Lay your money down, Gasmii! It's the 17th hour of 24 Season 7 and things are about to get bohemian up on our asses! We're talking drugs, sex, manipulation, and deals with the devil Hodges!
It's all recapped for you...follow the tambourine after the JUMP!
It's Midnight on the Starkwood compound and the Good Guys are still pinned to the entrance of the empty warehouse, surrounded by Baddies! Tony and Larry are pretty much BFF now. IMHO, It's really big of By-The-Books Larry to forgive Tony for that whole "Leading the crew that stole the CIP Module, sparking today's events" thing! Anyhoo, Tony comes up and tells Larry he's been doing his little Rain Main routine and counting all the bad guys. He estimates they are facing at least three platoons, which Larry notes are all armed to military specifications! Tony's genius conclusion, not that the Seaton thing last week should have really convinced him or anything, is that this is all one big Trap! Clever, that Almeida, eh?
Larry calls Zombie Spice back at FBI HQ and the message is simple: "Save our asses!" Renee checks in briefly with Plum Puddin' Janis, who is having some tech issues with the server crashing! Drama! Renee decides to hop into tech action herself and joins a little Lap Top Party happenin' on the conference table!
Renee totally shows up the Tech Geek Janis by pulling up the satellite images first and telling Larry they are surrounded on all sides. Larry, who is admirably NOT a quitter, tells her to keep looking as there has to be some way. Just then, Janis catches the satellite feed showing three more humvees pulling toward the Feds! Ruh-Roh! Everyone freaks a little and Larry confirms he's got a visual on the new vehicles.
No sooner have those Humvees parked in front of Team Good Guy, then Jonas Hodges pops out for a little Face Time! Larry turns to Tony, whose body language and words inform him it's Big Bad Jonas Hodges. Meanwhile, Hodges and his man Stokes have a chat of their own. Stokes informs his boss that the men are ready, and that they appreciate his presence since, you now, declaring war on Federal Agents is sorta risky business! Hodges is all "Where else would I be?"
Hodges demands to know who's in charge, and Larry steps forward. The two get into a little pissing contest in which Larry does his stern government official thing, and Jonas Hodges plays the righteously indignant private citizen. Ultimately, Jonas comes out on top because he knows the President's orders were only to search that particular building, which is empty! (The rule of law and court orders, a.k.a. Larry's Achilles Heel). Touche Jonas! When Larry has no response but stunned defeat, Hodges presses further and asks to know where the FBI's intel is coming from, so they can get to the "bottom of this!"
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Comments (11)
Hilarious recap, dogsnaxx!
Wow, Jon Voight is soooo totallyyyy awesome! I am loving him and his performance! Total badassery!
I am disappointed in Ho-livia. I was expecting her to be a first rate villainess, and so far it seems she is just a screwup who is madly covering her ass. I hope there is more to her story than meets the eye.
I can't wait to see what Hodges wants from the Prez. I wonder how long it will take him to travel to the White House? Sometimes when they are en route, they disappear for an episode or so.
1 of 11 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on April 11, 2009 1:52 PM
Another great recap, DogSnaxx!!! The screenshot of Tony and Doc at the "urinals" was PRICELESS!!! I'd let Tony sneak a peek at my junk any day (as long as I get to peek back)!!!!!
2 of 11 | Posted by slumrville | Posted on April 11, 2009 2:23 PM
@ Pixie
I agree. Jon Voight is totally MAKING this season for me. The action/twists were great in the first half, but Dubaku/Juma weren't doing the trick for me in terms of villains you love to hate! Jonas Hodges got here just in time!
@ slumrville
My man-crush is on Stokes. Tony is old news. Haha.
3 of 11 | Posted by Dogsnaxx | Posted on April 12, 2009 5:27 PM
So this real-life fantasy equivalent would be like, say, Chelsea Clinton (if she'd been hired for the WH) sleeping with Tom Brokaw? Having a nooner in the midst of a chemical weapons attack crisis?
