24 2.1 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Day 2: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM.”
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to series creators Joel Surnow & Robert Cochran.
What did Coax say about this one in its June 24 spoilers?
Did David Palmer become president?
Yes.
Is Palmer president as the second season unfurls?
Yes.
Is Jack Bauer consumed solely with avenging his wife’s death?
No. Jack is busy trying to track down a terrorist-controlled nuclear device earmarked for Los Angeles. It might be able to evaporate 100 square miles of Southern California.
You’re not telling us Germans are behind this?
Mamud Rashed Faheen, a member of the Hezhollah, has been planning that day’s attack on Los Angeles for six months. Faheen is also a member of a splinter group called The Second Wave, whose training camps are based in Eastern Iraq.
Is Palmer in Los Angeles or D.C. when this nuclear crisis crops up?
He’s at Washington State’s Hood Canal Pier on a fishing trip with son Kieth. Before the first act is over, however, he’s 200 feet below ground in the war room of the government’s Northwest Regional Operations Complex.
How does the first act end?
With Palmer phoning up the Iraqi ambassador.
Does the second season also begin at midnight?
No. This one starts at 8 a.m.
Is George Mason still working at CTU?
Yes.
Is Soul-Patch Tony still working at CTU?
Yes.
Does Soul-Patch Tony shave the soul-patch out of grief for his failed relationship with Nina?
No word on this yet.
Any sign of Kim?
In the first few minutes of the first episode, we see Kim going off with her new friend Megan as Jack looks on.
Cut to the chase! Any sign of superhot nakedness-prone lesbian terrorist Mandy?
Not yet.
Any new characters?
Eric Rayburn, head of the NSA. Jenny Dodge, a Palmer aide. Jenny doesn’t trust Rayburn. Neither does Palmer.
Any other new characters?
We meet the Warner family. Successful businessman Bob and his two grown daughters, Kate and Marie. Marie will be married that evening to Reza, a Middle Eastern man who works for Bob. Reza is jealous of Marie’s ex, who is attending the wedding. Is Reza somehow connected to the terrorist scheme, or is this more of the show’s insidious misdirection?
What did Coax say about this one in its June 27 spoilers?
Hey, one of the talkbackers on Herc’s last “24” post said Jack Bauer’s fabulous blonde daughter Kim is actually a nanny now. True?
True. What the cheeky talkbacker may or may not have failed to mention is that Kim’s mercurial new boss, successful commercial director Gary Matheson, has some kind of temper! Before the end of season two’s first episode, Gary will have slapped his trophy wife silly. And even the protective Kim won’t be able to dodge a smack upside the head!
Is Kim a live-in nanny?
Yes.
Will Jack kill Gary?
This I swear! Er, I mean, who can be certain?
Herc never said whether Jack is still with Counter-Terrorism Unit.
As the episode begins, Jack is on “inactive” status. Within minutes, though, he’s back working for Uncle Sam at the behest of President Palmer. (Don’t be surprised if Bauer looks a little different the next time we see him.)
Did Soul-Patch Tony get Jack’s job?
Doesn’t look like it. But he did inherit Nina’s old desk.
With Jack, Nina, Jamey and likely even Milo gone, isn’t CTU now a big empty place?
Not so much. We will soon meet at least two dishy CTU operatives. Paula is a perky, overeager programmer. CTU vet Michelle will serve, at least temporarily, as Jack’s right hand during the big crisis.
Are Paula and Michelle traitors??
Heh. If they were, people would kinda stop watching “24.” Am I right?
Will Michelle serve as Jack's new love interest?
Zap2it.com reports that the Hollywood Reporter reports that the suspicious young Kate Warner (mentioned in Coax's last "24" post) is likely to catch Jack's eye.
Wanda over at E! Online says Sherry Palmer won’t be back next season. What the dilly?
Well, Entertainment Weekly says Sherry will be back. The relentlessly beguiling Wanda also seems to think new Palmer aide Jenny Dodge was introduced last season, though no one else seems to remember Jenny (perhaps Wanda is thinking of the vixenish Patty?). It’s all very odd.
Is everyone really sick of Herc’s obsession with nakedness-prone lesbian mass-murderer Mandy?
In no way. Most Coax readers enjoy being reminded of Mandy and her propensity for spontaneous nudity. But Herc will soon stop making mention of Mandy, hopeful that it will somehow increase his chances of seeing her cavort nakedly again.
