Day 8: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. (8 Mar. 2010)

A mother wants to save her son, an estranged couple reconnects to look for their daughter, and Jack races against the clock to dissuade a suicide bomber.

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers:

Joel Surnow (creator), Robert Cochran (creator),

Stars:

Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Anil Kapoor

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian
Anil Kapoor	...	President Omar Hassan
Mykelti Williamson	...	Brian Hastings
Katee Sackhoff	...	Dana Walsh
John Boyd	...	Arlo Glass
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Cole Ortiz
Stephen Root	...	Bill Prady
Nazneen Contractor	...	Kayla Hassan
Mido Hamada	...	Samir Mehran
Julian Morris	...	Agent Owen
Necar Zadegan	...	Dalia Hassan
T.J. Ramini	...	Tarin Faroush
Rami Malek	...	Marcos Al-Zacar
Ethan Rains	...	Ali

Storyline

A mother wants to save her son, an estranged couple reconnects to look for their daughter, and Jack races against the clock to dissuade a suicide bomber.

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Plot Keywords:

explosive vest | explosion

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 March 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Television, Teakwood Lane Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the episode begins, Jack is told that they need to drill through the lock of the chamber and that it takes 40 minutes. Yet it is not until 2:36 that we see them bring in the drill and start. What took so long?

User Reviews

Strong transitional episode which prepares us for a pivotal twist in the mid point of Day 8 (SPOILERS)

This season of "24" has been mixed so far. While there is potential as always, there have been many wasted opportunities because of the way the writers handled the execution. Take it, for example, the stupid Dana Walsh subplot, which doesn't improve at all and refuses to end. This is an unfortunate situation because this has been contributing to the many bad reviews of the season thus far. As usual, there are always the high points: Jack's plot is the highlight of the episode, especially his cold threat to Marcos. While the threat to a terrorist's loved one isn't a new idea, this sixteen minute act is handled perfectly. After 11 episodes, there's still time to use the potential of the good story lines. I support a slow pace when we have interesting conflicts, but with this season, there have been several flaws. Hopefully, this strong episode can provide a definitive improvement over the rest of the (maybe final) season.