Well – they left us in quite the pickle at the end of last weeks episode. Marty (in all her wisdom) decided that the way to stop the Putz from giving up the Russians was to jump in the car. Not the smartest move but it sure took guts…let’s see how it all plays out…shall we??
4:00 P.M.
Bierko watches on television as the motorcade proceeds on schedule. His men prepare a missile to attack the Russian president’s car.
4:01 P.M.
Logan and Novick review a threat assessment that pinpoints the likely spot of attack on the motorcade. Logan realizes that he will have to explain to the world why the Russian president was attacked on U.S. soil right after they signed a terrorism treaty. He becomes flustered when he finds out that Martha got in the car with the Suvarovs. He can’t warn the Secret Service because that will lead the terrorists to set off the nerve gas.
COMMENT: Oooops – still think it was this great idea to let Marty in on everything and make her your right hand man (woman). Sending her off to Vermont seems like it would have been a pretty good idea no? It’s kind of fun watching Logan try and sweat his way out of this…
4:04 P.M.
Martha is distracted as she rides with the Suvarovs. The President calls her in the car. She pretends to make idle chatter while Logan orders her to be picked up by the Secret Service because he cannot order the motorcade back. She refuses to get out and hangs up on him.
COMMENT: HAHAHAHAHA – she hung up on him…too funny. Those two are quite a pair.
4:06 P.M.
Logan is desperate to save his wife. Novick fears that Martha will tell the Suvarovs the truth, exposing that the White House gave them up to the terrorists. He asks the President whether they should summon the motorcade back. Logan doesn’t answer.
COMMENT: He’s too busy talking to the little voices inside his head….asking them if they can find a way out of this.
4:07 P.M.
Audrey whispers to Edgar to meet her in the server room and not tell anyone where he is going. McGill sees Audrey leave and he questions Edgar, who covers. McGill orders that everything the staff is working on be mirrored to his system.
COMMENT: My GOD!! Can someone hit the Hobbit with anything?? He has officially snapped and needs to be taken down.
4:08 P.M.
Audrey and Chloe sneak into the server room. Chloe tells her that Jack wouldn’t say how he knows Henderson. Audrey calls Jack, who is on his way to Omicron. He needs help accessing the building, and he explains that Henderson was the agent who recruited Jack to CTU. Things ended badly between them when Jack was involved in an internal investigation where Henderson was implicated and lost his job. Jack is sure that if Omicron was involved in making Sentox gas, then Henderson would know about it.
4:09 P.M.
Edgar enters the server room, but he is worried about getting caught. Audrey and Chloe say that they are helping Jack find the nerve gas behind McGill’s back. They want Edgar to cover for Chloe.
COMMENT: Jeez Edgar – you are killing me. First you get all pissy because you felt all left out of things. Now you are being a huge tool acting all scared you are going to get caught. If you want to hang with Chloe you have to be willing to break some rules…Deal with it or go back to your station and run some reports.
4:10 P.M.
Logan is upset, and wants to convince Bierko to wait until Martha is out of the car. Logan is afraid of losing his wife. Since CTU has no other leads on the nerve gas, their only choice is to either save the Suvarovs and Martha or allow the nerve gas to be released on the American public.
COMMENT: Hey Chuck – glad I’m not you. Have fun with this one.
4:12 P.M.
Martha nervously asks Agent Pierce if there have been any changes to the route. He says that nothing has been revised. She tells the Suvarovs that she is only worried about traffic.
COMMENT: Traffic?? Marty – you’ve got to be a little more quick or your feet than that. This is a Presidential motorcade riding behind a police escort…I don’t think traffic is going to be an issue…I think she could have come up with a better excuse than that. Am I just being petty?? Nah!
4:17 P.M.
McGill fires a techie for doing a task not within the scope of finding the nerve gas. He then notices that Chloe is not at her desk.
COMMENT: Lynnwise is becoming painful to watch. I think someone needs a hug – or to be tazered.
4:18 P.M.
Audrey and Chloe get Jack access to Omicron as a scheduled appointment. McGill finds them and Audrey lies, saying she asked Chloe for help on a Defense assignment. McGill is adamant that Audrey go through him for these requests. Chloe quickly finishes with Jack and returns to her workstation.
COMMENT: Nice to watch Audrey get into it with the Hobbit. I was waiting for her to slap him across the face. That would have been fun.
4:19 P.M.
Jack enters Omicron, giving his thumbprint at the entry gate. His photo shows up as the man with the appointment. He is granted entry.
4:20 P.M.
Jack hears Henderson’s voice on speaker phone from an office. Jack asks the secretary where the restroom is, but garners her name from the desk nameplate. He then calls Audrey from his cell and has her distract the secretary. Audrey looks up the woman’s direct dial and pretends to be in another department. She asks the woman to come to her office.
4:21 P.M.
After the secretary steps out, Jack enters Henderson’s office. Henderson is waiting there with a stun gun and knocks him out. Realizing that he knows Jack, Henderson revives him but takes Jack’s gun from him. “I never believed you were dead,” he says. Jack explains that Omicron manufactured the nerve gas that has been stolen by the terrorists. Henderson, blanching at the accusation, counters that the gas they developed was for the military, who destroyed it all. Henderson is shocked to find out it that his company’s Sentox gas killed eleven people earlier in the mall.
COMMENT: Is that the SOP?? If the secretary is called away from their desk – arm yourself with a tazer and hide in the shadows…
4:23 P.M.
Henderson swears to Jack that he wasn’t involved, but Jack can’t afford to believe him just yet. Henderson hands Jack back his gun. Jack wants to see the bunker where the nerve gas was made. Henderson is reluctant, but agrees to take him. Henderson grabs a metal file box on his way out.
COMMENT: Uh oh. Any time the word bunker comes into play it’s never good.
4:29 P.M.
Edgar sneaks to Chloe’s desk and tells her that he keeps seeing numbers in the NSA terrorist chatter. They correspond to the highways that the Russian president is taking to the airport. Chloe and Edgar bring this revelation to McGill, but he dismisses the claim because it has nothing to do with the nerve gas. Chloe asks whether they can at least notify the Secret Service or devote some limited resources to following up. McGill angrily refuses. Curtis suggests to McGill that they do something about the intelligence.
COMMENT: How completely inept does McGill have to be??
4:30 P.M.
Bierko assures his men in the field that the motorcade is still on course. He wants the nerve gas canisters to be armed in case things don’t go as planned.
4:31 P.M.
Audrey tries to convince McGill that the chatter might be connected to the nerve gas. McGill is furious. He doesn’t want CTU to be the source of any more mistakes. Curtis and the team overhear him threaten to have Audrey removed.
COMMENT: WOW - they have really managed to make him extremely unlikable…let’s see – he’s moody and paranoid….perhaps he has a tumor?
4:32 P.M.
Audrey leaves McGill’s office and sends an instant message to Chloe and Edgar, asking them to meet her in the corridor.
4:33 P.M.
Audrey tells them that she wants to notify the Secret Service, but that they won’t act upon it unless McGill verifies the information. Chloe will hack into McGill’s system, but she needs Edgar to cover for her. Edgar is afraid that what they are doing is illegal, but he goes along with the plan.
COMMENT: Hack away Chloe!!! You go girl!
4:34 P.M.
Audrey pulls Curtis aside and they both agree that McGill is a problem. She believes they need Buchanan back on the floor, and she wants second-in-command Curtis to invoke a rule that declares McGill mentally unfit to continue in the job. He is tentative.
4:35 P.M.
Logan is resigned to the fact that he is allowing his own wife to be murdered. He could not risk the lives of thousands of Americans to save the Russian president, and he cannot do the same to save Martha. Logan asks Novick to pray with him.
COMMENT: Kind of a touching scene if you ask me….he actually seemed Presidential.
4:38 P.M.
As they attempt to work, Chloe and Edgar’s computers are cut off. McGill comes in with guards to arrest them for unauthorized access to his system. He orders Curtis to remove Audrey from CTU. When Curtis refuses, McGill demands that he be detained as well. Curtis threatens to draw his weapon, and McGill tells the guards to shoot him if he does so. Curtis is forced to invoke the mental stability clause removing McGill from command. The guards take McGill away, and Curtis alerts Division that Buchanan will be reinstated.
COMMENT: Darn – I really was hoping Curtis would have to use force…..and of course now we don’t get to see Lynnwise detain or fire the entire staff of CTU….that would have been fun.
4:45 P.M.
Curtis briefs Buchanan about what they have uncovered with Jack’s progress. He undoes all of McGill’s recent activities. They notify Secret Service of the threat to the motorcade.
COMMENT: Welcome back Bill. Nice to see you.
4:46 P.M.
Buchanan calls the President with news of a possible attack on Suvarov. Logan becomes silent. Novick tells Buchanan that the First Lady is also in the limousine. There is nothing that Logan can do to change the course of events now.
4:47 P.M.
As the motorcade makes its way near the terrorists post, Agent Pierce gets word of the attack. He calls in an alert and the motorcade is quickly turned around. The terrorists see this and begin firing. They launch a missile at the presidential car. Since the vehicle is armored at the highest level, Martha and the Suvarovs are alive but trapped inside.
COMMENT: A riveting scene. The folks at FOX have already shown a willingness to kill off major characters this season so I just had no idea if Marty (or more importantly Agent Pierce) would bite it.
4:48 P.M.
The armed terrorists surround the limo but they cannot open it. They spray it with bullets to no avail. A flamethrower has no success penetrating it either. Agent Pierce, who was knocked unconscious, wakes up and opens the car door. He kills the terrorists standing outside the car with only a few shots. The police arrive.
COMMENT: Nice shooting Aaron…. And nice to see them all come out unharmed in the end.
4:49 P.M.
Logan is relieved to find out that Martha and the Suvarovs have survived the attack because of CTU’s intervention. Yet Bierko won’t understand that the President kept his end of the bargain. They expect him to retaliate.
COMMENT: Not much you can do about that…
4:54 P.M.
Henderson takes Jack into the Omicron bunker where the Sentox gas was made. He doesn’t know who within his company worked on the project. They talk about CTU as they wait for the files to come up on the lab computer. Henderson maintains that he was framed in the CTU whistleblower investigation that Jack was a part of. Henderson is still bothered that Jack never believed he was innocent. Henderson find files showing that the three lead scientists on Sentox were killed in freak accidents.
4:57 P.M.
Henderson leaves the bunker to go to the IT department for help sending the files to CTU. Jack tries to call CTU but the phone doesn’t work. He realizes that Henderson has locked him inside alone. Jack looks at the metal file box that Henderson left behind. There is a bomb inside. “How could I be so stupid?” Jack whispers to himself.
Henderson walks out of Omicron and phones someone. He says that, based on what Jack revealed, CTU doesn’t have enough information to pin it on them. In one minute, Jack will be killed.
COMMENT: Uh oh….nice to know that Henderson had a bomb lying around his office just in case someone came by that he had to blow up….Honestly – I never thought that Henderson would even go into the bunker with Jack. I thought for sure when Jack went in first he was going to just shut the door. Oh well…what the heck do I know??
4:58 P.M.
Jack scrambles to find a way out, but he is sealed in the bunker. He carefully puts the bomb in the corridor, closes the lab door and moves a file cabinet in front of it.
When he has driven far enough away, Henderson detonates the bomb with a remote. It explodes the bunker door, destroying most of the lab. Jack climbs up from the floor panel where he was hiding and crawls out among the rubble.
COMMENT: Very Han Solo of you Jack – hiding under the floor. Mr. Henderson – you have really pissed off Jack. Consider yourself officially in trouble.
4:59 P.M.
Logan questions whether they should play up the fact that Martha was in the Suvarovs’ car to undermine any connection to his duplicity. Bierko calls on Cummings’ cell. Logan swears to him that he didn’t notify anyone, but Bierko doesn’t accept this. He bluntly states that Russia’s new ally, the United States, will pay with the lives of its citizens. Bierko labels this as their last conversation and he hangs up.
