24: Season 1, Episode 10: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Review
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Original Airdate: February 5, 2002
Writer: Lawrence Hertzog
Director: Davis Guggenheim
After the first payoff, 24 is quickly heading towards the next stage of its story. We learn a bit more about the conspiracy surrounding the day's events, or to be specific, hints and allusions about what this day is about. Things get darker too, as Palmer sees that the people who want to keep this story quiet will go an amoral route to do it. We say goodbye to Jamey Farrell this week, one of the recurring character deaths that would become a 24 trademark. And seeing Jack getting a break amidst an hour of letdowns increases the anticipation for the next episode.
One common complaint about the opening moments is the anticlimactic resolution to the last episode's cliffhanger. The writers brought that upon themselves. Nina and Tony couldn't answer the phone, nor could Gaines wait for three minutes to hear an answer. Although they could've done more about Gaines suspecting something was wrong as his contact isn't responding. It would've worked well dramatically, to have this cool, powerful man losing his power through the episode as another man is preparing to get his back.
The paramedics work trying to stabilize Jamey while Tony and Nina watch helplessly. Some nitpicked about how she was able to get medical attention within two minutes. Later in the series, they would incorporate an operational medical station to alleviate those qualms. Jamey is wheeled out in the least discreet manner through the center aisle of CTU. Nina informs them of what just happened, but reminds them of the job they have to do. It's effective since no one questions what lead to this.
Jack, maneuvering his way around the police barricades, calls for help getting out from the perimeter of cops looking for him. Meanwhile, Teri gets an opportunity to call up CTU, and is put on line simultaneously. However, before she can talk to Jack, Eli barges in. He's looking for the cell phone Teri took during the rape. Jack and Nina's side of the conversation is muted as Eli calls the women bad names (further fueling Jack's fire). Rick helps Eli by swiping his hands over a small piece of ground, keeping quiet when he sees the phone on a beam. With the line still open, Milo performs a trace.
Some aspects of this episode needed to be addressed quickly to set up the action. Lawrence Hertzog managed to explain it with the radio newscasters's voiceover, explaining what had just happened with Palmer and later describing his visit to the school. In their limo, Mike, Palmer and Sherry argue about Keith's story. While Palmer was preparing himself to deal with the story, Sherry's scheming convinced him to break the story. Despite the heated argument, when they exit the limo they project an image implying that nothing is wrong.
At CTU, the leads drop rapidly. Teri's trace is too vague and will take a half-hour to yield anything. Jamey's out and she erased many of her e-mails. Fortunately, Tony discovers a lead among Jamey's e-mails. The e-mail is decrypted, but they find a name, Ted Cofell, as the subject. It'll be their only usable lead. The clinic calls and informs Tony that Jamey died. Clearly, it affected Tony, who was hoping that somehow she could redeem herself and bring down these men.
When the coast is clear, Teri provides some information about their location, which helps them narrow their search. However, CTU, Teri and Kim are provided a scary few minutes as the police pull over Jack. This stop leads to a high-speed chase, while everyone else helplessly hears the engines blaring and the sirens shrieking over the phone line.
Jack is able to find a full parking lot, where he stoops around cars evading the police. This scene is potent considering that it is sunny and the parking lot is an open lot. Jack crawls under a car, where he finally gets to speak to Teri and Kim. The affect of knowing that he could be spotted adds to the emotional charge of this scene. However, Eli bursts in again, cutting this exchange short. He knows that the girls know where the phone is and now Jack and CTU listen as a scuffle breaks out between them.
Suddenly, Eli's phone starts beeping. He finds it on the beam, where Jack most awesomely tells him he's going to play "Which testicle do you want removed first?" Knowing who's on the phone, Eli furiously hangs up. Eli storms out of the barnyard of doom, where Rick convinces him that telling Gaines would be a bad idea because Eli would be in trouble for allowing her access to his phone. Afterwards, Jack asks to find out if they were able to get anything, but alas, they weren't. Halfway through the show, all their leads except for one seemingly minor one are gone. So this one would have to be a major development.
