That's a record for Kim, shortest kidnapping ever, thanks to Zoolander.
It's official, Ryan Chappele is the new George Mason. He sticks to the rules, but can show some compassion, the hug to Michelle last week. He definately had the line of this episode with "Chloe is a pain in the ass!"
I was thinking Tony and Gael were working with the CIA. Gael used to work there and Tony got a new job there in the first episode. Nice twist though to have Jack go back undercover after he already arrested Ramon.
There should definately be some tension with the Salazars now. Ramon hates Jack and it seems like Hector is taking over as the leader of the cartel.
Just needs to be noted how big of a holy shit episode that was. Just to reiterate:
- Jack Bauer breaks a man's neck with his legs - Tony Almeida quickly shakes off BULLET WOUND IN NECK - Chapelle gets good lines - BIGGEST. 24. SWERVE. EVER.
Holy shit, what a season.
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Wow. What a freakin' episode. I can't believe you left the return of TORTURE~! off your list, though. No one does torture like 24. And what a freakin' swerve. Whew...
However... what is up with the tattoo that is shared by Hector and Bauer? Did Jack get that while undercover? Does Ramon also have it?
F'n awesome hour...what can we call that...a triple face/heel turn? WWE writers...i hope you were watchin.
The tattoo of Jack they showed in the first episode when he was gonna do the heroin shot. 5 episodes to finally link it...gotta love it.
They are lettin the Palmer brother situation kind of simmer between the other things, the pay off gotta be huge!
Tony woke up from major surgery in less than an hour, walked out of the hospital on his own power and gave the mean stare to Chappelle...Tony...u got some major cojones.
Again, no doubt, there's 24 and then there's the rest of TV, I'm preordering this Season DVD already.
There was a scene in one of the earlier episodes, maybe the first one where Hector tells Gael to make the first "terrorist" call, where Hector's tattoo was visible. I noticed that him and Jack both had it then, but I think by showing it in this episode, they were trying to give a reason why Hector still trusts Jack.
Also it may take some convincing from Tony to get CTU to back Jack now that Chappelle knows he has been using heroine. But I am just waiting for a good line from Chappelle once everything is explained and he has to look Gael in the face and apologize.
I was kind of dissapointed with last night's episode. I'm still loving the show but it's pretty contrived to do the whole Kyle Singer thing just to get Jack back undercover. I hope they explain soon how long Jack has known about the virus. Cause that's the only reason he would've gone back undercover, right?
I still think that Jack will be the one who ends up carrying the virus. And I'm looking forward to Jack having to be the one who pulls the trigger on Chase. That episode is gonna be sweet.
I missed last week and my wife didn't tape it for me...
I come back this week and get the heavy duty 'swerve'.
The whole President thing is kind of 'zzzzzzz' to me. It is kind of like the Kim stuff was in previous seasons.
Tony kicks ass!!!
I still have lots of questions about Jack getting back undercover and how this all came about, especially as it pertains to Gael, but I trust this show over all others to have me understanding it by the end...
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It took me a while to piece it together, but this is how I think it works:
Remember the first episode of the season when Jack called Tony right after Ramon killed the lawyer? Jack asked, "Have you recieved any calls today?", and Tony confirmed it. At first, it would appear as though it was just Jack's intuition, but really, Jack and Tony knew to expect something on that day. Tony's confirmation was spy code for "It's 'Go' time."
I'm still not sure if Jack and Tony thought the virus threat was real, but I think they had a very real objective in tracking Kyle Singer down. If only to insure his safety (so a civilian doesn't get killed and they get Hector's bargaining chip) since Gael would keep it looking like Kyle was still in play once he was safe.
Notice how adamant Jack was about Tony confronting Kyle and not Chase. It wasn't just Jack's feelings about Chase and Kim. It was very important that only Tony, Jack, and Gael were in the loop. When Tony got shot, that complicated thigns.
We know that there is a real virus, because of the body dropped off at the very beginning, and the bodies at the Salazar ranch. But, did the Salazars actually infect them or did they go through a third party? They're narcoterrorists, not bioterrorists.
The big question is, though, is does Hector know that Kyle isn't infected?
Either way, whomever Hector and Ramon have had dealings with will probably be revealed in the next few episodes, and that thread will probably lead us closer to the real threat.
Old school (which is to say just Season 2 style) post ahead. Frantically scroll away on the mouse wheel to bypass if so inclined...now!
Oh, just admit it. You know who the real threat is. It's the Evil Secret Germans! You know what would be cool? If the plural for German was Germen instead of Germans. I guess you'd need to have Gerwomen then, too, but that's their problem.
