So the semifinals on American Idol returned this week, which meant I had an additional three hours worth of TV to recap. Why do you care? Well, it's my feeble excuse as to why this post about 24 -- the first truly good episode since the second half of the season premiere -- is late. What can I say? I spent just a tad too long basking in the post-24 high. Finally, for the first time in what felt like forever, we had an episode where we seemed to care about everything going on. It was tense, exciting, and unpredictable. Plus, you gotta love that final twist. I'm crossing my fingers that this might signal a return to proper form...
Before I even jump into the recap, I gotta say. I went to another site (which shall remain nameless) just to compare notes about this episode, and I was shocked, shocked to see that the writer had panned it. What the? Was I the only one who felt so enthusiastic? No. Surely not. Everyone I've spoken to this week has enjoyed the episode. I just can't understand how anyone couldn't like this hour. That being said, if you were more anti than pro, please voice your opinions so we can all argue and get mad at each other.
Anyway, this week's episode began with both Morris and Abu Fayed receiving prime real estate in the opening credits. Both their names appeared on screen, which had me believing that one or both of them would die by the end of the hour. If I were a gambling man (which I'm not -- if I leave Vegas down three dollars, I'm bound to crawl into a hole and cry for three days), I would have said that Morris was going to blow his brains out, what with his cowardly inability to hold off the terrorists.
Nevertheless, as fun as it is to speculate, the real joy in 24 is watching the action unfold, and where we last left the gang, our heroes had just endured an ambush in West Los Angeles. Marilyn Bauer had directed Jack and Milo and a bunch of now-dead field agents to a house to find Gridenko, a Russian bad guy who wanted to exact revenge on America for the Cold War and then blame it on the Arabs. Anyway, Marilyn had taken everyone to the wrong spot because evil father-in-law Philip had abducted her son, Josh. If she did one thing wrong, Josh was dead.
Well, once CTU had arrived at the innocuous-looking ranch-style house, a bomb exploded, Jack went through a window, and Milo and Marilyn went running off with some bad guys hot on their tails. Now we returned to the sight of the crime where we saw Milo's CTU-vehicle-cum-UPS-truck engulfed in flames. Yes, those were thirty-five packages that would never be delivered. What can Brown do for you? Apparently NOTHING.
Anyway, since Jack was enough to escape the blast, he then went on a search for some M&Ms. That's Milo & Marilyn (not to be confused with Morris & Mandy). The good news was that the duo had to be nearby. We knew this because we then cut to the two of them running through an industrial park (not what you typically find in the middle of a residential neighborhood), with Marilyn suffering from inexplicable leg pain. She... just... couldn't... run... No wonder why Jack left her. She was WEAK. Teri Bauer would have been running laps around this place.
Since Marilyn was no longer capable of moving at even a light trot, Milo decided to change strategies and hide instead. The two of them ducked behind a dumpster, which seemed like a good idea at the time, but had they turned around, they might have noticed that the chain-link fence behind them was not what I would normally call "opaque."
Still, the hiding spot did the trick as the three bad guys galloped into the area, looked around, and then decided to call Philip. The lead henchman told him that Jack was dead but Marilyn was still on the loose. However, the goon noted, "the man she's with doesn't look like a field agent." He then added, "He has this really dumb goatee and a douchebag shirt. Plus, I think it might be Eric Balfour. I'll have to get back to you on that."
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Comments (11)
Whoa! It's an unshaved pussy!
1 of 11 | Posted by joyfulchicken
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Posted on February 26, 2007 8:54 AM
I know there's only a handful of us who comment, but where's the latest Desperate Housewives recap??
2 of 11 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates!
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Posted on February 26, 2007 10:18 AM
o.k., b-side, i'm with you. if powers booth can't save the season, surely gregory itzin can (maybe they'll do it together!). bringing back pres. pussy and giving him al gore's beard and flannel shirt was a genius stroke on multiple levels, and couldn't have come at a better time--both to save the show and to poke fun at pretentious hollywood liberal do-gooders. here's an inconvenient truth for you: joel surnow is one hollywood big shot who will not be writing a check to obama or hillary any time soon, and, given the popularity of giant black SUV's amongst both terrorists and CTU tac-teams on '24,' i'm guessing he doesn't drive a prius, either.
couldn't decide which was the best line of the night: jack's 'how could i be so stupid?' or his dad describing a career as a civil servant as if it were a starring role in gay midget porn.
biggest catharsis of the night: chad lowe venting the indignity of being utterly eclipsed, humiliated, and then dumped by hillary swank by kicking the crap out of that poor schlub from ally mcbeal.
biggest irony of the night: compared to wayne palmer, president pussy seems a lot less pussy-ish.
now we just need jean smart and her jubblies (from the morning after reaction to helen mirren at the oscars last night, it's good to be a G-MILF these days) to team up again with jack and the indestructible secret service agent to save the world yet again! for the moment, my faith is restored.
3 of 11 | Posted by jack
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Posted on February 26, 2007 11:17 AM
WOW, President Pussy is back! Now, I'm utterly confused! Can't wait to see what transpires on tonight's episode.
Milo and Morris certainly do annoy, but I think they'll be with us for a while. Hey, Milo made it out of the infirmary, so that's gotta count for something.
If I was Jack's kid, er, nephew, I would have hauled ass out of that hotel room as soon as Gramps said he was gonna KILL me- DUH! Nice family!
Looking forward to the next recap!
4 of 11 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on February 26, 2007 12:32 PM
I've been looking forward to this recap all week! When I saw President Pussy, the first thing I said to my husband was, "What will B-Side have to say about this??"
It's funny but until I read the article in the New Yorker, it never occurred to me that this show comes from a conservative perspective. I guess I always assumed that President Pussy and the people he associated with were Republicans, hence their obsession with maintaining control over the oil resources and their willingness to deal with criminals in order to further their goals. The political connotations behind the notions that the United States is constantly threatened by terrorists and that we should cheer the people who do anything to stop them just went right over my head.
Guess it's because I live in one of the few conservative areas of California - I've learned to put my head in the sand in order to keep my sanity!
5 of 11 | Posted by Bauer's Sweetheart
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Posted on February 26, 2007 1:16 PM
And, forgot to say that I always believed the sainted David Palmer was a Democrat (because there are no black Republicans, obviously.)
6 of 11 | Posted by Bauer's Sweetheart
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Posted on February 26, 2007 1:22 PM
Whew, I was afraid you had given up on 24 but I should have known better. Great recap.While Surnow is a conservative, I do not think the show is meant to be too politically biased. There are storylines that both liberals and conservatives can identify with. Plus, I read both Rush Limbaugh and Barbra Streisand are big fans of the show, so I think it's what you make of it. Can't wait to see PP back in action tonight.
7 of 11 | Posted by 24Ever
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Posted on February 26, 2007 1:48 PM
YESSS! President Pussy is back! I wonder if he and Martha are still together.
8 of 11 | Posted by mangos
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Posted on February 26, 2007 8:35 PM
I love Martha! I don't think she would have stayed with PP, her heart belonged to Aaron, the Secret Service guy!
9 of 11 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on March 1, 2007 12:18 PM
Regarding all the political stuff... well, if you really want to say anything, let's not forget that the bombings are not really Middle Eastern Terrorists, but the real people behind it are Russians. Sorry, but given the political atmosphere today, I would call that a cop-out because we wouldn't want to offend any terrorists!
10 of 11 | Posted by KSflyer
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Posted on March 2, 2007 11:12 AM
yeah this season needs a serious savin'. I do wonder what Logan is up to, should be interesting.
11 of 11 | Posted by couchpotato
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Posted on March 2, 2007 11:25 PM