24 (TV Series) 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2001) User Reviews

The ID of the Body in the Trunk

[claudio_carvalho · 9/10 · 27 October 2007]

On the day of the California Presidential Primary, between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM, Jack Bauer asks for security in the hospital for Janet, who is recovering from a cardiac arrest in the surgery, since he believes her life is in danger. Kim helps Rick to bury Dean. Carl tells David Palmer that he had covered up what Keith did with Gibson and Sherry knew. He finds that Nicole also knew that Keith killed Gibson, and feeling that he is losing more than the election, he goes to the campaign adviser of the party Mike Novick and tells him the truth. Mike tells David to disclose the truth to the press early in the morning before Maureen Kingsley since the electors could forgive him. Jack goes to the hospital, tells the truth to Teri and explains that the wall he had built between his work and his family was falling apart. Ira Gaines calls Jack and forces him to leave the hospital. Meanwhile Alan, who actually works for Gaines, kills Janet and lures Teri, driving her to a distant location to meet Kim. Teri receives a phone call from Nina telling the ID of the body found in the trunk of Penticoff's car.

In the sixth episode of "24", David Palmer discloses the dramatic secret of his family and is completely disappointed. Jack's sixth sense about Alan York is amazing, and Teri now knows that Kim was kidnapped. Jack seems to be in the hands of Gaines and now Teri is also in trouble with the revelation of Nina about the ID of the body found in the trunk of the car by Jack, in one of the best and most surprising twists of a series. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "5:00"

"That's right, we're watching you."

[MaxBorg89 · 9/10 · 8 December 2007]

The first five episodes of Day 1, no matter how brilliant (and believe me, they are), can now be considered a warm-up: this sixth hour is when things start turning in a more complex, suspenseful and occasionally shocking direction.

Following the discovery of a corpse in Greg Penticoff's car, Jack has it sent to CTU for identification, whereas he, having convinced Mason he is innocent, goes off to the hospital where his wife and Alan York are still monitoring the fate of Alan's daughter Janet. Alas, he barely manages to enter the building before he receives a phone call from Ira Gaines, the man who is holding Kim prisoner and now controls all of Jack's moves. Simultaneously, David Palmer confronts his family about the incriminating news and faces a shocking truth.

Previously, the real-time technique alone gave a sort of "I'm watching you" impression; now, with the introduction of an actual watchman, tensions and complexities are brought to a whole new level. The real attraction of this episode, however, is Penny Johnson's character: as I saw Season 2 first, I already knew Sherry Palmer was a manipulative, untrustworthy woman, but seeing her unveil her darker side for the first time still provides me with a genuine thrill. That, and the truly imaginative twist at the end of the hour - one of the show's finest cliffhangers.

A Surprising Revelation!

[g-bodyl · 9/10 · 6 May 2015]

This is the sixth episode of the first season of 24. I found it to be another intriguing episode that has some surprising revelations, but I should have seen them coming. The cat-and-mouse games continue and they take a turn for the better in this episode. The political drama focused on Palmer is actually very interesting to watch.

In this episode, "5:00," Jack meets Teri at the hospital and there the viewers are revealed that Alan is actually working for Gaines. Alan convinces Teri to go with him to a remote location. David Palmer confronts his family about all the secrets and lies. Nina is able to ID a body that was found in a trunk discovered by Jack.

Overall, a very solid episode and this may be the best episode yet. The ending has a flair for the dramatic, so I am definitely curious to see what happens next.

My Grade: A

Wow oh Wow!

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 2 October 2018]

This episode revolves around a hospital where Janet is. Jack has that problem of having almost no clues, so her recovery and her ability to talk about her experience is crucial. Things get more and more knotty and convoluted. It all leads back to the Presidential candidate who is having a crisis of conscience over the actions of his son and his wife. I know I rank these episodes highly, but I am absolutely taken in. My concern is that it will take 18 more episodes to get to the finish. Painful.

One of the best episodes of 24 ever (SPOILERS)

[master-erik_95 · 14 December 2009]

Is unusual that the first season of a show can deliver such an excellent episode when it just begins. Fortunately for 24, that's the case, because the cast, crew and writers can prove they can deliver one of the strongest episodes of the entire show with strong performances from everyone involved, especially Kiefer, Dennis Haysbert and Leslie Hope, and with a little of shock value and flawless pacing, the job is done.

Jack leaves the body to Nina for ID while he goes to the hospital to meet with Teri. His scenes with Teri are well done and start to show the first signs of desperation in Jack's world when he realizes his dangerous job is affecting deeply his personal life, something that would become inevitable in later seasons.

Meanwhile, the Palmer storyline begins to move forward and become interesting when David discovers that his family has been keeping secrets from him. Although obviously this subplot would drag for almost the whole season, this is the seeds of a great execution handled by good wrtiting and convincing acting from Haysbert and Penny Johnson Jerald. (In this episode the real Sherry finally is revealed).

Jack, of course, is distrustful from Alan York, but when Teri asks him to leave him alone, he complies. It may have been because of his wife, but Jack's instincts fail this time, because he was absolutely right (as usual) when Alan wasn't to trust. In a definitely horror-oriented scene, Alan goes to visit his raped-drugged-car crashed daughter Janet, but things unpredictably change for the worst as we find out, in an amazing moment, that Alan is a bad guy. So he proceeds to brutally suffocate Janet until she dies and leaves the room with anyone ever discovering (as far as we know) that the girl just successfully operated from a car crash and other things has been killed.

The last minutes continue with this perfection. The score is great and there's great suspense with Jack's situation, as he's manipulated by Gaines. In the ending, Teri is the first one to discover that the man next to her is an impostor. Great stuff.