Chloe is good with the pouting.
And what???? The ex-President is in charge of taking Dana into custody?
Jack is now responsible for the integrity of our entire country. He's going to torture Dana before the Evil Veep's guys can.
OK, what about jumping the shark? This is like jumping a flotilla of sharks.
Mercer, just south of Houston? That's right near where I practice yoga! Maybe Jack's friend is one of my fellow students.
Ah, Bledsoe's 'stache would definitely get some laughs by some of the service members in my circle.
Ah, poor Starbuck/Bridezilla. You can see the anxiety that being on an inferior TV show is causing.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Chloe, Breaking The Glass Ceiling!
You go, girl. Fastest trip from loser to leader ever.
Madame President, you need to let go of the peace agreement as quickly as you let go of your ethics. And Ethan is going to bat for Jack's position? We've been calling him Evil Ethan all these years...
Mme. President, haven't you learned, you can't do the wrong thing for the right reasons!
Are Charles' eyes really that color? Could that be natural? You really see a lot more on the computer.
And yet another improbable convo -- a discredited ex-President advising Madame President -- tith nobody else in the room?
(And Evil Veep has Blackwater in the wings, yet again?)
Madame President, you need to let go of the peace agreement as quickly as you let go of your ethics. And Ethan is going to bat for Jack's position? We've been calling him Evil Ethan all these years...
Mme. President, haven't you learned, you can't do the wrong thing for the right reasons!
Are Charles' eyes really that color? Could that be natural? You really see a lot more on the computer.
And yet another improbable convo -- a discredited ex-President advising Madame President -- tith nobody else in the room?
(And Evil Veep has Blackwater in the wings, yet again?)
Dammit!
Yeah, the Air Force Choppers are going to force him down over midtown. Chloe, still queen of tactical operations at CTU!
Jack looks a little flummoxed.
But no, there's a convenient helipad! And thankfully, he's got his man purse -- will he be able to escape?
That was not an NYPD cruiser! The motto is "Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect" -- although maybe in the future it will be "Honor, Service, Dignity."
Jack looks a little flummoxed.
But no, there's a convenient helipad! And thankfully, he's got his man purse -- will he be able to escape?
That was not an NYPD cruiser! The motto is "Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect" -- although maybe in the future it will be "Honor, Service, Dignity."
Previously on 24, 9am - 10am
We're down to the last 5 hours. Sadly, I'm still not watching live...though this really is the end of an era, I don't think that live blogging will survive as an entertainment form for the nerdish egghead pop culture fans of bad TV. (And sometimes good TV.)
That said. Renee is dead. Jack moves quickly through his World Of Pain to revenge mode. (This will cost him, it never really works out this way.)
He manages to get into the courtroom where the evil Russian is being processed -- remember Bad Dad, who caused both of his sons to die, the guy with the Rods? yeah, I had forgotten him, too -- and gotten to the bottom of who killed Renee with about 30 seconds of verbal threats. (And geez, the courts work fast on TV; he was just arrested a few hours ago.)
It's the Russian government. And Bridezilla has all of the info.
The Evil Veep, the discredited former president, has gotten the Russians to agree to come back to the table and sign the peace accord, or he'll reveal their dastardly secret.
Jack heads back to interrogate Bridezilla, leading to the inevitably improbable promise of an immunity agreement, which the Evil Veep convinces Mme. President not to grant. In fact, he convinces her to do the wrong thing for the right reasons, and get everyone to smile and make nice on the peace agreement.
Even though the Russians can't be trusted, and Mme. President Hassan will be royally annoyed if she ever learns that she's signing an agreement with the people who killed her husband.
She has shown her ability to be swayed by really bad advice from dubious actors in the past, so we're not really surprised. Mme. President, you're no David Palmer.
After a series of improbable conversations between our Mme. President and various mid-level government employees, where she implores them to understand her reasoning, she shuts Jack down and sends him off to be "debriefed" at an air force base in NJ.
Jack hi-jacks the helicopter (heh heh, hijack), and as things close down, Chloe -- still in charge of CTU -- is standing on the helipad ordering the Air Force to bring Jack down.
Bloop, bloop.
That said. Renee is dead. Jack moves quickly through his World Of Pain to revenge mode. (This will cost him, it never really works out this way.)
He manages to get into the courtroom where the evil Russian is being processed -- remember Bad Dad, who caused both of his sons to die, the guy with the Rods? yeah, I had forgotten him, too -- and gotten to the bottom of who killed Renee with about 30 seconds of verbal threats. (And geez, the courts work fast on TV; he was just arrested a few hours ago.)
It's the Russian government. And Bridezilla has all of the info.
The Evil Veep, the discredited former president, has gotten the Russians to agree to come back to the table and sign the peace accord, or he'll reveal their dastardly secret.
