Finally, 24 is back with its long-awaited seventh season — and it gets off to a pulse-pounding start in downtown Washington, DC, with a vehicular smash-and-grab by black-clad thugs toting heavy firepower. Their target is tech expert Michael Latham (John Billingsley), who will soon be put to use hacking through the firewall that protects America's most vital communication networks.
Jack Bauer makes his far-from-triumphant first appearance in a Senate hearing, where he is being questioned over possible human-rights violations. As Sen. Blaine Meyer (Kurtwood Smith) grills the former CTU agent, it almost feels like 24 itself is on trial for a seemingly cavalier attitude toward extreme interrogation methods (AKA torture).
"Basically what you're saying, Mr. Bauer, is that the ends justify the means, and that you are above the law?" Sen. Meyer asks.
Yet Jack is unashamed, telling Meyer, "When I am activated, when I am brought into a situation, there is a reason. And that reason is to complete the objectives of my mission at all costs. ... The people that I deal with, they don't care about your rules. All they care about is a result."
read more
