Watching 24

Tom Lennox (115)
-Stood up for Josh when the air strike was announced (+5)
-Totally turned his character around 180 degrees (+10)

Net Gain/Loss: +15
Current Total: 130

Bill Buchanan (179)
-Can fly helicopters, who knew? (+6)
-Perfect ladder placement for Jack when he had to jump off of the exploding oil rig (+9)

Net Gain/Loss: +15
Current Total: 194

Nadia Yassir (105)
-Still is pretty good looking even though she has a humongous scar on her face (+2)

Net Gain/Loss: +2
Current Total: 107

Jack Bauer (620)
-Commandeered CTU helicopter (+5)
-Took out tons of people on the oil rig platform by blowing up flammable canisters (+8)
-Made it awfully hard to tally the final kill count (-3)
-How do you like your Cheng? Regular or extra crispy? (+8)
-Didn’t put a bullet in Phillip Bauer’s head when he had a chance (-6)
-Jumped off an exploding oil rig, all in a day’s work for Jack Bauer (+5)
-Took a swim in the ocean (+2)
-Can kill countless people and save the world a dozen times, but he still got totally owned by a wave (-4)
-Showed up at Heller’s house unannounced, it’s a great thing that Heller lives about five minutes away, walking distance (+3)
-Gave a rousing “Jason Bourne-esque” speech to Heller (+5)
-Said goodbye to Audrey even though he didn’t want to (+6)
-Stared out into the ocean and thought about nothing in particular (-1)

Net Gain/Loss: +28
Current Total: 648

Chloe O’Brian (217)
-Is pregnant (-8)

Net Gain/Loss: -8
Current Total: 209

Morris O’Brian (114)
-Felt bad for Chloe’s “Pale”-ness (+2)
-Is out of the medical knowledge loop because he’s the Ex Husband (-2)
-Found out that his “boys” can swim (+9)

Net Gain/Loss: +9
Current Total: 123

Vice President Powers Boothe (-21)
-Confirmed the air strike on the oil rig (+2)
-Dropped the charges against Bill and Karen (+15)

Net Gain/Loss: +17
Current Total: -4

Karen Hayes (130)
-Got the charges against her dropped (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +5
Current Total: 135

Rick “Mikey Doyle” Schroder (94)
-The terrible acting continued even with the Blind Doyle “Get the kid Jack. Get the kid.” Uggg! (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: -5
Current Total: 89

FINAL LEADERBOARD:
Jack Bauer—648
Chloe O’Brian—209
Bill Buchanan—194
Karen Hayes—135
Tom Lennox—130
Morris O’Brian—123
Nadia Yassir—107
Rick “Mikey Doyle” Schroder—89
Charles Logan—Good thing he made his peace with God, because he’s dead, dead, dead!
President Wayne Palmer—72
Milo—0
Vice President Powers Boothe—(-4)
Sandra Palmer—(-7)

Special Awards:

Pointless Storyline #2 Award: Goes to Chloe being pregnant. That’s all we need for next season, an entire subplot of Chloe managing her baby. All around the pregnancy was just a stupid idea more suited for Grey’s Anatomny.

Take That Grandpa Award: Goes to Josh. Nailed his gramps with a wrench then shot him in the shoulder. Now that’s some good old fashion family love there. Way to go Josh!

Tom Lennox (95)
-Offered to look the other way if Karen decided to help Jack behind the VP’s back (+5)
-Agreed with Karen when she said that Jack has been the most right today (+5)
-Vouched for Karen and Bill and wanted the VP to let them resign peacefully (+10)

Net Gain/Loss: +20
Current Total: 115

Bill Buchanan (166)
-Helped Karen and Jack (+5)
-Even did a little recapping (+3)
-Best recapping was when he recapped that whole agent’s career, and how he had trained him (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +13
Current Total: 179

Nadia Yassir (117)
-After everything that’s happened today she’s still trying to follow stupid orders (-5)
-Questioned Karen when she asked about Jack (-5)
-Didn’t smack Marylin Bauer who was acting like a loon (-6)
-Found out from Milo’s brother that Milo saved her because he loved her. Awwwww…(+4)

Net Gain/Loss: -12
Current Total: 105

Jack Bauer (618)
-Got put back into CTU custody (-3)
-Pistol whips people like it’s nothing. (Have you ever noticed that TV/Movie characters always know the exact amount of pressure and where to hit someone to knock them cold for the exact period of time they need to do whatever they need to do) (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +2
Current Total: 620
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Well, everyone here it is. Sorry for the delay. It’s been a crazy week, but I know how much everyone loves the Countdown, so here it is. Again sorry about the delay everyone.

