Season 2 24- Catch Up-Was it As Good As Day 1

There are three types of people who watched 24.There are the movie critics who scrutinize the plots ,the character developments,camera work and other technical aspects of any drama,then there are the arm chair critics who feel they really should have been in the directors chair cutting scenes and editing out what they dont like or changing the plot all together.Finally there is you and me who just love a decent story line with characters evolving in a way that we can follow. Season 2 24 came back to our screens as good as ever.
How does it compare it to Season 1?
Personally I feel that the first season was ground breaking and it was always going to be difficult to keep up the hype created in the pilot series. The suspense and the twist and turns in this season are as good as ever and in the face of 9/11 ,the plot and the action is edge of the seat stuff. The true magic of 24 was definately in season 1 and there was no way it was going to get better than that.There are some characters who dont really perform and the thrill slows down occassionally.As for Jack Bauer , he continues to move at his usual fast pace with more and more dillemas piling up in his life as he wrestles with terrorists.The rest of the cast from President Palmer to his wife Sherry and others continue to take on real depth and evolve as the protagonists in this drama.The season does what you would expect it to do and thats to keep you on the edge of your seat as you wait for events to unfold. The momentum of the drama as a whole helps to pull you along during dull moments or silly additions to story lines like the Kim and the lion encounter.
So how does the plot unravel?
Its 18 months down the line with President Palmer again facing trouble in his presidency as terrorists attempt to blow up Los Angeles in a parallel story to that of 9/11.President Palmer calls upon Jack to help in locating the bomb and and the terrorists.The main story line revolves around two men working together to stop a nuclear warhead going off but to do that they both need help from their close but worst enemies.Jack must work with Nina Myers who killed his wife and David Palmer must work with his ex wife Sherry who is trying to bring him down under the radar.To watch them as they play cat and mouse is what makes this season of 24 excellent tv though not in the same boat as the first.You will enjoy it as the betrayal,the deception and more contuinues.
The pace in 24 is blistering and if you are catching up it means you dont have to wait to get all the seasons so its best to get the full season 1-8 box set and plan how you will watch them all and in so doing ,you will get a better viewing experience and follow the storylines much closer.To get your copy of Season 2 DVD or the full box set visit the Addicted To 24 store here and for more comprehensive information on 24 and Kiefer Sutherland in general go to  Addicted to 24  website . Happy Viewing.