Dina and Jack Try Some Deep Cover - 
by J-Unit
There was some other developments at CTU having to do with Paul Raines. Audrey was distraught waiting for him to come out of surgery, and her dad helped to comfort her. He stayed around just long enough for the surgeon to come out and say that they needed to bring a neurosurgeon in, because one of the bullets had lodged on his vertebrae. Surprise, surprise! The clinic at CTU wasn't able to handle it, so they brought in a doctor...from Cedar's. Hey, I would have airlifted him there in the first place, but what do I know? Secretary Heller then had to be whisked away for some important business with the president. I think he'll be OK though, because no CTU security detail was following him.
Although CTU believed they were closing in on Marwan, they had no idea about what was going on with Marwan's next work of art. Now, when the pilot was threatened with his life and his family's life, what did he really think would happen? He already tried to ambush his way out of there once, he wasn't going to just stay silent and do nothing. The pilot (the real one) drove onto his base, and somehow he got past the security with a dude in his trunk (probably in the spare tire area or something?). He actually seemed surprised when his doppleganger told him his family was dead, shot him twice and stuffed him in his own trunk. He would have been to relieved to know that his doppleganger chose to cut off his thumb after he killed him and not before.
So Fayed takes Jack and Dina for a ride in his Taurus. CTU has them on satellite, and they are being followed from behind. Michelle Dessler really gets things done, there is now way anybody can escape! Well, actually there is a way. They pull into a tunnel, so the satellite images don't help. While inside the tunnel, some of Marwan's goons take Dina and Jack out of the car and into an anonymous white van. Fayed drives off, and naturally CTU follows him. He pulls off onto a bridge, waits for a few agents to get close, then detonates a car bomb. There goes another crack member of the CTU security team.
Well, Michelle better act quick. Her CTU field team didn't do so well, and they need to find that van. Set up a perimeter! THAT ALWAYS WORKS. The van rendezvous in a dark alley with Marwan. He doesn't believe that Dina is not a traitor, so he asks her to prove her loyalty. Take this gun and shoot Jack.
This is a scene we have all scene before, and it happens every season. Last year, Jack actually shot Chappelle, but Dina can't shoot Jack. We'll just get a shot of her pointing the gun to his head, and then....tick, tick, tick, tick. Then again, MAYBE NOT. We did get a shot of Dina pointing her gun at Jack, but then she turns it on Marwan and shoots!
No ammo.
Damn, that has got to be kind of awkward, don't you think? Marwan, he is really one sly bastard. He takes Jack in one direction, and leaves Dina behind. She is taken off to a part of the alley, and then bang, bang, the best evil woman since Sherry Palmer bites the dust. (Or at least we think so. We didn't see her die, but a couple of hits from a Desert Eagle at close range kind of leaves a mess. What it doesn't leave behind is organs or brain matter.) I bet she was happy she got those last few kisses in earlier.
As big of a deal as that is, we still have to deal with the fake pilot. We know he has something to do with the president, we know he is going to be flying. He makes his way to a secure access area. Oh wait, what about the fingerprint reader? Phew, that's right, I did remember to cut off the guy's finger so I could get my way in. And what's behind the door? Fighter plane!
I don't know what is going to be happening next week, but in the words of reader MyMomStalksB-Side, "Two thumbs up for 24!"
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It's just getting boring now. The whole season has been pretty lackluster.
Posted by: J | March 23, 2005 1:27 AM(#1 of 14)
J - I'm sorry. But you are completely out of your mind. This has been one of the tightest seasons they've had ever.
Posted by: b-side | March 23, 2005 2:26 AM(#2 of 14)
This show stinks, but the reviews are great.
You missed the fact that when Marwan called the pilot, his uniform was on a hangar. Halfway through the call, he had the whole uniform on, including a perfect Windsor knot on his tie...
Berhooz hair got much shorter. The medics at CTU must run the barbershop as well.
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Posted by: Plumes Montreal | March 23, 2005 5:55 AM(#3 of 14)
Know what's disturbing? That top picture looks almost exactly like the one for the first Inferno MTV rant with John and Julie.
