It has been. So. Long.
We start with a kickass daytime, traffic-accident kidnapping.
Jack Bauer doesn't need counsel when he's answering questions at a Senate hearing. Counsel is for pussies. Hey sorry, Senator, sometimes torture happens. Deal. Jack bitches at the Senator and then is taken away by the FBI, who need him, presumably for those torture skills.
The guy who was kidnapped is a Homeland Security engineer, the kidnappers want to get through some kind of major government firewall, blah blah blah... TONY! TONY'S BACK! He was revived right after Jack left him, and a different body was buried in his grave. Wow, they went so far as to bury a different body? Why would someone do that? And will they ever explain that?
Poor Jack feels so betrayed that his BFF didn't tell him he was alive... and he doesn't want to believe Tony's gone bad either. Believe it, Jack. Tony has a scar and he's wearing a black leather jacket now. He's bad.
Anyway, Tony is heading this crew of baddies. And the FBI keeps referring to them as a "crew". I don't like the use of that word. The crew takes over Air Traffic Control and causes a near-crash at JFK airport. The fact that Tony didn't let the planes actually crash: Clue No. 1 he's not really bad. I hope.
Jack thinks there's a mole in the FBI. Of course. Now that CTU has disbanded, the moles have to find employment elsewhere. He's right (of course) and in the end he figures out where Tony is, and shows up. And epic Jack and Tony fight results. EPIC!
Seems the Big Bad behind Tony's crew is seeking vengeance for the death of his brother, killed in that whole Sengala thing from the TV movie I guess. Bad guys on this show always have rooms with huge screens displaying maps. This guy's maps are green.
I like the new President (though I largely ignore her dead son/war subplot so far) and I really like Janeane Garofalo. I don't like the main FBI dude (Larry?), because his eyes are too close together. He's gross.
These 2 hours flew by. And I wonder if maybe Tony really is bad after all. You never know, this show could change its mind after 5 weeks.
It was great, and there's more tomorrow. And we haven't even gotten Chloe and Bill yet!
3 comments:
You forgot the other two indicators of Tony being "bad"- the buzz cut and his raspy voice. It was awesome!!!
You're right. And was it just me or did the voice get even sexier? I mean he normally whispers, but this was even lower. OH GOD TONY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Don't get too excited... I'm assuming that he'll only be around 6 episodes max so that I'm not disappointed.
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