There’s no point in holding back. Monday’s episode of 24 was the best one so far this season.
It had a bit of everything: Jack doing Jack things. Romantic betrayal, redemption, then more betrayal—by a ripped terrorist who looks like he’s been hitting the monkey bars pretty hard at the Al Qaeda training camp. The clock ticking on a webcast execution. Compromised nuclear security. Another direct attack on CTU. And maybe even a tiny bit of redemption for the Dana Walsh storyline, thanks to Stephen Root.
Well, in this latest episode, I got a HUGE plate piled high, buffet-style. The more action I wanted, the more the show gave me, serving after serving. By the time the bill came, (read: credits rolled) I was both stuffed and exhausted. The verdict? Satisfied.
I thought this was easily the best episode of the season. As the plot twisted, bobbed and weaved its way through the hour, I was on the edge of my comfy “24 watching” seat the entire time. Even with the obvious deficiency of the “ghost of the dumb subplot past” (aka the Kevin/Dana saga), it was still a strong show.
Last night’s episode was the season’s best by far; I didn’t see Tarin’s double-cross of Kayla coming for a mile, nor did I predict the plot point to take out CTU.
I just want to say that I really enjoyed the two hours that Nelson McCormick directed this season (11 & 12) and I hope to see him come back and do some more episodes if we get a 9th season of 24.
A NAIL-BITING HOSTAGE SITUATION AND STRESSFUL CIRCUMSTANCES AT CTU HAVE EMOTIONS ESCALATING ON AN ALL-NEW “24″ MONDAY, MARCH 15, ON FOX
While Jack and Cole team up in the field to shield New York from the calamitous threat, a hostage situation has CTU completely stressed out. Meanwhile, unrelenting parole officer Prady presses on in his investigation, and unexpected developments send the Hassan family into a major tailspin in the all-new “Day 8: 3:00 AM-4:00 AM” episode of 24 airing Monday, March 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (TWF-812) (TV-14 V)
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer; Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O’Brian; Cherry Jones as Allison Taylor; Annie Wersching as Renee Walker; Anil Kapoor as Omar Hassan; Mykelti Williamson as Brian Hastings; Chris Diamantopoulos as Rob Weiss; Katee Sackhoff as Dana Walsh; Freddie Prinze Jr. as Cole Ortiz; John Boyd as Arlo Glass
Guest Cast: Stephen Root as Bill Prady; Necar Zadegan as Dalia Hassan; Nazneen Contractor as Kayla Hassan; Mido Hamada as Samir;Rizwan Manji as Ahman; David Gianopoulos as Sergrant Amis; John T. Woods as Bellow; Charlie Bodin as Gerrard; Julian Morris as CTU Agent Owens; T.J. Ramini as Tarin Forush; Hrach Titizian As Nabeel; Matt Yang Kin as CTU Agent King
Actor John T. Woods has updated his official web page with the text “Co-starring on ’24′ on FOX. Filming in Oct.”
According to his IMDB listing, Woods will be playing a character named “Bellow” in (at least) the 12th episode, which is 3AM to 4AM in the storyline. It’s not clear as to whether this will be a recurring character or if it’s just a single episode gig.
Stunt double Sera Trimble posted a picture on her blog with Nazneen Contractor who plays 24‘s Kayla Hassan. Kayla is the daughter of President Omar Hassan (played by Anil Kapoor) who is the target of an assassination attempt.
