24 season 2
| 24 season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Season 2 Cast | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | October 28, 2002 – May 20, 2003 |
| Season chronology | |
Season Two, also known as Day 2, of 24 was first broadcast from October 28, 2002 to May 20, 2003. The season begins and ends at 8:00 a.m. The season premiere is an extended episode airing without commercial interruption, running an extended length of approximately 51 minutes.
Season overview
Season Two is set 18 months after Season One. The season's main plot follows the work of now-President David Palmer and agent Jack Bauer to stop terrorists from detonating a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Introduced into the situation is Kate Warner, a woman who ends up getting vital information related to CTU's mission.
Like Season One, this season can also be essentially broken into three acts:
- The first act involves CTU attempting to stop a Middle Eastern terrorist cell from detonating a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.
- In the second act, the leader of the terrorist cell is found and Jack must force them to reveal the whereabouts of the bomb, and stop its detonation.
- In the final act, Jack, Kate, and CTU try to prevent a misdirected retaliatory strike from the U.S. by exposing the real masterminds who let the terrorists acquire the bomb.
Major subplots
- Following the death of Teri Bauer at the end of Season 1, Jack Bauer retires from CTU.
- Kim is on the run, having rescued a young girl from her abusive father.
- Kate Warner suspects that her sister's Middle Eastern fiancé is a terrorist.
- CTU is blown up with C4 to divert resources away from the bomb and to cripple their ability to stop the bomb.
- George Mason, Director of CTU, is exposed to a lethal dose of radiation.
- Jack's attempts to get closer to Kim and his worrying for her safety throughout the day. Jack also develops a heart condition after being tortured by terrorists.
- President Palmer faces traitors in his own cabinet, who attempt to remove him from power to advance their own agenda.
- The personal relationship between Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler begins to develop
- The relationship between Jack Bauer and Kate Warner begins to develop
Summary
The season starts and ends at: 8:00 a.m. (LA time); the first scene of the season occurs in Seoul, South Korea (midnight, Seoul time).
The first fifteen hours deal with finding and disposing of the nuclear bomb. After the bomb is disposed of safely, the story focuses on the United States' response to the thwarted attack, and in particular the nation's retaliation against the people responsible for planning it. A recorded conversation between a terrorist involved with the bomb and high-ranking officials of three Middle Eastern countries (which are never specified) is used to implicate those countries in the plot. However, due to Jack Bauer's doubts, Palmer is reluctant to order military action against them until he has absolute proof that the recording is genuine. A majority of his Cabinet then vote to relieve Palmer of his position as President under Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, believing his hesitation to be a sign of indecision and weakness, and is therefore indicative of his inability to lead the country effectively. The vice president, James Prescott, is elevated to the presidency and orders military strikes against the three countries to continue.
Jack, Michelle and Tony race to find the evidence that the recording is a forgery, resulting in the discovery that a group of European and American businessmen fabricated it in order to wage war with the Middle East, and planned to benefit from rocketing oil prices caused by the conflict. Once the evidence is produced, the strikes are called off and Palmer is reinstated as President, thanks largely to his ex-wife Sherry Palmer (who risks her life for the evidence, and who also had an indirect hand in the day's events). The eight cabinet members and Vice President tender their resignations (Palmer does not accept them), and Palmer then tells his staff that he believes that the strictest evidence of hostile intent is required before waging war. The President does however, relieve his Chief of Staff Mike Novick, who did not support him until the eleventh hour, despite being his most trusted confidante.
Like in Season One, Season Two ends with a surprise twist. The nuclear bomb situation is resolved without massive loss of life, but President Palmer collapses after giving a speech, having been attacked with a biological weapon by Mandy in an assassination attempt. Viewers were forced to wait until the third season to see whether Palmer survived the attack. The sudden shift from a nuclear to biological threat also foreshadows the third season, which initially centers on the threat of an engineered virus being set loose on the public.
24: The Game dealt with the time between Seasons Two and Three. President Palmer is incapacitated from the biological weapon inflicted by Mandy, and many of the duties are being handled by his Vice President.
Plots and twists affecting future seasons
- The bombing of the CTU office
- Nina Myers' immunity agreement.
- The death of George Mason.
- The relationship regained between Jack and his daughter.
- The relationship developed between Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler.
- The relationship developed between Jack and Kate Warner.
- The friendship developed between Jack and Michelle.
- The firing of Mike Novick from David Palmer's staff.
- The assassination attempt on David Palmer.
