Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Uncategorized ‘24:’ Episode 19, 2-3 a.m.
Posted by Debbie Michaud @DebsMichaud on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 10:34 PM
After Tony aided and abetted in Larry's death last week, internet folks buzzed with conversation about whether or not Larry deserved a silent, pre-commercial clock tick. Short answer: No. Now, let me elaborate: Heeeellllll no. Just because Larry was "technically" one of the good guys, doesn't mean he deserves special treatment. In fact, it's my opinion that Larry really did more harm than good, giving Jack the runaround, using way more cliches than should be permissible in any kind of cop drama, and providing dead-weight sexual tension in his relationship with Renee. Goodbye Larry, we hardly knew ye.
On to bigger and better things. Last night, secret agents gassed Hodges' lawyer, snuck into the White House and offered the crazy-eyed patriot the red pill, Matrix style. After helping Galvez escape with the bio-weapon, Tony shoots himself in the side and proceeds with a weak story about an ambush and how it all happened so quickly and he's pretty sure Larry saved his life. I expected more from the former CTU agent-gone-bad-gone-good-gone-bad-again. Jack, as doped up on bio-fumes as he is, smells a rat immediately when he notices inconsistencies in the bullet casings. Meanwhile, Tony skulks around the FBI's observation camp making not-so-subtle phone calls to Galvez. He feeds him intel and instructs the recruit to rig an abandoned building with C4, lure the FBI in and then blow the thing. But I'm getting ahead of myself...
Back at FBI headquarters, Jack's condition has significantly worsened, the symptoms reaching near paralytic proportions. He's trying to recap the day's events before his memory totally fails him (doesn't he know that he can just go to Fox.com/24 and watch the episode recaps?), when Renee gets the call about Larry. She's stunned, to say least, and comments to Janis that someone ought to call Larry's ex-wife, and it probably shouldn't be her (Renee). So, now that Larry's dead, we finally get a little of the backstory surrounding the two agents' fraught relationship. I would rather the show have expanded on that story than wasting our time in the first few episodes with the infidelities of two moody, low-level analysts.
With Larry gone, Renee's the highest ranking agent. She assembles a field team and is heading out the door when Jack runs her down and insists on coming. She's lost her partner, after all, and Jack, you know, has feelings and stuff. When the two arrive on scene, Renee insists on viewing Larry's bloody corpse and Jack notices the bullet issues. The search continues for Galvez, and he successfully lures Renee and her team into an abandoned apartment building. Jack realizes it's a setup and warns the team, but not before Galvez pulls the trigger.
Amid the mess of bodies and other debris, Jack sniffs out Tony's evildoings and confronts him. Jack's body goes into toxic shock, and Tony stands above him, lording his medicine kit over him as Jack convulses, unable to reveal to those around him the truth about Tony Almeida.
Last night's was a tense, fast-paced episode. We've entered the last quarter of the season, and things are definitely gearing up for a grande finale. Kim's back in the picture, with a daughter named Teri to boot; Hodges swallowed the red pill, but was rushed to the hospital with possibly enough time to save his life; Tony appears to be in league with folks more powerful than Juma, Hodges and Starkwood combined; and Jack's becoming so ill, it's hard to see how he'll be able to rebound for season eight.
(Photo by Kelsey McNeal/FOX)
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