Well, it ends tonight. Here is your final "24" thread of season five.
Update: Blogs 4 Bauer has a poll of who is most likely to survive the season finale. Jack and Chloe must survive. That is all there is to it. There are some others, like Curtis and Aaron, that I would like to see come back, but the only two absolute "must returns" for me are Jack and Chloe.
Don't forget that "24" starts early tonight, at 8:00, instead of 9:00 and is a two hour season ender.
Flashback: While searching for something in my archives, I found this "24" post from the episode when Chloe did her Dirty Harry impersonation last season. It seems commonplace now to see Chloe in the hero role, but until that episode Chloe it was just the smart cracking computer goddess. What a difference a season makes.
Thanks Lorie,
List of things to do before 7pm (central time)
1. Make dinner (sandwiches)
2. Clean dishes (paper plates)
3. Give grandkids bath
4. Hand grandkids to Pop-Pop
5. Go into bedroom, lock door and turn on TV.
6. Hello Jack.
Posted by: Vicky | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 04:07 PM
Oh, THANK YOU, LORRIE!!!
I'm feeling the bitterweetness of excitement over tonight's finale (the first series I've not missed an episode of in years--maybe decades) and dejection with the thought of the long drought until Season 6.
And thanks also for getting me hooked. I read your columns about "24" in the past, but I finally gave in and watched it this year.
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 04:27 PM
YES!
Thanks Lori!
I was going to have a severe headache if I could not run to the computor and catch all the speculation right after the show!
Will the Weasel be back next year?
Will Jack off the Weasel or will the first lady do it and plead insanity! Would serve the Weasel right because he already told everybody his wife was nuts! She will get off scott free!
See "T" you guy's after the show!
Posted by: David from Abilene | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 05:26 PM
Any predictions?
Surely the President dies. yes/no
Who does the deed?
All I know is that I will be glad when the DVD goes on sale. It is very hard to follow this over MONTHS.
Posted by: Oak Leaf | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 05:27 PM
the weasel walks and jack gets used to a rice diet.
Posted by: papalovesmambo | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 06:01 PM
The Weasel goes down. Jack takes the rap as the Bald Blutooth and/or Henderson pull out Kim and threaten Jack with her demise if he does not go along. Methinks the First Cleavage whacks the Prez. A lotta whackin tonight.
Posted by: Rich from Philly | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 06:33 PM
Kim Bauer gets drunk while her Daddy is trying to save the world
http://socialitelife.com/2006/05/19/elisha_cuthbert_parties.php
Posted by: | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 07:20 PM
Prediction?
Erin?
Will he call the the weasel "Charles", again to his face?
Posted by: David from Abilene | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 07:39 PM
I have no idea what's going to happen tonight. Nor do I have any idea what I'm going to be doing on Monday nights for the next seven months or so, with "24" on hiatus.
Anyway, here's hoping Jack and Chloe survive - sounds likely; I've heard that Mary Lynn Rajskub signed on for another season to go along with Kiefer's three-year deal - and Awwwdrey doesn't.
And the First Lady whacks President Weasel.
And someone finally gives Kim a good spanking for being a bad little girl.
I could think of a few more things, but that's enough to be going on with for now...
Posted by: Wes S. | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 07:57 PM
Thanks Lorie!
Also thank you for reminding people it's at 8 tonight.
Posted by: Ian | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:00 PM
You are welcome! After "24" be sure to check out my "Hello" post at Wizbang.
Posted by: Lorie Byrd | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:07 PM
A man inside. I'm an engineer, I'm not trained for that. As if Bauer was going to let him wimp out.
Posted by: Jim | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:10 PM
So the missles launch in 10 minutes, what is going to happen for the next 110 minutes?
Posted by: | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:12 PM
Yes! Score one for engineer that did not get any blood on himself.
Watch the hatch alarm go off, but they are in.
Posted by: | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:14 PM
Well we know what happens here since Jack apparently speaks to the Prez.
Posted by: Ian | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:18 PM
That is three dead. Two slit throats. One gun shot.
I am wondering why they did not just sink the sub.
Posted by: Jim | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:19 PM
Also .. anyone notice 19 minutes without a commerical?
Posted by: Ian | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:19 PM
A hatchet to the face, wow.
Posted by: Ian | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:20 PM
Nice kill on Bierko. Was that Mel Gibson style from Lethal Weapon 1?
Posted by: Jim | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:22 PM
dead or alive, you're coming with me...or not.
Posted by: papalovesmambo | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:25 PM
Wow...that was some beginning. What are they going to do to fill the next 1.5 hours?
Moreover, what are we going to do to fill the next 7 months?
Posted by: Joanne | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:26 PM
Bauer has become the executioner this season.
Henderson deserved to die, don't get me wrong. I think a Supermax prison would do him well, though.
Posted by: Jim | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:26 PM
OK. When does Kim get kidnapped?
Posted by: Jim | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:30 PM
First Lady has to stall the scumbucket President. Let's see, how can she do that?
My mental crayon isn't happy with this scenario.
Posted by: Joanne | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:45 PM
boom chicka bow bow.
Posted by: papalovesmambo | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 08:47 PM