These comments refers to series two as a whole not just the final episode It is another day in Los Angeles is being targeted by terrorists once again and once again it will be up to Jack Bauer and the brave people at CTU to save the day. Jack has left the agency but finds himself called in again when a lead to terrorist activity points to a man he has dealt with while undercover. As the series progresses the nature of the threat changes as do the antagonists; first there are Middle Eastern terrorists plotting to set off a nuclear device in the city but rather than running this story for the whole twenty four hours these terrorists and their threat are thwarted with several hours left. That doesn't mean there is any let up in the action; given the nature of the attack there are those who believe retaliatory strikes must be swift and decisive; a recording points to three Middle Eastern countries but Jack believes it is fake. The President agrees to delay but others in his cabinet believe his actions are wrong and seek to remove him from office. Jack will have to work fast if he is to prevent a war.
As one might expect there is lots of action as well as scenes that some may find disturbing; it isn't only the bad guys who resort to murder and torture. Apart from Jack and a small group at CTU it is hard to know who we can trust; some people set up to look bad turn out to be innocent while others who appear to be good turn out to be bad. The main story is trilling from start to finish however the side story involving Jack's daughter Kim feels like an excuse to keep her character in the series. The cast does a great job; Kiefer Sutherland's portrayal of Jack Bauer is such that we can suspend our disbelief as he can keep going for twenty four hours even after being tortured till his heart stopped! Overall I'd say this series was even better than the first, although I must admit it is some time since I watched that.
As one might expect there is lots of action as well as scenes that some may find disturbing; it isn't only the bad guys who resort to murder and torture. Apart from Jack and a small group at CTU it is hard to know who we can trust; some people set up to look bad turn out to be innocent while others who appear to be good turn out to be bad. The main story is trilling from start to finish however the side story involving Jack's daughter Kim feels like an excuse to keep her character in the series. The cast does a great job; Kiefer Sutherland's portrayal of Jack Bauer is such that we can suspend our disbelief as he can keep going for twenty four hours even after being tortured till his heart stopped! Overall I'd say this series was even better than the first, although I must admit it is some time since I watched that.