Move over, Jack Bauer
Restart the clock, because24is back!
24: Legacyisnt your fathers24, which isnt necessarily a good thing.
Debuting less than two months after the 9/11 attacks, the unfortunate timeliness of24made it resonate that much more.
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Unable to find what they are looking for, they kill him.
For Sheikh Bin-Khalid, the shooter declares.
On the way out, one of them calls his brother to share that they couldnt find the item.
Looking at a picture of American soldiers, they cross out another only two left.
Its Ben Grimes (Charlie Hofheimer), the other soldier from the picture.
Considering Bens problems with drugs, Nicole, is skeptical.
Carter decides to send out a secret message to the rest of their squad.
With only enough time to hide Nicole in the attic, Carter is nabbed by the intruders.
AND WE GET OUR FIRST TICKING CLOCK INTO COMMERCIAL!
While being interrogated, Carter seems genuinely surprised to learn of the strongbox that the men are looking for.
The torture is about to escalate when the crafty Nicole causes a distraction outside.
This gives her the chance to sneak downstairs to grab a gun while Carter breaks free.
Having taken down the terrorists, they are officially on the run.
Jack might not be back, but the shows second most relevant character is CTU.
This version is in Washington, D.C., and it has a whole new group of possible moles!
Lets meet the key figures.
The most central is Rebecca Ingram (Otto).
You know my cousin was Edgar Stiles, she reveals.
He was one of the best analysts CTU ever had.
He taught me more than you ever could have learned at Stanford.
Now that weve met the personnel, its time to get down to business.
Rebecca gets an unexpected call.
Were blown, he shares.
They come to the conclusion that Ben has the box, which we soon learn is true.
Carter says they cant trust Mullins, so she needs to look for Ben under the radar.
But why him?!
Because right now, Carter tells his wife, Im the only one I can trust.
When he gets more aggressive, a teacher thankfully comes out to calm things down.
Taking this seriously, the teacher vows to get to the bottom of it.
Carter and Nicole arrive at their destination, and she isnt happy.
Im no expert, but that seems like a lazy job by Witness Protection.
The brothers are reunited for a tense face-off featuring some not-so-amazing dialogue.
What I should do is bury your ass right here and now, Isaac tells Carter.
As shes apparently the queen bee of the crew, shes not a fan of having Nicole around.
Isaac tells Aisha that shed better not be a problem.
With Andys help, Rebecca has tracked Grimes en route to Union Station.
He thinks hes meeting his family there, unaware that theyve already been killed.
Having relayed Bens location to Carter, Rebecca soon has some classic24problems.
Stiles realizes that the former CTU boss has hacked into the system.
Im sure that will work out fine.
Speaking of things that will surely work out fine, were back at the high school.
The teacher steps away during class, perfectly timed with an incoming text that prompts Amira to sneak out.
Hes panicked over what to do, but she promises that she will take care of it.
Carter has made it to the train station, but unfortunately so have the terrorists.
You know what the war did to me, he complains.
Digging through the box, Carter discovers a secret compartment housing a flash drive.
Its a list of names, numbers, and activation codes, all indicators of sleeper cells.
Pinned down, Carter shoots a cement tube, causing it to both distract and run over the gunmen.
His heroic moment is short lived when he discovers that Ben is gone and has taken the drive.
Sadly, its no big cliffhanger or anything to get the adrenaline pumping.
Instead, Ben calls Carter to basically say hes going to sell the drive to the highest bidder.
Then, with the police descending, our hero makes a run for it.
What did you think?
Did this adequately fill your24void?
Will you be checking back in for Monday nights episode?
