We cut to FBI HQ, where Agent Smurf Janis meets Raymond Howell and his posse of busybodies from the Attorney General's office. They are trying to get to the bottom of the torture business from the hospital. Gold claims ignorance. Tanner wasn't her suspect and she wasn't in the room. Unfortunately, the AG team knows about her snow-job of the lawyers keeping them from getting to the room while Renee went all medieval on his ass. I don't know about you guys, but I'm torn when it comes to this Janis character.  On one hand, Janeane Garofalo is awesome. On the other, she's playing a character that looks like she has no social life and two cats named Penelope (one is pronounced PeNELope and the other is pronounced PeneloPEE). At any rate, he looks on her face are priceless in this episode. You can almost hear her laughing at the lines in her own head. Right now, her expression is one part "Oh shit!", and one part "Bitch, please!" Luckily, Larry comes over to rescue her from Howell, telling him that they have a situation of National Security interest to take care of, can the lawyering wait for later? KTHXBAI! Once Moss pulls Gold aside, he tells her about the situation with Matobo and about Renee going off the grid/not answering her phone. Janis just deadpans "Oh..." like this kind of stuff happens every day. Moss then tells D-Bag to keep trying Renee's cell, just as we cut to Renee pulling up to the residence and getting out of the car to do a little recon.

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Scaredy Smurf

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Confused Smurf

Emerson, Jack, Tony, and Larry Litvak continue to snark back and forth about how much time they may or may not have. Litvak is still on "Team GetTheFuckOutNow". Inside the safe room, Matobo and his wife are feeling the effects of the gas. Now, I'm not an actor, so I can't speak to their choices in this scene. I'm sure gas has different effects on different people. Mr. Matobo performs the entire scene with his eyes rolled back in his head "Exorcist"-style, while his wife's eyes are fine. Her tongue, however, keeps flapping out of her mouth like a puppy. It's a little unsettling. Mr. Matobo tells his wife he loves her and they need to just close their eyes and go to sleep. That doesn't do it for her, and she decides to open the door! Matobo freaks out and his eyes return to normal in time to yell "Alama, no!" Too late. As soon as the doors open, Emerson and crew swoop in to pull them out, get 'em a little fresh air, and then off to the getaway car. Mrs. Matobo tells her hubby she's sorry.

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Possessed by Satan

Mrs Matobo
Possessed by Snoopy

Outside the residence, Agent Walker sees them loading the Matobos into the getaway car and decides it might be a good time to check in the with Bureau. She calls her boyfriend Larry and lets him know about her visual ID of Jack, Tony, and the Matobos. Larry tells her to retreat and wait for SWAT, who are still 5 minutes out. But wait! Larry Levine Litvak comes up behind Renee and takes her cellphone at gunpoint. He destroys the cell phone, leaving Larry on the other end going "Renee! Renee! Dammit!" He barks at Janis to get Renee back on the line, tells Sean to find out where the hell the SWAT teams are, and then trips over a portly and badly permed office assistant. She's part of the FBI's new Long Island Outreach program and recruiting efforts. Instead of apologizing to her, he screams to "move!", which is totally awesome. Everybody hates Long Island girls, even Larry. Janis has a stunned but highly entertained look on her face throughout the whole ordeal.

Long Island

"Oh My Gawd! I shoulda kept that job at Payless in the Mawl!"

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Comments (10)

Firthguy:

This season is off to a super-duper slow start. Jack has yet to torture (almost did!) or kill anyone. The only blood shed is Schecter, a nobody bodyguard, and a nobody henchman getting shot. I've been able to predict every turn so far. Tony actually being a good guy (he'll be bad before the day is done), Slutgirl and D-bag, no-nuts Kanin, pretty boy bodyguard, etc.

Never thought I'd bitch and moan about my favourite show but after god-awful season 6 and all this time between 6 and 7 to validate they have a killer plot and script, I feel cheated.

As for the silent clock, WTF? I don't feel any empathy for any of the characters whose lives are currently in danger. First Gentleman? Time-killing side-plot? Who cares? Renee? Well at least she's part of the main storyline. But 5 episodes in and we're supposed to give a shit about these people?

Janice is just a raven-haired Chloe. When they inevitably meet face-to-face it will be a sour-face and technogeek standoff with Chloe winning by a microprocessor. How about a different type of character and not a rehash of current or old characters? Another example: Grumpy Sean Hillinger/Grumpy Adam Kauffman. Hardass Moss/Hardass Driscoll.

19 more episodes to go. I still hold out hope, but if it can't get back to Season 5 or previous status, man.. if the rumours are true then maybe the timing is right to have 24 bow out after next season. I think I see a sharktank with ramp up ahead.

baymenxpac:

"She's part of the FBI's new Long Island Outreach program and recruiting efforts. Instead of apologizing to her, he screams to "move!", which is totally awesome. Everybody hates Long Island girls, even Larry. Janis has a stunned but highly entertained look on her face throughout the whole ordeal.
'Oh My Gawd! I shoulda kept that job at Payless in the Mawl!'"

HAHAHAHAHA. a-ma-zing. love it. SO true. crunchy hair is an epidemic on long island. awesome. that made my day.

muso:

Have to agree that this season is off to a slow start. The guy writing the recaps is much better then watching the show. If it doesn't pick up.. I'll just read the recaps

Dogsnaxx:

@Firthguy

I feel your pain buddy! But if I gotta hang in there for the next 19, you gotta do it with me. Deal?

@baymenxpac

I used to commute from Manhattan to the middle of Long Island daily for a job. I still have emotional scars. True story.

Firthguy:

Dogsnaxx:

I'm in. Still my favourite show, just had to vent. I will keep watching if only to keep on top of your recaps. Classic!

BlahBlah:

Dogsnaxx, you're doing the best you can with this show.

I've been a faithful viewer since Season1/Episode1, but 24 lost me emotionally when President Palmer was assassinated. And they lost me mentally at the end of Season 5 (President Wimpy got away? Ahhhh!).

The prequel to this season was ok but I'm bored. I care more about when Janeane Garofalo will get to wash her hair again than I do about Agent Buried Alive.

I'm with Muso about reading the recaps instead. That way, I'll be saving about 5 hrs. of my life that I couldn't get back.

BlahBlah:

P.S.
Where's Part 2 of the premiere recap? The second half of the 4 hr. marathon is missing. I was looking forward to reading it since I dozed off while watching the show.

dogsnaxx:

@ BlahBlah
I can't post an URL in comments. Episodes 3 and 4 are in the archives.

24-premiere-par-1-8736.php

Or try searching for 'Reunited, and it feels so good!' that was the title.

Thanks for reading!

travelgirl:

I agree with Muso, I might just read the recaps until the action gets better!

whirlwinded:

Wow, I've found the section of the audience on downers... ;-)

I liked the first six hours very much. While it certainly could go the way of "same stuff with new names," at least our current "CTU" isn't placing limits right and left on Jack, which was the maddening problem with the old one. I like Jack being free to do what he wants.

The Jack and Tony romance jokes wear thin quickly though...

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