Jack heads back to interrogate Bridezilla, leading to the inevitably improbable promise of an immunity agreement, which the Evil Veep convinces Mme. President not to grant. In fact, he convinces her to do the wrong thing for the right reasons, and get everyone to smile and make nice on the peace agreement.
Even though the Russians can't be trusted, and Mme. President Hassan will be royally annoyed if she ever learns that she's signing an agreement with the people who killed her husband.
She has shown her ability to be swayed by really bad advice from dubious actors in the past, so we're not really surprised. Mme. President, you're no David Palmer.
After a series of improbable conversations between our Mme. President and various mid-level government employees, where she implores them to understand her reasoning, she shuts Jack down and sends him off to be "debriefed" at an air force base in NJ.
Jack hi-jacks the helicopter (heh heh, hijack), and as things close down, Chloe -- still in charge of CTU -- is standing on the helipad ordering the Air Force to bring Jack down.
Bloop, bloop.
Madame President
Ethan's going to give her the evil eye.
He's looking a little sweaty. Maybe he'll drop dead.
Split screen montage.
And the mustachio'd guy is going to be the chief waterboarder? I don't even know if I can make it through the last 3 hours of the show...
He's looking a little sweaty. Maybe he'll drop dead.
Split screen montage.
And the mustachio'd guy is going to be the chief waterboarder? I don't even know if I can make it through the last 3 hours of the show...
Monday, April 19, 2010
Doing More Math In My Head
It's 10 minutes between the UN and CTU?
Hmmm.
Jack, stealing the helo!
Chloe, how did you get these mad tactical skills in IT school?
Hmmm.
Jack, stealing the helo!
Chloe, how did you get these mad tactical skills in IT school?
Improbable Convo Part Deux!
Or is it part trois?
Mme. President, you're acting like a total amateur.
Mme. President, you're acting like a total amateur.
I'm Doing The Math in My Head
Jack and Renee hadn't seen each other in how long followed by a one day romance, he doesn't even know who her parents are, and everyone treats him like he's the grieving spouse.
Ack, Mme. President is doing the wrong thing for the "right" reasons. That never turns out well.
Nucular! Jack's going nucular on Mme. President. But she's like the uber-mommy, chiding Jack and sharing far too much information with him...and yet looking to him for affirmation.
Sad.
Mme. President, if you think you can lock Jack Bauer down, you don't know Jack.
Ack, Mme. President is doing the wrong thing for the "right" reasons. That never turns out well.
Nucular! Jack's going nucular on Mme. President. But she's like the uber-mommy, chiding Jack and sharing far too much information with him...and yet looking to him for affirmation.
Sad.
Mme. President, if you think you can lock Jack Bauer down, you don't know Jack.
Hahaha!
The President, coming to CTU to take a meeting with Jack.
Ooh, good evil glare from Dana over the CCTV. The poor actress who plays Bridezilla.
Maybe the President will interrogate Bridezilla, slap her around a little bit.
(There's always time for the President to make an inspirational speech to the people on the front lines.)
Ooh, good evil glare from Dana over the CCTV. The poor actress who plays Bridezilla.
Maybe the President will interrogate Bridezilla, slap her around a little bit.
(There's always time for the President to make an inspirational speech to the people on the front lines.)
Improbable Convo
And yeah, I'm believing that the President will be swayed by the dishonest and evil Veep.
Ethan, you're the moral center. But Madame President, about to do the right thing? Or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Hmmm.
Ethan, you're the moral center. But Madame President, about to do the right thing? Or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Hmmm.
Yeah, That's Unexpected
Slap her around, Jack.
Ooh, that evil glance -- she's far more evil than you're possibly imagining.
Ooh, that evil glance -- she's far more evil than you're possibly imagining.
Again With The Cab!
Cabs are not a seamless mode of transportation. Especially at 9am!
Take the subway, Jack!
What's going on with the ex-President and his assistant? (And that former Marine who gave the Evil Veep the fishy eyeball? I like him.)
Take the subway, Jack!
What's going on with the ex-President and his assistant? (And that former Marine who gave the Evil Veep the fishy eyeball? I like him.)
Jack, Playing Hardball
And making deals that he can't possibly come through on...
And, it's back to Bridezilla! Well, I was wondering whether we'd see this again.
And, it's back to Bridezilla! Well, I was wondering whether we'd see this again.
Good Soap Opera Recap
I love it when they have someone describe the action of the last 4 episodes in about 5 sentences.
Mme. President!
We think you should repeal DADT, especially for your own dealings with foreign states.
I have to salute Cherry Jones. She's gorgeous, age appropriate and clearly has had no work done. We heart her for aging like a human being.
Whoa, that's stock footage of my hood! (And actually, the courtroom looks fairly similar to the place I served grand jury duty.
I have to salute Cherry Jones. She's gorgeous, age appropriate and clearly has had no work done. We heart her for aging like a human being.
