24

Here is where we stand:

Last week, while Marcos was trying to activate the World's Safest Suicide Vest, Jack persuaded him to talk by threatening to turn his mom into a human Hot Pocket. Shortly before being concerted to small terrorist particles Marcos revealed that President Sham's daughter Kayla's boyfriend Tarin is in on the plot to bring the Lethal Atomic Rods of Doom into Manhattan. CTU knows what hotel Tarin and Kayla are in and has ordered a perimeter to be set up around it, so we can safely assume that Tarin will escape.

Meanwhile:

The Kevin subplot, which we thought was dead and buried in the swamp, has reappeared in the form of Kevin's parole agent, who called Agent Dana Walsh and said he wants to talk to her, which she agreed to do because otherwise she would have to go back to her actual job of countering terrorism, which she has spent perhaps three minutes on since the season began.

Edgar is still dead.

Stay tuned in the comments after the show to watch The Amazing Steve somehow make sense of what happened. Meanwhile, here's a scientific poll:

What would happen if CTU set up a perimeter around the Washington Monument?
	The monument would be gone in 45 seconds.
	But then Chloe would locate it by typing really fast.
	But then CTU would lose it again because it would follow a decoy monument.
	Montpelier.
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UPDATE:A Twist That Will Change Everything!

UPDATE: They're talking about getting to a hotel in midtown Manhattan as if it's Madagascar.

UPDATE: A really shrewd woman would sit on the toilet at this point, and Tarin would be HELPLESS.

UPDATE: They should have some kind of ceremony to observe the 5,000th failed "24" perimeter.

UPDATE: Jack needs a Kidnap and an Electronic Intercept Package. As do we all, from time to time.

UPDATE: Wait... now we need FOUR Gs? I don't even know what "G" is, and now I need FOUR.

UPDATE: I think agent Walsh should just shoot this guy in the head and end this subplot NOW.

UPDATE: Agent Walsh is thinking: Oh what a tangled web we weave, etc. Assuming she is capable of thought.

UPDATE: Why the blindfold? Seriously. Why?

UPDATE: This is a total violation of the Consumer Product Safety Code for plastic bags.

UPDATE: Hastings, with one second of examination, is able to identify the contents of File 33.

UPDATE: I personally cannot wait for the Twist That Will Change Everything!

UPDATE: This is the World's Most Diligent Probation Officer.

UPDATE: "I need you to keep your head in this." Heheheheh.

UPDATE: You go, Kayla.

UPDATE: Not to be nitpicky, but this episode has so far involved very little of Jack doing anything except talk excitedly into the phone.

UPDATE: Chloe immediately found the abandoned bank vault. Of course.

UPDATE: "Dammit we're blind." The Plot Twist! They took out CTU! Which actually doesn't seem like such a bad thing.

Take it, The Amazing Steve.

Comments

[homeybeef]

Just putting this out there, the BIG TWIST at the end is that CTU will run a flawless operation catching all of the bad guys and securing THE RODS. This is the surprise season finale

[Twoina]

Goat on skis! I love those barbarian commercials.

[LeDud]

Do we have a drink count ? Im behind

[danceswithvowels]

MadagASCAR, Dave? Is that some kinda good ol' boy racin' circyouit?

[Wes S.]

Dave, men never know what OR where "G" is...

Posted by: Siouxie | March 15, 2010 at 09:14 PM

But Siouxie, we have so MUCH fun looking for it...

[Cassie]

Someone cue up the Dueling Banjos

[Jeff Meyerson]

Oh no, just when I thought they'd forgotten the hillbilly subplot, it's back.

And what's with that music?

[Kate]

Wow. Does Walsh do any work? I thought this dirty bomb was urgent.

[Twoina]

The Chloe glare--ouch! Scary!

[Wes S.]

OHnoes! The Redneck Subplot!

[Jeff Meyerson]

Dana, just give him his stapler and get him out of there.

[homeybeef]

This subplot: END! JUST END! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY! JUST! F***ING! END!!!

[Cassie]

Jeff, your wife is gonna love Gennita's books.

[Loudmouth]

Intelligence analyst. Hahahahaha. Put him on ice and do your job.

[JustBNatral]

I swear, can anybody just walk into CTU? And how does EVERYONE know where it is, even out of towners like Mr. Parole officer guy

[Meanie the Blue]

It's the Times Square CTU Outlet.

[Gennita Low]

Jeff,

Thank you so much. Curious, which ones? Some are out of print, only electronic available.

[LeDud]

I think the tourist busses go by CTU

[Twoina]

Starbuck is an intelligence analyist? No wonder she doesn't have much to do.

