24
Here is where we stand:
Last week Jack and Renee finally had sex, and it was a truly romantic and beautiful thing, except for the sniper. A lesson that we all, as Americans, should take away from this tragic episode is: close the blinds.
So now Renee has gone to that Big Wrap Party in the Sky, and Jack is really ticked off at the Russians. President Woman President is also unhappy with the Russians, because they're trying to sabotage the All Important Peace Procezzzzzz
Sorry! We tend to nod off whenever we think about the A.I.P.P. We wish everybody would just shut up about it so we can get on with the part where Jack works through his grief by shooting or stabbing or barehandedly removing the larynxes of as many Russians as humanly possible.
In other developments, Chloe is now in charge of CTU. We think this is great. We wish Chloe were in charge of the whole federal government and routinely tasered it in the butt.
Edgar is still dead.
Tragically, I will not be able to join you tonight, as I am on the road with the World Famous In Some Circles Rock Bottom Remainders, as we prepare for our big international tour of four U.S. cities. We'll be raising money for good causes, so if you can make it to one of the shows, please do. We promise that there will be great music, by which we mean alcohol.
Speaking of great, The Amazing Steve will be discussing the plot in the comments section following tonight's show. Meanwhile, here's a scientific poll.
Jacks about to slap her
Posted by: ArcticAl | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Madame President's more desperate for peace-at-any-price than Neville Chamberlain. Or Obama, for that matter...
Posted by: Wes S. | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Jack is going rogue. Thats a twist.
And I want a drink.
Posted by: LeDud | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Jack's yelling at the President and the Secret Service Guys are just standing around outside the door?
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Jack Bauer going rogue in 3...2...1...
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Jack Bauer for President!
Posted by: spazztic2 | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
I'll give you peace...a piece of my fist!
Posted by: exs120 | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Well that was easy. Season over?
Posted by: homeybeef | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Peace at any price?
Is your name ALison Walker or Neville Chamberlain?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Jack is going to go rogue again...
Posted by: ArcticAl | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
Had Madame President never heard of Jack GOING ROGUE????
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
"Do you understand?"
No, I don't understand. The plot is making even less sense than usual. And that's saying something.
Posted by: Wes S. | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
OK..so Jack goes rogue for like the 3028th time...
oh hum...
Posted by: Siouxie | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
She's going to (try to) kill Jack and go with Logan?
She really IS a moron.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
I feel for the guys escorting Jack to the base. I hope their wills are in order.
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
Real peace treaties with Russians are useless, so how useless is a 24 peace treaty?
Posted by: Greg | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
Oh, yeah. Jack understands. He gets it.
Jack will share it with them soon.
Posted by: danceswithvowels | April 19, 2010 at 09:47 PM
You know what I just noticed, on a very real/serious note, Jack looks like he's wearing the same shirt he wore in season 1...
Posted by: tropichunt.com guy™ | April 19, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Gah! Who writes this dreck?
Posted by: rockin01 | April 19, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Another damn politician.
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 19, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Oh Madame President. You really ARE sorry. Sorry and pathetic.
Posted by: spazztic2 | April 19, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Wes, maybe they need to speak in an accent.
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:48 PM
"Nothing happened." Zip. Zilch. Nada.
The nihilists have won.
Posted by: danceswithvowels | April 19, 2010 at 09:49 PM
*Snorks* at tropic.
You know, I really miss that Season One Jack. You know, the "I'll stuff a wet dishtowel down your throat and rip your lungs out" Jack.
Posted by: Wes S. | April 19, 2010 at 09:49 PM
I'd go rogue too if someone tried to ship me off to McGuire, AFB. Why are they flying him there? It's in New Jersey which should only be about a 10 min. ride for them.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 09:49 PM
Did I really just see a sandwich with cheese and bacon between two pieces of fried chicken?
Posted by: Greg | April 19, 2010 at 09:49 PM
Wes - GMTA
Good one.
So now Logan has blackmail power over her too, as well as the Russians.
