An interesting, inconsistent and mixed second season, but still quite compelling overall. The moral complexity is much greater, which i very much appreciate, but the plotting and characterization feel worse than the previous season.
Towards the end of the season there was a lot of wheel spinning and annoying characters and Kim's annoying storyline. So much annoying time spent on the chip and proving it and Kim's storyline and Palmer being betrayed and ousted. The season is a mixed bag of being compelling and boring, compounded by stupid things happening in the plots and Kim's storyline being rubbish all throughout the season, and we also had the early boring Kate Warner plotline.
I like Lin, and even Mike as a character because he was interesting in what he did and who he was.
I grew to like Michelle, i like her and Tony as a couple.
I also like and want Kate and Jack to be a couple.
Bring back Milo as the IT guy!
I didn't really care much about the end battle. The bigger villains behind the bad guys are barely built up, especially compared to the first season. Then suddenly the bigger bad guy has a backup plan from nowhere at the end. It's completely unnecessary and a bad cliffhanger to do for the end of a season finale, and robs us of a lot of the catharsis of what's happened over this long season, but it does make me wonder what's going to happen next, as i don't really remember. And why do we have to have a seemingly direct continuation of this season? I don't want to see the same annoying characters having annoying storylines, i want to see what happens after all this. Why would trying to or succeeding in assassinating Palmer start a war? How? When the evidence was revealed it wasn't those countries AND now the cabinet will be make sure to be CLEAR with the evidence AND the assassin of Palmer was a white woman and her method was a virus through hand contact. How does that start a war? HOW?
Shout by Dann MichalskiBlockedParent2022-02-21T15:00:02Z
Jack is back for another powerful and thrilling season of 24. Escalating the danger and intensity, in Season 2 Jack Bauer has to stop a Middle Eastern terrorist group from detonating a nuclear device in L.A.; meanwhile President David Palmer discovers that there are elements in his administration that are assisting the terrorists in order to set the country on a war path. The writing is especially good (with the exception of the Kim storylines), and do an extraordinary job at building suspense and tension. Additionally, the episodes seamlessly flow together, creating an incredibly cohesive story arc. The cast this season is also quite impressive, and includes Michelle Forbes, Laura Harris, and Daniel Dae Kim. Daring and edgy, Season 2 of 24 is a non-stop thrill ride.