# 24: Season 4: Episodes 23-24 (5:00am - 7:00am) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139 "2005-05-23T19:06:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/41 "2005-05-24T01:16:17Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Maybe they are setting up next season > > with an escpe from a Chinese gulag. If what I’ve read is true (and it has been, so far): CTU fakes Jack’s death, gives him a new identity and he walks off into the sunrise. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/42 "2005-05-24T01:20:06Z")
Sorry, Jack. No woman for you! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/43 "2005-05-24T01:23:30Z")
Palmer: “The Chinese know you led the assault.” Jack: “How!!!??” Palmer: “Agent Blabbermouth told them.” Jack: “He is so off my Christmas card list.” Palmer: “I’ve made arrangements to make him your partner.” Jack: “Mr. President, you’re the best.” ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/44 "2005-05-24T01:24:24Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Palmer: “The Chinese know you led the assault.” > > Jack: “How!!!??” > > Palmer: “Agent Blabbermouth told them.” > > Jack: “He is so off my Christmas card list.” > > Palmer: “I’ve made arrangements to make him your partner.” > > Jack: “Mr. President, you’re the best.” Ha! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/45 "2005-05-24T01:31:04Z")
I really, really hate Prez Wussy. Palmer is gonna have to raise his insurance rates. ---
**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/46 "2005-05-24T01:32:39Z")
CTU has a lock-down? Where was the lock down when that hot-mole made a run for her car back in like hour 3? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/47 "2005-05-24T01:33:12Z")
Since when does the Secret Service hire gorillas? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/48 "2005-05-24T01:37:25Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I really, really hate Prez Wussy. > > Palmer is gonna have to raise his insurance rates. Damn straight. ---
**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/49 "2005-05-24T01:40:42Z")
I was totally hoping for a Romeo and Juliette moment with Jack and Tony, that would have been the perfect ending. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/50 "2005-05-24T01:47:16Z")
The only thing missing was the Incredible Hulk walking away music. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/51 "2005-05-24T01:47:45Z")
Might the Chinese still not cause trouble? I mean, why would they believe Jack is dead? Wouldn’t they be expecting something like this to happen? ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/52 "2005-05-24T01:48:41Z")
> [@emacknight](#): > > I was totally hoping for a Romeo and Juliette moment with Jack and Tony, that would have been the perfect ending. Well…as Jack walked into the sunrise…I was thinking someone (Tony or Michelle) better tell Kim that Jack’s still alive. ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/53 "2005-05-24T01:48:51Z")
Looks like Jack is going to have to head down to “old mexico”. Would it be too twisted to have Jack come back next year to track down President Pussy and put a bullet between his eyes? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/54 "2005-05-24T01:53:30Z")
I guess Mandy gets to walk, then. So she might be back blowing up more airplanes and god knows what else next year. Even in death, Marwan slips through their fingers yet again. (literally) 😉 So, I guess Jack won’t be getting his job back before next season? ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/55 "2005-05-24T01:53:32Z")
Oh noooo! Don’t tell me Jack is going to have to leave LOS ANGELES. There’s no food or water or other people outside of LOS ANGELES. There’s no air or even land to stand on outside of…LOS ANGELES. Jack will disappear forever into the nothingness that is non-LOS ANGELES. Goodbye forever Jack. Oh wait. He’s just moving to the other side of…LOS ANGELES!!! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/56 "2005-05-24T01:56:11Z")
I wish Marwan had lingered until the missile was shot down. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/57 "2005-05-24T01:56:43Z")
> [@PastAllReason](#): > > Well…as Jack walked into the sunrise…I was thinking someone (Tony or Michelle) better tell Kim that Jack’s still alive. Gosh, I wonder how that would turn out… Jack: “Kim, there’s a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Get out of the city, and you can’t tell anybody.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/58 "2005-05-24T01:58:03Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Gosh, I wonder how that would turn out… > Jack: “Kim, there’s a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Get out of the city, and you can’t tell anybody.” Great. The show has become a Mobius strip. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/59 "2005-05-24T02:00:26Z")
Note 1: The moment I saw Marwan hiding around the corner with a mini Uzi and Jack, Black, and RedShirt walking towards him my first thought was “Redshirt dead, Curtis wounded”. Then, for half a second, I was disappointed in my abilities. After all, Black Bauer got missed. Then, of course, Curtis got wounded dragging Redshit (who I’ll assume is dead) to safety. Note2: It’s nice to see that Marwan gave the Chinese his teleporter. I assume that’s how they got to San Diego before a CTU helicopter that was flying directly. Note3: Aparently the missile is only stealth SOMETIMES. Eh, that makes sense. All that flying must have run down the batteries of the cloaking device. Note4: Looks like the only thing that Marwan bin Houdini bin Roadrunner can’t escape is gravity. Note5: Poor Audrey. I really don’t like her, so it’s kind of hard to be sympathetic. Note6: That thing with the Secret Service agent was weird. And my god, that guy WAS a gorilla. I kept waiting for him to look sadly at his hands and say, “I broke my gun in half again.” Note7: **RancidYakButter** - better hope you just didn’t trip Carnivore or something. Note8: Is it even possible for a normal guy to lift up someone in Marwan’s situation without his cooperation? Sigh. Maybe they can spice things up next season by having Jack work as a fluffer on Kim’s porn film. -Joe, sighing ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139/60 "2005-05-24T02:01:39Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Gosh, I wonder how that would turn out… > Jack: “Kim, there’s a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Get out of the city, and you can’t tell anybody.” “And watch out for bear traps in the woods.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am/305139.md?page=4)