Is it just me or does 24 really help you get through Mondays? You could have a shitty job, but going through Monday is so much easier knowing that Jack will be kicking the ass that you didn’t get a chance to because you let people walk all over you during the day. And even if you love your awesome job, Jack gives you the inspiration to take out the weaker people at the office and make them cower like a terrorist cowers before Jack’s mighty presences. While Jack uses a glock and you use well-placed rumors and gossip, it is nonetheless just as exciting. If you don’t believe me, just ask Lynn McGill, who can barely function knowing people might find out his sister beat him up and took his key card. And we get all of this under the calming backdrop of the possible death of the First Lady of the Untied States.Yes, that’s right. Following my suggestion from last week, the terrorists decided to buy a laptop to help them coordinate their attack. Our boy Bierko is quite happy that he was able to paralyze the president with his assassination plan. President Logan loves his wife, but he doesn’t to kill a couple of hundred thousand Americans to get her back. I know what you can do Mr. President! Try and talk some sense into your wife. Get her to get out of the limousine, preferably in a way that doesn’t cause any suspicion. It’s a nice theory, and the President does put in a call for the First Lady, but it would be easier to get Mary Kate to eat a steak than it would be to talk sense into Martha. She gets the call, but is not going to leave. Looks like the President Pussy was going to have to make a decision, because time is running out.
For as weak and helpless as Audrey was last year, she seems to have it all together this year. She wants Edgar to meet her in the back room. Lynn sees their conversation, and is worried that somebody ordered Chinese without first asking him if he wanted the lunch special with an egg roll or small side of wonton soup. Edgar tells him they were just going over some DOD protocols, which seems to calm Lynn down for a little bit, but McGill knows that something is going on behind his back, which is bad, but nobody has been able to come up with a lead on the nerve gas, which is worse.
As all of us know, there is a lead on the nerve gas, but since the person following up the gas lead has a warrant out for his arrest, he is not going to be able to receive the help he needs. That person is Jack and he is counting on his friends in CTU to help him get into Omicron without being noticed. That’s where Audrey and her plan come in. She is going to need Chloe to break into some systems for Jack, but she needs Edgar to know what’s going on and to cover for Chloe with McGill. Edgar is not happy about breaking the law, but with Spenser out of the picture, he needs to start working on endearing himself to the woman of his dreams. He agrees to cover for Chloe, and heads back to his station.
Jack mentioned a Christopher Henderson at Omicron, and said that he used to know him. It made it sound like they were acquaintances and had lunch at the same hot dog stand, but it was Henderson that recruited Jack to CTU. Jack was part of an investigation that implicated Henderson with conspiring to sell classified documents to defense contractors. He swore he was innocent, never admitted his guilt, and held a grudge against Jack ever since. Henderson’s history at CTU was not the reason that Jack was heading to Omicron, but it when Chloe confirmed that Omicron made the centox for the military; Jack knew that Henderson would be a good place to start.
It’s not just you. 24 gets a lot of us through Mondays.
I just read the title (haven’t even gotten into the recap yet), and I can already tell this gonna be good! Sheeeeeeiiiiit..
Jack Bauer VS Robocop…Yesssssss!
Next week a two hour episode with the return of Tony! I’m so happy I can ALMOST stomach Kim returning..
Highlights of the Episode
1) President Pussy asks Mike to get down on his knees and pray.
2) CTU staffers invoke Section 112.
3) Secret Service Aaron declares “code red.”
Amen! I live for Mondays now! Tony is back next week and I can’t wait. As long as Kim doesn’t get kidnapped she should be tolerable.
Gregory Itzin seriously needs an Emmy. His portrayal of Logan is classic and so fun to watch. I hope this isn’t the last we see of Lynn!
And thanks for the fast recap!
This episode was all about Curtis. He finally has my respect. I was never fully convinced of him before. But after his “It’s about time” comment when wanting to go jump someone earlier in the day and now growing his own set of balls and putting Lynn in his place. You go boy!!
Did you see Tony start to peel off the gauze on the right side of his face? When Jack was bending over him a few hours ago, he had no bandages at all. Not bad for someone who caught some major heat in an explosion.
Still not looking forward to seeing Kim though.
BTW – You said “First Lady of the Untied States” Hilarious!!
Peter Weller teaches Ancient Roman history at Syracuse University (For real. You can see his talking head explanations on “Engineering an Empire in the History Channel). I think that he must be the coolest professor ever.
Didn’t Buckaroo Banzai play in a rock band and perform heart surgery in between stints of saving the planet?
Oh, and the episode of 24 was good too, specially the Logan character asking his chief advisor to pray like Nixon did with Kissinger.
ditka versus jack? who wins? and by how much?
although ditka wears shades, they don’t compare to the aviator glasses of badness. plus, jack’s died twice, and ditka’s only had a heart attack or two.
so i gotta say jack 27, ditka 14.
