24: 6PM - 7PM, Quick Thoughts

For a 24 fan, the beeping that signifies the beginning of a new episode every Monday night is a wonderfully glorious sound to begin the week with.  The escapades of Jack Bauer bring such astonished joy to the loyal 24 fan that it's impossible to remain calm while watching.  Especially if, like me, like many, you watch with a group of equally enthusiastic 24 fans.

Anyway, here are my quick thoughts while watching the episode.

• Is Martha Logan going to shoot Charles Logan?  Is that the most shocking moment in 24 history, as claimed by the promos?
• Jack is in the Russian consulate.  How will he get out?  By force, or by diplomacy?  I'm thinking that the cigar cutter to the consul's pinky torpedoes all thoughts of diplomacy.

• A nice little Chloe-Charles Logan interaction to begin the episode. 
• Little Ricky Shroeder gets introduced.  He's supposed to be a badass, I guess.  I don't really believe it.  Although, he is looking far more grizzled than he ever has.
• Ricky Schroeder and Milo hate each other. Nice.
• The Russians decide to kill Jack Bauer.  I guess they didn't know that Jack Bauer cannot die at the hands of mere mortals.  Jack uses the old "belt wrapped around the enemy's wrist and then fling him over his body" technique.  You know, that old chestnut.
• So, now Martha is to be used to make a diplomatic outreach to the Russian president. 
• Ricky Schroeder is a dick.
• He freaking wrings the neck of Morris for "giving him lip".  Who uses the phrase "giving lip" anymore?  I mean, besides my fourth grade teacher.
• I'm not sure anyone could take a verbal lashing from the great Powers Boothe without crying like a little girl. 
• Lennox is cleared of wrongdoing after agreeing to let the details of the President's assasination plot slip for the time-being.
• Ricky Schroeder and a team of soldiers are planning a siege on the Russian consulate.  Do I hear a Cold War II?
• Aaron Pierce and Martha Logan are living together, or something.  Good for you Mr. Pierce.
• Martha Logan has some sick infatuation with produce. 
• My buddy Johnny thinks Martha Logan looks like Kim Cattral, the old version.  I presume he means the Porky's version, but he's crazy nonetheless.
• Uh oh, Martha looks on the verge of heading to Nutsville after speaking to Charles Logan. 
• Aaron Pierce, what a noble man.  Of course he's not going to shake your hand, Charles.  You tried to have him killed. 
• "You've lost weight," are Martha's first words to Charles.  Hmm, interesting.
• Interesting character, that Martha Logan.  She seems as unstable as ever in this episode, but wouldn't you think her state of mind would've improved since last season?
• I have a feeling Ricky Schroeder is going to be killed in this season, probably in a heroic manner.
• Tom Lennox has been walking an ethical tightrope all season.  He looks to have finally plummeted off this episode, at the behest of Vice President Powers Boothe.
• Powers Boothe threatens the Saudi diplomat with military action if he doesn't help find the nukes.
• DON"T LET MARTHA LOGAN CUT THOSE KIWIS!  SHE'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORKED UP!!!!!
• And there it is.  Martha stabs Charles in the right shoulder.  Apparently, she hit an artery.  That was the shocking moment, I guess.  Not that shocking, especially since we knew something was coming. 
• Martha, amidst the chaos and in handcuffs, still takes the phone call with the Russian President's wife. 
• The Russian President, after listening to a crazed Markov, authorizes American force against the consulate.  Time for Little Ricky to shine.
• Markov gets shot, but after he alerts Gredenko that the Americans know the location.  Fayed then arms the next bomb. 
• And it looks like Logan is going to die, which is where we end the episode.

-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senor Writer

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