Saturday, July 24, 2010

Day 5: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Characters Introduced:

  • Ivan Erwich (Mark Sheppard): The second Russian boogeyman that Jack will be chasing down. Sheppard is a fantastic actor that has popped up for small runs on many of my favorite shows.
  • Lynn McGill (Sean Astin): I guess it was nice to go against type and make Astin the asshole. In the end, just another in the long line of CTU suits that stand in the way of Jack.

Returning Characters:

Not this hour

Key Moments:

  • CTU is scrambling after losing contact with Jack.
  • Beresch threatens Derek until Jack gives up CTU’s assault plans. He tells his men to get him a new victim, but Jack notices when he waves off the choice of Erwich.
  • Logan complains that CTU hasn’t retaken the airport yet. He then watches Beresch kill another hostage.
  • Lynn walks in and immediately plays power games with Bill as he takes over CTU. Jack calls in the new plan that Beresch wants so he can ambush CTU. He says the phrase “flank 2 position” twice. Bill and Curtis don’t like the new plan, but decide to trust Jack.
  • Logan will not give in to Beresch’s demands but is worried that more innocents are going to die. Beresch believes Logan will give in when the CTU assault fails.
  • Walt squeezes Evelyn to find out what Martha took from the archives.
  • The summit has begun and Logan is already in front of the cameras stalling for time.
  • Lynn doesn’t like that Jack has changed the plan and argues with Chloe so he can get a transcript of Jack’s call.
  • Jack spies Beresch get handed the keycard that came from Chevensky. He then watches Beresch walk towards Erwich and brush pass him the card.
  • Curtis and Jack have one last conversation where Jack repeats the phrase “flank 2 position” again. Curtis says they will enter in 1 minute and Beresch sets up his ambush. Lynn runs into the room because he figured out that “flank 2 position” was a duress code when Jack was still alive. Bill tells Curtis to go with the original plan.
  • Beresch gets pissed because CTU hasn’t begun their assault. He makes Jack call CTU and Bill lies and blames it on a faulty detonator.
  • CTU blows through the ambush wall as a distraction because the agents come from a different angle and ambush the terrorists. Jack kicks out a window so he can cut through his ropes with jagged glass. Picks up a gun and joins the shootout. He prevents Beresch from shooting himself but can’t stop him from detonating a vest to accomplish his goal. The terminal is secure.
  • Mike tells Logan the good news and Logan immediately tells the world.
  • Jack frees Derek and sends him out to his mother. He then starts looking for Erwich and gets jumpy when he can’t find him.
  • The second Logan walks off the summit podium; Martha starts harassing him and demands that he listen to her right now. He blows her off to continue shaking hands and being presidential.
  • Lynn wants Jack arrested now.
  • Jack tells Curtis about Erwich but Curtis tells him that Jack needs to head back to CTU to answer questions.
  • Erwich meets up with another team of Russians and uses the keycard to open some big ass container that was buried underground. He calls Nathanson to tell him that he has the canisters.
  • Walt assaults and drugs Martha so he can steal the phone transcript she pocketed.

Ridiculousness:

  • Jack tells Derek that he wants to be the father figure he needs and will be there for him after this crisis is over. I sure hope Derek isn’t still waiting for him to walk through the door.
  • You know the canisters are scary because when they opened the container lots of foreboding smoke greeted them.

Running Totals:

Jack’s body count: 2 (109)

  • Jack takes out 2 of Beresch’s men but he doesn’t get credit for Beresch.

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