User:Proudhug/Previously notes

This is a preliminary analysis of the title card freeze-frames uses in the "Previously on 24"s.

Day 1 12:00am-1:00am
None, obviously.

Day 1 1:00am-2:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * There will be a hit on his life

Jack Bauer


 * Walsh tells him there may be a mole, and to trust no one

Kim Bauer


 * Sneeks out and the guys won't take her home

Teri Bauer


 * "Alan York" calls and they go looking for the girls

Mandy


 * Has sex with Belkin, steals his ID
 * Blows up plane and parachutes out

There's good exposition here for all major plots, except Palmer's.

Day 1 2:00am-3:00am
Teri Bauer


 * She and "Alan" look for the girls

Kim Bauer


 * Kim threatens the guys that her dad is an agent
 * They force her to call her mom

Senator David Palmer


 * An attempt will be made on his life
 * Palmer has left the suite

Mandy


 * Blows up plane
 * Meets Jonathan
 * Hides ID in desert, tells Gaines he'll get it soon

Jack Bauer


 * Jack cuts off sniper's thumb
 * Walsh dies
 * Jamey says the key card was from Nina's computer

Gaines has no card, despite being important to the episode.

Day 1 3:00am-4:00am
Jack Bauer


 * Shoots Mason to blackmail him
 * Tony calls Division to have him relieved
 * Jack accuses Nina of being moley and she denies it

Senator David Palmer


 * Talks with Carl about Maureen's accusation

Ira Gaines


 * Calls Dan for update on Kim

Kim Bauer


 * Kim and Janet escape from the boys
 * She calls her mom for help
 * Teri calls 911
 * Janet is hit by a car

''Having Gaines AND Kim is redundant. Teri's plot overlaps Kim's too, but she doesn't get a card.''

Day 1 4:00am-5:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * Pierce reenforces Palmer's danger
 * Palmer gets call from Maureen
 * David tells Sherry about the accusation

Jack Bauer


 * Penticoff kills Hampton, reveals he knows about Kim

Kim Bauer


 * Calls Teri for help
 * Janet hit by a car

Ira Gaines


 * Takes Kim with him

Teri Bauer


 * she and "Alan" find out that a girl was hit by a car and taken to St. Mark's

Day 1 5:00am-6:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * David tells Sherry about the accusation
 * he confronts Kieth

Teri Bauer


 * Tells Jack they're at the hospital, Janet's in surgury, Kim's still missing
 * "Alan" vows to stay with Teri until they find Kim

Ira Gaines


 * kills Dan

Jack Bauer


 * Finds man's body in trunk
 * Confides in Mason

No Kim card this time, though she DID spent most of last episode in a trunk.

Day 1 6:00am-7:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * Sherry tells him about the assassination threat
 * Mike tells him to come out with Kieth story first

Janet York


 * Killed by Carroll

Teri Bauer


 * Nina tells her about murder victim "Alan York"

Jack Bauer


 * Gaines calls and lures him away from the hospital, putting a bug in his ear

''Janet randomly gets her name now that she's dead. There are no Gaines or Kim cards.''

Day 1 7:00am-8:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * Mike tells him to come out with the story first
 * David tells Kieth he's doing so

Kim Bauer


 * Tells Rick they need to escape

Teri Bauer


 * Teri brought to compound
 * Kim sees her and refuses to run away

Jack Bauer


 * Jack switches keycards
 * Nina finds out and Gaines makes him shoot her
 * Tony sees Jack giving her a flakjacket
 * Nina gets up, still alive

No Gaines card again.

Day 1 8:00am-9:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * Palmer tells his wife he's coming out with the story and to stand by him

Nina Myers


 * Nina calls CTU and tells Tony Jamey's a spy
 * Jamey is interrogated

Jack Bauer


 * Jack arrives at the breakfast
 * He goes for a Secret Service agent's gun

Ira Gaines


 * Orders girls killed, but changes his mind

''This is the first episode with an opening narration. Gaines and Jack's card could've been combined. Jamey might've made more sense than Nina. And a card for Teri or Kim might've been nice.''

Day 1 9:00am-10:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * Jack goes for the Secret Service's gun
 * Palmer is rushed from the building
 * Mike gives him Jack's name

Jack Bauer


 * Jack explains he's been tracking an assassin
 * He escapes custody and calls Nina

Teri Bauer


 * Lets Eli rape her to protect Kim
 * Steals his phone and calls CTU

Jamey Farrell


 * Nina tells Jack that Jamey is a mole
 * Jamey won't talk without immunity
 * Nina and Tony find her wrist sliced

No Gaines card.