Characters
Stars
- Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer (24 episodes)
- Sarah Wynter as Kate Warner (24 episodes)
- Elisha Cuthbert as Kim Bauer (22 episodes)
- Xander Berkeley as George Mason (15 episodes)
- Penny Johnson Jerald as Sherry Palmer (13 episodes)
- Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida (24 episodes)
- Dennis Haysbert as President David Palmer (24 episodes)
Recurring
- Reiko Aylesworth as Michelle Dessler (24 episodes)
- Jude Ciccolella as Mike Novick (19 episodes)
- Michelle Forbes as Lynne Kresge (18 episodes)
- Laura Harris as Marie Warner (14 episodes)
- John Terry as Bob Warner (12 episodes)
- Lourdes Benedicto as Carrie Turner (10 episodes)
- Phillip Rhys as Reza Naiyeer (10 episodes)
- Harris Yulin as Roger Stanton (9 episodes) (uncredited)
- Daniel Dae Kim as Tom Baker (8 episodes)
- Billy Burke as Gary Matheson (7 episodes)
- Alan Dale as Vice President Jim Prescott (7 episodes)
- Paul Schulze as Ryan Chappelle (6 episodes)
- Donnie Keshawarz as Yusuf Auda (6 episodes)
- Sarah Clarke as Nina Myers (5 episodes)
- Francesco Quinn as Syed Ali (5 episodes)
- Sara Gilbert as Paula Schaeffer (5 episodes)
- Tobin Bell as Peter Kingsley (4 episodes)
- Glenn Morshower as Aaron Pierce (3 episodes)
Episodes
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Day 2: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m." | Jon Cassar | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | October 29, 2002 | 2AFF01 |
| 26 | 2 | "Day 2: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m." | Jon Cassar | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | November 5, 2002 | 2AFF02 |
| 27 | 3 | "Day 2: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m." | James Whitmore, Jr. | Howard Gordon | November 12, 2002 | 2AFF03 |
| 28 | 4 | "Day 2: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m." | James Whitmore, Jr. | Remi Aubuchon | November 19, 2002 | 2AFF04 |
| 29 | 5 | "Day 2: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m." | Jon Cassar | Gil Grant | November 26, 2002 | 2AFF05 |
| 30 | 6 | "Day 2: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m." | Jon Cassar | Elizabeth M. Cosin | December 3, 2002 | 2AFF06 |
| 31 | 7 | "Day 2: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m." | James Whitmore, Jr. | Virgil Williams | December 10, 2002 | 2AFF07 |
| 32 | 8 | "Day 2: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m." | James Whitmore, Jr. | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | December 17, 2002 | 2AFF08 |
| 33 | 9 | "Day 2: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m." | Rodney Charters | Howard Gordon | January 7, 2003 | 2AFF09 |
| 34 | 10 | "Day 2: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m." | Rodney Charters | David Ehrman | January 14, 2003 | 2AFF10 |
| 35 | 11 | "Day 2: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m." | Frederick King Keller | Gil Grant | February 4, 2003 | 2AFF11 |
| 36 | 12 | "Day 2: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m." | Frederick King Keller | Evan Katz | February 11, 2003 | 2AFF12 |
| 37 | 13 | "Day 2: 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m." | Jon Cassar | Maurice Hurley | February 18, 2003 | 2AFF13 |
| 38 | 14 | "Day 2: 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m." | Jon Cassar | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | February 25, 2003 | 2AFF14 |
| 39 | 15 | "Day 2: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | Ian Toynton | Robert Cochran | March 4, 2003 | 2AFF15 |
| 40 | 16 | "Day 2: 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m." | Ian Toynton | Howard Gordon & Evan Katz | March 25, 2003 | 2AFF16 |
| 41 | 17 | "Day 2: 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m." | Jon Cassar | Evan Katz & Gil Grant | April 1, 2003 | 2AFF17 |
| 42 | 18 | "Day 2: 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m." | Jon Cassar | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | April 8, 2003 | 2AFF18 |
| 43 | 19 | "Day 2: 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m." | James Whitmore, Jr. | Howard Gordon | April 15, 2003 | 2AFF19 |
| 44 | 20 | "Day 2: 3:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m." | James Whitmore, Jr. | Neil Cohen | April 22, 2003 | 2AFF20 |
| 45 | 21 | "Day 2: 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m." | Ian Toynton | Robert Cochran & Howard Gordon | April 29, 2003 | 2AFF21 |
| 46 | 22 | "Day 2: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m." | Ian Toynton | Virgil Williams & Duppy Demetrius | May 6, 2003 | 2AFF22 |
| 47 | 23 | "Day 2: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." | Jon Cassar | Evan Katz & Gil Grant | May 13, 2003 | 2AFF23 |
| 48 | 24 | "Day 2: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Jon Cassar | Story: Robert Cochran & Howard Gordon Teleplay: Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | May 20, 2003 | 2AFF24 |
References
- ^ "24 - Season 2". TVShowsOnDVD. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "24: Complete Season 2". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
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