The Following Takes Palce Between 3:00AM and 4:00AM

Updates in Real Time

3:00AM - 3:12AM

• Jack infroms Renee that Tony is working with Galvez.
• Renee orders FBI to stop Tony, but Tony kills two agents then drives of in an FBI SUV.
• Jack decides he has to inform the Pres before its too late. She tell Jack that Hodges is still alive. Jack knows he has to question Hodges and Taylor agrees.
• Tony meets up with Galvez at a local motel. Glavez asks for money in exchange for the canister. Galvez pulls a gun on Tony, but Tony fights off Galvez and gains control of him.
• Some lady who has the canister comes to visit Tony . Tony insists that they "finish the job off''.

3:15:AM - 3:22AM

• Pres Taylor authorizes a Witness Protection Program for Jonas Hodges. Olivia disagrees as usual...Taylor lays down the law and defends her descision. For the first time she treat Olivia like a professional, not a daughter.
• The lady who met Tony discusses an operation to frame someone else for the attack with a a group of voice disguised people. They all vote on something and they all voted yes.

3: 26AM - 3:37AM

• Jack goes in to tell Hodges the deal that the Pres has made. Important info for his death certificate. Hodges tells Jack that he was part small group to prove that the government cant protect the people. Hodges says he doesn't know who he was working with.
• Jack says that an attack with the bioweapon may be soon. He says CTU servers would be needed.
• Chloe's Back! Jack tells her what happened to Bill and why she is needed. Chloe agrees to help.
• Chloe tells Morris to take Presscott and get out of the city because the attack might occur.

3:41AM -3:48AM

• Jack informs the FBI workers of the possible attack.
• Chloe arrives at FBI. Janis doesn't seem too happy about this.
• Tony and that lady show up at that man's house whose parents were killed in a US airstrike when he was younger. Two more men show up and they are ready to go in.

3:52AM - 4:00AM

• Olivia tell Agent Pierce about the top secret witness protection agreement that they set up for Hodges. Olivia calls some guy and asks to meet him at the White House.
• Jack EXPLODES on Janis for complaining about CTU. He messes up and calls Pres Taylor, Pres Palmer.
• The two brothers in the house get ambushed by Tony and his crew. They grab the one the were looking for and tell him to keep quiet at gunpoint.

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Jack absolutely ripped Janis. He flipped on her for her crankiness toward CTU and I guess this made him think about David Palmer because he screamed his name in place of the presidents in his rampage.

To tell you the truth, I was actually rooting for Galvez to pull the trigger when he pulled the gun on Tony. Tony Almeida used to be one of my favorite characters. He was just so cool about everything. Not anymore. Once again, I dont like seeing Tony driving the terrorist action.

Its hard for me to decipher whether Olivia Taylor is actually opposed to her mothers decision to put Hodges in witness protection. I dont know whether she is trying to cover something up or whether she really does care.

Did I see Chloe O'Brien in this episode? I think I did. Long time no see. She and Janis even had their seemingly inevitable argument over Chloe "taking her cookies". Whenever Chloe comes along, Janis can just step aside cause anything she can do, Chloe can do better.

Unlike most terrorists actions, Tony and his group want to make sure that nobody ever knows about their involvment in it. We will see exactly how they will frame that man for this attack. We know they choose him because he has a possible motive though. Poor dude.

Ratings & Statistics

Rating: 4 Stars - The final set up episode of Season 7. The several highlights that this episode included such as Jack's explosion kept it going. Form here on out, you can consider it the home stretch. Only 4 more episodes left.

Jack: 25 Kills - No Comment.

Highlight of the Week: Episode 19

Something like this would never happen in the early seasons of this show. I remember when Jack invincible in every sense of the word. Thats not the case anymore. Although it is sort of disappointing, it adds another unpredictable element to the show. I like it.

Scenes From The Next Episode (20)

ONLY 5 EPISODES LEFT!!

This brings about good news and bad news. Good news: All of the episodes will be Great from here on out. Bad news: There are only 5 episodes left!

Well here are the scenes from episode 20.

The Following Takes Place Between 2:00AM and 3:00AM

Updates in Real Time

2:00AM -2:15AM

A man and a look-a-like lady knockout the blonde lady in the house and plan to impersonate her

• Renee is informed that Larry is dead. She sheds a tear or two then realizes that she is in charge now.
• Jack is recounting his memory of the day's events when he finds out that the bioweapon is still out there. He makes his way onto the helicopter even though Renee says he is ILL.
• Tony shoots himself to keep his cover while still helping Galvez

2:17AM - 2:28AM

• Hodges's "lawyer" comes in to visit Hodges and tells him to kill himself or she will kill his family. She wants to save Starkwood's name.
• Jack tries to offer Renee some words of advice, but she quickly rejects it.
• Jack and Renee arrive at the scene. Jack examines Moss while Tony describes what happened and he knows it doesn't add up. He says someone else was involved.
• Galvez plants the C4 in the abandoned apartment.

