This was one of the best episodes as far as twists, turns, and new developments are concerned...even with the low body count.

Nathanson looks like Benny Hill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/images/1024/bennyhillgeneric_1.jpg

I've heard all the hype about this show for quite some time, but I wasn't persuaded to watch until I started reading your recaps. Now I'm hooked!

I think that there was a very simple solution to the whole attack on the Russian motorcade problem. President Pussy could have gone to Suvarov and said that he had received some intelligence about a possible attack on the motorcade. They could then use the excuse that Suvarov plannned to stay for President Palmer's state funeral. Instead of flying all the way back to Moscow to just turn around and fly back he would stay in the states. President Pussy could then ask him to stay as his guest or Suvarov could return to the hotel. Either way his motorcade route would change and Logan would have plausible deniability to the terrorists. I know . . . too logical and it eliminates the missile launcher pointed at the First Lady. I loved this episode too and it looks like the next one won't disappoint either.

I'd really like to see a cross-over episode with LOST and 24 in which Jack and Sayid have a "torture-off." I'm sure that Jack would win, so the only question is whether Sayid would cover the spread.

Hilarious write-up! My husband and I always refer to Audrey as "Herbal Essences" and you're right - she's touching up.

Yes, British accents really are the key to a great 24 villain. This guy seems really cool. The show is FINALLY back on track, mainly because there is conspiring within CTU again. CTU is at its best when there is whispering and people going behind people's backs and deleting files.

Lynn’s the greatest micromanager. And they say there is still someone in the Administration working with the baddies. They mentioned Audrey's dad a couple times – I bet he'll be back, which would be awesome!

Hey, remember when David Palmer was killed-like seven hours ago! They talk about it like it wasn't something that just happened that morning.

I love how this year all the "Russian" terrorists are British-like how last year all the "Turkish" terrorists were played by Hispanic actors-excellent casting.

I really like how this season is playing out, but every time the phone is for Audrey, I am scared that it is Kim returning her phone call and we will be subjected to that idiot again.

Well, not many episodes left before we are subjected to Kim.

But until that time, I will rejoice in Curtis laying the smack down at CTU next week.

Great episode, great recap, Goonies = funny. However, my big beef with this episode was all this sneaking around Rudy's back. The reason he is wigging out is mainly the judgement of the President that he had no leads and was not on top of things. If they would have told him that Jack now had a lead, I think he would have relaxed a bit and grudgingly went along with it.

But I guess CTU factions are fun to watch, so I'll forgive the writing for now.

I was stunned and saddened to see the new In-Touch-With-My-Feelings-Curtis. He deserved the whippin' that Jack so efficiently handed down on him. ased on the previews, though, it looks like the beating did it's job, and Cranky Curtis is back!

Julian Sands is the new top bad guy.

You know, the star of "Warlock". Why does he keep always getting bad guy roles?

This show needs more torture, backstabbing and shootings. Someone call Dick Cheney, stat.

Curtis did deserve to get knocked out for all his talk about feelings. It will be interesting to see who the new mole is in CTU. Does anyone have an idea who this Christopher Henderson is? Just as a guess that I pulled out of my ass, I'm thinking that it has something to do with a defense contractor and maybe related to Paul, Adrey's husband.

While we're pointing out technical flaws in the show, if Jack is still using his Sprint cell phone from the beginning of the season, Chloe's comment about Jack removing the SIM card doesn't make any sense because Sprint phones don't use SIM cards.

Dang, an insta-recap! You are the man. Not as much as Jack is, but still.

I'm sure Jack's onto another cell phone by now.

You'd think Pres. Pussy could have maintained plausible deniability by, oh, having some of his minions cause a traffic jam along the route, forcing a detour. That wouldn't have even tipped off Yuri. But the First Lady hadn't done anything batshit insane in an hour or so, so it's time. What really bothered me is that Aaron (?) the good Secret Service agent got in the limo too. Nooooo!

LOL@ Pierce -- I think Sayid would cover the spread, just barely.

Is it too much to hope that Curtis will put the smackdown on Lynn? Or that Lynn will kill Kim before that happens as well? Or that Kim, Lynn, and Pres. Pussy will all die of nerve gas herpes? No, wait, Martha kills Pres. P, Lynn snaps and kills Kim, Curtis kills Lynn for that and everything else...

A girl can dream.

