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Rating: It is well known that, in the collective imagination, the tragedy of 9/11 left behind remnants and pieces of flesh and memories that will likely never be fully buried and forgotten.
However, like any great event that touches reality, whether for better or worse, it provides significant inspiration to producers, screenwriters, and directors.
This happened with Michael Moore's documentary film based on this tragedy, but noteworthy variables, themes, and characteristics of that attack have been revisited and reassembled, finding their way into series, fiction, and everything in between: 24 is no exception.
24 is nothing more than one of the most successful American TV series, an action/thriller/political fiction production, structurally speaking quite distant in some ways from other well-known names like C.S.I. or N.C.I.S, as it follows a relatively innovative formula compared to the average.
It aims to tell a single day, in 24 hours and episodes, marked in real-time by a digital clock, in the life of a federal agent from the CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit), Jack Bauer played by Kiefer Sutherland, who is tasked with solving and thwarting security threats to the United States, of all kinds, from suicide attacks to lethal viruses and gases.
The plot of 24 is always open and greatly inclined to twists and turns, with this fifth season excelling in terms of suspense and attention and adrenaline for the viewer.
A plot (often unfurled in different subplots, usually interconnected), sequential, that never concludes in a single episode, but flows smoothly without ever becoming boring.
Moreover, it's necessary to closely follow all the episodes to understand the most subtle developments at the end, and often, some events and incidents from previous seasons are vitally important for the development of the present season's plot.
This fifth season is no exception, conceptually and beyond, as it connects to the frenetic ending of the fourth season, where everything began.
It must be said that, unlike other series, there isn't a truly stable cast, as throughout the seasons, there has always been a notable change of main characters and others. The only "survivor," also being the executive producer and main protagonist K. Sutherland, however, appears in all the seasons, with Carlos Bernard's role as Tony Almeida also being significant.
However, the continuous turnover of the cast and appearances is another of the series' strengths, as it never becomes static even from this perspective.
It's not the case to reveal the plot of Day 5 of 24, but it must be said that it starts and ends in a quite shocking and gruesome manner, with exits and the deaths of beloved characters from the series' audience and plots and power games with unexpected protagonists. In all this, Jack is always in the thick of it, with his exuberant personality, prone to insubordination and determined to protect his country from extremist threats, even at the cost of breaking the rules and getting into trouble.
The focal points around which the action revolves remain two: the CTU headquarters in Los Angeles, a government building and operational base, and the White House, with the President always in close contact with the Anti-Terrorism Center.
A similar attempt was made in Italy (Intelligence - Servizi & Segreti) to emulate 24, with very questionable results, and a final outcome unsatisfactory and far from the glories of the original. The recommendation is for anyone who hasn't yet seen this great star-spangled thriller blockbuster of the small screen to catch up, with this Day 5 probably constituting its milestone.
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