24 Character Countdown (Episode 9)
Tom Lennox (35) 
-Slunk around in dark places (-5)
-Return of his ‘shifty eyes’ (-5)
-Wanted to know who’s behind whatever Reed is planning (+5)
-Didn’t find out because he’s a total wuss (-7)
-Didn’t realize that Reed’s plan is probably upwards of actually assassinating the President (-10)
Net Gain/Loss: -22
Current Total: 13
President Wayne Palmer (24)
-Didn’t pee his pants while talking to VP Powers Boothe. I sure would (+10)
-Has a great scowl to show us all that he is angry, because we definitely cannot tell from his voice (+7)
Net Gain/Loss: +17
Current Total: 41
Bill Buchanan (116)
-Gave us all another wonderful recap of the happenings in the last episode, at the beginning of this one. It’s one of Bill’s better qualities (+5)
-Had the nerve to interrogate Jack (-4)
-Offered to doctor the report of Jack’s torture escapade (+9)
Net Gain/Loss: +10
Current Total: 126
Milo (101)
-Showed us all that if things don’t work out at CTU, he definitely has a future driving UPS trucks like a freaking madman (+10)
-Ran over a child’s plastic playground set (-4)
-Pulled the old grenade in the truck bit (+5)
Net Gain/Loss: +11
Current Total: 112
Jack Bauer (378)
-Thanked Chloe for everything she’d done (+2)
-Had a really, really creepy father/son chat over the dead body of Graem (-6)
-Believed his Dad again (-8)
-Didn’t add his Dad to his torture pool (-5)
-Admitted he lost control in the interrogation (+2)
-Didn’t let Bill doctor the report (-2)
-Always lets his pride get in the way when people are trying to help him (-7)
-Geez, he just moped around CTU from one room to another actually sad about Graem’s death, Jack Bauer does not feel sadness (-5)
-Left Marylin unattended, which in turn made it so his Dad could get to her (-5)
-Didn’t realize, from years of telling when people are lying and are nervous that Marylin wasn’t really talking to “Susan? on the phone (-9)
-But, then redeemed himself by jumping out of an exploding house, NEATO! (+10)
Net Gain/Loss: -30
Current Total: 348
Chloe O’Brian (127)
-Actually showed some other emotion besides angst (+3)
-Slapped Morris (+8)
-Got rejected by Morris, OUCH (-3)
-Tried with all her might to show us that, yes she does have tear ducts, but she just couldn’t muster up the eye moisture (+3)
Net Gain/Loss: +11
Current Total: 138
Morris O’Brian (76)
-Finally, admitted what we all knew, that he’s a complete bafoon for arming the nukes for Fayed (+5)
-Turned away from Chloe’s kiss…REJECTED (+3)
-Used the phrase “Tickity-boo? (+5)
Net Gain/Loss: +13
Current Total: 89
Sandra Palmer: (-2)
-Didn’t show up in this episode (+10)
Net Gain/Loss: +10
Current Total: 8
LEADERBOARD:
Jack Bauer—348
Chloe O’Brian—138
Bill Buchanan—126
Nadia Yassir—112
Milo—112
Karen Hayes—108
Morris O’Brian—89
President Wayne Palmer— 41
Tom Lennox—13
Sandra Palmer—8
Special Awards:
-100 points to Marylin for not telling Jack about his Dad, and almost getting him blown up in the process.
+101 points for Marylin for pulling this face. Bar-none, the funniest face ever pulled on 24
February 15th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
-Ran over a child’s plastic playground set (-4)
I think that is a good thing, it was so cool when he just plowed right through it!
February 15th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Uh oh, Jack slipped during that episode. Milo’s coming up, good for him.
February 15th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
This is the best review of 24 ever, I cant wait every week to see what you put in here. Keep up the good work!
February 15th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
That is an awesome face!
February 15th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
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February 16th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Special Awards:
- Job Incompetence award goes to the ME at CTU for failing to identify that the ammount of hyocine-pentothal in Graem’s system was far beyond what Jack had Burke give him.
- Foreshadowing award goes to Assad for telling the president to watch his back
February 16th, 2007 at 10:37 am
A. Marilyn is hot despite that goofy pic
B. Milo is the man, he rules all others
February 16th, 2007 at 10:46 am
jack bauer is the biggest pimp ever. yesterday, jack bauer vs. chuck norris was the featured battle on http://www.thumbwarz.com. bauer cleaned up! of course, that’s no surprise. damn, now he has fallen behind. give him the thumbs up he deserves: http://www.thumbwarz.com/index.phtml?snum=68&sterm=Jack%20Bauer&vnum1=68&vterm1=Jack%20Bauer&vnum2=76&vterm2=Chuck%20Norris&batnum=80&limit=0
February 16th, 2007 at 10:49 am
I’m sorry, but the funniest face ever pulled on 24 was Chloe while she was shooting the M16 when that guy was trying to kill her a couple seasons ago.
Still, these are amazing, keep em coming.
February 16th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Chloe’s my hero.
February 16th, 2007 at 11:27 am
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February 16th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
“Didn’t let Bill doctor the report (-2)”
WHAT?! Minus points for having integrity?! I think that makes Jack even more super-human. ….however, all the other negative points were definitely deserved. ESPECIALLY not seeing through her conversation with “Susan”.
February 16th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Of course minus points for not letting Bill doctor the report. He should have known that his father killed his brother, not him. They should have realized that the amount of shit in his system was much beyond the amount that Jack gave him. For that Jack should have let Bill doctor the report to then prove that he did not kill his brother.
February 16th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Bauer still needs to lose huge points for not covering the sewer in episode 8. Geez, they freakin’ always escape through the sewer/building tunnel. Also, it’s CTU, they cannot hit three apartments at once, someone needs to lose points for that too.
February 16th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Hey thanks everyone for the kind responses. I’m glad you guys like the Character Countdown. I’d like to welcome all the people that have come over from Digg, and invite you to stay a while.
Aaron.
February 17th, 2007 at 3:08 am
CTU already lost many of their teams in the nuke explosion and at McCarthey’s office. How many teams does CTU have anyway?
February 17th, 2007 at 8:25 am
….How dare Bill interogate JACK BAUER!!! Does anyone else miss Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler in this season? I
February 17th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Hey, if you guys want to watch Episode 9, it can be found on this site, its pretty awesome!
February 17th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Opps forgot to post the link
http://www.tv-lounge.com
February 19th, 2007 at 6:25 am
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February 20th, 2007 at 6:44 am
Dude - CLASSIC!!! Just found your site but it instantly became one of my new favorites. You are spot on with all your point totals, especially giving Sandra Palmer +10 for not showing up. Your comments ROCK Bro. Keep up the good work.
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm
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February 23rd, 2007 at 12:53 pm
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April 15th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
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May 22nd, 2007 at 4:18 pm
It was awesome when Jack jumped to the helicopter. JACK’S A BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:19 pm
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