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1. Dennis Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 12:53 pm

   Who thinks we know what season 7 is going to be about now?

   Jack kills all the Audrey murderers and in the process overthrows the government of China.

2. Mark Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 1:28 pm

   I was thinking the same thing when Jack found out about Audrey. Season 7, he goes over to China and just kills a whole bunch of people in revenge. That would be sweet

3. Chris Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 1:36 pm

   Considering that Milos gave Nadia his login information and the writers had Chloe spot it in the CTU system, I think Milos is the spy/leak. Never liked him, anyway.

4. Bailey Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 1:51 pm

   I think you were a bit too generous with Tom Lennox’s points in this episode. I thought he was pretty weak in his opposition to the VP’s plan. I was so hoping he would spill the beans about the plot to kill Palmer not actually coming from the “random Arab country.”

   Also, do yall think Audrey is actually dead? I’m undecided.

5. JJB Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 2:05 pm

   I dont think that Milo is the mole, I think good ol’ Mr silver spoons / Scrotum face is the mole….

6. HardwareGuy Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 2:12 pm

   Bill needs a minus 10 for not telling Jack about Audrey.

7. HardwareGuy Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 2:14 pm

   Oh, Nadia also needs +5 for checking Doyle’s file and finding out what he did in Denver and saying something about him getting off on hurting people. On second thought, make that +7.

8. Mark D Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 2:16 pm

   I think Sandra Palmer should get +2 points for not speaking or uttering a whine. We all know she’ll lose all these points once she actually opens her mouth next episode but I really appreciate not hearing her on this episode. Also, kudos on the Rick “Mikey Doyleâ€? Schroder picture. And finally, Morris should get at least 1 point for his witty comment about working at CTU after getting the “breathalizer” from Chloe.

9. Craig Says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 2:19 pm

   I think you guys are being a little harsh on Rick “Mikey Doyleâ€? Schroder. Anyone who “gets off on inflicting pain” gets a couple of positive points in my 24 universe.

   Totally agree on the Charles Logan cliffhanger issue - although I am now assuming he is dead since his plot involvement is over.

10. Mark Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 2:31 pm

    Rick Schroder just doesn’t fit the role of a badass CTU agent for me. He doesn’t look anything like one. I miss Curtis

11. Alex P Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    On the subject of Logan being dead or alive, did anyone notice the fact he wasn’t even in the “previously” ANYWHERE? Not the debating, not the stabbing, not the ambulance… if you’d missed the last episode you’d wonder where the hell he went…

12. Eric Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 3:33 pm

    I think Rick Schroder is the mole. He was first to point the finger and racial profile a suspect. First thing I would do if I were a mole is to set up a likely person (middle eastern descent) to take the fall. As soon as a mole is discovered, i would be the first to point the finger. It’s textbook really.

    If it does turn out to be Milo I wouldn’t be too surprised. No doubt Sandra Palmer will sacrifice her brother’s life for the good of the country because Wayne will avert the nuclear strike as soon as he wakes up.

    Biggest writing oversight award goes for lack of mentioning the ‘two man rule’ for the release of nuclear warheads. Nuclear launches must be confirmed by a second elected, or congress approved, official that is on ‘the list’. This is to stop just such a psychotic Chief Executive like Powers Boothe launching a nuclear strike all on his own.

13. jaradsucks Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    morris is the mole, i mean come on, he convineintly lost the drone, he and his terrorist friends tortured him for show to set the remote earlier, hes obviously trying to blow up nuclear bombs. and hes arab. so basically its him

14. Mike B. Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 4:04 pm

    The Peanut Butter in Mouth Award:

    goes to Rick “mikey doyle” schroder for his slurred pronounciation of Muslim as moozzzzlum.

    The pronounciation was just so slurred and awkward I almost broke out laughing. It made him sound like he had a speech impediment.

    Also I think this evil VP being all nuke happy is just too over the top…even for this show…that two man rule that everyone else mentioned is exactly why. There is just no way he could make that decision on his own and have the joint chiefs just sit there with no comment.

15. Mark Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 4:07 pm

    Since when is morris arab :/ and i doubt that was “fake” torture, especially since the terrorists didn’t know who the guy was going to be until that british guy found him.