Tom Lennox (82)
-Uttered the quote of the episode when he said “And finally we’re done,” when referring to Lisa and Mr. Bishop (+8)
-Got Bishop to send the emails to the Russians (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +13
Current Total: 95

Bill Buchanan (161)
-Was shown in the preview for next week’s episode. Bill’s going to be recapping like a madman after he’s missed so many episodes (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +5
Current Total: 166

Nadia Yassir (129)
-Got slapped right in the kisser (-2)
-Took on her own terrorist in the fight (+5)
-Saved by Doyle (+2)
-Tried to tell Jack that he was still under arrest (-8)
-Blames herself for Milo’s extra body hole (-3)
-After everything she’s still being pushed around by Division (-4)
-Still feels bad about poor Milo (-2)

Net Gain/Loss: -12
Current Total: 117

Jack Bauer (590)
-Calmed Marylin down to the joy of the terrorists, the CTU personnel, and the other 14 million people watching the show (+5)
-Concocted a plan to take CTU back over (+3)
-Doubted his own plan. Come on Jack we all knew it would work (-3)
-Killed guy by using him as a shield (+3)
-Killed “Zhou” with a little strangulation and a whole lot of neck crackage (+5)
-Shot one of Cheng’s getaway drivers which resulted in a huge fire fight (+5)
-Killed quite a few people in the fight, but none as great as the SLIDING KILL OF AWESOME-NESS (+15)
-Saved Josh (+5)
-Let Cheng, his own “White Whale,” escape again (-10)
-Fell for the old “There’s a call for you Agent Bauer, and it’s urgent” trick (-5)
-It took about 11 guys to hold Jack down (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +28
Current Total: 618
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I’d like to begin by apologizing for the lateness of this Countdown. Since school is out, the need for a 9 to 5 job has become apparent. So, I no longer have time in the after noon to do the Countdown. So the last few will be around this time.

Tom Lennox (83)
-Told Lisa she should be scared she’s going to be charged with treason. Be afraid be very afraid (+3)
-Gave pointless bit of dialogue #1 by saying: “Let’s button things up here” (-2)
-Gave pointless bit of dialogue #2 by saying: “Just get outta the room. Leave him alone with the PDA.” (-2)

Net Gain/Loss: -1
Current Total: 82

Nadia Yassir (133)
-Wouldn’t let Jack out to “clean up his mess” (-5)
-Gave some little lovey-dovey eyes to Doyle…Bow-chica-wow-wow (+1)

Net Gain/Loss: -4
Current Total: 129

Jack Bauer (585)
-Spent half the episode confined to a CTU holding cell (-5)
-Wants to clean up his mess (+3)
-Wants revenge on Cheng. Here’s hoping he gets a great death like Fayed (+4)
-Totally thought about taking down the two CTU guards and escaping (+3)
-If Audrey doesn’t ever come out of her catatonic coma, then Jack always has a rebound girl with Marylin, Ahhhhh Yeah! (+2)
-Killed 5 Cheng terrorists (+10)
-Acquired a fully automatic Cheng terrorist rifle (+3)
-Didn’t acquire a second one. Which really hurt him a few minutes later. But, most of all we were hurt. Because who wouldn’t want to see Jack running around with two blazing automatic rifles? I thought so (-8)
-Got his only automatic weapon stuck in a ventilation fan (-2)
-Got caught, again (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: +5
Current Total: 590
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Tom Lennox (72)
-Found out the leak was Lisa (+5)
-Knew that they could use the Lisa situation to their advantage (+6)

Net Gain/Loss: +11
Current Total: 83

President Wayne “Gary Payton” Palmer (77)
-Got swept by the Chicago Bulls in the playoffs (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: -5
Current Total: 72

Bill Buchanan (165)
-Is still fired (-4)