COMMENT: No big surprise there. Very unimpressed with Bad Guy Bierko so far (except for the knife in the gut of Erwich). He’s no Marwan…but then who is??
So – anything happen this week that surprised us?? Not really. Did you all see what we have in store for next week???? A 2 HOUR 24 DOUBLE FEATURE!!!...and the return of KIM and TONY!!!! Get the popcorn popped and the TV set to Fox!
Normally I am just full of questions and quirky observations…but not today. It would appear that 24 is back on the tracks and headed in a good direction. Will it continue onto greatness?? I guess that’s my one question for today…and I don’t have an answer. I can only hope.
Have a superspectaculicious week! STAY WARM AND DRY!
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Grey's NEWS
For all of you out there still freaking out about the end of sunday's episode - give this very cool site a read.
It's called Grey Matter and it's a blog from the writer's of Grey's Anatomy!!
It's a little look behind the scenes of this incredible show.
ENJOY.
ps. I have all the faith in the world they will find a way to get through this whole Meredith-George disaster...I understand it but I don't approve.
24 News and Notes / 3pm-4pm
45 minutes of lame…15 minutes of Hmmm - that could be interesting…Let’s see where things go from here…Meanwhile – onto the recap…
3:00 P.M.
Erwich arrives at a safe house and reports to his superior, Vladimir Bierko. Bierko kills Erwich, blaming him for trusting Nathanson who has turned against them. Bierko wants to concentrate on their real enemy -- the Russians.
COMMENT: Just when you start thinking that Erwich has got it goin’ on as a terrorist evil dude – Bierko bursts that bubble. Guess he is even more evil. Welcome Julian Sands…
3:02 P.M.
One of Bierko’s men goes looking for Nathanson in his office. Nathanson drives away nervously.
3:03 P.M.
From his car, Nathanson phones a government associate and warns him that Bierko is on their trail. Nathanson hears the man being shot. He hangs up quickly.
COMMENT: RUN Nathanson!!!…RUN like the wind!!!
3:04 P.M.
McGill leaves a message on his sister Jenny’s answering machine. He is frantically looking for the CTU keycard that was in his wallet. Jenny wants to give it back to him, but her boyfriend Dwayne refuses.
COMMENT: Wonderful…just spectacular…boyfriend Dwayne…I so don’t give a rats ass about this entire storyline…Just give him his stupid card back so he will stop being a pain in the ass to everyone at CTU…Please…for me…
3:05 P.M.
McGill tells the President that CTU has no leads on finding the terrorists. Logan blames McGill for not allowing the gas to be released in the mall like he had ordered.
COMMENT: Of course he blames McGill…If it goes right – it’s Logan. If it goes wrong the finger pointing begins…President Putz IN ACTION!!
3:06 P.M.
An anxious McGill comes in as Buchanan is leading a briefing. McGill and Audrey argue about what should have been done in the mall. McGill questions why she keeps defending Jack. He wants Jack arrested in order to account for his actions. Buchanan calls Curtis with the news.
COMMENT: Arrest Jack??? Oh goody - we have ourselves a Ryan Chappelle sighting…So much for McGill being cool and rolling with things…
3:08 P.M.
Curtis tells Jack about him being blamed by McGill. With the trail cold, Curtis convinces Jack that they should go back to CTU. He takes Jack’s gun from him.
3:09 P.M.
Audrey pleads with Buchanan to take control from McGill and leave Jack in the field. She is contacted by Nathanson, who warns her not to trace the call. He asks her to transfer him to Jack on a clean line. Nathanson knows she has a “special” relationship with Jack, and he offers an opportunity to find the nerve gas.
3:10 P.M.
Audrey calls Jack with Nathanson. Jack feigns for Curtis that it’s merely a personal call. Nathanson admits to setting up Jack for Palmer’s murder. Yet he needs protection in return for information about the terrorists. Nathanson wants the nerve gas stopped. He gives Jack a location to meet him.
3:11 P.M.
Jack gets back in the car with Curtis, who asks about his relationship with Audrey. Jack knocks Curtis out and carries him to the curb. Jack retrieves his gun and drives off to meet Nathanson.
COMMENT: Poor Curtis never stood a chance…
3:17 P.M.
Curtis revives and tells McGill that Jack escaped after getting a call from Audrey. Jack can’t be traced because he shut down the transceiver in the car. McGill orders him back to CTU.
3:18 P.M.
McGill thinks Audrey helped Jack escape custody, but she claims ignorance.
3:19 P.M.
Audrey calls Chloe at her desk and tells her that Jack went dark to follow a lead. She asks Chloe to delete the record of her call to Jack. To do this, Chloe must erase all of Audrey’s calls for the entire day. McGill, meanwhile, has the communications department send Audrey’s phone log to his computer. He sees that all the records quickly vanish from his screen. McGill senses that something is wrong.
COMMENT: HAHAHAHAHA – classic.
3:20 P.M.
Novick has Cummings’ cell phone. An untraceable caller is claiming to have the Sentox gas and he will only speak to Logan. Bierko tells Logan that Erwich is dead. He intends to strike at Russia on foreign soil by assassinating its President, Suvarov. Bierko demands Suvarov’s motorcade route as well as a profile of his security detail. If Logan refuses to cooperate within fifteen minutes, Bierko will release the nerve gas in more populous American areas.
COMMENT: The funniest (and most pathetic) Logan moment of the evening…Logan saying to Mike - ”I’m not talking to the terrorists. You talk to them!”…You are the freakin’ President you putz!!!!!! Pick up the damn phone and deal with this!!!!! Argh…
3:23 P.M.
Novick stresses that to give up Suvarov to the terrorists will destroy America’s relationship with Moscow. Logan requests Suvarov’s route from the Secret Service even though he hasn’t yet decided what to do.
3:28 P.M.
McGill shows Buchanan that Audrey’s phone log was erased. He thinks Audrey did it on purpose, especially since she was on the line with Jack before he escaped. Buchanan acknowledges that Jack and Audrey were romantically involved while at Defense. McGill suspects whether she knew that Jack had always been alive.
COMMENT: Let it go Samwise!!! How about we focus on the terrorists….Geesh.
3:30 P.M.
Jack races to meet Nathanson. He pulls up to a phone booth, where he answers a ringing cell phone. Nathanson is watching him from a building above, and he directs Jack into an alley and up some stairs. A chopper suddenly lands on the roof of the building. Jack sees the terrorists and warns Nathanson to move out. Jack will meet him in an adjacent building.
COMMENT: Any idea how the chopper found them?? Any?? I’m assuming that Nathanson went to some sort of random building to meet with Jack and not some place that the terrorists would be familiar with….Is that too much of an assumption?? I’m assuming that just like Jack he did something so that his phone couldn’t be traced or GPS’d or tracked in any way…Is that too much of an assumption?? Guess they just needed an excuse to shoot Nathanson…LAME!
3:32 P.M.
Buchanan asks Audrey pointedly whether she helped Jack escape from custody. “Not exactly,” she says, explaining Nathanson’s call. McGill comes up, requesting to work with Audrey over her shoulder.
COMMENT: Nice – Buchanan is in the loop. ‘Bout time!
3:33 P.M.
Jack makes his way to meet Nathanson on top of an empty warehouse. Nathanson gets surrounded by terrorists, engaging in gunfire as he flees. The gunmen follow him to the roof, but Jack takes them out before they can kill Nathanson.
3:36 P.M.
A helicopter appears and fires at Jack and Nathanson. Jack shoots at the chopper’s engine, and it retreats. Yet Nathanson is hit. Jack begs him for information on the canisters. Nathanson gives Jack a chip, but he dies before imparting what it means. Jack inserts it into his cell phone.
The terrorists let Bierko know that Nathanson was aided by another man. Bierko orders them to find this person.
COMMENT: Bierko has no IDEA who he’s messing with!! It’s Jack Bauer…you are soooooo screwed.
3:37 P.M.
As McGill works with Audrey at her desk, he notices that she is ignoring her ringing phone. She answers and it is Jack. Audrey pretends that it is a wrong number. She transfers it to Chloe. Chloe tells Jack that McGill has become suspicious. Jack uploads the data from the chip to her.
COMMENT: Smooth Audrey….very smooth. You just might have a place in this anti-terrorism business after all…
3:42 P.M.
Novick brings Logan the motorcade information, warning him that the Russians would consider turning over this data as an act of war. Logan wonders if they can help prevent the terrorists from succeeding on the attack. Martha enters and hears the word “attack.” Logan is forced to tell her the truth, and she is appalled that he would condemn the Russian president to death. She demands that he refuse to negotiate with the terrorists because that is America’s policy and the basis of the treaty he just signed. “It’s not that simple,” Logan says.
COMMENT: Not sure how the writers have done it but I am officially sick and tired of Marty!!! Granted her husband has no balls but that’s her fault for marrying the guy…These two are quite possibly the most uncomfortable couple to watch on TV…
3:46 P.M.
Chloe encounters a problem decrypting the file from Jack because it has been formatted by the Defense Department. She calls Buchanan, who pulls McGill aside to distract him. As McGill talks to Buchanan, Chloe sends an instant message to Audrey asking for her DoD password. After Audrey transmits the password, she closes the message box. McGill catches this and questions her. Audrey lies, but McGill accuses Audrey and Buchanan of protecting Jack.
COMMENT: Lynn if you weren’t all bunched up because you lost your key card to your sister’s thug (and the fact you are a guy stuck with the name Lynn) – you might realize that you should be focusing some of that detective work on the crisis at hand instead of forcing the CTU gang to play keep away with information about Jack and the Nathanson lead.
3:47 P.M.
McGill knows he can’t reproach Audrey because her father is the Secretary of Defense. Instead, he has Buchanan taken into custody. McGill announces to the CTU staff that everyone’s station is being monitored. Audrey threatens to tell her father that McGill is jeopardizing the mission.
COMMENT: Lynnwise has just jumped the shark…Also - loved watching Audrey threaten to tell her Dad – like she’s 12 again….
3:52 P.M.
Chloe calls Jack with what she uncovered on the chip. A company called Terra-Dyne has acquired raw strontium isotope, which is used to make the Sentox gas. The company is a subsidiary of Omicron. Jack recognizes the name Omicron and asks Chloe to find out whether someone named Christopher Henderson is a senior executive there. She confirms this, and Jack says that he once knew Henderson. Chloe cannot send the files to Jack because McGill is watching her. She tells Jack that McGill took Buchanan into custody for insubordination because he is getting pressure from the President to find the canisters.
3:54 P.M.
Logan begs Martha to understand that this is a difficult decision for him. She is resigned to the exigency of the situation. As they exchange greetings with the Suvarovs, Novick gets a call from Bierko. Novick gives him the motorcade’s route.
COMMENT: Whoa – he’s giving up the Russians…Tough choice to make whether you’re a putz or not.
3:57 P.M.
Bierko maps out the strike point for his men. Meanwhile, Logan and Suvarov pose for press photos.
3:58 P.M.
Martha begs her husband to prevent the Suvarovs from leaving. Logan gets a call from McGill, and he excuses himself. As he leaves, Martha alerts Agent Pierce that she will be accompanying the Suvarovs to the airport. To protect the First Lady, Pierce must ride in the same car with them. Martha asks Pierce to tell her husband where she is. The car pulls out of the retreat.
COMMENT: Holy crap – Marty just got in the car…WITH OUR FAVORITE SECRET SERVICE AGENT IN TOW!!!! Nice twist…
So wadda y’all think???
+ Is Logan going to let them blow up Marty and the Russians?? She’s been such a pain for him lately he just might be considering it.
+ Who is the Chris Henderson person and how does Jack know him?? Special Forces or old college buddies?
+ Who’s going to hit the Hobbit with a tazer gun?
+ Does Curtis take a swing at Jack the next time he sees him?? Is there a special handshake they can do that says “I’m sorry for knocking you out – we ok?”