16. Jeni Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 4:37 pm

    Well, I say

    Chloe deserves (-5) for not spilling the beans that Nadia was using Milo’s username after she discoverd the leak was coming from Nadia’s computer. It was Ok to keep it quiet before, but shouldn’t she think something is up when the leak ends up being Nadia?

    And (-10) for Scortum face who is desparately trying to be Jack Bauer. He’s not even a poor man’s Jack Bauer.

17. jaradsucks Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 4:39 pm

    they claimed to not have, it was all a front. now jack and ctu really dont think its him, hes homefree as of right now but jack will figure it out. and hes arab, trust me

18. TClouser Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 7:26 pm

    I actually think you got Jack’s first minus all wrong.
    -Has floating rib fragments inside him that could cause internal bleeding, yet still wants to head up a field team and bring down a nuclear drone (albeit sloppily, - points well deserved there), with the worst effect apparently being a cough before busting in and killing people off. I’d give him a +10 and a Whiskey Dry.

    Also, I am indetermined as to whether Audrey’s dead. First she was in her own show, now she’s not, so they could reverse it, but I think that a China trip could make the best plot for the 24 movie they love to dream about. I don’t even need a story there. Just have two hours of Jack kicking down different doors and terrorizing China. Then next season they’ll be a bigger ally than Britain lest we sic Jack on them again.

19. Gdog Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 7:27 pm

    Dude, keep this stuff coming, it’s golden!!!

20. steve Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 7:33 pm

    Most inept firefighter award shared by the fire crew who turned up at the drone crash site, realized it was hot and then left. Without putting out the fire!!
    To add to the bad writing award: The same writers who wrote Graem’s wife back, even briefly, into the show. And how the hell would she know about Jack and Audrey? I thought Jack had been separated from his family. Also, wasn’t Sandra in LA a few hours ago? How’d she get to DC?

21. James Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 7:45 pm

    Awesome stuff, but if I’m not mistaken, the Vice President is named Noah Daniels, played by actor Powers Boothe.

22. Rebecca Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 7:45 pm

    “-Pronounced “Muslim,â€? “Moooooooooslumâ€? (-12)”

    Thanks for getting this. The most obnoxious thing Doyle did.

23. Mike Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 7:46 pm

    Actually, I think Sandra was in D.C. the whole time. Anyway, I’m not sure whether Audrey is dead because I don’t think the writers would kill off a main character like that. There was no story to it, it was that all of a sudden Audrey is dead in a car crash. That would be terrible for the show. However, I don’t know how they would do it, but I’m sure the writers could find a way to show that Audrey’s death was faked. And I agree with Steve. How would Marilyn know that Audrey was the person Jack was talking about? I mean come on, there are so many people it can be and she correctly guesses some lady she read about in the paper?

24. The_Bird Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 8:16 pm

    First, I am sure that Audrey’s death is fake. She has to come back at some point, the sooner the better. That doesn’t mean Jack won’t go kill half of the Chinese autorities, which I am sure he’ll do, no matter what at this point.

    And the reason why Marilyn knows is because she obviously knows of the connection between Jack and Audrey (while he worked for her father). So when she learned of the death of a former secretary of defense in China, she probably immediately recognised Audrey, whom she knew about.

    Second, I think they intentionnaly kept Logan’s fate a mystery. The writers have done the same thing with Lynn, the girl who was working for David Palmer. They mentionned themselves in interviews that they kept some characters fate a mistery to eventually come back to them later, if necessary.

25. Mark D Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 8:24 pm

    At what point in the season do you think Jack will wake up in a Chinese prison with that “Castaway” beard and discover he’s had a really bad dream involving all these disturbing events? I mean, come on. He’d never really kill Curtis.
    If not, my vote is for Marilyn being the mole. She’s just up to no good, that one, although I’m not sure how she did it cause she probably isn’t that good with computers.
    Also, I miss Miles from last season, who prompted Bill’s best line, “You have no idea what you’re dealing with you little ass-kisser”, delivered as only Bill can.
    But enough nostalgia, Powers Boothe gets the “I’ve got a nuclear submarine and I’m not afraid to use it award”. Even though he is a bit over-the-top, my bladder still gets nervous when he’s on-screen. Any second now, he’s gonna whip out his six-shooters and just start firin’.

26. Jay Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 8:49 pm

    Now come to think of it, Audrey should be very well-known, maybe even celebrity status to an extent. Being a daughter of a political figure, dead husband, and all that, there’s NO WAY today’s media would not jump all over that. Plus Marilyn may be stalking Jack…..she should find all the information that she wants from Gram anyways.

