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24 Character Countdown (Episode 20)

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 19)

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 18)

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 17)

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 16)

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 15)

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 14)

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 13)

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 12)

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

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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Charles Logan Being Added to the Countdown

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

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

24 Character Countdown (Episode 11)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

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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24 Character Countdown (Episode 10)

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Just a little introduction here. I would just like to thank everyone that has really taken to the Character Countdown. Last week was a huge week for the Countdown. It was featured on the front page of Digg, and was also talked about on TV Squad. So, thank you very much.

Now on with the Countdown.

Tom Lennox (13)
-Handed over President Wayne’s itinerary to Reed (-10)
-Gave excellent suggestions for Assad’s speech (+5)
-Was playing Reed the whole time, who knew? (+15)
-Didn’t actually say on the phone to the Secret Service “There is going to be an attempt on the President’s life now,� (-10)
-Took a Mag Lite to the face (+6)
-Got beat up by a Lowe (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: +1
Current Total: 14

President Wayne Palmer (41)
-Told Tom he still values his opinions, he was very sweet about it (+4)
-Still values Tom’s opinions (-5)

Net Gain/Loss: -1
Current Total: 40

Bill Buchanan (126)
-Led Nadia around (+4)
-Didn’t utilize his recapping abilities this episode. I always look forward to Bill telling me what has happened, and catching me up, but it just wasn’t there. You really dropped the ball on this one Bill (-9)

Net Gain/Loss: -5
Current Total: 121

Jack Bauer (348)
-Added 2 more baddies to his kill count total (+6)
-Summoned the hockey player inside himself, and body checked the remaining terrorist against the fence twice (+4)
-Grabbed Marylin by the neck and slammed her against the garage, I’m sure he was thinking about when he did that to Audrey (+5)
-Called himself stupid, no one calls Jack Bauer stupid, not even Jack Bauer (-4)
-Didn’t tell Bill that his Dad was the one that blew up the house (-4)
-Got Marylin to go along with the plan to trick his Father into giving up his location (+5)
-Took a little peek at Marylin while she was changing, then helped her button up her shirt (+5)
-It doesn’t matter how completely insane Jack’s day is, he always has time for some eye flirting with his current love interests (+5)
-During the commercial break, for some reason walked up 21 flights of stairs to get to his Dad’s room (2132). Why didn’t he take the elevator? (-5)
-Offered himself in a prisoner exchange for Josh (+7)
-Knocked out the other terrorist sitting in the chair with one punch (+5)
-Didn’t call CTU and tell them to surround the building his Father was in (-7)
-Gave Marylin a short lesson in firearm safety “Point and Shoot,� (+3)
-Gave an inspiring, heartfelt, speech about his childhood (+5)
-Was actually going to let his Dad shoot him (-9)
-Didn’t hear his Dad sneak out of the room (-8)

Net Gain/Loss: +13
Current Total: 361
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24 Character Countdown (Episode 9)

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Tom Lennox (35)
-Slunk around in dark places (-5)
-Return of his ‘shifty eyes’ (-5)
-Wanted to know who’s behind whatever Reed is planning (+5)
-Didn’t find out because he’s a total wuss (-7)
-Didn’t realize that Reed’s plan is probably upwards of actually assassinating the President (-10)

Net Gain/Loss: -22
Current Total: 13

President Wayne Palmer
(24)
-Didn’t pee his pants while talking to VP Powers Boothe. I sure would (+10)
-Has a great scowl to show us all that he is angry, because we definitely cannot tell from his voice (+7)

Net Gain/Loss: +17
Current Total: 41

Bill Buchanan (116)
-Gave us all another wonderful recap of the happenings in the last episode, at the beginning of this one. It’s one of Bill’s better qualities (+5)
-Had the nerve to interrogate Jack (-4)
-Offered to doctor the report of Jack’s torture escapade (+9)

Net Gain/Loss: +10
Current Total: 126

Milo (101)
-Showed us all that if things don’t work out at CTU, he definitely has a future driving UPS trucks like a freaking madman (+10)
-Ran over a child’s plastic playground set (-4)
-Pulled the old grenade in the truck bit (+5)

