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fan_elune...and I am now done with Day Four of 24, people!! I think it's my second favourite, after Day Two which I think will never get surpassed by any other.
Now, this entry is a rant, people. And by rant I mean, rant. As in, all of my reactions to this Day from the arrival of a certain character onward. My advice is not to read it. Seriously. It's mostly squees and other such emotional responses to what's going on, and my hormones were boiling something crazy for much of it. Most of it is Tony-related, or focuses on the oddest things like Paul's voice and accent... anyway. You are warned, if still you want to wander past this cut, do so at your own risk...
Woohoo!
I know it was such a cheap heroic entrance, what with Jack's "the only person I can trust", and just - yeah, but - WOOHOO!!!!!!! *does the dance of loveand lust for Tony* I mean, I was hoping he was who Jack meant, yet I can't help but feel it's very very cheap. That line was soooo cheesy, especially in regard to Tony, because yes, they've gone through enough to trust each other - or at least know each other well enough to know what to trust each other about - but exactly, there are so many layers to their relationship, and I hope they won't just turn Tony and Jack into their latest OTP. I mean that in a non-slash way. Right?
That said, Marianne makes for a very, very poor Nina. Really. I just wanna slap her around. Nina Iwanted to sleep with actually loved hating. Marianne I just strongly dislike, but not in a pleasant manner.
Gods. I just wanna crawl into Tony's lap and nibble on his lower lip.
Heee! He's all bitter and dark. I like Dark!Bitter!Confrontational!Tony. "I'm sure you're wondering what's going on." "No I'm not." *does a little dance again* Dark!Bitter!Confrontational!Tony is much better than One!Person!Jack!Can!Trust!Tony. (Still, the whole "out of prison thanks to you and Palmer, left by Michelle" thing is just... bad exposition/catching-up. 24 writers are horrible with getting people up to date on what's been up.)
Also, Marwan, I love the actor. He can be so scary. I hope they'll make good use of his full potential.
While we're on the subject of "actors I love," Sarah! Lana Parilla, who plays her, was in Boomtown, and very good in it too. Also, I can't see Secretary Heller without thinking "Twin Peaks" and wanting to call him Leland, which is bloody stupid since he is absolutely not the one that played him.
Oooh, Tony's dating a hottie. Obviously. Except she sounds like a right pain in the arse, and - *gapes/glares at her* Who does she think she is? How dare she disrespect Tony like that? Bitch. (Yes, I'm pretty protective of Tony.) Ah, backstory on Michelle and Tony. Sounds about right, I can very much see it happen, except again very awkward way to explain something as interesting as this in point two second. Would've been better to keep it hazy until Tony himself could give hints or actually explain it all. Much less awkward.
Seriously, bitch. Back. Off. And use your brain for two seconds, yeah? *eyeroll* Though of course, she totally fits in Tony's life right now.
Oh, beer! Good. Oral fixation, check, applied to Tony, check. Nooo!!! Why in a mug? Tony, man. Only sexy when you drink from the bottle. You have much to learn about alcoholic sexiness after all. Oh, that was a very good shot. Both Tony and Jack leaning forward, with their heads aligned. Very. Good. Shot.
You need some better sex than what the bitch is offering you, Tone. You need sex with positive feelings attached to it, is what.Yes I'm volunteering.
Ha! Of course Tony wants to help if he can. So that he didn't go to the trouble of saving Jack's life for nothing, of course. Of course.
Aha! Take that, bitch! I mean Marianne, this time. I find that I like Edgar. Go, Edgar, go! Ooooh, explosion. Did I mention I also liked Curtis? He's like the new Tony. The old Tony. The original Tony.
Aha! Jack and Tony are DA TEAM. ...until the guy they take into custody gets snipered dead.
Tony, man, is that a beer belly I spy? Oh, jacket! I love your jacket, man! Suits you. Am back to 'yum', possible beer belly forgotten.
This day is much less with the politics so far. I miss David Palmer. Muchly. When is he coming back? We need more politics. Or really, we need a compelling, charismatic politician to make me interested. People have told me this was the best Day, but Day Two is still my favourite so far. Despite the fact that Kim was fucking annoying and boring, by turns. Sometimes simultaneously.
Ha! Tony "was doing the right thing," as Jack puts it, because he's just that good!And we got a nice butt shot. Gods I'm sad, but I can't stop the lust. Tony, man, you're too good an agent. Of course Jack didn't wanna let you go.
Earlier I was afraid Chloe's dear friend Andrew Paige was gonna be this Day's Kim, but he's out - and so's Chloe, yay! Now I feel like Behrooz is gonna be it. Not so much with the smarts. But he definitely is more with the endearing than bloody Kim. ...or maybe he'll get killed real soon, too, and we'll be spared the Kimishness. We can only hope.
I wish Tony's hair was longer. ...yes, this rant is gonna focus on Tony an awful lot, in case you hadn't picked up on that already. You might wanna stop reading, I'm really not sure there is gonna be anything worth reading unless you're as Tony-partial as I am. (Yes, that is the new way to use the adjective "partial." Because I make up the English language as I go, shuddup.)
Oh, Edgar. And his mother. You're breaking my heart. ...and now I actually like Driscoll. Do what you gotta do. Man, Edgar. Yes, go back to work, even if it kills you inside. *cuddles Edgar*
Dina is a lovely actress, by the way. I'd overlooked her talent until now, for some reason. Her eyes are just... haunted. Oh, and her brother is very good too. I like him. He's just a regular guy, and regular Middle Eastern guys are too rare in this show... and now he's dead. Of course. Come on now, don't kill Behrooz. You're gonna kill Behrooz, aren't you? Behrooz, shut up! Idiot! Go on, kill him! Go on! *sigh* Definitely Kimmish.
...I wonder whether we're gonna see her. And mostly, Chase. I wanna see Chase.
FUCK, Jack! You just got hit by a car and you're doing peachy? No he won't hit the boy he's a hell of a shot. Come ON Jack. Grah. Tony, don't shout at the poor lady okay? Not gonna help matters.
...why did they retract the metal thing exactly? Stupid stupid stupid. Jack, you're letting that guy play around with you? Tsk. Behrooz, don't play your Kim now, don't do anything stupid with that gun. *eyeroll* SUCH a fucking KIM. Now put it down, will you? ...Tony, don't. Calm the hell down. You're being way too tense, I sense a lot of anger in you. (Well, duh, he'd say. Or likely just give me a look.)
Seriously, Driscoll grows on you. Well, at least she does on me.
Huh. Sarah and Driscoll sound like they're lesbians now. Or well, at least having an affair or something. When did Driscoll become so humane?
Seriously, Marianne, you BORE me, and ANNOY me, and please be dead already. Heh, the whole leg thing was fun though. "Can I put my foot down now?" though it would've been that much better with Nina. She and Tony or Jack had much better tension than her and Curtis, or anybody else on the face of the earth for that matter.
Gods, Sarah. Her "I'll be all right" with that voice and that haunted, "please don't question it or I might break down and never stop sobbing" look... yeah, man. That's how good that actress can be.
I love how all the CTU field work is headed by two former CTU agents. Both known for having betrayed CTU at one point or another. And I really like those jeans of Tony's, very nice cut. It's just sort of fucking ironic, and pretty chilling. They let 'official' traitors head their cases? Guys who are known for going against orders and putting personal ahead of national, or even global? Much as I love Jack and Tony, you know. Especially Tony. I'm bemused.
Sarah's calling Jack and all I can think is "dammit, I wanted a close-up of Tony going up that ladder."
Oooooh. The hubby is gonna be involved. Niiice. Paul... I like his voice. Makes me think of Richard Armitage's (and David Morrisey's, though less so). Very deep and with a hint of a Northern accent, yum. Unfortunately, his looks do not measure up, but gods his voice. And hopefully his character's about to get an upgrade on the 'interest' scale, too.
YES, Tony, you're supposed to say YES, otherwise you're not gonna be on for the rest of the Day. THANK YOU. Mr. Almeida, you're back on the job. Woohoo! You deserve it, Tone, you have to believe that.
Aw, Tone. You look like you don't believe you deserve the consideration. Of course you do. ...why do I still not hate Driscoll? Probably because she hasn't hurt Tony, she's actually helped with his ego - she'd better not crush that, though. He's enough with the self-hate without her adding to it. And also, no more lesbian vibes between her and Sarah.
GAH. Paul, your voice. I am such a sucker for your vowel sounds.
I do NOT trust the whole Marianne storyline. She - yes, of course. Aaand she's dead. Good. Why are they not killing Curtis? Heeee! Raines!! Watch me freak out!!! Even though he's less freaky without the oxygen bottle. But still. Very freaky. Aaaand Curtis is in for some torture. Yipee-ya-yay.
Audrey, you are such a crap actress. Aw, Paul, the way you say "god." That 'o' sound. ...Jack! After he said "talking" in such an... interesting manner. You knock him out. How's he supposed to keep talking? ...oh, Paul chest. "I've got nothing to say to you." Just the way he pronounces it. Jack, how can you do this to someone that talks like that. Okay, this is why I couldn't work at CTU. Give me a guy with an accent and I'll want to do other things than electrocute him once I've got him all tied up and bare-chested. I'm even starting to like his looks. a lot. I'm so easy to win over. (And yes, this is the only reason I couldn't be an agent. Heh.)
