Welcome to the newest FTTW column: We're Running Out of Time!

SPOILERS WITHIN!

This is the Tuesday morning quarterbacking thread for all things 24. Where some of the FTTW writers discuss Monday's night episode, make predictions, engage in the usual snark and invite all 24 fans to come and talk about the best show on tv.

We'll be doing this every Tuesday. Normally we publish our day's content at midnight, but on Mondays we will wait til 1am EST in order to give the west coasters ample time to digest the night's episode.

So let's start this thing! Today, Michele, Baby Huey and Ernie have their take on last night's episode.

Baby Huey is not amused.

Ok, let's recap what just happened:

- Douchey nerd guy was a douchey nerd
- Pushy broad quit
- Hot Middle Eastern chick had problems doing her job
- Jack got pistol whipped

Let's recap what did NOT happen:

- Someone got shot
- A nuke went off
- A main cast member died
- Something exciting

Seriously, the most exciting 90 seconds of this week's episode were the previews for next week. D+ episode. -BH

Ernie hearts Chloe:

That was definitely a piss me off episode, where all the bad guys seemed to win.

I can’t believe Karen Hayes gave in to that weasely Ghostbusters Viggo painting worshiping guy and resigned!! WTF !! !!

Hate that Ghostbusters guy. Hate him!!

I think Karen Hayes has a plan. When she gets to CTU she’s going to pull some kind of trickery out of her hat. Use CTU resources to gather evidence perhaps??

AND

I can’t believe that Jacks ASSHOLE brother, who I still think is really his step-brother, got one over on Jack!! DAMMIT!!

HATE HIM!!

My Wife predicts that Jack’s brother’s wife is going to be a key person in a future episode. She is going to help turn the tables on EVIL Grahm.

Misc:

Milo is going to get in trouble for helping out whats-her-name the middle-eastern decent chick and there’s going to be some kind of ruckus at CTU.

Chloe was awesome at decrypting that cell-phone info that Wali got off one of the detainees. She was really bossy in that episode. I like the way her hair kind of rests on her shoulders and curls back up too… (What??) -E

Michele crashes and burns

Let's talk about the crash that comes after a high.

I know, it's the 24 thread. Bear with me here.

See, today I had about eight cups of coffee and two ginormous things of soda. So I had this nice, smooth caffeine buzz going all day. Then about 8:45. Crash. Boom. The high was gone and I was left with a dull ache in the back of my left eye.

Then 24 came on. And guess what? Jack and company just crashed off five episode high. That's like...umm......20 cups of coffee and three Big Gulps. And maybe some meth. Tonight's episode was the big comedown.

Yea, I know it can't be exciting all the time. I know that little details have to be taken care of. Like letting us know that Ghostbusters dude is really the Anti Christ and the dude from Oz fucked up royally and Weird Bald Guy should have been beaten by dad a bit more as a kid.

But the truth is, I need death. And no one died this episode. What is up with that? No death? YOU ARE SLACKING, JACK! KILL! KILL! KILL! FINISH THE JOB WHEN YOU PUT A BAG OVER SOMEONE'S HEAD!

Yea, I just had another Big Gulp. -M

And there ya go. Another week, another Bauer Power Hour come and gone.

Predictions, anyone?

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Welcome to the newest FTTW column: We're Running Out of Time!

SPOILERS WITHIN!

This is the Tuesday morning quarterbacking thread for all things 24. Where some of the FTTW writers discuss Monday's night episode, make predictions, engage in the usual snark and invite all 24 fans to come and talk about the best show on tv.

We'll be doing this every Tuesday. Normally we publish our day's content at midnight, but on Mondays we will wait til 3am EST in order to give the west coasters ample time to digest the night's episode.

So let's start this thing! Today, Michele, Baby Huey and Ernie have their take on last night's episode.

Michele:
OMGWTFBBQ!1!1!! Ok. It is only half way through the show and the WOWHOLYFUCK moment just happened.

Weird Bald Guy is his BROTHER??!!??

"he has a habit of digging up things that need to stay buried" Oh yea. This is going to get interesting.

Talk about surprises. This is why I love this show. Never a dull fucking moment.

On the other hand, things I can do without: soap opera shit. I really don't care if Jack's sister-in-law wants to bang him or used to bang him or thinks of him when she's banging his brother. Leave that shit on the cutting room floor. I need action, not love triangle drama.

Hey, does anyone else have trouble seeing the retarded brother from OZ in the role of an FBI agent? He does clean up nice, though.

Ok, episode is over. JesusMaryJoseph, that was a lot to take in.

Weird Bald guy = Jack's brother. Hot wife = Jack's former lover? Kid = model for Abercrombie and Fitch?

Whatever. That plastic bag over the head was a cool ending. Weird Bald guy is WEAK without that Bluetooth thing in his ear. Now we know where his power lies!

OHHH do you think Jack's nephew is his son? That would twist the plot a little. Well, not really. It would just piss me off with the whole family drama thing. And what if the hot chick in the car is................JACK'S SISTER???

Dude. Jack's father was the old guy in Babe. So his brother shot Robocop and his father hung out with a pig.

Chloe was awesome with the weird looks tonight. She has really developed that "I want to have sex with you, but maybe at a later date when I'm not busy OPENING SOCKETS!" look.

And mark my word, Weird Little Guy (you know, the Ghostbusters dude) - he's up to no good.

Episode rating: 8.5 on the OMG Richter scale.
My big prediction: Abercrombie Bauer is Jack's son.

Awesome.

Baby Huey:
Ok. You know what? The nuke last week kicked ass. I think they may have blown their wad a bit early. This is getting a bit boring. Oh look, it's bald guy again. I wonder what he's ... wait ... what's that again?

ZMOG. I'm sorry, 24 baby ... I take it back. I'll never call you boring again.

And I never thought i'd say this, but a Bauer just got Bauered.

Ernie gets patched through to the PRESIDENT:

Ok. So let me get this straight. The guy that was responsible for the nerve gas attacks in season 5 and who also convinced President Logan to have Jack killed in order to try and keep Jack from finding out the truth about who was behind it all, is REALLY JACK'S BROTHER?? Holy crap! Not to mention, he is ALSO THE GUY THAT SHOT ROBOCOP!!

This Gray (or is it Greg?) guy is obviously pure evil. He can't be Jack's blood brother. He must be the Evil Step-Brother or something, he can't be really related to Jack. OR CAN HE?

Also, Chloe did a great job opening lots of sockets in this episode. That little brunette monkey woman.

ALSO, Jack's father is somehow connected to this whole mess? My head is exploding. And we have to wait a whole week to find out what happens now? DAMMIT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME! -E

That's our take on the show. What's yours? Did you like the episode? Surprised? Saw this stuff coming all along? Got any predictions for next week, or for the season? Can you PATCH ME THROUGH TO THE PRESIDENT???

note to self: overdosing on caffeine before 24 is a bad combo.

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