+ Kimmy? Where for art thou Kimmy?
+ Tony – time to get up big guy!
+ Mr. Secretary of Defense…Can Audrey come out and play???
+ What’s it going to cost the Hobbit to get his access card back??
It’s going to be interesting to see where they take things...They have left us all sitting on the edge of our seats…Will they have the guts to take out 2 more key characters in 24Land? Certainly looking forward to finding out.
3:00 P.M.
Erwich arrives at a safe house and reports to his superior, Vladimir Bierko. Bierko kills Erwich, blaming him for trusting Nathanson who has turned against them. Bierko wants to concentrate on their real enemy -- the Russians.
COMMENT: Just when you start thinking that Erwich has got it goin’ on as a terrorist evil dude – Bierko bursts that bubble. Guess he is even more evil. Welcome Julian Sands…
3:02 P.M.
One of Bierko’s men goes looking for Nathanson in his office. Nathanson drives away nervously.
3:03 P.M.
From his car, Nathanson phones a government associate and warns him that Bierko is on their trail. Nathanson hears the man being shot. He hangs up quickly.
COMMENT: RUN Nathanson!!!…RUN like the wind!!!
3:04 P.M.
McGill leaves a message on his sister Jenny’s answering machine. He is frantically looking for the CTU keycard that was in his wallet. Jenny wants to give it back to him, but her boyfriend Dwayne refuses.
COMMENT: Wonderful…just spectacular…boyfriend Dwayne…I so don’t give a rats ass about this entire storyline…Just give him his stupid card back so he will stop being a pain in the ass to everyone at CTU…Please…for me…
3:05 P.M.
McGill tells the President that CTU has no leads on finding the terrorists. Logan blames McGill for not allowing the gas to be released in the mall like he had ordered.
COMMENT: Of course he blames McGill…If it goes right – it’s Logan. If it goes wrong the finger pointing begins…President Putz IN ACTION!!
3:06 P.M.
An anxious McGill comes in as Buchanan is leading a briefing. McGill and Audrey argue about what should have been done in the mall. McGill questions why she keeps defending Jack. He wants Jack arrested in order to account for his actions. Buchanan calls Curtis with the news.
COMMENT: Arrest Jack??? Oh goody - we have ourselves a Ryan Chappelle sighting…So much for McGill being cool and rolling with things…
3:08 P.M.
Curtis tells Jack about him being blamed by McGill. With the trail cold, Curtis convinces Jack that they should go back to CTU. He takes Jack’s gun from him.
3:09 P.M.
Audrey pleads with Buchanan to take control from McGill and leave Jack in the field. She is contacted by Nathanson, who warns her not to trace the call. He asks her to transfer him to Jack on a clean line. Nathanson knows she has a “special” relationship with Jack, and he offers an opportunity to find the nerve gas.
3:10 P.M.
Audrey calls Jack with Nathanson. Jack feigns for Curtis that it’s merely a personal call. Nathanson admits to setting up Jack for Palmer’s murder. Yet he needs protection in return for information about the terrorists. Nathanson wants the nerve gas stopped. He gives Jack a location to meet him.
3:11 P.M.
Jack gets back in the car with Curtis, who asks about his relationship with Audrey. Jack knocks Curtis out and carries him to the curb. Jack retrieves his gun and drives off to meet Nathanson.
COMMENT: Poor Curtis never stood a chance…
3:17 P.M.
Curtis revives and tells McGill that Jack escaped after getting a call from Audrey. Jack can’t be traced because he shut down the transceiver in the car. McGill orders him back to CTU.
3:18 P.M.
McGill thinks Audrey helped Jack escape custody, but she claims ignorance.
3:19 P.M.
Audrey calls Chloe at her desk and tells her that Jack went dark to follow a lead. She asks Chloe to delete the record of her call to Jack. To do this, Chloe must erase all of Audrey’s calls for the entire day. McGill, meanwhile, has the communications department send Audrey’s phone log to his computer. He sees that all the records quickly vanish from his screen. McGill senses that something is wrong.
COMMENT: HAHAHAHAHA – classic.
3:20 P.M.
Novick has Cummings’ cell phone. An untraceable caller is claiming to have the Sentox gas and he will only speak to Logan. Bierko tells Logan that Erwich is dead. He intends to strike at Russia on foreign soil by assassinating its President, Suvarov. Bierko demands Suvarov’s motorcade route as well as a profile of his security detail. If Logan refuses to cooperate within fifteen minutes, Bierko will release the nerve gas in more populous American areas.
COMMENT: The funniest (and most pathetic) Logan moment of the evening…Logan saying to Mike - ”I’m not talking to the terrorists. You talk to them!”…You are the freakin’ President you putz!!!!!! Pick up the damn phone and deal with this!!!!! Argh…
3:23 P.M.
Novick stresses that to give up Suvarov to the terrorists will destroy America’s relationship with Moscow. Logan requests Suvarov’s route from the Secret Service even though he hasn’t yet decided what to do.
3:28 P.M.
McGill shows Buchanan that Audrey’s phone log was erased. He thinks Audrey did it on purpose, especially since she was on the line with Jack before he escaped. Buchanan acknowledges that Jack and Audrey were romantically involved while at Defense. McGill suspects whether she knew that Jack had always been alive.
COMMENT: Let it go Samwise!!! How about we focus on the terrorists….Geesh.
3:30 P.M.
Jack races to meet Nathanson. He pulls up to a phone booth, where he answers a ringing cell phone. Nathanson is watching him from a building above, and he directs Jack into an alley and up some stairs. A chopper suddenly lands on the roof of the building. Jack sees the terrorists and warns Nathanson to move out. Jack will meet him in an adjacent building.
COMMENT: Any idea how the chopper found them?? Any?? I’m assuming that Nathanson went to some sort of random building to meet with Jack and not some place that the terrorists would be familiar with….Is that too much of an assumption?? I’m assuming that just like Jack he did something so that his phone couldn’t be traced or GPS’d or tracked in any way…Is that too much of an assumption?? Guess they just needed an excuse to shoot Nathanson…LAME!
3:32 P.M.
Buchanan asks Audrey pointedly whether she helped Jack escape from custody. “Not exactly,” she says, explaining Nathanson’s call. McGill comes up, requesting to work with Audrey over her shoulder.
COMMENT: Nice – Buchanan is in the loop. ‘Bout time!
3:33 P.M.
Jack makes his way to meet Nathanson on top of an empty warehouse. Nathanson gets surrounded by terrorists, engaging in gunfire as he flees. The gunmen follow him to the roof, but Jack takes them out before they can kill Nathanson.
3:36 P.M.
A helicopter appears and fires at Jack and Nathanson. Jack shoots at the chopper’s engine, and it retreats. Yet Nathanson is hit. Jack begs him for information on the canisters. Nathanson gives Jack a chip, but he dies before imparting what it means. Jack inserts it into his cell phone.
The terrorists let Bierko know that Nathanson was aided by another man. Bierko orders them to find this person.
COMMENT: Bierko has no IDEA who he’s messing with!! It’s Jack Bauer…you are soooooo screwed.
3:37 P.M.
As McGill works with Audrey at her desk, he notices that she is ignoring her ringing phone. She answers and it is Jack. Audrey pretends that it is a wrong number. She transfers it to Chloe. Chloe tells Jack that McGill has become suspicious. Jack uploads the data from the chip to her.
COMMENT: Smooth Audrey….very smooth. You just might have a place in this anti-terrorism business after all…
3:42 P.M.
Novick brings Logan the motorcade information, warning him that the Russians would consider turning over this data as an act of war. Logan wonders if they can help prevent the terrorists from succeeding on the attack. Martha enters and hears the word “attack.” Logan is forced to tell her the truth, and she is appalled that he would condemn the Russian president to death. She demands that he refuse to negotiate with the terrorists because that is America’s policy and the basis of the treaty he just signed. “It’s not that simple,” Logan says.
COMMENT: Not sure how the writers have done it but I am officially sick and tired of Marty!!! Granted her husband has no balls but that’s her fault for marrying the guy…These two are quite possibly the most uncomfortable couple to watch on TV…
3:46 P.M.
Chloe encounters a problem decrypting the file from Jack because it has been formatted by the Defense Department. She calls Buchanan, who pulls McGill aside to distract him. As McGill talks to Buchanan, Chloe sends an instant message to Audrey asking for her DoD password. After Audrey transmits the password, she closes the message box. McGill catches this and questions her. Audrey lies, but McGill accuses Audrey and Buchanan of protecting Jack.
COMMENT: Lynn if you weren’t all bunched up because you lost your key card to your sister’s thug (and the fact you are a guy stuck with the name Lynn) – you might realize that you should be focusing some of that detective work on the crisis at hand instead of forcing the CTU gang to play keep away with information about Jack and the Nathanson lead.
3:47 P.M.
McGill knows he can’t reproach Audrey because her father is the Secretary of Defense. Instead, he has Buchanan taken into custody. McGill announces to the CTU staff that everyone’s station is being monitored. Audrey threatens to tell her father that McGill is jeopardizing the mission.
COMMENT: Lynnwise has just jumped the shark…Also - loved watching Audrey threaten to tell her Dad – like she’s 12 again….
3:52 P.M.
Chloe calls Jack with what she uncovered on the chip. A company called Terra-Dyne has acquired raw strontium isotope, which is used to make the Sentox gas. The company is a subsidiary of Omicron. Jack recognizes the name Omicron and asks Chloe to find out whether someone named Christopher Henderson is a senior executive there. She confirms this, and Jack says that he once knew Henderson. Chloe cannot send the files to Jack because McGill is watching her. She tells Jack that McGill took Buchanan into custody for insubordination because he is getting pressure from the President to find the canisters.
3:54 P.M.
Logan begs Martha to understand that this is a difficult decision for him. She is resigned to the exigency of the situation. As they exchange greetings with the Suvarovs, Novick gets a call from Bierko. Novick gives him the motorcade’s route.
COMMENT: Whoa – he’s giving up the Russians…Tough choice to make whether you’re a putz or not.
3:57 P.M.
Bierko maps out the strike point for his men. Meanwhile, Logan and Suvarov pose for press photos.
3:58 P.M.
Martha begs her husband to prevent the Suvarovs from leaving. Logan gets a call from McGill, and he excuses himself. As he leaves, Martha alerts Agent Pierce that she will be accompanying the Suvarovs to the airport. To protect the First Lady, Pierce must ride in the same car with them. Martha asks Pierce to tell her husband where she is. The car pulls out of the retreat.
COMMENT: Holy crap – Marty just got in the car…WITH OUR FAVORITE SECRET SERVICE AGENT IN TOW!!!! Nice twist…
So wadda y’all think???
+ Is Logan going to let them blow up Marty and the Russians?? She’s been such a pain for him lately he just might be considering it.
+ Who is the Chris Henderson person and how does Jack know him?? Special Forces or old college buddies?
+ Who’s going to hit the Hobbit with a tazer gun?
+ Does Curtis take a swing at Jack the next time he sees him?? Is there a special handshake they can do that says “I’m sorry for knocking you out – we ok?”
+ Kimmy? Where for art thou Kimmy?
+ Tony – time to get up big guy!
+ Mr. Secretary of Defense…Can Audrey come out and play???
+ What’s it going to cost the Hobbit to get his access card back??
It’s going to be interesting to see where they take things...They have left us all sitting on the edge of our seats…Will they have the guts to take out 2 more key characters in 24Land? Certainly looking forward to finding out.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Lists
Everyone likes lists - myself included. People send out those personality quizes all the time asking all sorts of things like what's your favorite color, favorite food and whether or not you like chocolate or vanilla. (my answers being blue, Thanksgiving turkey and chocolate - for anyone who actually cares).
I was listening to the radio this morning and heard the song "There She Goes" by The La's. It got me thinking about one of my favorite movies "So I Married an Axe Murderer" and THAT got me thinking about movies that you just have to watch if you stumble across them at any time on TV...