27. Jay Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 8:51 pm

    !!!SPOILER!!!

    Audrey is still alive. Someone mentioned in a comment somewhere, she’s set to appear in later shows anyways.

28. Edmundo Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 9:27 pm

    1. “Mooooooslim” only confirms SF’s treachery and obvious mole-ness. He will go down.

    2. Did anyone else actually WANT the bomb to go off? How nuts would it be if, in 24-world, San Francisco was wiped off the map?

    3. Stupidest Terrorist Award: Gredenko/Fayed, for a) not having a mobile drone pilot, and b) stationing the pilot THREE BLOCKS FROM CTU.

29. Daniel Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 10:42 pm

    only one minor correction: nada DID look hot on the interrogation room.. all sweaty, with the blouse half open, and the headlights on! yeah baby yeah !

30. Mac_Bauer Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 7:00 am

    great post. Chloe deserves minus points for trying to suggest a residential neighborhood as a good spot for Jack to land the drone plane though. That strikes me a sloppy work.

31. Jason Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 8:40 am

    I agree…I was surprised that Chloe would let that thought even float through her mind.

32. Jason Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 8:47 am

    The Ricker really hasn’t aged well. I’ll bet Rick Stratton II has fared much better. Remember his wife, man I think she’s still a hotty. Poor scrotum face…running faster than the clock. At least Ponyboy only showed a few greys.

33. S.a.m. Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 9:08 am

    Wow, amazing what a comment contest will do. Aaron, GREAT JOB on posting the Silver Spoons pic! That cracked me up! However, I’d install some security cameras or something in your apartment. You just gave Powers Booth a -53. Do you really expect to live? He’s planning on nuking a cleverly-unnamed middle-eastern country for less than that!

34. Aaron Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 9:27 am

    Thanks for all the great comments everyone. Keep it up. I’m glad you guys really get into the Character Countdown. Thanks so much.

    Aaron.

35. Willy Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 10:25 am

    I’d give Chloe the “Least Helpful Award” for her response when Milo said,”I need you to do me a favor.” She looked at him, right in the face and said, “No.” Awesome. Also, I did think Nadia looked hot under interrogation. Also, Marylin. Wicked hot. Time to move on, Jack.

    /w

36. JR Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 1:37 pm

    I hate Mike Doyle. He should get -20 for asking Jack if she should take point on the mission. He should recognize that Jack should always get Point.

37. Dennis Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 4:11 pm

    Nadia deserves at least a +15 for her turn and saunter up the stairway. I like!

    If Milo had found out that someone else had “loaned” someone their password he would have given birth to several large bricks. Ricky should have taken his NYPD Blue knowledge and kicked Milo’s butt sideways. Then given him a hair cut.

    With that drone - what parts would have caused a fire like that? A fuel leak would have exploded. IC boards and composite fusalage don’t do much by way of burning. Couldn’t they squirt it with a hose from really far away to keep the actual bomb from blowing up? Maybe throw a blanket on it? Use a firetruck ladder to push 15 feet over into the water?

38. Andrew Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 6:27 pm

    I don’t think Milo is the mole, he got shot at and almost killed. If their plan had succeeded he would have been dead and thus no mole. Same goes for Morris.

    Also my own award:
    Worst Location to set up Terrorist Cell: Goes to the guy who was flying the plane 3 BLOCKS from CTU.

39. Chris Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 6:55 pm

    I was half expecting/hoping the drone’s bomb would have went off. When it was sitting there on fire and the firefighters were approaching, I was pretty sure that it’d just explode and take out everything with it - talk about a plot twist!

    But alas, no.

40. Edwin Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 7:06 pm

    First off, the corset is not a good look for Bauer.
    I think it could be possible that Milo is the mole as he’s had a lot of time between his appearance in the first season and this season to make any bad connections. However, if he is the mole, there’s a lot more he could’ve done to sabotage CTU.

