24 Character Countdown (Episode 15)
Tom Lennox (29) 
-Still doesn’t like what VP Powers Boothe is doing (+3)
-Tried to stop the launch by telling the VP that Gredenko was in custody (+4)
Net Gain/Loss: +7
Current Total: 36
President Wayne Palmer (58)
-Started “crashing� when the doctor was taking him out of his coma (-7)
-Apparently by “crashing� the doctor actually meant that he’s doing “amazingly well� (+10)
-Stopped the launch of the nuke (+8)
Net Gain/Loss: +11
Current Total: 69
Bill Buchanan (124)
-Oh it’s good to have the old recapping Bill back isn’t it? He was on a recapping spree in this episode (+2)
-Talked Nadia into staying (+4)
Net Gain/Loss: +6
Current Total: 130
Nadia Yassir (122)
-Looks pretty good when she’s all sad an mopey like she’s been falsely imprisoned or something (+4)
-Is apparently one of the “best people� CTU has, who knew? I think Bill just doesn’t want to lose his good looking secretary (+5)
-Really showed what she’s made of and is going to stay on at CTU. That girl’s got spunk I tell ya, spunk! (+4)
-Tried to tell Milo that nothing was ever going to happen between them (+5)
-Two seconds later let something happen between them by kissing Milo back, EWW! I wonder how that scraggly goatee and mustache felt on her face (-7)
Net Gain/Loss: +11
Current Total: 133
Jack Bauer (420)
-Ended up adding to his kill count because the pilot of the drone died (+3)
-The pilot however was their only lead for Gredenko (-3)
-Wahoo, led in another tact team (+4)
-Shot Mark in the leg (+2)
-Acted the most fatherly I’ve ever seen him since the early seasons with Kim. I hope him and Brady get some play dates later on down the road (+8)
-Got the information from Mark (+3)
-Talked Brady through the capture of Gredenko (+5)
-Killed the other hostile that was inside the car (+3)
-Threatened Gredenko with torture (+4)
-Didn’t torture Gredenko at all, bummer (-10)
Net Gain/Loss: +19
Current Total: 439
Chloe O’Brian (212)
-Caught the call between Gredenko and Mark Hauser, she’s always catching those breaks (+4)
-Chole, Queen of Awkwardness, was kind enough to point out how awkward it’s going to be for Nadia to come back to work (+2)
-Also saw it fit to stick it to Milo and point out how awkward it’s going to be for him (+4)
-Saw the kiss, Chloe sees all (+8)
Net Gain/Loss: +18
Current Total: 230
Morris O’Brian (91)
-Checked the relay-module-thingy to make sure it was authentic (+3)
-Is showing no signs, whatsoever, of being power drilled in the shoulder just a few hours ago (+4)
Net Gain/Loss: +7
Current Total: 98
Sandra Palmer (-2)
-Said words (-5)
-Didn’t take long to be convinced to take Wayne out of the coma, see sometimes even Sandra can get positive points (+6)
-She did, however, have to act like she was crying which was pretty painful (-3)
-Didn’t want to induce the coma again (+4)
Net Gain/Loss: +2
Current Total: 0
Vice President Powers Boothe (46)
-Has apparently gone completely insane (-5)
-I thought he was going to burst a blood vessel when he found out Wayne was being taken out of his coma (-3)
-Acted like he cares about Wayne’s health (-3)
-Had a doctor stand up to him, that had to have been totally emasculating (-7)
-Wants to launch nukes at any cost (-6)
-Acted like a spoiled little boy when he found out that the launch had been cancelled by Wayne (-9)
-Is going to try and get Wayne thrown out of office (-10)
Net Gain/Loss: -43
Current Total: 3
Karen Hayes (114)
-Convinced Sandra to get her to take Wayne out of the coma (+5)
Net Gain/Loss: +5
Current Total: 119
Rick “Mikey Doyle� Schroder (72)
-Acted all sneaky, like he was going to hide the evidence that Nadia was innocent (-4)
-Actually did the right thing with the evidence that Nadia is innocent (+5)
-May indeed have a heart deep inside that scrotum faced exterior (+4)
-Gave Milo a little pat on the shoulder. Maybe they can be drinking buddies now, let’s hope so (+3)
-Threatened Johnson (the new guy from Denver) (+4)
Net Gain/Loss: +12
Current Total: 84
Milo (120)
-Did his best stalker impersonation when he was just sitting at his desk checking out Nadia in the holding cell (-3)
-Undid his arm sling to go after Doyle. “Come here Doyle, I’ll squirt blood on you from my gun wound� (+4)
-Apologized to Doyle (+2)
-Tried to apologize to Nadia but she walked away, REJECTED (-3)
-Followed Nadia, he wasn’t going to go away that easy, and almost tore her hair out to kiss her (+5)
Net Gain/Loss: +5
Current Total: 125
LEADERBOARD:
Jack Bauer—439
Chloe O’Brian—230
Nadia Yassir—133
Bill Buchanan—130
Milo—125
Karen Hayes—119
Charles Logan—109
Morris O’Brian—98
Rick “Mikey Doyle� Schroder—84
President Wayne Palmer—69
Tom Lennox—36
Vice President Powers Boothe—3
Sandra Palmer—0
Special Awards:
Marital Problems Award: Goes to Gredenko and Fayed. They bicker like an old married couple, but instead of fighting over what’s for dinner it’s about nukes.
