV show week after week; though when the disappointments outweigh the achievements every episode there's not much more I can do. Whether it's a failure to construct the day's story in the same compelling manner of Days One through Five or rather a success to the brilliance of those seasons that makes the storytelling path to a sixth day's riveting plot simply impossible to replicate, I'm really just not mesmerized by the drama in the same way I used to be.



Unfortunately for a show like 24, instances such as presidential assassination attempts and government conspiracies can practically be considered as much of regular occurances as the ticking clock. Though the last five minutes leading up to the podium bomb going off were as pulse pounding as ever along with the circumstances by which the change in leadership has and will occur being entirely different, the realization that the Vice President is going to take over isn't exactly something any even numbered season hasn't shown us before. It's really just a shame that Palmer's now going to pull a Tony and be unconscious for half the season just when DB Woodside had his best acting moments of his 24 career. Classic lines from Wayne of "You mean because he's a criminal like yourself?" and "Yea... then you repaid him by killing him" combined with excellent delivery from Woodside culminated into a terrific scene with Logan. With stories elsewhere continuing to remain slow paced and in some cases pointless and unnecessary *cough*CTU story which I'll rip to pieces in the next paragraph*cough*, everything in the White House took center stage tonight (even scenes unrelated to the assassination plot). And now with Palmer presumably about to be removed from office, this opens a window of possibilties that I hope the writers can take advantage of. It will be interesting to see how the cover up plays out, especially with Tom's involvement.



Speaking of interesting, or rather by interesting I mean nauseating, I don't think I can express into words my frustration with CTU this season. Does CTU even stand for Counter Terrorist Unit anymore? What happened to the suspense that it used to add to the show? I miss the old CTU days when, oh you know, everybody was working together to prevent the country from being obliterated. Now the past three episodes (more so tonight than any other) have centered around Morris' story. I literally groaned every time a scene cut to CTU because chances are it was either Nadia claiming to Bill that Morris wasn't fit to work or Chloe chasing Morris into the men's room. And I'm not even gonna get into my displeasure with the direction Chloe's character has gone this season. Every hour more of her vintage sarcastic dialogue and breaking protocol for Jack seems to be replaced with awkward concern and covering up for Morris' debatable drinking breaks in the bathroom. When I can't even look forward to Chloe scenes, it's more clear than ever that CTU is just taking up space. Don't get me wrong. I love that they've taken time to develop the new CTU cast, but when entire episodes are devoted to their own personal stories it gets to the point of irritating.



Another problem is the lack of impact being contrived from characters that have mysteriously vanished, or at least for long stretches of time. While the disapperance of Sandra Palmer has entered wonderful four hour territory, we've also barely seen Jack's latest adversaries. Part of what made past villains such as Gaines, Salazar, Saunders and Dina Araz such great villains was that they were important to the show in ways OTHER than being the bad guys that Jack needed to stop. We got to know them. We saw the story also told from their perspective. When we get flat, undeveloped villains with no personality such as Marwan and Bierko it just doesn't create the same level of interest in the battle to thrwart their intended attack. This season is on the verge of giving us a nemesis that isn't even so much undeveloped but rather just simply unknown. Where the hell is Fayed? Since escaping from the apartment, we've seen maybe five minutes of him total over the next three episodes. Gredenko's presence hasn't been any better, though with the story seemingly shifting to the Russian goals behind the attack, that might soon change.



On an impossible-to-ignore positive note however, good 'ol Chuck is back; with a new look on life, and a new look in general. After the former U.S. Commander-in-Terrorist was last seen being taken away for his uncovered involvement in last season's conspiracy, he was sentenced to house arrest with the public never hearing of his role in David Palmer's assassination, the supplying of nerve gas to the terrorists, or the historic honor of being kidnapped and interrogated by Jack Bauer. Now almost two years later, Jack needs information from Logan again, only this time Logan has had time to reconnect with himself and wants to help with nothing in return. Not sure if I buy that yet, but in any event, of the little interaction we saw between Jack and Logan it made for a couple great scenes and was great to have Sir Charles back. Then again, I could be watching Kiefer and Itzin playing chess all episode long and still not find better acting anywhere else on television. I was hoping to see more of them, though it looks like next week we'll see just that when Jack apparently hasn't learned the consequences of invading foreign embassies. "Remember Jack, we don't have jurisdiction at the consulate." Bill says to Jack. I really wanted Jack to say "Yea, well that hasn't exactly stopped me before..."