Net Gain/Loss: -4
Current Total: 161

Nadia Yassir (136)
-First act of business as acting head of CTU, set up perimeters…ahh yeah! (-2)
-Rejected Morris’ transfer from COM. Which will indeed lead to more and more Chloe and Morris interaction which is getting quite tedious (-2)
-Blamed Jack for the Cheng mishap (-5)
-When Karen told her to ask for any resources she wanted, she failed to ask for 17 more choppers, fighter planes, and people that can set up perimeters that actually work (-7)
-Knows Bill would be doing a better job than she’s doing (+4)
-Finally stood up to the doctor (+5)
-Knew Doyle was right about her having to stand up to the chain of command (+4)

Net Gain/Loss: -3
Current Total: 133

Jack Bauer (574)
-Gave Doyle the friendly sleeper move (+4)
-Escaped CTU custody for the 127th time (+2)
-Threw the District shrink to the ground, sit down boy (+5)
-Disabled the CTU door (+1)
-Got Audrey to utter one word “Bloomfield” which will turn out to be the most crucial evidence we’ve had this entire season (+7)
-Got taken back into CTU custody for the 128th time (-5)
-Got told off by Secretary Heller, the most ungrateful character in all of 24 (-3)

Net Gain/Loss: +11
Current Total: 585
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Tom Lennox (77)
-Has decided to drink the VP’s Kool-Aid once again (-7)
-Thinks Karen is “smart” and brings “balance” (to the force) (+2)

Net Gain/Loss: -5
Current Total: 72

President Wayne Palmer (72)
-Is living it up in his coma (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +5
Current Total: 77

Bill Buchanan (150)
-Pulled the recapping of his life when he recapped the entire past 5 seasons of 24 by saying “Jack Bauer’s gone rogue” (+10)
-Asked Chloe to rejoin the team (+2)
-Gave Doyle a pointless recap of the ramifications if the chip were to fall into Cheng’s hands (-5)
-Is one of Jack’s “good friends.” Which is funny because besides Chloe all of Jack’s other “good friends” are “dead friends” (+6)
-Hung up on his wife after hearing the news that he was being fired (+7)
-Put Nadia in charge of CTU. Yes, Nadia. What’s that you say? She hasn’t done a single thing this whole season? Hmmm….interesting (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: +15
Current Total: 165

Nadia Yassir (140)
-Got the promotion of a lifetime. From CTU secretary to CTU head cheese in 2 seconds flat (+5)
-The first chance she got she reminded us all how much we hate it when a new woman takes over at CTU. Remember Erin Driscoll and Alberta Green? They drove me absolutely nuts. It’s a good thing Sherry Palmer never ran CTU or I would’ve stopped watching a long time ago (-9)

Net Gain/Loss: -4
Current Total: 136

Jack Bauer (567)
-Used power lines to hide the signal of the transmitter on the chip (+3)
-Plucked the transmitter out with a knife (+2)
-Got Cheng to do what he wanted (+3)
-In a spectacular turn of events Jack brought back the man purse that he made famous last season, Hooray! (+8)
-Used a “double linked key” to slow down CTU’s tracking. Who would’ve thought, seriously, a “double linked key” it’s so simple yet genius (+3)
-Didn’t see Doyle drive right past the rundown building he was standing in. He didn’t even hear his car. Maybe he was too busy thinking about how smart he was when he used that “double linked key” (-8)
-Confronted the very man that tortured him for the past two years (+5)
-Didn’t notice that while a limo drove up to the motel, 3 other “stealth hummers” drove in the back way. Jack stop thinking about the “double linked key” and get your act together man (-10)
-Got shot, but just in his vest (-5)
-Added two more people to his kill count (+6)

Net Gain/Loss: +7
Current Total: 574
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Tom Lennox (78)
-Said a lot of stuff in this episode, but didn’t have anything major to talk about (-3)
-Went to visit President Wayne in the hospital (+2)

Net Gain/Loss: -1
Current Total: 77

President Wayne Palmer (79)
-Is totally fine that Tom has a recording of the VP conspiring to commit perjury (+2)
-Finally got everyone out of the “Dimly Lit Bunker of Death” (+7)
-Did a little reminiscing with his Brother David’s photo. If only David wouldn’t have gone to “The Unit” he’d still be around (+3)
-Blackmailed VP Powers Boothe into resigning (+3)
-Signed off on Jack’s mission (+5)
-Started stuttering during his Presidential address (-5)
-Had a stinking cerebral hemorrhage, apparently because he couldn’t remember the reporter’s name (-10)
-Wait, no it was just from cranial swelling. He should be back on his feet in…let’s see…about 45 minutes. Yea that sounds good for a hemorrhage (-7)
-Was carried off in a stretcher for the second time this season (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: -7
Current Total: 72

