It's almost that time again, folks. The cliffhanging must-see day-in-the-life of borderline psychotic Jack Bower returns next Tuesday (28 October).
This twenty-four hours takes place three years after the events of last season. President Palmer is on the campaign trail for reelection (after recovering from his bioattack) and Jack is back as director of CTU.
The premise:
Mexican druglord Ramon Salazar's brother Hector intends to release a biological attack against America through a big bag of coke unless Ramon is released from prison.
Who's new:
Wayne Palmer - it appears the pres is having trouble trusting anybody working for him, so he hires his brother as chief-of-staff.
Dr Anne Packard - the president's personal physician is also his girlfriend.
Nicole Duncan (played by Andrea Thompson) - a virologist who works at CTU.
Agent Chase - Jack's new partner.
Recurring characters:
Jack - has spent the past six months undercover to bust Ramon, and now has a secret he's hiding from CTU.
Tony & Michelle - they're still hot and heavy.
Kim Bower - works at CTU... for some reason.
Didn't make the cut:
Sherry Palmer - the president has finally moved on.
Kate Warner - maybe Jack has issues or something.
Nina - unless she's linked with all threats to nation security, of course.
The season premiere is going commercial-free again this year, unless you count the five minute ad for Ford (who is sponsoring it). And I have to say that the story sounds a little more interesting than last year's. It seems like it has less potential to be as all-over-the-place. Bringing Kim back is groan-inducing at the very least, but her new position does garner her a better chance of getting killed.
But still, it has the potential to recapture the thriller aspect that is absent from most of the TVscape these days. Here's to the only network show I actually look forward to every week.
This twenty-four hours takes place three years after the events of last season. President Palmer is on the campaign trail for reelection (after recovering from his bioattack) and Jack is back as director of CTU.
The premise:
Mexican druglord Ramon Salazar's brother Hector intends to release a biological attack against America through a big bag of coke unless Ramon is released from prison.
Who's new:
Wayne Palmer - it appears the pres is having trouble trusting anybody working for him, so he hires his brother as chief-of-staff.
Dr Anne Packard - the president's personal physician is also his girlfriend.
Nicole Duncan (played by Andrea Thompson) - a virologist who works at CTU.
Agent Chase - Jack's new partner.
Recurring characters:
Jack - has spent the past six months undercover to bust Ramon, and now has a secret he's hiding from CTU.
Tony & Michelle - they're still hot and heavy.
Kim Bower - works at CTU... for some reason.
Didn't make the cut:
Sherry Palmer - the president has finally moved on.
Kate Warner - maybe Jack has issues or something.
Nina - unless she's linked with all threats to nation security, of course.
The season premiere is going commercial-free again this year, unless you count the five minute ad for Ford (who is sponsoring it). And I have to say that the story sounds a little more interesting than last year's. It seems like it has less potential to be as all-over-the-place. Bringing Kim back is groan-inducing at the very least, but her new position does garner her a better chance of getting killed.
But still, it has the potential to recapture the thriller aspect that is absent from most of the TVscape these days. Here's to the only network show I actually look forward to every week.