Normally I don't have a problem when certain episodes don't revolve around Jack because it allows other characters and storylines to shine for the purpose of the overall plot. But again, with our villains nowhere to be seen and CTU being anything but what it's known for, only the White House story gave off any type of excitement which made the lack of Jack lessen the quality of the episode. Other than the minimal scenes we saw with him and Logan, there was just the hopefully but more than likely not final scene with Jack's family. With Jack's Dad's involvement now out in the open, there's really no point to Marilyn and Josh anymore besides Jack's promise to him of explaining everything once he gets a chance. I could only laugh when he said that though. Little does poor little Joshy know that there's a young man named Derek Huxley whos been waiting to hear the same thing for the past 20 months after he was kidnapped in a helicopter and then later rescued from an airport terrorist attack by the man he knew as Frank Flynn. "Derek, I promise you, as soon as this is over, we're gonna sit down and talk about everything that's happened." Any day now...



So I don't know, my biggest problem with Seasons 4 and 5 were that they were too rushed and didn't contain the slow build up to a bigger climax that Seasons 1-3 flawlessly executed. While Season 6 appears to gearing back towards that old school method, the manner in which the slow build up is initiating just isn't working for me. The tension and suspense aren't what they used to be and the disaster that is CTU just makes me miss Tony and Michelle and Mason and Edgar all the more. What's more troublesome than anything is that even at the times in Seasons 4 and 5 when it looked as though the season as a whole wouldn't match that of the first three seasons, there were still strings of outstanding stand alone episodes that would always be remembered. This season, there's already been at least five or six episodes that will be easily forgotten about by the end of the season. In tonight's hour, aside of Logan's short spanned screentime and the final minutes with Assad saving Palmer, I thought the episode had just the typical suspense you could find on any average primetime drama.



Overall Episode Rating: 8.1

Coming into this episode, the writers put themselves in a bit of a bind. Philip Bauer’s motivations have been all over the map, and ex-President Logan is now part of the story. With the mid-point of the season rapidly approaching, can the plot be brought back into some semblance of cohesion? With Manny Coto as the primary writer for the episode, there’s at least some measure of hope.



The explanation for Logan’s house arrest is rather ridiculous considering the end of the fifth season, but considering how hard it is to believe that Logan is involved in the first place, it’s an effort that’s appreciated. Unfortunately, no attempt is made to explain why Philip would connect Jack with Logan, which is a gaping plot hole that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.



As usual, circumstances are contrived to force Jack to make a deal with this season’s devil, and Logan gets back on his feet after token resistance. Why they couldn’t make a videotape explaining the terms of the deal for Markov’s benefit is hard to reconcile; it would have taken moments, and Logan (and his knowledge) would have remained safely behind Secret Service protection.



The confrontation between Logan and Wayne Palmer was a lot of fun, but it’s quite possible that the writers have missed the mark on why Logan was such a successful character in the first place. It was the mixture of bruised dignity and amorality that kept his character from descending into complete farce. This episode is missing that dynamic, but it’s quite possible that this supposed journey to redemption will transform into something a bit more substantial.



It’s rather nice of Reed to keep Tom Lennox alive long enough to hear every little detail of the plan to assassinate President Palmer. That justification is a bit harder to swallow. The primary weakness of any conspiracy is the human element. Why take the risk, especially if the suspected links to the Bauer company and the conspiracy from the fifth season are valid? They ought to know better from recent history.



CTU continues to be a drain on the season as a whole. Morris’ personal issues are getting old, especially since Chloe should have punted him into a new and better incarnation hours ago. The time being taken to keep Morris’ secret is completely ridiculous. If he’s even a small distraction, he should be removed. And he certainly shouldn’t be given free reign to question Buchanan’s judgment.