Most Helpful CTU Informant Ever Award: Goes to Brady who did everything he was supposed to. Good for you Brady.
Greatest Sniper Award: Goes to the sniper who shot Gredenko with that dart. That shot happened a split second after Brady ducked.
Reader Suggested Awards:
From Bailey
Best Scene That Could be Used in a Porn Film
Jack: You know who I am?
Grendenko: I know all about you Agent Bauer
Jack (leaning in): Then you know what I’m gonna do to you.
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March 27th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
The VP should at least get some positive points for immediately finding out Wayne was being brought back through his insider channels.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Sandra actually wasn’t too bad this episode, amazing.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
I think there should be a universal tac. team award, since Jack goes through one or two every episode and has them on command.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Still not a single mention of Logan the past two episodes…very strange to me. I need to know if he’s back in his goofy cowboy outfit and quoting scriptures. There’s something going on with the VP’s secretary. Mark my words.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Given Nadia’s response to Bill’s request to stay … I think she just might be the mole afterall. The whole “chip that got around all of CTU’s defenses” seems a weak argument. It could have been left there to cover Nadia’s tracks. Unlikely, but entirely plausible given Nadia’s face when Bill was talking to her.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Most Useless Presidential Administration Award goes to everyone sitting around VP Powers Booth - excluding Tom Lennox and Karen Hayes, of course. Seriously though - NO ONE ELSE wants to debate on this just a little bit??? Nah, just let him send the nuke. Oh, he wants to take over the presidency now that the President is back? Sure - why not? Geez, those people are useless.
March 27th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
I’m sad that after all the trouble Gredenko’s caused that Jack didn’t slap him around just a little bit. And just for the record, I don’t believe real terrorists go for the “I want immunity and then I’ll give you what you want”-line at the first sign of being captured. What about “going down with the ship” or “you’ll get nothing but my name rank and serial number” or “do what you want to the girl, but leave me alone”? Well, maybe not that last one, but I guess that’s the line you have when you’re a terrorist and you look into the cold, bittered stare of Jack Bauer. It’s “Oh you’ll never get to me because my lawyer’s on the phone and he’s got a whole case of immunity to throw in your face, Mister Bauer!” Sorry, but I really want that dvd set.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Worst wanna-be terrorist ever award goes to Brady’s brother (I don’t remember his name). He gave away all his information right away. Gredenko must not’ve been paying him enough.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Submitted for your consideration again:
CTU Agent Most Likely to be Killed by Jack Award: Rick “Mikey Doyle� Schroder
March 27th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Underground bunker doctor: +100 for standing up to the vice president without wetting himself.
Best use of a James Bond move goes to Milo, for his forded kiss of Nadia cause he knew she really wanted it.
Also I bet $100 that the Brady will be working for CTU next season.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
The Tony and Michelle Couples Award:
goes to Milo and Nadia who hook up on the job during a major crisis just like Tony and Michelle a long time ago. minus points though for not being as likeable…on the big nosed milo side.
this time it feels empty cause they both have not been around till this season (milo season 1 appearance doesn’t count). So its almost like two strangers making out in a highschool hallway. Get a room for christs sake.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I think Chloe might still have feelings for Milo. The way she was looking at them kissing, I’m not sure she was so happy. Perhaps she went back to Morris just because he’s her ex-husband and that seemed like a logical thing to do.
I am really happy though to see all the ‘’supposedly” main characters of the season back in action (yes, including Sandra… she’s not that bad). I was wondering why they even bothered to make a photoshot of the main characters, since so many of them (sandra, karen, chloe, nadia, palmer) where getting so little screen time. Now it’s starting to make sense. I’d give a special award to the producers to have included all their main characters in one episode, giving all of them at least three lines and a meaningful job.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Biggest 24 Mystery Award: goes to Denver, because apparently, EVERYONE in 24-verse knows whats up (except us). Seriously, wtf happened in Denver?
March 27th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
The Season 4 Comeback Award (in the spirit of Tony, Michelle, and David Palmer making comebacks into the show) goes to Wayne Palmer for calling off the nuke strike when all along we thought he had “crashed” in his coma. It was great to hear Wayne’s voice after a multi-episode hiatus.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
I’m with you Edmundo, we need someone to explain what tragic malfunction happened in Denver.
Milo and Nadia are annoying me. Mostly Milo.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
“Greatest Doctor Ever!” Award: Wayne’s doctor, for standing up the the scariest character in the show, saving the president from his wounds from the explosion by inducing the coma, and then bringing him out of the coma, while Wayne was crashing, all in less than forty minutes.
