"24"
Day 6: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2007)

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"24" (2001)

Original Air Date:

14 January 2007 (Season 6, Episode 2)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Can Jack and an unlikely ally stop a suicide bomber and track the architect of these acts of terror? |

Plot Keywords:

Suicide Bomber | Terror Attack | Cult Hero | Political Thriller | Silencer

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian
D.B. Woodside	...	President Wayne Palmer (as DB Woodside)
James Morrison	...	Bill Buchanan
Peter MacNicol	...	Tom Lennox
Jayne Atkinson	...	Karen Hayes
Carlo Rota	...	Morris O'Brian
Eric Balfour	...	Milo Pressman
Marisol Nichols	...	Nadia Yassir
Regina King	...	Sandra Palmer
Roger R. Cross	...	Curtis Manning (as Roger Cross)
Harry J. Lennix	...	Walid Al-Rezani (as Harry Lennix)
Kal Penn	...	Ahmed Amar
Michael Angarano	...	Scott Wallace
Megan Gallagher	...	Jillian Wallace

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14

Trivia:

At the end of the episode, before the credits, a dedication is made: "This episode is dedicated to the memory of the aircrew of Gunshot 66 Mayor Gerald "Beav" Bloomfield, Captain Michael "Martini" Martino. Whose Marine Corps helicopter was shot down over Western Iraq November 2nd, 2005.

Quotes:

[Jack is trying to convince Assad he's there to save him]
Jack Bauer: If I'd wanted to kill you, I'd have come in shooting!

Well Written

The abrupt action continues on 24 during the second hour of the workday. Jack has intel that Assad has flipped as a good guy and Jack is able to convince and befriend the former-terrorist by preventing the president ordered attack and eventual destruction of Assad's now anti-terrorist headquarters in an Inglewood ghetto. Together the two now have to track down Fayed as quickly as possible and end the bombings.

Jack, in this episode has convinced everyone that 20 months of torture cannot keep him from the fight. Although it is a little fetched that one man is able to prevent terrorist attacks, disprove government information and remember the longitude and latitude of a location overheard while being tortured, I think we can all agree that Jack also shows human qualities other than his conviction to the protection of humanity.

During the getaway, Jack faces a challenge that has not experienced. He finds that he cannot torture that well anymore. He doesn't know if he can do 'it' anymore. But two years in a Chinese prison will make you second guess yourself here and there. Thankfully he has his new former terrorist buddy is there to give him the self confidence he needs. That's what friends are for right.

It is very gutsy for the writers and producers to have half a dozen fictional attacks on American soil within the first couple of hours of one fictional day. I can't remember any other television show or movie that created such a threat to the standard of living in America that was not based on true events. The only thing that comes to mind is The Sum of all Fears. What will they do next to the people of 24? Perhaps block all wireless connections west of the Colorado River? read this review and other at www.mikeontv.com