Bill Buchanan (153)
-Talked. Is Bill’s character really needed at all? (-3)

Net Gain/Loss: -3
Current Total: 150

Nadia Yassir (139)
-Monitored the nuke computer chip. Go Nadia! (+1)

Net Gain/Loss: +1
Current Total: 140

Jack Bauer (549)
-Hospital? For Jack? No way, he’s not going to the hospital. What in the world was that CTU agent thinking even suggesting such a thing? (+3)
-Stole a cell phone on the table with a plethora of cell phones so he could call Cheng (+2)
-Tried to console Audrey (+1)
-Snuck into the warehouse where the nukes were being held (+4)
-Used his most grisly voice to threaten the guards into getting him inside the nuke cage (+4)
-Ended up getting nailed in the side of the head with the butt of a gun (-6)
-Told President Wayne “You owe me.” (+4)
-Is willing to sacrifice himself…(+8)
-…for Audrey (-10)
-Plans on killing Cheng (+10)
-Doesn’t plan on torturing Cheng, which I would like to see a whole lot more (-8)
-Knew Doyle was talking about aborting the mission (+5)
-Reminded all of us that he actually did shoot Curtis this season. It seems so long ago (+1)

Net Gain/Loss: +18
Current Total: 567
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Tom Lennox (72)
-Tried to get Wayne to abort the launch (+3)
-Said sorry to the President about not trusting that he had the strength to run the country (+3)

Net Gain/Loss: +6
Current Total: 78

President Wayne Palmer (10)
-Knew “The Ambassador” was lying (+5)
-Yelled at “The Ambassador” most likely blowing a few adrenaline filled blood vessels (+3)
-Aborted the launch when he found out that “The Ambassador” had truly been lying all along (+5)
-Never launched a real nuke in the first place. I will now refund his points that I took away from last week because I thought he launched real nukes (+40)
-Was blown up and was out of the hospital way before that wuss Walid. He just got kicked on the ground by a bunch of thugs and he’s still in the hospital? (+5)
-Knew Tom had a hand in making Powers Boothe step down, and was happy with it (+2)
-Believed that if Jack doesn’t think “conventional” methods would get the information they needed from Fayed then they should go along with Jack’s plan. Always listen to Jack (+7)
-Told “The Ambassador” that his own country was “barbaric” (+3)
-Got “The Ambassador” to call “The General” (+4)
-The poor guy is really going through adrenaline withdrawals. I’ll try and send him some Jolt Energy Gum (-5)
-Wanted more adrenaline (-2)
-Is risking his life for “the good of the country.” That’s the phrase they ALWAYS use right? (+2)

Net Gain/Loss: +69
Current Total: 79

Bill Buchanan (137)
-Didn’t lie for his wife (+3)
-Bill suggested they try something “more drastic” (+5)
-Planned an elaborate ruse with Jack involving an armored car, undercover agents, and a complicated car crash in just minutes (+8)

Net Gain/Loss: +16
Current Total: 153

Nadia Yassir (125)
-Showed a tiny bit of compassion for Doyle (-4)
-Got chastised by jealous Milo because of it (+5)
-Translated the conversation between Fayed and “The General” (+5)
-Figured out that “The General” was using a distress code when he talked to Fayed (+8)

Net Gain/Loss: +14
Current Total: 139

Jack Bauer (466)
-Made Fayed’s face all bloody (+3)
-Punched Fayed in the groin, at least that’s what it looked like and that’s what I’d like to believe (+7)
-Planned an elaborate ruse with Bill involving an armored car, undercover agents, and a complicated car crash in just minutes (+8)
-Said “Now we’re gonna have some fun,” to Fayed (+3)
-Found Fayed getting into a garbage truck (+2)
-Rode on the bottom of the garbage truck. Very Indiana Jones-esque (+8)
-Completely owned terrorist #1 by tripping him and cracking his neck (+10)
-In a matter of seconds he took out Fayed’s entire team of henchmen and breathed new life into this sagging season (+15)
-Fought with Fayed “mano e mano” (+5)
-Bit Fayed. Kiefer really misses being a “Lost Boy” you can tell (+2)
-Told Fayed to say “hi to your brother for me” (+5)
-Gave Fayed the Die Hard special. John McClane would be proud (+10)
-Now he has to go find Audrey, Yippee! (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +83
Current Total: 549
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Tom Lennox (36)
-Conducted the Cabinet hearing like a C-Span veteran (+3)
-Is making it a regular occurrence of standing up to VP Powers Boothe (+8)
-Bugged the VP’s room (+5)
-Blackmailed the VP into giving up on his suit against President Wayne (+5)
-Called a truce with Karen (+7)
-Lied about why the VP gave up to Karen (+3)
-Tried to stop Wayne from launching the nuke (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +36
Current Total: 72