Jack manages to break into a beat up car and drive out of the parking lot undetected. Nina informs him of Jamey's suicide. Desperate, Jack begs her to give him anything. Luckily, Tony has some information about Ted Cofell, including that he's an investment banker working out of Burbank. This implies correctly that Cofell is the money man behind this attack. Jack heads over, advising Tony to keep Gaines unaware of Jamey's passing.
That order feels more to segue to the following scene, as Gaines tries to contact Jamey. Before he can get a response, he gets a phone call. The caller, who isn't afraid to call Gaines Ira or comment that he may be a poor leader, strikes fear into the otherwise cool mercenary. The caller is Mr. Drazen. Drazen is targeting both Palmer and Jack, so missing the opportunity to get them when they were in the same room is unacceptable. He and his brother are heading to LA to oversee the project. Gaines tries to assure Drazen that what happened was bad luck, but Drazen isn't entirely convinced. He threatens to void the pay Gaines stands to make, with the possibility of killing him if things became even worse.
Since he was first seen, Gaines had always been seen as the top man, always collected, even when his subordinates disappointed him. This time, he's panicked and visibly nervous talking to Drazen. Gaines is a professional; going after Palmer and Jack were business only. However, Drazen and his brother have a vendetta against these men. It had been hinted at in the previous hour that these Palmer and Jack were connected. This episode confirms that they are connected through the Drazens, but how is left a mystery.
Sherry, knowing what her husband plans on doing, calls Carl for help. He is sitting with a few business men, one of whom is smoking. This is an obvious sign that they're evil. Sherry advises that they try to convince Maureen to ditch the story, but Carl calmly tells her that he's taking car of Keith's predicament and that's all she needs to know. Since this alarms Sherry, you know the implication is bad.
Nina gives Jack some more information about Cofell, including that he may be the one who made the wire transfer Brigit demanded earlier. After he learns some basic information, Jack calls Cofell's office, only to learn that he is leaving for a flight at the end of the hour, obviously to crank up the urgency Jack has of getting to the only lead they have left.
Since Nina and Tony have been helping Jack too easily, that had to be stopped. Because of Jack's actions, a replacement named Alberta Green is being sent over. She worked with and apparently clashed with Nina when they worked together at division. Why they needed her instead of
While they are waiting for anything, Kim asks Teri why her dad moved out. Teri explains that a few years ago Jack went away on what she assumes was a mission. When he returned, he wasn't the same. Showing this explanation means that this is important with the various developments. Whatever made Jack distant and angry must involve the Drazens and Palmer.
Alberta Green arrives at CTU. This woman is focused on apprehending Jack, making Nina and Tony's assistance much more difficult. Alberta Green struck me as not much more as a substitute for Mason. I believe that Xander Berkeley must've been busy and they wrote her in to fulfill that type of role until he was available. However, there are moments where this works, as when Alberta talks to Nina in private about whether she knows about Jack's location. Both are women in considerable power, but Nina doesn't take the bait.
As Palmer talks to some kids at the photo op at the school, Mike gets an important phone call. It is from Frank Ames, one of the evil white men in the evil white men room earlier. He informs him that the other evil white men are planning to get rid of the problem by silencing Keith's therapist George Ferragamo permanently. Instead of doing anything to stop it, Ames is walking away from Palmer's campaign entirely. Although Palmer should've gone forward with this information right away, he gets Mike to get Carl.
Jack bursts into Cofell's office just as the financier is leaving for his flight. The elevator closes before Jack can get in, so he has no other choice but to descend the stairs furiously and aggressively while Cofell's elevator calmly goes down. The music is 24's best, thrilling and driving as Jack frantically follows the only lead he has. Setting off a fire alarm buys him some time (but doesn't create the need for an evacuation). Jack manages to get to the garage before Cofell, and somehow takes the place of Cofell's driver, either by ordering him or knocking him out.
Back at the farmhouse of doom, Teri suddenly winces, grabbing her stomach in pain. Many speculated what this was from, either her rape or a possible pregnancy. I don't think this cliffhanger holds up as well as if it ended with Jack poised for some payback. I'm surprised little was done in Kim and Teri's storyline this week after the first few acts. Kim could've confronted Rick on his cowardice, which could've gotten her killed and did allow her mother to be raped.
