Day Six of "24" is building off last season's Emmy winning high and then some. After the shocking nuclear attack in Valencia, Jack tells a confused Bill Buchanen at CTU that he's not quitting after all, "not after this." After interrogating former terrorist turned peace activist Assad, he gives CTU the name of the Russian General who sold the suitcase Nukes to Fayed. After running a check on the general's associates, one name sticks out like a sore thumb.
Jack Bauer's father.
The question of how the hell the writers can continue the show's momentum is answered with the simple and brilliant idea of bringing Jack's until now unseen family into the show. Jack calls his dad's office and is told he is mysteriously "out of town," then asks for his brother's phone number so he can get some information from him.
His brother turns out to be none other than the guy who was the mastermind behind President Keilor's evil scheme's last year, a subplot that I'd expected the writers to ignore (the way the notoriously did after season 2's cliff hanger in which David Palmer almost died in an assasination attempt in the finale and then the attack was barely mentioned in season 3- but that's the story the awful video game tried to tell.) Not this time- this time it's all in the family. So "Blue Tooth Douche" who never takes his stupid blue tooth head set out, is back. (Full disclosure though- I've got one of those headsets now- for talking on the phone while driving. They're stupid but help me not get into accidents while talking on the phone.)
Anyway... the choice to keep it in the family for "24" this year is a great one... that will hopefully pay off down the line.
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