Net Gain/Loss
: +11
Current Total: 112

Jack Bauer (378)
-Thanked Chloe for everything she’d done (+2)
-Had a really, really creepy father/son chat over the dead body of Graem (-6)
-Believed his Dad again (-8)
-Didn’t add his Dad to his torture pool (-5)
-Admitted he lost control in the interrogation (+2)
-Didn’t let Bill doctor the report (-2)
-Always lets his pride get in the way when people are trying to help him (-7)
-Geez, he just moped around CTU from one room to another actually sad about Graem’s death, Jack Bauer does not feel sadness (-5)
-Left Marylin unattended, which in turn made it so his Dad could get to her (-5)
-Didn’t realize, from years of telling when people are lying and are nervous that Marylin wasn’t really talking to “Susan� on the phone (-9)
-But, then redeemed himself by jumping out of an exploding house, NEATO! (+10)

Net Gain/Loss: -30
Current Total: 348
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24 Character Countdown (Episode 8)

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Tom Lennox (37)
-Whined like a little boy to Reed about the President shooting down his crazy racist proposal (-5)
-Had the first really great idea he’s ever had, he wanted to resign (+20)
-Thinking somehow that David Palmer’s response would’ve been any different from Wayne’s response (-10)
-After listening to Reed’s crazy speech, didn’t agree with having President Palmer removed (+8)
-Ended up not resigning and going along with Reed’s crazy plan after all (-15)

Net Gain/Loss: -2
Current Total: 35

President Wayne Palmer (33)
-Admitted he actually has valued Tom’s counsel (-5)
-Showing how strict of a President he can be. “One more nuke goes off, it means war.� Wow, strict guy (-9)
-Insisted Assad help by going on television to talk to his followers (+5)

Net Gain/Loss: -9
Current Total: 24

Bill Buchanan (109)
-Broke the news to Graem’s wife about his death. Bill just such a calming fella’ (+7)

Net Gain/Loss: +7
Current Total: 116

Jack Bauer (339)
-Felt bad when he heard about Graem’s death (-6)
-Found McCarthy’s body (+3)
-Thought of the ol’ fire drill swithcaroo to find out where the terrorists were (+5)
-Carried one sweet shotgun (+7)
-Killed two terrorist henchmen (+6)
-Disarmed a nuke (+15)
-Yelled at Morris for giving Fayed a working device (+9)

Net Gain/Loss: +39
Current Total: 378
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24 Character Countdown (Episode 7)

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Tom Lennox (55)
-Acted like he really gave a crap about Karen’s resignation (-8)
-Gave yet another history lesson about the Founding Father’s, blah blah blah (-10)

Net Gain/Loss: -18
Current Total: 37

President Wayne Palmer (19)
-Said Tom’s words “sounded hollow� (+10)
-But, after saying that, he called a meeting with the Joint Chiefs to agree on the plan of racial profiling (-11)
-In the end, didn’t sign Tom’s racial profiling agenda (+15)

Net Gain/Loss: +14
Current Total: 33

Bill Buchanan (123)
-Took forever to explain to Morris what was going on and why he needed to come back to CTU. How about next time try this “Morris get back here they’re going to make you program the nuke.� Instead of “Morris, this is Bill Buchanan I’m on the line with Jack Bauer…� (-14)

Net Gain/Loss: -14
Current Total: 109

Milo (91)
-Didn’t want to Chloe to tell Morris (+4)
-Told Chloe about Morris’ brother (-9)

Net Gain/Loss: -5
Current Total: 86

Jack Bauer (321)
-Has some sort of disorder where anyone he loves is trying to screw him one way or the other (-7)
-Performed the tricky shoot a man with another man’s gun while handcuffed (+9)
-Finally added another person to his kill count (+5)
-Tied his brother to the same chair and interrogated the little twerp again (+8)
-Found out that Graem was behind the entire Palmer assassination, and the killings of Tony and Michelle (+18)
-Believed that was all Graem knew (-15)
-Went completely insane and almost shot Graem in the head (+10)

Net Gain/Loss: +28
Current Total: 349
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