He's dead too.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:49 PM
Trop, you remember what Jack wore in Day One?!
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:49 PM
Neville Chamberlain...same shirt as in season 1...I love these observations. LOL
Posted by: LeDud | April 19, 2010 at 09:50 PM
Greg, it's the new cardiac special at KFC.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 09:51 PM
I am so bored. Madame President killed the Bauer Power.
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:51 PM
Yes Greg, you did. KFC gets it.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:51 PM
Gennita, I have followed this show since it premiered. The shirt he wore in Season 1 appears here (I believe):
http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/apr2009/9/3/jack-bauer-24-image-2-935482842.jpg
Anyway, I think it's a small nod in the direction of season 1, yes. :) Especially as the show is ending.
Posted by: tropichunt.com guy™ | April 19, 2010 at 09:51 PM
Blackhawk down and Jack's on the loose.
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 19, 2010 at 09:52 PM
Apparently, the writers of 24 decided to make the show a bit more tame in response to criticism. Thus, we go from crazy!Jack to cellphone!Jack.
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 09:52 PM
Chloe "I guessed" the President's order? Hee.
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:52 PM
Being ignored and escorted out of CTU drives Jack over the edge. He will hijack the chopper and kill
Madame President and busts Dana outta CTU to "interogate" her further...
at least I wish...
Posted by: funnyman | April 19, 2010 at 09:52 PM
President Woman President is a politician. Why are we surprised? Politicians are politicians are politicians....
Posted by: Twoina | April 19, 2010 at 09:53 PM
Pull a gun on the pres Chloe. You can do it.
Posted by: LeDud | April 19, 2010 at 09:53 PM
Did she just say CTU and airtight security in the same sentence?
Posted by: rockin01 | April 19, 2010 at 09:53 PM
"He didn't seem very happy about that."
Chloe is master of understatement.
What makes you think they're unfounded accusations, hosebag?
SHe wants CTU to make sure security is airtight?
Bwahahahahaha!
Excellent.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:53 PM
Chloe guessed the PWP is lying through her teeth.
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 09:53 PM
The question is whether CHLOE will go rogue now...
Posted by: Wes S. | April 19, 2010 at 09:53 PM
The pleasure was all Madame Handbag's.
Posted by: danceswithvowels | April 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
Gotta go, I'll check in later for the recap.
Posted by: Mitch | April 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
Cole wants an immunity deal for Dana now?
Posted by: homeybeef | April 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
Trop, the fact that you have a LINK to Jack's shirt in Season One is...mindboggling.
And has Madame Prez never heard of Chloe GOING ROGUE????
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
Chloe will help Jack go rogue.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
"Chloe - what the hell's going on?"
Like she knows?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
So how many guys is jack giing to kill during his escape?
Posted by: ArcticAl | April 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
What happened to Mr. President Woman President? I don't remember.
Posted by: Twoina | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Uh oh. Jack has the Jack Sack!
Posted by: Wes S. | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Madame President Hosebag? Excellent, Jeff! She's gotta run.
Posted by: danceswithvowels | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
He's in his rebel outfit.
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Run Jack!!!!
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Jack's being "debriefed" WOoohooo!!!
Posted by: Siouxie | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Jack's gonna hit a home run!
Posted by: exs120 | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
JackSack™!
Posted by: tropichunt.com guy™ | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
I don't think Jack is going to McGuire to be debriefed, do you?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
The reason to be sorry is just about now.
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Jack was just checking out how many guys he has to take out.
Posted by: spazztic2 | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
hah! ROGUE JACK!!
Posted by: Siouxie | April 19, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Jack is a helicopter pilot too? Of course!
Posted by: ArcticAl | April 19, 2010 at 09:56 PM
I knew it! Chloe will help.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 09:56 PM
Jack. Freakin. Bauer.
Posted by: homeybeef | April 19, 2010 at 09:56 PM
What the hell is going on? You must be new this season.