Otherwise, this was some good 24; suspenseful, action-packed and revealing. Jack gets to be as audacious as we love him being. After what he and his family has been through, it's time for some payback. Sweeping aside all the other leads helps add to the importance of Cofell. By the end of the episode we can't wait to see what that importance is and what Jack will do now that he has someone connected in his control.
One common complaint about the opening moments is the anticlimactic resolution to the last episode's cliffhanger. The writers brought that upon themselves. Nina and Tony couldn't answer the phone, nor could Gaines wait for three minutes to hear an answer. Although they could've done more about Gaines suspecting something was wrong as his contact isn't responding. It would've worked well dramatically, to have this cool, powerful man losing his power through the episode as another man is preparing to get his back.
The paramedics work trying to stabilize Jamey while Tony and Nina watch helplessly. Some nitpicked about how she was able to get medical attention within two minutes. Later in the series, they would incorporate an operational medical station to alleviate those qualms. Jamey is wheeled out in the least discreet manner through the center aisle of CTU. Nina informs them of what just happened, but reminds them of the job they have to do. It's effective since no one questions what lead to this.
Jack, maneuvering his way around the police barricades, calls for help getting out from the perimeter of cops looking for him. Meanwhile, Teri gets an opportunity to call up CTU, and is put on line simultaneously. However, before she can talk to Jack, Eli barges in. He's looking for the cell phone Teri took during the rape. Jack and Nina's side of the conversation is muted as Eli calls the women bad names (further fueling Jack's fire). Rick helps Eli by swiping his hands over a small piece of ground, keeping quiet when he sees the phone on a beam. With the line still open, Milo performs a trace.
Some aspects of this episode needed to be addressed quickly to set up the action. Lawrence Hertzog managed to explain it with the radio newscasters's voiceover, explaining what had just happened with Palmer and later describing his visit to the school. In their limo, Mike, Palmer and Sherry argue about Keith's story. While Palmer was preparing himself to deal with the story, Sherry's scheming convinced him to break the story. Despite the heated argument, when they exit the limo they project an image implying that nothing is wrong.
At CTU, the leads drop rapidly. Teri's trace is too vague and will take a half-hour to yield anything. Jamey's out and she erased many of her e-mails. Fortunately, Tony discovers a lead among Jamey's e-mails. The e-mail is decrypted, but they find a name, Ted Cofell, as the subject. It'll be their only usable lead. The clinic calls and informs Tony that Jamey died. Clearly, it affected Tony, who was hoping that somehow she could redeem herself and bring down these men.
When the coast is clear, Teri provides some information about their location, which helps them narrow their search. However, CTU, Teri and Kim are provided a scary few minutes as the police pull over Jack. This stop leads to a high-speed chase, while everyone else helplessly hears the engines blaring and the sirens shrieking over the phone line.
Jack is able to find a full parking lot, where he stoops around cars evading the police. This scene is potent considering that it is sunny and the parking lot is an open lot. Jack crawls under a car, where he finally gets to speak to Teri and Kim. The affect of knowing that he could be spotted adds to the emotional charge of this scene. However, Eli bursts in again, cutting this exchange short. He knows that the girls know where the phone is and now Jack and CTU listen as a scuffle breaks out between them.
Suddenly, Eli's phone starts beeping. He finds it on the beam, where Jack most awesomely tells him he's going to play "Which testicle do you want removed first?" Knowing who's on the phone, Eli furiously hangs up. Eli storms out of the barnyard of doom, where Rick convinces him that telling Gaines would be a bad idea because Eli would be in trouble for allowing her access to his phone. Afterwards, Jack asks to find out if they were able to get anything, but alas, they weren't. Halfway through the show, all their leads except for one seemingly minor one are gone. So this one would have to be a major development.
Jack manages to break into a beat up car and drive out of the parking lot undetected. Nina informs him of Jamey's suicide. Desperate, Jack begs her to give him anything. Luckily, Tony has some information about Ted Cofell, including that he's an investment banker working out of Burbank. This implies correctly that Cofell is the money man behind this attack. Jack heads over, advising Tony to keep Gaines unaware of Jamey's passing.
