24: Season 4, Episode 5: Day 4: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Review
Day 4: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Original Airdate: January 17, 2005
Writer: Peter M. Lenkov
Director: Jon Cassar
After their impressive two-night premiere, it's time to return to earth. It may be interesting to see viewpoints of those who watched the episodes one at a time instead of a block to see how this episode rates. As it occurred, this episode drags, but provides promise for later episodes.
With a concrete lead, CTU follows Kalil through their satellite photos. Police inform Driscoll that Jack is in custody. Tail firmly between her legs, she's in a place where she can't give Jack a hard time since he's the only one with a clue. Jack is given control of the ground pursuit of Kalil and the APB for the stolen vehicle has been suspended, meaning that it was promptly placed amid a pile of busy work.
For millennia, suicide has been a popular option among those captured or about to be executed to prevent embarrassment. Heller is making such a plan at the hideout, since only an hour is left before the trial begins and hope of rescue is dimming. He wants Audrey to strangle him, which obviously upsets her. It's hard to believe being in a situation where a daughter would have to murder her father, but on 24, and unfortunately in real life, such situations exist.
Audrey can't do it for the obvious reason the fact that if he dies, she'll die too. They would never let her walk away. She's only alive now as leverage. Both will have to commit suicide, so Audrey knocks a nearby gas pipe. One thing that got me was that Audrey was still wearing heels. Why didn't the terrorists swipe them when they got there? Those stilettos could've inflicted serious damage if they were used properly.
Marianne calls in her favor to Edgar, asking that she bump up her security clearance. This is where we start to see more of Edgar's character. When she threatens to name him during a call to Driscoll, he complies, but he firmly tells Marianne that this is it. She doesn't mind this since she's only concerned about her career. Curtis observes this and tells her to stop, though she won't.
Chloe's progress tracking Kalil doesn't result in rehiring, but instead she decides to cut her a deal. She'll be allowed to resign quietly and avoid jail time. This is a serious blow to Jack. Real life obligations aside, Driscoll needs to swallow her pride. They are in crisis mode and Chloe is the best of her field. She's escorted out of the building, but Edgar talks to her first. In the closest she'll get to an "aw" moment, she calls him a geek, but a nice guy.
Dina and Behrooz take care of Debbie's body. To protect her son, she shoots the corpse to make it look like Behrooz obeyed his father's wish. She tries to justify this to Behrooz, but he is in mourning Debbie and the unfortunate circumstances that led here. Things become more complicated when Debbie's mom calls looking for her.
Jack's pursuit is too smoothly, so an impatient Kalil honks the horn. For someone who would want to be low profile, he seems to want to draw attention to himself. However, this guy hijacked a bright yellow truck. There's almost some road rage as the xenophobic drivers get out of their car and confront him. The first time I saw this, I was expecting a major body count, or possibly Kalil beaten, but it the cops intervene. That APB bites Jack, as it didn't get to the officers. The officer in the car cautiously approaches the vehicle, but stops once they find out. It is too late. They should've attempted to capture him there.
Kalil figures that he is being followed since the officers let him go with a stolen vehicle after one approached him slowly. To avoid leading them to the hideout, he kills himself by running his car into a truck, creating a cool explosion. Jack is without leads and the trial will start within twenty minutes. The best they can get is a scan around potential areas based on some hints they noticed the phone conversations.
Maya's story line this week is thankfully brief, but still distracts from the main threat. Compared to the secretary of defense's life, it seems insignificant. I know that sounds really insensitive, but I think had they played it differently, or had this been on a show that didn't require a need of urgency, it may not have as annoying. If there was a personal story follow up, I would've rather it been about Richard.
Despite Kalil's death, the broadcast will go as planned. We see another layer of this organization, as a white guy is inspecting the ever mysterious briefcase for Omar. Although it was in a train crash, the contents are in tact. Omar suddenly smells gas and his thugs frantically break in the room to revive Heller and Audrey. Here comes an interesting development: Audrey recognizes the white guy. That comes into play later in the afternoon, as the next phase of the plan becomes clear.
Those who have protested the show have a positive example of a Middle Eastern character with Behrooz, who has made a huge advancement this week in his story line. No matter how much they try to justify it, he is disgusted that they would murder an innocent girl. It's a turning point. When Debbie's mother comes by looking for her dead daughter, Behrooz lies and saves her life. Had she stepped a foot inside, Navi and Dina would've surely killed her.
Edgar is able to find a location for the hideout. To amplify the pressure further, Keeler learns this information and decides to deploy a missile to the location to stop the trial from happening. It can hit them in 10 minutes. Jack then finds out that only Heller is the priority in this rescue mission. Minutes later, as the broadcast begins, Jack learns about the strike, but that doesn't stop him. Where would the fun be there?
It's unfortunate that five episodes in we get a filler episode where little happens. Audrey and Heller try to die, but fail. Jack follows the guy and makes it to the hideout as CTU watches. Behrooz takes care of Debbie's body. Perhaps behind the scenes delays caused them to push back events in future episode. However, many filler episodes and arcs do lead to something worthwhile.