2:32AM -2:38AM

• Kim Bauer calls her husband and tells her Jack is dying. During the conversation we realize Jack is a Grandaddy.
• Galvez kills an FBI agent and calls in on the radio to lure in FBI to the apartment.
• Jack stays behind. Probably because he is suspicious about Tony the Traitor.

2:42AM - 2:49AM

• Renee and armed FBI agent rush in the apartment to try and capture Galvez.
• Galvez, on the other hand, is across the street luring in FBI while he blows the C4 exploding the building killing many FBI agents. No information on Renee's safety.
• Jack screams out orders and it seems as though Jack is Back. Lets Go!
• Hodges swallows the pill and goes into cardiac arrest

2:54AM - 3:00AM

• Jack runs in to find Renee while Tony runs in to find Galvez. Jack finds Renee and she concludes that Galvez must have known their sweep pattern. Jack checks up on that phone call he got from the briefing guy. Jack realizes Tony has got to be involved.
• Meanwhile, Tony and Galvez make their way toward and ambulance where Galvez gets in.
• Jack cacthes up with Tony, draws his gun and demands to know his involvement. Tony tell Jack the toxins are messing with his head. Then Jack falls to the floor in a seizure and Tony reveals that he swiped his med kit.
• Galvez kills the EMT guy in the ambulance and tells the driver that he is driving.

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Tony Almeida is a bad man. I dont care if you think he is going to stop this in the end or whether he is doing the same type of mission he was doing at the beginning of the season, he is a bad dude. He is aiding the killing of FBI agents. Not cool dude.

Anyway, who would have thought way back when Tony and Jack were inseparable that Tony would one day keep the medicine from Jack when he is having a seizure. Tony knew Jack was onto him. Thats why he snagged his meds. He was just hoping that Jack would fall from the bioweapon before he figured out that Tony was involved. Ironically, they happened at the same time. As soon as Jack had the gun on Tony and was ready to bust him, he begins to have a seizure again. He reaches for his meds, but no luck, they arent there. Great acting again by my man Keifer.

At FBI dont you have some kind of secret speaking code that no outsiders know? It seemed kind of easy for Galvez to lure FBI to the apartment. He killed the FBI guy, stuck some kind of knife in the radio and began calling in orders to Walker. Too easy. I understand that Galvez was Starkwood, but still. They arent any confirmation codes and what knot?

Jonas Hodges gets the ultimate ultimatum! Kill yourself or I will kill your family. That "lawyer" gave him what appeared to be the red pill of death. Although Hodges swallowed it, he obviously doesn't die instantly because there he was in "scenes".

I dont know if anyone else noticed this but it was quite a coincidence that in the first scene, they used a look-a-like to impersonate that lawyer. Today, Monday, is National Look-a-Like Day. Thats pretty crazy if the writers planned for this episode to air on National Look-a-like Day. I doubt it, but it could happen.

There are plenty of things that come to mind when I hear the name Jack Bauer. CTU agent, Sharpshooter, Rebel, Screamer, Torturer, Killer, Boss, but Grandaddy is definitely not one of them. I dont know, but it kinda makes Jack sound not as BAD as he really is. And Kim Bauer naming the baby girl after the late Terri Bauer. But Jack has no idea about all of this. I guess what he don't know can't hurt him.

Ratings and Statistics

Rating: 5 Stars! Perfect mix of suspense, dialogue, action, and greatness! Captivating climax and a crazy cliffhanger. Gotta hand it to the 24 team. Great job!

Jack Bauer: 0 Kills (this is getting old) 25 Kills on the season. I ought to start a seizure count.

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Episode 19 - This Monday 9/8c on FOX.

Highlight of the Week: Episode 18

Its Tony gone bad (again). I wonder how this will go down. The threat is not over. The threat has just began. Sounds like something Hodges would say.

In Case You Missed It...

Here is the latest Episode if you missed it. 1:00AM - 2:00AM. The return of Kim Bauer (Elisha Cuthbert). This was hour 18. Only 6 more left. Thats right 6! Epsidode 19 (2:00AM - 3:00AM) airs This Monday 9/8c on FOX.

The Following Takes Place Between 1:00AM and 2:00AM

1:00AM - 1:12AM

• Tony spots the truck pull up to pump the RP-7 into the missile launching area.
• Jack and Renee convince the Pres to say yes without actually saying yes to the FBI operation.
• Hodges arrives at the White House to talk to President Taylor
• Tony gains access into the underground missile area.

1:17AM - 1:27AM

• Hodges and Greg sit down w/ the pres to blackmail her to get partnership.
• Meanwhile, Tony manages to blow up the missiles seconds before launch after some trouble.
• Pres. Taylor is informed of this then put Hodges under arrest. Hodges says that she is dealing with something much bigger though.

1:31AM - 1:38AM

• Jack completely forgets what he was talking about when he was talking to the pres. He asks her to consider Tony's actions to save lives before he goes to jail for his previous actions.
• Kim Bauer is supposed to be waiting at FBI to see Jack. Jack basically breaks down when he hears this info.