Day 1 10:00am-11:00am
Senator David Palmer


 * Mike tells him they need to control when and where the story comes out
 * Carl claims he's taken care of the situation, but won't provide details

Ira Gaines


 * Andre calls, wondering why the situation isn't taken care of

Nina Myers


 * Jack calls CTU and she tells him Alberta Green is coming in
 * Alberta arrives with her entourage

Jack Bauer


 * Talks with Teri and Kim
 * Tony tells him about Ted Cofell
 * Commandeers Cofell's limo

''Andre Drazen might've been better than Gaines. Nina's was quite random. It should've maybe been Alberta. No Teri or Kim card this week, as they were included under Jack's.''

Day 1 11:00am-12:00pm
Senator David Palmer


 * Talks with Carl about possible murder

Kim Bauer


 * Girls have a gun
 * Gaines orders Eli to kill them
 * Teri shoots Eli

Nina Myers


 * Tells Alberta she doesn't know where Jack is
 * Tells Tony they don't know who they can trust

Jack Bauer


 * roughs Kevin up
 * promises to let him go when he knows his family is safe

''Why did they choose Kim and not Teri for the title card? Or Eli? Random. Could they not have done a card with both girls? Gaines doesn't have one this week.''

Day 1 12:00pm-1:00pm
Ira Gaines


 * Andre arrives at compound and pulls the plug, then gives him 30 more minutes

Jamey Farrell


 * Jamey is interrogated, then dies

Senator David Palmer


 * Tells Carl about Maureen's call
 * Talks with Maureen about her evidence
 * Tries to warn Ferragamo
 * Ferragamo dies

Jack Bauer


 * Jack arrives at the compound
 * Reunites with his family
 * Calls Alberta
 * Finds out Rick is helping the girls
 * they all split up while under fire

''Jamey?! She's old news by this point and has nothing to do with this episode. There's no Nina. Kim and Teri are again combined under Jack's card.''

Day 1 1:00pm-2:00pm
Ira Gaines


 * Tells Kevin they have to kill Jack to survive

Jack Bauer


 * Tells Gaines they can protect him
 * Shoots and kills Gaines

Kim Bauer


 * Teri and Kim arrive at silo, but Rick isn't there
 * Rick has fled
 * Jack arrives
 * The Bauers are choppered away

Senator David Palmer


 * Carl threatens with arson setup
 * Nina tells Alberta about second hitter
 * Alexis puts on his "Johnny Cool Guy" shades

''Gaines' was pointless here and should've been included in Jack's. Jack's itself was pretty brief. Why did they choose Kim and not Teri? Why not include them both in Jack's, as they've done before? The Alexis segment should've instead been "Counter Terrorist Unit" or "Nina Myers" or something, not under Palmer.

Day 1 2:00pm-3:00pm
Jack Bauer


 * Bauers get off the chopper at CTU
 * Jack is questioned

Teri Bauer


 * Tells the doctor she was raped
 * Nina moves the girls to safe house
 * Jovan sees them leave the hospital

Senator David Palmer


 * Tells Sherry they've got to leave the state
 * Mike says Jack was in special forces and Palmer realizes it's all about the Drazen mission
 * Palmer arrives at CTU

Andre Drazen


 * Kevin offers to fix the situation, but is denied
 * Alexis kills Kevin
 * Elizabeth meets with Alexis at the hotel

No cards for Kim or any CTU people this week.

Day 1 3:00pm-4:00pm
Teri Bauer


 * The girls are taken to a safehouse
 * Teri is pregnant
 * She confronts Nina about her affair with Jack

Andre Drazen


 * Talks with Alexis

Senator David Palmer


 * Talks with Jack about Nightfall
 * Gets Jack reinstated

Jack Bauer


 * Calls Ellis
 * Ellis is strangled

''Why chose Teri and not Kim or Nina? It definitely seems random. Likewise, why Andre and not Alexis? Palmer and Jack's are pretty much the same and didn't need to be separate. Jack's could've been called "Robert Ellis" instead, actually.''

Day 1 4:00pm-5:00pm
Alexis Drazen


 * Elizabeth calls and says they're staying in L.A.

