First – apologies for no post last week (Hour Eight). I watched the show, I took notes. We even had a back-up recording. But it was difficult week, evidenced by the fact that I was viewing from my son’s hospital room. So, for the first time since I started covering the show in Day Five, I missed a week’s wrap-up. I hated that. It really bothered me for a while, but at the same time I was too overwhelmed by life to be halfway coherent. And so, I had to just let it go and look at the big picture. Anyway, the boy is home and feeling pretty well and that’s a good thing.
And on we go.
So, we know that poor Henry got a literal parting shot from one of Dubaku’s henchmen – a nasty GSW to the chest. We also know that Renee terrorized Vossler’s wife and baby as inspiration for him to give up Henry’s location. This week she gazes in a mirror as Larry lectures her via cell phone on her new Jack Bauer-inspired MO for crime fighting. She shows her misgivings about the events of the last hours – but she’s also aware of the results and reminds Larry about that.
When President Taylor hears the news about Henry, she’s got her own share of doubts. Her hard line against the Sangalan dictatorship regime and Juma are the direct factors that led up to Henry’s shooting. But Allison is one tough cookie, and she knows she was on the right path. However, she does regret doubting Henry’s convictions about their son Roger’s cause of death – murder, rather than suicide. When she sees him at the hospital, she tells him he was right all along.
Now we can chalk it up to February sweeps, but either way some real interesting stuff has been going down this last hour. First is the aftermath of Henry’s shooting, Taylor has had a tough day already, this is not going to be easy. Second is the appearance or reappearance of some friendly faces. Good old Morris (Carlo Rota), Chloe’s estranged and now-current husband, is seen chauffeuring Chloe to the FBI office AND offering his expertise if she gets in any geek trouble. I’ll be sorely disappointed if his story line ends there.
Also a welcome back to my favorite Secret Service man, Aaron Pierce (Glen Morshower). Now anyone with a pulse could handily fit in – instead of dirty rats Vossler and Gedge – but we know that Aaron is the real deal. And because Bill Buchanan is only relying on the most trusted of associates, Aaron has the job of transporting First Daughter Olivia (Sprague Grayden) to see her father at the hospital. And Miss Olivia, well, we’d not seen her before now, but her name was listed in the season’s character list, now we can put a face – and attitude – to the name.
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