Two hours next week. The theme — PAIN. Not when Jack catches up to Henderson. Not when Lynn gets gang-raped in the CTU detention facility. Those will be child’s play.
No, the truly torturous pain sequence will be when Martha gets her hands on President Pussy. “You were just gonna kneel and pray instead of saving my ass??!! Where are my pliers?” I’ll bet Martha has some aviator glasses and a messenger bag of her own, and she’s gonna get medieval on him. And not even the Secret Service is gonna be able to stop her.
Ow. I can’t wait.
I thought the ambush scene was extremely realistic and frightening! Though I knew from an article I read that the First Lady would live, all those guns and fire made me quite afraid she would get hurt! Very touching between her and Aaron too. I cannot WAIT for the ass-whooping she’s going to deliver when she gets home. And he thought being SMACKED hurt!
The ambush scene was realistic as long as you assume the Secret Service is a bunch of idiots that don’t clear a corridor to the airport for visiting dignitaries. Or assume they didn’t notice the terrorists on top of buildings with huge missile launchers.
But I have to admit, it was a good episode.
Oh, hell YES!!! Martha is gonna whup up on old Pres. Pussy like a pimp on a ho!!! And way to go Aaron!! You know, if he’d been lead agent with JFK, he’d still be around!!
Love that Buckaroo Bonzai is the new baddie. This season kicks ass!!!
24 was so sweet I crapped my pants and found a Snickers bar full of nuts.
Only 10 minutes of Jack Bauer and still have an episode be this intense? What more can a viewer ask for? One of the best episodes of their entire 5 seasons. And that’s saying a lot.
Like one of the previous poster says there was several “highlights” of this episode. My favorites were the President Pussy Prayer vigil. The second was when 1st Lady Pussy realized that her husband really is…a Pussy. And lastly, loved when Audry called the meeting in the CTU dungeons with Chloe and Edgar. It reminded me so much of The Justice League of America superheros meeting to overthrow their arch enemy. In this case the Hobbit Lynn.
Overall great episode.
PS. When was the last time Jack Bauer has been bitched out the way Peter Wellers did? I guess Jack never looked past the love he has for his former buddy. Superbly done Mr. Robocop.
Holy shit that was an awesome episode. So exciting. And next week’s looks insane as well.
So many good things about this episode. My heart was racing during the motorcade attack. And good for Aaron after four and a half seasons that he finally gets some good combat in. I mean, if Chloe’s allowed to brandish an automatic weapon, the least Aaron can do is shoot a pistol once in a while. And the CTU intrigue? Awesome. As if Lynn McGill thought he could even take Curtis down. NEVER.
I was so glad that the Hobbit got put in his place by Curtis. Go section 112! The President and Mike praying was definitely interesting. You could tell that Mike didn’t want any of that praying nonsense. I can’t believe Jack actually believed RoboCop. For one, Jack betrayed Henderson so Henderson has a grudge against him. Plus, remember last season when the defense contractor army came after Jack and Paul; that should have taught him not to trust anyone at a defense contractor. It was nice to see Aaron kick some ass, but those terrorists weren’t exactly hardcore. Sure the motorcade was moving, but the guy fires a rocket at the engine bay? Hasn’t he seen Clear and Present Danger? Large vehicles can apparently take a lot of gunfire and rocket blasts. Second, a flamethrower, WTF? Were they going to ruin the paint job on the limos? The vehicles are armor plated with bulletproof glass, so what the hell is a flamethrower going to do unless you light the gas tank on fire.
Anyway, next week looks sweet with the return of Tony. Any bets on how many hours, or maybe I should say minutes, until Kim gets kidnapped, either by Henderson or the terrorists? It would be awesome if the producers gave Chase a hook to replace the hand that Jack cut off, and had him make a brief cameo, just to show off the hook.
This is the best episode of the season so far, aside from the first hour. It was so exciting and I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the entire time!
Jack…ugh, buddy, dont trust anyone, especially people who have terrorist connections.
And the previews have me all excited: TONY!!!! I cant wait to see him in action again!
Oh, stewardess, I speak jive!
What’s with Jack and Henderson’s long walk to the bunker? Isn’t Henderson a VP? Doesn’t he have at least a golf cart or something?
Still, this episode was great despite the fact that Jack spent half of the hour walking from point A to point B.
joyfulchicken — i totally thought the same thing. Maybe they stopped off for coffee.
i have been reading TVgasm for awhile now, and finally have been compelled to post a comment. and what was it you ask, that brought me in here? Best. Title. Ever. : “Chump Don’t Want No Help, Chump Don’t Get No Help.”
i pissed myself laughing at that one J-Unit. so i read only that title and the first paragraph of the recap before i merrily sat down in front of the Tivo to enjoy another Jack Bauer Hour. and throughout the entire episode, everytime lynn mcgill got bitch-slapped by someone, all i could think (in the same jive talkin’ old lady voice from “Airplane) was “Chump Don’t Want No Help, Chump Don’t Get No Help.”
