24: 4:00AM-5:00AM
Last night's 24 might not have been the most exciting of the whole season, but it definitely showed the sensitive side of the tortured souls (and torturers) that work at the CTU offices. Tony Almeida has yet another sitdown with Michelle Dessler, which seems to perk her attitude up a bit more, while Jack and Audrey seem to be so far on the outs it's not even measurable. Family ties come into play yet again, as Richard Heller gets connected once more to the terrorists after a cellphone call made to Marwan is found by Chloe. Bringing him in yet again for interrogation seems to be the only solution, and let's just say the plotline twists a little bit there in a direction that was probably a bit unnecessary, to be honest.
The more I watch this show, the more I have three questions: What exactly is Audrey doing there and who made her so self-important, and, how exactly do these folks think they're going to stop a nuclear missile that is on its way to Some City, U.S.A.? Anyone want to clear these up for me? Didn't think so.
Tony and Michelle's passionate kiss in the workplace (ooh, la la!) set the stage for a major letdown on the relationship front, and I was actually surprised that he didn't get waxed by the end of the show. Amusingly enough, almost the entire episode ignored the whole Chinese embassy raiding storyline from last week, so I guess the "billion Chinese" aren't such a big issue for Jack & Co. Pseudo-President Logan's issues with power are not lost on his cabinet, and Speaker of the House Ashton is looking to play Alexander Haig, except he's actually in line for the big chair at the head of the table. It appears that Logan is more or less irrelevant at this point anyway, and CTU under Buchanan and Dessler are going on their own to "stop the missile." Whatever that means.
The season finale most likely won't disappoint, but this is one of those shows where anything from Jack Bauer pulling a Slim Pickens and riding the missile home to President Palmer turning out to be the mastermind behind the situation could turn out to be the case.
What do you, TVSquad readers, think will come about during the finale?

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