Senator David Palmer


 * Pierce shows photos of the shooters and Elizabeth recognizes Alexis

Jack Bauer


 * Meets with Elizabeth to get her to spy on Drazen
 * Mason arrives at CTU to stay

Teri Bauer


 * She and Kim escape the safe house as Jovan chases them
 * Kim goes off the cliff and the car explodes
 * Teri faints
 * Tanya finds her
 * Kim awakens

''Alexis AND Palmer were totally unnecessary and should've been "Elizabeth Nash" instead. Same with Jack. And again, why choose Teri and not Kim?

Day 1 5:00pm-6:00pm
Kim Bauer


 * Kim calls Rick and tells him the safehouse has been hit and she's coming to his place

Teri Bauer


 * Goes to restaurant
 * Meets Dr. Phil

Senator David Palmer


 * Keith shows him the tape of his conversation with Carl

Alexis Drazen


 * Calls Andre and tells him Palmer's staying in town and he's going to the hotel

Jack Bauer


 * Watches as Elizabeth stabs Alexis
 * Answers Alexis' phone

''For once, they're actually nicely organized. Jack could've been "Elizabeth" but I guess they're reluctant to not include a card for the star.''

Day 1 6:00pm-7:00pm
Senator David Palmer


 * Shows tape to Sherry and Mike
 * Sherry destroys fake tape
 * Sets up press conference right now

Andre Drazen


 * Talks with Jovan who says he's going to the Bauer house to find the girls

Kim Bauer


 * Frank won't let her leave the house until Dan gets back with the money

Jack Bauer


 * Tells Mason about their meeting with Morgan
 * Morgan clues in that Jack's not Alexis and bolts
 * Teddy shoots Morgan

Teri Bauer


 * Dr. Phil reminds Teri of who she is
 * He takes her home where Jovan has killed a CTU agent

Day 1 7:00pm-8:00pm
Senator David Palmer


 * Palmer comes clean on TV

Teri Bauer


 * Jovan attacks Teri at her house
 * Tony saves the day

Kim Bauer


 * Frank tries to steal dope from cops
 * Everyone is arrested

Jack Bauer


 * Goes to Saugus with Mason, but they only find a helicopter

No cards for terrorists or CTU people this week.

Day 1 8:00pm-9:00pm
Senator David Palmer


 * Sherry and David disagree on how his speech will work out for him

Teri Bauer


 * Gets her memory back and thinks Kim is dead
 * Tony says he talked to her recently

Kim Bauer


 * Tells Krugman to call CTU

Jack Bauer


 * Tells DeSalvo about his assignment
 * Sees Victor Drazen still alive

Andre Drazen


 * Tells his goons they intend to rescue his father
 * The power goes out and Victor announces "Dey are heeeer!"

Day 1 9:00pm-10:00pm
Senator David Palmer


 * Mike advises him
 * Patty massages his back

Jack Bauer


 * Calls Mason and tells him Drazen's alive
 * Andre rescues his father and takes Jack hostage

Victor Drazen


 * Spares Jack's life when he learns Alexis is alive

Kim Bauer


 * Freed from prison only to be recaputured by the terrorists

Day 1 10:00pm-11:00pm
Senator David Palmer


 * Patty flirts with him then confers with Sherry

Teri Bauer


 * Upset with Mason because Jack won't be saved

Victor Drazen


 * Willing to trade Jack for Alexis
 * Alexis is given up
 * Victor shoots Mila

Jack Bauer


 * Sent towards Century City

''Palmer's card probably should've been "Patty Brooks". The Mila shooting makes no sense out of context like this.''

Day 1 11:00pm-12:00am
Jack Bauer


 * Palmer answers the bomb phone, but is saved by Jack
 * The Drazens rejoice

Senator David Palmer


 * Jack wants to pretend David died, but Sherry will have none of it

Victor Drazen


 * They find out Jack is alive
 * Jack offers to trade himself for Kim

Kim Bauer


 * Escapes into the water

'Nina Myers


 * Yelena calls Andre

Jack's should've been part of Palmer's, but once again, they need the star to have his own card, I guess.

Conclusion
I might go through and watch the previouslies for S2 as well, but so far I've concluded that I was right and the names chosen are pretty random, with the exception of Jack and Palmer, who they felt obliged to include in every episode, no matter how critical they were that week. There's certainly no pattern to who's chosen. A card doesn't necessarily mean a character was important to the episode, and lack of a card doesn't mean they weren't.