# 24: Season 5: Episode 22 (4:00am - 5:00am) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870 "2006-05-15T18:20:06Z")\ **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:** [May 15, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/1 "2006-05-15T18:20:06Z")
> [@](#): > > **FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules)** > _1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed?_ > A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. > > _2) What should I confine to spoiler boxes?_ > A: Any discussion of upcoming shows that contains information from sources outside the aired material, or any speculation based on such things. This includes the “Next week on 24” previews, which some people do not watch, in order to stay “pure”. > > _3) The bad guys keep escaping. What should be done about it?_ > A: CTU will just have to nuke the city from orbit. Only way to be sure… Jack spends most of the last half hour making googly-eyes at Audrey. “It’s over…”? Not so fast, Jack. Looks like Bierko has another inside guy who’s helping him escape. And then, there’s Wormtongue, deciding to help President Logan for no apparent reason other than the fact that he’s a whiny little ass-kissing bitch. Logan, on the brink of suicide, saved by the weasel. Jack will probably be busy chasing down Bierko, so hopefully it will fall to Chloe to beat the crap out of Miles. Now… where’s Henderson? Still in custody, or will he be escaping, too? CTU seriously needs to revamp their “Prisoner Holding Protocols”. Three hours left! * * * _24_, Season 5, Episode 21 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM SPOILERS AHEAD! 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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/2 "2006-05-15T18:27:07Z")
Ahhh, drat. Forgot to change the time thingy just before the links… Title is correct, though… 24, Season 5, Episode 22 4:00 AM - 5:00 AM ---
**Author:** ![ChuckForbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@ChuckForbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChuckForbin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/3 "2006-05-15T18:30:46Z")
I’m not sure if Fox is showing the president’s speech tonight but if you have a VCR or DVR set up to record, you might want to add some extra time … OR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL MISS THE END ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/4 "2006-05-15T18:38:33Z")
> [@ChuckForbin](#): > > I’m not sure if Fox is showing the president’s speech tonight but if you have a VCR or DVR set up to record, you might want to add some extra time … OR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL MISS THE END No, no. CTU has a protocol in place to preempt interruptions. I’ll call Chloe. Now if only they had a way to preempt the second part of Gray’s Anatomy tonight… ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/5 "2006-05-16T00:29:46Z")
If Bush’s address screws up my TiVo tonight, I’m taking these damn canisters to the gas plant. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/6 "2006-05-16T01:05:41Z")
> [@5que](#): > > If Bush’s address screws up my TiVo tonight, I’m taking these damn canisters to the gas plant. Yeah, but all those Folgers Crystals will do is get stuck in the pipes… ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/7 "2006-05-16T01:07:04Z")
> [@ChuckForbin](#): > > I’m not sure if Fox is showing the president’s speech tonight but if you have a VCR or DVR set up to record, you might want to add some extra time … OR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL MISS THE END Last night, during Family Guy, they were advertising tonight’s shows where Prison Break was scheduled to start at 8:20, and “24” at 9:20. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/8 "2006-05-16T01:32:06Z")
Oh sure, Karen makes Jack stop putting the hurt on Miles, then she finishes things with a little slap across the cheek. That’ll show him. She should have just called Jack back – “Bauer, I’ve changed my mind. You can have him.” And before that… Jack heads for miles… Karen: “Security, stop him!” Security guy (resignedly): “Oh, crap…” Now exactly how many opportunities have they had to make a digital copy or five of the recording? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/9 "2006-05-16T01:46:50Z")
So, what will Bierko’s target be? I’m guessing he might go after the Presidential compound – perhaps he’ll try to take out Logan and the Russian Prez (assuming they are both still there in close enough proximity at the retreat) in one swoop. I think he might target Logan out of revenge – probably sees him as not keeping up his end of the bargain when he tried the attack on the Russian prez’s motorcade. Sheesh – I wonder if Henderson will live to see another season. Is he going to be the new Nina? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/10 "2006-05-16T02:20:35Z")
Ah, so it was the Red October. 😉 Bierko: “Which way to the nuclear wessels? Vould you please direct me to the nuclear wessels?” Okay, so it wasn’t a nuclear wessel, but it’s got a lot of missiles anyways. Who’s he going to shoot them at? ---
**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 16, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/11 "2006-05-16T02:37:51Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Who’s he going to shoot them at? Someone who dangles their particple? 🙂 Since when to the Ruskies let the Yankees on their nuclear subs to “share technology”? :rolleyes: With access to firearms, no less? ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/12 "2006-05-16T02:41:17Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Since when to the Ruskies let the Yankees on their nuclear subs to “share technology”? :rolleyes: With access to firearms, no less? Uh, the _Red October?_ "Let’, of course, being loosely defined 😃 ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/13 "2006-05-16T02:41:31Z")
Did I hear someone say that the missles could take out several city blocks? There can only be five or six blocks in a city where everything is only ten minutes away from everything else. One missle could wipe out the entire 24-verse in nothing flat. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/14 "2006-05-16T02:45:31Z")
Best line: _“Charles”_ Aaron, you little bitch! ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/15 "2006-05-16T02:56:02Z")
Man, this is getting silly now. So they’re inspecting a Russian submarine in accordance with the agreement the president signed a few hours ago at an unprotected non-military port. There better be a damn good payoff for next week for putting up with this nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/16 "2006-05-16T03:10:47Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Someone who dangles their particple? 🙂 So I’m wearing boxers instead of briefs this evening – nobody else is complaining… I can’t believe they just let Miles walk out of the building, without at least Chloe tasering him or something. ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/17 "2006-05-16T03:40:28Z")
So the one military guy goes and investigates the nuclear weapon room without taking anyone else with him and without having a better plan other than grabbing his super-secret extra special gun out of its special hiding spot, putting Jack on hold–“Be right back, I’ve got to go die now”–, and then popping his head through the door, being killed instantly? That doesn’t even make any sense, who writes this stu…oh, wait. This is 24. Business as usual. He should have been wearing a red shirt though. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/18 "2006-05-16T03:53:04Z")
Let me get this straight. So that Bierko will drop the Phoenix firewall, Robo-Henderson reveals that Jack Bauer is with him, pretends to betray Jack… and doesn’t inform Jack ahead of time? What kind of stupid plan is that? ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/19 "2006-05-16T04:07:01Z")
I can’t believe how quickly the empty data chip/card fell off the radar as an issue to be dealt with. Oh, sure. . . Bierko escaping AGAIN was an important plot point, but they had to cancel a conference call because the chip was a dud! Please, CTU, let’s get our priorities and protocols straight! So, is Aaron shot? Or is he just pretty much beaten into a pulp? And where is the vice president? And is Wayne Palmer in his bunnie jammies at Buchanon’s house yet? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870/20 "2006-05-16T04:09:57Z")
I was also disappointed that Karen did nothing more than slap Miles and chew him out for his betrayal. I think that a quick roundhouse kick to the skull would have been amply warranted at that point. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-22-4-00am-5-00am/356870.md?page=2)