24 (TV Series) 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (2002) User Reviews

Time to Think

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 27 October 2007]

On the day of the California Presidential Primary, between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, Jack Bauer is arrested but escapes handcuffed from the secret service. He hijacks a car with the waitress Lauren, goes to a construction and talks to Nina and Tony. Sherry calls Maureen and promises the story of the assassination attempt and conspiracy in the government if she postpones the news about Keith. Teri is sexually abused by Eli to protect Kim and she steals his cellular. Tony and Nina press Jamey and she tries to commit suicide.

In the ninth episode of "24", Nina and Tony press the traitor Jamey and she confesses that she betrayed the CTU for US$ 300,000.00. David Palmer shows his integrity, but his spiteful wife Sherry proves the inaccuracy of the saying that" behind a great man there is a great woman". Teri sacrifices for Kim while Jack is in the beginning of the longest day of his life. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "8:00"

The aftermath

[MaxBorg89 · 10/10 · 17 December 2007]

Eight hours ago, Jack Bauer was asked to set up a team and prevent a hit on Presidential candidate David Palmer. Fortunately, he was able to do his job and keep the Senator alive. End of story? Hell, no. After all, the show wouldn't be called 24 if everything ended that quickly. As it turns out, the assassination attempt was just the beginning: with his wife and daughter still in danger, Jack has to locate them and put an end to his nightmare. If only he could convince the authorities he had nothing to do with the conspiracy... As for Palmer, his troubles are far from over: while he tries to cope with the events of the past hour, his wife Sherry unveils her more sinister side in order to protect her son.

With the initial third of the season (episodes 1-8) being the build-up, the real intrigue starts now, showing the real nature of some characters (kudos to Penny Johnson for her controlled performance) and new shades of others: Bauer, in particular, gets a good chance of letting his real emotions slip through the wall of calculating coldness his job requires. "I have killed two people since midnight. I haven't slept in over 24 hours. So maybe you should be a little more afraid of me than you are now." he says at one point to someone who accidentally crossed his path. And although we know he wouldn't hurt civilians without a good reason, that menacing line manages to unsettle a bit, while at the same time confirming who Jack really is: a vulnerable, determined and endlessly charismatic antihero.

Add a couple of breathtaking chases and a bold, tragic ending, and it becomes less difficult to understand why this series bows to no one.

No Trust Anywhere

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 2 October 2018]

Jack escapes custody and holes up in an office near a construction site. He meets Lauren when he forces her at gunpoint to drive him to safety. She is a harsh woman but Jack begins to trust her. Unfortunately. Meanwhile Jamie admits to helping Gaines. She is powerful because of her technological expertise. The women are still being kept by hired killers. There is a great sacrifice to assure some safety. Jack has managed to make contact but is on the run. Palmer comes to realize that his wife is an opportunist. She presents real signs of evil.