I think now is the best time to express my little frustration over the photo to the right--the storyline between Dana/Jenny and her ex-boyfriend Kevin. What we discovered last week: she was an accessory to some crime, and served in prison for a short while before joining CTU under a new identity. What I don't understand: is this: how come the CTU, a very sensitive organization who surely checks the background of anyone who enters it, not find out what makes Dana tick? I mean, Hastings knows why Chloe took the job, and they know what Jack Bauer has done. And yet they don't know that Dana isn't Dana?

Then again, they didn't really know that Renee can do such tasks--nor even knew that she was abused by that Vladimir dude, which explains for all those scary deeds before her cover was finally established. (When she finally got in, I didn't heave a sigh of relief. I got more scared.) So, CTU, you have a lot of work to do. And writers, I hope the Dana Walsh story ends up somewhere. Now, if Kevin is part of the bigger conspiracy...

So, now, it becomes clear that there's a coup at Kamistan, that President Hassan's brother wants to take power and get nuclear weapons, and talks are in serious jeopardy. And the CTU's plan is to broker a new weapons deal to prevent the worst from happening, never mind the idea of all that uranium in American soil scary. Renee is in, and she's working the cover, but on tonight's 24 she is forced to confront her painful past underground. I doubt Jack could do anything about it, so fingers crossed Renee doesn't end up chopping another thumb.

Back at CTU, Chloe smacks Arlo down, and Dana--oh, I wish this didn't happen--tries to wiggle her way out of a sticky situation. As for President Hassan? With his family in turmoil and his international reputation in trouble, well, what's the worse that could happen? 24 returns tonight from 9pm on Fox.


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