President Wayne Palmer (69)
-Didn’t want to be no Roosevelt. Come on what’s wrong with Roosevelt? That wheelchair he had was pimpin’ (-4)
-Took a shot of adrenaline in order to stop Powers Boothe (+2)
-Walked into the Cabinet meeting like he owned the place, take that Roosevelt (+5)
-Amazingly has only one cut on his cheek that needed stitches after being blown up (+3)
-Won’t alienate VP Powers Boothe, such a nice guy. He reminds me more and more of Roosevelt everyday (+3)
-Won the vote in a tie (+5)
-Got Al-Gored when VP Boothe asked for a recount (-4)
-Poor guy was really having some pains. It didn’t look like that Nicotine patch on his neck was helping any either (-7)
-Won the suit (+3)
-Won’t take any action against VP supporters. Roosevelt more and more and more (+5)
-Is adrenaline mad (-5)
-Acted like he was sacrificing himself for the good of the country (-5)
-Apparently the worst side affect to adrenaline is: missile envy (-10)
-Screw the country and everyone else, I don’t want to appear weak (-10)
-Actually launched the nuke just to look strong (-40)

Net Gain/Loss: -59
Current Total: 10

Bill Buchanan (130)
-Recapped last week’s episode in it’s entirety to Jack (+2)
-In one of his funniest recaps ever he told Karen exactly what she had been doing for the past three episodes. Meaning he recapped Karen for Karen (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +7
Current Total: 137

Nadia Yassir (133)
-Still wants Milo for some unknown, and possibly deeply disturbed reason (-6)
-Lied to Milo in order to get the information Doyle wanted about the parameters (-3)
-Got Milo to refresh her system credentials (+5)
-Only did it so she could spy on his system. Bad future girlfriend (-6)
-Performed the fastest download ever (+2)

Net Gain/Loss: -8
Current Total: 125

Jack Bauer (439)
-Doesn’t trust Grendenko (+3)
-Threatened to kill him on the spot if he warned Fayed (+6)
-Got pinned down by Fayed’s men (-4)
-Added two more people to his kill count (+8)
-Had the best line in the episode when he said, “Just show me your head,” right before he blew one of the guy’s head off (+6)
-Kicked Fayed in the face and told him to “Shut up” (+8)

Net Gain/Loss: +27
Current Total: 466
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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
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Tom Lennox (15)
-Showed us that he is against the VP’s plan (+5)
-Tripped over Karen’s “ineptitude” HA that was funny (+5)
-Let Karen see the doubt in his eyes. He should learn how to hide that doubt better (-3)
-Tried to talk the VP out of launching the nuke after the drone was stopped (+7)

Net Gain/Loss: +14
Current Total: 29

President Wayne Palmer (51)
-Is the best coma actor I’ve seen in a long time, Kudos (+7)

Net Gain/Loss: +7
Current Total: 58

Bill Buchanan (116)
-Recapped last episode for the VP (+2)
-Told Doyle he was out of line (+7)
-Had the LAPD set up a PERIMETER, oh yeah CTU perimeters always work (-4)
-Didn’t ever tell Jack about Audrey (-4)
-Let Jack run point on the mission to find the drone pilot (+7)

Net Gain/Loss: +8
Current Total: 124

Nadia Yassir (118)
-Got caught being a traitor (-5)
-Didn’t look so hot while being interrogated (-6)
-Stood up to Doyle (+10)
-Got choked by Doyle (-5)
-Told Milo to leave, because it appeared that Milo didn’t believe that she wasn’t involved, REJECTED (+5)
-Will most likely be cleared of all charges (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +4
Current Total: 122

