One scene in the premiere of Season Two has become regarded as one of the most memorable and shocking in the entire series. The scene involves Jack Bauer bringing a child molester (named 'Marshal Goren') into the CTU offices and shooting him dead. Jack Bauer then crouches down and begins inspecting his head. Bauer then tells his boss, "I'm going to need a hacksaw". The hacksaw line was subsequently parodied in an episode of "House". The first half of the third season was met with positive reviews, while reception to the second half of the season received critical acclaim. Season Three opens in a significantly different place than Season Two. The decision to pick up three years after Season Two and ignore Season 2's cliffhanger was criticized by fans and critics. The character of Kate Warner was dropped from the cast between seasons. One change, meant to address concerns from Season 2, was to move Kim into the Counter Terrorist Unit. Ain't It Cool News said that "Kim’s role at CTU is a terrific antidote for those who maintain an abiding lust for Elisha Cuthbert, but little patience for Kim Bauer’s inane predicaments." The New York Times said of the premiere that, "One of the best series on television is "24," and it could be even better if there were less of it -- if, say, the world had adopted the time-keeping system of the ancient Sumerians. The show would then be called "12" and its hero, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), could save the country from an apocalyptic terrorist attack in a 12-hour day -- eliminating the need for some of the sillier side plots delaying the denouement. (How many times can a daughter be kidnapped, found, then captured again?) An IGN reviewer noted that Season Three is "also the season unfortunately in which the show starts to show a little bit of creakiness, especially in relation to Kim Bauer, the interoffice politics of the CTU, and Jack Bauer's superhero status." PopMatters said that, "24 now seems an efficient thrill machine that repeatedly threatens to veer off in cockamamie plot torques: in taking such risks, it’s not always perfect, but it is consistently admirable and frequently excellent fun." and noted that "as before, the storylines come together and apart with smart editing, elliptical writing, and charged up split screens." The last half of Season Three is frequently mentioned as one of the best runs in the history of the series.