gotta be my favorite title EVER. followed closely by last season’s “Shock to the Heart, and Jack’s to Blame” (also courtesy of J-Unit) or this season’s Lost title from Kat: “Sawyer. The Other White Meat”… Honorable Mention to B-Side for Survivor: “Deuces Wild!” when Bobby was dumpin’ in the new Porta-Potty.
classic work people. nicely done. by the way, that’s me pimpin’ you guys on your myspace page in the comments section.
anyone else have some faves?
i almost forgot… what is with all the Kim-Haters on here? sure she had some silly storylines early on, but she ain’t no kid anymore ya’ll!!! she’s a full on hottie, all grows up and ready for primetime again.
i refuse to watch the previews of the next episode… is she gonna be on next week?
I like this show but the script makes egregious overuse of the word “protocol.” It’s like the writers have no idea what the word means but believe (not incorrectly) that it sounds cool and vaguely espionage-y. This is really starting to get to me.
Lynn should have figured out like 3 episodes ago that whenever anyone says “protocol” they’re just stalling or trying to divert his attention.
“Dammit Edgar, I told you to mirror everyone’s protocol to my screen so that I could protocol their protocols! We’re never going to find the protocol if you don’t follow protocol! Wait, I mean the centox. We’ll never protocol the centox without cooperating on protocol! Wait, I’m mean find. We’ll never find the protocol… You know what I mean, get back to work. Protocol!”
Not to nitpick, but when you typed: “President Pussy decides that he can risk hundreds of thousands of lives” – I believe you meant he CAN’T risk hundreds…
Also, when you typed that Jack noticed that Robocop was gone a long time, that’s not really what happened. He was trying to call CTU, but the phones weren’t working, two of them – then he got suspicious and opened that clipboard thing and found the bomb.
Why is Logan so sure that if he allows the terrorists to attack Suvarov’s motorcade, that they’ll just take their nerve gas and go home? They ARE terrorists after all, not exactly bastions of honor.
Am I the only one who thought that Logan’s scream of “WAAIITTT!” at blackout would cause Bierko to stay on the line for further options.President Pussy may have a scheme up his sleeve to make the terrorists happy without deploying the nerve gas right away. Something that will make everyone happy (except probably the Suvarov’s and the Russian government-can’t please everybody). But don’t worry America-I envision a scene where there’s massive explosions, walls of fire. and thick smoke. The music get’s loud and inspiring as you slowly see a figure walking with deliberation towards you through the haze, and then as the music continues to build you see two more figures flanking the first. Finally as the music hits it’s crescendo you see that it’s Jack with Tony and Curtis at his side. Oh yes the 3 Amigo’s( Tony got the naming rights) from CTU are going to kick some ass (anybody’s-I don’t care). TWO WHOLE HOURS-WOO HOO!
MrsTimGunn, well they can’t “go home” with the nerve gas because all the ports or something are blocked, hopefully not with a hard perimeter. However, I’m assuming you meant why does he think that even after the terrorists kill Suvarov that they won’t use the nerve gas on the US for the hell of it. If that’s the case, the best reason that I can think of is that no one knows where the terrorists are and where they are keeping the nerve gas, so President pussy has to cross his fingers that the terrorists won’t double cross him. Even though the president not very smart, he probably did think about the possibility of the terrorists double crossing him.
That trip to the airport
Most awkward ride to the airport of all times. Martha’s all freaking out. The Suvarovs are wondering what the hell is Martha doing here. And the conversation, “Yes, I think you’re right. My aunt told me there used to be orchards out here.”
Just blow up the damn limousine and put these people out of their misery
The Sunrise Hill Mall
Does anyone know if the Sunrise Hill Mall has re-opened? I want to hit the food court.
“What’s with Jack and Henderson’s long walk to the bunker? Isn’t Henderson a VP? Doesn’t he have at least a golf cart or something?”
It would’ve rocked if Jack and Henderson on a golf cart was one of the split-screens as they came back from commercial break.
Great recap, btw. Curtis is the man. He’s so studly I bet he has three balls.
Weston, the flame-thrower was there to heat up the car and cook the occupants, in case the terrorists couldn’t get inside. Was used on disabled tanks in WWII for the same purpose. Anyone ever notice that whenever anyone ina tv show/movie has a flamethrower, it’s inevitable that a stray round/shrapnel will detonate the fuel tank? Happens every time. Can’t wait for next week. Maybe they’ll kill of Kim finally. Man that would be a great episode.
Wow someone pulled one over on Jack?! What’s the world coming to?!! But of course he figured it out in the nick of time and now someone’s gonna pay! I did love the way Henderson walked out of there super calm with his shades on as if all he did was take a dump or somethin. P.S. Thank God Aaron is ok! What would we do without him.
OMG! I need an immediate recap of tonight’s episode to help me through my grief.
About this episode-why would the motorcade go from Simi Valley to LAX via Downtown L.A.? Only on 24.
