I'm not patient either. Maybe if it came back in September like most shows I'd be okay, but January? Ugh, way too long. Maybe they're planning something so good and so romantic and so unlike anything we've seen on 24 before, that they want it to be a surprise? They got such an overwhelming positive reaction to Renee in season 7, I can't believe they'd do something really awful to her. Or at least I hope so. That would be unforgivable.