Also is Chloe still being kept in a room/cell at FBI?
4 of 11 | Posted by Memememe | Posted on April 12, 2009 8:36 PM
@ Memememe
Haha...good point. Chelsea strikes me as the earnest type. I have a hard time imagining her sinking to Ho-Livia's level. On the other hand, one of the Bush twins and Bill O'Reilly I could totally see!
I think they released and pardoned Chloe after Morris helped Janis/Larry decode the information Renee sent Jack. Right?
How about Ol' D-Bag Dillinger? He's been under arrest and nobody has bothered talking to him for hours. Is his story finito?
5 of 11 | Posted by Dogsnaxx | Posted on April 13, 2009 2:25 AM
I found myself quite distracted by the totally over the top use of totally as the all-purpose adjective. In almost EVERY sentence. At first I thought it was a joke, or parody, but maybe it's just a habit. Anyway, you can get away with it in a short comment, but in a multi-page article, it grates. Aside from that, a fine recap...
Example, one paragraph, 5 "totally"s:
Renee totally follows him out the door and down the hall ... Renee totally wants to talk about the cure and his daughter. Jack remains admirably calm, telling her she doesn't know what he's talking about and that he and his daughter don't speak. He tries to get away again, and she totally blocks the door and gets all indignant...so the choice is his, which is totally sound logic in my opinion.... She's totally gonna call Kim Bauer!
6 of 11 | Posted by AlanHK | Posted on April 14, 2009 11:31 PM
@ AlanHK
Thanks! Nobody keeps me on my toes better than you do. I'm TOTALLY new to this writing thing.
The use of the word is sort of a joke, meant to comment on the dramatic tension and implausible actions of the characters.
This week, the over-use was probably due to my rough edit and a little laziness. I was distracted by trying to skip town for the Easter Holiday.
I'll try to do better next time.
7 of 11 | Posted by Dogsnaxx | Posted on April 15, 2009 5:25 AM
Hope you had a happy Easter!
You kill me every week - I bet you are a blast to kick back and have a beer with!
ITA with Pixielated here -
"I am disappointed in Ho-livia. I was expecting her to be a first rate villainess, and so far it seems she is just a screwup who is madly covering her ass. I hope there is more to her story than meets the eye."
I like Ho-Livia better though - easier to type than Ol-evil-ia. :-P
I completely forgot about Dillinger. And I wish they would bring Chloe back.
Essentially I have nothing of value to add (as per usual). Besides Easter, my baby boy turned 1 this weekend too, and my brain is fried. I'm just glad he's a boy, because if he'd been a girl, I'd probably start calling him Ho-livia (his name is Oliver). :-P
8 of 11 | Posted by jjnoza | Posted on April 15, 2009 10:44 AM
@ jjnoza:
Happy Birthday to your little Holliver!
Thanks for the recap love...they're getting a lot more fun to write as I get into the show. I'm working through this week's now. Can I just say WTF Almeida?!
9 of 11 | Posted by Dogsnaxx | Posted on April 15, 2009 11:42 AM
Aw, thank you!
And yeah, WTF Almeida indeed. Although I can't say I was too surprised. Some of the looks he's been giving over the last few episodes have been shifty. Too bad though, I was hoping they'd keep him as a good guy.
10 of 11 | Posted by jjnoza | Posted on April 15, 2009 2:30 PM
Dogsnaxx:
I am loving your recaps! I'm a die-hard 24 fan - own Seas 1-6...got super busy w/work this year; long story short missed Redemption (wah!)...and just got caught up on the current season - I did that by having a 24 marathon...straight through...all the current eps. Talk about bloodshot eyes and tremors.
Anyway, bang up job on the recaps! I'm now having a marathon of your recaps :)
11 of 11 | Posted by leslilly | Posted on April 26, 2009 12:50 AM