24: Season 4: Episode 20 (2:00am - 3:00am)

[John_Mace]

@Monstre

I thought that Jack and Curtis had called ahead and that medical staff was going to be READY for their arrival. Shouldn’t they have moved Paul to… oh, I don’t know… a real hospital, like hours ago? after his first surgery?

God, I kept saying the same thing. Even for Paul’s sake, there must be some hospital in LA that has better care for his condition that CTU does. And I’ll bet that hsopital is only 5 minutes away, too.

But, you know, even though that whole set up had rolleyes all over it, it was still worth it to see Jack pull his gun on the doctors in the O.R. And Audrey, you whiny little bitch, you work in the Dept of Defense. Do you really think your own personal needs are higher than the rest of the country’s? You don’t deserve Jack.

So, we now have an ex-CTU agent (Jack) working with the ex-CTU director (Tony) taking orders from the ex-President (Palmer). That just about rounds thing out.

Can someone explain to me the technology that allows for 3-D infra-red mapping of people walking around inside an building? Oh yeah, and I like that the Chinese Embasy has basically the same lock on its door that I have on my house.

[D_Odds]

John Mace, it’s not the same locks. Jack is just…prepared. You forgot in your analysis how Chloe was relieved of duty earlier in the day. The hospital is probably the one thing in LA that is more than 15 minutes away from CTU. Lastly, I can’t believe you didn’t know satellite IR imagery was 3-D. DUH!

Is there anyone Jack doesn’t pull his gun on?

I know crisis situations tend to get people’s juices flowing, but c’mon, these love triangles, all unfolding at this very moment in time, are freakin’ ridiculous.

Is there anyone watching the show who isn’t doing it with the sole purpose of picking on it Tuesday morning?

[Trion]

@D_Odds

Is there anyone watching the show who isn’t doing it with the sole purpose of picking on it Tuesday morning?

Not anymore.

Actually, I was just on Dave Barry’s blog and he’s doing the same. A sample:

But the news is not all good. Audrey, who is always very upset about some damn thing or another, is currently very upset at Jack, because of his habit of torturing pretty much everybody he comes into contact with, including toll-booth attendants. Also Jack has displayed a Wile-E.-Coyote-ish tendency to never quite be able to catch the Evil Terrorist Genius Home Depot Shopper Marwan, who got away again last week. If you listened closely you could actually hear Marwan say “Meep! Meep!”

[carnivorousplant]

@D_Odds

Is there anyone Jack doesn’t pull his gun on?

His Mother at breakfast, lest she forget chocolate milk.

[Jack]
Stir up the syrup!
Stir up the syrup!
[/Jack]

[Hey_It_s_That_Guy]

@Trion

Not anymore.

Actually, I was just on Dave Barry’s blog and he’s doing the same. A sample:

Dave Barry has a blog? And he makes fun of 24 on it? Link us, please!

[Trion]

Here ya go:

http://weblog.herald.com/column/davebarry/

Mostly he just links to odd news stories, but there’s a nice “24” bit right up front that I quoted from.

[Trion]

Direct link to Dave’s full commentaries on 24:

http://weblog.herald.com/column/davebarry/archives/cat_24.html

[cbawlmer]

Now I’m reading Dave Barry’s blog entries instead of working. Hooray!

[D_Odds]

Dave’s been doing 24 all season. He seems to notice all the same things we do, including the sexual tension between Chloe and Edgar. I wonder if this is the first time the actor behind Edgar gets to be a romantic lead?

[carnivorousplant]

I didn’t know he was a drinkin’ man.

[Lakai]

So what if millions die, Paul still lives. Yay Paul!!

Jack really should not be going out with someone so demented.

[John_Mace]

Did anyone else notice how appropriate it was that Jack was the one using the defibrillator on Paul? After all, he IS the most experienced guy in the room at applying electricity to human bodies, especially Paul’s.

[shelbo]

@John Mace

Can someone explain to me the technology that allows for 3-D infra-red mapping of people walking around inside an building?

