Monday Nights Are Jacked!

Well, the United States is once again in peril meaning one thing... Jack Bauer is back in season eight! Since the start of last season, it's been well known that this will be 24's last season. I actually appreciate shows that give a definitive ending, rather than allowing a show to continue off course in "jump the shark" land. I still enjoy watching 24, but I'm sure many others feel quite the opposite.

Jack is at peace with his daughter, grand daughter and potential son-in-law. Out of no where, an old informant he used to work with literally shows up at his door step, telling him about an assassination attempt on a political leader, President Hassan. Long story short, Jack get's caught in the mix, and is convinced by his daughter Kim that he's the only one that can put an end to this.

Let's rewind a bit. I'm not sure what happened, but at the end of season seven, Jack caught a virus from a biological weapon that left him near death with little chance of surviving. It seems as if they decided to forgo that plot line as they quickly washed it away in a matter of a few sentences.

I wasn't a big fan of Kim giving Jack a pep-talk, giving him approval to "save the world!" I understand that he had no reason to help CTU, but I think putting him in danger somehow would've been a bit more motivating. It didn't help that Kim's pep-talk wasn't all that convincing either.

Why is Jack telling the newly formed CTU what to do, when Jack is no longer employed by the US government? I understand he's BFF's with President Taylor, for saving her life and all, but how is it they go from "who's Jack Bauer" to "let him do what he wants."

There are a handful of new faces this season, namely Freddie Prince Jr. It's a bit of an awkward choice considering he's heavily tied to teen rom-coms, never imagining him to fall in the shadow of Jack Bauer. Who knows, maybe they are setting him up for a potential spin off?

Let's see how the season pans out, so far so good... I'm hoping they keep me on the edge of my seat and end this show with a bang!