Jack Bauer (402)
-Has floating rib fragments inside him that could cause internal bleeding. Jack’s bones break? He is human after all? This is quite the shock (-5)
-Turned away Marylin’s kiss, REJECTED (+3)
-Found out that Audrey is dead (-6)
-Almost hyperventilated when he found out (-3)
-Stared down Bill who was in the conference room (+5)
-Has some really awful scars (+3)
-Still wants to help with the mission in recovering the pilot (+5)
-Plans on going after Audrey’s murderers (+7)
-Killed someone without even knowing who it was (-5)
-But, did add two more people to his kill count (+6)
-Shot the pilot before he could release his grenade (+5)
-After two years in a Chinese prison Jack is still able to fly a state-of-the-art unmanned military drone, and safely land it without it exploding (+9)
-Did however land it in a fiery mess (-6)

Net Gain/Loss: +18
Current Total: 420
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Before we start the Countdown I just want to address a few things. I’m really in a hurry today and didn’t have time to add new characters. Mike Doyle will be added later this week. I’m hesitant to add Martha Logan and Aaron Pierce because I don’t see them having much more of a part in the rest of the season, so I’ll play it by ear. For now I’ll keep those two in the Special Awards section.

Tom Lennox (35)
-Is willing to look the other way on the assassination details (-9)
-Eventually wants the truth to come out (+10)
-Will most likely never follow through with that (-11)
-Agreed to lie to the Ambassador (-4)
-Lied to the Ambassador (-6)

Net Gain/Loss: -20
Current Total: 15

Bill Buchanan (131)
-Even this episode was a little too much recapping from Bill (-7)
-He recapped to the VP (-1)
-He recapped to Nadia (-1)
-He recapped to Aaron (-1)
-He recapped in a meeting (-1)
-All that was left was for him to recap for was a fox in a box, or a mouse in a house zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (-4)

Net Gain/Loss: -15
Current Total: 116

Nadia Yassir (117)
-Has the keys to the “main servers” good for her, she’s moving up in the world (+1)

Net Gain/Loss: +1
Current Total: 118

Jack Bauer (375)
-Pulled the belt off of a dead guy (+3)
-Actually pulled that belt off the wrong way, that must have been hard (+5)
-Used the belt to kill the Russian that was going to “terminate” him. What was that guy thinking? You never get that close to Jack (+8)
-Pulled the old hiding in the ceiling trick (+4)
-Tried to call out to CTU (+2)
-Shorted the building’s power with one swipe of his gun inside the fuse box (+3)
-Shorting the building’s power seemed to actually have no effect except for the momentary lights out scene right before the commercial (-5)
-Found the Russian lovers, how lucky (+5)
-Twitched and breathed extra heavily throughout the episode like he was back on the heroin he was addicted to in season three (-4)
-Killed two more Russian guards before the episode was through (+6)

Net Gain/Loss: +27
Current Total: 402
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Tom Lennox (16)
-Pulled the absolute weirdest faces while he was tied up and had duct tape over his mouth. (-4)
-Pretended to go along with Reed’s plan so Reed would untie him (+3)
-In complete Un-Tom-Lennox form he gave up Reed and his henchman without even batting an eyelash. BRAVO! (+25)
-Acted like a complete weenie while being interrogated (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: +19
Current Total: 35

President Wayne Palmer (49)
-I just noticed, while Wayne was lying there in bed getting surgery that he bears an uncanny resemblance to Gary Payton (+2)

Net Gain/Loss: +2
Current Total: 51

Bill Buchanan (120)
-Welcome back the Good Ol’ Bill who recaps everything from the last episode for us. The only thing missing from his recapping speeches are “Previously on 24” (+4)
-Ordered Nadia to put together a task force that will most likely contain Rick “Ricky” Schroder, to go and rescue Jack. I can’t wait (+7)

Net Gain/Loss: +11
Current Total: 131

Nadia Yassir (112)
-Got a close up (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: +5
Current Total: 117

Jack Bauer (361)
-Still doesn’t trust Logan at all (+3)
-Has some giant cajones going back into a consulate illegally. I mean some really, really giant cajones! (+15)
-Speaks Russian, who knew? (+5)
-Let Markov push the panic button (-3)
-Didn’t check Markov’s office for cameras (-5)
-Threatened to cut off Markov’s fingers (+5)
-Actually did it! (+8)
-Got the information out of Markov (+9)
-Didn’t call Bill right away when he was standing in front of Markov (-10)
-Acted like he was going to walk right out the front door, and then got blown back by an explosive planted on the door. How did Jack not see that coming? Poor form Jack (-12)
-Got one of the Russian agents to believe him (+5)
-Too bad the dude got a bullet in the back of the head before he could warn CTU (-6)

Net Gain/Loss: +14
Current Total: 375
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Hey everyone. I have been reading all your comments, and a lot of you would like to see Logan added to the Character Countdown. I’m planning on doing it.

