24: Episode 22, 4 AM - 5 AM

Key Words: 24, Jack Bauer,
What do we know? We know that regardless of the fact that millions of Americans were screaming simultaneously at the TV during last week's show for Jack Bauer to play the tape for someone, anyone, ANYONE! Apparently, they only delayed the show by 20 minutes and not 30, which would have made more sense. And apparently, I missed the ambush scene and about 10 NJBDs.
9:31: Motherfucker. I can't believe I just missed the first 10 minutes. This is just another reason to resent President Bush…
9:33: So who was torturing Aaron Pierce? Why is the president bargaining with him? And who is this other Secret Service agent? There's a reason the Secret Service doesn't work for the president, and I think Charles Logan is the reason.
9:37: There's nothing more annoying than someone getting a hundred lucky bounces and then gloating about it. The president had a gun in his mouth 20 minutes ago and now he's king of the world.
9:40: Buchannon just said "What would David Palmer do?" WWDPD, I want a bracelet.
9:42: Oh, the politics of survival. I think Christopher Henderson is a neo-con.
9:43: I'm actually really enjoying this scene between Jack Bauer and Henderson. It's a joust of Jack Bauer and someone who can at least carry Jack Bauer's underwear.
9:50: "Not a Phoenix. It's a poison pill firewall." Oh, Chloe, you've been doing so well lately. And now you've gone and said something annoying! Damn it!
9:51: What an inopportune time for the First Lady to be wandering aimlessly in a stable.
9:52: Yeah, it's definitely not in the Secret Service code to point a gun at the First Lady. That's for sure.
9:53: YES! NJBD: 1 (Evil Secret Service Agent). Way to go, First Lady! Wait, what's wrong with Aaron Pierce? Is he going to become the first person in the history of media to be killed by a gun butt hit to the head? That would be remarkable.
9:58: So Henderson said this guy would be able to tell if there was a wire and yet it's OK for C.T.U. to hang out outside? That makes sense.
10:01: "24" is really getting some great cameos this year. This bad guy is a face, right? I've seen him before.
10:02: I bet Christopher Henderson's double cross was some sort of rouge…
10:03: JBKC: 1 (Molina)
10:04: Christopher Henderson obviously had this planned out, so why wouldn't he tell Jack Bauer in advance? I guess he just wanted Jack Bauer to look stupid. Well, Chris, it worked.
10:10: Next year, it should be "24" starring Aaron Pierce and Curtis Manning. I'd watch that show and I wouldn't ever complain.
10:13: Is this the first time that Jack Bauer has warned someone and they've sprung immediately into action? I think so.
10:13: NJBD: 1 (The Captain)
10:14: NJBD: 10? (The sailors)
10:15: I can't believe "24" had the balls to let Bierko escape, and let him have a back up plan that includes a Russian submarine. This is a total "I'm Keith Hernandez" moment. They think we'll believe anything. Next week there's going to be a pizzly bear, just wait.
1 JBKC, 0 tortures, 21 NJBD, Prediction Ratio n/a
2 hour finale next week. Should be great. Or watchable at least. I may actually have to watch part of the show on some sort of tape delay. We'll see. We'll see.
Totals for the season, 37 JBKCs, 5 tortures, 148 NJBDs, Prediction Ratio 45% (5 out of 11)

24: Episode 21, 3 AM - 4 AM

Key Words: 24, Jack Bauer,

I'm going to be upset with the outcome of this.

9:03: Please, Jack Bauer. Please figure out a way for other people to listen to the tape…
9:04: Ha! I knew that Secretary Raines survived!
9:04: I like how this guy talking to the president is so matter of fact when he's talking about shooting down a plane.
9:06: What consequences is that guy talking about? Wouldn't they just deny any involvement?
9:09: Come on, Novick, talk them out of it. It's really their only choice.
9:09: I wonder what the time differential between the 15 minutes the military guy said they had left to shoot the plane down and the 21 minutes it will take to land the plane they talked about a few minutes ago. It's really impossible to tell in the "24" reality.
9:10: President Logan is several different clichés all at once. It's so ridiculous.
9:17: Why does Jack Bauer still say, "This is Bauer" when he picks up his phone? People know who he is, that's why they call him.
9:17: "5 minutes away".
9:18: "1 minute to missile launch". That was the fastest 4 minutes ever.
9:20: They can't shoot it down if it's landing.
9:20: Abort. Hold fire. President Logan almost lost it there.
9:22: Seriously? They couldn't let the plane go under the overpass and rip off the wings… I was braced for some shearing. What a missed opportunity! I haven't been this disappointed in several weeks. The pilot said they needed 5000 feet for a regular landing. He somehow was able to increase his speed and angle of descent dramatically AND still land in less space than usual? There's only one explanation. The ground is allergic to Jack Bauer. Jack Bauer's presence in the front of the aircraft provided just enough repulsion for the plane's nose to not go plummeting into the ground.
9:29: Damn, Curtis. He should be promoted. He's the Tony Almeda of a new generation! "This is not the Jack Bauer you are looking for." "This is not the Jack Bauer we are looking for. Move along." I want a Curtis T-Shirt.
9:30: Jack Bauer REALLY needs to play the tape for someone else, please.
9:30: Miles the Snake. I hope he saves the day.
9:30: What is Chloe working on now? She finished the airplane tracking thing, right?
9:32: Miles the Snake is such a bitch. He's been acting like Dwight Schroot more and more. His voice even sounds like Dwight.
9:33: Why are they transporting this guy when they don't transport anyone else? They still have Christopher Henderson in there, right?
9:34: There's no possible way that Bierko would have planned to have the C.T.U. transport driver there be one of his guys. That would be the contingency plan of mother contingencies. He would have no way of planning on being captured by C.T.U. and then being brought to their HQ and then being moved from there. How much do you have to spend to have a man on the take in every federal agency everywhere? And why don't any of these agencies do any background checks?
9:39: Tell him, Logan, you need a way out of the darkness. Stop letting innocent Americans die. Tell him!
9:40: What are these guys going to do if President Logan doesn't
9:41: PLEASE MAKE A COPY OF THE TAPE. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! If Bierko has people in C.T.U. maybe Audrey's a traitor. You never know.
9:42: Audrey and Jack Bauer must have stinky breath right now.
9:44: Why is Charles Logan so beholden to these guys? He is like the little gang member that wants to be a big gang member and has to kill someone from the other gang so he can be a full member of the gang.
9:47: Here's the thing, not just anyone can clear all the hurdles necessary to become President of the USA. The person who becomes president must have certain personality traits that don't allow them to take no for an answer or accept defeat. So "24" is now asking me to believe that President Logan somehow became president while having none of the traits. Even his impetuous now seems to be a ruse. They want me to think he's going to kill himself to protect the guys in the room with the silly hands free things in their ears? I say NO!
9:52: Oh snap, she don't love you anymore, Charles!
9:54: Saved by the bell. Get the phone, Charles.
9:54: There is hope yet, eh, Charles?
9:54: Miles the Snake is SUCH A BITCH. Looks like he's got a new snake charmer.
9:56: Why do these ceremonial guns that people have always seem to come with bullets?

