Well they sure didn't waste any time unloading a new threat on the U.S.; this premiere opens with just that very discovery, carrying with it a somber tone as the Palmer administration works to sort out the specifics. But in general, this is a more muscular show, boasting improved sets, characters who have their own defined spaces and a story that feels very appropriate for a post-9/11 America. And its hero, still reeling from his wife's murder, doesn't want any part of it. But, true to this newly-established formula, there's no getting out of this. After being dragged back in to CTU, Jack Bauer is freshly-shaven, steely-nerved and ready to go.
And things are about to get dark.
8/10
And things are about to get dark.
8/10