24: Episode 19, 1 AM - 2 AM

Key Words: 24, Jack Bauer,

Has anyone seen The Sentinel yet? I wonder if it's as totally crappy as "24". Post a comment if you've seen it. I'm glad that they showed the scene from last week where Jack Bauer let Christopher Henderson escape again, this time, after giving him the only evidence linking the President to everything.

9:04: Jack Bauer makes leaders of the most powerful military of the world beg for forgiveness. Yes, he does.
9:04: So Chloe wasn't able to use satellites to track Henderson either of the 3 other times he got away when she could have used all the C.T.U. resources. But now, when she's using Buchanon's computer (which she sneered at by the way) they're able to do what Jack Bauer has been begging for all day. That makes total sense.
9:05: Jesus, now CHLOE is telling people she doesn't work for them? Great. Soon it will be Curtis, too. It's about the subnets and the VPNs, didn't you know that?
9:10: "Audrey, please get back in the car." I see Jack Bauer and Audrey sometime down the road when they're lost and Jack Bauer says something like, "Audrey, we're not lost, and NO, I'm not asking for directions."
9:11: Jack Bauer says that Christopher Henderson doesn't bluff, but wasn't Christopher Henderson bluffing when he was willing to let Jack Bauer shoot his wife?
9:12: Jessie and I want to know why Heller doesn't just drive off the road. OH SNAP. Well, we meant kind of like under trees or something, not off a cliff into a river. I hope he has his swim floats. NJBD: 1 (Secretary Heller by the water).
9:13: "Do it. Kill him, Jack." Where does Audrey get off. If she had just waited in the car, they wouldn't be in this mess. Or something. The characters can go back and forth 100 times in 24 hours between whether or not they want to kill people or save them for prosecution.
9:18: Oh, it's that guy. Which movie is he from? This is the second or third Wizard of Oz, moment. How does this guy work with the sketchy phone guy from earlier in the season? Do they call each other up and demand things of each other?
9:19: It must be hard to be crazy and be the first lady. You think you're entitled to being treated with the ultimate respect, but at the same time, no one takes you seriously and everyone patronizes you incessantly. I think the Secret Service has to step in if the president tries to kill the first lady. They do, right?
9:22: Jack Bauer is making crappy decision after crappy decision.
9:22: Jono thinks Audrey is going to die. Jessie agrees. I'm skeptical. But if she does die, it's because she bleeds to death, not because someone kills her.
9:28: "I can trace her location by looking at her binary." Sheesh, I hope you ask first.
9:29: Why are all these unhinged people able to get into positions of responsibility to national security? Don't they have background checks?
9:31: This seems like a misstep to me. But maybe telling the crazy first lady these things isn't so crazy after all. Yes, Charles, "why?"
9:32: Do you think Bush and Cheney ever worry about the scandal that could destroy the credibility of the US all over the world? I wonder if they've discussed it.
9:39: Who is this guy talking to the President like he's a little boy. No, a little girl.
9:40: I'm sorry about your father, he was great, let me go.
9:40: Christopher Henderson is good, you've got to give him that. And Audrey is LOSING IT!
9:41: I'll never understand why in these situations the Audreys never shoot the Christopher Hendersons in the toes or knees, just to get them to shut up. Audrey, if you shoot him, he'll know you're serious.
9:43: Seems like she waited just long enough to get caught. Good job, Audrey. Way to let procrastination get the better of you! Just like college.
9:44: The last time Audrey got caught from behind like that. Well… You know.
9:45: NJBD: 3 (Henderson's baddies by C.T.U.
9:46: What happened to the guy on the helicopter? How did Curtis sneak up on the house without the helicopter seeing him?
9:51: I'm not sure, but it seems like any truck that is searched underneath is going to be searched on top, right?
9:51: No one's going to hear that phone ringing? I guess not.
9:53: Come on, Karen Myers. Tell the tact. team not to go to Bill Buchanon's. Let's go, Karen, let's go!
9:54: The president who uses his own council has a fool for a client, right, right? Come on. Right? Ba, dum, dum!
9:54: Mike Novick just said, "It's been strange night." Then kind of looked sideways. That was sweet. It could have been used in several different movies.
9:56: It's too bad no one saw him. Otherwise, Jack Bauer would have stared the guy down and said, "These. Bags. Need. To. Get. On. The. Plane. Too. Man."

0 JBKC, 0 tortures, 4 NJBD, Prediction Ratio n/a
I just don't know what to think, and next week the airplane gets hiJacked (Copyright Jon O'Toole 2006)!
Totals for the season, 35 JBKCs, 5 tortures, 127 NJBDs, Prediction Ratio 45% (5 out of 11)

24: Episode 18, 12 AM - 1 AM

Key Words: 24, Jack Bauer,

Is this week's episode going to suck? I sure hope not, and our guest Jen MS hopes not also.