[Wes S.]

You can practically see the cogs turning in Dana's brain as she tries to make up a story on the spot...

[danceswithvowels]

We're having a dream sequence for the continuing Dana sideshow? Everything stops and Chloe says yeah, she'll cover for her? Dana's taking the whole day off, I guess.

[Cassie]

Hahahahhahah... you think you're gonna get married now?

[Jeff Meyerson]

They just let any unknown and unauthroized guy into CTU at 3 am?

What has Dana's sex life got to do with the price of nuclear rods?

[Gennita Low]

Mwah, Cassie.

No Danas at GEM :).

Hey, Dana, you are the dirty bomb!

[nursecindy]

Just shoot him Dana!

[Blake]

Probation Officer Milton believes you have his stapler.

[Cheesewiz]

So any sleeze bag can come into CTU and terrorize the help?

[Mitch]

Mrs. Sham! Love the look.

[nursecindy]

I'll bet the NYPD just loves this show eh Jeff?

[danceswithvowels]

So, how long before we find out that Melvin turns into A MOLE! INSIDE CTU!

[Jeff Meyerson]

Right, nuclear rods loose in NY and my supervisor is going to talk to you?

Brain him with the stapler, Dana!

THE PROTECTOR and THE HUNTER so far, Gennita.

[Cassie]

Jack promised to "recover" Kayla. Wow, is he saying that she'll be dead? ;-)

[Wes S.]

I'm hoping that the reason Hastings yells out "SECURITY!!" later in the show is that he's about to have the Redneck Subplot put into detention for the rest of the season...

[Jeff Meyerson]

cindy, my guess is they're laughing their @sses off, if they can stay awake.

*double snore*

[Greg]

I was just thinking that that was a really nice blindfold.G

[Wes S.]

Oh wow, Boondock Saints II is now out on video. With plenty of "gratuitous violence."

Darn. I could have been watching that instead...

[NC]

24 flunks Geography again. Allen St. is a few blocks long, in the Chinatown area, with no high-rise hotels anywhere in sight. Drivers wish there was an overpass, Delancey St. leads to the Williamsburgh Bridge and is usually full of traffic. And if I was a New York cop, I'd sue for defamation. Otherwise, yeah, real believable.

[nursecindy]

My son is a policeman here in little Shelby, NC and HE thinks this show is stupid with the way it portrays the police.

[Mitch]

Dave, the blindfold is so she won't know her pantsuit clashes with the colors on the flag.

[Gennita Low]

Jeff, hope she enjoys. No thigh shooting in them, but there are explosions :).

*************

I'm confused...everyone is a traitor on 24 so far. Except Jack, of course.

[danceswithvowels]

Melvin, Milton. Shopping at Mervyn's would be a relief. As would reaming my eyesockets.

[LeDud]

A probation officer 1000 miles away tries to look up a client at 3:24 am...hmmmm... He's a plant by the terrorists. Most of these groups run circles around CTU until Jack gets involved.

[Loudmouth]

NucleWhore bomb.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Maybe they took the underpass near the former Pan Am building and got to Delancey...nah, or they could have gone from the Battery Tunnel...no, they were in Midtown.

I guess it's The Magic Underpass.

[nursecindy]

That pizza would look awfully good if I hadn't read about the half ton woman on the other posts.

[Cassie]

Gennita,
You feeling better?

[Gennita Low]

NC,
You watch this show for the realism? Hahahahaha. That clock in the corner is a trick!!!!

[danceswithvowels]

Didn't we have a Daylight Savings Time event this week? Couldn't this hour have conveniently disappeared into the ether?

[Cassie]

File 33... that's the twist!

[Gennita Low]

Cassie, about 75 percent. This Virus might not shoot thighs but it kicks ass! Mine, anyway. Thanks for asking.

[Cheesewiz]

IP, you P we all P

[Diva]

Um, a VERY VERY BELATED intro from Andy because he is sleeping the sleep of the just having had a few very bad nights in a row. I just got in, or you would have had it on time.

Andy - Diva = EPIC FAIL. *hangs head*

BLEEP! BLOOP! BLEEP! BLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION!

Andy's taking the night off. Enjoy the show!

Brought to you by: JackSack™ ("JackSack™ will personally stab in the thigh anyone disturbin' Andy tonight.") and ChloeSack™ ("ChloeSack™ stands firm with JackSack™!")

LET'S GET READY TO ROOOOOOOOOOOOOMBLE!

