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TV Review: S6:11 of 24 — All the Kings Horses?

Written by Victor Lana
Published February 27, 2007
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Out in some airfield, Gredenko receives a shipment of two U.S. drones that can fly bombs and drop them. One has to wonder how the Russian got a hold of these babies (Logan flashes into my mind immediately, making me think he is still not done, nor has he really found the Lord). Gredenko tells Abu (Mr. Clean) Fayed on the phone that it will take a few hours longer than anticipated. Clean is not pleased, but Gredenko blows him off and seems to be working for someone else. Could it be perhaps the Russian President himself, whose motorcade was once target by President Logan's thugs?

Jack is last seen wearing a suit (since he ambled off that Chinese plane in the first hour he has changed clothes three times now) and reading the highlighted words in the Bible (see above). These words are as applicable to Jack as they are to Logan, and now as Jack prepares to venture into yet another embassy, we all should yell in a collective scream to shake him silly: Jack, what the hell are you doing? You're going to violate another embassy? A Russian one? If he thought fortune cookies were bad, he's not to like the borscht they serve up in Siberia!

The rising action moves precipitously towards the second mini-climax of Season 6. Reed has placed the bomb at the podium, and Cat is going over his speech as Prez Wayne stands closely by. Little Bro extricates himself from a conversation with Prez (Wayne is still looking for Twitchy), goes outside the door, and sets the bomb. Cat sees something dripping on the podium and, thanks to his bomb-making experience as a former terrorist, Cat rushes to save Wayne yelling, "Bomb!"

There is an explosion followed by screams, and as Secret Service and soldiers rush into the room, Cat and Wayne are lying there along with others. Little Bro has done his duty and, man, the stink is going to last long after this episode. Waiting in the wings is VP Noah (Jim Jones) Daniels, who will assume authority and start a plan in motion to change things in the country. Who can stand in the way of any of this? Can anyone stop those nukes from being dropped from the drones?

Did I hear you say "Jack Bauer?" I thought so.

Until next week, Klaatu barada nikto!

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Victor Lana has published numerous stories and articles in literary magazines and online, including his favorite haunt here at Blogcritics. His novels A Death in Prague (2002) and Move (2003) and his new book The Savage Quiet September Sun: A Collection of 9/11 Stories are available at online bookstores.
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TV Review: S6:11 of 24 — All the Kings Horses?
Published: February 27, 2007
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Section: Video
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Writer: Victor Lana
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#1 — March 2, 2007 @ 11:56AM — Mary K. Williams [URL]

Very nice mix of somber analysis and sarcastic scene setting.

Mr. Lana is in the HOUSE!

#2 — March 2, 2007 @ 15:00PM — Victor Lana [URL]

Thanks, MK. I wonder about that preview for next week: Jack in the Russian Embassy. Man, it's going to get ugly when he starts using that cigar cutter in ways we don't want to imagine.

Oh, and by the way, when I hear "Mr. Lana" I still think of my Dad. Still not used to it.

#3 — March 9, 2007 @ 18:19PM — tim irr

If you still have episode 11 of "24″ on tape...go back and slow-mo the podium explosion. They yanked an explosion out of the archives. Remember the old episode when Jack was locked in a computer room by Christopher Henderson and hid under the floor to avoid the bomb? Well, that's the file video. I wonder how often that happens??

#4 — March 9, 2007 @ 18:46PM — Victor Lana [URL]

Wow, Tim, that is amazing if you saw that. I do have to look back at that episode and check it out. Thanks for letting me know.

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