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Why the big rush?
24
Seven, 9.30pm
Now we know this series is meant to be heartstopping action TV. We get that every tick of the clock is crucial in Jack Bauer's quest to save the world and bin the bad guys.
But Channel 7 seems to have been on its own mission to finish this, it must be said, cracking, series as soon as possible. Bauer's battles have been seen twice a week. Tonight, we get a double helping and then another tomorrow when the double-barrelled finale airs.
Pause. Take a breath.
Fear not, 24 virgins, it's not too late to jump on board what is a very slick TV show.
Here's all you need to know to get you up to speed. Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is on board a plane trying to get his hands on proof President Charles Logan was involved in the assassination of former Prez David Palmer.
When Logan finds out Bauer has the goods, he decides to have the plane, which is loaded with civilians, shot down. It's a mad scramble to land the plane on a freeway before an F-18 fighter jet blows Bauer and co to smithereens.
The second episode sees Bauer back on the trail of nerve gas carrying terrorist Valdimir Bierko (Julian Sands), who somehow manages to escape Bauer's clutches.
If you can get past plot implausibility (why don't they just go to the press...