Tony Almeida to return for 24: Live Another Day?

@Ozgur “bring back a terrorist character”

Personally I liked when they brought back Nina and Mandy two times. Why not Tony if the story is good?

And one might argue it’s a bit more complex than “terrorist character”.

Tony was headed to prison at end of S7. So for him to be in LAD, there has to be a reason he is out of prison. I am thinking the Adrian character (i.e Julian Assunge) has some dirt on the US govt. Maybe somehow that is linked to Tony being out of prison.

Also, maybe Tony will appear late in LAD to save the day. Tony saved the day in S1 at the Bauer house and again in S4 when Jack and Audrey were trapped and out gunned.

I could not care less about Nina or Mandy, too extremely superficial characters who began to pop up totally randomly in irrelevant places.

As for vengeful Tony, he just came from clicheland so I found nothing compelling about it. And what the writers did with the character was WAAAAY over the top for losing a wife or son or whoever.

Tony already got a closure. He went crazy and got just locked up for life. There is no necessity whatsoever to follow up a character who would be naturally doomed for the rest of his life because of the things he had done.

Some people just need to learn the difference between “closure” and “closure that I am not happy with the way things ended”.

Well said!! I wish there was an ignore button because I’m sick of seeing this dudes garbage posts. Just go away!

Just to add to Gerry’s point – like the new touch up on the site, looks fresh :D

Also after reading your post Gerry, I see where you’re coming from and you’re starting to lead me down that garden path as well.

It’s not that we want 24 to appeal to us only – I’m sure you will agree with me that you’d like 24 to have a larger following due to this new series kicking off. By introducing Tony in the middle of this, it could somewhat confuse new viewers.

But they’ve surprised me with great story lines over the past few years that I’m sure they won’t disappoint.

There is a lot of history between Tony and Jack pre-Season 1. If Tony comes back, then he would be the only character since then to be part of this new story. Yeah, Tony’s done a lot of ‘bad things’ and pissed Jack off at the end of Season 7, but I think we need him to help new viewers understand Jack’s character and what he’s been through.

Jack and Tony are essentially two sides of the same coin, they are almost mirror images of one another in character with similarly tragic trajectories, but Jack always had his family as an anchor where Tony did not (certainly not after Michelle’s murder), and that’s likely why Tony bottomed out a lot sooner than Jack did. I always found it awesome on the ’24’ writers’ part – and why I love this show! – that the very thing Jack criticizes Tony for in Season 7 (revenge over his wife’s death) is the very same thing Jack himself goes on to do in Season 8 (revenge over Renee’s death)…

As ‘Live Another Day’ begins, both Jack and Tony are likely in the same emotional place; both committed pretty dubious acts in service of what they believed to be justified reasons (although both acts boiled down to one thing; vengeance), both lost loved ones that ignited their respective rampages, both likely feel their country has betrayed them and the ideals they fought to defend, and both have lost their freedom as a result – Tony (presumably and again) went to a federal prison whilst Jack fled the U.S. and went on the lam – so I’m wondering if the writers will once again show how both men react differently to the same scenario, a scenario that may just bring about a chance for possible redemption… but at what cost?

of course It depends on what they do with his character that’s why there discussing it with him.

I think this is great news. Just the other day I was remembering that Logan was left with brain damage, and now four years later, we have Tony back. I think that it would be a good plot having Logan recovered from his brain damage, but “bluffing” it, lying as usual, but manipulating the whole situation again. It would be a good story having Tony facing Logan. He couldn’t in the past.

I could see Tony coming back Jack needing information from him in prison.

if Tony Almeida doesn’t come back ,.. i won’t watch one episode of 24: Live Another Day! because it’s Tony Almeida or BUST for 24: LAD!!!

I too detested Tony becoming a merciless killer just to seek revenge for Michelle and his unborn son. I had a hard time seeing Tony treating Jack as he did and killing all those FBI agents just to complete his mission. Knowing Tony as all of us did..it made no sense. Jack’s revenge was surgical, and any innocent casualty was shot in extremity to incapacitate temporarily.
As much as I wanted Tony back, it was like resurrecting the devil.
Would love to see Tony redeem himself…but can’t see how Jack would ever trust him after what went down at end of season 7.

I don’t think will see redeemablety

I am a huge ’24’ and Tony fan but I have to say that while season 6 is by far the weakest season of ’24’, the weakest moment of ’24’ is when Tony kills the FBI agent in season 7. The writers of ’24’ asked the TV audience to suspend their disbelief when they resurected Tony from the dead. That moment cheaped the show somewhat but I went along for the ride because the show needed Tony back after the season 6 mess.

