24 Day 5 (Season 5 - OAD 4/3/06) 10:00pm - 11:00pm *spoilers*

[terpfan1980]

With Prison Break basically doing a

Spoiler:

flashback episode

show tonite, I'm even more impatiently waiting for Jack Bauer. Though I admit, my allegiance will be tested by several factors tonite, including hoping to see UCLA win the NCAA mens hoops tourney for 2006.

Here's hoping that the bad weather in the D.C. area clears out soon so I don't lose the TV tonite

[markp99]

Unfreaking believable. The spineless dimwit. Who woulda' thunk it?

[terpfan1980]

OMG, OMG, OMG!!

What an ending... what a cliff-hanger for next week. Totally freakin' cool.


I'd say more, but if someone stumbles into this thread before watching and doesn't really want spoilers, I'd rather the notes show up a little later.

[terpfan1980]

Ok, this should be far enough down here.

Yes, that spineless twit apparently has a spine, but not of the right kind. What an SOB.

[RobertE]

[Sirius Black]

I think they pulled that out of their rear. Still a pretty good episode. Robocop isn't a suspect, he's an open protocol.

[Flyinace2000]

This twist is just toooooo much. I hope this is the last season.

[markp99]

Why not just have Jack be on the wrong team? I thought about that for a split second when he was up on the roof with the sniper rfile. This is a truly goofy plot twist.

They're slowly losing me...

[scheckeNYK]

A bit much to swallow there. Although, I have said numerous times this season (mostly in jest) that Logan was the mastermind. It was a combination of a joke and the notion that the writers would just like to try anything that we'd never think of. Shock value almost made it too obvious.

[cheerdude]

It was seemingly leaning too strongly towards the VP...

Still - I was a bit surprised when the spineless weasel showed up; I almost... ALMOST thought that it was going to be Aaron or the Homeland Security vice-weasel.

[Sirius Black]

Originally Posted by markp99

Why not just have Jack be on the wrong team?

Jack and the Logan aren't exactly friends like he and Palmer were. That would be even more of a stretch. Besides, if he was on the wrong team, why not just both of them him in the barn.

Has anyone wondered how all the bad guys in all their vehicles are driving around Los Angeles with marshall law in effect?

So, if the VP isn't in on the master plan, what's he up to. Clearly he is in possession of knowledge that we don't know. I mean, why the power grab at CTU?

[IndyJones1023]

WTF?

They jumped the shark.

[NYCwbyfan]

Originally Posted by Sirius Black

So, if the VP isn't in on the master plan, what's he up to. Clearly he is in possession of knowledge that we don't know. I mean, why the power grab at CTU?

Maybe he's working on the assumption that Jack is working for the bad guys? Palmer's assassinated, Jack reappears, CTU is one step behind, etc...

[markp99]

They jumped it tonite for sure!

[Gunnyman]

wait a sec I thought it was the German Group.....
Over all I'm still stinging from the blowing up a plant to get rid of a nerve gas that would have been burned up in people's homes anyway.
How many hours we have left? 6 or 7?

[painkiller]

Comment about next week:

Spoiler:

Anybody notice - in the previews for next week - the Head of Homeland Security tell someone to not lose track of Audrey, so she can lead them to Jack?

[SoBelle0]

OMG!! Crazy, crazy, crazy - how can this idiot be the mastermind? He certainly was able to stumble often enough to let certain things happen without folks catching on...
the VP must still be involved somehow or other - why else would Homeland have absorbed CTU? even blondie knows it's not a good idea at this point. or how else would VP have gotten Martial Law pushed thru?

I'm in shock...

Oh - funny bit - Jack's Treo beeping incessantly while they use the GPS to navigate around and find all the baddies. Sheesh!


Still loved the show. I think they've done lots to keep our interest, switch up the formulas, and keep it exciting. I've never needed to find every plotline or protocol believable, why start now?

[terpfan1980]

Originally Posted by painkiller

Anybody notice - in the previews for next week -

Spoiler:

the Head of Homeland Security tell someone to not lose track of Audrey, so she can lead them to Jack?

Spoiler tag's required for discussion of next week's material still. Please update accordingly.

[Rob Helmerichs]

Originally Posted by Gunnyman

wait a sec I thought it was the German Group.....

Actually, Logan's maiden name is Grüpenhößer...

[terpfan1980]

Originally Posted by SoBelle0

Oh - funny bit - Jack's Treo beeping incessantly while they use the GPS to navigate around and find all the baddies. Sheesh!

Old joke, but here's goes anyway...

Jack's PDA display:

[busyba]

When the VP asked the President if he knew about Wayne Palmer visiting the retreat, the look on the President's face gave it away for me. At that point, I knew that it was him and not the VP that was pulling the strings. The reveal at the end was no surprise to me.

I do agree that it's a stupid twist though....

[DancnDude]

OK that twist is WAY too much! Of course I'm shocked which is what they wanted, but nothing we've seen of Logan from last season to this one would support this. He wouldn't have been acting like such an idiot by himself all season long if he was behind it all to begin with. This better just be a double-twist that they undo next week when we find out all the details.

[busyba]

I was hoping that after the most recent firmware update from Palm, my Treo would do all the badass things that Jack Bauer's Treo does, but I guess they're saving that for the next update.

[terpfan1980]

Originally Posted by busyba

I was hoping that after the most recent firmware update from Palm, my Treo would do all the badass things that Jack Bauer's Treo does, but I guess they're saving that for the next update.

you don't have the special gub-ment bad azz model, sorry, no new ROM for j00!

[TAsunder]

In the case of the people vs 24 season pass, I find the defendent guilty of negligent stupidity. You are hereby ordered to death by deletion. Your appeal hearing will be next week.

Sorry, no way. That was total BS. Reminded me of Nina Meyers and how they decided to ignore every episode previous just for a lame surprise.

[rawbi01]

For a split second I thought that the pres' wife might be the bad guy..

[terpfan1980]

Someone asked above how much time is left, and I think the answer is approximately 8 hours. (Til 7am if I recall).

That gives us 8 more episodes to get things back to an almost believable state.

... still, it could get very interesting to see just exactly where this all goes. Why in the world does Logan want things so f-ed up if not to gain power somehow. His wife and Novick, and the fictional press are calling him on the illegal 'martial law' type declaration. He's basically been complicit in plans to assassinate the Russian president, if not directly tryed to get it done. There's gotta be a bigger reason for everything, so I'm willing to watch a little longer before I call total BS on the season.

[busyba]

Except for the part where he's portrayed as totally incompetent, I suppose that what we've seen hasn't been inconsistent with him being part of the whole deal.

I mean, when left to his own devices, he has been rather accomodating of the terrorists. He sent the Russian pres into the ambush and he ordered Jack to let the nerve gas be released in the mall.

[Kamakzie]

I can't wait to see the first Lady beat the snot out of President ******bag.

[busyba]

To be fair, so far we don't really know what the President's actual plan is; we shouldn't be so quick to judge.