1:41AM - 1:50AM

• Jack meets Kim, but wont allow her to help him out. Jack begs for Kim to leave.
• A terrorist with a canister of the bioweapon kills two FBI agents then attempts to escape in the FBI SUV.

1:54AM - 2:00AM

• Tony and Larry converge on the guy with the canister. Larry is shot, then Tony suffocates him to kill him.
• Tony appears to be in on this mission and he tells the guy to run and hide while the FBI comes.
• I guess Larry wasn't important enough for the silent tick...

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Come on Tony! Bad guy again? I was starting to get used to Tony on the side of the law again. Well, there goes that. He's a traitor again. It looks like he is trying to cover it up this time, though. By watching the scenes from the next episode, it appears that Tony is going to stay with the FBI as well.

Whats up with Jack not letting Kim help even after she is there. I guess I can understand Jack not wanting to drag her into this, but after she is already there? She wants to help and she is willing to take the risk. I don't get it. No worries though. It looks like Jack will be back in action by next episode.

How about Hodges and Greg walking into the White House with this whole book with their demands laid out. Usually, that doesn't work here. When is the last time you heard of somebody having their lengthy demands met the the President of the United States? There ya go Hodges. President Taylor was just buying time for Tony to blow your whole operation.

What could Tony's motive be? My only explanation is that he thinks he is going to spend major jail time and he trying to get out of it. Though it seemed like Tony had accepted the consequences for what he had done in the past.

Ratings and Statistics

Rating: 4 Stars - Had a nice end twist, but only two plot lines. They are usually at least 3. I don't know what happened there, but the ones they had were great.

Stats: None. No Kills for Jack (again) Good News- In scenes they showed him with a gun. 25 Kills so far

Highlight of the Week: Episode 17

Almeida looks like a place kicker when he delivers that blow right to the dude's forehead! That was only after he snapped the other guy's neck. Way to step up Tony!

Scenes From The Next Episode: 17

The Following Takes Place Between 12:00AM and 1:00AM

Can't shake Hodges huh, President Taylor. This guy seems to have the answers for everything. Taylor says , "You are in no position to be making ultimatums!" You wanna bet? Hodges had her scurrying about The White House begging the military to terminate the attack on Starkwood.

How about Larry Moss taking one for the team at the beginning of the hour. He took the back of a gun to the mouth so Tony could get out of there unnoticed. Seems as though someone is starting to gain a little bit of trust in Jack. Too bad it had to take Jack exposing himself to the bioweapon to earn it.

Speaking of Jack, he has been looking incredibly weak after being exposed. He is constantly shaking and even fell out on the floor and began to have a seizure. Keifer Sutherland did an awesome job acting out that seizure. I thought his eyes were about to pop out of his head for real. That was good. I also gotta give it up the writers for being able to produce great episode while having Jack on the sidelines. They are actually keeping Jack at his disadvantage instead of coming up with some miraculous way of him overcoming it.

With Jack out of the lead action role, somebody had to step up. Who better than Tony Almeida. Most impressive was his takedown of the two Starkwood men. He swung himself around that concrete pillar, kicked one of them in the back of the head while breaking the other's neck. I hear they used to teach that stuff at CTU.

It appears to me that Jonas Hodges isn't as much as a rock I once thought he was. He undoubtedly lost it under pressure. Out of nowhere he began pounding Knowles over the head and on the back with that glass bottle. Just relentless pounding. And just when you thought Hodges got himself under control, he launches him over the balcony sending him plummeting to his death. Wow. That's the kind of guy you wanna stay away from when he's in a bad mood.

Rating and Statistics

Rating: 4.5 Stars - Very good episode. Contained all of the elements that you expect in 24.

Statistics: This makes 2 consecutive episodes with no kills for Jack. Excitement does not lack, however. J. Bauer still with 25 on the season.

Highlight of the Week: Episode 16

I love the scenes where the feds get overpowered. It makes the people who we usually see in charge and calling the shots at the mercy of the "bad guys". As a matter of fact, if i didn't know any better, I would have thought the terrorists were the authorities and Larry's little crew were the terrorists. They didn't know what they got themselves into when the terrorist come rolling in with the big tanks and semi-automatics. This is a great cliffhanger. Cant wait to see how this one goes down.

Keifer Sutherland Says He's On For Season 8

According to an article released by the Associated Press, Sutherland says that he is a go for an eighth season of 24, but the pressure isn't on him. It is on the writers he says. Sutherland states, "The real pressure is placed on the writers. It's a real question about how much they feel they can give and what they can do." He's got a very valid point there. In order for the show to be successful for another year, the writers have to come up with a plot line that hasn't already been done before, but also lives up to the standard that they have set for themselves. While this task might not be easy, believe me when I say it will be done. With the amount of people who watch this show every Monday, and have done so for a long period of time, they will not let a new season go to waste. Especially if more Jack Bauer is promised.

Quite frankly, I'm surprised that 24 was even contemplating continuing without Keifer if he were to pass up on an eighth season. No hard feelings to everybody who has anything to do with this show, but Keifer Sutherland IS 24.

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LETS GO! Tey are all going to be good from here on out. Every Monday at 9/8c.