values can be bent in the name of freedom and security - and one that has rightly made it a political lightning rod/Rorschach test, with the seriousness of reactions to Jack’s “Ends justifies the means” mindset largely dictated by one’s ideological leanings. It’s the show’s central motif - how far U.S. More nefarious doings are afoot, and Jack - faced with a Senate subpoena back home - will, as usual, confront tough moral choices, continuing to suffer the torments of the damned to keep others safe. Of course, anywhere Bauer lands is due for bad news, and a brutal military coup breaks out - not only imperiling Jack and his charges but creating an international crisis just as President-elect Taylor (Jones) is preparing to be sworn in. This prequel to “Day Seven” benefits not only from the change of venue but also from the luxury of incorporating so many first-rate actors, including Robert Carlyle as an old pal with whom former Counter-Terrorism Unit agent Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) has taken refuge, helping out a school for kids in war-torn Africa. It was a surprising if perhaps inevitable turn for a series built on improbable comebacks, following as it did an Emmy-winning year.
In that regard, the writers strike came at a relatively propitious time - helping deaden the memory of the sixth chapter, which essentially came to a grinding halt after 18 hours or so, changed course, then nearly collapsed into Shakespearean silliness.
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