Wait, Marwan's gonna have another melt-down within the next forty-five minutes? How are they gonna stop that? How are they gonna last over twelve more hours?
Go on, Curtis, this is your chance - yay! Nice moves. You rock, man. After all that torture, when they thought you were all but wiped. That's an agent for you. ...ah, pesky little code thing.
The way he says "most." (Yes I'm back to Paul.) It makes me wanna squee.And introduce my tongue to his. ...Paul. Just because of your accent, you've completely won me over. I want you to be innocent. You'd better be innocent.
Yes, Jack, go help Curtis! Go stop Marwan!
Hmm, does this mean we won't see Paul anymore? Maybe I should reconsider my position and wish for him to be involved. That way we'd see more of him.
Tony, all that anger will not help you.
Oh, Curtis, man, you rock. You seem so professional.
...that doctor made me think of Weiss. I'm obsessed. And, also, that portrayal of schizophrenia is awful in its realism. I want to offer Driscoll a hug, this is bad.
Audrey, WTF are you playing at with Paul? *sigh* I knew there was a reason I disliked you. Beside the fact that you're so BLAH.
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shadesofbrixton about my hormones and Tony, Paul and Curtis. Hence the less with the ranting here.
Oh, gods. Driscoll, I don't wanna offer you a hug anymore, I wanna force it on you. Way to go with the balancing of the good with some bad. And now she's playing it all tough. Let her be,Leland Secretary, she needs to keep her mind busy.
Oh, Tony, I love you for how considerate you just were to Driscoll. ...and now you're being all ambitious and getting your old job back. Heh. Anybody else, I'd probably be sort of pissed at. You, I'm just amused.
GODS Paul Paul Paul why didn't you stay in place you could've lived!!! And the not-killing is killing me. But, agreeingly, not him. Yet. He might still say a few words with that voice of his.
Michelle!!! See, this is why they should've held off with the stupid exposition of why Tony's bitter, earlier. It could've all surfaced and been pieced together NOW.
FUCK. Paul is SO dead. That arsehole just got the squad to go after Jack and Paul! Fuck the fuck off, jerktard! JACK this is possibly the CRAZIEST plan you have EVER come up with! ...and I like those two kids. Yay! More manpower! Hopefully they won't die. They're like the spirit of Yusuf come back from Day Two.
Ha! Don't mess with Michelle, Sarah. And 'Chelle, darling, you look better with curly hair. Also, you look better with Tony.Anybody would.
Yes, 'Chelle! Learn that Tony oughta get a break. Thanks, Audrey, for once you were useful. Yes, 'Chelle. He's become a very, very bitter man. Can you blame him? I love that scene. So raw and imperfect.
Aw, you kids. You Yusuf kids.
"Some people are more comfortable in hell." Both, Audrey. Jack's made for this life. You annoy me, Audrey, with your psycho-babble crap.
FIVE OR SIX FUCKING MINUTES? No way. Wait, a kid was shot? No! I like my kids! What about Paul? Is Paul okay? No, kid was wearing a vest, right? FUCK Jack you're good with the stealth and the knife and that was worthy of your Bristow namesake. Okay, who's dead, who's alive, what's up? Tell me!
Aw, Tony. You're breaking me. Michelle, I love you too. But mostly, Tony. Tony Tony Tony. He needs to be cuddled. A lot.
FUCK. I knew it. Paul is about to get dead! Aaaah I knew it! By saving Jack, too! Paul!! Paul! Such a good guy! Such a good death! He's the Yusuf of the Day. He's the one that's making me cry this time 'round. Not the kids, him. Jack, let the fucking medics do their fucking work! They can save him! Okay so he's not breaking me the way Yusuf broke me, because that was SAVAGE, but yeah. GAH.
Yes, please tell me he's not gonna die. Well, ok, I'm not breaking down like she is. Possibly because I'm multi-tasking, and if I'd been invested only in 24... I might've.
Okay, now it would make sense to keep him alive through the surgery so Audrey can go back to him and leave Jack and Jack can drown himself in work for Day Five. Either way, it means no more of his lovely voice'n'accent.
Oh. Who IS that hottie? That's sleeping with a hottie, too. Ha! You're so fucked, John. In both senses of the word. *pouts* No more of the she-hottie? Damn.
Oh, Dina looks freaky when she's walking away from her son. SO freaky.
Ha! Michelle was totally staring at Tony's lips for a beat after he stopped talking. And well I can understand her.
Ah, Chloe. Your Bitchiness. I hadn't missed you. I tend to like bitchy bitches, but not this one. She's just plain annoying because she has no call to be this bitchy. She's nothing special at all.
Jack injuring himself for the sake of the mission. Giving his gun over to Dina. That's Jack for you. ...I wonder whether they're gonna kill Dina right off the bat. What do they need her for anyway?
Oh, bye bye hottie. What did you think? Of course they were gonna kill you. And your family. ...ah, the ever so clichéd cutting of the thumb. Sydney and co do it so much more cleanly now, with all those digital imprint film things.
Paul? Oh, he's gonna be paralysed, and then Audrey'll guilt-trip herself into staying with him. Ha!
Oh, another explosion. They're getting rather banal...
Ouch, Jack. Marwan, you're a good bad guy. Charismatic, but not necessarily in a sexy way. Oh, yes, Dina. Good move, Marwan. ...are they gonna do the blank thing ag- ah. Yes. Dina, you do not have Jack's experience. He pulled the trigger on Chase once. Buh-bye, Dina. You were a good actress. Sorry about that, Behrooz. That'll give you one more common point with Kim. I wanna see Chase again!
Mitch, you cunning little thing. I'm liking you. A lot.
Aw, Tony, 'Chelle. Cute little moment. And Michelle, you look better with your hair pulled back. Aw, disagreements. Heee! You just listened to Tony's advice. ...Audrey. Don't be like that. She's doing the best she can leave 'Chelle alone it wasn't her fault!
Curtis you're freaking me out. You can be scary, man. I'm impressed. Oh GODS you're torturing the kid!! Ah!!!
Chloe STFU kthnx. Yes, you do do that a lot go away now. Chloe + Audrey = super!annoyed!me.
...got distracted by boykiss picspam. Completely blame Brix. Gah. (Wasn't enough for me to miss Tony saying Jack was his only friend... which is pretty sad. Tony Tony Tony. I'll be yourfuck buddy friend if you want.)
Curtis - don't lie to the kid, yeah? He's not stupid. You didn't manage to keep *Jack* safe.
Don't! Jack! Yes! (Yes, very explanatory. They shot the sniper that was going to kill Jack, is what. Not that I think anybody is still reading this.)
Aaaah Paul!!!!! Please speak!!!!! ...thanks, Paul. And that adorable little smile! I wanna cuddle. So. Badly. Cuddle him, Audrey, he deserves it.
...who is this guy talking to Michelle all concerned? I think I missed a lot. ...is he her lover or something? no way! she and Tony totally need to make up.
Hmm, who's the cute kid the prez is talking to? His son? because, cute.
Oh, who's the new cute girl who's all professional and has a cute accent? I like her. Which means she's probably gonna die. ...or is she the one from earlier, who slept with what's-his-name? John maybe?
Michelle... Tony. No. Ah, but she never said they were currently together.
Ah, yes, she's that cutie. Shame, I liked that guy. ...why is the only girl I actually lust after in this season a bad guy who has five minutes' total screen time before Jack takes her out?
Ah, and Michelle's not-lover is called Buchanan. I keep going "Chriiiiis" in my mind. I wish.
Ah, yes, cutie's his son. I still don't care much for that president at all. FUCK. Air Force One was just hit!! The FUCK!!! They FAILED!!!! Which is pretty brilliant, a very daring move. Yay! I mean, boo, bad, prez is dead and all that, but... yeah.
GAH. Mike thingybob! I did not miss you either. And here I thought with Sherry's death we'd get whole new sordid politician types. Blah.
Ha! Of course he did that without your permission. That's what Mike DOES. You'll learn, soon. Quickly enough.
Jack don't talk about it tell Jason to run for it! RUN!!! Don't talk to Jason about it tell him to RUN!!!!! Okay, hurry, hurry. I like Jason and his wife. Come ON!
...aw, you kids. Do NOT kill Jason and his wife, okay? Okay. Do NOT. I will NOT take it. ...okay, good. Now do NOT kill his wife. ...oh fuck. I thought it was one of the good guys. Dammit! Ah Jason!! Don't tell them. Once you tell them they'll kill you. Ah fuck Jason! There's no point honey, don't do anything stupid now. ...Jack for Christ's sake, vibrator!! And that's it, stupid... er, Kelly is it? Of course th'yre gonna kill you. Now Jack go get it back now please!!!
Jack, alone with the football. Why am I not liking this? Oh, okay, just some paper missing. Well, you know, "just."
Soooo many episodes left to go. Gah. 24 hours is long.
Aw, Michelle, Tony. Tony. You look so haunted, man. Go cuddle him, Michelle. Tell him you're not dating Buchanan anymoreeven though he has a really cool name. Tell him you're ready to cuddle him all you want. Hey, Buchie? STFU. You do NOT judge Tony. Tony's the best agent I've seen in four seasons, okay? Do NOT. And still, no certainty that they currently are together.