“Worst Doctors Ever!” Award: CTU medical. With a very bad prior record (they couldn’t treat Paul’s (season 4) gunshot wound over six episodes!) they let yet another information-filled terrorist die. What is that, like ten now? Plus, they have an amazing zero surviving patients!
March 27th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Special awards: most akward beging to a kiss… milo. most annoying person to even look at… sandra palmer!!!!
March 27th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Yes, the “Denver Incident” -could it be the Mile High Massacre? Or the Ruckus in the Rockies? - which clearly evryone knows about because they only refer to it as “Denver”, must surely play some role later on.
This episode was clearly one for characters to show their better sides - Mikey not being such a jerk after all, the White House doc standing up to the crazy VP and Sandra actually being quite likeable for a change - except, of course, for VP Powers “Gone to my head, and now it hurts real bad” Booth.
March 27th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
OK, I’ve said this before - The VP is named Noah Daniels, NOT Powers Boothe. That’s the actor who plays him!
March 27th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Best Brother Award: goes to Mark. After taking care of Brady for “a long time”, he has no idea that Brady doesn’t eat red food. What’s worse, Mark WATCHES Brady doing all the dirty work.
March 27th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Kim Jong Il Award: Goes to Vice President Whatshisname for being annoying and hellbent on launching nukes.
March 27th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
@ James: We are all well aware. Powers Booth just sounds more intimidating than Noah.
March 27th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
There is something about this season that is bugging me, i feel like we still only know about 10% of what is really going on. There have been so many pointles storylines (walid, all the nonsense at CTU, karen hayes leaviing just to turn around and come back, reed and his partner) that make it feel like the writers are waiting to blow everything open. Where the heck is charles logan, philip bauer, and JAMES HELLER?
March 28th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Good point Kevm… I’ve been thinking the same thing. There are more questions than answers at this point, which makes me think everything is gonna come pouring out sometime soon.
I’m also still REALLY curious about Marilyn’s kid actually being Graem’s - that kid just looks WAY too much like a male version of Kim and I can’t believe they didn’t do that on purpose.
Also, James… I believe Aaron pointed out a few recaps ago that he didn’t think “Noah Daniels” sounded scary enough. Most of us are agreeing when we call him Powers Booth.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:01 am
well there’s 9 episodes left. You can bet things will blow wide open soon enough.. hopefully they explore Jack goin after who killed Adrey, but that might be a teaser jump into season 7.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:06 am
I prefer calling the VP Noah, I can’t remember who called him by his first name not so long ago, I think it was Tom Lennox… Anyways I sounded so cute, like he was talking to a five years old kid, that to me he’ll stay Noah even if he blows up a continent. I haven’t been scared of him, even for a few seconds, since then.
March 28th, 2007 at 10:53 am
I’m concerned about Gredenko’s health. First he gets chocked by Fayed with a gun to his neck and next he’s shot in the neck with a tranquilizer dart (good shot sniper!). Plus, what’s he thinking riding around town in an SUV after dark. What if somebody spots him and tries to apprehend him. Oh, wait. Never mind.
I think the Good Conduct award goes to Brady. He’s a real breath of fresh air. I agree he could be hired by CTU, but if something goes wrong and he gets blamed, I wouldn’t want to see him interrogated. I sure hope he gets to see his brother.
March 28th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
What about Jack’s dad, the guy from Babe? And Six Feet Under. And everything else. Where did he run off to after making it seem like he was about to shoot his little son Jack? He escaped from CTU’s perimeter, and now he’s missing. Maybe he’ll be back in the later episodes as the real mastermind of the whole thing. Or maybe he has something to do with Denver.
This season is really pretty slow and is totally following the 24 formula. I wish things would be a little different. We’ve seen it all before. Jack runs point. Jack kills someone. Jack tortures someone. The bad guy asks for immunity. Chloe scowls. Kissing in the CTU office. A VP wants more power. Yawn! Let’s get something unique for the remaining few shows.. Please!
March 28th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
@ Jose Alvear:
THANK YOU for reminding me about Philip Bauer in “Babe”. He really needs to come back soon - he’s just about the only person who totally knows how to screw with Jack’s head.
Also… am I the only one who’s been waiting for Philip Bauer to say,
“That’ll do, Jack. That’ll do.”
I was so sure he would say after he killed Graem, but alas… no dice.
March 30th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Karen needs some kind of award for staying with Sandra all that time and even getting her coffee (or whatever that was (she should’ve slipped her a “mickey”).
We should be nearing the point in the season where we get some big information in next few episodes. And yes, Philip Bauer should resurface, but he was so whiny about “the company” he built, there’s no telling what he’s going to do next.
Noah/Powers does appear that he might burst a vein any minute if he doesn’t get his way and get Wayne out of the way. I’ll bet somewhere down the line Tom gets framed for the bomb in the bunker until it comes out that the VP was behind it. Or not.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:21 pm
To Kevm about James Heller:
You may recall last season he drove off a cliff into some body of water.
Although there is no official announcement that he died, one could only assume he didn’t survive
March 31st, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Except for the fact that 2 episodes later, they say that Heller survived.
April 11th, 2007 at 11:50 am
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