Nah, the actors and dialogue made up for the aweful writing....the new 24 has awful dialogue and atrocious acting as well. We found out too soon what the "box" that was that the terrorists were looking for. It looks like the writers just don't give a fukk now. Maybe it's not all Dre and he is doing his best on what he has.
The scene between him and His brother when they arrived in the hood was cringed worthy.
Im a huge 24 fan though and will stick with this...hopefully it will get better as the series progresses
It's obvious that the brother current gf will call someone and the bad guys will find out the whereabouts of the wife