Doesn’t Wanda over at E! Online also keep saying Jack’s romantic interest will be Marie, the bride-to-be?
Who can remember? Coax’s info has told us forever that Jack hooks up with Kate, the older sister.
What does TV Guide say?
“Return: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is back to fight another day as the acclaimed series opens its second season with a commercial-free episode. The format is the same - each hour is a separate episode - but the day now starts at 8 A.M. It's been a year since Jack lost his wife, and the emotional toll includes estrangement from his daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert), who is now a live-in au pair for a troubled family. Jack is no longer with CTU, and no longer interested in that line of work - until he's summoned directly by President Palmer (Dennis Haysbert). The situation: terrorists have planted a nuclear device somewhere in Los Angeles and plan to detonate it within 24 hours.”
What is TV Guide not telling us?
TV Guide tells you nothing!!! NOTHING!!!
You’ve seen the episode. Does the soul-patch endure?
Tony is patch-free this season. Both Bauer and Mason sport beaards now.
Why is Mason still at CTU?
That’s what Mason wants to know. He grouses about how he should “already be in D.C. by now” thanks to his deal last year with Palmer.
Any sign of Nina?
Not this week.
Any sign of Sherry?
Palmer asks Keith how she’s doing. “She puts on a happy face for everyone,” says Keith, “but I know she’s hurting.”
Does anyone as cute as Mia Kirshner cavort nakedly?
Kim, it turns out, is the kind of live-in nanny who likes to wander around the house in her undies. (Her handsome but creepy new boss, Gary, can’t stop staring at her.) Michelle Forbes (“Homicide: Life on the Streets”) and Tamlyn Tomita (“Joy Luck Club”) both star this year as Palmer aides, but both remain fully clothed this week.
The big news?
Once briefed on the threat, Jack actually walks out on Palmer and CTU, his only thought to pick up Kim and get out of Los Angeles. Also, Palmer no longer phones an Iraqi ambassador; he now phones the goateed prime minister of an unidentified nation.
How does it end, spoiler-boy?
Jack finishes shaving.
Herc’s rating for “24” 2.1?
****
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
- ***** better than we deserve
- **** better than most motion pictures
- *** actually worth your valuable time
- ** as horrible as most stuff on TV
- * makes you quietly pray for bulletins
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Yes.
Yes.
No. Jack is busy trying to track down a terrorist-controlled nuclear device earmarked for Los Angeles. It might be able to evaporate 100 square miles of Southern California.
Mamud Rashed Faheen, a member of the Hezhollah, has been planning that day’s attack on Los Angeles for six months. Faheen is also a member of a splinter group called The Second Wave, whose training camps are based in Eastern Iraq.
He’s at Washington State’s Hood Canal Pier on a fishing trip with son Kieth. Before the first act is over, however, he’s 200 feet below ground in the war room of the government’s Northwest Regional Operations Complex.
With Palmer phoning up the Iraqi ambassador.
No. This one starts at 8 a.m.
Yes.
Yes.
No word on this yet.
In the first few minutes of the first episode, we see Kim going off with her new friend Megan as Jack looks on.
Not yet.
Eric Rayburn, head of the NSA. Jenny Dodge, a Palmer aide. Jenny doesn’t trust Rayburn. Neither does Palmer.
We meet the Warner family. Successful businessman Bob and his two grown daughters, Kate and Marie. Marie will be married that evening to Reza, a Middle Eastern man who works for Bob. Reza is jealous of Marie’s ex, who is attending the wedding. Is Reza somehow connected to the terrorist scheme, or is this more of the show’s insidious misdirection?
True. What the cheeky talkbacker may or may not have failed to mention is that Kim’s mercurial new boss, successful commercial director Gary Matheson, has some kind of temper! Before the end of season two’s first episode, Gary will have slapped his trophy wife silly. And even the protective Kim won’t be able to dodge a smack upside the head!
Yes.
This I swear! Er, I mean, who can be certain?
As the episode begins, Jack is on “inactive” status. Within minutes, though, he’s back working for Uncle Sam at the behest of President Palmer. (Don’t be surprised if Bauer looks a little different the next time we see him.)
Doesn’t look like it. But he did inherit Nina’s old desk.