My top 5 list would have to include:
1. So I Married An Axe Murderer
2. Rounders
3. Running Scared
4. Scrooged
5. Meatballs
There are many more that seem to just suck me in but the 5 above are clearly the best of the best.
Keep an eye out for any of them late night on TNT, TBS, FX, SHOWTIME, HBO or any other place you might be looking at 1am on a weeknight.
Friday, February 17, 2006
24 News and Notes / 2pm-3pm
Sorry for the delay folks….its been a crazy week.
So after being extremely disappointed with things last week, I can say one thing about this week’s episode – it didn’t suck…Still we have a long way to go to return things to normal. Hopefully the storytellers have turned the corner and are on the right path back.
2:00 P.M.
McGill returns to the CTU office shaken. Buchanan updates him on Rossler’s death. Erwich calls Rossler’s phone and Chloe records it.
2:01 P.M.
Using an indistinct voice, Jack answers Rossler’s phone. Erwich gives who he thinks is Rossler the location to meet one of his men. Curtis readies a tracking device inside the chip.
COMMENT: Pretty lame way to escape the inevitable “how do I make my voice sound like Rossler” quandary….oh well.
2:02 P.M.
Jack calls Buchanan. Since Erwich is sending a man who does not know Rossler, Jack can pretend to be him. Even though this is risky, Jack knows that it’s the only way to lead them to Erwich and the nerve gas.
2:03 P.M.
Curtis shows Jack that the chip is genuine and can detonate the trigger. The chip also has a listening device so that CTU can hear what’s happening.
2:04 P.M.
Erwich instructs one of his men to come up with a backup plan in case the chip doesn’t let them trigger the nerve gas by remote.
2:05 P.M.
Novick suggests to Logan that they attribute Cummings’ suicide to despondency instead of labeling him a traitor. Without Cummings to answer for what he has done, the President may be liable for his crimes. Logan notes that Martha will have a problem with this lie.
COMMENT: Of course Marty is going to have issues…since she is now living in some sort of fantasy land where she believes that the government is honest with the country….time to put her back on the meds.
2:07 P.M.
Evelyn asks the First Lady about Cummings’ death. Martha is preparing a statement for the President that will lay out everything. Evelyn still questions whether Cummings really killed himself. Martha explains that he was a traitor.
COMMENT: No good can come from that admission to Evelyn.
2:09 P.M.
Curtis watches as a blue van arrives to meet Jack at the rendezvous point. Edgar runs the plates and finds that the van has been stolen. Jack, acting as Rossler, approaches the two men and they show him the payment for the chip.
2:11 P.M.
As Chloe instructs him over his earwig, Jack works on the trigger. He replaces the chip, but the men want him to accompany them to ensure that it works. CTU listens as one of the men, Polakov, punches Jack and throws him into the van.
COMMENT: Call me crazy but if I were a terrorist, the first thing I would do when conducting a clandestine meeting with someone I didn’t know is check their ears!!! The heck with checking for a wire – check for an earpiece!
2:12 P.M.
Audrey insists that CTU stop this mission. Erwich knows who Jack is from the airport, and now he is in danger. McGill thinks this is the only solution for grabbing Erwich. Buchanan goes along with McGill, who orders Curtis not to interfere with the men capturing Jack.
2:18 P.M.
Evelyn gives Martha the press release that the President has issued. It brands Cummings as a hero. Martha is furious and goes to Logan’s office to find out what happened. Novick explains to her that Cummings’ suicide would not allow him to face justice. Martha accuses Logan of serving his own self-interest instead of confessing to what really happened. The President suggests that she be the one to tell Cummings’ wife the truth when the woman comes to collect her husband’s body. Martha says that she will do the right thing, no matter how painful.
COMMENT: Loved this scene…Marty goes off on The Putz and Mike then the Putz comes back with a GREAT comment. Good luck talking to Walt’s wife Marty!! Have fun being honest and ruining her life even more…
2:20 P.M.
As Curtis follows the van, Jack tries to get information from Polakov. Jack realizes that they have one of the nerve gas canisters inside the van. McGill won’t let Curtis intercept until they have a visual on the canister. Chloe tracks the van heading towards a shopping mall.
COMMENT: Sunrise Hills mall eh? Anyone who grew up in the LA basin have any idea where that is?? I didn’t think so…Still – nerve gas in the mall? Interesting twist.
2:22 P.M.
Chloe sends schematics of the mall to the tactical teams, who are getting into position. The men unload the canister and plan to walk through the front door. Jack refuses to go with them because there are hundreds of video cameras there and he only agreed to sell them the chip. Polakov forces him to follow. Audrey radios Jack that the tactical teams will recover the canister before they enter the mall.
2:23 P.M.
Audrey is incredulous when McGill doesn’t let the teams move in to grab the canister. He would rather accept the damage of one canister versus allowing the other nineteen to be released. Audrey tries appealing to Buchanan, who decides to call the President.
COMMENT: The Hobbit got a little bent when Audrey tried appealing to Buchanan…”Bill’s not in charge!!! I AM!!” I think he’s still pretty pissed he got jumped by his sister’s thug.
2:24 P.M.
Jack and the two men dress as air conditioning repairmen and enter the mall.
2:29 P.M.
CTU watches as Jack and the men are picked up on the mall surveillance cameras. They pass a children’s birthday party as they enter the security guard area.
COMMENT: Children at the mall?? NOOOO!!!!!!
2:30 P.M.
Polakov shoots a security guard. They pull out a blueprint and set about slicing open the air ducts.
COMMENT: Do they ever think to just tie these guys up???
2:31 P.M.
Jack listens in as CTU gets the President on the line and explain the situation. The other nineteen canisters could be deployed in densely populated areas like sports arenas and subway systems. The loss of life would be great. This one canister would cause fewer casualties.
2:32 P.M.
As Polakov and his accomplice place the canister into the duct, Logan weighs the options. McGill and Buchanan agree that the greater good would be served by releasing the gas in the mall, but Audrey believes they have no right to sanction the deaths of innocent people.
2:33 P.M.
Logan does not want to decide but only he can legally make the call. Logan gives in to their assessment about releasing the gas in the mall in order to nab the terrorists with the other nineteen cans.
COMMENT: So fun watching Logan waffle back and forth…”It’s a field operation – you guys decide.” You ever think Mike wants to just walk over to him, slap him upside the head and yell – grow a set a balls!!!!! Is that just me??
2:34 P.M.
McGill gives Jack the go to follow the terrorists’ plan. Jack and the men put on their gas masks. Buchanan gives Jack the unlock code, but Jack transmits the wrong code to Polakov. McGill orders him to provide the correct code, but Jack ignores this. The canisters do not arm, and Jack tells Polakov that there is nothing he can do to make it work.
COMMENT: So funny watching the Hobbit try and get Jack to follow the order. “Do it NOW!!!” I’m sorry but I just can’t take him seriously as a leader…Buchanan needs to tell him to go to his room with no dinner.
2:36 P.M.
Polakov calls Erwich and explains that they cannot arm the canisters. He doesn’t know whether to believe “Rossler.” Erwich says that they may have another way to detonate the canisters. The men knock out Jack and handcuff him to a table. CTU listens as Polakov discusses that there may be a way to release the gas without the remote trigger.
2:41 P.M.
Jack wakes up and hears Polakov receiving instructions on how to manually open the valve on the canister.
2:42 P.M.
Audrey argues with McGill about saving the children in the mall, but McGill stands by the President’s command.
COMMENT: This is why Audrey can’t be working in counter-terrorism…I think she’s actually thinking to hell with the kids – we need to do something to save Jack!!!
2:43 P.M.
As Polakov nears completion of the detonation, they don their masks. The partner goes to kill Jack, but Jack kicks the man off his feet and takes his mask. Polakov flees, missing Jack’s shots. Erwich hears the gunfire. Jack grabs the keys from the dead guard and releases his handcuff.
COMMENT: LOVED the sweeping leg kick!!! Add to the list of things that I want (a list that already includes 1. learn how to kill someone with a pen and 2. get a “file” about myself that I can threaten people with) the ability to break a man’s neck with my legs. These are handy skills to have just in case….
2:44 P.M.
Jack goes to the air duct and stops the canister from releasing more gas. He alerts CTU that he prevented the flow, but that some nerve gas has seeped into the air conditioning system. They should evacuate the mall and find Polakov. Jack warns another security guard about the gas. The man radios for emergency procedures and an announcement is made over the PA.
2:45 P.M.
As the shoppers run in panic, Jack looks for Polakov. People start dropping from inhalation of the gas. Jack finds the ventilation control room and shuts down the panels.
COMMENT: The “panicked” shoppers were priceless. I wasn’t sure whether that one woman keeled over from the nerve gas or something she just ate at Cinnabon.
2:47 P.M.
Jack sees a little girl lying restless on the ground. He puts his mask to her face and carries her outside to Curtis. Jack calls for a shot of atropine as the girl passes out. He injects her and she wakes up.
COMMENT: OK! Enough with Jack and the kids! First it was Inessa and we all know how that turned out…Just make sure this little girl doesn’t get hold of a weapon.
2:48 P.M.
Chloe tracks the moving signal from the chip held by Polakov. Polakov breaks into a parked car and hotwires it. He peels out of the lot.
2:53 P.M.
As he drives, Polakov calls Erwich and explains that “Rossler” tried to stop them. Erwich instructs him to come back to the auto shop.
2:54 P.M.
While Chloe tracks Polakov, Jack and Curtis follow him. McGill calls the President to tell him that Jack disobeyed the order. Logan is furious.
COMMENT: Logan is furious….HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…he kills me.
2:55 P.M.
Novick gives Logan word that a small amount of casualties were contained at the mall. CTU has a chance to find Erwich and the other canisters. He also adds that Suzanne Cummings has arrived at the retreat.
COMMENT: Maaarty? Come here honey. Suzanne Cummings is here…time for you to go and tell her the truth. Good luck. Love you.
2:56 P.M.
Suzanne Cummings cries to Martha, blaming herself that she wasn’t with her husband when he died. Logan eavesdrops as Suzanne asks Martha why Cummings committed suicide. “Walt loved this country,” is all Martha can answer. When she exits the room, Martha looks at Logan, disappointed.
COMMENT: She’s got some nerve looking at Logan all disappointed like it’s his fault that she has to lie to Suzanne…Marty – you need to take a long look in the mirror on this one. Time for you to realize that being President isn’t all black and white. There’s a heck of a lot of grey…time for your meds??
2:58 P.M.
Chloe tracks Polakov to an auto body shop. McGill gives the order to set up a perimeter and begin the team’s approach. From a distance outside in a car, Erwich watches as the CTU teams surround the auto body shop.
COMMENT: Ooops….Erwich wins again.
2:59 P.M.
Erwich calls Polakov, who is inside the shop. He tells him that he has been followed. “You know what to do,” Erwich instructs. As Jack enters the building, Polakov shoots himself in the head. Both Erwich and the canisters are gone.
Erwich and his remaining men drive off in a pickup truck.
COMMENT: Another lead flushed down the tubes….Now what??
Well – that was a little bit better than the low point of the season last week….but let’s not kid ourselves – there is a long way to go to bring things back to respectability.
Things we are waiting patiently for:
+ The return of Kim Bauer
+ McGill to call out for Frodo
+ Bill Buchanan to send McGill to his office
+ Audrey to break down crying for Jack
+ Chloe to punch out Edgar (and anyone else for that matter)
+ Tony to emerge from his coma with a vengeance!
+ Mandy to return – because there just aren’t enough totally hot assassins on the show.
That’s it for this week. Enjoy the weekend!!
So after being extremely disappointed with things last week, I can say one thing about this week’s episode – it didn’t suck…Still we have a long way to go to return things to normal. Hopefully the storytellers have turned the corner and are on the right path back.
2:00 P.M.
McGill returns to the CTU office shaken. Buchanan updates him on Rossler’s death. Erwich calls Rossler’s phone and Chloe records it.