Curtis is back with the scary, but it's less frightening when it's not done with a kid.
Oh, bald guy. Have we seen you on 24 before? Sure seen you lots of places before. Like you. Even though you're a jerk here.
Mr. President, sir, you need to ask Palmer for advice. Because I miss him. Please? Gods listen to Mike for hell's sake! For once, Mike should be listened to. What, are you sleeping with Thingybob, that his opinion matters so much? Argh! Christ! *frustrated*
A club? Why are we clubbing? Marwan's going clubbing? Heee. Not.
Aha! Jack POWAAA!!! Ahem, sorry. Hey, it's 6:35 (my time), I've been watching this straight for over 15 hours, I am entitled to such outbursts.
Keith Szarabajka? (And with a bit of luck I spelled that right.) I just saw his name in the credits. Hee! I love Keith.
...oh, is there gonna be an Audrey/Jack fight? Yesplease. Realise that this is who he is, Audrey. This is who he is.
Ha! Keith! A moustache! And that voice of his which is so not his voice. Oh, that guy has a very beautiful wife. Sabir? Savir? Whatever. He does. She's lovely.
Gods Audrey CHILL. The president was WRONG. Listen to Buchanan. The ONLY answer, Audrey. We don't care about forgiveness! If they save the day who cares!! Those guys are there to do the dirty work, to take the blame, their consciences can deal.
Yes you can, Mr. President, and you SHOULD, and listen to Mike for Christ's sake!!! Yes HE IS! He is the only man who can do the job, or rather he is the BEST man to do the job, and for fuck's sake just because you're insecure don't jeopardise national security!! Thank you, Buchanan, spot on. Who cares about the prez's hurt feelings? Gah.
You meddle. People don't like it when they're meddled with. This is reminiscent of Serenity. *shudders*
Aw, man. Jack's arrested. Must be a new Day.
Mr. President, yes, time to wake up. This is your fault. You're President. Shit happens. Deal. Learn. Move on. Yes! Realise that it was your fault - and now, get a backbone. Be POTUS. Ha! Yes! David!!! Wheeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aaand Jack is freed. He was arrested for at least ten good minutes there. Wow.
Wow. Chloe does action. Huh.
Aaron! Aaron and David! I heart them. Aw, "how's your son?" You guys. Aw, Prez, so humble. Too much, it seems, is your Flaw. ...Mike, you cunning SOB. This is exactly what you should've said to make sure he gave you a chance. ...are you supposed to call all old prezzies "Mr. President"? I didn't know.
Aw, Paul is speaking again. He's lovely. Absolutely lovely. And you're questioning her rather than just accepting it straight off. I love the way he's like, "I didn't even mean to, really, I just did." (Audrey, you bitch. *eyeroll* You still annoy me. And that will continue no matter what you do, yes. I'm biased against your ass.)
I still fear for Paul's life, for some reason. It would be just like them to suddenly have him crash. Fingers crossed here.
...and here I was thinking my hormones had quieted down. Just seeing Tony's enough to set them off again, yay... and hearing him is just the same. "...no." That look on 'Chelle's face. Aw. Make up, kids. Go have another one of those steamy kisses in the hallway, S2 way.
I like how David's ready to do that kinda stuff. And those two know each other so well. "God bless you"? Expected, but still gives me the "gargl"s. Hee! Of course he trusts Tony with that. ...and Tony's much better at this than Chloe. More experience at sneaking about, I suppose. Heh. ...and I'm not surprised that he's going in alone, I would've been surprised at the opposite.
...how come nobody's noticing Tony, or wondering what's up? Hellooo, people! I know you're all busy, but... Man, Jack is good at the stealth thing. They sure do teach stealth at superspy school. ...how does the infrared make the difference between floors?
They're firing at the risk of shooting their citizen, too? Ah, fuck! They killed Mr., er, Ku or whatever it was. And of course Lee's been hit. (Ly? Li?) Stupid, stupid Chinese guards.
You "don't know what to say"? ...say NO, Paul. NO. Because she's a bitch and annoying and you deserve better and of course now you're gonna crash and die. I knew it. Dammit. Does it mean no more Paul-voice? ...at least he'll die believing she loved him for real. Even though clearly her love isn't worth much, and changes targets easily.
"Get that from Logan," David? That's president Logan, thank you.
Oh, it wasn't Mr. Ku? It was the consul? Or is that who Mr. Ku is? Christ. Great one, Anonymous Chinese Guard. Shoot the most important guy on the premise.
Bill? SHUT. UP. Shut the fuck up!! It wasn't Tony's fault. No he's not ouf of line, cupcake, you are. Do not question Tony's skills as an agent, he's one of the finest Iknow wish I knew.
Jack, he doesn't speak English. I know the power of your voice is great, but not great enough to transcend language barriers, sorry.
Ha! Lee or Paul? This is the greatest scene ever. I can't believe they only have one surgeon. Yes, Audrey, this is who Jack is. This is nothing personal, Audrey, if it was personal he would save him. Jack, tell them to get her out of the room. Gods, this is awful. Simply awful. Of course he's gonna die, but Jack's trying. Great music, too. Doc's multitasking like crazy. Don't they even have superfluous nurses, Christ? Christ. Listen to the music, Jack, he's dead. The music's telling you it. They always give up much quicker than in ER, in other shows.
Hey, for once, I don't wanna slap Audrey. Man. That look on Jack's face. Man. He kills me. He needs cuddling, too.
*eyeroll* Crap "beginning of new episode" exposition. ...and they left her alone right outside the room. Christ, Kiefer, you're killing me. Don't look like I just killed your puppy. So... lost. She wants you to go off and die, Jack, you just sacrificed Paul. DUH. Ask her again in a few hours and she'll simply tell you "get out of my life," which is... more merciful I guess.
"No I'm not okay"? Wow. Says a lot, because Jack always is okay. And if he isn't, he isn't about to go admit it to any which guy happens to come along, certainly not one like Bill bloody Buchanan.
"We don't have time for your personality disorders." Heh. I kinda like Bill at times. That's what I've wanted to tell Chloe from the start.
David's learned a lot in those four years, hasn't he? Hmm, time for some tea I believe. Wait, no, crap, his mask was lifted. Who is that guy? Ok, that nobody from Jack's team, logical. Guy, hello, wake up, tell them your mask was lifted for a half second.
Fuck that missile looks impressive. Somebody here has a small penis.
Shut up, Chloe. ...ha! That look he just gave Chloe is priceless. 'Are you for real?"
Also, I'm sensing fewer and fewer chances to see Chase. Which also means not seeing Kim, which, yay, but... I do love Chase. I need to check out what else James has done. ...right, he was in S1 of Rescue Me. ...oh! am gonna try and DL that CSI:NY ep.
...that's a crap line, Tony. Aw, 'Chelle, you're breaking my heart. That tremble in your voice. *cuddles* *signals for Tony to come and take over the cuddling* *leaves them alone* I wish.
Burn, you twat. Just go, you bore me.
God, Logan, stop being a jerk. They need to get Chang out of that place now. Gods, Logan. Seriously. Not the time to be all wounded-pride-I-deserve-better-I'm-the-President-dammit!-y. ...thank you. But you still scare me.
That's very dangerous guys, could be a trap. I mean, we know it's not, but it could be.
...heeee! I understood one word of Chinese. Go me! ...yes, okay, it was only "nihao." But still! *does a dance of love of Chinese*
Come ON, guys. Hurry! MAN Marwan's tall. He oughta be ready to martyr himself, Jack, you ain't gonna scare him. If he isn't he's a crap terrorist. Yes, exactly.
"We got a problem"? No SHIT, Curtis. "They got a missile?" Yes, Jack, "missile" is what he meant by "missile." Smart boy. Heee, I like how Jack keeps talking to Tony and not, like, Michelle. (Sorry, Michelle.) Heh. Marwan's a smug bastard.
Jack saying "that won't be easy" means it's near impossible, guys. Seriously. This is Jack we're talking about. And he's got nothing on Marwan. Yes, Logan, David's taking chances.
Yes, again Marwan brings up intervening. That meddlesome quality. Serenity! Except, you know, Serenity had the good guys being against the meddlesome. Here we're with the meddlesome.
Heh! Richard is back. Well, will be soon. Chloe, STFU. WE HAVE NO TIME FOR YOUR PERSONALITY DISORDERS and don't snap at Tony! ...Tony, why are you telling Audrey exactly? *eyeroll* This is your first mistake. And the worst is? I believe he did it for Jack, because he respects her on account of Jack.
Ha! I so felt it coming. I was just telling myself that, how convenient, Jack was far from the others. ...not that Curtis is hurt either, mind you. Heee! Buh-bye, Marwan. I like you. Creepy, cold, and yet passionate, believing bastard.
...Tony. This is crazy. And crazily romantic and Michelle, go, say yes, now, yes, of course, how could you not. Please. "You're asking me to leave the only thing I've ever done." "Yes. I am." The way he said "yes."
Audrey... Jack, clock's ticking. Argh.
Heh. Mike. You lying little thing. That sigh of Logan's says it all. 'This is what being POTUS means? I hate being POTUS."
Someone else used his cell phone, have you thought about that? Secretary! I missed you. But stop expecting your son to be guilty, will you? Please, Richard, talk to me. Secretary, you're making him want to not-talk. ...go on, tell him! Tell him! Heh. A threesome. Are you bi, Richard? Aw. Or gay. THIS IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF, people. WHY THE SUDDEN LONG FACES?
