# 24: Season 5: Episodes 3-4 (9:00am - 11:00am) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274 "2006-01-16T22:59:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/21 "2006-01-17T02:24:57Z")
Buchanan’s probably thinking… “Why the hell do I have to take orders from a hobbit?” ---
**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:** [January 17, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/22 "2006-01-17T02:26:07Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Buchanan’s probably thinking… “Why the hell do I have to take orders from a hobbit?” If he weren’t so damned smug. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/23 "2006-01-17T02:30:22Z")
Is it me or does Sean look a lot like Nathan Lane? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/24 "2006-01-17T02:37:21Z")
Unless Samwise figures it out and stops them at the last second, Jack has really pulled a Tony here… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/25 "2006-01-17T02:38:22Z")
Score one for me, and score one for my brother, who guessed “Flank 2” was a duress code. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/26 "2006-01-17T02:44:20Z")
Okay so minor problem. The kid has been through a life or death situation and his mom has been worried sick. What does he do? He gives the kid over to some agent. This might turn out to be nothing (but I doubt it). IS HE NEW??? I’m loving Samwise right now. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/27 "2006-01-17T02:45:01Z")
So what’s with Yellow Tie? I saw him get the keycard from the terrorist. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/28 "2006-01-17T02:46:52Z")
Okay, I have more respect for the hobbit now. And when he started asking for the assult plans and Jack’s phone transcripts, I had a feeling he was going to spot something and stop the assult at the wrong place. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/29 "2006-01-17T02:50:32Z")
Good luck, little hobbit, messing with Jack Bauer. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/30 "2006-01-17T02:55:35Z")
I figured there was something radioactive in the big box, but what, exactly is it? Anybody wanna bet Jack never gets to CTU? ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/31 "2006-01-17T02:58:01Z")
That Flank 2 thing was pretty obvious, to me at least. At first I thought that it was a duress code, but when CTU didn’t pick up on it, I figured that maybe he was describing a situation that was impossible. Did I see a Biohazard symbol on the top of those canisters? ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/32 "2006-01-17T02:58:31Z")
So, that whole hostage thing was. just. a. diversion? Who would have thunk it? ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/33 "2006-01-17T03:00:56Z")
Please remind me to use airports without nerve gas in the basement of the terminal from now on. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/34 "2006-01-17T03:01:17Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Did I see a Biohazard symbol on the top of those canisters? [Like this one, I mean.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WHMIS_Class_D-3.svg) ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/35 "2006-01-17T03:01:20Z")
It can’t be radioactive… if it were, they’d need to have radiation suits for their precautionary protection. Likewise, it can’t be a chemical weapon, because those (well, most of the ones I’m aware of) can work through the skin as well as through the lungs. So that means it’s gotta be some type of biological weapon. Any guesses? ---
**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:** [January 17, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/36 "2006-01-17T03:01:56Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Did I see a Biohazard symbol on the top of those canisters? Yep. It’s nerve gas. How many will die this time? They have to ramp up the death count from last year. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/37 "2006-01-17T03:04:52Z")
Flank 2 was repeated soo many times that it had to mean something needed “another look” at. Side note, Among the Hostages… Did I see the Mother and son Salazar from the Season where Jack ((And Chase)) were in Mexico ? Also… Was that a Werner Sister in the teaser for next week? ---
**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:** [January 17, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/38 "2006-01-17T03:05:19Z")
> [@5que](#): > > Please remind me to use airports without nerve gas in the basement of the terminal from now on. I think Priceline has a thing for that. ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/39 "2006-01-17T03:05:40Z")
I don’t quite understand WTF Jack was thinking when he blew up the one terrorist. How did he know which one would explode? And how did he know the guy wouldn’t be standing next to a bunch of hostages, killing them in the process? ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274/40 "2006-01-17T03:07:13Z")
> [@PigBoy](#): > > I don’t quite understand WTF Jack was thinking when he blew up the one terrorist. How did he know which one would explode? And how did he know the guy wouldn’t be standing next to a bunch of hostages, killing them in the process? Wait, I think I can answer my own quesiton… I think I was confusing the guy whose transmitter thing he saw with the head bad guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274.md?page=3)