Original Airdate: January 17, 2005
Writer: Peter M. Lenkov
Director: Jon Cassar
After their impressive two-night premiere, it's time to return to earth. It may be interesting to see viewpoints of those who watched the episodes one at a time instead of a block to see how this episode rates. As it occurred, this episode drags, but provides promise for later episodes.
With a concrete lead, CTU follows Kalil through their satellite photos. Police inform Driscoll that Jack is in custody. Tail firmly between her legs, she's in a place where she can't give Jack a hard time since he's the only one with a clue. Jack is given control of the ground pursuit of Kalil and the APB for the stolen vehicle has been suspended, meaning that it was promptly placed amid a pile of busy work.
For millennia, suicide has been a popular option among those captured or about to be executed to prevent embarrassment. Heller is making such a plan at the hideout, since only an hour is left before the trial begins and hope of rescue is dimming. He wants Audrey to strangle him, which obviously upsets her. It's hard to believe being in a situation where a daughter would have to murder her father, but on 24, and unfortunately in real life, such situations exist.
Audrey can't do it for the obvious reason the fact that if he dies, she'll die too. They would never let her walk away. She's only alive now as leverage. Both will have to commit suicide, so Audrey knocks a nearby gas pipe. One thing that got me was that Audrey was still wearing heels. Why didn't the terrorists swipe them when they got there? Those stilettos could've inflicted serious damage if they were used properly.
Marianne calls in her favor to Edgar, asking that she bump up her security clearance. This is where we start to see more of Edgar's character. When she threatens to name him during a call to Driscoll, he complies, but he firmly tells Marianne that this is it. She doesn't mind this since she's only concerned about her career. Curtis observes this and tells her to stop, though she won't.
Chloe's progress tracking Kalil doesn't result in rehiring, but instead she decides to cut her a deal. She'll be allowed to resign quietly and avoid jail time. This is a serious blow to Jack. Real life obligations aside, Driscoll needs to swallow her pride. They are in crisis mode and Chloe is the best of her field. She's escorted out of the building, but Edgar talks to her first. In the closest she'll get to an "aw" moment, she calls him a geek, but a nice guy.
Dina and Behrooz take care of Debbie's body. To protect her son, she shoots the corpse to make it look like Behrooz obeyed his father's wish. She tries to justify this to Behrooz, but he is in mourning Debbie and the unfortunate circumstances that led here. Things become more complicated when Debbie's mom calls looking for her.
Jack's pursuit is too smoothly, so an impatient Kalil honks the horn. For someone who would want to be low profile, he seems to want to draw attention to himself. However, this guy hijacked a bright yellow truck. There's almost some road rage as the xenophobic drivers get out of their car and confront him. The first time I saw this, I was expecting a major body count, or possibly Kalil beaten, but it the cops intervene. That APB bites Jack, as it didn't get to the officers. The officer in the car cautiously approaches the vehicle, but stops once they find out. It is too late. They should've attempted to capture him there.
Kalil figures that he is being followed since the officers let him go with a stolen vehicle after one approached him slowly. To avoid leading them to the hideout, he kills himself by running his car into a truck, creating a cool explosion. Jack is without leads and the trial will start within twenty minutes. The best they can get is a scan around potential areas based on some hints they noticed the phone conversations.
Maya's story line this week is thankfully brief, but still distracts from the main threat. Compared to the secretary of defense's life, it seems insignificant. I know that sounds really insensitive, but I think had they played it differently, or had this been on a show that didn't require a need of urgency, it may not have as annoying. If there was a personal story follow up, I would've rather it been about Richard.
Despite Kalil's death, the broadcast will go as planned. We see another layer of this organization, as a white guy is inspecting the ever mysterious briefcase for Omar. Although it was in a train crash, the contents are in tact. Omar suddenly smells gas and his thugs frantically break in the room to revive Heller and Audrey. Here comes an interesting development: Audrey recognizes the white guy. That comes into play later in the afternoon, as the next phase of the plan becomes clear.
Those who have protested the show have a positive example of a Middle Eastern character with Behrooz, who has made a huge advancement this week in his story line. No matter how much they try to justify it, he is disgusted that they would murder an innocent girl. It's a turning point. When Debbie's mother comes by looking for her dead daughter, Behrooz lies and saves her life. Had she stepped a foot inside, Navi and Dina would've surely killed her.
Edgar is able to find a location for the hideout. To amplify the pressure further, Keeler learns this information and decides to deploy a missile to the location to stop the trial from happening. It can hit them in 10 minutes. Jack then finds out that only Heller is the priority in this rescue mission. Minutes later, as the broadcast begins, Jack learns about the strike, but that doesn't stop him. Where would the fun be there?
It's unfortunate that five episodes in we get a filler episode where little happens. Audrey and Heller try to die, but fail. Jack follows the guy and makes it to the hideout as CTU watches. Behrooz takes care of Debbie's body. Perhaps behind the scenes delays caused them to push back events in future episode. However, many filler episodes and arcs do lead to something worthwhile.
Score: 6/10
posted by Matt @ 10:41 PM
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