9:02: The president has a cell phone? That he answers by himself? Do you think he has Domino's pizza in the speed dial?
9:03: Here's the thing, "24" has done such a good job of convincing all of us that President Logan is a bumbling moron, that it's impossible to take him seriously as a criminal mastermind. That's one of the main problems with this show, they spend multiple weeks telling us one thing and then just change their minds all of a sudden and we're supposed to go along with it.
9:03: President Logan just hung up on Christopher Henderson, and then Christopher Henderson looked at his phone like, "What the hell, did the president just hang up on me?" That was great.
9:03: I STILL hate those C.T.U. phone rings. Beep Beep, Boobeep.
9:05: I like Bill Buchannon more and more every episode.
9:10: Jack Bauer is going dark. WOAH. Not dark enough, huh, Heller.
9:11: Secretary Heller thinks he's going to take the power back and be able to handle it. You know, Heller, with great power comes great responsibility.
9:16: Sometimes Chloe is good enough to realize there's a sting going on, and sometimes she's not good enough. It all depends on what the writers want to do on any given night.
9:17: Why were those security guards wearing white shirts instead of red shirts? What's going on here?
9:18: Isn't it impossible that President Logan would be able to talk to people like Karen Myers without them figuring out what he's up to.
9:19: Well, well, well, look at Mike Novick watching news updates on his razor phone by Sprint. Available at Sprint stores everywhere.
9:20: Where is Curtis during all of this? Was he replaced by Homeland?
9:21: So now Mike Novick realizes that President Logan is telling C.T.U. the military is on the search and the military said they don't know what's going on. Big goings on. When President Logan does it that means it's not a crime.
9:23: Come on, Mike, President Logan has been doing a damned good job of leading the country through the crisis over the last 18 hours. It seems like if he knew what was going to happen, he should have been doing a MUCH better job, right? It's like he had the answers to the test on a piece of paper during the test and he still was asking his neighbors what to do.
9:29: I don't think Miles is as big a jerk as he pretends to be either. I don't think Chloe is smarter than everyone either. Just with computer codes and stuff.
9:30: GIRL FIGHT!!! I don't think Chloe should have told her about President Logan's plot against America.
9:32: You can always tell the type of President that isn't getting the respect they deserve as president because they keep saying things like "I am the president, don't forget that."
9:38: First Lady Logan really isn't as young or sexy as she thinks she is. Aaron Pierce doesn't care.
9:40: President Logan as king. King Charles. He is above the law because he knows best what the country needs. I might eventually watch this season again and do a better job documenting the parallels between Charles Logan and George Bush.
9:42: Wait. Chloe was able to walk out of C.T.U. that easily? THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SECURE BUILDING!
9:43: Jack MacBauer. Too bad it took Jack Bauer 40 minutes to find the heated pipe, otherwise he could have been more of a factor in this episode. He could have been somebody.
9:43: JBKC: 1 (Secretary Heller's security detail)
9:50: JBKC: 1 (Henderson baddie)
JBKC: 1 (Henderson baddie)
NJBD: 1 (Secretary Heller's security detail)
JBKC: 2 (Henderson baddie)
9:51: "Our government has no integrity." That's right, but who knew Jack Bauer was a democrat?
9:53: This is so stupid. GO GET THE TAPE, JACK BAUER.
9:55: Anyone who didn't predict this ending down to being able to write out the dialogue doesn't know anything about "24"
5 JBKC, 0 tortures, 1 NJBD, Prediction Ratio n/a
Jack Bauer still needs some more JBKCs to catch up to everyone else on the show, but a couple more episodes like this and he'll be right back in the running.
Totals for the season, 35 JBKCs, 5 tortures, 123 NJBDs, Prediction Ratio 45% (5 out of 11)

24: Episode 17, 11 PM - 12 AM

Key Words: 24, Jack Bauer,


I was trying to write the "24" blog ahead of time tonight. I included sentences like "This show sucks." "I can't believe this is happening, it's totally unbelievable." "Wow, Fox has such a poor opinion of women, she's so a) dumb, b) crazy, c) evil, d) all of the above."