0 JBKC, 0 tortures, 0 NJBD, Prediction Ratio n/a
Who knows anymore? I mean, really. There's nothing left to say. No one died today, which is odd. I think this is the first time all season.
Totals for the season, 36 JBKCs, 5 tortures, 127 NJBDs, Prediction Ratio 45% (5 out of 11)

24: Episode 20, 2 AM - 3 AM

Key Words: 24, Jack Bauer,

I sense this might be a kind of let down episode like a few weeks ago. We'll see.

9:08: So far, nothing special. Except I bet Chloe tells the hotel bar drunk guy off at some point.
9:10: Good to know that "24" thinks so highly of air marshals. JBKC: 1 (Air Marshal)
9:17: Is she trying to tell Mike or not? The First Lady not doing a very good job of being quiet.
9:18: The problem is that the First Lady doesn't have any credibility left, so it's really hard to figure out what she's up to. The writers can really do whatever they want. If they want to go Lady Godiva with her, they could do that and no one would really be able to tell.
9:20: I can't tell if it's me or if there's nothing going on in the show right now.
9:21: The president can be pretty smart when he wants to be. Wait a second. How can we believe that he is smart enough now to outsmart his wife, when he's been as dumb as a paperweight all season.
9:21: Ah, here we go… Time for some action.
9:23: I thought this was some sort of diplomatic flight? Doesn't it seem like a commercial flight to you? Why is there an air marshal on a commercial flight?
9:30: Uh oh, Jack Bauer, better get out of there. Something bad is happening that couldn't have been foreseen.
9:32: Nice. I think that may have been one of the best things Chloe has ever done. She should add the taser to her normal repertoire.
9:34: Jack Bauer knows so much about airplanes that he is able to adjust the flight pattern from the baggage hold. Absolutely amazing. He never ceases to amaze.
9:35: This has got to be the worst air marshal of all time. Getting knocked out originally and now not doing anything when he has a gun pointed on him.
9:42: Now Miles knows that Karen Myers is screwing around. Miles is a lot like Dwight Schroot. We all know that guy.
9:42: Mike Novick is the perfect person for Miles to be calling right now. This is going to turn everything around. I hope.
9:43: "A soft Q and A". Maybe Miles just wishes it was him getting the soft q and a.
9:45: See here's a situation where the President is going to use the Secret Service as his palace guard. I could see that happening in the next couple years.
9:51: I wonder how long Chloe can keep electrocuting this guy without anyone noticing.
9:51: Why did it take so damn long to find out about the pilot? They can do and not do whatever they want and it doesn't ever seem to bother people that the time of tasks changes drastically depending on what needs to be done when… Oh well.
9:54: Can Jack Bauer fly the plane? Can he? What do you think? It doesn't matter! Yay, Jack Bauer. Now how's he going to escape the Secret Service/Palace Guard?
9:54: I bet Jack Bauer can fly the plane. CAN JACK BAUER PLEASE PLAY THE TAPE FOR SOMEONE ELSE? PLEASE! JUST PUT IT ON LOOP ON THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SO SOMEONE CAN RECORD IT. I can't stand it.
9:56: Art imitating life with the plane being shot down? I don't even want to suggest it. 9:56: Isn't the plane supposed to be landing really soon? They said 15 minutes a while go

1 JBKC, 0 tortures, 0 NJBD, Prediction Ratio n/a
I was right, nothing really happened. Why didn’t the co-pilot crash the plane? All the other folks were willing to die to protect the secret. AND, how could it possibly have been arranged that the co-pilot able to meet Henderson and then fly the most commercial "diplomatic" flight of all time? We'll never know.
Totals for the season, 36 JBKCs, 5 tortures, 127 NJBDs, Prediction Ratio 45% (5 out of 11)