The graphic violence warning and I stand facing each other in a dusty street at high noon in a forgotten frontier town. One of us is going down.
As the credits play, we see Spencer's last name is "Wolff," with two F's. Years ago in an episode of F Troop, Paul Lynde played the "Burglar of Banff," and he added two extra F sounds at the end, so it was pronounced the "Burglar of Banff-ff-ff." So, in honor of F Troop, Spencer shall henceforth be known as Spenser Wolff-ff-ff.
Walt is a plaintive little boy, trying to convince Daddy Logan that they thought they controlled the detonators.
Yellow Tie snarls about being betrayed. Well, Ivan, if you get into bed with snakes, don't be surprised if your feet get bit.
We find out Nathanson (Matrix Guy) is former CIA. Well of course he is. In cheesy spy novels and shows they're always ex-CIA, aren't they? Just once, why can't they be ex-Department of Education?
Walt wraps himself in the flag again, pointing out he is a PATRIOT.
The technowizards at CTU try to trace the call between Walt and Nathanson, but the line has been "disconnected." Goodness, Nathanson has some good resources if he knows what's happened already, and took the time to call the phone company and have the line disconnected. (And good customer service! Way to go, phone company!)
Walt says Nathanson has "gone dark." Argh, I wish I was keeping track of that phrase. It's the sleeper hit catch phrase of this season.
Jack quickly sizes up Walt's blood pressure, the lack of twitching around the nostrils, the lack of subtle furtive glances, and zens that Walt must be telling the truth, and that the actor's contract is up. I mean, that Walt is no longer of any use to them.
Jack says Team CTU can take it from here, and that he needs to go back and be debriefed. Logan says aw, keep your pants on, Jack. You're needed here. I've said it before, this country has a pretty thin bench if only Jack Bauer can save us.
Jack says he needs to disappear again, mentions Kim. Logan says he and Jack have a "complicated history", and that he can reinstate Jack. The quid pro quo wasn't made specific. Is Logan saying if and only if Jack helps out, Jack will get his past and good name back? What are the Chinese going to say about that?
Yellow Tie and his gang have a frank, honest, open discussion about what to do with the leaky canisters of nerve gas. Which Yellow Tie resolves by punching a baddie in the gut. Hmm, could really stand to work on those conflict resolution skills.
Article comments
1 - Mary K. Williams
Enjoyed it Jeff, its fun to read someone else's take on it, see the things I missed in my post, and also the items that I mentioned too, just in a different way.
Fun all around!
2 - Jeff
Heh, yeah, it is interested to see different takes on the same thing. (In other settings, I think it's called "group therapy".)
3 - Mary K. Williams
I think it's called "group therapy".)
Yikes! sshhh, BC might start billing us! : )
I wrote more on this in response to your comment on my own post.
4 - Mary K. Williams
I put the links in my post's comments - check 'em out when you have time!