Posted by: Scott | March 23, 2005 8:10 AM(#4 of 14)
That was possibly the worse deep cover plan in the history of TV. It was mind boggling that nobody challenged the plan. Despite that, great ep, entertaining as usual.
Posted by: Kujo | March 23, 2005 9:45 AM(#5 of 14)
Plumes, since you seem obsessed with the screw-ups on 24 (Behrooz haircut, pilot tie) I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Sec'y Heller's 5 o'clock shadow appearing and disappearing at least 4 times now. That's been driving me nuts.
BUT, this season has far surpassed the last two. And this week's episode was excellent. Several new plotlines, Jack's still badass, etc. No torture, however.
Here's something else that irked me though. When Dina was held in the interrogation/torture room, Jack left twice not attempting to conceal the keypad code from Dina at all. Worse, when Tony did the same exact thing in between Tony's two visits, he punched in an entirely different code.
Yeah, I'm being a dork, but if I directed this show, I'd catch that shit.
It's a blessing and a curse.
Posted by: sg-dub | March 23, 2005 10:36 AM(#6 of 14)
Hye sq-dub. Yeah, this show stinks, but I still watch it cause it is a really good crappy show. It is far too ambitious for tv and the flubs are too many to count.
Heller looked like he wanted his daughter to disappear last night. I had noticed the shave, but I am too disturbed by the awful Jack Nicholson imitation.
How about that tan on Chloe? And the Paula Abdul lipstick....
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Doesnt anyone ever get tired, yawn, nap on this show?
Posted by: Plumes | March 23, 2005 12:09 PM(#7 of 14)
I'm suprised about the CTU on-site infirmiry/hospital/trauma center. Has it always been there? What other CTU employee amenities are provided on-site? On-site dry cleaning and child care would be nice. Do they have a lunchroom or just some vending maching machines?
Posted by: B-dub | March 23, 2005 12:23 PM(#8 of 14)
2nd best line of the 24 season:
Jack: "Here, take my weapon"
Dina Araz: "You must know I want to kill you"
And the Emmey for oustanding writing in a drama series goes to....24!
Chloe is back to kick some office politicking butt. I shiver with excitement.
Posted by: America's Next Top Fan | March 24, 2005 11:20 AM(#9 of 14)
This is a great season for action, but HORRIBLE for adhering to the 'real time' premise of the show. Chloe had about enough time to get dressed and walk down a flight of stairs, so I'll have to assume that she lives in the CTU bathroom, and Jack and Dina took all of about 2 minutes to leave CTU, get in the car, Dina to learn the whole plan and for them to arrive at Fayed's house. So Dina's a speed reader and Fayed lives in a quiet suburb 1/2 a block from downtown L.A.?
Posted by: drew | March 25, 2005 9:32 AM(#10 of 14)
yeah, Drew, I was thinking of cataloguing all of 24's continuity problems, by far the most egregious offender on TV.
Then I wanted to keep track of all the murders. (This season is approaching the 100 mark, btw.)
Then I thought to note each crime Jack committed.
Then my head exploded so I just decided to enjoy the ridiculous ride.
Posted by: sg-dub | March 25, 2005 9:59 AM(#11 of 14)
I agree with America's Next Top Fan. I loved the "You must know that I want to kill you" line.
Also, I think Dina has a reverse Oedipus complex. Isn't Electra when the daughter wants to sleep with the dad? I'm sure there's some cool Greek Tragedy name for mothers that want to sleep with sons. Medea perhaps? I'm a bit rusty with my classics.
Posted by: b-side | March 27, 2005 2:46 PM(#12 of 14)
I'm not sure about the Greek Tragedy character that relates to Dina & son. But all of the touching and hugging and caressing and tongue kissing made me highly uncomfortable. Incest city. No wonder why Dina wanted to ex the husband and save the son so badly.
Posted by: America's Next Top Fan | March 28, 2005 6:55 AM(#13 of 14)
"...On-site dry cleaning and child care would be nice..."
It sure woulda helped LAST season.....
Posted by: miamiboats | March 28, 2005 8:17 PM(#14 of 14)