For hell's sake, Secretary! You're the reason why he didn't talk. Because you've spent your life making him feel inadequate, and your stupid-ass beliefs make it so that Richard was convinced you'd be disgusted with this, and that it's something he shouldn't be proud of! Fuck off with your condescencion and -
Don, I'm not liking you. Ambitious bastard. ...this is so obviously and badly staged, I don't know how Don can believe it. ...thank you for the crap "explaining it was staged" scene, David, Mike.
Michelle! Say yes! ...yes you can! Oh, no, yes, yes, I mean no you can't, and that kiss is hot in so many ways. *watches it again* *and again* ...aw, Tony, that smile. It always gets to me so much.And makes me wanna molest you.
Can someone please say that HOMOSEXUALITY/BISEXUALITY IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE ASHAMED OF? It really wouldn't go amiss.
Jack, how can you ask her to have this conversation now? Her husband's barely been dead an hour, Christ. I mean, yeah, you might die, so I get how and why, but still.
Hee! Mia! You're hot with long hair like that, and when you're not being Jenny fucking Sheckter. Boyfriend's hot, too, I get why Richard would want in on that.
Gods, now I wish Curtis hadn't had this whole story with what's-her-name, the not-Nina, or that she'd been a guy, or that they were likely to make him bi, just so he would tell Richard that it's okay. It's nothing to be ashamed of, and fuck conservatism.
She's about to kill you, jackass. Sorry, that's what you get for being with a Bad, Bad Girl. Now I really hope they gonna catch her. Has Jack seen her before? He hasn't, has he? And please don't kill the random!Asian!guy. Thanks, Jack "State the Obvious" Bauer.
Tony, be careful. Please. Oh, and Michelle having just told him yes? He is so gonna die. Fuck. NO, Tony, don't. She's gonna kill you. Badly. And I still love your jeans. And I love the way you're dressed too, Mia. That said, if you hurt Tony I will never ever like you again. Because this, on top of Jenny? Would be too much for any gal.
Richard, baby, sorry. Of course you'd be the bad kind of "wow"ed by the corpse.
BECAUSE ALMEIDA'S BEEN TAKEN HOSTAGE IS WHY. Argh.
Oh, gagged and bound Tony. Kink. *kicks self* Right! In-danger Tony. Not so much with the kink.
How much I don't care about the Chinese stuff, guys. Watch me be bored and bordering-on-annoyed. ...and you know that already, Bill, bad exposition. *eyeroll* The number of times people in that show tell each other "I know that" and variants, all the more so during the first five to ten minutes of each episode, it's just ludicrous.
HEee! Shirtless Tony! Definitely no beer belly, sorry about that. GAH. She's dealing with the "problem" by undressing Tony. Hmmmyes. That's how every problem should be solved. ...very good, Mia, very good. Possibly 'Chelle isn't gonna put him in front of national security and Tony can survive and still he and 'Chelle won't have a happy ending. That would be wicked... you know, horrible for Tony, but.
Gods. The way 'Chelle's voice trembled on "understand"? ...heh, sharing the shirtless Tony love... or possibly not, why did she not angle it at the chest? Gods Mia you're hot. The way you're dressed, and your thigh holster, and your jewelry... "Well, she still loves you. Question is how much." I love Mia's character!
Come on, Michelle, come clean. Now. Michelle! Thank you. Duh, of course she called her, Bill! Hellooo. ...now I really hope they won't kill Tony. It would be a perfect end to him and their storyline, in an absolutely fucking horrible irony kind of way. ...I'm being stressed out. And conflicted. The writer in me wants him to get dead. The me in me, not so much. Though really, his death will only be that good if he dies knowing Michelle didn't love him enough to do it. That she was too level-headed, and pragmatic, and good, and responsible, and - seriously Mia's hot... and putting lipstick on? heh, priceless! is this the Good Night Kiss kinda lipstick? never kiss 'em on the lips, ladies and you menfolk. ...what are you doing exactly, Mia love?
Anyway. LOGAN! Stop with the blaming! Blaming can be done later, not NOW!
...ha! I knew it! The Chinese are cunning bastards. Burn, now's the time to make me like you again. WITHSTAND TORTURE, kthx. Oh, the Chinese are being very cunning and very smart and I like that. You know, in a "hope they don't get what they wanna get" way.
Aw, Michelle, you kill me. And pull yourself together, Edgar's doing his job, yeah? ...Mia's so smart. Yes, Jack, please figure it out. Gods, Michelle, stop it, don't worry, that wasn't them. That wasn't them. Jack, for hell's sake, don't fall for it. Tony is still alive. And so is my lovely Mia.
*eyeroll* Logan, stop blaming David for everything. Marwan woulda been caught hours ago (and this season been much shorter) if it wasn't for you. David did his best.
No, Bill, that's the thing. She did not do exactly what Tony would've wanted her to. Because Tony put her in front of national security, and so she feels that she should've too.
Jack, figure it out. It's the only way. Bill, Jack is not feeling responsible, he just wants to do his job right!! Grrr. Yes, Jack, you can't hear the car door. ...or the rain, right, still.
He was in his boxers? Why didn't we see more of that? I like the way she's watching him. I'd be too. Crap clothes, though, when the jeans were so... yum. Oh, hurting himself, good one. And while I do have a bare feet fetish, Tone, man, your feet are not the most attractive ever. ...guess it's your one flaw. (I'd mention the hairy chest, too, except you're too much the tall'n'dark'n'Latino type and so I can't hold it against you.) Man, Tony. No hands, she has a gun, and yet... you almost did have her. You're so good.
Yes he does, poppet. ...yes, Curtis - yes, Tony! Such a good team, you're so good. Gods, Jack, kiss him why don't you. I like the way Jack isn't rubbing it in Bill's face. "Jack figured it out. He was able to save me." That is why I'm gonna quit everything and go away with him, not you. I didn't think I'd ever see slash in 24... even parody-slash.
Yes, Mia. I really really really like you. Which is really a surprise, after Jenny.
*eyeroll* Burn and the Chinese bore me. ...BURN, YOU JACKASS. I mean, okay, I get it, I would've given his name up too, but still.
Aaron, this is not the time to bring this up. David, you'd better still want her pardoned.
Heee! Patrick Kilpatrick's in this ep? I luuurve him and his harsh features.
Logan. Sign it. Thanks, David! Thank you. You're good.
Yes, she's been caught. Add one to one and get two, Marwan. Of course something's wrong. Duh. This is twenty-four. A Fox TV show. An American TV show. You're bound to lose. I wanna say give up already, except that's not your type. Why aren't you killing yourself exactly, though? That way they get nothing from you, and you get to be a martyr. It's a win-win situation for you. Hey! Don't kill Curtis. He's managed to live through most of the day. Wow, Jack, good fucking shot. Heee! Of course he'd try and off himself.
GAH.Now I'm reminded of the end of Skins. BAD CGI implantation of him falling, guys. Wait, are you guys gonna fail? Are the bad guys gonna win?
*eyeroll* Chinese guys! Boring! Move off! Burn, sod off! Can we move on to interesting millions-of-lives-threatening issues? Thank you! They're so gonna give them Bauer. ...heh. I like that option. They'd kill Jack? Ah, no. Dammit.
Heh. "Good luck. Repeat, good luck." For some reason I find this pretty funny. ...also, yay! "Target is down. I repeat, target is down."
Aw. 'Chelle. Tony. LOVE. KISSING. And Tony doesn't even mind. I LOVE YOU GUYS. Go be happy some place. Even if it means none of you next season. Just go be happy.
And there's over 20 more minutes of episode time to get through. I bet it means more crazy Chinese stuff. Me = bored in advance.
YES, JACK, it isn't the right time. Let it go, Jack. You'll see in a few days. Don't press things now.
Jack, man, you're such a good, loyal, government's man. You're amazing. And you, David, rock too. For that promise, and the fact that you mean it, and you will. Thanks, David.
Heeee! Patrick. PatrickPatrickPatrick. Of course you'll play the super!killer!spy!guy. ...Mike! Heee! I did think the rebuke was not that harsh. Heh, now go warn Jack, David! Go! Because they'd better not leave us on a bloody stupid will-Jack-survive? cliffhanger. Okay? Okay. Ah, Tony getting dressed! Oh. Tony. Patrick, do NOT kill Tony. Or really, Tony, do NOT take a bullet for Jack or anything like that. Jack, do NOT let yourself get killed, yeah? Warn Tony, mount up a plan, something. ...or turn yourself in and make sure Tony doesn't get dead for you.
Heee! Tone and Jack are on the move, right? Or, actually, Tone is staying in place but totally being Jack's ally actually. And I miss the clothes he used to wear. But he's with Jack, right? Right? Jack didn't actually just knock him out, right? ...might have, for Tony's own sake, granted.
Patrick, you're a great actor. ...oh, Tone and Patrick action. Heee.Sorry, but slamming against the wall type of thing? One of my kinks.
Heeee! I knew Tone was on his side! This is such a set-up. Heee! They're all in on it. Lovely! This is what loyalty gets you.
...I kinda feel bad for Audrey. First Paul, now Jack. It's a lot for one day. ...welcome to 24, honey. Not. I mean not-honey.
