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The season finale of ‘24′ is finally here. After 22 exciting hours season 5 will come to a close tonight. This year has seen the death of President David Palmer, former CTU agents Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler and current CTU agent Edgar Stiles just to name a few.

Murtz Jaffer makes a triumphant return, will he pull a Harris Barnes? The reliable Rob Purchase is also in attendance.

Things get started an hour early at 8 p.m. Refresh for updates.

Now it’s time to make some predictions on how the last two hours of the day will unfold. Murtz Jaffer wants to starts things off.

Murtz: The Chinese come back after Bauer”¦..and Bauer joins them. Oh and also Chloe turns bad.

Romo: A little note I saw the lovely Chloe O’Brien on Regis and Kelly.

Rob: As I told Murtz earlier today there are only three things I need to see tonight to be satisfied. First: we need to see Jack interrogate the President. Second: we need to see a slow painful death for Audrey Raines. Finally we need to see Goitre-Face post-crash off the cliff.

Romo: I can’t disagree with any of those suggestions. I think by the end of the episode Secretary Heller will be the odds on favourite to be President for season 6. I secretly hope that Bill Buchanan hooks up with either Chloe or Karen from Homeland.

Rob: A little silver fox sex on ’24.’

So check back at 8 p.m. to see if any or all of your predictions come true.

Rob: Here we go boys and girls.

Romo: I really hope Aaron Pierce does some beating this week.

While watching the “Previously on” we all bitch about the whole submarine thing and bringing back Bierko.

5:00

The Russian terrorists are still working on the sub.

Murtz: I want to see some serious Curtis action.

Rob: This year Curtis has been reduced to a bit player.

Bierko orders the launch countdown. He tells his crew to remove their makes.

He tells them he has identified 12 high density targets.

Audrey talks to a Navy admiral about Bierko taking over the sub. She asks him to sink the sub. The Admiral is a bit apprehensive. He says he can have his fighter jets there in 20 minutes.

Audrey says Bierko will have the missiles ready in less than that.

Jack and Henderson move into place near the sub. They are hiding behind crates.

Rob: What’s going to happen to Henderson here?

Romo: He is gonna die.

Murtz: He is gonna turn.

Bill and Chloe give Jack and update on the situation of whats going on with the fighter planes. Jack is determined to go in and take the sub by himself. Henderson wants a gun so he can go on the sub and take down the Ruskies.

Chloe patches in to distress signal coming from the sub.

Murtz: Would you rather date a hot girl or a girl like Chloe who has unmitigated access to everything?

Rob: Chloe, no doubt.

Jack gets info from the sailor, Petty Officer Rooney, was in a sealed room and thus was not affected by the gas. He tells Jack about what he sees on the security cameras.

Jack tells Rooney he has to let them in and kill the guard who is nearest the hatch.

Rooney says he is an engineer and not trained for that.

Jack finally gives Henderson a gun and they get ready to move towards the sub.

Novick gives Logan an update on the sub situation.

Martha makes a call to Aaron saying she is still waiting to talk to Logan.

Rob: What is your prediction for Martha?

Murtz: She is dead.

Rob: Who does the deed?

Murtz: The President.

Rooney is patched into talk to Jack, he is now 30 meters from the hatch. Jack gives him directions on how to kill the guy without making a noise by slitting his throat.

Rob: Killing 101, Jack Bauer.

Rooney talks himself into doing this. Jack: Cut him deep and cut him fast.

Rooney moves towards his guy. But its not a clean kill. The Russian grabs the arm with the knife but Rooney overpowers him and stabs him a few times. The Russian didn’t make noise.

Rob and Romo: ROONEY ROONEY!

Jack shots a guard standing on the sub.

Rooney opens the hatch.

Just then the missile hatches open. Chloe tells Jack he has less then 7 minutes till the launch.

Jack tells Rooney to lead them to the control room. The three enter the sub.

He tells Rooney to create a diversion and then to lay low.

Jack, Henderson and another CTU guy move forward.

Bierko talks to a cronie and says something about San Fran

Rooney overturns a cart making a big noise, this alerts Bierko and his cronie who go to find the source of the noise.

Jack orders the other CTU agent to move around while Jack heads for the one Russian gu he spots.

Jack hides behind a corner and”¦

Jack tells Chloe the missiles are armed, 3 minutes to launch. Jack pops up and stabs the guy in the jugular. He is down.

Henderson is working on the arming system.

Rob: I am big Henderson fan.

Jack and other CTU guy go in search for the rest of the terrorists.

Rob: you know that other guy is going down.

They continue to move about the sub. Agent McCullough takes a flurry of bullets. Jack takes down one of the guys.

Bierko has one guy with him. Jack continues to search for Bierko.

The other Russian has Jack but Jack grabs his arm with the gun. He shoots Bierko who comes around the corner in the arm. He struggles with the other Russian and he burns him with a steaming pipe. Bierko and Jack start to fight/

Herderson is working on the arming codes”¦he’s got it.

Jack hangs from the ceiling, puts his legs around Bierko and chokes him out, then breaks his neck.

Herderson is gonzo though when Jack comes back to check on him.

Jack comes out and Henderson has his gun on him. He orders him to drop his gun. Jack admits he wasn’t really going to let him go. Henderson pulls the trigger”¦ CLICK!

Henderson: Good for you Jack.

Jack tells Henderson he is responsible for the deaths of David Palmer and Tony Almeida. They were my friends. Then he shoots Henderson.

Murtz: Almeida SON!

5:21

Commercial.

5:27

A fleet of police SUVs head towards the harbour. They get out and point guns at Jack. He explains who he is and they treat him with the respect he is dead.

Jack tells Audrey and Bill that Henderson is dead, says he shot at him first.

Romo: That’s kinda true.

