Tuesday, December 02, 2003
6pm - 7pm
And the award for Most Awkward Hug goes to.... Ryan Chapelle and Michelle Dessler! That was hilarious actually.
Yes Chapelle has made his snakey little appearance to take over CTU as Division wanted a senior official in charge during the crisis. Michelle seemed a little irked about that but gamely jumped back into doing her normal job. Tony's out of surgery now and will make a full recovery. Reiko's really getting some great scenes in this season and I'm impressed with her stoic portrayal of Dessler. She allows Dessler to furtively show her relief at Tony's prognosis, but only to herself. Her game face is always on when she's dealing with the job. I am enjoying her storyline such as it is.
Chase guilted Chapelle into getting the President's approval before he ordered the military to shoot Jack's chopper down. I knew the little man would see it Chase's way. Chapelle is a by-the-book kind of guy. He would be too afraid to take a chance and make a decision that might ultimately seriously piss off the Commander-in-Chief.
I thought the dramatic way Palmer left the debate was a great idea because I'm sorry, that was as dull as a very dull thing. But his abrupt departure added some tension I was happy with. However I find I'm still looking for the decisive, I'll-listen-to-what-you-say-but-I'll-make-my-own-decision-anyway President from last season. So far, I'm getting the feeling that Palmer has lost his edge. The betrayals of Sherry, Novick and his own Vice-President combined with the stress of the assassination attempts and nuclear bomb have changed him. He's allowing his wanker brother to lead him around like a dog on a leash. Dr. Packard looks like a really strong woman so I'm hoping that her strength helps Palmer regain some of his edge.
Kyle Kyle Kyle... The actor really reminds me of Joaquin Phoenix for some reason. I don't know why I mention that now, I'm just typing random thoughts. Anyway, I boo-hoo'd during his goodbye scene. That was pretty powerful at least to me. I know what it's like not to be able to say goodbye to loved ones so anytime that happens in a show or film, I lose it. I've seen the Kim/Jack goodbye scene in the plane several times and it never fails to gut me. I digress though. Kyle is not infected. I knew he wouldn't be - not because I guessed but because I read a fecking spoiler on accident. Argh. But anyway I'm really wondering if it was all a huge bluff to get Salazar, or if someone else is really infected... What if it's Jack? :( God I'm so worried they're going to off Jack somehow. But they can't do it so early in the season. That would be the stupidest thing ever done by a television series.
And what a comedy of errors going on with Jack. He takes off in the helicopter *just* as Chase learns they have Kyle Singer. He *just* manages to evade a target lock and makes it over the city in time to avoid being shot down. He and Salazar land and run away *just* as Chloe figures out the hailing whatchamacallit so Chase can again attempt to tell him his crusade is pointless. Argh! Tense tense tense. I think I literally said, 'Argh' when they showed Jack and Ramon running away from the chopper. So they melt into the hustle and bustle of L.A., steal a hot car, and then somehow Jack has a secure cell phone to call an airplane that's circling the city so he can send the plane to another airfield.... yeah.. I got a little lost there. But anyway, I gasped when Salazar came to his evil senses and nearly killed Jack right there on the airstrip. Now we get to see the wrath of Ramon and I bet he takes it out bigtime on Jack who's been knocked unconscious and dragged on board the waiting plane. And now we're off to Mexico!
Oh yes... Kim... I think she is showing some of Michelle's stoic attitude right now, but with the anxiety of a 21 year old, if you get my meaning. She's under pressure right now and I wasn't sure she'd handle discovering her father used her and heroin very well but she held up well. I think she also remembered Gael acting suspiciously earlier which is what propelled her to check out his screen. So now she knows her father's a hostage - but in true 24 style, Gael remembered that he didn't close down his file properly and came back just in time to find Kim about to blow the whistle on him. I saw someone on a forum complain about Gael not closing out that file and how could a tech like him forget something so simple. But I'd say he had no time to shut it down because Adam and Kim were coming into the room just then. Either way, Kim's a hostage too. How ironic :)
Fabulous show all in all. Not quite as gasp-worthy as last week's show, but I still had my 'Oh shit' moment when Salazar held the gun to Jack's head. CanNOT wait for next week's ep!
