'24' Recap: A Deal with the Devil

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A Presidential Pardon Me? President Taylor has prided herself on a no-negotiations-with-terrorists policy.* (*May not apply to really difficult situations.) Apparently this was one of those exceptions. As the F-18s cruised toward Starkwood HQ — ready to vaporize the bioweapons — Hodges reached out to the Prez on a proprietary line and respectfully asked her to turn around her planes. ''You're in no position to issue ultimatums, Mr. Hodges,'' she declared. ''Well, maybe I am,'' he replied, reminding her of the Python 5 missile system in Starkwood's arsenal. ''Three of those missiles are now loaded with a pathogen and aimed at cities on our Eastern seaboard.'' When she accused him waging war on his own country, he answered, ''Well, of course I wouldn't see it that way.'' (Also, this black hat I'm wearing? It's light grey.) Smug as heck on the monitor, he demanded a secret Oval Office meeting within the hour. (Who does he think he is, Matobo?) If she refused to meet his demands and call off the planes within 30 seconds, three cities on the East Coast would be toast.

The Prez darted back into the room and ordered Admiral Smith to nix the air strike. After his second objection, she shouted, ''Dammit, Admiral!!! Abort the air strike immediately!!!'' She closed her eyes, praying that she was right to dance with this devil. With everyone in the room staring at her, trying to figure out why she'd suddenly reversed course, the Prez marched silently out of the room.

Whoo boy, I'm eagerly awaiting next week's tete-a-tete between Jonas and the Prez, when the former will surely drop more than a few bon mots. (Will he call her a bitch to her face, as he's referred to her in the past?) And overall, what did you think of this week's action? How crazy was Doug's death? Are you intrigued by an experimental treatment for Jack or worried that it will feel like an easy out? Are you jonesing for a hit of Chloe? Your thoughts, opinions, theories, hopes, and dreams go below...