2:01 P.M.
Using an indistinct voice, Jack answers Rossler’s phone. Erwich gives who he thinks is Rossler the location to meet one of his men. Curtis readies a tracking device inside the chip.
COMMENT: Pretty lame way to escape the inevitable “how do I make my voice sound like Rossler” quandary….oh well.
2:02 P.M.
Jack calls Buchanan. Since Erwich is sending a man who does not know Rossler, Jack can pretend to be him. Even though this is risky, Jack knows that it’s the only way to lead them to Erwich and the nerve gas.
2:03 P.M.
Curtis shows Jack that the chip is genuine and can detonate the trigger. The chip also has a listening device so that CTU can hear what’s happening.
2:04 P.M.
Erwich instructs one of his men to come up with a backup plan in case the chip doesn’t let them trigger the nerve gas by remote.
2:05 P.M.
Novick suggests to Logan that they attribute Cummings’ suicide to despondency instead of labeling him a traitor. Without Cummings to answer for what he has done, the President may be liable for his crimes. Logan notes that Martha will have a problem with this lie.
COMMENT: Of course Marty is going to have issues…since she is now living in some sort of fantasy land where she believes that the government is honest with the country….time to put her back on the meds.
2:07 P.M.
Evelyn asks the First Lady about Cummings’ death. Martha is preparing a statement for the President that will lay out everything. Evelyn still questions whether Cummings really killed himself. Martha explains that he was a traitor.
COMMENT: No good can come from that admission to Evelyn.
2:09 P.M.
Curtis watches as a blue van arrives to meet Jack at the rendezvous point. Edgar runs the plates and finds that the van has been stolen. Jack, acting as Rossler, approaches the two men and they show him the payment for the chip.
2:11 P.M.
As Chloe instructs him over his earwig, Jack works on the trigger. He replaces the chip, but the men want him to accompany them to ensure that it works. CTU listens as one of the men, Polakov, punches Jack and throws him into the van.
COMMENT: Call me crazy but if I were a terrorist, the first thing I would do when conducting a clandestine meeting with someone I didn’t know is check their ears!!! The heck with checking for a wire – check for an earpiece!
2:12 P.M.
Audrey insists that CTU stop this mission. Erwich knows who Jack is from the airport, and now he is in danger. McGill thinks this is the only solution for grabbing Erwich. Buchanan goes along with McGill, who orders Curtis not to interfere with the men capturing Jack.
2:18 P.M.
Evelyn gives Martha the press release that the President has issued. It brands Cummings as a hero. Martha is furious and goes to Logan’s office to find out what happened. Novick explains to her that Cummings’ suicide would not allow him to face justice. Martha accuses Logan of serving his own self-interest instead of confessing to what really happened. The President suggests that she be the one to tell Cummings’ wife the truth when the woman comes to collect her husband’s body. Martha says that she will do the right thing, no matter how painful.
COMMENT: Loved this scene…Marty goes off on The Putz and Mike then the Putz comes back with a GREAT comment. Good luck talking to Walt’s wife Marty!! Have fun being honest and ruining her life even more…
2:20 P.M.
As Curtis follows the van, Jack tries to get information from Polakov. Jack realizes that they have one of the nerve gas canisters inside the van. McGill won’t let Curtis intercept until they have a visual on the canister. Chloe tracks the van heading towards a shopping mall.
COMMENT: Sunrise Hills mall eh? Anyone who grew up in the LA basin have any idea where that is?? I didn’t think so…Still – nerve gas in the mall? Interesting twist.
2:22 P.M.
Chloe sends schematics of the mall to the tactical teams, who are getting into position. The men unload the canister and plan to walk through the front door. Jack refuses to go with them because there are hundreds of video cameras there and he only agreed to sell them the chip. Polakov forces him to follow. Audrey radios Jack that the tactical teams will recover the canister before they enter the mall.
2:23 P.M.
Audrey is incredulous when McGill doesn’t let the teams move in to grab the canister. He would rather accept the damage of one canister versus allowing the other nineteen to be released. Audrey tries appealing to Buchanan, who decides to call the President.
COMMENT: The Hobbit got a little bent when Audrey tried appealing to Buchanan…”Bill’s not in charge!!! I AM!!” I think he’s still pretty pissed he got jumped by his sister’s thug.
2:24 P.M.
Jack and the two men dress as air conditioning repairmen and enter the mall.
2:29 P.M.
CTU watches as Jack and the men are picked up on the mall surveillance cameras. They pass a children’s birthday party as they enter the security guard area.
COMMENT: Children at the mall?? NOOOO!!!!!!
2:30 P.M.
Polakov shoots a security guard. They pull out a blueprint and set about slicing open the air ducts.
COMMENT: Do they ever think to just tie these guys up???
2:31 P.M.
Jack listens in as CTU gets the President on the line and explain the situation. The other nineteen canisters could be deployed in densely populated areas like sports arenas and subway systems. The loss of life would be great. This one canister would cause fewer casualties.
2:32 P.M.
As Polakov and his accomplice place the canister into the duct, Logan weighs the options. McGill and Buchanan agree that the greater good would be served by releasing the gas in the mall, but Audrey believes they have no right to sanction the deaths of innocent people.
2:33 P.M.
Logan does not want to decide but only he can legally make the call. Logan gives in to their assessment about releasing the gas in the mall in order to nab the terrorists with the other nineteen cans.
COMMENT: So fun watching Logan waffle back and forth…”It’s a field operation – you guys decide.” You ever think Mike wants to just walk over to him, slap him upside the head and yell – grow a set a balls!!!!! Is that just me??
2:34 P.M.
McGill gives Jack the go to follow the terrorists’ plan. Jack and the men put on their gas masks. Buchanan gives Jack the unlock code, but Jack transmits the wrong code to Polakov. McGill orders him to provide the correct code, but Jack ignores this. The canisters do not arm, and Jack tells Polakov that there is nothing he can do to make it work.
COMMENT: So funny watching the Hobbit try and get Jack to follow the order. “Do it NOW!!!” I’m sorry but I just can’t take him seriously as a leader…Buchanan needs to tell him to go to his room with no dinner.
2:36 P.M.
Polakov calls Erwich and explains that they cannot arm the canisters. He doesn’t know whether to believe “Rossler.” Erwich says that they may have another way to detonate the canisters. The men knock out Jack and handcuff him to a table. CTU listens as Polakov discusses that there may be a way to release the gas without the remote trigger.
2:41 P.M.
Jack wakes up and hears Polakov receiving instructions on how to manually open the valve on the canister.
2:42 P.M.
Audrey argues with McGill about saving the children in the mall, but McGill stands by the President’s command.
COMMENT: This is why Audrey can’t be working in counter-terrorism…I think she’s actually thinking to hell with the kids – we need to do something to save Jack!!!
2:43 P.M.
As Polakov nears completion of the detonation, they don their masks. The partner goes to kill Jack, but Jack kicks the man off his feet and takes his mask. Polakov flees, missing Jack’s shots. Erwich hears the gunfire. Jack grabs the keys from the dead guard and releases his handcuff.
COMMENT: LOVED the sweeping leg kick!!! Add to the list of things that I want (a list that already includes 1. learn how to kill someone with a pen and 2. get a “file” about myself that I can threaten people with) the ability to break a man’s neck with my legs. These are handy skills to have just in case….
2:44 P.M.
Jack goes to the air duct and stops the canister from releasing more gas. He alerts CTU that he prevented the flow, but that some nerve gas has seeped into the air conditioning system. They should evacuate the mall and find Polakov. Jack warns another security guard about the gas. The man radios for emergency procedures and an announcement is made over the PA.
2:45 P.M.
As the shoppers run in panic, Jack looks for Polakov. People start dropping from inhalation of the gas. Jack finds the ventilation control room and shuts down the panels.
COMMENT: The “panicked” shoppers were priceless. I wasn’t sure whether that one woman keeled over from the nerve gas or something she just ate at Cinnabon.
2:47 P.M.
Jack sees a little girl lying restless on the ground. He puts his mask to her face and carries her outside to Curtis. Jack calls for a shot of atropine as the girl passes out. He injects her and she wakes up.
COMMENT: OK! Enough with Jack and the kids! First it was Inessa and we all know how that turned out…Just make sure this little girl doesn’t get hold of a weapon.
2:48 P.M.
Chloe tracks the moving signal from the chip held by Polakov. Polakov breaks into a parked car and hotwires it. He peels out of the lot.
2:53 P.M.
As he drives, Polakov calls Erwich and explains that “Rossler” tried to stop them. Erwich instructs him to come back to the auto shop.
2:54 P.M.
While Chloe tracks Polakov, Jack and Curtis follow him. McGill calls the President to tell him that Jack disobeyed the order. Logan is furious.
COMMENT: Logan is furious….HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…he kills me.
2:55 P.M.
Novick gives Logan word that a small amount of casualties were contained at the mall. CTU has a chance to find Erwich and the other canisters. He also adds that Suzanne Cummings has arrived at the retreat.
COMMENT: Maaarty? Come here honey. Suzanne Cummings is here…time for you to go and tell her the truth. Good luck. Love you.
2:56 P.M.
Suzanne Cummings cries to Martha, blaming herself that she wasn’t with her husband when he died. Logan eavesdrops as Suzanne asks Martha why Cummings committed suicide. “Walt loved this country,” is all Martha can answer. When she exits the room, Martha looks at Logan, disappointed.
COMMENT: She’s got some nerve looking at Logan all disappointed like it’s his fault that she has to lie to Suzanne…Marty – you need to take a long look in the mirror on this one. Time for you to realize that being President isn’t all black and white. There’s a heck of a lot of grey…time for your meds??
2:58 P.M.
Chloe tracks Polakov to an auto body shop. McGill gives the order to set up a perimeter and begin the team’s approach. From a distance outside in a car, Erwich watches as the CTU teams surround the auto body shop.
COMMENT: Ooops….Erwich wins again.
2:59 P.M.
Erwich calls Polakov, who is inside the shop. He tells him that he has been followed. “You know what to do,” Erwich instructs. As Jack enters the building, Polakov shoots himself in the head. Both Erwich and the canisters are gone.
Erwich and his remaining men drive off in a pickup truck.
COMMENT: Another lead flushed down the tubes….Now what??
Well – that was a little bit better than the low point of the season last week….but let’s not kid ourselves – there is a long way to go to bring things back to respectability.
Things we are waiting patiently for:
+ The return of Kim Bauer
+ McGill to call out for Frodo
+ Bill Buchanan to send McGill to his office
+ Audrey to break down crying for Jack
+ Chloe to punch out Edgar (and anyone else for that matter)
+ Tony to emerge from his coma with a vengeance!
+ Mandy to return – because there just aren’t enough totally hot assassins on the show.
That’s it for this week. Enjoy the weekend!!
Monday, February 13, 2006
Whoa - Nice Shootin' Tex!
Looks like things got a little out of hand this weekend down on the ranch. While out quail hunting - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a campaign contributor.
Guess the check bounced.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Cool news
Get this - A new tomb was discovered this week in Egypt's Valley of the Kings!
Egyptian authorities gave the world a first peek at the treasures Friday, which were discovered by a team of American archaeologists while working on the neighboring tomb of Amenmeses, a late 19th Dynasty pharaoh.
"It's a dream come true," said Edwin Brock, co-director of the project, affiliated with the University of Memphis.
He and his colleagues have not yet entered the single-chamber tomb, believed to be about 3,000 years old and dating to the 18th Dynasty. But they have made a hole about a foot high in the door and peered through to see five wooden sarcophagi and about 20 alabaster jars.
"It was just so amazing to find an intact tomb here after all the work that's been done before. This was totally unexpected," Brock said.
Pretty cool huh? Yeah - I think so too.
Daily Slice O' Life (trouble in paradise edition)
+ BROWNIE BITES BACK: Looks like former FEMA Director Michael Brown isn't going to just roll over and play dead. He told a Senate panel Friday that he feels he's been made a scapegoat for the government's sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina.
