The President has been taken in by his ex-wife. He stupidly allows her access to everything. He barks at Lynne, who is his lifeline. Jack and crew go to the airport where the bomb supposedly is. Palmer continues to interrogate the NSA guy. A chilling discovery is made. In a secondary plot, the guy who picked Kim up is a nutty survivalist who has built a bunker under his house. His motives are not good (of course). You would think that just once Jack's daughter would meet a normal person. There are a lot of episodes so let's get going.
3 Reviews
All roads lead to chaos
akablaze313 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Overall, very exciting, but kind of frustrating seeing all the dumb decisions some people make in this show. Chase is way out of line, and brings the whole mission into jeopardy because he couldn't follow a simple order from his superior.
I suppose though, that the show couldn't keep up the same level of tension and excitement if these characters didn't keep making avoidable mistakes.
This is true for all of Kim's dumb decisions in the previous season.
But I also have to say that this is a pretty brilliant plot twist, and it's amazing to consider whether Jack knew the gun wasn't loaded or not. My guess is he suspected it wasn't, but still would have pulled the trigger if he knew it was.
Also amazing how this show is only rated TV 14! With the violence and the torture scenes from season 2 it's unbelievable it isn't rated TV-MA.
I suppose though, that the show couldn't keep up the same level of tension and excitement if these characters didn't keep making avoidable mistakes.
This is true for all of Kim's dumb decisions in the previous season.
But I also have to say that this is a pretty brilliant plot twist, and it's amazing to consider whether Jack knew the gun wasn't loaded or not. My guess is he suspected it wasn't, but still would have pulled the trigger if he knew it was.
Also amazing how this show is only rated TV 14! With the violence and the torture scenes from season 2 it's unbelievable it isn't rated TV-MA.
Dirty politics again
MaxBorg8926 March 2008
Much like Day 1's assassination was a lot more, Day 2's nuclear threat seems to involve more than just Islamic extremists trying to wipe out "infidels". It might even be that these terrorists aren't the real masterminds behind the mess.
Said theory springs from a revelation the tortured Roger Stanton makes to David Palmer: the NSA knew about the bomb, in fact he was responsible for smuggling it inside the United States. Even more shocking, though, is his answer when the President demands more details: "Ask Sherry". Simultaneously, Jack and his men get closer to the bomb's location, while Kim seeks refuge in McCrae's cabin after he tells her the explosion has already taken place.
Actually, it was quite obvious Sherry had some kind of agenda when she showed up in Episode 6, but her actions in the previous series weren't cruel enough (well, at least until the last few hours) to suggest she could be one of the real villains. Sure, Stanton's team never intended for the nuke to detonate, but that doesn't justify their actions. Still, said twist is a clever build-up to the second half of Day 2: similarly to Season One, once the original threat is out of the way, it will be about time Jack starts to track down those who planned it.
Said theory springs from a revelation the tortured Roger Stanton makes to David Palmer: the NSA knew about the bomb, in fact he was responsible for smuggling it inside the United States. Even more shocking, though, is his answer when the President demands more details: "Ask Sherry". Simultaneously, Jack and his men get closer to the bomb's location, while Kim seeks refuge in McCrae's cabin after he tells her the explosion has already taken place.
Actually, it was quite obvious Sherry had some kind of agenda when she showed up in Episode 6, but her actions in the previous series weren't cruel enough (well, at least until the last few hours) to suggest she could be one of the real villains. Sure, Stanton's team never intended for the nuke to detonate, but that doesn't justify their actions. Still, said twist is a clever build-up to the second half of Day 2: similarly to Season One, once the original threat is out of the way, it will be about time Jack starts to track down those who planned it.
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