This is lovely. The three of them, in that car. All the unsaid, all the feelings. All that's gone on between them. This is closure of the major kind. "Jack... be careful." Lovely, Tony, but all I can think is "you two have so slept together." ...and you call David first? Ha! I was afraid we'd see/hear Kim after all. ...if you understand that, Jack, what about bloody Kim? *eyeroll* I mean, I don't like her, but a bit of "yes I have a daughter" not-amnesia would be good right about now. ...like the jeans, though. Did you rip them off of Tony? ...which I mean in a "borrowed them from him" way, but it sounds auspiciously like another slash scenario. I pleadnot so temporary insanity.
...now I need to download Day Five. Or well, what we have of it anyway. Or possibly wait until it's all been aired.
Now, this entry is a rant, people. And by rant I mean, rant. As in, all of my reactions to this Day from the arrival of a certain character onward. My advice is not to read it. Seriously. It's mostly squees and other such emotional responses to what's going on, and my hormones were boiling something crazy for much of it. Most of it is Tony-related, or focuses on the oddest things like Paul's voice and accent... anyway. You are warned, if still you want to wander past this cut, do so at your own risk...
Woohoo!
I know it was such a cheap heroic entrance, what with Jack's "the only person I can trust", and just - yeah, but - WOOHOO!!!!!!! *does the dance of love
That said, Marianne makes for a very, very poor Nina. Really. I just wanna slap her around. Nina I
Gods. I just wanna crawl into Tony's lap and nibble on his lower lip.
Heee! He's all bitter and dark. I like Dark!Bitter!Confrontational!Tony. "I'm sure you're wondering what's going on." "No I'm not." *does a little dance again* Dark!Bitter!Confrontational!Tony is much better than One!Person!Jack!Can!Trust!Tony. (Still, the whole "out of prison thanks to you and Palmer, left by Michelle" thing is just... bad exposition/catching-up. 24 writers are horrible with getting people up to date on what's been up.)
Also, Marwan, I love the actor. He can be so scary. I hope they'll make good use of his full potential.
While we're on the subject of "actors I love," Sarah! Lana Parilla, who plays her, was in Boomtown, and very good in it too. Also, I can't see Secretary Heller without thinking "Twin Peaks" and wanting to call him Leland, which is bloody stupid since he is absolutely not the one that played him.
Oooh, Tony's dating a hottie. Obviously. Except she sounds like a right pain in the arse, and - *gapes/glares at her* Who does she think she is? How dare she disrespect Tony like that? Bitch. (Yes, I'm pretty protective of Tony.) Ah, backstory on Michelle and Tony. Sounds about right, I can very much see it happen, except again very awkward way to explain something as interesting as this in point two second. Would've been better to keep it hazy until Tony himself could give hints or actually explain it all. Much less awkward.
Seriously, bitch. Back. Off. And use your brain for two seconds, yeah? *eyeroll* Though of course, she totally fits in Tony's life right now.
Oh, beer! Good. Oral fixation, check, applied to Tony, check. Nooo!!! Why in a mug? Tony, man. Only sexy when you drink from the bottle. You have much to learn about alcoholic sexiness after all. Oh, that was a very good shot. Both Tony and Jack leaning forward, with their heads aligned. Very. Good. Shot.
You need some better sex than what the bitch is offering you, Tone. You need sex with positive feelings attached to it, is what.
Ha! Of course Tony wants to help if he can. So that he didn't go to the trouble of saving Jack's life for nothing, of course. Of course.
Aha! Take that, bitch! I mean Marianne, this time. I find that I like Edgar. Go, Edgar, go! Ooooh, explosion. Did I mention I also liked Curtis? He's like the new Tony. The old Tony. The original Tony.
Aha! Jack and Tony are DA TEAM. ...until the guy they take into custody gets snipered dead.
Tony, man, is that a beer belly I spy? Oh, jacket! I love your jacket, man! Suits you. Am back to 'yum', possible beer belly forgotten.
This day is much less with the politics so far. I miss David Palmer. Muchly. When is he coming back? We need more politics. Or really, we need a compelling, charismatic politician to make me interested. People have told me this was the best Day, but Day Two is still my favourite so far. Despite the fact that Kim was fucking annoying and boring, by turns. Sometimes simultaneously.
Ha! Tony "was doing the right thing," as Jack puts it, because he's just that good!
Earlier I was afraid Chloe's dear friend Andrew Paige was gonna be this Day's Kim, but he's out - and so's Chloe, yay! Now I feel like Behrooz is gonna be it. Not so much with the smarts. But he definitely is more with the endearing than bloody Kim. ...or maybe he'll get killed real soon, too, and we'll be spared the Kimishness. We can only hope.
I wish Tony's hair was longer. ...yes, this rant is gonna focus on Tony an awful lot, in case you hadn't picked up on that already. You might wanna stop reading, I'm really not sure there is gonna be anything worth reading unless you're as Tony-partial as I am. (Yes, that is the new way to use the adjective "partial." Because I make up the English language as I go, shuddup.)
Oh, Edgar. And his mother. You're breaking my heart. ...and now I actually like Driscoll. Do what you gotta do. Man, Edgar. Yes, go back to work, even if it kills you inside. *cuddles Edgar*
Dina is a lovely actress, by the way. I'd overlooked her talent until now, for some reason. Her eyes are just... haunted. Oh, and her brother is very good too. I like him. He's just a regular guy, and regular Middle Eastern guys are too rare in this show... and now he's dead. Of course. Come on now, don't kill Behrooz. You're gonna kill Behrooz, aren't you? Behrooz, shut up! Idiot! Go on, kill him! Go on! *sigh* Definitely Kimmish.
...I wonder whether we're gonna see her. And mostly, Chase. I wanna see Chase.
FUCK, Jack! You just got hit by a car and you're doing peachy? No he won't hit the boy he's a hell of a shot. Come ON Jack. Grah. Tony, don't shout at the poor lady okay? Not gonna help matters.
...why did they retract the metal thing exactly? Stupid stupid stupid. Jack, you're letting that guy play around with you? Tsk. Behrooz, don't play your Kim now, don't do anything stupid with that gun. *eyeroll* SUCH a fucking KIM. Now put it down, will you? ...Tony, don't. Calm the hell down. You're being way too tense, I sense a lot of anger in you. (Well, duh, he'd say. Or likely just give me a look.)
Seriously, Driscoll grows on you. Well, at least she does on me.
Huh. Sarah and Driscoll sound like they're lesbians now. Or well, at least having an affair or something. When did Driscoll become so humane?
Seriously, Marianne, you BORE me, and ANNOY me, and please be dead already. Heh, the whole leg thing was fun though. "Can I put my foot down now?" though it would've been that much better with Nina. She and Tony or Jack had much better tension than her and Curtis, or anybody else on the face of the earth for that matter.
Gods, Sarah. Her "I'll be all right" with that voice and that haunted, "please don't question it or I might break down and never stop sobbing" look... yeah, man. That's how good that actress can be.
I love how all the CTU field work is headed by two former CTU agents. Both known for having betrayed CTU at one point or another. And I really like those jeans of Tony's, very nice cut. It's just sort of fucking ironic, and pretty chilling. They let 'official' traitors head their cases? Guys who are known for going against orders and putting personal ahead of national, or even global? Much as I love Jack and Tony, you know. Especially Tony. I'm bemused.
Sarah's calling Jack and all I can think is "dammit, I wanted a close-up of Tony going up that ladder."
Oooooh. The hubby is gonna be involved. Niiice. Paul... I like his voice. Makes me think of Richard Armitage's (and David Morrisey's, though less so). Very deep and with a hint of a Northern accent, yum. Unfortunately, his looks do not measure up, but gods his voice. And hopefully his character's about to get an upgrade on the 'interest' scale, too.
YES, Tony, you're supposed to say YES, otherwise you're not gonna be on for the rest of the Day. THANK YOU. Mr. Almeida, you're back on the job. Woohoo! You deserve it, Tone, you have to believe that.
Aw, Tone. You look like you don't believe you deserve the consideration. Of course you do. ...why do I still not hate Driscoll? Probably because she hasn't hurt Tony, she's actually helped with his ego - she'd better not crush that, though. He's enough with the self-hate without her adding to it. And also, no more lesbian vibes between her and Sarah.
GAH. Paul, your voice. I am such a sucker for your vowel sounds.
I do NOT trust the whole Marianne storyline. She - yes, of course. Aaand she's dead. Good. Why are they not killing Curtis? Heeee! Raines!! Watch me freak out!!! Even though he's less freaky without the oxygen bottle. But still. Very freaky. Aaaand Curtis is in for some torture. Yipee-ya-yay.
Audrey, you are such a crap actress. Aw, Paul, the way you say "god." That 'o' sound. ...Jack! After he said "talking" in such an... interesting manner. You knock him out. How's he supposed to keep talking? ...oh, Paul chest. "I've got nothing to say to you." Just the way he pronounces it. Jack, how can you do this to someone that talks like that. Okay, this is why I couldn't work at CTU. Give me a guy with an accent and I'll want to do other things than electrocute him once I've got him all tied up and bare-chested. I'm even starting to like his looks. a lot. I'm so easy to win over. (And yes, this is the only reason I couldn't be an agent. Heh.)
