'24' Starts with a Bang If you don't want to read any spoilers, don't click the read more link. Everyone else, follow me inside... ...This is what I like about '24'. They don't mind killing off MAJOR characters to move the story along. Wow. Palmer and Michelle getting killed? Heavy. Now we know how Jack gets back into the story. I'm now wondering how many episodes it will take to get Jack working directly for CTU again. In the past, Palmer was his go-to person. Now, who? They portray the current president as an idiot. Also, the President's top advisor is a bad guy. Ouch.