24 (TV Series) Day 3: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (2004) User Reviews

Old enemies die hard

[MaxBorg89 · 9/10 · 19 August 2008]

As the hours pass, the plot of the third season just keeps getting more dense, with two characters being added to the drama: one a welcome return, the other a new entry.

The new entry is Alan Milliken (Albert Hall), who has been David Palmer's biggest campaign supporter for years. Now he has something else on the agenda: if Wayne isn't fired, he will pull the right strings to make sure some of the President's most important political plans aren't pulled off. Palmer isn't the only one being cornered: Tony finds himself confronted by Kim and Michelle when they suspect his recent injury might prevent him from working efficiently.

Meantime, in Mexico, Jack and the Salazars prepare to meet with Michael Amador (Greg Ellis), the man who's supposed to sell them the virus, only to find out there's another prospective buyer: Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke), blatantly violating the conditions of her deal with the President one season ago.

Of all the villains in the show's history, Nina stands out for being a classic femme fatale in a contemporary thriller context: she dated Jack and Tony, betrayed everyone and even killed Jack's wife. Her return means more psychological conflicts for Jack, as he has to fight his urge to murder her, as well as adding a kind of perverse intrigue to the narrative. Clarke knows this and works to her full strengths, maintaining the unsettling charm she had in the previous two seasons. Alongside Hall and Ellis, she proves the bad guys on this show have more subtlety than most of their big-screen counterparts.

Random Thoughts

[ccthemovieman-1 · 9/10 · 18 May 2007]

Random thoughts watching this episode: Anne can't handle all this politics so she wants to split up with the President. Who cares? She's a pain in the butt, anyway.

Chase is in trouble after getting caught. He almost blows Jack's cover in Mexico. After he sees Jack (supposedly) in cahoots with the Salazars he (Chase) he acts like an immature idiot again. The kid has heart and guts, but no class.

Apparently (I missed the first two years) Claudia and Jack and had a thing for each other and that's rekindled and, apparently, she is going to help Jack who is another big-time predicament. I think Vanessa Ferlito is hot ever since I first saw her on CSI: New York.

This is my ninth episode of seeing this television program and, sad to say, I like Joaquim de Almedia best. No, I am not one of these people who roots for the villain but I think he's the most realistic character in this show.

Two characters are quickly introduced, at least to me: "Nina" and "Allan." From what I can surmise, Nina was a past villain on this show and Allan was some sort of big-shot who helped David Palmer get elected President. Now, Allan wants his brother Wayne to be fired and Nina is a second buyer for the virus.

Man, whoever writes this material sure has an imagination. Shocking developments seem to be routine on this program. But, as Ramon says to Jack at the end: "You got more lives than a cat." Amen to that!

A face from the past

[Tweekums · 9/10 · 28 October 2012]

With Jack's transponder either broken or damaged the team at CTU is desperately trying to find a way to locate him; this is setback slightly when it appears that Tony has been making mistakes; individually nothing serious but when taken in total Michelle is concerned enough to tell Chappelle that she doesn't think Tony is up to doing the job. Meanwhile in Mexico Jack and the Ramon brothers go to meet the people overseeing the sale of the virus; when they get there they are in for a surprise. There is a second bidder; if they are to acquire the virus they must bid again and hope their sealed bid is greater than the other prospective buyer.

After the problems with Anne were sorted out it looked as if the president's re-election campaign was back on track; then he received a call from his old friend and prominent financial backer Alan Milliken. He wants the president to sack his brother Wayne because he has just learnt that he had an affair with his wife some time ago. Wayne offers to resign as he knows Alan will play dirty but once again the president shows that he won't respond to blackmail.

This was another tense episode with a great surprise when we learn who the other buyer's representative is... or it would have been if her face hadn't been plastered over the DVD menu! The scenes back at CTU were interesting enough and contained a nice little twist at the end. The president's political problems are fairly insignificant to the story at the moment but I can see them escalating as the series progresses; the writers clearly created the problems for a reason greater than interfering with an election campaign.

Tumbling Dice

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 19 January 2019]

Things are imploding all over the place. First of all, during a skirmish Jack lost the transponder on his watch. No one at CTU can figure out where he is. There is a big meeting with the two parties who are vying for the virus. Lo and behold, one of the representatives is our old friend and wife murderer, Nina. Back at the ranch, Tony is being doubted for his inconsistent behavior. Kim is again the cause of problems. The President is called to see Milliken, a key contributor to his campaign. He has a serious demand. Things can't get much worse (of course we know better).