When you see Tony as a supposed villain at the start of season 7, I just automatically assumed (and rightly so) that he must be working under-cover because it would be totally inconsistent with his character to kill innocent civilians. And then it was great seeing Tony and Jack working together again for most of the season. For three-quarters of the season, season 7 was solid. And then boom. The twist that Tony was a villian and is willing to kill anyone in his path of seeking revenge for Michele’s death. It is the weakest twist that ’24’ could have come up with (right along with the ‘twist’ that Jack’s brother and dad were the main villians in season 6). It cheaped everything that Tony had done beforehand. It re-introduced the ’24’ criticism that the show just comes up with stuff on the fly instead of mapping out the whole season beforehand. Season 7 went straight down from that point.

I have no problem if they want to bring Tony back as long as the writers have a well thought out plan concerning what to do with his character. I dont want to see a repeat of what the season 7 Tony ‘twist’ did to the show.

Given all the things we’ve known so far (Tony, Audrey, Chloe), I really do hope they take this opportunity as a chance to give a proper closure to the 24 series, and a closure to Jack Bauer’s character, instead of trying to kick off something exciting and new. As much as I came to accept Season 8 and appreciate it, where it left off was not an acceptable ending for me; and that’s mainly why I detested Season 8 so much until I learned they are doing another series with 24.

After the end of Day 8, Jack is in exile, Chloe is arrested. Tony is probably still in jail and Audrey is probably in a coma. That sort of ending is not appropriate for such a great series. Kill them off or let them live happily ever after, I don’t care, but they shouldn’t be left suspended like that. And I would be very pissed if it’s sort of the same suspension at the end of Live Another Day.

Jack called tony a coward at the end of day 7 and said michelle would nt have wanted this, while in the series jack did the exact same thing just months later after he had a one night stand with a woman who by the way was nt pregnant with his baby

Having Tony come back would be great. I just hope he straightens out his act. I’ve got a good idea for 24. Mix it in with the show Person of Interest and let’s see a good fight between John Reese and Jack Bauer.

I dont mind seeing any of these characters come back … Just because they come back doesnt necessarily mean they make thru the entire season… Killing off a major character was always a good motivator for Jack

I’d say the opinion is split. The fans think Tony’s ending deserved better & there’s the other side who thought his ending was just fine. & see is how Tony turned out in Day 7…. The writers could break new ground between Jack & Tony…. I seems if that cross paths again it would seem more personal. I don’t see any issue with bring Tony back. They’ve always have a good balance of having old & new characters.

Yes i want to see Tony Almeida again…

I think it would all but take an act of God for Tony to be able to win Jack’s trust again after all that went down between them in Season 8, which I frankly thought was the pits. Another mole in CTU? Really writers? Then a double dealing weasal president who is caught under the evil spell of Logan and hangs Jack out to dry until the very end when it is almost to late to do any good. This from a woman president who was strong enojugh to let her own daughter go to prison for crimes committed? And then the woosification of Jack the politcal correact through the middle of it was down right infuriating! Our Jack who stared down a Senator and told him he wasn’t going to explain his actions to his commette in the prequil to Season 8 becomes a woose?! Not the Jack I know and love to watch! Jack and Tony are in many ways mirror opposites in how they’ve handled the tragedies dealt them in life, and Tony taking a bullit for Jack could have merit and to a degree be in character for him in many ways.

Jack Hell being back as the new president after the way he tried to dress Jack down in their last encounter when he came to be with Audrey is not exactly a high point in casting in my book. Everytime I see him in his advertisments for buying gold etc makes me want to flip to another channel. Jack was right at least Audrey persisted in trying to find him when all of the politicians had given up!

I wonder if FOX has any plans to start running some previous seasons of “24” as a way to promo “To Live Again” and to maybe catch new fans up to speed and familiarize them with some of the characters previous development?

Is it me or does the new CTU look a little like the Pentagon?

24 is about Jack and the moral ambiguities that have plagued him. He states that he has no regrets but in other seasons we see him questioning his actions and crying for what can only be regrettable actions. Season 8 was a difficult season because motivated by revenge, his actions took on a disturbing nature. He had to know that he was placing his family in danger of retribution and potentially setting off a war which would cost more innocent lives than he had saved with his well placed bullet wounds. The upcoming series will hopefully provide some closure because a character as intriguing and complex deserves more than to become a caricature of himself. I hope we will see a more thoughtful and even regretful Jack able to put his revenge lust behind him and if Tony returns, even find it in his heart to have some compassion for a fellow fallen patriot.

Please bring Tony back hes an amazing actor alongside both Jack and Chloe. I really would be jumping up and down if there were news to say Tony will be back !! <3

Plis Tony returns :( best character 24

Why isn’t Mandy dead yet pls can you bring her back to kill her off

Definitely! I know this is a whole new show, but I would like to see the bit of continuity Tony would bring….and some great questions are hanging in the air. How did Michelle’s death affect him, and who has he become since then? Yikes…DO it! Bring Tony back!