I dunno...average. Too many overly familiar elements being reintroduced. But I figure this is just a transitional episode.
Three terms adds one more president (and the VP as president for a couple hours), which would be stability in the 24 universe.
It was entertaining enough but as others have said, they ran through the full list of CLICHES. I'm sorry weren't they supposed to FRESHEN UP the formula this season? They haven't done ANY SUCH THING. It's literally past plots stitched together. I'm guessing about 3 more weeks until I get bored.
Well, we're still in the "original" episodes that were supposed to be aired a full year ago. I'm not sure at which point the shut down production due to the WGA strike but perhaps after that point, with a full year of planning, is when the "freshen things up" thing comes.
When she said to Jack "was it all a lie?" I couldn't help but think that it was one of her General Hospital scenes. Also what is up with the terrorist van being so damn bright and yellow?