Wait, Marwan's gonna have another melt-down within the next forty-five minutes? How are they gonna stop that? How are they gonna last over twelve more hours?
Go on, Curtis, this is your chance - yay! Nice moves. You rock, man. After all that torture, when they thought you were all but wiped. That's an agent for you. ...ah, pesky little code thing.
The way he says "most." (Yes I'm back to Paul.) It makes me wanna squee.
Yes, Jack, go help Curtis! Go stop Marwan!
Hmm, does this mean we won't see Paul anymore? Maybe I should reconsider my position and wish for him to be involved. That way we'd see more of him.
Tony, all that anger will not help you.
Oh, Curtis, man, you rock. You seem so professional.
...that doctor made me think of Weiss. I'm obsessed. And, also, that portrayal of schizophrenia is awful in its realism. I want to offer Driscoll a hug, this is bad.
Audrey, WTF are you playing at with Paul? *sigh* I knew there was a reason I disliked you. Beside the fact that you're so BLAH.
shadesofbrixton about my hormones and Tony, Paul and Curtis. Hence the less with the ranting here.Oh, gods. Driscoll, I don't wanna offer you a hug anymore, I wanna force it on you. Way to go with the balancing of the good with some bad. And now she's playing it all tough. Let her be,
Oh, Tony, I love you for how considerate you just were to Driscoll. ...and now you're being all ambitious and getting your old job back. Heh. Anybody else, I'd probably be sort of pissed at. You, I'm just amused.
GODS Paul Paul Paul why didn't you stay in place you could've lived!!! And the not-killing is killing me. But, agreeingly, not him. Yet. He might still say a few words with that voice of his.
Michelle!!! See, this is why they should've held off with the stupid exposition of why Tony's bitter, earlier. It could've all surfaced and been pieced together NOW.
FUCK. Paul is SO dead. That arsehole just got the squad to go after Jack and Paul! Fuck the fuck off, jerktard! JACK this is possibly the CRAZIEST plan you have EVER come up with! ...and I like those two kids. Yay! More manpower! Hopefully they won't die. They're like the spirit of Yusuf come back from Day Two.
Ha! Don't mess with Michelle, Sarah. And 'Chelle, darling, you look better with curly hair. Also, you look better with Tony.
Yes, 'Chelle! Learn that Tony oughta get a break. Thanks, Audrey, for once you were useful. Yes, 'Chelle. He's become a very, very bitter man. Can you blame him? I love that scene. So raw and imperfect.
Aw, you kids. You Yusuf kids.
"Some people are more comfortable in hell." Both, Audrey. Jack's made for this life. You annoy me, Audrey, with your psycho-babble crap.
FIVE OR SIX FUCKING MINUTES? No way. Wait, a kid was shot? No! I like my kids! What about Paul? Is Paul okay? No, kid was wearing a vest, right? FUCK Jack you're good with the stealth and the knife and that was worthy of your Bristow namesake. Okay, who's dead, who's alive, what's up? Tell me!
Aw, Tony. You're breaking me. Michelle, I love you too. But mostly, Tony. Tony Tony Tony. He needs to be cuddled. A lot.
FUCK. I knew it. Paul is about to get dead! Aaaah I knew it! By saving Jack, too! Paul!! Paul! Such a good guy! Such a good death! He's the Yusuf of the Day. He's the one that's making me cry this time 'round. Not the kids, him. Jack, let the fucking medics do their fucking work! They can save him! Okay so he's not breaking me the way Yusuf broke me, because that was SAVAGE, but yeah. GAH.
Yes, please tell me he's not gonna die. Well, ok, I'm not breaking down like she is. Possibly because I'm multi-tasking, and if I'd been invested only in 24... I might've.
Okay, now it would make sense to keep him alive through the surgery so Audrey can go back to him and leave Jack and Jack can drown himself in work for Day Five. Either way, it means no more of his lovely voice'n'accent.
Oh. Who IS that hottie? That's sleeping with a hottie, too. Ha! You're so fucked, John. In both senses of the word. *pouts* No more of the she-hottie? Damn.
Oh, Dina looks freaky when she's walking away from her son. SO freaky.
Ha! Michelle was totally staring at Tony's lips for a beat after he stopped talking. And well I can understand her.
Ah, Chloe. Your Bitchiness. I hadn't missed you. I tend to like bitchy bitches, but not this one. She's just plain annoying because she has no call to be this bitchy. She's nothing special at all.
Jack injuring himself for the sake of the mission. Giving his gun over to Dina. That's Jack for you. ...I wonder whether they're gonna kill Dina right off the bat. What do they need her for anyway?
Oh, bye bye hottie. What did you think? Of course they were gonna kill you. And your family. ...ah, the ever so clichéd cutting of the thumb. Sydney and co do it so much more cleanly now, with all those digital imprint film things.
Paul? Oh, he's gonna be paralysed, and then Audrey'll guilt-trip herself into staying with him. Ha!
Oh, another explosion. They're getting rather banal...
Ouch, Jack. Marwan, you're a good bad guy. Charismatic, but not necessarily in a sexy way. Oh, yes, Dina. Good move, Marwan. ...are they gonna do the blank thing ag- ah. Yes. Dina, you do not have Jack's experience. He pulled the trigger on Chase once. Buh-bye, Dina. You were a good actress. Sorry about that, Behrooz. That'll give you one more common point with Kim. I wanna see Chase again!
Mitch, you cunning little thing. I'm liking you. A lot.
Aw, Tony, 'Chelle. Cute little moment. And Michelle, you look better with your hair pulled back. Aw, disagreements. Heee! You just listened to Tony's advice. ...Audrey. Don't be like that. She's doing the best she can leave 'Chelle alone it wasn't her fault!
Curtis you're freaking me out. You can be scary, man. I'm impressed. Oh GODS you're torturing the kid!! Ah!!!
Chloe STFU kthnx. Yes, you do do that a lot go away now. Chloe + Audrey = super!annoyed!me.
...got distracted by boykiss picspam. Completely blame Brix. Gah. (Wasn't enough for me to miss Tony saying Jack was his only friend... which is pretty sad. Tony Tony Tony. I'll be your
Curtis - don't lie to the kid, yeah? He's not stupid. You didn't manage to keep *Jack* safe.
Don't! Jack! Yes! (Yes, very explanatory. They shot the sniper that was going to kill Jack, is what. Not that I think anybody is still reading this.)
Aaaah Paul!!!!! Please speak!!!!! ...thanks, Paul. And that adorable little smile! I wanna cuddle. So. Badly. Cuddle him, Audrey, he deserves it.
...who is this guy talking to Michelle all concerned? I think I missed a lot. ...is he her lover or something? no way! she and Tony totally need to make up.
Hmm, who's the cute kid the prez is talking to? His son? because, cute.
Oh, who's the new cute girl who's all professional and has a cute accent? I like her. Which means she's probably gonna die. ...or is she the one from earlier, who slept with what's-his-name? John maybe?
Michelle... Tony. No. Ah, but she never said they were currently together.
Ah, yes, she's that cutie. Shame, I liked that guy. ...why is the only girl I actually lust after in this season a bad guy who has five minutes' total screen time before Jack takes her out?
Ah, and Michelle's not-lover is called Buchanan. I keep going "Chriiiiis" in my mind. I wish.
Ah, yes, cutie's his son. I still don't care much for that president at all. FUCK. Air Force One was just hit!! The FUCK!!! They FAILED!!!! Which is pretty brilliant, a very daring move. Yay! I mean, boo, bad, prez is dead and all that, but... yeah.
GAH. Mike thingybob! I did not miss you either. And here I thought with Sherry's death we'd get whole new sordid politician types. Blah.
Ha! Of course he did that without your permission. That's what Mike DOES. You'll learn, soon. Quickly enough.
Jack don't talk about it tell Jason to run for it! RUN!!! Don't talk to Jason about it tell him to RUN!!!!! Okay, hurry, hurry. I like Jason and his wife. Come ON!
...aw, you kids. Do NOT kill Jason and his wife, okay? Okay. Do NOT. I will NOT take it. ...okay, good. Now do NOT kill his wife. ...oh fuck. I thought it was one of the good guys. Dammit! Ah Jason!! Don't tell them. Once you tell them they'll kill you. Ah fuck Jason! There's no point honey, don't do anything stupid now. ...Jack for Christ's sake, vibrator!! And that's it, stupid... er, Kelly is it? Of course th'yre gonna kill you. Now Jack go get it back now please!!!
Jack, alone with the football. Why am I not liking this? Oh, okay, just some paper missing. Well, you know, "just."
Soooo many episodes left to go. Gah. 24 hours is long.
Aw, Michelle, Tony. Tony. You look so haunted, man. Go cuddle him, Michelle. Tell him you're not dating Buchanan anymore
Curtis is back with the scary, but it's less frightening when it's not done with a kid.
Oh, bald guy. Have we seen you on 24 before? Sure seen you lots of places before. Like you. Even though you're a jerk here.
Mr. President, sir, you need to ask Palmer for advice. Because I miss him. Please? Gods listen to Mike for hell's sake! For once, Mike should be listened to. What, are you sleeping with Thingybob, that his opinion matters so much? Argh! Christ! *frustrated*
A club? Why are we clubbing? Marwan's going clubbing? Heee. Not.
