Day 5:
Original Airdate:
Writers: Michael Loceff and Joel Surnow
Director: Dwight Little
This
episode, which coincidently aired the same week as the United 93 film release,
deals with our hero hijacking a plane to get that vital piece of evidence
implicating
It
is certainly a lot to consider as Jack has to hijack a plane to get the
terrorists. Often Jack resides on a
blurry line, often acting like a criminal to prevent a major terrorist attack
from happening or in this case, to bring those to justice. This episode brings Jack dangerously close to
the negative extreme. It’s surprising
more passengers don’t try to turn the tables on Jack.
Given
the way Jack is behaving, screaming "people will die", waving a gun
around, messing with the plane’s engine, and demanding to get in the cockpit,
it's no wonder that the pilot (played by Jean Smart's real life husband)
wouldn't want to let him in. He causes
turbulence by playing with the He is
behaving like a terrorist to foil the conspirators. Of course, it doesn’t help him that he has no
idea who he’s looking for, and any of them could be likely candidates until
Chloe tells him otherwise.
It
is great that Karen is able to keep at least Chloe functioning in the CTU
A-Team. I want to see her wheel in a
cart with chicken wings, beer and ice cream to interrogate Bill just because it
would make Miles even angrier. He'll
certainly be mad when he learns that not only did Chloe sneak out, but operated
covertly in a hotel bar! If his head
doesn't explode by the end of the season I'm going to be disappointed.
Bill
is definitely the best CTU head ever, besides when Jack held the position. He, like many members of the cast this
season, have gotten plenty of good moments to shine,
in this episode protecting Chloe and telling off the weasel Miles are two great
examples. It would’ve only been better
if he made himself look more disheveled when the CTU agents came to his house.
The
drunken jerk at the bar could've blown out into another lame story, but
thankfully that storyline was tasered out before it
got there. Jack and Chloe are probably
the two worst people you could approach at a bar, especially when they are on
the job.
Getting
Martha her medication, when we saw her start self medicating last episode, is
placing her in a very bad situation.
Anyone who can read a pill bottle knows mixing alcohol with medication
is dangerous, and she was obviously drunk by the end of the episode. It’s no mystery why: she just found out her
husband is involved in the conspiracy that’s responsible for all the bad things
that have happened, including the murder of someone she cared about.
It
is also the realization that their marriage is over, only functioning to keep
up appearances. Logan and Martha draw
certain comparisons to Palmer and Sherry from the first three seasons. This time the roles are reversed, and this
time
While
the comparison has been made in this episode between these two first couples,
it is hardly a retread. First, because Palmer is what every American (except a racist
ignoramus) would want as a president.
The
end development, with Graham demanding
The
main plot of this episode is an interesting examination of Jack being pushed
the edge for the greater good, whereas the B and C storylines appear to be transitional,
as repercussions continue throughout these final episodes.
Score: 8/10
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