Jack’s back!
Talk about starting the season off with a bang…
Let’s get to it…..
7:00 A.M.
Jack waits to be hired at an oil refinery in the Mojave desert. The foreman refers to him as “Frank Flynn”.
7:02 A.M.
In Wayne Palmer’s Los Angeles high rise apartment, former President Palmer works on his memoirs. Wayne notices that Palmer is distracted. As Palmer stands by the window overlooking the city, a gunshot blasts through the glass and hits him in the neck. From another building, the assassin Haas lowers his rifle.
COMMENT: Holy Shit! No! They can’t take out President Palmer (one of the coolest characters on TV). Why couldn’t they have taken out that putz Logan?
7:04 A.M.
Aides Walt Cummings and Mike Novick prep President Logan at his retreat in Santa Ynez, California. Logan asks Cummings to look in on the First Lady before the Russian President’s visit. “She can’t have one of her meltdowns today,” he warns. Novick gets word that Palmer has been killed. He is grief-stricken.
COMMENT: Oh dear – the First Lady has “meltdowns”. This should make for a really entertaining 24hrs…Also – can someone explain to me how Mike Novick ended up in Logan’s camp??? There has never been an explanation. Just curious.
7:07 A.M.
At CTU, Buchanan and Curtis run through their lists to narrow the search. Logan demands from Buchanan that the assassin be killed or arrested before the Russian President arrives. Buchanan advises the President to postpone his signing of the arms agreement treaty in case the incidents are connected. Logan refuses.
COMMENT: President Putz! Good to see he is still as much an idiot as ever. I enjoy watching him bark things at people…
”It’s raining sir”. “Don’t tell me it’s raining! Just make it stop – NOW!”
7:08 A.M.
Chloe wakes up and kicks out her CTU subordinate, Spenser Wolff, from her bed. She tells him that the night before was a mistake, but Spenser disagrees. Suddenly, Chloe’s cell phone gets a text message that Palmer is dead.
COMMENT: The second OH MY GOD moment of the ep…Chloe’s getting some! From someone she works with!! Edgar is going to be mighty upset…She’s still making those annoying faces but I thought I caught just a hint of a smile…and I liked it.
7:10 A.M.
Jack watches television reports of Palmer’s assassination from his small apartment in the desert. He tears up at the news. When someone knocks at the door, Jack trains his gun. He lowers it when he realizes that it is his neighbor and girlfriend, Diane Huxley. She invites “Frank” over for breakfast.
COMMENT: Pretty touching if you ask me….the tearing up, not the pulling the gun on his neighbor/girlfriend…I wonder if he does this every time there’s a knock on the door…
7:11 A.M.
Diane’s teenage son Derek is not pleased that his mother is seeing “Frank.” Derek tries to catch Jack in a lie on his oil rig work. Diane doesn’t question Jack about his past because she trusts him.
COMMENT: You think Jack wanted to just POP the kid upside the head when he ignored his mom and kept drinking from the carton? Ooh Derek you are such a rebel! Please…..
7:13 A.M.
From their home, Tony and Michelle see the news about Palmer. They argue about whether to call in to their former employer CTU since they were on the investigations into the previous attempts on Palmer’s life. Michelle thinks they could assist the case. Tony wants to focus on their current company. She leaves alone for CTU, but when she gets in her car, it explodes. Tony finds Michelle’s body in the wreckage. Another blast hits Tony and knocks him over.
COMMENT: You have got to be FREAKIN’ kidding me! Palmer AND Michelle?? Why don’t you just kill Tony too and you’ll have taken out my 3 favorite people!! We get treated to 3 minutes of “wedded bliss” between 24’s favorite couple and then they go and pull a “Casino” on us. When Tony recovers from surgery (which he just HAS to do) he is going to be PISSED. Go SOUL PATCH!
7:21 A.M.
At CTU, Edgar and Spenser look for connections between Tony, Michelle and Palmer. Edgar calls Chloe, who is on her way into the office. He tells her that Michelle is dead and that Tony is injured. Chloe becomes suspicious when she sees a white van trailing her. She hangs up on Edgar and runs. Inside the van is Haas. Chloe loses the man chasing her in the morning commute rush.
COMMENT: Chloe in the field. I like it. It must be something in the chili (we were having dinner during the first hour) because Chloe doesn’t seem nearly as annoying as she was last year (of course we’re only 21 minutes in…) Quick tip – if you are being chased by people that want to hurt you and are on the phone with CTU – TELL THEM YOU ARE BEING CHASED BY EVIL MEN!! I’ll call you back just doesn’t have the same urgency…
7:23 A.M.
While sitting with Diane, Jack gets an urgent call from Chloe who apologizes for breaking protocol. She tells him about Tony and Michelle, as well as the people chasing her. Chloe is convinced that all the people who know about Jack being alive are targeted. Jack warns her to go dark because there might be a leak inside CTU. He instructs her to head north out of Los Angeles to an abandoned oil refinery where he will meet her. Jack pulls a satchel out of the air vent in his apartment and leaves.
COMMENT: He’s grabbing the satchel and putting on the sunglasses!!!! Ladies and Gentlemen – Jack Bauer is back!!!!
7:25 A.M.
Tony is sent to CTU for medical attention because they can’t protect him at a hospital. Buchanan wants his team to find the connection between Tony and Michelle with Palmer. Audrey Raines arrives at CTU as the Defense Department’s liaison on the investigation. Audrey agrees with Buchanan about postponing the treaty signing, but the President cannot be swayed.
COMMENT: Audrey is back??? Wonderful…Lisa chimes in wondering why they couldn’t have killed her instead of Michelle. Good question. Again – President Putz just begging to be killed!!
7:27 A.M.