That order feels more to segue to the following scene, as Gaines tries to contact Jamey. Before he can get a response, he gets a phone call. The caller, who isn't afraid to call Gaines Ira or comment that he may be a poor leader, strikes fear into the otherwise cool mercenary. The caller is Mr. Drazen. Drazen is targeting both Palmer and Jack, so missing the opportunity to get them when they were in the same room is unacceptable. He and his brother are heading to LA to oversee the project. Gaines tries to assure Drazen that what happened was bad luck, but Drazen isn't entirely convinced. He threatens to void the pay Gaines stands to make, with the possibility of killing him if things became even worse.
Since he was first seen, Gaines had always been seen as the top man, always collected, even when his subordinates disappointed him. This time, he's panicked and visibly nervous talking to Drazen. Gaines is a professional; going after Palmer and Jack were business only. However, Drazen and his brother have a vendetta against these men. It had been hinted at in the previous hour that these Palmer and Jack were connected. This episode confirms that they are connected through the Drazens, but how is left a mystery.
Sherry, knowing what her husband plans on doing, calls Carl for help. He is sitting with a few business men, one of whom is smoking. This is an obvious sign that they're evil. Sherry advises that they try to convince Maureen to ditch the story, but Carl calmly tells her that he's taking car of Keith's predicament and that's all she needs to know. Since this alarms Sherry, you know the implication is bad.
Nina gives Jack some more information about Cofell, including that he may be the one who made the wire transfer Brigit demanded earlier. After he learns some basic information, Jack calls Cofell's office, only to learn that he is leaving for a flight at the end of the hour, obviously to crank up the urgency Jack has of getting to the only lead they have left.
Since Nina and Tony have been helping Jack too easily, that had to be stopped. Because of Jack's actions, a replacement named Alberta Green is being sent over. She worked with and apparently clashed with Nina when they worked together at division. Why they needed her instead of
While they are waiting for anything, Kim asks Teri why her dad moved out. Teri explains that a few years ago Jack went away on what she assumes was a mission. When he returned, he wasn't the same. Showing this explanation means that this is important with the various developments. Whatever made Jack distant and angry must involve the Drazens and Palmer.
Alberta Green arrives at CTU. This woman is focused on apprehending Jack, making Nina and Tony's assistance much more difficult. Alberta Green struck me as not much more as a substitute for Mason. I believe that Xander Berkeley must've been busy and they wrote her in to fulfill that type of role until he was available. However, there are moments where this works, as when Alberta talks to Nina in private about whether she knows about Jack's location. Both are women in considerable power, but Nina doesn't take the bait.
As Palmer talks to some kids at the photo op at the school, Mike gets an important phone call. It is from Frank Ames, one of the evil white men in the evil white men room earlier. He informs him that the other evil white men are planning to get rid of the problem by silencing Keith's therapist George Ferragamo permanently. Instead of doing anything to stop it, Ames is walking away from Palmer's campaign entirely. Although Palmer should've gone forward with this information right away, he gets Mike to get Carl.
Jack bursts into Cofell's office just as the financier is leaving for his flight. The elevator closes before Jack can get in, so he has no other choice but to descend the stairs furiously and aggressively while Cofell's elevator calmly goes down. The music is 24's best, thrilling and driving as Jack frantically follows the only lead he has. Setting off a fire alarm buys him some time (but doesn't create the need for an evacuation). Jack manages to get to the garage before Cofell, and somehow takes the place of Cofell's driver, either by ordering him or knocking him out.
Back at the farmhouse of doom, Teri suddenly winces, grabbing her stomach in pain. Many speculated what this was from, either her rape or a possible pregnancy. I don't think this cliffhanger holds up as well as if it ended with Jack poised for some payback. I'm surprised little was done in Kim and Teri's storyline this week after the first few acts. Kim could've confronted Rick on his cowardice, which could've gotten her killed and did allow her mother to be raped.
Otherwise, this was some good 24; suspenseful, action-packed and revealing. Jack gets to be as audacious as we love him being. After what he and his family has been through, it's time for some payback. Sweeping aside all the other leads helps add to the importance of Cofell. By the end of the episode we can't wait to see what that importance is and what Jack will do now that he has someone connected in his control.
Score: 9/10
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