Yes Chapelle has made his snakey little appearance to take over CTU as Division wanted a senior official in charge during the crisis. Michelle seemed a little irked about that but gamely jumped back into doing her normal job. Tony's out of surgery now and will make a full recovery. Reiko's really getting some great scenes in this season and I'm impressed with her stoic portrayal of Dessler. She allows Dessler to furtively show her relief at Tony's prognosis, but only to herself. Her game face is always on when she's dealing with the job. I am enjoying her storyline such as it is.
Chase guilted Chapelle into getting the President's approval before he ordered the military to shoot Jack's chopper down. I knew the little man would see it Chase's way. Chapelle is a by-the-book kind of guy. He would be too afraid to take a chance and make a decision that might ultimately seriously piss off the Commander-in-Chief.
I thought the dramatic way Palmer left the debate was a great idea because I'm sorry, that was as dull as a very dull thing. But his abrupt departure added some tension I was happy with. However I find I'm still looking for the decisive, I'll-listen-to-what-you-say-but-I'll-make-my-own-decision-anyway President from last season. So far, I'm getting the feeling that Palmer has lost his edge. The betrayals of Sherry, Novick and his own Vice-President combined with the stress of the assassination attempts and nuclear bomb have changed him. He's allowing his wanker brother to lead him around like a dog on a leash. Dr. Packard looks like a really strong woman so I'm hoping that her strength helps Palmer regain some of his edge.
Kyle Kyle Kyle... The actor really reminds me of Joaquin Phoenix for some reason. I don't know why I mention that now, I'm just typing random thoughts. Anyway, I boo-hoo'd during his goodbye scene. That was pretty powerful at least to me. I know what it's like not to be able to say goodbye to loved ones so anytime that happens in a show or film, I lose it. I've seen the Kim/Jack goodbye scene in the plane several times and it never fails to gut me. I digress though. Kyle is not infected. I knew he wouldn't be - not because I guessed but because I read a fecking spoiler on accident. Argh. But anyway I'm really wondering if it was all a huge bluff to get Salazar, or if someone else is really infected... What if it's Jack? :( God I'm so worried they're going to off Jack somehow. But they can't do it so early in the season. That would be the stupidest thing ever done by a television series.
And what a comedy of errors going on with Jack. He takes off in the helicopter *just* as Chase learns they have Kyle Singer. He *just* manages to evade a target lock and makes it over the city in time to avoid being shot down. He and Salazar land and run away *just* as Chloe figures out the hailing whatchamacallit so Chase can again attempt to tell him his crusade is pointless. Argh! Tense tense tense. I think I literally said, 'Argh' when they showed Jack and Ramon running away from the chopper. So they melt into the hustle and bustle of L.A., steal a hot car, and then somehow Jack has a secure cell phone to call an airplane that's circling the city so he can send the plane to another airfield.... yeah.. I got a little lost there. But anyway, I gasped when Salazar came to his evil senses and nearly killed Jack right there on the airstrip. Now we get to see the wrath of Ramon and I bet he takes it out bigtime on Jack who's been knocked unconscious and dragged on board the waiting plane. And now we're off to Mexico!
Oh yes... Kim... I think she is showing some of Michelle's stoic attitude right now, but with the anxiety of a 21 year old, if you get my meaning. She's under pressure right now and I wasn't sure she'd handle discovering her father used her and heroin very well but she held up well. I think she also remembered Gael acting suspiciously earlier which is what propelled her to check out his screen. So now she knows her father's a hostage - but in true 24 style, Gael remembered that he didn't close down his file properly and came back just in time to find Kim about to blow the whistle on him. I saw someone on a forum complain about Gael not closing out that file and how could a tech like him forget something so simple. But I'd say he had no time to shut it down because Adam and Kim were coming into the room just then. Either way, Kim's a hostage too. How ironic :)
Fabulous show all in all. Not quite as gasp-worthy as last week's show, but I still had my 'Oh shit' moment when Salazar held the gun to Jack's head. CanNOT wait for next week's ep!
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