Watching 24

Hello, again! So, here we are with another weekend on the way. I thought a nice way to end the week and lead up to the new episode Monday would be a recap (The Mole Hunt and other stuff will come back next week). So lets get down to it…

Rogue CTU

There isn’t a whole lot to say about this. As was pointed out in a comment on the Character Countdown, they spent most of the episode prowling around an office building waiting to strike and rescue the Matobus. They do manage to do so (well, Renee does the actual rescuing) and end up with a bit of dissension in the ranks and Dubaku on the run. Jack wants to get outside help now that first responders had to be called to the building (Dubaku blew it up) and it’s just getting too big to hide. The others, Renee included, think this is not the best idea. Ya know, the whole ‘our government is corrupt and can’t be trusted’ thing. Jack doesn’t seem to think there’s any other option and the Matobus agree that the best course of action is to go to the President herself. Everyone is eventually convince except for Tony, who insists he has something he can check out. Plus, there’s the whole having been a terrorist thing. Jack, the guy who traveled the world to avoid getting served, tells him he has to take responsibility for what he’s done. Tony says he will, but he’s got a vibe about him that makes me wonder if he should be part of my mole hunt.

The White House

For once, we didn’t have an endless argument over whether or not to call off the mission. I’m guessing this is partly because Ethan, Tim and others feel that the only way to get her to do it would be if her husband convinced her. Unfortunately for them, he has been kidnaped by Vossler and is unable to do any persuading right now. After trying several times, Ethan is forced to interrupt the President’s speech planning to let her know henry’s gone missing. He promises that they’ve sent people to his last known location and they’ll figure out what’s up soon. Uh huh. By the way… Ethan is also giving me some real bad vibes this week.

The FBI

Janis is hot on the trail of a code fragment she thinks will help them find the next intrusion by the CIP device before an actual attack happens (by the way… is anyone other than me wishing they had a nickle for every time they’ve said ‘CIP device’ on the show this year?) Moss is kinda iffy on the idea, but Janis insists on trying and promises she’ll drop it if it looks like it’s gonna go nowhere. He agrees and she and Sean get to work, with Sean wondering if Moss is up to handling everything. Janis says he is and makes it clear she doesn’t want to hear that question again. After some hacking, Janis finally finds something and they realize that a chemical plant near Kidron, Ohio is on the target list. She has Sean get the number and informs the plant manager (John Brunner) of what’s going on. John tries to get his men to shut the tanks down, but they can’t. Janis tells him to get everyone out and orders Sean to let Moss know what’s going on. Brunner, as the manager, feels personally responsible for making sure all his people get out safe and goes into the room with the tanks himself to try and manually release some of the building pressure to buy them escape time. He goes even further by having Janis tell him how to release the chemicals right into the room. She’s surprised and doesn’t want to do it, but he pushes until she gives in. Once the crisis is over, Brunner is dead and Janis is trying to contact Brunner’s family to let them know what he did.

The Terror Crew

Dubaku, after spending most of the episode commanding the attack, suddenly calls it off and makes them all run (along with destroying the CIP device) when he finds out Jack and Co. are in the building. Not before yelling at Nichols for failing to catch this earlier. Personally, I think he should be telling at himself for relying on security cameras that have a 20 minute delay… but that’s just me. If you’re gonna get enough equipment to mess with the entire technological infrastructure of the US, what’s a few extra bucks added to the security budget? Before he makes his big escape, he rigs Latham with a bomb and warns that he will kill Latham’s family if he doesn’t let himself get blown up. The last sequence he’s in has him in an apartment, waiting for Henry to be brought to him. A knock on the door sounds, but it ain’t the Vossler or his other minions. It’s his girlfriend, and apparently he’s got dinner plans tonight. What a multi-tasker! Evil-Doer by day, sweet boyfriend meeting the family over dinner by night.

Well, that’s it for now. Take care and see ya next time.