As the series reaches its half way point it is finally time for the transfer of the virus; Ramon Salazar is forcing Nina to undertake the deal; Chase is above the location relaying information back to CTU and Delta Force is in position ready to strike; all they need now is for Amador to turn up with the virus. When he arrives it takes a few minutes for the authenticity of the virus to be checked and the funds to be transferred then Chase calls in Delta. Things don't go according to plan as Ramon and Nina get away in the confusion and the Delta unit tasked with picking up Amador gets caught up in an ambush... once again they have no idea where the virus is; it appears that Jack and the people at CTU are back to square one. Meanwhile Sherry is working to discredit Milliken; it turns out she has a witness to an accident were a drunk Milliken drove into a child and killed her; the problem is the witness has a price for his information; a price the President might be unwilling to pay. If that wasn't enough there is also a slight mystery at CTU; Chloe's baby isn't actually hers and the story she tells about why she has it seems slightly implausible.
As expected this episode contains lots of exciting action; possibly the most in a single episode this season; we get two ambushes, each complete with lots of automatic weapons fire and a surprising explosion that takes out one of the season's protagonists. There are also some tense moments including a nice 'false scare' where it looks as if Sherry Palmer is in imminent danger. It isn't just the action that is good though; the plot takes some nice turns as Amador double crosses Nina and keeps the virus; who he plans to sell it to now is anybody's guess but it is certain that the season will have a new villain. The subplot involving the baby was a slight distraction but I'm sure it will become more relevant to the plot in future episodes. As always the acting is top notch and the way it was filmed was worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster... although being a TV series it isn't as rushed as a film would be.
As expected this episode contains lots of exciting action; possibly the most in a single episode this season; we get two ambushes, each complete with lots of automatic weapons fire and a surprising explosion that takes out one of the season's protagonists. There are also some tense moments including a nice 'false scare' where it looks as if Sherry Palmer is in imminent danger. It isn't just the action that is good though; the plot takes some nice turns as Amador double crosses Nina and keeps the virus; who he plans to sell it to now is anybody's guess but it is certain that the season will have a new villain. The subplot involving the baby was a slight distraction but I'm sure it will become more relevant to the plot in future episodes. As always the acting is top notch and the way it was filmed was worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster... although being a TV series it isn't as rushed as a film would be.