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It's nice to see Jack out of LA. And yes, it's irritating to see Jack being held accountable in this way, but they did give voice to the viewer point of view with the FBI agent in the car with him. To a degree, I don't mind Jack being held responsible for the same reasons he mentioned. Still, at some point, I'd like to see him back being the Hero and not the scapegoat.

I don't remember how Tony supposedly died, but he definitely didn't die immediately from the stab in the neck. I remember us here talking about how much/fast he was recovering from that stab wound as he continued doing things in that season (probably the same season Michelle died, which is what was driving him).

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Tony died because Henderson (Peter Weller's character) injected him with chemicals that Tony was going to use to kill him, for vengence for Michelle's death.

I wonder if the hearings at the beginning were lip service to the criticism 24 got in the sixth season for their "promotion" of toture.

Also Tony wasn't stabbed in the neck. He was shot in the neck but that was in Season 3

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Agent Walker (Anne Wersching) is pretty hot for a FBI agent. I can do without Chloe-wannabe.

Sam (Carly Pope) is also very easy on the eyes.

Season 7 is off on a good start.

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Chloe-wannabe is Janeane Garafalo, isn't she?

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Yes.

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Yeah, I've rewatched a few seasons lately, it all must've blurred together a bit. I knew he was stabbed with a syringe and injected, but I thought it was in the neck for some reason.

Anyway, I've seen the 20 minutes I missed and I don't buy that explanation at all. They say Tony was taken away by paramedics... why would paramedics or doctors or anyone who didn't know who he was fake his death. I mean he might have at the time believed the President would come after him or something, but at the same time, he would've needed a ton of support to do that, and without Michelle or Jack knowing, who would've helped him to do that.

Whatever, I'll get past that, it was a good return for the first two hours, took what Redemption started and ramped it up a bit, but who knows how well they'll be able to maintain that momentum through the season. Hopefully it'll at least continue through tomorrow. (I seem to recall the awful season 6 even having a pretty decent opening 4 hours).

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Off to a good start, although I did laugh out loud at how unbelievable the van/car crash was at the beginning.

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Technical implausibility, moles, and silly office romance/politics -- 24 is back!

Yes, apparently he still has information to move the plot forward.

Yes of course. I also recall a promo bit after Redemption with the FBI boss unconvincingly stating that since we're the good guys we follow the rules, and Jack puts him in his place and tells how How Things Are Done.

The writers should stop being so damned sensitive about their wacko fantasy world and concentrate on making sure the action and excitement outweighs the stupidity.

The hot babes also help.

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I've a feeling you're gonna have lots of laughs throughout the series, as the next poster Ken says : Technical implausibility, moles, and silly office romance/politics -- 24 is back!

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I think Anne Wersching was the real standout of the past two hours for me so far. She and Kiefer Sutherland seem to have very good chemistry on screen, and her character and Jack make for a pretty effective team (she keeps her cool, can come up with an effective cover story at the drop of a hat, keeps Jack on a good leash, is tactically intelligent and an excellent shot). If the producers have pegged her as a potential love interest, I hope they keep it on a Mulder-and-Scully level. She's a definite step up from the ever-in-distress Audrey.

Heh, now just watch and find out she's the mole. Anything's possible at this point.

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I don't buy it either which is why I believe they just rushed through the explanation in the first 15 minutes hoping no one would really notice and off we go with the plot. As long as Jack is seen as buying it, who is the audience to complain?

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I was surprised that he was dead already. I thought this was something we would see this season.

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They wanted him alive. How could they be sure that he wouldn't have died in either of those crashes? Poor planning/bad writing.

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Of course he is! It was made pretty obvious he was playing along to gain the other bad guy's trust as to the "real" act of terror to follow. Even if the Feds checked the other agencies for an undercover op... that just means he's now a paid up member of Her Majesty's Secret Service.

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Hopefully there's more to the story that we'll find out soon. I thought I heard a line last night that suggested this, but I can't remember what it was so perhaps I'm just imagining that.

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I thought it was a decent start. Much better than that 'Redemption' nonsense. The comedy factor was definitely high. I especially liked Jack's homemade silencer with the dirty towel sitting on the ground.

One complaint I have is I think Cherry Jones is horribly cast as president. She is just not presidential in any way. She seems like she should be playing Chloe's mom or something instead. I suppose you could make the same case for Logan, but at least he was thrown in from being VP (and wasn't actually elected).

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Great to have Jack back!!! I watched the premiere with a very critical eye because I was so disgusted by S6 that I wanted to see if the show had its' old magic back for this new season and so far I'm not disappointed. It was a very fun 2 hours and it flew by IMHO. Can't wait for the 2nd half of the premiere tonight.

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My other observations...

I am getting tired of this cliche'

To inform the Joe Six Pack viewing audience about political issues, have the dumb, I'm just like you are, President ask 1000 question after being told a fact.

Important Guy - Madam Prez, they have control of our computer systems.
M. Prez - Huh? What does that mean? What can they do with that? Can't we just pull a plug???

I miss the days of Haysbert as Prez Palmer. Now that was a President.

If I worked in a company where there were that many moles hindering my work, I would look for another line of work.

The RoboCop count goes +1 !
Kurtwood Smith!

Although I liked the episodes (and there are 2 more to watch) this has to be the weakest, in terms of action and thrills of any 24 opener.

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I'm with you, Scott. I thought Redemption was dreadfully boring but was quite pleased with the first 2 episodes of Season 7.

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Yes, I thought Renee was good too. Everything else you say makes sense tho

As for her boss, he looks like George Mason, talks like George Mason...

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According to a writeup in USAToday's television column today, Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

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Using the 24 magic teleportation machine.

It will get you from L.A. to Washington D.C. by the commercial break.

Or, let me guess, they were subpoenaed for questioning in Jack's trial.

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BIG SPOILER

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Another thing I had to laugh at was the new "Angry Almeida" look. Did he have that angry face surgically placed?

And what's the over/under on number of episodes Jack and Tony are working together?