Watching 24

Last week was a build up episode to what we’ve all been waiting for. Tonight’s two hour season finale.

I thought last week was a fairly strong episode, with enough “Jack-tion” to keep me entertained. I was irritated that Cheng escaped Jack’s grasp once again, but I have a feeling that the Cheng era will come to an end in these last two episodes.

The situation in Washington worsened when President Suvarov was actually spying on his own spy which totally caught VP Powers Boothe by surprise. If Jack doesn’t act fast, the US will be headed for war.

Phillip Bauer, the World’s Worst Mullet, has been pulling the strings all along, and now he’s attempting to blackmail the VP into getting his grandson. What kind of insane grandpa does something like that? I sure hope we get some sort of explanation as to why Phillip Bauer is so completely off his rocker.

There is one thing that I’m not too sure about, and if done wrong will really ruin this season finale for me. Last week we were introduced to yet another District Head that has been sent in to run CTU, because of it’s huge “security breaches” like having access to the government building via the public sewer. In past seasons of 24, the District Bureaucrats have come into CTU roughly mid-season where they did their damage and then left. What I’m worried about is the majority of these last two hours being devoted to this new District Bone Head saying things like “Arrest Jack Bauer,” and doing just about everything in their power to totally screw up anything good that has happened. I know it’s going to happen, but hopefully a lot of time isn’t devoted to it, that’s all I’m saying.

Okay, now let’s take a look at tonight’s preview and discuss it after the jump…

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Last week we found out that Phillip Bauer has actually been behind everything that was happening. I know some people thought that Papa Bauer was just helping Cheng because they had his grand kid, but just by the way he was acting on the phone with Cheng they seemed like buddies…not enemies (also, when you watch the preview for next week you’ll figure out that this is really the case).

Jack got quite a few kills last week, but got caught stupidly I thought. Completely out of Jack’s character. But, I guess it’s setting the stage for some great “Jack-tion” (like that? I just made it up). I think Jack’s going to take back CTU, interrogate one of the guys, find out that his Dad is behind the whole thing and then we’ll really have a great season finale.

I still don’t see where the whole Lisa subplot with the Russian spy is going. Hopefully it turns up something that can tie back into what is going on with Cheng and help out CTU in some way.

But, from this week’s preview it looks like tonight’s episode is really going to be something. Check out the preview then we’ll talk…

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We’re already at episode 21? It seems like just yesterday we were watching Jack Bauer bite the life out of a random terrorist in the first episode.

But here we are, episode 21 tonight. This season has just flown by.

Ok, before we watch the preview lets go over what happened last week.

Cheng is still on the loose, Audrey is as helpful as a bag full of beans, Doyle may actually be a good guy (it’s all that Koran reading he’s been doing during commercial breaks, I’m sure of it) and VP Powers Boothe finally found out what we expected all along, which was that Lisa girl is just no good for him.

There wasn’t a lot of Jack last week. He was in and out of CTU custody, nothing new there. He actually got Audrey to say “Bloomfield,” which was a big help because it was getting really hard to look at her in that catatonic state.

Also, something to point out is that the Russian army is moving in on an American base in Asia because of the mishap with the nuke computer chip. World War III? Maybe. We’ll see, as once again we turn to Jack Bauer tonight to save us from the Russians, the Chinese, and insane Audrey.

Check out the preview, and then we’ll talk after the jump as usual…

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We’re definitely on the home stretch now. Hour 20 is upon us, and that means that most likely we’ll have next week as a one hour show and then a 2 hour season finale two weeks from now.

Last week Cheng got away with the nuke computer chip in 3 stealth hummers. Audrey has been brainwashed, the VP is back in control, and Bill Buchanan has left the building (who’s going to do our recapping now?).

With Bill leaving Nadia has assumed control of CTU because apparently she’s done more in this season than we’ve actually seen.

The episode for this week looks great from the previews and confirms many things I’ve already been thinking are going to happen. First check out the preview and then voice your opinions in the comments…

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Welcome back everybody to another week of 24.

Sorry for the lateness of this post, I had to go to the doctor’s office this morning. Seems like that’s where I’ve been spending all my time lately. If only I were Jack Bauer, then I’d never get sick.

Ok, let’s get down to business. Last week’s episode was a lead-up episode to the last few weeks of this season. Jack tried stealing the nuke computer chip for the Chinese, only to get caught by Doyle. Then, moments later, Jack got permission from President Wayne to go ahead with the mission, but then wouldn’t you know it Wayne suffered a hemorrhage during his press conference, and then that evil VP Powers Boothe changed the President’s orders and has now forced Jack to go rouge.

That’s right, Jack is on his own. He held Doyle at gunpoint and made him get out of the car.

Jack’s at his best when he goes dark/rogue/black/alone/hermit-like because he can do whatever he wants, and his kill count usually ends up going through the roof.