I just loved the frozen smiles of politeness on the Russian president and his wife's faces when Martha climbed into the limo with them. You could tell they rather have terrorists along for the ride than have to make small talk with her all the way to the airport.

I also can't believe that the treaty was the top story of the day, given ex-President Palmer's assassination and the airport attack. But then it was fox news, perhaps they were ordered to cover the 'happy' story for balance

Did anyone else think Audrey looked a little sunburned in some scenes? I think she got some highlights while she was in the tanning bed. The makeup people couldn't even cover it up well enough!

And, yes...I am happy that the Aviator Glasses of Badness are back.

Hey thanks for posting that picture on the front page when SOME OF US HAVEN'T WATCHED IT YET.

Great eposide last. It was a three ring circus. President Pussy in a dither, CTU headquarters in an uproar, and Jack out there looking for cannisters.

Curious about the CTU detention facility. Is Spencer still being held there? Do they have a seperate cell for Buchanan and are there cells for Chloe, Audrey, Jack, or Lynn for that matter, should the need arise.

Also a hint about another mole in high places in the administration. Where's Evlyn?

what happened to kim? wasn't audrey supposed to call her a couple hours ago and bring her in to CTU to see jack (ie- recipe for death?!?) i was sure she was going to turn up at the airport, or maybe at the mall, or perhaps she'll soon be taken hostage by russian terrorists... where is she and when is jack going to have to rescue her again?

Hey c-wise, once the show airs on the west coast, it's free game to talk about. We can't sit around and wait for you to watch it. Welcome to the gasm.

Looks like the first lady is getting into a power struggle with Mike. Hmm.

Careful there, Martha. Remember what happened to the last woman who butted heads with Mike? You can tell that the guy is just waiting for an opportunity to push the first lady down a flight of stairs, heh.

I never read a recap unless I've seen the episode, lest any possible surprises be ruined. Just a thought.

I agree with ATCmurph. In the event that real life somehow interfers with watching 24, I don't log on to TVgasm until I've watched it.

C-wise, I, too, understood that all recap sites had automatic sensors to detect viewers who had not yet seen the show and would immediately set up a content hard perimeter accordingly. I'm sorry this site failed you so badly.

Until the perimeter function is working properly again, would it occur to you to, oh, not visit the site till you'd seen the show?

Here's part of the answer to the Christopher Henderson question....he was Jack's mentor, but went bad...http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000693/

should be fun!! And, yes, I once again yelled STUPID FAT HOBBIT at Lynn McGirl as he f*cked up one more time!

And, Curtis, our dear deadly Curtis...cut the feelings crap and get to butt-kicking!!!

RealityTV4Me- Right, talk about it, not post a revealing screencap on the front page. It seems that most of the TVgasm writers try to avoid doing that with their recaps (let alone on recaps that have been posted less than a day after the show has aired). I don't think it's out of the question to complain.

Deb- Huh? I could barely make it past your first sentence. I'm sorry your grammar "skills" have failed you so badly.

Personally, I think that if something happens in the first, oh, 90 seconds of an episode, it should be exempt from spoiler status. And to be honest, I think you could take a look at that picture and believe that Ivan's friend was performing a modified heimlich maneuver on him after he had a some bad kasha. However, if finding out that Erwich died ruined the remaining 43 minutes of screen time for you, I am truly sorry.

C-Wise, I majored in English lit -- and I'm smart enough not to pull up a recap before viewing an episode, too. Reading about the stabbing would have been okay, but seeing the picture is beyond the pale? Please.

Complaining because you don't seem to have an ounce of personal responsibility seems a bit out of line, yes.

Cruella, "the fat hobbit ruined it!" has become my favorite thing to yell at the screen this season. :) I just wonder how so many CTU "executives" seem to have made it to that level with no field experience whatsoever.

Sean Astin -- loved him in LOTR, but.... less so on 24.

I'm glad someone else noticed the news on the TV talking about the treaty and then along the bottom it was scrolling about some train crash in India. Haha its funny that they move on so fast from Palmer and the airport.

Geez, when is Tony going to come out of his coma? Noone ever takes this long to recover in 24!

>>Geez, when is Tony going to come out of his coma? Noone ever takes this long to recover in 24!

Well, remember, he is at the mercy of the CTU medical clinic.... Be afraid. Be very afraid....

Deb, I hate to continue talking about this because it's not that big of a deal, but you seem to keep missing the point. It was on the FRONT PAGE. So no, I didn't pull up a recap.

Congratulations on the English degree though.