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good, but not as good as the 1st
Season 2 is a great season. I like the theme and how there's a nuc in LA. It may be more of a what's gunna happen next thing than the first season, but it still isn't as good. The part that really screws it up is the ending. It's bad! But the season is still decent, so still buy it, but not before the first season.

PS- IF U LIKE THESE FIRST 2 SEASONS, DON'T WATCH SEASON 4. IT'LL MAKE U THINK 24 IS GOING DOWNHILL. HAHAHAHAHA EDGAR'S AN IDIOT AND HE'S FAT!

Wow! Season Two may be even better than Season One.
The first season of the genre-defining action-thriller ¡°24¡± was a landmark of taught suspense, thrilling action, and inventive story telling. Every single one of the 24 hours had viewers on the edge of their seats as they watched Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) agent Jack Bauer race against time to prevent the assassination of presidential candidate David Palmer and rescue his family from terrorists who wanted him dead. Each episode was filled to the brim with depth and detail. There were no wasted movements. Whether it was David Palmer battling treachery within his own campaign or Jack Bauer uncovering another mind-bending twist the conspiracy, ¡°24¡± produced some of the best, movie-quality TV to come along in years. The thought on everyone¡¯s mind was, ¡°Is ¡®24¡¯ a one-trick pony, or does it have legs for a second season that is as good at the first.¡± Fortunately for fans of Jack Bauer, David Palmer, and the show¡¯s unique format, the answer is an unqualified ¡®Yes!¡¯

The end of Season One left Jack Bauer exhausted and heartbroken as, despite his best efforts, he could still not prevent the murder of his wife, Teri. Interim literature such as Marc Cerasini¡¯s ¡°Findings at CTU¡± reveals that Bauer left CTU not long after events of that day. He is estranged from his daughter, Kim, and is just struggling to keep himself from ending it all. Palmer, of course, went on to win the Presidency and is now faced with the worst crisis the Chief Executive could face, this side of 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. Intelligence sources have revealed, with high confidence, that a fully armed nuclear bomb is set to be detonated in downtown Los Angeles at some point during that day. CTU¡¯s best agents are on the case attempting to find the location of the bomb, but there is only one man who has both the background to find the bomb and President Palmer¡¯s utmost confidence in his ability to get the job done. That man is Jack Bauer. Sympathetic to Bauer¡¯s struggles, but in dire need of his help, Palmer speaks directly to Jack and enlists the help of current CTU director, George Mason, to get him back in the fold. Upon realizing the weight of the task at hand, Jack agrees to return to active duty at CTU and embark on what would prove to be the second longest day of his life.

My initial fear was that the plotting wouldn¡¯t be as tight and that it wouldn¡¯t generate the same level of intense emotion as the first season. The first couple of episodes of Season Two do actually move slower than in Season, but soon the action picks up and ¡°24¡± returns to the same level of quality it showed in its debut. The richness of detail and depth of plotting are as prevalent as in the first season and perhaps even more so this year. In addition the plot to detonate the nuclear bomb there is more of Kim getting into trouble, scheming within David Palmer¡¯s administration, plots against CTU, and subplot where suspicions that the Arab-born fianc¨¦ of WASP-ish woman may be involved in the bomb plot come to the fore on the day of their wedding. As much as I wish I could, I cannot reveal any more details about this season, lest viewing experience being ruined for you. I should add, however, that in addition to be being a great overall season, one of its episodes (Episode 15, 10:00 pm ¨C 11:00 pm) is one grittiest most dramatic television episodes I have ever seen on TV. Its excellence rates it right up the annals of television history with ¡°Abyssinia, Henry¡± from M*A*S*H and ¡°Love¡¯s Labour¡± from ER. You will understand when you see it. Without a doubt, ¡°24: Season Two¡± is as good, if not better, than the original ¡°24¡±.

No match for season 1
Though still one of the most exciting shows on TV, the second installment of "24" definitely didn't deliver the first season's gritty realism and excitement. (Admittedly, it was a hard act to follow.) The season begins with Jack Bauer called into duty on an imminent terrorist threat, after having gone into an apparent retirement after the first season. Jack's daughter Kim is involved in her own little plot that eventually snowballs into several rather ridiculous situations, all of them having essentially nothing to do with the main plot, unlike her role in season one. After Jack is called back into duty (for a very specific reason) the coincidences needed to keep him working on the case seem pretty unlikely. First, his superior George Mason has a serious health problem, and then Nina Meyers (from season one) enters the fray..

A large portion of the plot is also devoted to internal conflicts in President David Palmer's administration, which the writers make quite interesting. There are some engaging standout episodes and some memorable intense moments. However, a lot of the time it seems like the writers are filling in the show's 24 allotted episodes with material that is either irrelevant or farfetched. I look forward to season three, but at this rate, I don't see how they can come up with enough interesting material to keep Jack Bauer as main character.

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