This season's "24" intros are brought to you in memory of my dear friend Michael "Sparky" Bushaw, who passed away the day after this past Christmas. Sparky, my fraternity big brother, best man at my wedding and best friend for the last 20 years, was the one person with whom I watched "24" when it originally premiered on Fox. Always a fan of the show, I believe it fitting to dedicate this season in his memory. Rest in peace, brother...I miss you!

[Jeff Meyerson]

This is pathetic.

What does he want?

[Cassie]

File 33... where Behrooz is.

[danceswithvowels]

Kayla can hold her breath for 15 minutes?!

[Jeff Meyerson]

WTF is File 33?

[The Dead Henchman]

Don't get mad...get Glad!

[danceswithvowels]

Did they mean Pier 32?

[Gennita Low]

File 42! Room 222!

[Cassie]

Gennita, I'm glad you're feeling a little better. Too bad Jack can't kick it's ass.

[Siouxie]

Jeff, the one after File 34.

[KJP]

Every second counts, so let's actually have a HURRIED conversation or anything now!

[Meanie the Blue]

It's a Manilow photo!

[Wes S.]

I guess they put a bag over Kayla's head so the audience wouldn't have to bag themselves...

[danceswithvowels]

How about we substitute Red Lobster? Or Dead Rodster?

[nursecindy]

Maybe he could slip them file 32. Would they really know the difference?

[Jeff Meyerson]

Sham gets feisty!

[LeDud]

Hastings is one FAST reader.

[Greg]

How could Hastings just glance at it and know what it was? That guy is a fast reader.

[Jeff Meyerson]

NooKuLar!

*drinks*

[Gennita Low]

Your daughter is dirty. You're going to stone her anyway.

[Cassie]

File 33... isn't that down in the basement of the FBI... in an X-File? ;)

[Twoina]

Yeah, biatch. Deal with it. Jack don't got time for sympathizin'.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Evelyn Wood is Hastings' God.

[nursecindy]

Gennita I had the flu about 3 weeks ago and it really knocks you down. I hope you feel better soon.

[Gennita Low]

That was mean of me //hangs head. I don't know what came over me. I apologize. Death by plastic bag instead.

[Siouxie]

Oh...Tarin...and here I thought you loved me!!!!!!

YOU SUCK!!

[The Dead Henchman]

So, Kayla, the wedding's off, huh?

[Kate]

Think Tarin has a redemption story arc going on?

[Cassie]

Honor killing... honor killing... honor killing

[Jeff Meyerson]

Uh, they left Kayla alone. TIme for a rescue.

[LeDud]

FYI. 33 is NOT a prime number. 4 factors. 1,3,11,33

[Mitch]

"I'm a nice guy. Really. This Death Rods of Doom thing is just a hobby."

[CoastRaven]

OK - the target should be pretty obvious at this point - GET TO THE AIRPORT - they have the hostage in a one quart clear plastic container!! They MUST be planning on getting her on an airplane!!!

[KJP]

He would do anything for the cause, but he won't do that.

[Wes S.]

Kayla: "Why are you doing this?"

Tarim: "Because we haven't had a good cheerleader-in-chains subplot since Elisha Cuthbert left the show the first time, and the audience was getting bored..."

[Jeff Meyerson]

"At least let me get a little more nookie first. Then I'll take care of her."

[Cassie]

The white zone is for loading and unloading only. Right Clarence?

[Gennita Low]

Nursecindy, this one was/is horrendous. Includes stomach virus. Last week, it stopped me from coming here! That's...sacrilegious! No drinking????!!!

[Greg]

Why do the bad guys always trust the boyfriend to "take care" of their own girlfriend.

[danceswithvowels]

Yay, a commercial about paying bills! BofA has *no* Dana!

[Pat]

What's your vector, Victor?

[nursecindy]

Gennita I missed 2 weeks of 24. It is awful. Thanks to everyone for noticing btw.

[Meanie the Blue]

D) Montpelier

[Gennita Low]

So, let's bet. Is Kayla going to bite it? Or will love save her?

[Kate]

@ Greg. Clearly they don't spend time on TVtropes.

[Loudmouth]

Hastings' just got a twist in his gut. When he farts another Arlo will go all Edgar on them.

[LeDud]

Well now we know why Windows sucks. All these non techies design an OS.

[Wes S.]

A commenter over at "Blogs4Bauer's" livethread, "The Jack Sack" just asked a really good question: Why do the terrorists need a blueprint of the weaknesses of our nuclear detection system AFTER they've successfully smuggled the Rods of the Apocalypse into Manhattan?

[Loudmouth]

edit out 'another'