User Reviews

The most important and dramatic part of this episode was an exchange: Jack Bauer for Behrooz Ariz. What the C.T.U. hasn't figured out, however, was that the prisoner exchange was just a diversion to keep the good guys occupied while the terrorist forces worked at their final plan without interruption. (Of course, that doesn't happen, either.). The latest big plan, as it is slowly being revealed to us, has something to do with a Stealth bomber and an American named "Anderson," who is impersonating an officer to get on that plane. Will there be a bomb on it? Presumably, but nothing has been said.

There are a bunch of minor items that take up the rest of the hour, all interesting but nothing of note. This was a lower-key episode, even though it had a number of items that kept the 45 minutes going at a good clip. This TV show rarely, if ever, drags, and most scenes only last a a couple of minutes before it's on to something else. It moves from situation-to-situation fairly quickly. Before you know it, the program is over. It keeps things fresh.

This is a bundle of questionable plot elements. For one thing, why even release Jack? He should have been killed. Why get the kid? There is something stagnant and cautious here, like they needed to kill one hour until the next one came along. The whole thing with the boy, who obviously has nothing for them, is cruel and pointless. And then what is that phony pilot up to?

I would say this is the worst episode of the series so far. The interrogation scenes are boring and unrealistic. The whole episode lacks logic. Planting tracking devices and not expecting the consequences ? (Specially the lack of plan B.) What were the writers thinking? Interrogating a teenager wasn't interesting at all. Anyway Bouer's brilliance to create a lead to Marwan and his reaction to the exchange were convincing. I haven't written any reviews on these episodes so far. But this one made me do it. and only because it's let down the momentum created by the previous episode. Slightly disappointed. u can Skip through some scenes. 4 out of 10