If you are going to speak the truth - no better time to do it than when tesifying before a Senate panel. Nice effort Michael!! When you've been hung out to dry - make sure we all know who is truly responsible.
+ MIS-USE OF INTELLIGENCE?: Paul R. Pillar, the CIA's national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia from 2000 to 2005, indicated in an article published friday, that the Bush administration used unrepresentative data in making the case for war. The money quote:
"In the wake of the Iraq war, it has become clear that official intelligence analysis was not relied on in making even the most significant national security decisions, that intelligence was misused publicly to justify decisions already made."
WOW. It's always nice to hear someone actually say it out loud.
+ SCOOTER FOLLOWING ORDERS?: Well well....Looks like Scooter was just being a good little soldier. In a letter to Libby's lawyers, Special Prosecuter Patrick Fitzgerald indicated it was his understanding that Libby had testified he was "authorized to disclose information about the National Intelligence Estimate to the press by his superiors."
Hmmm - his superiors? He used to be the Vice President's Chief of Staff so according to my little flowchart over here that would be...Vice President Dick Cheney!
Time for everyone to take their dramamine to avoid the inevitable spin we are going to get on this one!
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Pappa's Got a New Pair of Shoes
Thanks to my sister (who got them for me for my birthday), I have a new pair of running shoes for my marathon training (and running)...Say hello the the Trance 5 from Brooks. The salesperson put my in a nice red model, size 10. Turns out my feet pronate when I walk and run because I'm a bit flat footed. These babies are high stability running shoes that will support my instep better than my trusty old pair of New Balance's. They are comfortable and hug my feet and their first real test will come tomorrow night when I go for my 2nd maintenance run of the week.
I'll let you all know how things turn out.
It's Just a Flesh Wound!!
A crack in the GOP suit of armor? Rep. Heather Wilson, R-New Mexico, chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence has called for a "complete review" of President Bush's eavesdropping program. Let's see how long it takes for her to be smeared as an incompetent un-Patriotic left-wing terrorist supporter.
Impeachment Resolution?
It's not the House of Representatives or the Senate but it is a start.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is working up a resolution calling for the "full investigation, impeachment or resignation'' of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
Nice. Let the debate begin.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is working up a resolution calling for the "full investigation, impeachment or resignation'' of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
Nice. Let the debate begin.
Sawyer Checks In.
From TVGuide.com - a short interview with Josh Holloway (Sawyer):
Holloway Champions Sawyer's Lost Cause
by Shawna Malcom
Is Sawyer, the sexy bad boy on ABC's Lost (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET), turning all good on us? Not if Josh Holloway has anything to say about it — and does he ever, in this TV Guide interview!
TV Guide: In this week's episode, Sawyer finally gets some more flashback love. It's about time!
Josh Holloway: I know! Of course, he got shot, so he was kind of out of commission for awhile. Now he's healed enough to be back in the game.
TV Guide: By the Lost time line, though, it's only been a matter of days since he was shot by the Others, right?
Holloway: In reality, he wouldn't be able to use his damn arm. I guess those antibiotics are workin'. That Jack is one wonder doctor! [Laughs]
TV Guide: So give us the scoop on Sawyer's episode.
Holloway: Sawyer's focus is revenge [against the Others]. But he's at the mercy of Jack and Locke's decision-making, and that's not a place he likes to be. So he's gonna be Sawyer. His actions are gonna be selfish. I don't know how people are gonna feel about him afterwards.
TV Guide: I heard you begged producers not to make Sawyer too likable. True?
Holloway: Yes. I trust them implicitly, but I don't ever want Sawyer to lose his edge. More edge and a tiny little inkling of humanity — that's where I wanna keep him.
TV Guide: You actually filmed a different Sawyer episode that was supposed to air at the beginning of the season but never did. What happened?
Holloway: The show took a good stance there. ABC was trying to mandate the story somewhat. They wanted to capitalize on [Sawyer's popularity] for the opening of the season, but that's just not where the story was — the story needed to be about Mike and [the kidnapped] Walt. So after three days of filming, [producers] pulled it. I was hurt as an actor a little, but I understood. They got back in line with the integrity of the story, and that I have huge respect for.
TV Guide: Will that episode ever air?
Holloway: I don't know. If they wanna tell that story, they have it.
TV Guide: Now that Jack's rejected Kate, will she be seeking comfort from you?
Holloway: There's no major love scene yet, but it's definitely heading in that direction. He's got an in with Kate right now because he's been injured, so don't think he's not gonna work that angle. He's definitely using the "poor me" thing. It's heating up, which is good. Sawyer's got needs. He hasn't gotten any action since he's been on the island.
TV Guide: Why's he having so much trouble?
Holloway: Kate's a tough cookie to crack! I would've thought he'd at least [have] gotten a little on the side, just to use as jealousy.
TV Guide: Was it your idea to give Sawyer a haircut?
Holloway: Oh, yes. It's in your face all the time and ruining some of your best takes. The hair was in the way.
TV Guide: In October, you and wife Yessica were robbed at gunpoint in the middle of the night in your Hawaii home. What happened?
Holloway: We startled him. I got up to have a smoke, opened the door and boom! Gun to your head. He was scared. You wanna do something... [maybe] attack the guy... but you don't wanna give him a reason to shoot. So I just kept myself between him and my wife. I told him, "I'm not looking at you, dude. It's cool." It was like, calm him down and get him the f--- out.
TV Guide: They've since arrested a suspect. How are you dealing?
Holloway: It's hard when it happens in your house because that energy stays awhile. I had to find some bright side, and I tell you what: It sure is a lot of ammo to use as an actor.
TV Guide: On a lighter note, you've filmed a movie called Whisper. Tell us about it.
Holloway: I'm playing this guy kind of like Jack. Of course, he's not a doctor, he's an ex-con. [Laughs] He agrees to do the ol' "one last job" and kidnaps this evil little bastard. It's kind of like an Omen-ish thing.
TV Guide: Have you considered asking Lost cocreator J.J. Abrams for another job, now that he's a big film director?
Holloway: I told him, "I die well, man. Shoot me in the first scene of Mission: Impossible III. Blow me off a roof or something."
TV Guide: A speeding ticket you got in Hawaii made national headlines.
Holloway: That wasn't speeding! I was doing 53 in a 35!
TV Guide: And how is that not speeding?
Holloway: That's the Honolulu police department not having anything better to do. [Laughs] I was like, "Come on, let me at least get a real one — 120 in a 35!" At least it'd be in line with my character!
Holloway Champions Sawyer's Lost Cause
by Shawna Malcom
Is Sawyer, the sexy bad boy on ABC's Lost (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET), turning all good on us? Not if Josh Holloway has anything to say about it — and does he ever, in this TV Guide interview!
TV Guide: In this week's episode, Sawyer finally gets some more flashback love. It's about time!
Josh Holloway: I know! Of course, he got shot, so he was kind of out of commission for awhile. Now he's healed enough to be back in the game.
TV Guide: By the Lost time line, though, it's only been a matter of days since he was shot by the Others, right?
Holloway: In reality, he wouldn't be able to use his damn arm. I guess those antibiotics are workin'. That Jack is one wonder doctor! [Laughs]
TV Guide: So give us the scoop on Sawyer's episode.
Holloway: Sawyer's focus is revenge [against the Others]. But he's at the mercy of Jack and Locke's decision-making, and that's not a place he likes to be. So he's gonna be Sawyer. His actions are gonna be selfish. I don't know how people are gonna feel about him afterwards.
TV Guide: I heard you begged producers not to make Sawyer too likable. True?
Holloway: Yes. I trust them implicitly, but I don't ever want Sawyer to lose his edge. More edge and a tiny little inkling of humanity — that's where I wanna keep him.
TV Guide: You actually filmed a different Sawyer episode that was supposed to air at the beginning of the season but never did. What happened?
Holloway: The show took a good stance there. ABC was trying to mandate the story somewhat. They wanted to capitalize on [Sawyer's popularity] for the opening of the season, but that's just not where the story was — the story needed to be about Mike and [the kidnapped] Walt. So after three days of filming, [producers] pulled it. I was hurt as an actor a little, but I understood. They got back in line with the integrity of the story, and that I have huge respect for.
TV Guide: Will that episode ever air?
Holloway: I don't know. If they wanna tell that story, they have it.
TV Guide: Now that Jack's rejected Kate, will she be seeking comfort from you?
Holloway: There's no major love scene yet, but it's definitely heading in that direction. He's got an in with Kate right now because he's been injured, so don't think he's not gonna work that angle. He's definitely using the "poor me" thing. It's heating up, which is good. Sawyer's got needs. He hasn't gotten any action since he's been on the island.
TV Guide: Why's he having so much trouble?
Holloway: Kate's a tough cookie to crack! I would've thought he'd at least [have] gotten a little on the side, just to use as jealousy.
TV Guide: Was it your idea to give Sawyer a haircut?
Holloway: Oh, yes. It's in your face all the time and ruining some of your best takes. The hair was in the way.
TV Guide: In October, you and wife Yessica were robbed at gunpoint in the middle of the night in your Hawaii home. What happened?
Holloway: We startled him. I got up to have a smoke, opened the door and boom! Gun to your head. He was scared. You wanna do something... [maybe] attack the guy... but you don't wanna give him a reason to shoot. So I just kept myself between him and my wife. I told him, "I'm not looking at you, dude. It's cool." It was like, calm him down and get him the f--- out.
TV Guide: They've since arrested a suspect. How are you dealing?
Holloway: It's hard when it happens in your house because that energy stays awhile. I had to find some bright side, and I tell you what: It sure is a lot of ammo to use as an actor.
TV Guide: On a lighter note, you've filmed a movie called Whisper. Tell us about it.
Holloway: I'm playing this guy kind of like Jack. Of course, he's not a doctor, he's an ex-con. [Laughs] He agrees to do the ol' "one last job" and kidnaps this evil little bastard. It's kind of like an Omen-ish thing.
TV Guide: Have you considered asking Lost cocreator J.J. Abrams for another job, now that he's a big film director?
Holloway: I told him, "I die well, man. Shoot me in the first scene of Mission: Impossible III. Blow me off a roof or something."
TV Guide: A speeding ticket you got in Hawaii made national headlines.
Holloway: That wasn't speeding! I was doing 53 in a 35!
TV Guide: And how is that not speeding?
Holloway: That's the Honolulu police department not having anything better to do. [Laughs] I was like, "Come on, let me at least get a real one — 120 in a 35!" At least it'd be in line with my character!
24 News and Notes / 1pm-2pm
I don’t want to spoil anything but I have to say – what a HORRIBLE episode. It was just plain bad. After last week I was wondering where the heck they were going to go with the story and this weeks episode was a muddled mess. I never thought it could happen but it did…maybe another viewing will change my mind but I’m not holding my breath…
Onto the show…
1:00 P.M.
Cummings explains to Jack and Logan that a man named Nathanson recruited him. They were acting as patriots to secure oil interests. Chloe tracks Nathanson but his line has been disconnected. The terrorists are now operating on their own. Jack believes Cummings’ story.
1:04 P.M.
Logan doesn’t know what to do next, but Jack verifies that CTU will take over. If Jack needs to disappear again, he doesn’t want his daughter to know that he is still alive. Logan asks Jack to serve the office of the President even though he is not Palmer. He wants to reinstate Jack, regardless of what political ramifications will occur. Their urgent need is to recover the nerve gas before millions are killed.
COMMENT: The first mention this season of Kim. Interesting move by Logan since he was the one throwing Jack under the bus last season with the Chinese. Hmmm…
1:05 P.M.
One of Erwich’s men cannot figure out how to arm the canisters after Schaeffer locked them. He urges Erwich to forget about retaliation against the Americans because their true enemy is the Russians. Erwich warns him not to disobey orders.
COMMENT: Like Jack, Erwich is not a man to be trifled with.