As I’m telling you this I’d like to let you in on a little behind the scenes knowledge of the Character Countdown. As everyone here knows the Countdown is probably the most popular feature here on Watching 24. I love doing, but I’m always hesitant to add new characters because new characters never seem to last very long in 24. Or they are in it for a few episodes then their plot has moved on. Also, it takes me about a total of 2 to 2 1/2 hours to do each Countdown, there’s a lot of stuff that goes into it. First I have to rewatch the episode and make notes the entire time. Then I go back over my notes and write the Countdown. One of the most time consuming aspects of the Countdown is the fact of adding everything up and then placing in all the pictures.

The fact is I planned on adding Charles Logan this time, but halfway through making the Episode 11 Countdown I completely forgot about adding him because of all the other stuff I was doing.

Anyway, without futher ado here’s the Charles Logan entry to Episode 11. He will also be entered in following Countdowns.

Charles Logan (100)
-Swung a sweet deal. After killing a President and aiding terrorists is only under house arrest. He must have had a killer attorney (+7)
-Wants to help without wanting a plee agreement (+5)
-Recommitted to his faith (+3)
-Knows Markov is lying (+5)
-Grew a sweet beard. Apparently this is what everyone does when they have been left to their own devices. Remember Jack growing a beard after season 1? And his amazing beard at the beginning of this season? Is 24 trying to say something about beards? Is it the ultimate sign of self-decay? Hmmm….(+3)
-Is apparently a rancher (-3)
-For wearing a doofy cowboy outfit (-5) [submitted by the other aaron]
-Adds much needed acting ability after we had to suffer through Marylin’s acting (+8)
-Recites scriptures to himself in the mirror like a crazy religious zealot, maybe he caught “the crazy” from Martha (-6)
-Thinks Wayne, or anybody for that matter, will ever forgive him for killing David (-9)

Net Gain/Loss:+8
Current Total:108

Well, this week was sort of a slow week for 24, because Jack didn’t really do anything this episode. I’m instituting a new rule here at the Character Countdown. Any time anyone uses the phrase “it’s complicated” to describe something that’s happening or has happened it’s an automatic -5. Jack is the worst person at doing this and it’s really starting to bug me.

Tom Lennox (14)
-Was against Reed’s plan from the beginning and had the cajones to admit it (+5)
-Tried turning something with his feet, but didn’t successfully do anything helpful at all (-3)

Net Gain/Loss: +2
Current Total: 16

President Wayne Palmer (40)
-Threatened military action against the Ambassador’s country (+5)
-Did so in his most threatening whisper. He was using his “inside voice,” shh (-6)
-Whispered sternly to Logan that he’s a criminal (+7)
-Threatened to hunt down Logan if he tries to escape (+5)
-Granted Logan’s release even though Logan was the one that killed his brother (+8)
-Got blown up (-10)

Net Gain/Loss: +9
Current Total: 49

Bill Buchanan (121)
-Threatened to hand over Morris’ duties to Chloe (+4)
-Was so moved by Morris’ rousing speech of duty that he didn’t do it (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: -1
Current Total: 120

Nadia Yassir (108)
-Followed Bill some more (-3)
-Even finished one of his sentences (-3)
-Wait, did everyone see that? Rewind your Tivos and VCRs you’ll want to check that out again. Yep, she did, she disagreed with Bill. Nadia has a backbone! (+10)

Net Gain/Loss: +4
Current Total: 112

Jack Bauer (361)
-Used the phrase “it’s complicated,” (-5)
-Called for a perimeter to catch is father. But, what he has failed to learn is that CTU perimeters couldn’t catch a cold (-5)
-Took over the recapping duties from Bill this episode. That’s Bill’s job Jack, how about you go kill some people (-3)
-Still has time to get a little touchy feely with Marilyn, Bow-chica-wow-wow (+7)
-Confronted the man that was the reason he was in a Chinese prison camp (+5)
-Told Logan that he didn’t trust him (+6)
-Looked nice in his new suit (+2)
-Wasn’t in this episode nearly enough (-7)

Net Gain/Loss: 0
Current Total: 361
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