President Logan gives a press conference about Palmer’s death at the retreat.
7:28 A.M.
An aide named Evelyn puts the final touches on First Lady Martha Logan’s makeup. “I look like a wedding cake,” Martha says before abruptly dunking her head in the sink of water. Walt Cummings breaks the news about Palmer to her. She becomes upset because she and the former President were close friends. Martha says she has to talk to her husband immediately. Cummings orders the secret service agents to keep her away from the press conference.
COMMENT: I think I’m going to enjoy 23 more hours of Martha! Yes - she’s no Sherry Palmer but then who is?
7:30 A.M.
Martha goes outside, and argues with Novick and the agents holding her back. She refuses to tell them what is so urgent and asks to see Logan when he is done.
COMMENT: You’d think at least a couple of the crack reporters would have noticed the First Lady freakin out off in the distance…Nah – they are just mesmerized by President Putz and his amazing oratory skills.
7:37 A.M.
Jack speeds to the refinery and knocks out a rescue helicopter pilot. Derek has followed him because he is worried about his mom. Jack takes Derek at gunpoint and forces him onto the chopper.
COMMENT: My first thought when Jack arrived at the refinery – he stopping by for his final check?? I need to learn how to knock people out with just one punch. Seems like a handy skill to have. Smart move Derek – you’ve just left Frank’s World and entered the Land of Jack Bauer. Hang on for the ride.
7:39 A.M.
Tony is wheeled into CTU on a gurney. He suffers from head trauma that has affected his speech. Curtis shows Buchanan that Tony’s phone records prove he spoke to Palmer on the day Jack was killed. The transcript files have been corrupted.
COMMENT: Why does that seem so strange?? Is it that outrageous an explanation that Tony knew that Palmer and Jack were friends and wanted to let him know he was dead?
7:40 A.M.
Logan comes to see his wife and she apologizes for making a scene. Martha thinks that Palmer was killed because of her. She explains that Palmer had called her yesterday and wanted to meet about something involving national security and Logan. The President wonders why Palmer didn’t call him directly, but Martha points out that he shut Palmer out of the White House. She was his only access. Martha realizes that her husband doesn’t believe her. “I am not crazy!” she exclaims. Logan promises that he will have Cummings look into it. He sweetly asks her to get ready for the Russian president’s visit.
COMMENT: These two are quite a pair…Chuck and Marty! How the heck is this guy running the country? More importantly – there was an issue of national security and Palmer felt the need to share it with a woman who suffers from “meltdowns” and has to be reminded to take her medication. I thought he was a little bit smarter than that.
7:42 A.M.
Logan tells Cummings that Martha is suffering from another one of her delusions. He recounts what she told him about Palmer. Logan doesn’t want Cummings to do anything about her claims.
COMMENT: Oh dear – delusions too? Think she was delusional when she decided to marry Chuck? Sorry – unsolicited shot at President Putz…
7:43 A.M.
Aboard the helicopter, Jack assures Derek that he is not being kidnapped. He only wants to prevent him from going to the police. When Derek asks who he is, Jack answers: “Someone who’s not supposed to still be alive.”
7:44 A.M.
Jack calls Diane and instructs her to pick up her son in Los Angeles. She is freaked out, but he asks her to trust him. Jack explains to Derek will be freed once he’s completed his task in Los Angeles.
7:50 A.M.
Edgar is worried about Chloe because she hasn’t arrived or answered her cell phone. Spenser assures Edgar that Chloe is fine because he saw her earlier. Edgar realizes that they are dating.
COMMENT: Poor Edgar…took a little while for the light bulb to come on. Wasn’t Spenser supposed to keep his mouth shut about the whole “dating Chloe” thing? Ooops.
7:52 A.M.
Chloe arrives by taxi at the oil refinery to meet Jack. Her jacket gets caught in the fence and she leaves it. Chloe thinks she can tap into the CTU mainframe from the research library at Cal Tech. With no car, they get back in the helicopter.
COMMENT: Was it necessary for Chloe to cut her side on the fence?? I think we could all see how tough it was for her to get through. Maybe its all part of the “show more Chloe skin” campaign since Kim is no longer in the picture to prance around in a tank top and low rider blue jeans. We’re off to a blazin’ start!
7:53 A.M.
As Jack starts the engine, a car pulls up. He realizes that the men have been following Chloe. The helicopter cannot achieve enough speed to take off. The van and another car approach. Jack throws smoke bombs in front of the chopper, and has Chloe take Derek to hide. Haas and his team cannot see through the smoke. Jack takes the team down one by one.
COMMENT: Proof that you don’t want to mess with Jack. Nice to see the skills haven’t suffered during the 18 months working on the oil rig. I guess knifing someone to death is just like riding a bike.
7:54 A.M.
Haas approaches where Chloe and Derek are hiding. Jack shoots him in the leg. Chloe quickly plugs rounds into Haas, but Jack yells for her to hold her fire.
COMMENT: NICE! Chloe plugging him in the gut. Looks like you don’t want to mess with Chloe! She’s growing on me by the minute…
7:55 A.M.
Jack orders Chloe to walk away with Derek. He tells Haas that he will only receive medical attention if he confesses why they are after him. Haas says that Palmer was the primary target and the others were just a diversion to make it look like Jack did it. Haas doesn’t know who hired him. When Jack learns that this is the man who killed Palmer, he shoots him. Chloe and Derek wince as they watch.
COMMENT: You just KNEW the guy was doomed once Jack found out that he was the one who killed Palmer…A little street justice never hurts! Interesting twist that they are framing Jack for the murder(s)…
Quite an exciting hour #1.
Disappointed that Palmer and Michelle have been taken out…
A great base for the next 23hours.
President Logan is such a PUTZ.
On to hour #2.
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