Well, it’s very specialized technology – it only works to see infra-red images inside buildings. It doesn’t work, for example, to find heat sources in the middle of a cold and barren desert (like, say, a jeep loaded with terrorists driving away with the nuclear football).

Also, I want to point out that Dave Berry is good, but no better than some of the SDMB’s finest wits. Here are some sample Berry observations, which could just as easily come from one of our own threads:
DB: “I think Edgar and Chloe should just give in to their lust for each other and do it right on Edgar’s keyboard.”

Monstre: "Who else thinks Edgar and Chloe are going to be banging back in the server room before this day is over…? "

DB: “I take that back, about Chloe. Do NOT mess with Chloe, is my advice.”

YPOD: “I would have liked it better if Chloe had re-loaded and put another dozen or so rounds into the guy - maybe a good kick too.”

DB: “This torture thing, as it so often does with young lovers, is coming between Audrey and Jack.”

Oslo Osogarth: “Anyone else think that Jack has 0% chance of any more nookie from the gorgeous Audrey?”

DB: “Chloe said, “MEN4XP.” She is SO sexy!”

Oslo Osogarth: “Seriously, though, if anyone has an MPEG of last week when Chloe was splattering the bad guy, I could get rid of all my porn.
Seriously.”

DB: “The Chinese consulate dude does not want to give up Lee. He says the U.S. needs to go through channels. Hahahahahahahaha.”

Monstre: Chinese Guy: “The Consul is dead! He was killed when armed men attacked the consulate!”

Palmer: “What? Our guys were only using tranquili… er… I mean, my deepest condolences to you and your people!”

[D_Odds]

For those not reading the Dave Barry blog, this is a must see. Jack eats something (short movie file).

[Monstre]

@Miss Bianca

I was waiting for Jack to say, “Stop dying, Paul! STOP DYING NOW!!!”

Or… “Hey, if I can be dead for 5-10 minutes and still come back to life, so can YOU!”

[Monstre]

@cbawlmer

In her defense, Tony doesn’t actually work there anymore. Neither does Jack. Or Palmer.

Yeah, that’s kind of fun, isn’t it? When the boss guy was yelling at Tony (“You don’t work for Jack, you work for ME!”), I was just HOPING to hear Tony reply, “Actually, I’m currently unemployed.”

@John Mace

Can someone explain to me the technology that allows for 3-D infra-red mapping of people walking around inside an building?

That’s because they bought the 4-D MonstreVision[sup]TM[/sup] Glasses…

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Audrey: I hate you I hate you I hate you, you killed Paul, I hate you!
Jack: Oh, you’re welcome for this morning. You remember… when I single-handedly attacked a complex full of armed terrorists to rescue you and your dad. By the way… I know you’re helping as DOD liaison in this office, but where is your dad? When’s he getting back? Because he had… you know… balls.

[carnivorousplant]

Marwan is terrorising some folks now on USA The Mummy Returns .

Mrs. Plant won’t let me watch it.

Dammit.

[Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow]

@carnivorousplant

His Mother at breakfast, lest she forget chocolate milk.

[Jack]
Stir up the syrup!
Stir up the syrup!
[/Jack]

It might look something like this.

(Not my work, but I like it).

[John_Mace]

@Monstre

By the way… I know you’re helping as DOD liaison in this office, but where is your dad? When’s he getting back? Because he had… you know… balls.

Has there been any explanation about where the old fart is? I don’t rightly recall hearin’ anything. (Sorry, I’ve got Deadwood on in the background…)

[LorieSmurf]

OK, this is my first season of 24 I’ve ever watched. I’ve got two questions:

1. Is it always like this?? (high strung, freaky, etc)

and

2. Why did Chloe get fired? I actually started watching this season on the episode where Jack freed Audrey and her dad from the terrorists. So i guess Chloe was fired before this episode. But I don’t know why.
   I’m enjoying it so far. But i scream at the television often.