As many fans noted after the previous episode, it’s getting very hard to care about the people in CTU when they seem far less interesting than previous CTU teams. In particular, Nadia seems far too soft for her position, and Chloe seems to have lost a lot of her edge, despite the scene in the men’s room. Unfortunately, this subplot is progressing in an utterly predictable fashion, highlighting everything that’s lacking in the CTU this season.



The end of the episode is the attempted assassination of President Palmer, placing Assad squarely in the same crosshairs as the scapegoat. It’s not a bad final act, and it plays out with a good deal of tension. Because it was the inevitable culmination of established plot elements, it came together rather well. With Palmer out of the picture for a while, his enemies could reveal some details about the conspiracy against him, the current terrorism, and Philip Bauer. And perhaps that could finally lead into an explanation of Philip Bauer’s activities since the beginning of the season. At this point, the success or failure of the season could very well depend on resolution of that gaping plot hole.

We see Reed and the hired man Carson arrive at the bunker and move their plan into motion. Jack meets Logan at his retreat where he is under house arrest. Logan is quite the different man both in appearance and personality. He claims to be reformed and recommited to his faith. He tells Jack he does not want a deal and only wants to help because he is Jack's best lead. He claims Jack has to go through back channels in order to get closer to Gredenko through a man named Markov who he claims helped him in Palmer's assination. Over at CTU Buchanan, Nadia and Chloe are all worried and concerened about whether or not Morris is fit to continue working. He assures them all he is and that he is one of their best workers and they cannot afford to lose him. In Washington Reed tries to cover for why Lennox is missing to the rest of the staff. President Palmer meets with the embassador to discuss Hassad's speech and his country helping out. Jack contacts Wayne in order to get him to lift the house arrest in order for Logan to meet with Markov. Wayne obviously has a time tough accepting this but realizes it's what has to be done and it is their best lead. We also get some scenes of Gredenko telling Fayed his men need Gredenk and his. Behind his back however Gredenko is seting up a feud between the West and The Arabs while he escapes blame. During a rehearsal for the Hassad speech Reed sneaks Carson's bomb onto the podium. He exits and promptly detonates it. Hassad notices it just before he does and attempts to get himself and the President out of the way in time. A very exciting episode in terms of action, dialogue, plot development and the return of a fascinating character.

It is clear that Jack doesn't trust Logan and he has no reason to either but they must put thier differences aside and work together on this. The bomb was planted and it went off but luckily asad seen it and jumped away but he and the president are badly injured. If the president is dead, I don't think he is, Then the vice president will have to take over. I don't know about you guys but I'm looking forward to seeing Powers Boothe again hopefully he is in next weeks episode. Jack told Bill to get teams looking for his father but I don't think Philip Bauer is going to be found for a while. I think he might show up again before seasons end. Thjis was a great episode it was full of suspence. It goes to show that this show can really keep you guessing. Later...

I agree with one of the reviewers on this board

As Jack needs to go and catch some terrorists and

Terminate them. As he is off to a good start with

Meeting with former President Logan on Gredenko's whereabouts leading him to the prison to find some information. Need to get off the Morris and Chloe thing as it is wearing thin as well. Is Palmer dead as the podium explodes? We shall find out next week now won't we?

Lennox tried to rat out Reed to the secret service and ended up duct taped and gagged as Palmer got ready for the speech with Assad. Reed then planted a bomb under the podium. BOOM! That was the most exciting part. Is Palmer dead? We couldnt be so lucky. Too bad they cant bring back his brother David - he was a much better President.



Chloe and alcoholic Morris sub plot is rather dull and is going nowhere.



Jack meets with Logan in prison who may know of Gredenko's whereabouts; in the Russian embassy? Of course Palmer signs Logans get out of jail free card just before he takes a bomb blast in the face. I guess it will all come down to whether or not Jack is able to stop the mad Russian from sending 3 of the remaining suitcase nukes to unknown targets using drone aircraft. Will he stop all 3 in time or will one hit its target?



Wasnt a superb episode but it was still pretty good - the ending saved it from being a real "bomb" - pun intended. Overall this season is not as good as last, though the first 4 episodes were promising - it seemed to lose some steam after the nuke went off in Valencia, CA.

