Speculation is now buzzing around 24 fan sites that the Season Finale will herald the return of a previous star who was presumed dead on the show. The closing minutes of the Season 6 Finale are rumoured to concern a showdown between Jack Bauer and a former 24 character that we all presumed was now pushing up daisies. The rumour mill has stated that the return will be a big name and will shock 'long time' fans.
Hot favourite is Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) who we saw 'die' midway through Season 5 after a lethal injection. Quite how the producers could bring back Tony we don't know as it seemed apparent that he was a goner at the time. Fans were outraged at the low key nature of Tony's death and there is a belief amongst fans that the former CTU loyalist should be brought back from beyond the grave.
The clues are that the returnee will carry some major shock value and no return would be more shocking than that of President Palmer. The last time we saw The Big Man was when he took a bullet in the neck during the opening minutes of Season 5. Conspiracy theorists like the sound of an assasination cover-up but we believe there is pretty much no chance that Dennis Haysbert will be reprising his role. Haysbert has recently hit out at the show for knocking off the Palmer character which would make a return all the more unlikely: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/article2525596.ece
Outside bets include bad guy Christopher Henderson (Peter Weller) and former CTU Directors Ryan Chappelle and George Mason. From a storyline perspective only Henderson could surely be brought back, he was shot by Jack in the 23rd hour of Season 5 just after making a deal with Bauer to fake his own death. At the time it appeared it Jack reneged on the deal - but the twist could be that Jack did indeed help his enemy disappear into the sunset. With Mason blown to pieces in a nuclear blast, albeit off screen, his chances of returning seem nil, as do Chappelle's who was shot in the back of the head by Jack from point blank range.
The only 'presumed dead' character that could feasibly be brought back, in our opinion is Sherry Palmer. Again, the last time we saw Sherry she had also taken a bullet, however it was potentially non-fatal and the shot was fired by a civilian - not a trained marksman. Ever since this 'death' Sherry has never been confirmed as being dead on the show and was even referred to in Season 5, but quite ambiguously. The producers have clearly left the door open for Penny Johnson Jerald to come back if she wishes.
However, all rumours point to the returning star being male in which case we think it's between Henderson and Tony. Judging by the character's popularity, a recent on-set appearance and his somewhat lame death scene, we're backing Tony to be the guy who returns at the end of Season 6 in a role currently classified as 'To Be Determined.'
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