# 24: Season 5: Episode 14 (8:00pm - 9:00pm) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214 "2006-03-20T23:18:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/1 "2006-03-20T23:18:40Z")
> [@](#): > > **Rules for official “24” threads:** > > - Unboxed discussion of any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast, is fine (not counting next week’s previews). > - Speculation on upcoming episodes, based on aired shows, is fine. > > Any of the following must be in spoiler boxes only: > > - advance knowledge of upcoming shows from any sources outside the actual aired show > - speculation based on such advance knowledge > - “Next week on 24” previews. (Some folks don’t watch these, preferring to avoid any spoilers on future episodes). Well, last week Lynn and Random-Redshirt made the ultimate sacrifice, Lynn by shutting down a computer program that was locking Chloe away from the thermostat, and Random-Redshirt by bravely sitting on the floor looking worried. But it was enough to save the rest of our survivors in CTU, except apparently for Tony, who once again proved that he really really wants to be Jack, but just… isn’t. At the rate the writers are killing off long-time main characters, they may have to bring back Driscoll to run CTU, because there won’t be anybody left. Will they resort to searching for the nerve gas cannisters with a chemical-agent-sniffing cougar? Or should they just put a tail on Kim? – the cannisters are bound to show up wherever she is. _24_, Season 5, Episode 14 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM SPOILERS AHEAD! 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**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/2 "2006-03-20T23:24:12Z")
Y’know, if they kill off enough of the regular characters, we might finally see Chloe in command of CTU. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/3 "2006-03-20T23:40:05Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Or should they just put a tail on Kim? – the cannisters are bound to show up wherever she is. They could put a **cougar tai** l on her, and then dress her up in a skimpy bikini and have her serve cocktails at Tony’s wake. God, I hope not. I kinda got the feel that Kim had a enter and exit part this season, but there’s no telling. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/4 "2006-03-21T00:21:06Z")
My guess is that Henderson (aka “Evil Buckaroo Banzai” or “Evil Robocop”) will grab Kim as his hostage, since he’s loose in CTU after doing some Soulpatch-killin’, and she and her dork boyfriend/therapist Barry are on their way out to the parking lot. They went to the trouble of establishing that Henderson checked in on Kim while everyone thought Jack was dead, so he’ll probably exploit his connection to her and snatch her up to use as a human shield or an insurance policy. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/5 "2006-03-21T02:10:41Z")
Well, looks like Tony is dead. Any even money says that Wayne doesn’t make it through next week’s episode. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/6 "2006-03-21T02:28:00Z")
They should have been playing a little Mamas & Papas while Stoller was threatening Curtis with the gun. “Do you want him to die?” _Maaaaake your own kind of muuuusic…_ (Someone will get it…) 4 8 15 16 23 42… 4 8 15 16 23 42 ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/7 "2006-03-21T02:33:18Z")
I got it…eventually. But I didn’t recofnize Big D until you put in your last little clue there. So…apparently all Europeans are bad guys that want USers to die. Whodathink it? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/8 "2006-03-21T02:36:33Z")
Sure, he killed Badger. But apart from that, this guy is Wuss Bad Guy. He’s ordering his guy to evacuate the building BEFORE torching it? Amateur. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/9 "2006-03-21T02:38:04Z")
Good thing Jack just asked Chloe to get the “WET” list, and not the NOC list. Or else she would have had to learn to rappel, or at least to climb the rope in gym class, really quick. I wouldn’t have surrendered my keycard to the new asshole – I would have made him get the order to me from my immediate superior (i.e. Bill Buchanan). ---
**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:** [March 21, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/10 "2006-03-21T02:48:51Z")
“I _had_ your word. Now I know what it’s worth.” Pretty well sums up Jack Bauer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/11 "2006-03-21T02:50:07Z")
Whooooaaaaa… Jack double-crossed Stoller. So, Homeland Security Bunhead will be happy with him after all, but he just pissed off the Germans. And Bunhead’s threat. “There **will** be repercusions.” Sheesh. Jack should have said, “Fine, bring them, bitch. I’ve already been forced to fake my own death after somebody in the U.S. Govt tried to assassinate me so that they wouldn’t have to turn me over to the Chinese. So, what have you got to top that?” ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/12 "2006-03-21T02:52:21Z")
pwned. Guess we can add Germany to the list of countries which has Bauer on their sh\*t list. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/13 "2006-03-21T02:58:24Z")
Well damn. Didn’t see that coming. I’m guessing that it wasn’t really Audrey, but then again the way they’re cleaning house this season… ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/14 "2006-03-21T02:58:34Z")
(Regarding Wayne) I was robbed! Robbed! So close! Note to Evil Henchmen: When blowing someone’s tire so they crash so I can put some bullets into them and finish them off, make sure to stop your car CLOSE to the crash, not half a mile away. Ooh, Audrey. You naughty girl. -Joe ---
**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:** [March 21, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/15 "2006-03-21T02:58:59Z")
It would be easier to keep a list of countries that do _not_ have Jack on their shit list. Audrey. Well hell, they killed everyone else who could be a mole. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/16 "2006-03-21T03:00:51Z")
Holy crap. Now, Jack is on his way to torture his girlfriend. Except, I think that it was probably made to look like she sold it, but she’s probably being framed, just like Jack was. And I’m quite sure the Veep is in on it, at this point. Or perhaps behind it. Aaron was the one who called the roadblock to have Wayne Palmer let through (I’m pretty sure), but just before that we saw the Vice Prez hearing the phone call about the person at the roadblock. It’s got to be the V.P. behind the attack on Wayne… ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/17 "2006-03-21T03:04:33Z")
Hmmm. I’m fairly sure that my flash memory cards can’t be programmed to self-destruct. And while it’s vaguely possible that CTU has a stock of Mission-Impossible style self-destructing chips, wouldn’t it be better to have them just scramble the data and have the victim think they were a victim of bad luck rather than have it shoot out sparks? Yet more incredible time compression. Five minutes after the President decides to declare martial law, there are troops on all the roads. How long does it take to mobilize troops? The immunity paper for the female agent (Collette?) got signed and faxed in amazingly record time. Of course, by now, CTU probably has a standard form for that. Fifteen minutes after getting out of the safe room, CTU employees are back to work as if nothing had happened. Didn’t even seem them carting bodies out in the background. When Chloe spills water on the guy, he snarls “What’s wrong with you?” Oh, nothing, just a normal day at work…at CTU. We just know that we haven’t seen the last of dashingly grundgy German agent guy. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/18 "2006-03-21T03:05:52Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Holy crap. Now, Jack is on his way to torture his girlfriend. Husband and wife. If they could bring back Audrey’s brother for a little re-torture and bring in Daddy Heller as well…Jack could get, like, a perfect score! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/19 "2006-03-21T03:08:06Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Yet more incredible time compression. Five minutes after the President decides to declare martial law, there are troops on all the roads. How long does it take to mobilize troops? The VP talked about moving them into place a couple hours ago. > [@](#): > > Fifteen minutes after getting out of the safe room, CTU employees are back to work as if nothing had happened. Didn’t even seem them carting bodies out in the background. I noticed one, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214/20 "2006-03-21T04:01:39Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > They should have been playing a little Mamas & Papas while Stoller was threatening Curtis with the gun. > > “Do you want him to die?” > > _Maaaaake your own kind of muuuusic…_ > > (Someone will get it…) > > 4 8 15 16 23 42… 4 8 15 16 23 42 I get this! That actor is cornering the market in “mysterious foreign dude who holds a pistol to your head” roles. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-14-8-00pm-9-00pm/349214.md?page=2)