41. Mike (whatever happened to my character) Novick Says:
    March 22nd, 2007 at 11:18 am

    Nadia didn’t look bad during her interrogation, but I think they’ve gone out of their way to make her look good, but not “too good (hot, etc.)”. Plus, we don’t know a whole lot about her, so she can be a candidate for suspicion when something goes wrong.
    Also, I really can’t blame anyone for not telling Jack about Audrey. However, if it was common knowledge, why didn’t Graem bring it up while he was smarting off to Jack during their brotherly time together? Really, I think it was Markov’s misstep not bringing that up during his interrogation. He might’ve saved a finger there if he’d onlly played that card. And lastly, I think you should have given Charles Logan at least 2 points this week for potentially staying alive for one more episode. Even if he’s really dead, he managed to hide from us for a whole hour. Sneaky man.

42. Kevm Says:
    March 22nd, 2007 at 12:59 pm

    I like the predicition about jack waking up in a chinese prison and the whole season being a dream, however i think even that is too crazy for 24. That would also mean the whole season was a waste which would tick too many people off. Nadia is the mole. The writers just want everyone to hate doyle just like everyone hated hal gardner last season until we found out that logan was the one to hate. Is anyone else wondering where philip bauer is and James Heller? After all, heller was pretty involved in the conspiracy last season.

43. Alex P Says:
    March 22nd, 2007 at 1:49 pm

    “3. Stupidest Terrorist Award: Gredenko/Fayed, for a) not having a mobile drone pilot, and b) stationing the pilot THREE BLOCKS FROM CTU.”

    I think they needed it close to quickly relay the satellite repositioning data. Or something.

44. Chuck Says:
    March 22nd, 2007 at 2:18 pm

    If Jack has that many scars now, what’s he gonna look like 2 seasons from now?

45. Ken Says:
    March 22nd, 2007 at 11:59 pm

    Pointlessly Angry Award: Mike Doyle, for constantly getting pissed off at everybody for little reason.
    Restrained Anger Award: Mike Doyle, for submitting to Jack’s authority in the field with no protests.

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47. Jose Alvear Says:
    March 23rd, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    Yes, the character countdown is something I look forward to every week. I was pretty pissed that they didn’t even mention Logan. Who was the other character from another season that someone mentioned had also just disappeared?

    How could Jack have steered that drone and landed it? Well, crash-landed perhaps. That’s very unlikely.

    A big boo to the writers for teasing us with the Denver thing again. Geez.

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48. Steve Says:
    March 24th, 2007 at 10:24 pm

    I want to chuckle every time I see Ricky Schroder on screen. I hope they kill him off at some point and replace him with another child star…Gary Coleman! Whatchutalkinabout Jack Bauer?

49. Mike (whatever happened to my character) Novick Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 10:44 am

    Ricky was trying to go “all Jack” on Nadia by choking her, but he just didn’t sell it. She’s not afraid of him ’cause she’s seen his “file”. Oooooh. That hurt. She told Milo that he knows she’s not involved in this, but Milo wimped out on defending her outright.
    I think Ricky’s trying to compete with the VP for most “over-acting” award, put he’s clearly out of his league. He did better on NYPD Blue, so maybe at some point we’ll see Dennis Franz come for a visit at CTU. That could be interesting as long as he promises to stay fully-clothed.

    On your other comments about no one mourning the loss of Teri Bauer, I don’t know if anyone mourned her as much as mourned for Jack’s loss. He took it pretty hard and that was the point, not that her character was necessarily liked. As for Curtis, I’m still shocked about that. What kind of twisted twist was it to have Jack kill one of the most helpful and likeable characters on the show. I guess that was this season’s “Tony, Michelle, or Edgar”-loss for starters. I have to believe someone else is going down soon given the track record here and the way it’s playing out. I suppose having 2 presidents potentially dying within the same day is dramatic enough. Until next hour…

50. Mike (whatever happened to my character) Novick Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 10:59 am

    Karen, the “Doubt-Spotter” was clearly wearing Depends when standing up to the VP. I believe she will live to regret attempting to get Wayne Palmer out of his coma. The consequences could be large.
    Bill “I love Karen, but Nadia is nice, too” Buchanan should just take Doyle aside and “recap” his rear for about 30 minutes and that’ll knock him back in line. We viewers, however should only have to see about 30 seconds or so of this at a time to keep us interested.
    Sandra Palmer should magically switch places with Wayne and then she could be the comatose “sacrifice” for this hour. (Wishful thinking).

51. Ethan Says:
    April 2nd, 2007 at 7:13 pm

    I’m a little late in replying (-3 points) that picture of Doyle is just hilarious! I just love these countdowns.

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