"A Liter of Epinephrin! Stat!

Okay the show is on the table but last nights episode gave me a glimmer of hope.  Although the patient did have a couple of flat lines while it tried to stabilize.  Jack had a great line to Jackie in regards to drawing a gun on him and intending to use it.  And with a glimmer of hope Jackie indicated she had indeed intended to use it.  Jack's interest increased ten fold.

In years past Jack would have flown with the crucial data he found on the X11 chip but no, he sends it with the helicopter pilot by himself.  Uhhh, correct me if I'm wrong but I thought there was no one we could trust.  Thankfully the helo pilot wasn't on the list.  And lets not forget that the medics had just shocked Dubaku twice with the paddles right over the site of the chip...uhhh can you say erased.

And last but by no means least Chloe's light came on during the downloading of the data from the chip.  You could see it in her eye's that she suspected the traitor in the server room.

Ahhh the server room.  Thankfully the girlfriend who "couldn't keep it together" forgot to cover all the safety protocols when she inserted the reformatted motherboard and linked it back through to the MacAddress controlling all of the sysops in her vain attempt to SHRED ALL THIRTY SERVERS IN A MATTER OF TWO MINUTES!  The government can't even keep a sex offender database up-to-date do we really believe that Larry's network he setup himself is that fast?  Anyone...anyone...

I know this is going to raise some eyebrows but I have to admit that maybe the softer side of the story line is getting to me.

In previous years innocent by-standers were getting severely injured and even killed for the greater cause.  Jack was going through life with such a tormented soul, there was some love but that was stolen from him by the Chi-coms.  Now it appears he may have a potential love interest and that can only mean good things for Jack.  Someone to show him what it means to be loved and cared for.  Not to mention that Broke Back moment between Jack and Tony watching the sunset at the Washington Monument.  For too long we been subjected to unnecessary torture to try to get to answers by some unrepentant, unmonitored government agent.  This can't continue. Do we really want to go down this road?  This year shows us that there is another way to deal with terrorists and that tolerance can be an effective tool.

NOT!

Smack Me, Kiss Me....Shoot Me.

In my continuing pursuit to be a little controversial regarding 24 this season I offer the following:

IT'S NOT THE SHOW IT WAS.

Last nights episode brought it all together for me.  Here are a few of my peeves from the episode.

1.  Blatant product placement has taken over this season.  Last night as Chloe, aka SAHM (take a minute you'll figure it out), and her husband drove up to FBI headquarters we got a full screen shot of the new Hyundai Genesis and then the Hyundai logo as the GPS shut off.  Just as in The Matrix trilogy it seems that once the big wigs catch on to a show they cash in and bury it in product ridiculousness.

2.  Is our government really this stupid?!

3.  Part of Chloe's attraction was that she wasn't all that put together and her hair was a mess.  Now that she's a Stay At Home Mom (see #1) she appears to have more time to color her hair, get it professionally styled and work with a clothing stylist.

4.  Would the President's First Man really go to a hospital with an unknown doctor?  

5.  In previous seasons everyone could get through LA traffic in a matter of seconds.  Now we are mired constantly in DC...ohhhhh.  Symbolism?  I like to think so.

6.  BIll Buchanan.  The government has been infiltrated, there is a turncoat at the FBI, Chloe can get into any system from anywhere.  Where do you send her?  To FBI headquarters to sit in a glass conference room.  Why not, ohhh I don't know, Larry's office!

7.  Larry.  How did you get to be Director of the DC branch?   Jack is trying to save the free world and you can't stop wondering if you are losing the girl.  Well here's a news flash, you are!  Maybe, just maybe she needs a MAN!

8.  Way, way, way, WAY to much tangled love story webs!  Did I say way too much?  WAY to much.

9.  Reduced group participation.  We have new members this year and it feels the same as when you tell your friends about a great restaurant, they go because of your recommendation and it's the night they're filming an episode of Kitchen Nightmares.

10.  The previews for next week present Jack and Jack-ie getting into a little slapping contest that ends with a little, 'Kiss me now you fool, don't you feel anything?' eye contact.  Hopefully Jack dismisses this, slaps some sense right back at her and waits until hour 25 to do something about the tension.  If they kiss...shoot me!

Dabak-who?

Alright, I am a little late on the blog this week.  Been trying to get my thoughts together, there are none so I am going to type to see if something coherent will just pop up on the screen.

What did we learn last week class?

First, that Jack may have a slight case of ADD in that some chump coming down the hall can be just enough distraction that he gets his gun kicked out of his hand.

Second, that Jack can pick up any small handgun and have one shot accuracy.  Simply unheard of in any other show or movie...way to shoot Jack.

Third, we still don't know Jack! but this coming week seems to promise some revelation although probably just a teaser.

Fourth, apparently even the worst bad guys can be distracted by some issue with their girlfriend.  Dabaku is trying to control US foreign policy, he has infiltrated the American government, stolen the CIP device and yet when his woman's sister calls he's sayin', "I haf toogo take care of some-ding."  What-eva!

In a "Life Imitating TV" moment or for all us that have actually seen the "Black Helicopters" maybe its just a warm up here is something quite interesting from the FAA.

Girl Bauer

Okay right off the bat three things that made last night's episode one of the best for this season. First, the BGBC was up significantly (Bad Guy Body Count). Second, someone finally believes in Jack unfortunately its not even our very own people. And third it appears we have a convert heretofore referred to as Girl Bauer aka Jackie.

Unfortunately Dabaku lived to pillage another day but alas thats why it's called '24' and not '9.'

Admittedly I have trouble with a woman president. Yes you can arrive early next week to grill me on that one. I am coming to terms with it for the show but what I can not stand is the First Gentleman being such a wuss! Why does he have to be portrayed as some spineless nut job? However, it does appear he may be getting some kudos in the near future...but his wife has to save him first.

Another good point; no Jack Bauer love interest which as we all know we have no time for.  Jack's trying to save the world in 24 hours not find a girl that he can lose to some fascist Eastern European government coup....ahhh maybe next year, GIRL BAUER.