"24" 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2002)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

Joel Surnow (creator) &
Robert Cochran (creator) ...

TV Series:

"24" (2001)

Original Air Date:

19 March 2002 (Season 1, Episode 16)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After handing out photos of all the assassins, Jack and Mason discover that one of Palmer's campaign...

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Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Leslie Hope	...	Teri Bauer
Sarah Clarke	...	Nina Myers
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer
Dennis Haysbert	...	Senator David Palmer
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Andre Drazen
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Keith Palmer (as Vicellous Shannon)
Xander Berkeley	...	George Mason
Daniel Bess	...	Rick
Zach Grenier	...	Carl Webb
Misha Collins	...	Alexis Drazen
Henri Lubatti	...	Jovan Myovic
Megalyn Echikunwoke	...	Nicole Palmer
Kara Zediker	...	Elizabeth Nash
Kevin Ramsey	...	Ted Paulson

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Company:

Imagine Television

Trivia:

New recap monologue: "Right now, terrorists are plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, my wife and daughter have been targeted, and people that I work with may be involved in both. I'm Federal Agent Jack Bauer, and today is the longest day of my life."

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: After Agent Paulson escorts Teri and Kimberly into the bedroom and tells them to lock the door and wait there, the closed captioning reads, "Mom, I don't feel safe in here." The line doesn't remain on the soundtrack and was presumably cut pre-filming since Kimberly's lips aren't moving when it pops up.

Soundtrack:

Who's That Kat?

Shame about the ending

After 15 episodes of televised perfection, 24 hits its first false note. Overall, this sixteenth hour isn't bad, but the final scene is an example of lazy, contrived writing, something that earlier shows were proud not to boast.

And yet it all looked so good: forced to cooperate with George Mason to protect Senator Palmer, Jack shows pictures of potential assassins to Palmer's staff, only to learn one of the aids, Elizabeth Nash, is romantically involved with the prime suspect, Alexis Drazen. Further troubles arise when the safe-house where Teri and Kim are staying is attacked, leaving mother and daughter with no other choice but to run for their lives - again!

No, that's not the contrivance, in fact it helps to keep the suspense high. The real disappointment doesn't show up until the very last minutes, with the introduction of a twist that is typical of this genre and would actually suit the storyline if it involved the right character. Alas, that is not the case, which means it's up to the main plot to keep viewers hooked. It does.

8,5/10