The two former lovebirds then returned to the Situation Room just in time for the operation to go into effect. The CTU field team swarmed the location they believed Gridenko was at, but as luck would have it, the sneaky Russian was gone (assuming he was there in the first place). Urgh! Well, Chloe texted Jack the news, but he seemed unfazed. He pressed onward to save his nephew/son, bursting into his father's hotel room, which was now eerily silent. After about ten seconds's worth of searching, Jack asked, "Where the hell is my father?" Hmmm... maybe he was in the bathroom you didn't check. Or the closet you didn't check. Or pretty much anywhere in the palatial suite.
Where oh where could Philip be...
As luck would have it, however, Philip was now across the street, holding Josh at gunpoint. The awful grandfather then called up Jack on the hotel's phone and threatened to kill the kid, but Jack offered to surrender himself in return for Josh's life. Sounded reasonable enough. Jack then left the suite, but not before telling the bad guy, "Hang up the phone." Jack's dad may have been evil, but he certainly did not deserve excessive room charges. (Especially after he had to pay the minibar fee for Josh's soda).
You know, Josh, just because you're a hostage doesn't mean you have to be so grumpy.
Back at CTU, Milo pulled Chloe aside and asked her if Morris had been drinking. She told him that he had taken a swig and then immediately spit it out, but Milo remained doubtful. He wanted to turn the guy into Bill. Somehow, though, Chloe convinced him to do otherwise. Yes, another twist in the saga that no one cares about.
Meanwhile, Jack and Marilyn had climbed to the top of the building across the street from the hotel, and now they were ready to retrieve Josh. Jack handed Marilyn his gun, and for a moment, I thought they might share a kiss -- for old time's sake -- but instead he just delivered his patented Bauer lie: "Everything's going to be alright." Doubtful. But hey, at least her son would probably come back in one piece.
Anyway, Jack headed up to the roof alone, found a door, and entered a dark and dangerous room. Inside, he found Philip standing with Josh, who was surely ready for about fifteen years of therapy at this point. Once Jack proved that he was unarmed, he and Josh entered a ballet of transferral. For every step Josh would take forward, Jack would do the same. This ritual, which was not unlike the dance scenes in Sense and Sensibility, last several tense moments until finally Josh and Jack crossed paths, and the young ragamuffin then ran off to sweet freedom.
Now that he was firmly Philip's hostage, Jack confronted his dad about the whole situation. Philip revealed that Gridenko had blackmailed Philip over the Palmer assassination, but what the former general wanted was not money, but the nukes. Somehow or another, Philip construed this all as some sort of valiant act, declaring, "I'm a patriot, Jack!" Yes, a patriot who just happened to have murdered a former president and paved the way for several terrorist attacks on the U.S.. Now that's what I call love for your country!
Well, Philip then revealed a certain disdain for Jack's career path, saying how he wanted Jack to take over the reins of the company, not become a "civil servant." There was more back and forth talk, and somewhere in the mix, Jack mentioned that they never found Gridenko -- he wasn't in the location where they had expected. Philip didn't seem to mind, though. He stood behind Jack, pointed a gun at the back of his head, and... and... wait! Jack had some last minute stuff he had to get off his chest. He insisted that he hadn't turned his back on the family, but he, like the Fleetwood Mac song, had to go his own way. And just in case Philip didn't believe him, Jack heaped on the melodrama yet again by saying, "I was never good enough for you." Cue the weepy violin.
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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