24: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m

Thoughts:

-- That was probably the shortest helicopter chase in action film or TV history. I can't wait until they start making 24 movies, and actually get a budget. Less fake-looking helicopters would be nice, too.

-- See? I knew President Taylor sucked. Everyone always talks about how right wing this show is, but I think it's telling that the only decent president was the black dude. And the second best president was the other black dude. This show was pro-Obama before anyone knew who Obama was.

-- Man, I hate seeing Jack and Chloe fight. It's like seeing your parents fight. In particular, hearing Chloe ask Jack if he was threatening her, kind of broke my heart.

-- Just when I was getting over how cool it was that Michael Madsen was in this episode, D.B. Sweeney shows up! I'm not going to say this season's been perfect, but I love the guest casting. I do wish Sweeney would get rid of the moustache, though. Doug Dorsey would never grow a moustache. I'm not sure what all the other characters Sweeney has played would think about it, since I'm pretty sure The Cutting Edge is the only D.B. Sweeney movie I've ever seen.

-- It was weird how Jack checked the guy's pulse after he knocked him out. I'm not saying Jack couldn't kill a man with one punch, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't a killing blow, and it seems like Jack should have known that.

-- After so many great torture scenes over the years, waterboarding seems awfully mundane. Jack would have just shot her in the leg.

Jack's confirmed kills: 0 (21 for the season)

Jack's Words of Wisdom: "It's not about what I did. They're afraid of what I'm going to do."

Overall grade: A