bleh, I had some problems with this episode... overall, it was too predictable. From the first 10 minutes, you knew how the rest of the episode was going to play out. Is Jack going to convince Dina to help him go undercover? Of course. Are they going to find Marwan? Yep. Will their cover be blown? You betchya.
What kind of cover story was that, anyway? No one takes Jack Bauer hostage. Everyone
knows no one takes Jack Bauer hostage. Part of me wonders if Jack went into it knowing that it was a horrible cover, and was in effect sacrificing Dina. It's possible, but I wouldn't have thought Dina to be that stupid.
(okay, I take that back. He's been taken hostage before... but not by some pesky woman with a bullet wound! 
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There were some major time discrepancies too. I'm usually very forgiving, but... Chloe getting dressed and showing up at CTU over a commercial break was a bit much. Same with Jack and Dina getting to that professor's house, they had that go by a bit too fast.
The best parts of 24 are when you can see about 10 different scenarios being plausible, and the show keeps you guessing all the way. Seems like the show has been lacking in that department over the last handful of episodes. I remember back in last season being on the edge of my seat, wondering how the Salazar storyline was going to pan out. I got a similar feeling for the Araz family's storyline too... maybe it's the curse of season's first half.
Well, on the positive side of things, I'm curious about what that military dude is up to, exactly. Definitely has something to do with a jet, I guess, and presumably with Air Force One. Hm... can Jack fly a fighter jet? Oh, who am I kidding, there is nothing Jack can't do.
All right, I'm done. I can be a bit long winded. Everybody's a critic!