Aha! Jack POWAAA!!! Ahem, sorry. Hey, it's 6:35 (my time), I've been watching this straight for over 15 hours, I am entitled to such outbursts.
Keith Szarabajka? (And with a bit of luck I spelled that right.) I just saw his name in the credits. Hee! I love Keith.
...oh, is there gonna be an Audrey/Jack fight? Yesplease. Realise that this is who he is, Audrey. This is who he is.
Ha! Keith! A moustache! And that voice of his which is so not his voice. Oh, that guy has a very beautiful wife. Sabir? Savir? Whatever. He does. She's lovely.
Gods Audrey CHILL. The president was WRONG. Listen to Buchanan. The ONLY answer, Audrey. We don't care about forgiveness! If they save the day who cares!! Those guys are there to do the dirty work, to take the blame, their consciences can deal.
Yes you can, Mr. President, and you SHOULD, and listen to Mike for Christ's sake!!! Yes HE IS! He is the only man who can do the job, or rather he is the BEST man to do the job, and for fuck's sake just because you're insecure don't jeopardise national security!! Thank you, Buchanan, spot on. Who cares about the prez's hurt feelings? Gah.
You meddle. People don't like it when they're meddled with. This is reminiscent of Serenity. *shudders*
Aw, man. Jack's arrested. Must be a new Day.
Mr. President, yes, time to wake up. This is your fault. You're President. Shit happens. Deal. Learn. Move on. Yes! Realise that it was your fault - and now, get a backbone. Be POTUS. Ha! Yes! David!!! Wheeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aaand Jack is freed. He was arrested for at least ten good minutes there. Wow.
Wow. Chloe does action. Huh.
Aaron! Aaron and David! I heart them. Aw, "how's your son?" You guys. Aw, Prez, so humble. Too much, it seems, is your Flaw. ...Mike, you cunning SOB. This is exactly what you should've said to make sure he gave you a chance. ...are you supposed to call all old prezzies "Mr. President"? I didn't know.
Aw, Paul is speaking again. He's lovely. Absolutely lovely. And you're questioning her rather than just accepting it straight off. I love the way he's like, "I didn't even mean to, really, I just did." (Audrey, you bitch. *eyeroll* You still annoy me. And that will continue no matter what you do, yes. I'm biased against your ass.)
I still fear for Paul's life, for some reason. It would be just like them to suddenly have him crash. Fingers crossed here.
...and here I was thinking my hormones had quieted down. Just seeing Tony's enough to set them off again, yay... and hearing him is just the same. "...no." That look on 'Chelle's face. Aw. Make up, kids. Go have another one of those steamy kisses in the hallway, S2 way.
I like how David's ready to do that kinda stuff. And those two know each other so well. "God bless you"? Expected, but still gives me the "gargl"s. Hee! Of course he trusts Tony with that. ...and Tony's much better at this than Chloe. More experience at sneaking about, I suppose. Heh. ...and I'm not surprised that he's going in alone, I would've been surprised at the opposite.
...how come nobody's noticing Tony, or wondering what's up? Hellooo, people! I know you're all busy, but... Man, Jack is good at the stealth thing. They sure do teach stealth at superspy school. ...how does the infrared make the difference between floors?
They're firing at the risk of shooting their citizen, too? Ah, fuck! They killed Mr., er, Ku or whatever it was. And of course Lee's been hit. (Ly? Li?) Stupid, stupid Chinese guards.
You "don't know what to say"? ...say NO, Paul. NO. Because she's a bitch and annoying and you deserve better and of course now you're gonna crash and die. I knew it. Dammit. Does it mean no more Paul-voice? ...at least he'll die believing she loved him for real. Even though clearly her love isn't worth much, and changes targets easily.
"Get that from Logan," David? That's president Logan, thank you.
Oh, it wasn't Mr. Ku? It was the consul? Or is that who Mr. Ku is? Christ. Great one, Anonymous Chinese Guard. Shoot the most important guy on the premise.
Bill? SHUT. UP. Shut the fuck up!! It wasn't Tony's fault. No he's not ouf of line, cupcake, you are. Do not question Tony's skills as an agent, he's one of the finest I
Jack, he doesn't speak English. I know the power of your voice is great, but not great enough to transcend language barriers, sorry.
Ha! Lee or Paul? This is the greatest scene ever. I can't believe they only have one surgeon. Yes, Audrey, this is who Jack is. This is nothing personal, Audrey, if it was personal he would save him. Jack, tell them to get her out of the room. Gods, this is awful. Simply awful. Of course he's gonna die, but Jack's trying. Great music, too. Doc's multitasking like crazy. Don't they even have superfluous nurses, Christ? Christ. Listen to the music, Jack, he's dead. The music's telling you it. They always give up much quicker than in ER, in other shows.
Hey, for once, I don't wanna slap Audrey. Man. That look on Jack's face. Man. He kills me. He needs cuddling, too.
*eyeroll* Crap "beginning of new episode" exposition. ...and they left her alone right outside the room. Christ, Kiefer, you're killing me. Don't look like I just killed your puppy. So... lost. She wants you to go off and die, Jack, you just sacrificed Paul. DUH. Ask her again in a few hours and she'll simply tell you "get out of my life," which is... more merciful I guess.
"No I'm not okay"? Wow. Says a lot, because Jack always is okay. And if he isn't, he isn't about to go admit it to any which guy happens to come along, certainly not one like Bill bloody Buchanan.
"We don't have time for your personality disorders." Heh. I kinda like Bill at times. That's what I've wanted to tell Chloe from the start.
David's learned a lot in those four years, hasn't he? Hmm, time for some tea I believe. Wait, no, crap, his mask was lifted. Who is that guy? Ok, that nobody from Jack's team, logical. Guy, hello, wake up, tell them your mask was lifted for a half second.
Fuck that missile looks impressive. Somebody here has a small penis.
Shut up, Chloe. ...ha! That look he just gave Chloe is priceless. 'Are you for real?"
Also, I'm sensing fewer and fewer chances to see Chase. Which also means not seeing Kim, which, yay, but... I do love Chase. I need to check out what else James has done. ...right, he was in S1 of Rescue Me. ...oh! am gonna try and DL that CSI:NY ep.
...that's a crap line, Tony. Aw, 'Chelle, you're breaking my heart. That tremble in your voice. *cuddles* *signals for Tony to come and take over the cuddling* *leaves them alone* I wish.
Burn, you twat. Just go, you bore me.
God, Logan, stop being a jerk. They need to get Chang out of that place now. Gods, Logan. Seriously. Not the time to be all wounded-pride-I-deserve-better-I'm-the-President-dammit!-y. ...thank you. But you still scare me.
That's very dangerous guys, could be a trap. I mean, we know it's not, but it could be.
...heeee! I understood one word of Chinese. Go me! ...yes, okay, it was only "nihao." But still! *does a dance of love of Chinese*
Come ON, guys. Hurry! MAN Marwan's tall. He oughta be ready to martyr himself, Jack, you ain't gonna scare him. If he isn't he's a crap terrorist. Yes, exactly.
"We got a problem"? No SHIT, Curtis. "They got a missile?" Yes, Jack, "missile" is what he meant by "missile." Smart boy. Heee, I like how Jack keeps talking to Tony and not, like, Michelle. (Sorry, Michelle.) Heh. Marwan's a smug bastard.
Jack saying "that won't be easy" means it's near impossible, guys. Seriously. This is Jack we're talking about. And he's got nothing on Marwan. Yes, Logan, David's taking chances.
Yes, again Marwan brings up intervening. That meddlesome quality. Serenity! Except, you know, Serenity had the good guys being against the meddlesome. Here we're with the meddlesome.
Heh! Richard is back. Well, will be soon. Chloe, STFU. WE HAVE NO TIME FOR YOUR PERSONALITY DISORDERS and don't snap at Tony! ...Tony, why are you telling Audrey exactly? *eyeroll* This is your first mistake. And the worst is? I believe he did it for Jack, because he respects her on account of Jack.
Ha! I so felt it coming. I was just telling myself that, how convenient, Jack was far from the others. ...not that Curtis is hurt either, mind you. Heee! Buh-bye, Marwan. I like you. Creepy, cold, and yet passionate, believing bastard.
...Tony. This is crazy. And crazily romantic and Michelle, go, say yes, now, yes, of course, how could you not. Please. "You're asking me to leave the only thing I've ever done." "Yes. I am." The way he said "yes."
Audrey... Jack, clock's ticking. Argh.
Heh. Mike. You lying little thing. That sigh of Logan's says it all. 'This is what being POTUS means? I hate being POTUS."
Someone else used his cell phone, have you thought about that? Secretary! I missed you. But stop expecting your son to be guilty, will you? Please, Richard, talk to me. Secretary, you're making him want to not-talk. ...go on, tell him! Tell him! Heh. A threesome. Are you bi, Richard? Aw. Or gay. THIS IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF, people. WHY THE SUDDEN LONG FACES?
For hell's sake, Secretary! You're the reason why he didn't talk. Because you've spent your life making him feel inadequate, and your stupid-ass beliefs make it so that Richard was convinced you'd be disgusted with this, and that it's something he shouldn't be proud of! Fuck off with your condescencion and -
Don, I'm not liking you. Ambitious bastard. ...this is so obviously and badly staged, I don't know how Don can believe it. ...thank you for the crap "explaining it was staged" scene, David, Mike.