9:03: "Wayne, can you get us a room?" 7 words I'd never expect Jack Bauer to say.
9:04: Let's just remind everyone that this is the second time Christopher Henderson has easily escaped.
9:05: I hope Jack Bauer sutures the wound with a hair dryer, that would be the best possible way to solve this problem.
9:08: Even in his evil conniving mood, President Logan is a blame hungry troll.
9:08: Oh, a "24" special, a person who appears bad seems good. Karen Myers has second thoughts?
9:09: I wonder if Christopher Henderson hates when President Logan starts freelancing like this and calling Directors of Homeland Security with orders to apprehend Jack Bauer.
9:11: "It's starting." Silly Audrey, it's been starting for about 17 hours.
9:12: I just missed that part. Karen Myers is being used and I think she knows it.
9:19: I wonder if Heller flies in this type of plane all the time.
9:20: Isn't anyone going to wonder why the Secretary of Defense is landing in LA? Oooh, "off the manifest." That means it's OK.
9:21: Audrey Raines was able to find the tracker SO fast, they should put her in the field.
9:23: "Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, I'm the Commander in Chief and you're not."
9:25: Seriously, I don't think they need to spend any more time with the assistant's daughter storyline. Oh right, I guess they do so she can call 911.
9:32: Why don't they just have Aaron Pierce arrest the president the same way they busted up Lynn McGill.
9:33: I bet the sneaky assistant to Karen Myers ends up doing something surprising and saving some part of the day.
9:37: NJBD: 2 (EMTs)
9:41: She went from being so strong and crazy to being lame and gullible. Gross kissing, I saw an elderly couple making out outside of a Denny's once, which isn't really related, but kind of.
9:46: The recording seems to prove the idea that the president was getting used. He seemed angry, stupid, and blaming on the phone, that means it wasn't faked.
9:54: This music is stupid. Good thinking, Chloe, bathroom jokes are always the best way to get out of trouble.
9:55: I kind of feel like if these guys really were patriots, they wouldn't be shooting cops. Another incongruity with the show, it's SO implausible.
9:56: NJBD: 6 (cops and baddies, bank manager). I wish the bank manager hadn't died. He was one of the good ones, he was.
0 JBKC, 0 tortures, 8 NJBD, Prediction Ratio n/a
Jack Bauer is really getting outclassed on the killings lately, he'd better catch up. I'm watching this show now, only for the blog, it's pathetic.
Totals for the season, 30 JBKCs, 5 tortures, 122 NJBDs, Prediction Ratio 45% (5 out of 11)

24: Episode 16, 10 PM - 11 PM

Key Words: 24, Jack Bauer,

I'm mad at "24". Two weeks ago, the cliffhanger was that the terrorist may or may not have got her information from Audrey Raines. Audrey was portrayed as a terrorist. Then,, "Oops, Christopher Henderson just told me to use that name." Again, it's a problem of trust. If we can't trust "24" not to jerk us around and just throw in random bits of information, then there's no reason for us to watch.

9:02: Looks like Jack Bauer's plan worked and the world is safe for everyone.
9:03: Oh, my God, bring the terrorist to safety, Jack Bauer. Fire doesn't burn Jack Bauer. Jack Bauer is the white-hot heat of one million suns.
9:04: Jack Bauer is scared? A shockwave just went through the universe.
9:06: Karen Myers' assistant is like an airplane full of snakes.
9:07: Do you think Aaron Pierce goes months and months without being shot at and then relishes the days he's shot at twice in a couple hours.
9:09: So is Evelyn a good girl or a bad girl? Maybe she's both, the best kind.
9:10: Oooh. The "IP Account" that's what the interweb is made of.
9:10: I just laughed out loud. No one cares about Evelyn's baby. Except Jack Bauer.
9:12: I've said it before and I'll say it again, THIS SHOW SUCKS!
9:16: "Backslash Protocol" hmmm.
9:17: How does Audrey not smash that guy? I don't think her loyalties are as divided as Homeland thinks she is.
9:19: When a mid-level Chief of Staff starts throwing around nasty threats like that, Bushbots everywhere get excited.
9:21: This is another situation when the show is making it seem really obvious that a major figure (Hal Gardner) is responsible for everything. They did this earlier in the season and it made me really angry and depressed because I knew it wasn't going to turn out the way they were making it seem like it was going to turn out.
9:24: Evelyn Martin's daughter looks much older than I would have expected.
9:28: Duh. Duh. Duh. Hal Gardner, meet Wayne Palmer.
9:31: Audrey's entrance into that conversation seemed horribly unnecessary.
9:31: This is so fucking stupid. There's no explanation. There's no way at all for it to be believable that Evelyn Martin would feel like she "has [David Palmer's] blood on her hands" and not do everything possible to help the investigation.
9:33: "Patch me in"? How exactly does one patch someone in on a cell phone?
9:40: Why doesn't Jack Bauer just torture Evelyn. I mean, in the scheme of things, what does anyone care about her? Jack Bauer has a weakness for little girls, but still…
9:42: Jack Bauer has an enormous sentimental side. Basically if you want to convince him to do something he doesn't want to do you just play the revenge card and talk about you brother getting shot through the neck. He crumbles like a house of cards every single time.
9:43: What if the President is the puppetmaster? That would be the ultimate in unbelievability and right up this show's alley.
9:44: Torture her, Jack Bauer, torture her!!!
9:51: "Damn it, there's too many of them." What the hell does that mean, Jack Bauer? When has that ever stopped you?
9:51: JBKC: 2 (Christopher Henderson's bad guys).
9:51: NJBD: 1 (Wayne Palmer pops his death cherry on a buddy of Christopher Henderson's).
9:56: JBKC: 1 (Christopher Henderson's bad guy).
9:58: Ahem, I don't mean to toot my horn but, "9:43: What if the President is the puppetmaster? That would be the ultimate in unbelievability and right up this show's alley."
3 JBKC, 0 tortures, 1 NJBD, Prediction Ratio n/a (I could count the rope-a-dope president, but I didn't follow prediction protocol).
This shit sucks. President Logan is a mastermind and for what? The only reason I'm watching this is to see how lobbying and immigration get folded into the plot in the next couple weeks.
Totals for the season, 30 JBKCs, 5 tortures, 114 NJBDs, Prediction Ratio 45% (5 out of 11)