(3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M.)
Review/Commentary
Reviewer: J
Well, we had an entertaining hour. So that's a good thing. But we also had some of the same claptrap that's been regurgitated a few dozen times, such as Chappelle coming thisclose to actually disciplining someone or Tony giving us his furrowed brow homage to Kate Warner. However, the biggest "Huh?" of the hour, in my humble opinion goes to the writers who decided that Michelle Dessler is now a field agent. Wha?? When did this happen? According to Fox's "official" site, she was an "Internet Protocol Manager" and then became an "Intelligence Agent." She holds a BS in computer science and no "expertise" in weapons or tactics.
I mentioned this on the 24 message boards over at TWoP and it created a minor discussion, in which it was revealed that those who created that site never conferred with those who write/produce the show. Yeah, that sounds like Fox to me. Some things never change. Even the things we think we know about 24 are possibly just red herrings. The red herrings themselves may be red herrings! So would that make them pink herrings? Or is there another color that makes herrings more distracting? Am I digressing? Perhaps. Has anyone ever used the word "herrings" more times in one paragraph? Perhaps not.
So we begin the hour with Jack being questioned by an irate Chappelle - he's pissed because he believes that Nina was the only link they had to the virus and to Alviers/Amador (the A&A boys? I suppose if you're looking for terrorists in the yellow pages, they're the first ones you'd come across - smart marketing). While Chappelle has a valid point here, Nina has repeatedly escaped custody and has killed how many CTU employees now? See, this is where I often find myself saying, why not just blow off her kneecap? I mean, yes, she could die, but not if she got prompt medical attention. And then she'd have a hard time running away. Or if you don't want to be that brutal, just break both her legs and wrists. They'll heal, and in the meantime she'll find it hard to escape and kill people (not to mention that you could have your way with her in the interrogation room - there are all sorts of advantages).
The problem I have with this little dance by Chappelle and Jack is Chappelle's little sanctimonious comments about "due process," etc. Weren't we just torturing Nina for information a little while ago? I don't think that's permitted in the Constitution - in fact, I think it's expressly forbidden! However, torture seems to be the norm at CTU these days. In fact, it doesn't really hold the same shock value as it once did. Hell, Gael's been tortured today and he's still at work. Regardless, Chappelle also just last hour was willing to sign off on a lie on Jack's record about his fricking heroin use, but now he's being a stickler about whether or not Nina would have killed him had he not used lethal force? Come on. Cops get the benefit of the doubt all the time. So should Jack. Did he enjoy it? Probably. Is there anything wrong with that, given that Nina killed his wife, was going to kill his daughter, would gladly have killed him, and so on? No. Anyway, Chappelle relents, as usual, with a look on his face that says, "You do this one more time and it's detention for you, mister." And Jack's all like "Okay, I'm going out to risk my life for this shoddily-run organization one more time, while you sit here and push papers back and forth across your desk and make sure your tie is straight at 3:30 in the morning." Christ, even the President's tie is loosened, which I was happy to see.
Okay, speaking of the Prez and ol' Wayne, they are still debating what to do about Milliken's death. Isn't the virus a bigger issue? Or perhaps catching a few winks? We do see the Prez catching some shuteye in a desk chair with the overhead lights on - I know this is how I like to take naps, especially after having been awake for approximately 20+ hours. I find it does wonders for my neck and the feeling of being a in a tanning bed is soothing as I angle my peepers towards the warm, humming glow of overhead UV lights. Okay, maybe not. Either way, his brother and COS, Wayne is a complete knob for waking him up to fret while simultaneously (or was that last hour?) suggesting that David get some sleep. You can't have it both ways, wanker. Either let him sleep or don't, but don't nag him like the wife he doesn't have anymore. Even she is getting some shuteye in a darkened room. Although when she's awakened by Wayne she springs right back to her evil, lover-of-cover-up self (yes, I just made that up… "lover" and "cover" rhyme - wheee!!).
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