Well, let’s check out the preview for tonight’s episode and then talk about it after the jump:

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Another week, another episode.

Last week it was the “bizarro world” of 24. Every character did things that were totally opposite of what their characters had been doing all season.

Doyle saved Milo from being arrested, Gredenko cut off his own arm then just for fun turned in Fayed to a bunch of rednecks in a bar, Jack (again) was hardly in the episode, and President Wayne launched the nukes because he’s mad on adrenaline and missile envy.

So, what’s going to happen tonight? Check out the preview and we’ll talk about it after…

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Well, we’re back. Hope everyone’s weekend was great. I’m really excited for this week, it’s a great week of television. The Sopranos are coming back, the Prison Break season finale is tonight, and of course there’s another episode of 24 a little less than 9 hours away.

Last week we found out that it’s only a matter of time before the nukes get launched, President Wayne resumes control of the nation, and Milo and Nadia get it on in the supply closet at CTU.

Lets take a look at tonight’s preview and talk about it after the jump…

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Is it just me or are these weeks just flying by? Here we are again, staring down the barrel at another episode of 24, the 15th episode to be exact.

Last week we were left wondering has VP Powers Boothe really lost all his marbles, is Karen Hayes going to bring President Wayne out of his coma to stop Boothe, and…wait…what…someone’s subverting the system at CTU?

A lot of stuff happened last week. It was a solid episode, nothing fancy, but a solid 24 episode. You know it’s good when Jack is shooting first and asking questions later.

Jack also found out that Audrey was killed in China. She was trying to get Jack out of prison, but it looks like someone got to her first. I’m guessing this isn’t the last we’ve seen of this. We’ve still got 10 hours of show left, meaning the last part of this season could be Jack going “vigilante” trying to figure out what happened to Audrey.

I guess now it’s time for the preview for tonight’s episode. Check it out and we’ll discuss it after the jump…

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Last episode we were left wondering how is Charles Logan, the idiot President from last season, going to play into this season. What does he know? How does he know Gredanko?

I found a lot of previews on YouTube for tonight’s episode. I’ll post them up here and then we can talk about them after the jump.

Preview shown after last week’s episode:

Here’s a 17 second clip sponsored by Sprint:

Here’s a very interesting clip. I don’t know where it came from, but it’s of Gredanko talking about being the ‘real’ bad guy in this season:

Come join in on the discussion…
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Here we go again. As always, here’s the preview for tonight’s episode, let’s discuss it in the comments.

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So, last week we found out that Jack’s Dad is the overall mastermind of whatever is going on with this day.

We also, witnessed Morris being kidnapped by McCarthy, because apparently among Morris’ many skills programming nukes is one.

So, what are we to expect these next two back-to-back episodes?

Does anyone have any guesses? Your guesses are as good as mine. 2 full hours of 24, it’s going to be a doozy.

Put down your predictions if you’d like, and tune back in tonight for the review.

Last we left Jack and his Dad were being carted away by his nasty brother’s henchmen.

So, what’s going to happen tonight? What can we expect?

Well, I’m sure that Jack’s kill count will rise tonight, that’s for sure. He’s got to escape from those two guys, which means probably killing them. What am I saying ‘probably,’ he’ll kill them no doubt.

I’m also betting that this is the episode where Graem’s wife, that seems to have a past with Jack, becomes more involved in the story and same with Josh Graem’s (or Jack’s) son.

Everything else is up in the air. I’m betting Fayed also finds a new programmer for his nukes, but I can’t be sure about that.

It’s set up to be a great one tonight. Remember to tune in after the show to read and comment on the review, and then tune in tomorrow afternoon to see the Character Countdown.

Also, for anyone that wants to check out the preview for tonight’s episode, here’s the YouTube vid.

New feature time. I know I’m taking the title straight from what they say at the beginning of every 24, but I feel it fits here very well.

This is a place where we can recap what happened last week and we can also theorize what’s going to happen tonight.

Last week was, all-in-all, a pretty laid back episode of 24. Jack is still at 2 kills, but he did save someone from a dangling helicopter with a TV antenna, that was pretty cool.

We know that Fayed is looking for a new nuclear scientist to be able to set off his last 4 suitcase nukes, and that he’s getting what appears to be a British (I’m not sure yet) man to facilitate that.

Something I’m hoping comes about soon is that CTU finds that dirty Sergeant that actually let Namir escape. I hope they just don’t leave a lead like that dangling. It shouldn’t be too hard to find and interrogate that guy. He’s probably full of information.

The big question is, what is Jack going to do to his brother? And where does Jack’s Dad fit into all of this? Well, I guess that’s two questions but they go together.

So, what does everyone else think is going to happen tonight?

Remember to stay tuned for the review tonight, and the Character Countdown tomorrow.