I must say that I was disappointed with this episode of 24. I had expected much more from this episode. Honestly, it was just a filler episode that set up some major things for future shows. The only action that was truly exciting/shocking was the fact that the deputy chief of staff actually set off the bomb that blew up the podium and may have killed President Palmer. The question is, is he dead or alive? With this show, anything is possible, but I'm going to say that he does survive. He seemed more than ten feet from the blast radius and that seemed to be the key. That action aside, the rest of the show was set-up for future events. Like, what is that "drone" that Gredenko had? Also, will Logan keep good on his promise to get info on Gredenko?

... Wait, I remember. Definitely not because of the 11th episode of season six. It's even unnecessairy to write a short recap, 'cause nothing exciting happened. Oh, yes, a (small) bomb went off, in a room full of characters no one really cares about (Wayne Palmer should've died an heroic death in season five) and... Morris finds himself pouring away whiskey again. One question: Where in the world is Jack?



I agree with most reviews that the first four episodes of season six were great and very promising. It's all downhill from there, unfortunately. This show used to keep me on the edge of my seat, it used to keep replaying in my head the whole week after airing and I would totally be rewarded the week after. Maybe the writers are focussing more and more away from Jack, to let the viewers get used to the idea of a Jack-less season of 24, I don't know. More Jack means more suspense, we've seen it last week so I guess the real problem now (and perhaps in a not too distant future where Kiefer's no longer involved - not as an actor anyway) is the storyline. It seems the writers are trying really hard to spice it up every week, but it's starting to look like beating a dead horse. Second problem: the supporting roles. It's a pity 24 kills its darlings like there's no tomorrow, I'm still waiting on the new George Mason (Morris does a good job, but is mentally unstable which is - although acted alright - not as much fun to watch), the new Nina Myers, Ryan Chapelle, David Palmer, Tony Almeida... All great characters that had to die - in a way no other television show had done before, don't get me wrong - but the supporting roles of this season can't match up to the old ones.



I won't abandon the show, never. But I'm hoping the writers will get it back on track soon.

I like the idea that the show is focusing on the others characters of the shows Morris drinking habits Nadia concerns and Buchanan always firm in his desicion making process. And also Logan wow what a twist. This is why 24 is the best show for atleats 2 more years in Keifer contract.



Have a nice Day

This was a "bridge" episode that get us from one cool thing to another cool thing. Not much really happened unless you consider the big explosion at the end a big thing. I have to say the side story with Morris is kind of annoying. Not as annoying as Kim's side story in Day 2 but annonying nonetheless.



You know, something that's always bothered me about 24 is that CTU seems to be staffed only by young and attractive people. Buchannan is the exception but seriously. The security of our country has been entrusted to pretty kids. I don't feel safer.

I was excepting so much. The last episode's finale twist seemed to shift the season in high gear. Well... it didn't happen. Unfortunately the season's first 4 episode is still the best 4 episode of this season: the rest doesn't even come close.



What this season lacks is Jack. And suspense. There is none.



Firstly, eliminating the president could be suspensful, if the president was David Palmer. But Wayne...? We almost don't know ANYTHING about him. His character is painfully underdeveloped, yet; he gets basically the most screentime.



Therefore... the last scene didn't really wow me. I was surprised, a little, but... even if he dies, I could care less.(However, I'm almost sure he won't).



The other thing that ruined this episode was the CTU storyline. Morris' struggle with alcohol kicks in a high gear: but do we really care...? If they're going to focus on new characters, 24 can flush itself down on the toilet. Morris is almost the least interesting character, and his struggle is almost as bad as Kim in season 2.



And the way Chloe's character is changed.... well, I just don't like it. She used to deliver those kick-ass one liners. Her sarcasm was golden. Now? Nothing. Chloe isn't acting Chloe. Ridiciliously out of character.



