Day 1 - Brilliant. I've said this before, but the two episodes where Jack breaks into the compound to save his family was some of the best stuff I've seen on TV.

Day 2 - I think this one was great too, especially the episode where the bomb detonated. I've read criticisms about how the retaliation strike and the president being voted out of office so quickly was unrealistic, but I didn't have much trouble accepting it. I don't know much about politics. David Palmer wasn't a great president, anyway.

Day 3 - 24 is a great show, but I think this season went over the top. Jack kicks a heroine addiction in one day. Jack and Tony put all that drama into chasing a virus they knew was phony. Amador creates a bidding war for the virus between two powerful gangster organizations, only to basically rob them by giving them nothing, then flies to LA to sell it to Saunders so he could plan a terrorist strike on the US that same day. Tony goes to prison for putting his wife over national security when that's all Jack did in season 1. He created a prison riot that resulted in the deaths of multiple guards for crying out loud. I guess I can write that all off on the fact that he had Palmer in his back pocket. I didn't like the way Chappelle was killed. If they would just give up one of their own to the terrorists like that why didn't Saunders ask for Jack to get killed? He knew what Jack was capable of and he knew that was the only man that could bring him down. In season 1 Jack was asked to kill Nina but he put a vest on her and staged the whole thing. I don't see what prevented him from staging something like that here. The way Nina was killed irked me too. Based on their history I can understand why Jack did it, but I just don't understand the writing there. There should have been a more dramatic scene for the death of Jack's nemesis. I guess they needed ways to get rid of these people since they weren't coming back next season, so that is somewhat understandable.

Day 4 - I think if anyone turns up to be a mole it has to be the stuttering guy. He just seems like the type. Erin is just another hardass, like Chappelle, who's too stubborn to know that Jack is always right. You need to have someone like that around to make Jack look more like the lone hero working against everybody. I liked Chappelle in that role, but he's dead. The girlfriend turning out to be evil is a definite possibility considering the Metal Gear Solid 2 random plot twist nature of this show, but I hope that isn't the case because that gimmick is so played by now. So far so good, but obviously the secretary kidnapping is only the tip of what the real plot is, so it's hard to say where this is going. What do you think is in the briefcase? I'm saying crackers.

The 24 hour real time format was a great idea and they pull it off pretty well, except for one thing. Living in there for four years has taught me that there is no way Jack can drive to any place in Los Angeles he wants in fifteen minutes.