1:06 P.M.
McGill’s sister Jenny calls him from a payphone asking for $500. He is annoyed, but she swears she is not using drugs anymore. McGill won’t let her come to CTU to get the money because he is embarrassed of her. Jenny threatens to hurt herself, so McGill agrees to meet her in a parking lot across from the office.
COMMENT: This has DISASTER written all over it. What’s it with CTU Directors and their siblings?? Last season it was the daughter – now the Hobbits sister is a junkie. Nice of the writers to start recycling plot lines 7 episodes in….. *sigh*
1:08 P.M.
CTU learns that the canisters are useless without the detonation codes.
Erwich gets a call from a man named Jacob Rossler, who has been asked to help him reconfigure the activation device. Rossler needs Erwich to cut into the canisters in order to get the identification keys so that he can set up new remote triggers.
COMMENT: Hey it’s the dude from Pretender. Cool.
1:09 P.M.
Buchanan lets Audrey know that President Logan has reinstated Jack with full autonomy and access. Chloe gets a tap on Erwich’s phone and she plays back his conversation with Rossler. Edgar traces the call to a landline in downtown Los Angeles.
1:10 P.M.
Buchanan calls Jack, who is in a helicopter, with the location of Rossler. Rossler is a software programmer who was indicted for high security code infiltration. Jack asks for schematics of the building and for Curtis to meet him there with a small team.
1:11 P.M.
Chloe alerts Buchanan that the security system in Rossler’s building uses a proprietary technology that is hard to hack into. She wants Spenser to help because he has more experience with it than her and Edgar combined. Edgar thinks this is a bad idea because Spenser had been spying on them. Buchanan relents on the condition that Spenser wears a security wristband.
Jack calls Audrey. He asks her to call his daughter Kim and bring her to CTU. He wants to tell her that he is alive in person.
COMMENT: Okay –we’ve got it….Spenser is good at what he does and CTU needs him….nice way to get it so he doesn’t spend the next 17 hours in holding…….another Kim mention. Audrey is going to bring her in…..now this should be good.
1:12 P.M.
Erwich enters an auto body shop and threatens to kill a mechanic unless he helps them cut some metal.
COMMENT: They should fit that guy with a nice red shirt because like all the non-descript Security Officers on Star Trek – he is doomed.
1:18 P.M.
Spenser is brought of out holding. He tries to thank Chloe for having him reinstated, but she says that she only needs his help with hacking. She does not forgive him.
Although Martha is still agitated with her husband, she doesn’t want to fight. She thinks he will need her because things are going to get rough for him. She slaps him, cautioning, “Don’t you ever do that to me again.”
COMMENT: Chloe and Spenser are SO 5 hours ago….let’s move on. Marty showing some spunk. We like Marty!
1:19 P.M.
Novick comes in, and Logan apologizes to both him and Martha. The President wants to discuss the Cummings problem with Martha present. Novick thinks they can cover up Cummings’ involvement in Palmer’s murder to protect the credibility of the office of the President. Martha is appalled, and she insists that the American public doesn’t like being lied to. Logan agrees and asks her to help draw up a press statement for him.
COMMENT: Oh dear….Marty is just a bit naïve if she thinks the American public needs to know that kind of stuff….and now because Logan almost had her committed he is going to do everything she tells him to do (just so she won’t slap him again!)
1:21 P.M.
With the mechanic ready, Rossler gives Erwich instructions on how to cut the canister.
1:22 P.M.
Curtis and his team meet Jack’s chopper on the roof of Rossler’s building. Chloe radios to Jack as Spenser monitors the men guarding Rossler. Jack wants Spenser to shut down the security cameras so that he can enter, but the cameras can only be disrupted for thirty seconds because they will reboot themselves.
1:24 P.M.
Erwich gives the mechanic directions to cut the metal but doesn’t tell him what is inside when the man questions him. Erwich recalls how his wife is in a prison and his son is being held in a state-run facility. “This is about justice, about ending tyranny,” Erwich says, explaining that the government is his enemy. The mechanic begins slicing the canister.
COMMENT: Justice, tyranny……blah blah blah….Erwich - you are a cold hearted bastard and that’s all she wrote.
1:32 P.M.
The mechanic opens the canister so that Erwich can make out the LED numbers of the ID keys.
1:33 P.M.
Spenser overrides the security cameras at Rossler’s building so that Jack and Curtis can raid the premises. A guard alerts Rossler that there might be a breach with a warning to remain in his office.
1:34 P.M.
As the elevator reaches the penthouse, Chloe lets Jack know that there are men with automatic weapons on the floor. Jack and Curtis come out firing when the door opens. Curtis is hit in his flak jacket, so Jack proceeds to Rossler’s office.
1:35 P.M.
Chloe tells Jack that Rossler is armed, and Jack quickly shoots him in the leg. Rossler tosses his handgun. Jack orders his backup teams to come in. Chloe says that there is someone else in the penthouse, so Curtis covers Rossler.
COMMENT: Nice shooting Jack!!....and who else is in the penthouse???
1:36 P.M.
Jack finds a young girl with bruises hiding in the bedroom. In her Russian accent, she says that her name is Inessa and Rossler was keeping her captive. Jack approaches her gently and leads her out of the room, promising that he will help her. He tells the medic not to give Rossler any pain medication for his wound.
COMMENT: Come on – do we really need this young girl??? As the plotline continues to stretch……
1:37 P.M.
Jack handles the interrogation while CTU listens in, but Rossler is unyielding. Jack even has Curtis step on Rossler’s wound. Rossler demands full immunity, his assets sent to a foreign country and Inessa to be given to him. Jack says no, and he has Curtis inflict pain on the man some more.
COMMENT: Ouch – that looks like it hurts. What’s with Rossler and the girl?? Time for Jack to get out his blade and start fishing for eyeballs….
1:38 P.M.
McGill radios Jack and orders him to accept the deal. McGill tells Buchanan to make sure that Jack follows the plan while he steps out.
COMMENT: WOW – Samwise rolled over like it was Frodo asking for the deal.
1:39 P.M.
Jack begrudgingly tells Rossler that he will be granted his conditions. Rossler wants the agreement signed by the Attorney General. He will only talk when he sees the document.
COMMENT: Something I don’t understand – why the hell do these “signed agreements” mean anything in the world of spies and terrorists?? Get the document all signed and dandy and when you get what you want from him – burn the document, throw him into jail and lose the keys….we are willing to torture people at will to get information but we can’t just “disregard” any “agreement” that we make to get information from someone?? I just don’t get it…..
1:44 P.M.
McGill goes outside and meets up with his sister Jenny. He hands her the number of a doctor who can help her. Suddenly, a guy jumps out and punches McGill, taking his wallet. Jenny apologizes to her brother and leaves with the man.
COMMENT: See?? DISASTER! I’m sure the guy will have ended up grabbing something vital to the story a few hours from now like the access codes to the super-computer or something like that…..it’s inevitable. If not – can Jenny and her thug just go away so we don’t have to deal with them anymore??
1:45 P.M.
Chloe is uncomfortable as she directs Spenser to hand his work over to Edgar. Spenser wants to keep working, but Chloe is adamant that his reinstatement is over now that Rossler is in custody. Spenser is escorted out by guards. Edgar tries to console Chloe for doing the right thing. “Shut up, Edgar,” she snaps.
COMMENT: You tell him Chloe!!! Interesting little smirk on Edgar’s face as Spenser headed back to his cell….still Edgar continues to bother me. He is this season’s Chloe.
1:46 P.M.
Rossler tells Jack that he only first talked to Erwich a half hour ago. He was put in touch with him by a Russian associate who is a commander in the resistance army. Erwich will be calling him back with the identification keys in the canisters so that he can reprogram the trigger with an updated chip. Rossler is going to deliver the chip to him at a location Erwich decides. Rossler won’t turn over the chip to Jack until he sees the paperwork granting his freedom.
COMMENT: Here we go with the paperwork again…..Anyone at CTU ever heard of this little thing called Photoshop? They don’t have some sort of forgery techie who can generate a fake “pardon agreement” to fool all the terrorists who ask for one in order to talk?? Geez – do I have to think of everything??
1:49 P.M.
Jack calls Buchanan, who says that the Attorney General will be sending the papers in a few minutes. CTU hasn’t found much on Inessa, who is fifteen and was listed as missing from Kiev. Jack tells Rossler that he can’t take Inessa. Rossler calls it a deal breaker.
1:54 P.M.
Martha thinks Logan should take responsibility for Cummings’ actions and offer swift punishment. Logan is happy to work with his wife again. Novick calls and urgently asks the President to meet him in the hallway.
COMMENT: Another “this can’t be good” moment…..and Logan is SOOO whipped. Marty is now in control.
1:55 P.M.
As the Secret Service cuts the strap that Cummings has hanged himself with, Logan and Martha enter, horrified.
COMMENT: Wonderful. Walt is dead. What an uneventful way for him to go. Kind of lame if you ask me. Would have been just as easy to throw him into prison….oh well. Been nice knowing you Walt.
1:56 P.M.
Jack calls Audrey to find out if she contacted Kim. Audrey promises to try her again.
COMMENT: Still no Kimmy?? Her time will come.
1:57 P.M.
Inessa asks Jack when she can return home. He carefully explains that he needs her to go with Rossler, but that agents will follow her and take her away from him. Jack swears that he won’t let anything happen to her, but Inessa doesn’t trust him. “You are no different from Rossler,” she says.
COMMENT: At this point I don’t really give a crap what Inessa thinks….she’s got some nerve telling Jack he’s no different than Rossler. Don’t know why but that pissed me off.
1:58 P.M.
After the mechanic finishes cutting open the last canister, Erwich calmly shoots him. One of the men inputs all the codes into a PDA. Erwich orders them to load all the canisters back into the truck. Erwich calls Rossler’s number from his sat phone. Jack has Rossler answer, and Erwich sends him the codes over text message. Rossler says he can have the chip ready in ten minutes. Erwich will call him back with a location.
COMMENT: What was that earlier about justice and ending tyranny???? Nope – cold hearted bastard (who needs to cover his tracks)……the battle between Erwich and Jack will be an interesting one.
1:59 P.M.
Jack has Rossler wired, and he takes Inessa to leave. Suddenly, Inessa pulls a gun from her shirt and plugs Rossler with two shots. Jack lunges for the gun, but Rossler is already dead. With Erwich calling back shortly, they have no other link to the nerve gas.
COMMENT: Come on! The writers had to resort to that???? Ummm – some originality would be nice….2 seasons ago – I recall Gael dying a puss-filled death from the virus and his grieving wife using a gun found in his desk to kill the one witness that could identify the courier carrying the remaining vial of virus….Is it wrong to expect more from them??? I guess so… *sigh*
As the kids say – So where we at? (how truly sad is that?)
~The Hobbit’s got a junky for a sister….how original…
~We are on the verge of a Kim sighting…everyone have your bear traps ready!
~Apparently Chloe doesn’t forgive very easily…Spenser – watch your back.
~Edgar – please stop being such a putz.
~Say hello to President Martha Logan!
~I’m sure Mike is thrilled at this latest development.
~Can Inessa just go back to hiding under the bed???
~Isn’t it about time Tony wakes up from his coma to wreak vengeance?
They’ve got some real work to do next week to get this whole thing back on track…let’s see what they can come up with…In the words of the immortal Judge Smails – “Well? We’re waiting.”
Onto the show…
1:00 P.M.
Cummings explains to Jack and Logan that a man named Nathanson recruited him. They were acting as patriots to secure oil interests. Chloe tracks Nathanson but his line has been disconnected. The terrorists are now operating on their own. Jack believes Cummings’ story.
1:04 P.M.
Logan doesn’t know what to do next, but Jack verifies that CTU will take over. If Jack needs to disappear again, he doesn’t want his daughter to know that he is still alive. Logan asks Jack to serve the office of the President even though he is not Palmer. He wants to reinstate Jack, regardless of what political ramifications will occur. Their urgent need is to recover the nerve gas before millions are killed.
