24 Reaction: 11:00-12:00 - A Standoff

Tonight, for our 24 recap, in an ode to the action packed episode it was, we’ll get it all done with a barrage of bullets. Let’s start shooting.

- It’s a good thing that President Hassan’s wife just hated his guts already. It made it a lot easier to believe she recovered from his grizzly death in a matter of just a few short hours.

- Were you wondering who the main torturer was also? Me too. His name is DB Sweeney and he’s been in every television show ever made.

- Dana Walsh is pretty bad ass. I’d like to think if I was ever being waterboarded, I’d respond to my captors with a little sneer and a “go to hell,” right before they put me under again. I’m tough like that. So is Dana. I’ve hated her character most of the season, but seeing her stand up to a little suffocation was a bit redemptive (for the time being).

- Poor, poor Chloe. Always the smartest person in the room, always the most clueless. Her undying crush on Jack has clouded her judgment a ton this season. She’s always appeared fairly dopey, but this season she’s been especially slanted in her love for Jack (even if she did have to try and arrest him).

- Have you ever had a chance to say, “I don’t want to kill you, but I will if I have to.” Me neither.

- Jack and Cole ran an “Infiltrating a Semi-Secure Black Ops Holding Facility for Dummies” training session. They just made it look easy, taking out a couple of guards, tricking the rest and just storming the castle by stealth and force. I can’t climb into the window of my house when I’m locked out without the neighbors calling the cops.

- How do you think Frederick Prinze Jr’s character is feeling this season? I can’t even begin to explain how stupid this guy looks. He was about to marry a spy. He killed said spy’s ex-boyfriend. Then he found out said spy (fiancé) was responsible for the terror attacks. Now he has to drive her around Manhattan. He looks like a fool. Oh yeah, and Freddie Prinze had his best, “I’m angry”-face on tonight. Plus his weird accent resurfaced more than a few times. Poor guy...poor audience.

- What do you think it would be like to be Charles Logan’s grandkid? Do you think he does things like give you a five dollar bill for your birthday, and then instantly convince you to give it back to him because he can “turn it into $500 if you just trust him.” Or maybe he gives you $5, but then tells your parents he gave you $50 to make him seem overly generous. Pure slime.

- Where do all these hot, high level government assistants come from? Is there some kind of incredible temp agency out there that only recruits model-type overachievers?

- I have been wondering all season long how/why Dana Walsh’s character transferred over to the dark side. Her explanation about being recruited by Russian intelligence seemed believable for about two seconds, until the flash bomb blew up in Cole’s face. That guy just can’t win.

- Is there a Law Enforcement Hall of Fame? Is Bauer already in it? How else would some flunky cop know who Jack was? And if he did know Jack, why would they try and detain him with only two guys for backup? Jack is the Albert Pujols of the federal agent community. When he’s up, you just walk him unless you want some damage done.

- A fantastic, shoot-em up, Wild West show down between Jack and Dana to close out the episode. Dana got what she deserved and Jack is past the point of no return.

- I think in past seasons Dana would have gotten some weird reprieve or shot at the last second by a hidden sniper. Not this year. This year, Jack looked her right in the face with a hollow look in his eye and shot her point blank. My wife said, “Good.” I’m not sure how I feel.