24 - Season Five (Slim-Pack)

If you liked season 1, season 2, season 3, & season 4,then you'll like this one too. Each season gets better, but its the same old CTU redtape, ,mavrick jack, tourturing, turning against CTU and jack saying "you'll just have to trust me". The ending wraps up nicely, but with a cliff hanger, so you'll want to get season 6.

I love the genre, and the production values are always well done, but this season of 24 is a waste of time. It's hard to blame the creators as they do fine with what they have, but the very nature of a one-day serial is fatally flawed. Jack Bauer, and the disaster(s) he alone can stop, must NEVER be resolved until the final (24th.) hour. Every trick in the book is used to prolong the story, and to keep Jack alive. This leads to LUDICROUS plot devices, which make watching it often painful. If this doesn't matter to you, then I'm sure you will enjoy it, but if a plot or story needs to make sense to be pleasurable, this season will drive you mad. Obviously, a LOT of care, talent, and clever ideas went into making this, but at the end of the day, I knew that I had thrown away a entire day, watching smoke and mirrors signifying nothing.

While I had kind of given up on 24, this is a good return to form for the series. It starts with the assasination of previous president Palmer and as the season advances we see how Jack, who has come back from the dead for many, is confronted with a group of russian separatists who have gotten some nerve gas. The way the story unfolds gets slightly too straightforward from the middle of the season on but it is still quite exciting stuff. Kim comes back for a short period also.

If you have been with 24 up until season 4, buy this without hesitation. I was rather let down by both season 3 and season 4 (to a lesser extent) after the amazing season 2, but this one brings the series back to greatness. No silly side plots, Jack is off the radar doing what he does best, and it provides great entertainment!

18 months have passed since Jack Bauer faked his own death in order to avoid being killed by someone within the government. He goes by a fake name and is starting to think he may get a chance at a normal life. However, someone is targeting the people who helped Jack disappear, for reasons involving an Anti-Terrorism treaty with Russia, which President Charles Logan believes will be the defining moment of his presidency. Jack returns to LA to uncover the plot behind it all and to bring those responsible to justice.


This is personally my season. My most favorite seasons to least favorite are as follows: [5,2,1,4,6,3]. This is the one season so far where all twenty four hours bring the bacon home. The acting is superb from all characters, the plot is suspenseful, addictive, and unpredictible, and Jack Bauer inspires me with his determination, courage, fortitude, and sense of justice. A lot of season four characters return to help Jack, or to stop Jack. Guest Appearence by Sean Astin.

By television standards, this is the best show to watch. By 24 standards, this is the best season yet.