24 Recap: Bauer Exposed

Now that's what I like to see, good old fashioned 24 action. Last nights ep had all of the makings of a classic episode; big time weapons of mass destruction, Tony Cool and Bauer tag teaming terrorists, and a glimpse into Jack's tortured soul.
Some major events happened last night including the resignation of President Taylors Chief of Staff (brought on by none other than the First C herself. Another glimpse into the First Family that the First Bitch is on track to make a ful recovery after being temporarily paralyzed, choked out, and being pumped full of lead.

But the real action came out of a shipyard in Alexandria, Virginia. In a 9:2 ratio of villain to bad ass, Tony Cool and Bauer relived their glory days, moping out terrorists and taking names. Using intricate flanking positioning, the 2 rogue operatives managed to hold their own in the process of securing the biochemical bomb being loaded onto a big rig. The real emotions came out when Bauer was forced to choose between the safety of tens of thousands of people and his conscience. Bauer, feeling the need to redeem himself from his past sins, chose the latter- saving a Port Authority watchman that Bauer had promised to protect. This is the true raw emotion that we love seeing.

The big news came in the final minutes of the episode when Bauer was forced to pull over to stop a leaking gas tank from infecting innocent civilians. It was in this process that Jack was exposed to the harmful chemical agent which we learned that during testing in Sengala caused extreme dementia and paralysis leading to an ugly death.

As the world waits with bated breath for his blood work, one can only hope that Bauer will be resilient, as usual. Plus he just signed on for about 3 more seasons so I'd say his chances are pretty good.