Not so much. We will soon meet at least two dishy CTU operatives. Paula is a perky, overeager programmer. CTU vet Michelle will serve, at least temporarily, as Jack’s right hand during the big crisis.
Heh. If they were, people would kinda stop watching “24.” Am I right?
Zap2it.com reports that the Hollywood Reporter reports that the suspicious young Kate Warner (mentioned in Coax's last "24" post) is likely to catch Jack's eye.
Well, Entertainment Weekly says Sherry will be back. The relentlessly beguiling Wanda also seems to think new Palmer aide Jenny Dodge was introduced last season, though no one else seems to remember Jenny (perhaps Wanda is thinking of the vixenish Patty?). It’s all very odd.
In no way. Most Coax readers enjoy being reminded of Mandy and her propensity for spontaneous nudity. But Herc will soon stop making mention of Mandy, hopeful that it will somehow increase his chances of seeing her cavort nakedly again.
Who can remember? Coax’s info has told us forever that Jack hooks up with Kate, the older sister.
“Return: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is back to fight another day as the acclaimed series opens its second season with a commercial-free episode. The format is the same - each hour is a separate episode - but the day now starts at 8 A.M. It's been a year since Jack lost his wife, and the emotional toll includes estrangement from his daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert), who is now a live-in au pair for a troubled family. Jack is no longer with CTU, and no longer interested in that line of work - until he's summoned directly by President Palmer (Dennis Haysbert). The situation: terrorists have planted a nuclear device somewhere in Los Angeles and plan to detonate it within 24 hours.”
TV Guide tells you nothing!!! NOTHING!!!
Tony is patch-free this season. Both Bauer and Mason sport beaards now.
That’s what Mason wants to know. He grouses about how he should “already be in D.C. by now” thanks to his deal last year with Palmer.
Not this week.
Palmer asks Keith how she’s doing. “She puts on a happy face for everyone,” says Keith, “but I know she’s hurting.”
Kim, it turns out, is the kind of live-in nanny who likes to wander around the house in her undies. (Her handsome but creepy new boss, Gary, can’t stop staring at her.) Michelle Forbes (“Homicide: Life on the Streets”) and Tamlyn Tomita (“Joy Luck Club”) both star this year as Palmer aides, but both remain fully clothed this week.
Once briefed on the threat, Jack actually walks out on Palmer and CTU, his only thought to pick up Kim and get out of Los Angeles. Also, Palmer no longer phones an Iraqi ambassador; he now phones the goateed prime minister of an unidentified nation.
Jack finishes shaving.
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System: Is Palmer president as the second season unfurls?
Is Jack Bauer consumed solely with avenging his wife’s death?
You’re not telling us Germans are behind this?
Is Palmer in Los Angeles or D.C. when this nuclear crisis crops up?
How does the first act end?
Does the second season also begin at midnight?
Is George Mason still working at CTU?
Is Soul-Patch Tony still working at CTU?
Does Soul-Patch Tony shave the soul-patch out of grief for his failed relationship with Nina?
Any sign of Kim?
Cut to the chase! Any sign of superhot nakedness-prone lesbian terrorist Mandy?
Any new characters?
Any other new characters?
What did Coax say about this one in its June 27 spoilers?
Hey, one of the talkbackers on Herc’s last “24” post said Jack Bauer’s fabulous blonde daughter Kim is actually a nanny now. True?
Is Kim a live-in nanny?
Will Jack kill Gary?
Herc never said whether Jack is still with Counter-Terrorism Unit.
Did Soul-Patch Tony get Jack’s job?
With Jack, Nina, Jamey and likely even Milo gone, isn’t CTU now a big empty place?
Are Paula and Michelle traitors??
Will Michelle serve as Jack's new love interest?
Wanda over at E! Online says Sherry Palmer won’t be back next season. What the dilly?
Is everyone really sick of Herc’s obsession with nakedness-prone lesbian mass-murderer Mandy?
Doesn’t Wanda over at E! Online also keep saying Jack’s romantic interest will be Marie, the bride-to-be?
What does TV Guide say?
What is TV Guide not telling us?
You’ve seen the episode. Does the soul-patch endure?
Why is Mason still at CTU?
Any sign of Nina?
Any sign of Sherry?
Does anyone as cute as Mia Kirshner cavort nakedly?
The big news?
How does it end, spoiler-boy?
Herc’s rating for “24” 2.1?
****
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