Whoa, that's stock footage of my hood! (And actually, the courtroom looks fairly similar to the place I served grand jury duty.
Jack!
Jack would so not be at the hospital by himself. (And they'd never move a law enforcement officer along like that!)
Ah, now Jack and Chloe might go mano a mano? haha.
Ah, now Jack and Chloe might go mano a mano? haha.
Previously On 24: 8am - 9am
Ok, I'm still not watching live these days -- it's all on "M"!
Last week. Let's see, the peace agreement is on the verge of salvage, as POTIR's flawless widow has been persuaded to take his place. (His spoiled daughter, Faline, seems to have lost sight of the fact that she's partly responsible for dad's death...)
This starts to unravel the fact that the Russians (hah, those wily and evil folk) are not actually on board, the Prime Minister tells Mme. President that the Russians won't recognize POTIR's widow and won't sign the accord, per the order of Russian President Suvarov. (Remember him?) Apparently Suvarov only person in the universe who isn't on Mme. President's speed dial.
And it turns out that the Russian prime minister is in cahoots with the bad guys. He's got a connection who seamlessly dresses up like an EMT and moves to the scene of POTIR's death and dispatches with Samir, who dies an unpleasant looking death back in the CTU medical suite.
From there, the Faux EMT's plan is to follow Renee and Jack, who have decamped in a cab -- Jack having had yet another convo with Mme. President and once again resigned from CTU -- and kill them both.
Hastings has been removed from his posting as head of CTU. His replacement (wait for it) Chloe, is quick to request a toxicology panel for Samir.
According the resilient and recovering (Evil?) Ethan, Mme. President's only diplomatic avenue to conversation with the rotten Russkies is to engage with the criminally discredited (and then apparently pardoned?) ex-President Logan (formerly known here as the Evil Veep) who has an inside connection with them.
"M" and I predict that things will not go well for Mme. President.
Jack and Renee go back to his place for a (quick, extremely quick) roll in the hay.
The ick factor is high, extremely high.
While Jack is making coffee (WTH?), Chloe calls Jack to check in, and Renee picks up his phone. Chloe quickly informs Renee about Samir's murder (verified by the tox. panel, go Chloe) and Renee realizes that she might have recognized the Faux EMT from her old cover as a Russian mobster's moll and requests to see the files from that case.
But not before the Faux EMT kills the guy across the street from Jack's pad, watches Renee and Jack roll around (eew) and shoots Renee mortally.
Jack runs down to the street, puts Renee into a cab...because hospitals are closing all over NYC, he doesn't get her to a trauma center quickly enough and she dies.
Jack is in a World Of Pain.
Last week. Let's see, the peace agreement is on the verge of salvage, as POTIR's flawless widow has been persuaded to take his place. (His spoiled daughter, Faline, seems to have lost sight of the fact that she's partly responsible for dad's death...)
This starts to unravel the fact that the Russians (hah, those wily and evil folk) are not actually on board, the Prime Minister tells Mme. President that the Russians won't recognize POTIR's widow and won't sign the accord, per the order of Russian President Suvarov. (Remember him?) Apparently Suvarov only person in the universe who isn't on Mme. President's speed dial.
And it turns out that the Russian prime minister is in cahoots with the bad guys. He's got a connection who seamlessly dresses up like an EMT and moves to the scene of POTIR's death and dispatches with Samir, who dies an unpleasant looking death back in the CTU medical suite.
From there, the Faux EMT's plan is to follow Renee and Jack, who have decamped in a cab -- Jack having had yet another convo with Mme. President and once again resigned from CTU -- and kill them both.
Hastings has been removed from his posting as head of CTU. His replacement (wait for it) Chloe, is quick to request a toxicology panel for Samir.
According the resilient and recovering (Evil?) Ethan, Mme. President's only diplomatic avenue to conversation with the rotten Russkies is to engage with the criminally discredited (and then apparently pardoned?) ex-President Logan (formerly known here as the Evil Veep) who has an inside connection with them.
"M" and I predict that things will not go well for Mme. President.
Jack and Renee go back to his place for a (quick, extremely quick) roll in the hay.
The ick factor is high, extremely high.
While Jack is making coffee (WTH?), Chloe calls Jack to check in, and Renee picks up his phone. Chloe quickly informs Renee about Samir's murder (verified by the tox. panel, go Chloe) and Renee realizes that she might have recognized the Faux EMT from her old cover as a Russian mobster's moll and requests to see the files from that case.
But not before the Faux EMT kills the guy across the street from Jack's pad, watches Renee and Jack roll around (eew) and shoots Renee mortally.
Jack runs down to the street, puts Renee into a cab...because hospitals are closing all over NYC, he doesn't get her to a trauma center quickly enough and she dies.
Jack is in a World Of Pain.
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