24 Recap: “4:00 – 5:00pm”

Title: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Original Airdate: 2/26/07
GMMR Recapper: LaLa

Wow. It certainly came in handy that Assad was a former bomb making terrorist mastermind, because a man like that can spot a bomb – or at least the leakage of a bomb – ANYWHERE. And I’m also really glad that he chose to protect President Palmer and get him out of the room instead of just running and trying to save his own skin. Certainly proves that he’s sincere in his desire to have peace and work with the U.S. – despite what that Ambassador from the conveniently not-named-for-obvious-real-life-political-reasons Arab country thinks. But man, those last five minutes of 24 tonight sure were nail biters, weren’t they? I mean, this show regularly slaughters main characters, so for a while there, I really thought Palmer and Assad were goners! Now that was some darn good television.

I was also glad to hear that Weasel Tom – who survived the episode, barely – was against Chad Lowe from the start, and was just playing him the whole time. I guess then that I was right in thinking he was probably going along with Lowe’s evil plan in order to gain some sort of glory and better standing with the President by catching a would-be assassin. Too bad Weasel Tom waited so long to contact the secret service about the threat – and speaking of, whatever happened to the secret service agent Tom called? Wouldn’t that be a red flag to any competent secret service guy that when a higher up, who suddenly contacted you and claimed to have very important information about the President’s security, doesn’t show up when he says he will, that maybe – just maybe – something went horribly wrong? Especially since no one can seem to find him or get a hold of him since then? And that maybe – just maybe – you should start trying to find this individual, and alert other agents of a possible threat?? I’m just saying.

Speaking of weaselly characters who are maybe redeeming themselves, time will only tell if Bearded Logan has really changed and sincerely wants to help Jack and the government, no strings attached. I don’t know… there’s something inherently sinister about the man that makes it hard for me to trust him. Even when he was reciting that Bible quote to himself in the mirror… it was creepy. Of course, the music they played during that scene was creepy as well, so that certainly contributes to my distrust of Bearded Logan. I’m telling you, people, the music on this show definitely tells you who is good and who is bad, and also if something is about to go wrong. Pay attention to the music next time, if you don’t already – you’ll see what I mean.

But anyway, I’m glad that Wayne was able to get over his hatred for his brother’s murderer and blindly trust Jack (like everyone should) and sign Bearded Logan’s release before that bomb went off. From the preview for next week’s episode, it looks like Wayne survived the bomb – but only barely, and thus the evil Vice President gets to take over the office anyway. Still not sure if Assad survives – I really hope he does, because that would be veeeery bad for the U.S.’s chances of stopping arab terrorists if Assad were killed. Stupid Chad Lowe with his “we’re not cold blooded murderers, we’re just trying to save our country” moral excuses. Talk about a psycho.

And speaking of psychos, I’m not sure who is worse at this point: Gredenko or Fayed. They sure seem to be building up Gredenko a lot though, lately, which will certainly help the writers stretch things out for 13 more hours in order to hit that magic 24 hour mark. Yeah, I’ve seen every episode of this show since Season 1, so I really know the formula at this point. But oh well, I don’t mind: as long as the episodes are as good and thrilling as tonight’s, than bring on the plot stretching, baby!

Final Note: Poor Morris. I seem to be saying this every week now, but seriously, this guy’s luck just can’t seem to improve. And was that final scene of him dumping the whiskey bottle down the drain in the bathroom after a crazy-suspicious Chloe confronted him supposed to indicate that he had, in fact, been drinking – despite his vehement denials? I dunno… but I really hope things get better for Morris, because I like him and want him to stick around. Then again… most of the characters I really like end up dying, so, um, I hate Morris! Sure would be a waste to kill him, yes sir, because no one cares! Yeah…

Final Final Note: So Jack said goodbye to his now safe “nephew” by promising the lad that when this is all over, he would go and have a talk with the boy and explain everything to him. And seen as how this is exactly what Jack said to Brady Corbett last year – and that never happened – I think this pretty much means that we’ve seen the last of this kid, and that alas, we will never know if he was really Jack’s son. Though, that final caress Jack gave to Mrs. G. certainly left that possibility open. Oh Jack, you dog.

LaLa is a writer who currently resides in LaLa Land, aka Los Angeles. LaLa also likes to sing. LaLa also knows some lawyers in a law office. LaLa is also prone to making bad jokes, like this one. And of course, LaLa also loves her some quality television shows with quality actors on them, like House… and The Office… and 24… and, well, pretty much any smartly written show that doesn’t include a fat guy with a hot skinny wife or the words “two and a half men” in the title.

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