24 in Review--Night 1

Back in January, I wrote a post with the general outline of how the season would go. Now that we are watching the season in real time (about 4 hours a night) here is an update of how I did:

On Night 1 the events happened between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM

Hour 1--Jack Bauer is generally relaxing (or hiding out somewhere), when a major event takes place killing people.

Actual: Jack is relaxing by testifying before a big old meanie Senator, being confronted about his tactics to withdraw information (these tactics will be a large focus this season), he is called out of the hearing by the FBI who wants them to consult with them because his good friend Tony is alive and doing bad, by planning terror. The President plans a military attack on a country in Africa.

Hour 2--Jack wrestles with a decision on whether to help out, and eventually always chooses to help out. His Supervisor (which changes year to year) exhibits concern about Jack's decision.

Actual--Jack can't believe that Tony is a bad guy and is reluctant to help as the government has shut down Jack's old agency CTU. His supervisor (this time the FBI Agent Moss) exhibits concern about Jack's decision to help out and his Agent's (Renee Walker) decision to bring him in the first place. Agent Moss is totally against torture tactics as he makes clear.

Hour 3--Jack's hot on the trail of the suspects, and something goes wrong at HQ. The sinister subplot begins with some mole at a high level.

Actual--Jack is hot on the trail of Tony and the other suspects, Jack and Renee capture Tony and bring him back to FBI HQ. Of course there a mole within the FBI and the trackdown begins. Jack finds out from his old boss, Bill who is working with Tony and Chloe that there are moles within all the levels of the government. Another sinister plot is related to the President's son, who supposedly committed suicide because of an SEC investigation. The President's Husband and his son's girlfriend meet.

Hour 4--Jack has to defuse a situation--not with the suspects, but his supervisior and his/her superior--to allow him to stay on the case.

Actual--Oh, this one is good! Jack has to break Tony out of the FBI and get him back undercover with the bad guys who we now know are from the African country that the President is attacking. Of course, now FBI agents Walker and Moss are pretty pissed off at Jack. Jack stays on the case by going undercover with Tony and the bad guys.