The small part Jack had was golden. With Charles... Lovely couple. Unfortunately, they had like... what, 10 minutes screentime? However, one thing I'm really bugged about is how Jack is attracted to Marilyn. Please, let there be no more love stories. Jack had too many women in his life already. Overally, the episode had more downs than ups unfortunately. Recycled ideas, boring characters... it's just not going too well. Let's hope 24 will find itself in the following weeks, by simply giving Jack Bauer more screentime. Like the last episode. It's not hard...

This episode, save for the last 5 minutes, was a filler episode in which a lot of the characters were in a stage of transitioning from one stage of the mission to the other. Jack went to go find Logan, which is something which he hated to do, but did it anyway and convinced the President to let him off of house arrest. No matter what, this is the driving force behind the show, Jack chasing down leads, no matter what the circumstance, it makes this show worth tuning in to. I mean don't get me wrong 24 is well written and action packed most of the time, but even when Jack is tracking down someone like President Logan, it just is like a shot of adrenaline. Anyway long story short, Logan will now be going to speak with a Russian in order to get Jack, Gredenko's locale. The Chole-Morris-CTU Storyline is dragging a bit. We all know that Morris feels a certain level of guilt, and we all know that he had an alcohol problem, I would like them to hopefully resolve this issue because it seems to be nothing but a transition between other scenes and storylines. The Presidenial Bunker storyline is one which is very intriguing, and what made this episode so exciting the last five minutes. The whole episode had us pondering the implications of a bomb being set off, and the buildup was tremendous, a typical 24 signature buildup, and when the actual bomb expoloded I couldn't believe it. The overwhelming implications of the outcome of this matter may be what continues to drive the story through the rest of the season.



Overall a decent episode, I am excited for the rest of the season

Lets examine this episode part by part and I will explain why it was a filler type of episode. About 60% of the episode was dedicated to the explosion of the bomb that was designed to kill the president of the United States. I thought that the scenes with Pollack and the bomb designer were a little too much for us. I would have liked to see some new drama spark elsewhere such as with Jack or even back at CTU. I liked watching him smuggle the bomb past secret service, I just think way too much of the episode was Pollacks struggle to keep everyone off his back about Tom Lennox. I was happy at the end of the episode that the bomb went off. I wouldnt have been happy had all that time been dedicated to making it go off and then have Pollack chicken out in the end. CTU storyline- Its getting a little too repeatitive, even for me. The only drama at CTU this season is if Morris is able to keep his act together so he can do his job and they have been riding that same story for upwards of three hours now. Im well aware that they need drama elsewhere when Jack has to transfer from one place to another, but I think CTU should start having some new drama soon. Jacks Storyline- Pretty much a filler in this episode to set up for the next one which looks a million times better. All Jack did in this one was have some casual conversations with Logan. He didnt raise his voice or get angry with the man who killed David Palmer, he was just kind of relaxed for the most part. Next Week- Next weeks preview looks a little bit better. It looks like Palamer will be out of action and the vice president will be giving the orders. The White House drama is sure to be Tom Lennox and what to do with him, hopefully his storyline will also finish next week. Jacks storyline looks amazing. It seems Logan and Jack fail to get any information the first time around, but Jack goes back in to get the information he needs. I rate this episode an 8/10, Im looking foward to next week though.

Hey, they can't all be winners.



That's what I keep telling myself regarding this episode. Aside from the event at the end, nothing really happened in this episode...and the hour was more filler than anything else.



The whole thing with Chloe covering for Morris is really getting tiresome. Actually, the character of Morris is really getting tiresome. It's about time someone at CTU pulled this loser off work, and sent him packing. He can't manage his own life, nevermind do his job. And Chloe covers for him? I guess that explains why she hasn't advanced in her career at all.



I expect better from 24. A lot better. For the final episode of a sweeps period, this was a real let down.

Jack Bauer is the protagonist, right? So, where was he this episode? Prior seasons, 24 did a good job of balancing screen time for Jack and the political aspect of the series. Plus, this is the 12th episode of season six. Nothing pivotal is revealed, no unexpected plot twist, and I'm still confused about Jack's father. Is he a bad guy? Good guy? This season had potential in the beginning(first four episodes). Now that we are on episode 12, I'm pretty worried on where season six is going.