I was just over at Wikipedia reading their summary of Season 6. It’s pretty outrageous and funny if you read it fast in that condensed form and out of context.

Here are some excerpts stung together to show you what I mean.

Agent Jack Bauer, has been taken prisoner by China 20 months earlier.

Jack is immediately asked to sacrifice himself to Abu Fayed.

Bauer escapes, rescues Assad, and then prevents a subway bombing in Los Angeles.

Fayed’s true objective: the detonation of five suitcase nuclear bombs across the United States.

Jack is forced to kill Curtis Manning to keep Assad alive and one nuclear bomb is detonated in Valencia, north of L.A.

Jack discovers that his father Phillip and brother Graem are involved in the plot as well as events in Day 5.

Jack successfully rescues his nephew, Josh, from Phillip (who killed Graem because he was a liability).

Chief of Staff Tom Lennox tries to prevent an assassaination attempt, but he is unsuccessful and the presidential podium explodes, killing Assad and leaving Palmer in critical condition.

Vice President Noah Daniels assumes executive powers and threatens to attack Fayed’s country if they fail to stop Fayed.

Jack immediately gives CTU Gredenko’s location, but it is too late, as Gredenko has already launched a drone armed with a nuclear bomb toward San Francisco.

Jack manages to crash land the drone. However, the bomb’s nuclear core is compromised in the crash landing, releasing radiation, prompting Vice President Daniels to launch a nuclear strike against the Middle-East.

Sandra Palmer gives consent to bring President Palmer out of his coma, and he is able to stop the attack while Jack learns the shocking truth about Audrey Raines.

Gredenko is captured by CTU and he agrees to cooperate in exchange for amnesty.

CTU still manages to get Fayed, and Gredenko bleeds to death after his arm is amputated to remove a CTU tracking device.

Jack then receives a phone call from Audrey, who had been presumed dead in China, and is held by Cheng Zhi. Cheng demanded that Jack obtain a Russian circuit board from the suitcase nuke, information that could cause a war, in exchange for Audrey’s freedom.

CTU finds out and captures Jack, who asks to speak to the President to request authorization to save Audrey. President Palmer reluctantly agrees, but soon after he collapses during a press conference, allowing Daniels to assume executive duties and reverse Palmer’s order for Jack’s operation.

Jack goes rogue, determined to save Audrey. He and Cheng meet to do the exchange, but Doyle and his team attack Cheng’s men just as Audrey is freed and Jack gives up the board to Cheng. Jack is arrested before he can destroy the board, and Cheng escapes with it. Audrey is safe, but she is in a trance-like state and seems to have had a mental breakdown as she does not recognize Jack.

Russia discovers that the Chinese have the circuit board through a leak in the White House staff. Russian President Suvarov threatens to launch an attack if the US government fails to retrieve the board.

Back in CTU, Doyle helps Jack to escape custody so that he can get information from Audrey without her being hurt by a Division doctor.

CTU is infiltrated by the Chinese, led by Zhou, and most members of CTU are taken hostage. After the assault, Milo is fatally shot when he steps up to protect Nadia. Jack escapes his cell and kills several Chinese operatives. Cheng orders Zhou to find Josh Bauer, who is hiding with Jack and Marilyn, as it becomes apparent that he is the “package” that they are looking for. After his mother’s life is threatened, Josh reveals himself to Zhou.

Phillip Bauer calls the White House and offers to give the circuit board for Josh, and they agree. Doyle takes Josh from Jack to go ahead with the exchange.

Jack finds out about the deal and, knowing Phillip would never give up the circuit board, he calls Karen Hayes and asks for her help. Since she is unable to convince the Vice President to call off the exchange, she goes rogue and asks her husband, Bill Buchanan, to help Jack.

Chloe and Morris are able to deduce where Phillip is – an offshore oil rig. Daniels decides to launch an air strike against the oil rig to destroy the circuit board believed to be in Phillip’s possession, and everyone on the oil rig, hoping that the Russians would be satisfied and prevent a war.

Jack and Bill proceed to the oil rig via helicopter with only minutes remaining before the strike. They arrive in time to kill Phillip’s men and capture Cheng alive. Phillip tells Josh they are going to rendezvous with a Chinese submarine, to go to China. Josh hits Phillip over the head and manages to grab his gun and shoots him. Jack arrives and stops Josh from killing his grandfather, not wanting him to live with that for the rest of his life.

Jack barely makes it back to the helicopter as the missiles hit. During the flight, Jack leaps from the helicopter into the shallow water. Bill understands that Jack isn’t ready to go back to CTU.

Bill and Karen are freed from custody and resign. Jack confronts Audrey’s father, former Secretary of Defense Heller at his home.

Jack tells a sleeping Audrey that even though he loves her, he must let her go for her own sake. He walks outside to a cliff and mournfully stares off into the ocean as the season ends with a fade to black followed by a silent clock.

Whew, Season 6!