Whew. That Last 30 Minutes Was...

...underwhelming.

Dammit = 5
Perimeter = 2
People Back from the Dead = 0
Jack's Body Count = I lost count, noticed that I overestimated last time, so will count on "M" or vanlandw to get this one right
Suspected Inappropriate Romantic attachments (stealing this one from the Blonde Republicans) = at least one: Renee and her boss; Chloe and Bill?
Chloe tantrum: 0
Smackdown IT Catfight between Chloe and Janis/Janeane = 1
Opportunities to Torture = 2
Opportunities Taken to Torture =2

And for next week: will Sam survive? Will the First Man (as an honorary woman) turn out to be stupid or evil? Will Chloe return to her original asocial geeky pouty self, or will she continue to approximate a sultry IT babe? Who else might come back. Maybe, Karen?

Or is she dead?

It is not as fun doing this without "M"! Time to do the dishes and off to bed. Hopefully "M" will add some humor, and maybe a better actual recap if she likes, when she watches on Tivo.

Luckily, I Parlez Vous

Because they aren't subtitling. They are basically saying, what happened, hurry up.

Now they've got Motobo in some kind of lame danger room that Jack can break into with a 9 iron. What?

The Stage is Set

Renee has got to go rogue, now.

Integrity?

Not. Janeane/Janis is willing to look the other way on her personal and professional values so that her boss can cover her own ass.

And all of a sudden, Renee is willing to torture this guy? No, she's gonna kill him!

And as "M" pointed out, she's kind of forensically challenged. As though the man won't find her prints on everything.

I have to say, I expected 24 to address this torture thing with a bit more subtlety. I don't think that people who wind up in these situations fall into them due to one stressful circumstance. It has got to happen by degrees...like the Milgram experiment.

Dammit, from a nurse! I think that is 6.

Another New Hairdo

Was Renee a red-head in the earlier episode?

(And she needs to unhand the guy who has been shot.)

Sean is Totally A Bad Guy

At least, that is my prediction.

Oh, piffle. That device could be built by a pimply 15 year old with a credit card and access to a radio shack! Don't we have any other geeks on our side to take control of our firewall?

Evil Ethan, what is up his sleeve?

Here's another 24 classic position - the Chief of Staff and President hanging out alone debating and deciding on both foreign policy and military actions.

(And I'm predicting that tomorrow (i.e. in another 20 hours of TV good deliciousness) Jack will be on the lam again.)

Back to Wall Street Part of the Conspiracy

I love this young Secret Service guy, Brian. He's adorable. (His hair is a little long, though.)

And tough, but vulnerable, that President Cherry.

I also miss David Palmer. (Though I do enjoy him on the David Mamet inspired The Unit, another show where government tortures, murders, generally goes outside of the rule of law because they are in the right. Seriously, I don't watch too much TV, really!)

Now, what I don't get is what is totally up with Chloe and Bill. Are they "together"? Who is funding their operation?

New CTU?

Tony is the man...dead for 10 minutes, only to be revived with a magic elixer.

...no, he's not! He was a bad guy. He's gonna need some serious redemption.

"Dammit Chloe!"

(Ah, the financials are now clear - terrorists are financed by vast diamond wealth.)

Flat Organizational Chart

Now, the President and Chief of Staff are yelling at an FBI agent. That happens.

And they are both very up on troop movements and details of strategy.

Scorecard Q

Dammit! (I can't remember, do Larry's dammits count? Or only Jack's.)

(I think I'll count it, we're up to 4.)

PERIMETER!

Renee sets the second perimeter.

And Tony, you are the man. That two story jump would have shattered a lesser man's pelvis!

Priceless!!!! Jack driving out the second story parking garage, prefacing his warrior's cry with, "This is gonna hurt, " and then "AAAAAAAGGGGGH!"

And no perimeter could hold that crew. That van, what color would you call it: periwinkle?

Whew, when they get there, Bill will tell Jack (and us) everything.

Testosterony

Tony's hair grows in each scene!

Larry sets the evening's first perimeter!

And Renee may be stupid, but she's tough: good recovery from Jack's sleeper hold.

Smackdown!

Chloe and Janeane/Janis -- mano a mano in cyberspace!

Oh, Please

This is an insult to law enforcement officers everywhere. I don't care if this is Jack Bauer.

(And wouldn't they exit silently, figuring that in a place like this, they are on audio, as well as video?)

Renee, Wanna Go Rogue?

Sleeper hold!

I should have said, "Renee, wanna play rough?"

Dammit!

There's a leak about the security leak!

That's what happens when you give sensitive intel to women.

(In 24-land, that is.)

Can You Say, Insubordination?

I knew you could.

Will Renee go rogue with Jack, Bill, Tony & Chloe?

If "M" were here, she'd surely have some technical insight on Janis/Janeane's computer strategy. (Server racks! When do you see those on TV?)

Sam...

"M" predicted that Sam's gonna die...and now she's talking to the First Man on what is clearly not a secure line.

I still think she's eeeeevil. But that doesn't mean she can't die. And a secret meeting is a sure way for someone to be at risk.

(My guess is that she's luring the First Man into a terrorist trap.)

I Miss Mike

President Cherry's obviously stupid. If Mike were still there, she'd never have been compromised. The new chief of staff is heretofore to be referred to as Evil Ethan.

Bill is hot, all silver foxy.

What has happened to Chloe's hair? And where is Morris? And didn't they have a baby?

Fractal

That scene was 24.

(OK, I'm exaggerating. Jack didn't say Dammit, or have anyone set a perimeter, or tell Tony he was on point. He was, however, explosively in a World of Pain.

"Deep Sky".

BILL!!!!!!

Hirsute

Tony's Moustache has grown considerably since 9:30 am

WOOT

Bauer Count is back!

I Wanna See A Smack Down

Between Chloe and Janis/Janeane!

Bring it!

First Sign That Renee's Boss is a Bad Guy

There's nobody she trusts more...

...and I would advise that she not trust Janeane/Janis. She's no Chloe.

Renee, in the Stupid vs. Evil evaluation -- two more points for Stupid.

I'm Drinking An Organic Beer

Being a Facebook newbie, I feel the need to periodically announce what I'm doing.

(And the beer might taste better if it contained some preservatives. It is the last of a 6 pack I bought last month when a bunch of yoga teachers came over for dinner.)

If I were President Cherry, I'd be wishing I had paid more attention in Geography.

Now, how does this poor African country have the resources to fund this terrorism that can attack the one firewall that protects the US infrastructure?

And are we gonna hear from Tony? (Will Jack have to torture him?)

Bloop, Bloop!

Another 11 or 12 minutes (depending on how fast I type) until 2 more action packed hours.

I'll be The 24 Blog's solo blogger tonight, as "M" has a conflict. Hopefully she'll add some color commentary and technical points of information when she watches on Tivo.

Maybe we'll have a visit from Tai -- whose comment we somehow missed, but whose wonderful blog, Aerophant, is on "A"s feedreader. (Tai, your images never come through on google's feedreader...but I click over to view them!)

Or a return from a new commenter, Craig, from Banter of a Blonde Republican Couple. Check his recap here...spoiler alert, Craig, "M"and I are probably not Republican (but some people we love are!)

Excitement, I'd better move to the sofa!