# 24: Live Another Day (a.k.a. 24, Season 9) - Episode 3 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm) SPOILERS! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302 "2014-05-12T21:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302/1 "2014-05-12T21:19:02Z")
This thread brought to you, as in days of yore, by the **24 Club**. SPOILERS AHEAD! Season 9 threads: [1-2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722664) Season 8 threads: [1-2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548198) [3-4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548422) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=549445) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=550369) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=551338) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=552317) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553286) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554221) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=555127) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=555968) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=556828) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=557725) [15-16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558577) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=559435) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=560276) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=561111) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=561905) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562708) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=563593) [23-24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564434) Season 7 threads: [1-2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=501317) [3-4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=501477) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=502564) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=503715) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=504782) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=505793) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506907) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=507883) [11-12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508885) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509715) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=510535) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=511426) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=512310) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=513154) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=514010) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=514819) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=515646) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=516463) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=517268) [23-24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=518092) [24: Redemption](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=494375) thread Season 6 threads: [1-2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404031) [3-4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404207) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405134) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406190) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=407210) [8-9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408162) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409155) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410097) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=411097) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412063) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413073) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=414104) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=414977) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=415909) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416971) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=417977) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=418918) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=419869) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=420847) [23-24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=421755) Season 5 threads: [1-2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354332) [3-4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354436) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355459) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356499) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357589) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=358698) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=359770) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=360788) [11-12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361746) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362734) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363743) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364735) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365781) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=366813) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=367766) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=368752) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=369764) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=370750) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371748) [23-24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=372700) Season 4 threads: [1-2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296090) [3-4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296231) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=297399) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298733) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299932) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=301189) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302470) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=303632)[11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=304737) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=305851) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306966) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308104) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309170) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=310254) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=311420) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=312536) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=313693) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=314775) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=315825) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316840) [23-24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317888) Season 3 threads: [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=220002) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=221380) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=222709) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=224017) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=225274) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=226621) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=228098) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=229589) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=233364) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=234768) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=236885) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=237968) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239159) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=240183) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=241649) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=248269) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=249575) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=251669) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252057) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=253222) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=254435) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=255627) [23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256792) [24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=258060) Season 2 threads: [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=141661) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=142720) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=143761) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=144882) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146280) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=147635) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=149356) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=150854) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=154843) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=156343) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=160583) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=162262) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=163850) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=165404) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=167046) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=172344) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=174079) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=175707) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=177496) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=178804) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=180544) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=182018) [23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=183597) [24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=185081) Season 1 threads: [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=97572) 2 [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=100175) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=101350) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=103851) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=104854) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=106093) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=107360) 19 [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=109991) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=111266) 22 [23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=115233) [24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=116289) ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302/2 "2014-05-13T06:21:15Z")
Rating the various plot threads/scenes from worst to best: -Terror family and their marital woes and mommy issues: D- -Audrey and chief of staff signature-forger have marital woes: C- -Hackers decide to betray Jack: B- -President addresses parliament: B -FemBauer and Chris-Partlow-from-The-Wire try to be as Bauer as they can Bauer: B+ -Chloe has emotions: B+ -Jack and Chloe run around tracking hot terror daughter, who escapes via self-mutilation: B+ -Jack kneecaps innocent civilians in order to sneak into the embassy: A ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302/3 "2014-05-13T13:32:07Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > -Jack kneecaps innocent civilians in order to sneak into the embassy: A My favorite Jack moment thus far. Jack’s definitely an omelet maker! ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302/4 "2014-05-13T23:28:17Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > -Jack kneecaps innocent civilians in order to sneak into the embassy: A -During an op, Jack turns around to look when strange voice yells his name: F c’mon, that’s up there with “Your shoe’s untied.” ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302/5 "2014-05-13T23:40:02Z")
Caitlyn Stark watches her daughter blow a guy through bed cam: B ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302/6 "2014-05-14T03:04:24Z")
So a family of terrorists is planning an ironic assassination as revenge because the family head’s children were killed in a US military strike ordered by a man who is now president? [I could swear that plot sounds familiar for some reason.](I could swear that plot sounds familiar for some reason.) ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-live-another-day-a-k-a-24-season-9-episode-3-1-00-pm-2-00-pm-spoilers/688302/7 "2014-05-15T06:51:42Z")
I’ve only ever watched one season of 24 (the one with the cougar), but found myself watching this one due to Yvonne Strahovski playing a CIA agent once again. I’m hoping Sarah gets back together with Chuck at the end of the day.