Posted by: exs120 | April 19, 2010 at 09:56 PM
Jack can fly a helicopter?
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:56 PM
Are they nuts? You know that Jack can take out an F16 with a copter...
Posted by: tropichunt.com guy™ | April 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM
Is there anything Jack can't do?
Posted by: Cheesewiz | April 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM
NEVER EVER let Chloe go outside again PLEASE.
Posted by: exs120 | April 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM
So we again only get about five minutes of action in the hour. Maybe next week will be better.
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM
Jack ESCAPED ! Who could've seen that coming ?
Posted by: LeDud | April 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM
Damn, that's the most bloodless Jack Roguing evah. Bored now.
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM
Jack knows how to fly a helicopter?!? My gawd the man is multi-talented.
Posted by: Twoina | April 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM
I'm just going to come right out and say it, 24 may not be based in reality.
Posted by: homeybeef | April 19, 2010 at 09:58 PM
Chloe has to play good for a bit. Otherwise she'd yell, "Jack, get your Sack™ back here and take me with you!"
Posted by: danceswithvowels | April 19, 2010 at 09:58 PM
Have I mentioned that I LOVE that Chloe is in charge of CTU???
Posted by: Diva | April 19, 2010 at 09:58 PM
Twoina, Madame President locked up her sleazeball daughter so he divorced her.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 09:58 PM
Gennita, oh, I got more than that! Lookee here!
Posted by: tropichunt.com guy™ | April 19, 2010 at 09:58 PM
Well, one of my three things came true...
Bauer goes Rogue!!!
YEAH!!!
Posted by: funnyman | April 19, 2010 at 09:59 PM
Last week had more action. This week was too much, blah,blah,blah with the dirtbag,Logan. Maybe next week will be better.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 09:59 PM
Chloe Vs Jack next week!
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 09:59 PM
So...the most action/blood we got today was a little Dana smacking?? sheesh...
Posted by: Siouxie | April 19, 2010 at 09:59 PM
Chloe covered her ass AND let Jack get away. The woman can do anything!
Posted by: Twoina | April 19, 2010 at 09:59 PM
Yet another week with a weak weak plot. The rods are gone, what is really left?
Posted by: Greg | April 19, 2010 at 09:59 PM
There are only six hours left...and Jack aims to misbehave.
Posted by: Wes S. | April 19, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Just kill 'em all Jack and let God sort 'em out.
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 19, 2010 at 10:00 PM
"No one wants this to get ugly."
"It's already ugly."
That's the first honest thing Madame President said today.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM
A battle of wits between Jack and Chloe next week would be AWESOME. So, no way that's happening.
Posted by: KJP | April 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM
What?!?!? Homeybeef, you mean the TV isn't real? :D
(Yeah, I'm joking. Just in case my type can't convey that.)
Posted by: Kate | April 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Okay, someone's nice arms is blinding me on Castle.
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Good luck Amazing Steve. I know you'll work your magic as always with this mess.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM
OMG, Tropic, MOTIVATIONAL JACK POSTERS? There goes my free time....
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Castle!
Posted by: Siouxie | April 19, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Castle plays Holdem. My hero. I'd play with him.
Posted by: Twoina | April 19, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Gennita, yep. Made those a couple seasons ago, when the plot was less realistic and I was more motivated to keep it real... 8)
Posted by: tropichunt.com guy™ | April 19, 2010 at 10:03 PM
The Dialogue is ugly.
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Andy, I love your motivational posters.
Brilliant!
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 19, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Maybe we need to send the writers some Motivational Posters. Or threaten to waterboard them.
Posted by: Gennita Low | April 19, 2010 at 10:07 PM
BTW, the 'Hobbits' one...I had it autographed by Sean Astin a couple years ago. He looked at it and said "I'm not quite sure how to take this!". He then said "This demands something witty!" and signed it "Andy, just taking one for the team...the other guy went across the sea! Sean Astin"
Posted by: tropichunt.com guy™ | April 19, 2010 at 10:07 PM