Yoga Pose of the Day: Anantasana

Another great pose from Yoga Art And Science.

And the yogi has the sort of serene poise of one who has left all conflict behind.

Kind of like this season of 24. The conflict doesn't feel like it has any teeth!

As yogis, "M" and I should be pleased. But if we're going to consume this violent dreck, there should be a little bit of creativity and, dare we say, cojones!

Come back, 24, come back to us!

Recap

Dammit = 2 (one Mme. President)
Bauer Kills =0 (but Tony had what "M" called 2 quality kills)
Women Proven Stupid =0 (there are hardly any women this season)
Women Doubly Proven Evil =1
Perimeters =0
Improbable Convos with the President =1 (Jack)
Handsome Dead Men =1 (Knowles)
Seizures =1 (Jack)
Hair Gel moments =0
Resurrections =0
Opportunities to Invoke the 25th Amendment =1 or 2...

Dull, dull, dull. I have no more to say.

"M" predicts that if Kim comes back, she will be middle aged and wearing a mumu. Where's Chloe? M says Janice killed Knowles, because Chloe would have broken in to the system faster.

We both feel that 24 has been neutered. Sigh.

Mme President Dammit

Awesome. So who is the mole. My money is on .... gosh I don't know

Is He Filming Himself?

What a weird shot.

Split screen montage!

Oily, Yet Cold

Check and mate on you, Ken.

I no longer believe that Oilivia's evil is a result of a criminal level of stupidity.

Hey, did Madame President serve in the armed forces? Maybe that's why she feels qualified to run tac.

"M" says, yes she is on point with Jack

Knowles, You're History

He's toast. But first, Daddgelina has got to foam at the mouth.

M says: wow that was violent!!!!

Dude, Was That The Antidote

Maybe the handsome evil bald doctor was holding photos of the antidote?

Wow

Tony is an efficient killing machine. Two quality kills. Way to go


And now he is fully outfitted. Key card and armor

How Did They Get Comms on Tony?

And why is he so reliable now, and all trustworthy?

KIM!

I predicted this! What about his "nephew?"

Kim!!!

She is coming back!!!!! You know it. Renee will call her to come and save him

Oilivia!

Is she evil enough to kill Ken?

Is she hypnotized? Or will he kill her?

While I know it's wrong.....

I"m laughing my head off at Jack's vein popping out of his head as he convulses.

Dammit!

Who is Jack Knowles? (Actor-wise? That's the guy I thought was Chris Cooper, but he's too young, I think.)

And now Jack is seizing. This is a neurological disorder, though one that in its non-WMD form takes some time for symptoms to develop. Mme. President's attempt to run tactical ops, sending Jack in for "visual confirmation" is probably not all that practical...

Tony came thru with a dammit

Yay TONY. And way to go Knowles for creating a dirvesion!

If Janeane Can Get Tony & Knowles Out

Why can't she just lock down and/or disarm the WMD?

(And I couldn't comment on the earlier events, like the inappropriate convo between Jack and Mme. President, due to a real life dinner engagement!)

Chloeeeee

No Janis, we want chloe!

Oilivia

Getting some of her own medicine. Live by the sword, die by the sword, baby.

Aaaron!!!!!!

Larry....

Now it;s going to be a agrument between what's-her-face and Larry about Tony!

Previously on 24: 11pm - 12pm

OK, I've only got 15 minutes to post this. Go.

Action opened up with Jack being scrubbed and hosed after exposure to a bioweapon, whose improbable characteristics I won't detail here. Suffice it to say that Jack's been hosed in more ways than one. (And surprisingly, neither "M" nor I found anything to say about Jack's underwear choice. I myself might have guessed he would go commando...)

The entire Sangala/Starkweather/terrorism connection is explained in about 4 sentences, soap opera style. (Writers, we think that's pretty lazy. Get some Red Bull in you and get back to work.)

Jack gets taken back to FBI HQ, while the rest of the FBI team goes over to Starkwood's compound. There is some discussion about whether they can take in military reinforcement to back them up against the 1500 mercenaries on site at Starkwood, and a spurious decision is made that this would be unconstitutional. (Thanks, Craig, for the research.)

Madame President has named her lipwear challenged none too resourceful and proven to be evil even if only by virtue of criminal stupidity daughter, Oilivia, as acting chief of staff to replace Possibly Evil (still, in my mind) Ethan.

Oily Olivia is either hitting on or attempting to co-opt our fair-haired Aaron, luring him out of retirement with her version of smolderly glances. (She doesn't smolder too well, though, it looks more like she's leering.) The Women of The 24 Blog believe that Aaron needs to keep the enemies of our country close, and take on the job so that he can ultimately thwart her oily plot. Whatever it is.

Tony is being held hostage. But then one of the bad guys, Greg (assistant to the dastardly Daddgelina) kind of sort of rescues him, shooting at least one of his own in the process. Greg knows where on the Starkwood compound the bioweapons are being held.

Tony, a highly trained government agent gone hardened criminal just takes Greg's conversion at face value.

Tony gets on the phone with Larry (whose number he has, how?) and gets Larry to call his new BFF, Madame President, and negotiates amnesty for Greg. It can happen that fast!

Yawn, there's also some annoying Jack-Renee-Larry whatever. Talk about girl on girl action: Larry to Renee, "I should have trusted you," Renee back to Larry, "No, I should have trusted you."

Bla, bla bla. And Jack, there's no cure for what ails him, I'm afraid. And he's in a World Of Pain.

The good guys go in to Starkwood (sans haz-mat gear, I have to say my local CERT team would be better equipped) as per Greg's advice.

Oops, it doesn't look like that's where the WMD is being held after all...and now we have a standoff.

Tony gives Greg what our family calls The Mean Face, when its executed by someone under 3 (or a youthful at heart dad).

And we're out. See you "live" tonight.