24: Day 7 4:00PM - 5:00PM: Discussion and Spoilers

[LutherSloan]

Much better episode than last week. I was especially pleased to see the appearances of Morris O'Brien and Aaron Pierce, even if it was for about 30 seconds each...

Now we also have the addition of Jericho-alumnus Sprague Grayden as the estranged daughter of the President. We'll see where that goes.

I saw Janis messing up Chloe's satellite feed from a hundred miles away. I didn't expect Sean to be the mole, as I thought it was just some random guy in the office. However, it makes sense, considering he has access to virtually the entire FBI office computer system (which it looks like he takes advantage of next week). Janis also unwittingly gave him information he needed, about Moss and Chloe running Jack's operation.

Next week is going to be explosive, and could spell the end (finally) of Dubaku.

 

[Lindley]

These are Macs, I can't do crap with these!

Chloe is totally a Linux type, but at least she's got a Unix-based system.....

 

[Aragorn]

Did Larry Moss and Rosa take classes at the Edgar Stiles school for bringing the plot to a grinding halt in the name of douchebaggery?

 

[TGTheodore]

These are Macs, I can't do crap with these!

Chloe is totally a Linux type, but at least she's got a Unix-based system.....

We only saw Apple MONITORS. However, Macs ARE more bug resistant.

--Ted

 

[Cap'n Caveman]

Roadblock, that was a full-on carblock!

Looked like they were racing to a Dunkin' Doughnuts!

Drop the double-glazed now!

Someone must have told them that Jack robbed the Krispy Kreme a few blocks from there at Dupont Circle, because I have never seen MPD respond that quickly (seconds after the Federal warrant was issued) to anything.

 

[Sakrysta]

Did everybody notice David Fury's cameo? My brain couldn't resist chiming in with, "Next up, who's gay?" (Dr. Horrible random reference #975)

 

[LutherSloan]

Did Larry Moss and Rosa take classes at the Edgar Stiles school for bringing the plot to a grinding halt in the name of douchebaggery?

Yes, but that school has a lot of students.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Obviously the Washington DC Police Department was not trained by CTU or the FBI, because they know how to set up a proper roadblock and create "an airtight perimeter" that not even Jack Bauer can escape. Maybe we should let them take the lead on future terrorist incidents.

For a while there, I was almost convinced that the Hyundai Genesis was the mole, after the extended focus auto-porn shots of it pulling up, Chloe taking a long look at the spacious interio... I mean her son, and then, just to make sure we didn't miss the previous thirty seconds, the shot of the Hyundai logo on the trunk. All that was missing was for the Genesis to hack the FBIs computers and reveal itself as the mole followed by close-up shots of Moss and Jack Bauer angrily screaming "Hyundai!," "Hyundai!!," "Hyundai!!!"

But then, the mole was revealed, despite Janice's best efforts to act like a jealous idiot during the middle of a national fucking crisis.

Do they teach these people nothing in Mole School about not attracting attention to yourself by being a suspiciously acting asshole and making sure your wife isn't on a plane when you have foreknowledge of a terrorist attack on planes?

Col. Icky Debacle and his adventures in trying to get laid continue to disappoint as bad guy material. Man, is this guy low-rent, or what? "Hey, can I borrow your plane to run away from being utterly defeated? Oh, and can I bring my girlfriend? Do you think maybe you can make 'Titanic' the in-flight movie while you're at it? It should help break the ice... no pun intended." Is he a villain or is he some moocher exchange student that was your roomate in college?

Frankly, his girlfriend's wheelchair-bound sister is a more convincing villain at this point if my priority ordered list of people I want dead is at all fair and balanced. In the last ten seconds of an episode have her pull off her mask Scooby-Doo-style to reveal that she's actually wheelchair-bound Dick Cheney playing President Taylor's up-to-now unknown VP - he's been secreted away at an undisclosed location this whole time pretending to be a bitter old handicapped black woman just waiting to reveal himself as the mole within the administration. Have him shoot his friend (or his pretend sister) in the face with a shotgun just for the hell of it to show how truly evil he is, then toss a white cat in Cheney's lap and let him be the chief nemesis of the rest of the season and I'll be happy.

It was great to see Aaron back and that Sprague Graden once again survived a terrorist/nuclear attack on the US. Can't wait until next week to see Agent Red slap Jack Bauer and (hopefully) watch the Dueling Chloes throw down with their keyboards of fury.

 

[Top41]

Did everybody notice David Fury's cameo? My brain couldn't resist chiming in with, "Next up, who's gay?" (Dr. Horrible random reference #975)

No! Where?? Awwww, David Fury always finds a way into his episodes--I love it.

Locutus, you stole the words right out of my mouth. Obvious mole is obvious. Granted at this point 24 has a hard time shocking people because of all the shockers they've pulled/tried to pull in the past, but at the same time, try a little harder, people! Sean was so obvious. Janis would have been much more shocking.

I agree with those who found Dubaku's girlfriend really lessened him as a scary badass villain...not that I thought he was all that badass. The girlfriend is annoying as hell, too. How do you date an international terrorist who's face has probably been in the news and not know it?

I'm still entertained by the show, and I like that Renee has a good storyline going on--that we're seeing her wrestling with becoming more like Jack and what that means. Though I'll probably keep watching to the end, 24's glory days are probably behind it. Still, it's always a fun ride, even if it's not as great as it used to be.

 

[Sakrysta]

Did everybody notice David Fury's cameo? My brain couldn't resist chiming in with, "Next up, who's gay?" (Dr. Horrible random reference #975)

No! Where?? Awwww, David Fury always finds a way into his episodes--I love it.

He was the client the president's daughter was meeting with when Agent Pierce showed up. I didn't notice either, but the Scenemaker clip on Hulu talked to him about it, and I went, "Oh yeah! I knew I recognized that guy!"