COMMENT: The first mention this season of Kim. Interesting move by Logan since he was the one throwing Jack under the bus last season with the Chinese. Hmmm…
1:05 P.M.
One of Erwich’s men cannot figure out how to arm the canisters after Schaeffer locked them. He urges Erwich to forget about retaliation against the Americans because their true enemy is the Russians. Erwich warns him not to disobey orders.
COMMENT: Like Jack, Erwich is not a man to be trifled with.
1:06 P.M.
McGill’s sister Jenny calls him from a payphone asking for $500. He is annoyed, but she swears she is not using drugs anymore. McGill won’t let her come to CTU to get the money because he is embarrassed of her. Jenny threatens to hurt herself, so McGill agrees to meet her in a parking lot across from the office.
COMMENT: This has DISASTER written all over it. What’s it with CTU Directors and their siblings?? Last season it was the daughter – now the Hobbits sister is a junkie. Nice of the writers to start recycling plot lines 7 episodes in….. *sigh*
1:08 P.M.
CTU learns that the canisters are useless without the detonation codes.
Erwich gets a call from a man named Jacob Rossler, who has been asked to help him reconfigure the activation device. Rossler needs Erwich to cut into the canisters in order to get the identification keys so that he can set up new remote triggers.
COMMENT: Hey it’s the dude from Pretender. Cool.
1:09 P.M.
Buchanan lets Audrey know that President Logan has reinstated Jack with full autonomy and access. Chloe gets a tap on Erwich’s phone and she plays back his conversation with Rossler. Edgar traces the call to a landline in downtown Los Angeles.
1:10 P.M.
Buchanan calls Jack, who is in a helicopter, with the location of Rossler. Rossler is a software programmer who was indicted for high security code infiltration. Jack asks for schematics of the building and for Curtis to meet him there with a small team.
1:11 P.M.
Chloe alerts Buchanan that the security system in Rossler’s building uses a proprietary technology that is hard to hack into. She wants Spenser to help because he has more experience with it than her and Edgar combined. Edgar thinks this is a bad idea because Spenser had been spying on them. Buchanan relents on the condition that Spenser wears a security wristband.
Jack calls Audrey. He asks her to call his daughter Kim and bring her to CTU. He wants to tell her that he is alive in person.
COMMENT: Okay –we’ve got it….Spenser is good at what he does and CTU needs him….nice way to get it so he doesn’t spend the next 17 hours in holding…….another Kim mention. Audrey is going to bring her in…..now this should be good.
1:12 P.M.
Erwich enters an auto body shop and threatens to kill a mechanic unless he helps them cut some metal.
COMMENT: They should fit that guy with a nice red shirt because like all the non-descript Security Officers on Star Trek – he is doomed.
1:18 P.M.
Spenser is brought of out holding. He tries to thank Chloe for having him reinstated, but she says that she only needs his help with hacking. She does not forgive him.
Although Martha is still agitated with her husband, she doesn’t want to fight. She thinks he will need her because things are going to get rough for him. She slaps him, cautioning, “Don’t you ever do that to me again.”
COMMENT: Chloe and Spenser are SO 5 hours ago….let’s move on. Marty showing some spunk. We like Marty!
1:19 P.M.
Novick comes in, and Logan apologizes to both him and Martha. The President wants to discuss the Cummings problem with Martha present. Novick thinks they can cover up Cummings’ involvement in Palmer’s murder to protect the credibility of the office of the President. Martha is appalled, and she insists that the American public doesn’t like being lied to. Logan agrees and asks her to help draw up a press statement for him.
COMMENT: Oh dear….Marty is just a bit naïve if she thinks the American public needs to know that kind of stuff….and now because Logan almost had her committed he is going to do everything she tells him to do (just so she won’t slap him again!)
1:21 P.M.
With the mechanic ready, Rossler gives Erwich instructions on how to cut the canister.
1:22 P.M.
Curtis and his team meet Jack’s chopper on the roof of Rossler’s building. Chloe radios to Jack as Spenser monitors the men guarding Rossler. Jack wants Spenser to shut down the security cameras so that he can enter, but the cameras can only be disrupted for thirty seconds because they will reboot themselves.
1:24 P.M.
Erwich gives the mechanic directions to cut the metal but doesn’t tell him what is inside when the man questions him. Erwich recalls how his wife is in a prison and his son is being held in a state-run facility. “This is about justice, about ending tyranny,” Erwich says, explaining that the government is his enemy. The mechanic begins slicing the canister.
COMMENT: Justice, tyranny……blah blah blah….Erwich - you are a cold hearted bastard and that’s all she wrote.
1:32 P.M.
The mechanic opens the canister so that Erwich can make out the LED numbers of the ID keys.
1:33 P.M.
Spenser overrides the security cameras at Rossler’s building so that Jack and Curtis can raid the premises. A guard alerts Rossler that there might be a breach with a warning to remain in his office.
1:34 P.M.
As the elevator reaches the penthouse, Chloe lets Jack know that there are men with automatic weapons on the floor. Jack and Curtis come out firing when the door opens. Curtis is hit in his flak jacket, so Jack proceeds to Rossler’s office.
1:35 P.M.
Chloe tells Jack that Rossler is armed, and Jack quickly shoots him in the leg. Rossler tosses his handgun. Jack orders his backup teams to come in. Chloe says that there is someone else in the penthouse, so Curtis covers Rossler.
COMMENT: Nice shooting Jack!!....and who else is in the penthouse???
1:36 P.M.
Jack finds a young girl with bruises hiding in the bedroom. In her Russian accent, she says that her name is Inessa and Rossler was keeping her captive. Jack approaches her gently and leads her out of the room, promising that he will help her. He tells the medic not to give Rossler any pain medication for his wound.
COMMENT: Come on – do we really need this young girl??? As the plotline continues to stretch……
1:37 P.M.
Jack handles the interrogation while CTU listens in, but Rossler is unyielding. Jack even has Curtis step on Rossler’s wound. Rossler demands full immunity, his assets sent to a foreign country and Inessa to be given to him. Jack says no, and he has Curtis inflict pain on the man some more.
COMMENT: Ouch – that looks like it hurts. What’s with Rossler and the girl?? Time for Jack to get out his blade and start fishing for eyeballs….
1:38 P.M.
McGill radios Jack and orders him to accept the deal. McGill tells Buchanan to make sure that Jack follows the plan while he steps out.
COMMENT: WOW – Samwise rolled over like it was Frodo asking for the deal.
1:39 P.M.
Jack begrudgingly tells Rossler that he will be granted his conditions. Rossler wants the agreement signed by the Attorney General. He will only talk when he sees the document.
COMMENT: Something I don’t understand – why the hell do these “signed agreements” mean anything in the world of spies and terrorists?? Get the document all signed and dandy and when you get what you want from him – burn the document, throw him into jail and lose the keys….we are willing to torture people at will to get information but we can’t just “disregard” any “agreement” that we make to get information from someone?? I just don’t get it…..
1:44 P.M.
McGill goes outside and meets up with his sister Jenny. He hands her the number of a doctor who can help her. Suddenly, a guy jumps out and punches McGill, taking his wallet. Jenny apologizes to her brother and leaves with the man.
COMMENT: See?? DISASTER! I’m sure the guy will have ended up grabbing something vital to the story a few hours from now like the access codes to the super-computer or something like that…..it’s inevitable. If not – can Jenny and her thug just go away so we don’t have to deal with them anymore??
1:45 P.M.
Chloe is uncomfortable as she directs Spenser to hand his work over to Edgar. Spenser wants to keep working, but Chloe is adamant that his reinstatement is over now that Rossler is in custody. Spenser is escorted out by guards. Edgar tries to console Chloe for doing the right thing. “Shut up, Edgar,” she snaps.
COMMENT: You tell him Chloe!!! Interesting little smirk on Edgar’s face as Spenser headed back to his cell….still Edgar continues to bother me. He is this season’s Chloe.
1:46 P.M.
Rossler tells Jack that he only first talked to Erwich a half hour ago. He was put in touch with him by a Russian associate who is a commander in the resistance army. Erwich will be calling him back with the identification keys in the canisters so that he can reprogram the trigger with an updated chip. Rossler is going to deliver the chip to him at a location Erwich decides. Rossler won’t turn over the chip to Jack until he sees the paperwork granting his freedom.
COMMENT: Here we go with the paperwork again…..Anyone at CTU ever heard of this little thing called Photoshop? They don’t have some sort of forgery techie who can generate a fake “pardon agreement” to fool all the terrorists who ask for one in order to talk?? Geez – do I have to think of everything??
1:49 P.M.
Jack calls Buchanan, who says that the Attorney General will be sending the papers in a few minutes. CTU hasn’t found much on Inessa, who is fifteen and was listed as missing from Kiev. Jack tells Rossler that he can’t take Inessa. Rossler calls it a deal breaker.
1:54 P.M.
Martha thinks Logan should take responsibility for Cummings’ actions and offer swift punishment. Logan is happy to work with his wife again. Novick calls and urgently asks the President to meet him in the hallway.
COMMENT: Another “this can’t be good” moment…..and Logan is SOOO whipped. Marty is now in control.
1:55 P.M.
As the Secret Service cuts the strap that Cummings has hanged himself with, Logan and Martha enter, horrified.
COMMENT: Wonderful. Walt is dead. What an uneventful way for him to go. Kind of lame if you ask me. Would have been just as easy to throw him into prison….oh well. Been nice knowing you Walt.
1:56 P.M.
Jack calls Audrey to find out if she contacted Kim. Audrey promises to try her again.
COMMENT: Still no Kimmy?? Her time will come.
1:57 P.M.
Inessa asks Jack when she can return home. He carefully explains that he needs her to go with Rossler, but that agents will follow her and take her away from him. Jack swears that he won’t let anything happen to her, but Inessa doesn’t trust him. “You are no different from Rossler,” she says.
COMMENT: At this point I don’t really give a crap what Inessa thinks….she’s got some nerve telling Jack he’s no different than Rossler. Don’t know why but that pissed me off.
1:58 P.M.
After the mechanic finishes cutting open the last canister, Erwich calmly shoots him. One of the men inputs all the codes into a PDA. Erwich orders them to load all the canisters back into the truck. Erwich calls Rossler’s number from his sat phone. Jack has Rossler answer, and Erwich sends him the codes over text message. Rossler says he can have the chip ready in ten minutes. Erwich will call him back with a location.
COMMENT: What was that earlier about justice and ending tyranny???? Nope – cold hearted bastard (who needs to cover his tracks)……the battle between Erwich and Jack will be an interesting one.
1:59 P.M.
Jack has Rossler wired, and he takes Inessa to leave. Suddenly, Inessa pulls a gun from her shirt and plugs Rossler with two shots. Jack lunges for the gun, but Rossler is already dead. With Erwich calling back shortly, they have no other link to the nerve gas.
COMMENT: Come on! The writers had to resort to that???? Ummm – some originality would be nice….2 seasons ago – I recall Gael dying a puss-filled death from the virus and his grieving wife using a gun found in his desk to kill the one witness that could identify the courier carrying the remaining vial of virus….Is it wrong to expect more from them??? I guess so… *sigh*
As the kids say – So where we at? (how truly sad is that?)
~The Hobbit’s got a junky for a sister….how original…
~We are on the verge of a Kim sighting…everyone have your bear traps ready!
~Apparently Chloe doesn’t forgive very easily…Spenser – watch your back.
~Edgar – please stop being such a putz.
~Say hello to President Martha Logan!
~I’m sure Mike is thrilled at this latest development.
~Can Inessa just go back to hiding under the bed???
~Isn’t it about time Tony wakes up from his coma to wreak vengeance?
They’ve got some real work to do next week to get this whole thing back on track…let’s see what they can come up with…In the words of the immortal Judge Smails – “Well? We’re waiting.”
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