Last night was a great night of television. I normally don't devote an entire Sunday night to TV, but last night was the season premier of 24 so I made an exception. I must have done something right to get two hours of 24 last night and two hours of it again tonight. My mind is still trying to figure out where this season is going to take us (you can't really tell two hours in), but so far it looks promising:

1) Chloe is back, and her people skills are still missing. Chloe is the comic relief on the show. I don't know if the writers intend her to be, but she has me giggling like a crazy woman every time she opens her mouth.

2) No more Tony Almeida. Woo hoo! He was completely useless and I am soooooo happy he is gone.

3) In stead of lame-o Tony, we get Alberta Watson as the new head of CTU. She may be Erin Driscoll on 24, but she will always be Madeline from La Femme Nikita to me. The only thing that makes me a little sad is that I would love to see her go head to head with Sherry Palmer, but obviously that isn't possible.

4) Chloe has a friend, and it's Lukas Haas. How cool is that? Maybe if I lost my personality Lukas would be my friend too.

5) No one listens to Jack, and he has to make up for their incompetence. Business as usual.

There was so much Jack Bauer goodness last night, I can't wait to see what happens tonight. I do expect the early demise of Audrey, either half or three-fourths of the way through the season. As my friend Mike said. "Once Jack says I love you, you're marked by the Angel of Death." Sorry Audrey. You've got to go.

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