Michelle! Say yes! ...yes you can! Oh, no, yes, yes, I mean no you can't, and that kiss is hot in so many ways. *watches it again* *and again* ...aw, Tony, that smile. It always gets to me so much.
Can someone please say that HOMOSEXUALITY/BISEXUALITY IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE ASHAMED OF? It really wouldn't go amiss.
Jack, how can you ask her to have this conversation now? Her husband's barely been dead an hour, Christ. I mean, yeah, you might die, so I get how and why, but still.
Hee! Mia! You're hot with long hair like that, and when you're not being Jenny fucking Sheckter. Boyfriend's hot, too, I get why Richard would want in on that.
Gods, now I wish Curtis hadn't had this whole story with what's-her-name, the not-Nina, or that she'd been a guy, or that they were likely to make him bi, just so he would tell Richard that it's okay. It's nothing to be ashamed of, and fuck conservatism.
She's about to kill you, jackass. Sorry, that's what you get for being with a Bad, Bad Girl. Now I really hope they gonna catch her. Has Jack seen her before? He hasn't, has he? And please don't kill the random!Asian!guy. Thanks, Jack "State the Obvious" Bauer.
Tony, be careful. Please. Oh, and Michelle having just told him yes? He is so gonna die. Fuck. NO, Tony, don't. She's gonna kill you. Badly. And I still love your jeans. And I love the way you're dressed too, Mia. That said, if you hurt Tony I will never ever like you again. Because this, on top of Jenny? Would be too much for any gal.
Richard, baby, sorry. Of course you'd be the bad kind of "wow"ed by the corpse.
BECAUSE ALMEIDA'S BEEN TAKEN HOSTAGE IS WHY. Argh.
Oh, gagged and bound Tony. Kink. *kicks self* Right! In-danger Tony. Not so much with the kink.
How much I don't care about the Chinese stuff, guys. Watch me be bored and bordering-on-annoyed. ...and you know that already, Bill, bad exposition. *eyeroll* The number of times people in that show tell each other "I know that" and variants, all the more so during the first five to ten minutes of each episode, it's just ludicrous.
HEee! Shirtless Tony! Definitely no beer belly, sorry about that. GAH. She's dealing with the "problem" by undressing Tony. Hmmmyes. That's how every problem should be solved. ...very good, Mia, very good. Possibly 'Chelle isn't gonna put him in front of national security and Tony can survive and still he and 'Chelle won't have a happy ending. That would be wicked... you know, horrible for Tony, but.
Gods. The way 'Chelle's voice trembled on "understand"? ...heh, sharing the shirtless Tony love... or possibly not, why did she not angle it at the chest? Gods Mia you're hot. The way you're dressed, and your thigh holster, and your jewelry... "Well, she still loves you. Question is how much." I love Mia's character!
Come on, Michelle, come clean. Now. Michelle! Thank you. Duh, of course she called her, Bill! Hellooo. ...now I really hope they won't kill Tony. It would be a perfect end to him and their storyline, in an absolutely fucking horrible irony kind of way. ...I'm being stressed out. And conflicted. The writer in me wants him to get dead. The me in me, not so much. Though really, his death will only be that good if he dies knowing Michelle didn't love him enough to do it. That she was too level-headed, and pragmatic, and good, and responsible, and - seriously Mia's hot... and putting lipstick on? heh, priceless! is this the Good Night Kiss kinda lipstick? never kiss 'em on the lips, ladies and you menfolk. ...what are you doing exactly, Mia love?
Anyway. LOGAN! Stop with the blaming! Blaming can be done later, not NOW!
...ha! I knew it! The Chinese are cunning bastards. Burn, now's the time to make me like you again. WITHSTAND TORTURE, kthx. Oh, the Chinese are being very cunning and very smart and I like that. You know, in a "hope they don't get what they wanna get" way.
Aw, Michelle, you kill me. And pull yourself together, Edgar's doing his job, yeah? ...Mia's so smart. Yes, Jack, please figure it out. Gods, Michelle, stop it, don't worry, that wasn't them. That wasn't them. Jack, for hell's sake, don't fall for it. Tony is still alive. And so is my lovely Mia.
*eyeroll* Logan, stop blaming David for everything. Marwan woulda been caught hours ago (and this season been much shorter) if it wasn't for you. David did his best.
No, Bill, that's the thing. She did not do exactly what Tony would've wanted her to. Because Tony put her in front of national security, and so she feels that she should've too.
Jack, figure it out. It's the only way. Bill, Jack is not feeling responsible, he just wants to do his job right!! Grrr. Yes, Jack, you can't hear the car door. ...or the rain, right, still.
He was in his boxers? Why didn't we see more of that? I like the way she's watching him. I'd be too. Crap clothes, though, when the jeans were so... yum. Oh, hurting himself, good one. And while I do have a bare feet fetish, Tone, man, your feet are not the most attractive ever. ...guess it's your one flaw. (I'd mention the hairy chest, too, except you're too much the tall'n'dark'n'Latino type and so I can't hold it against you.) Man, Tony. No hands, she has a gun, and yet... you almost did have her. You're so good.
Yes he does, poppet. ...yes, Curtis - yes, Tony! Such a good team, you're so good. Gods, Jack, kiss him why don't you. I like the way Jack isn't rubbing it in Bill's face. "Jack figured it out. He was able to save me." That is why I'm gonna quit everything and go away with him, not you. I didn't think I'd ever see slash in 24... even parody-slash.
Yes, Mia. I really really really like you. Which is really a surprise, after Jenny.
*eyeroll* Burn and the Chinese bore me. ...BURN, YOU JACKASS. I mean, okay, I get it, I would've given his name up too, but still.
Aaron, this is not the time to bring this up. David, you'd better still want her pardoned.
Heee! Patrick Kilpatrick's in this ep? I luuurve him and his harsh features.
Logan. Sign it. Thanks, David! Thank you. You're good.
Yes, she's been caught. Add one to one and get two, Marwan. Of course something's wrong. Duh. This is twenty-four. A Fox TV show. An American TV show. You're bound to lose. I wanna say give up already, except that's not your type. Why aren't you killing yourself exactly, though? That way they get nothing from you, and you get to be a martyr. It's a win-win situation for you. Hey! Don't kill Curtis. He's managed to live through most of the day. Wow, Jack, good fucking shot. Heee! Of course he'd try and off himself.
GAH.
*eyeroll* Chinese guys! Boring! Move off! Burn, sod off! Can we move on to interesting millions-of-lives-threatening issues? Thank you! They're so gonna give them Bauer. ...heh. I like that option. They'd kill Jack? Ah, no. Dammit.
Heh. "Good luck. Repeat, good luck." For some reason I find this pretty funny. ...also, yay! "Target is down. I repeat, target is down."
Aw. 'Chelle. Tony. LOVE. KISSING. And Tony doesn't even mind. I LOVE YOU GUYS. Go be happy some place. Even if it means none of you next season. Just go be happy.
And there's over 20 more minutes of episode time to get through. I bet it means more crazy Chinese stuff. Me = bored in advance.
YES, JACK, it isn't the right time. Let it go, Jack. You'll see in a few days. Don't press things now.
Jack, man, you're such a good, loyal, government's man. You're amazing. And you, David, rock too. For that promise, and the fact that you mean it, and you will. Thanks, David.
Heeee! Patrick. PatrickPatrickPatrick. Of course you'll play the super!killer!spy!guy. ...Mike! Heee! I did think the rebuke was not that harsh. Heh, now go warn Jack, David! Go! Because they'd better not leave us on a bloody stupid will-Jack-survive? cliffhanger. Okay? Okay. Ah, Tony getting dressed! Oh. Tony. Patrick, do NOT kill Tony. Or really, Tony, do NOT take a bullet for Jack or anything like that. Jack, do NOT let yourself get killed, yeah? Warn Tony, mount up a plan, something. ...or turn yourself in and make sure Tony doesn't get dead for you.
Heee! Tone and Jack are on the move, right? Or, actually, Tone is staying in place but totally being Jack's ally actually. And I miss the clothes he used to wear. But he's with Jack, right? Right? Jack didn't actually just knock him out, right? ...might have, for Tony's own sake, granted.
Patrick, you're a great actor. ...oh, Tone and Patrick action. Heee.
Heeee! I knew Tone was on his side! This is such a set-up. Heee! They're all in on it. Lovely! This is what loyalty gets you.
...I kinda feel bad for Audrey. First Paul, now Jack. It's a lot for one day. ...welcome to 24, honey. Not. I mean not-honey.
This is lovely. The three of them, in that car. All the unsaid, all the feelings. All that's gone on between them. This is closure of the major kind. "Jack... be careful." Lovely, Tony, but all I can think is "you two have so slept together." ...and you call David first? Ha! I was afraid we'd see/hear Kim after all. ...if you understand that, Jack, what about bloody Kim? *eyeroll* I mean, I don't like her, but a bit of "yes I have a daughter" not-amnesia would be good right about now. ...like the jeans, though. Did you rip them off of Tony? ...which I mean in a "borrowed them from him" way, but it sounds auspiciously like another slash scenario. I plead
...now I need to download Day Five. Or well, what we have of it anyway. Or possibly wait until it's all been aired.