This was a pretty rocking episode. I was disappointed by last week. For some reason, I couldn't get into it and had trouble focusing on the chase through LA. This was a huge turnaround with some fleshing out of secondary characters and a few nifty tension-building segments. I was particularly entertained by the Gael vs. Adam Who Looks Like Ben Stiller And Jimmy Fallon showdown in the first half, which was a fun self-reflexive twist on the previous two seasons where 24 or Kim or Kate Warner or Yusef or Keith Palmer is trying to pull off something and in danger of being discovered, only this time, it's Evil Gael in danger of being foiled by Adam and Adam's eyebrows. And then Michelle resets the password to "1-2-3-4", which kinda answers all the questions about CTU's security and background checks. If only someone could have said "That's amazing! That's the same combination I have on my luggage!"
Whoever keeps the running death total, you should add Chapelle's hair to the tally. Ha ha! Chapelle is clearly being positioned as the George Mason of season 3. He's no George Mason. Still, "Chloe's a pain in the ass!" was a great line (even though Chloe is awesome) and he's happy to go right for the torture, which is always cool. But still, there will never be another George Mason. Until he comes back in robot form later this season (spoiler!).
24 got to break another neck this week, which was great. Never wake up the most dangerous guy in the world when you're waiting to kill him. Of course he's going to break some necks.
Palmer's side should pick up now that the first stage of the virus red herring is gone. There's still the issue of why the attempt to free Salazar happened on this particular day, and it can only be because Palmer is in LA, and the Germen want him dead. Or out of office. Possibly both. I hope he gets to kill somebody this year with his robot hand.
The swerve(s) at the end was terrific. Tony's neck wound gave him Evil Voice, so you're all like "Oh no, Tony's evil!" and then the hug and the tattoo callback and Chappelle is all "What the what the hey?!" and I only wish Tony Schiavone could have been involved to say "24, you can go to hell! Go straight to hell!" before we found out the truth. Gotta give Gael credit for keeping his mouth shut and acting evil even while being tortured. Clearly, the skills he learned from Debbie Allen and the rest of the faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts paid off.
The whole 24 is a double agent...no, a triple agent! swerve, with only Jack and the fallen Tony knowing that 24 was going undercover to take out the Salazars (and, I speculate, find a link to the Germen) is also a great tip of the hat to one of the most famous cases of counterintelligence in the history of the United States Armed Forces. Students of recently military history are probably already familiar with the story:
In 1985, US Army Sergeant Ronald W. "Dusty" Tadur secretly infiltrated a ruthless terrorist organization under the guise of being an anti-US operative, secretly working for the terrorist leaders in an attempt to both bring them down and uncover ties to a group of shady European businessmen. In order to protect himself and the integrity of the covert mission, Sgt. Tadur was unable to inform the other members of his highly trained special mission force, and they believed that he had indeed gone to the other side. The only person with true knowledge of his mission was his immediate superior, First Sergeant Conrad S. "Duke" Hauser, who was unfortunately in a coma after falling in the line of duty. Fortuntely, Sgt. Hauser recovered and was able to clear Sgt. Tadur and helped facilitate a successful completion of the mission.
Originally posted by Dr UnlikelyIf only someone could have said "That's amazing! That's the same combination I have on my luggage!"
Gotta give Gael credit for keeping his mouth shut and acting evil even while being tortured. Clearly, the skills he learned from Debbie Allen and the rest of the faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts paid off.
Originally posted by Dr Unlikely And then Michelle resets the password to "1-2-3-4", which kinda answers all the questions about CTU's security and background checks. If only someone could have said "That's amazing! That's the same combination I have on my luggage!"
HAHA. Good stuff.
Awesome episode, awesome ending. This is incredibly good stuff.
I think Sherry has something to do with the Palmer situation. She probably hates that David moved onto someone else, and wants to ruin his chances of re-election and his relationship at the same time. President Palmer will find her out and she will say, "Everything I did was in your best intrest, David."
Dr. Unlikely, I'm currently bowing to you for that great post! By the way, that GI Joe two-parter was probably my favorite episode!
Anyway, this was another great episode, especially those last couple of minutes. When Tony wakes up, at first I'm thinking that he's secretly in cahoots with Gael, then when Jack gets to the Salazar ranch, I start wondering if Hector is actually an undercover as well, and then Tony tells the world what's really going on, and I'm blown away! Awesome stuff.
Say, was agent Johnson the same guy who tortured Roger Stanton last season at Palmer's request?
Also, line of the night goes to Chappelle: "Aw, Chloe's a pain in the ass!" Runner-up: "I heard [Ramo] once got wasted and threw a guy out of a plane. Looks like you're going to land before we do, Jack!" Salazar's henchman to Jack, right before getting his neck broken by him.
I had to laugh at Salazar's henchmen. They know their boss is getting out of jail, so they have the whores all ready to go for him. Now THAT's service.
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