This episode was very eventful. It carried a bunch of different story lines so that was really cool to see. It made the episode really interesting to watch. But really, when is an episode of 24 not interesting to watch? So lets get into the episode!
The episode begins with the Russian that was in charge of the nuclear material calling his son to let him know that he is in federal custody and that they are willing to offer everyone immunity if he turns himself in. The son eventually agrees to head somewhere to meet up with CTU agents and turn himself him and turn the nuclear material over. If only it was that simple. Farad has been watching him and listening to the phone call and snipes the son out and they take control of the nuclear material.
But a little side story that is continuing to develop is the romantic relationship between Jack and Renee. He calls CTU and is patched through to her. There was a little small talk being made but eventually she says that she "has him". In the previews for next week it is developed even further but things are definitely starting to look romantic. And I do believe I called this in an earlier blog post or just in general when the season first started.
Moving on, a White House Aide calls Hastings and talks to him about how if Hastings fails he fails too. So he tells Hastings that he needs to put the blame on someone else. The White House Aide says that the blame should go on Renee for the failed mission. She is an easy target because she is emotionally unstable and she stabs Renee.
More things are starting to develop with the Ortiz/Dana situation. He finds out her location and heads to where she is. This event continues later in the episode but at this point Dana is sitting in her car with a silenced gun. But here is where things begin to get really interesting. Farad is with his boys and they tell him they are going to transfer the nuclear materials into a different truck. This sets off some suspicions for Farad. A conversation is as follows:
Farad: Why are we transferring trucks?
Goon 1: We can't get them out of the country. Lets use them.
Farad: If we attack the Americans, they will destroy our country.
(Insert convincing and eventual agreeing here)
Goon 2: A huge empire can be toppled with a single stone.
Goon 1: We need to make them fear us.
Now we go back to the interview by the lady from the Justice Department and Renee. This interview turns tense really fast. The lady brings up the past and the rape by Vladmir. Then she begins to question why Renee stabbed him so many times saying she had a clear intent to kill him. After this she starts to accuse Renee of being out of control emotionally and almost killing someone else. I think the person that Renee almost killed previously is going to come up in the next couple of episodes because they mentioned his name. And to me that means he is at least a semi-meaningful character.
Back to the Farad situation. He says he has to go meet with someone and is escorted by a lower ranking guy. He finds out they are planning to attack New York and he attacks the guy and escapes. Farad then makes a surprising move by hiding and calling CTU for help which sets off a whirlwind of an ending. Hastings decides to put some amateur in charge of going to get Farad (dumb). And Jack knows this is a mistake and he calls Hastings on it and he calls him out on Renee being hung out to dry. He says, "This is the new CTU, you hang your own? I've sat in that chair before. The ones that last know when to say no,".
Things start to tumble down here for Ortiz and "Dana". She tells him that her real name is Jenny Scott and begins to tell him everything. Of course he is irate like any normal person would be. He notices that she has a gun and takes it from her. He walks up to the car with Kevin and his friend in it and holds the gun towards them and gives them a couple of options. They agree to leave her alone, or so it appears. Ortiz and Dana walk away and Kevins friend has a different idea. He grabs a knife and gun from behind a mattress. When Kevin tells him not to do it his friend stabs him in the stomach and heads after Ortiz and Dana. He shoots at them but is no match for a CTU Agent and is gunned down with a shotgun (duh). Kevin bleeds out and that is the end of the episode.
PREDICTION!!:
This next epsiode is going to be a dandy. Ortiz and Dana have to get rid of the bodies that they just killed so that is going to be really interesting to see how they handle that. And there is no way Farad gets out of the situation safely and easy. Something is going to have to go down and someone is oging to have to die. It wouldn't be 24 if that didn't happen. And I personally am suuuuper excited for the romantic relationship between Jack and Renee!!!
Jack Bauer Quote of the Week:
"Make a sound and I will blow your brains out all over the windshield." ---Jack Bauer, Day 4, 12:00am - 1:00am
Dana's ex-boyfriend gets into a little trouble when he fails to leave the cash spot soon enough and gets caught by the guard. Kevin's friend beats the guard with a baseball bat and they flee the seen. I am looking forward to what happens with that next episode when Dana reveals her past to her fiance!
Something to look at for us ladies!! Then of course we have to watch Jack be tortured by the Russians. It will be a weird sight for us since Jack is usually on the other end of that situation. But we all know they can do whatever torture they want to the man and he will survive because he is Jack Bauer and he is the man!! On a side note I would like to see a little more Chloe. Her role is being severely underutilized and I think that is why we are still dealing with this nuclear situation. If she was helping out we would already have the Nukes in our possession. 