Jack tells Chloe to check on something and get a secure line. He tells her that he is going after Logan. He needs her help to modify some field communication material.

Rob: He is going to get her fired.

Murtz: Chloe has totally become the fan favourite.

Novick tells Logan that Bierko and his associates are all dead. Logan is relived.

Rob: Confront him!!

Logan says he wants to make a speech about the solution of the crisis”¦and David Palmer. He thanks Mike for everything.

Murtz: MARTHA TIME!!

Novick leaves”¦

He walks down the hall and is called out by Martha who pleads for him to come with her. He asks if she’s been drinking. She says she has never been this sober.

Martha tells Novick that he knows something is terribly wrong today.

Logan talks to Graham and tells him that Henderson has been killed. Graham says they still have Bauer to worry about. Logan tells him that Bauer will be taken care of.

Martha brings Novick over to Aaron, who tells him that Agent Adams tried to kill him on the Presidents orders. Pierce shows Novick the body of Agent Adams.

Martha tells Mike that Logan has been involved in everything and Walt Cummings was just a patsy. Aaron tells Mike about the recording Jack had.

Novick is befuddled. He is not sure what to believe. He wants to find another way to make the case against the President. Martha agrees but wants Mike to help get Aaron off the ranch. He says he will drive Mike out the gate.

Rob: NOVICK! YEAH!! I should have put this in my moments of things to see.

The sexual tension between Aaron and Martha reaches its height as they say goodbye. She moves in closer to him”¦they are about to kiss but”¦nope

Rob: The cheesy music that has been played this season has been awesome.

5:35

Commercial.

Rob bitches about how people are letting off fireworks already when its already dark.

See its Victoria Day in Canada, a holiday in honour of Queen Victoria who was in charge of England when Canada became a country in 1867.

5:41

Novick and Aaron carry Adams’s body to the woods.

Jack calls Novick and says he is looking for Aaron Pierce. Pierce says to put the call on speaker. He says Mike is involved and knows whats going on. Jack says he needs their help to bring Logan to justice.

Bauer wants to get a direct confession from Logan.

Novick says he cant physically coerce the President”¦.Jack stops him and says Logan shouldn’t be in office for one more day.

Novick says Logan will be gone to Washington in less then 20 minutes. Jack tells Novick to try and delay him.

Karen and Bill are alone in an office. Karen tells Bill she has been ordered to Washington. Bill says its Logan trying to clean house, he will be next.

Chloe says she needs to bring back another person”¦Morris. Bill is shocked. Karen asks who it is”¦

Morris O’Brien, Chloe’s ex-husband!!

Morris is some sketchy bald guy with an accent who is already hitting on other guys.

She tells Morris she needs some com unit modifications. She puts him in a seat and gets him to work.

Murtz: I like him.

Rob: I am a fan.

Romo: Anyone who can respect Chloe’s beauty is in my good books.

Martha and Novick watch a Fox News story about Palmer. Novick tells her about Jack coming in to try and get a confession from Logan. He needs Martha to keep Logan here until Jack can arrive.

Murtz: SEX SEX!!

5:47

Commercial

5:53

Jack drives up his car into a field, he gets out and meets up with Pierce.

Rob: If Bauer interrupts Logan having sex”¦.awesome.

Jack says he wants to get on the helicopter Logan is set to be on.

Logan is on the phone and getting ready to leave. Martha enters and says she saw on his schedule he is meeting David Palme’s casket.

She thinks she owes him an apology. She starts to apologize about the horrible things she said to him. He said there is one thing she said he cant get over, that he broke her heart. She begs his for his forgiveness.

Romo: He is gonna see right through it.

He says he doesn’t know how to respond. She says she needs him to forgive him. He is reluctant to believe her. She says she may not understand him, she still needs him and loves him and that won’t change.

He says he needs her too”¦

Martha has the tears going. She suggests they just spend some more time here alone. He says he has to go. She kisses him and gives him a seductive glance”¦

He asks her to come with him. She says she has a better idea. She stars taking his tie off”¦and his shirt. He isn’t stoping her.

Rob: You dirty old man Logan.

She kisses him again. He gets and makes a call”¦he tells the person on the other line to get the helicopter to stand by until he is ready.

Rob: I thought he was gonna say 5 minutes that would have been wicked.

Jack and Aaron move onto the compound. They are in some changing area.

Novick calls and tells Jack that Logan has been delayed. He asks Jack how far is he willing to go. Jack “As far as I have to.”

Rob: Spectacular.

5:59

Commercial.

Romo: A solid first hour with a quick disposal of Bierko.

Murtz:”¦Don’t give me a previously on..

Rob: You knew it that was going to happen.

Murtz: So do you think the Chinese come back into the picture?

Rob: yeah I think so.

Romo: I think they may bring them back as a preview for next year.

Rob: I want either the movie or the last season to have Bauer being a badass.

6:00

Logan buttons up and zips up Martha’s dress.

Romo: Are they done already?

Jack gets a call from Chloe. She thinks Morris and her have found way to get the co-pilot pulled from the flight.

Chloe asks Morris, who says yes sweetheart. She sauys

One of the heli pilots gets a call and is asked to

Novick is waiting by the fax machine where a photo ID of Jack Bauer for the pilot.

Rob: The President couldn’t perform as usual.

Novick sense Baue

The pilot heads back to the change area. He picks up a phone but no one is there. Aaron says hi to John. Bauer comes up from behind and puts him in a choke hold. Jack gets dressed as the helicopter pilot.

Jack moves towards the helicopter in full gear.

Rob: The helmet is too big for him.

Jack gets in the chopper and tells the other heli pilot that John was relieved.

Logan gets out of his limo. Novick tells Martha that Jack is on the helicopter. He tells her to make an excuse not to get on board. She tells Logan she left her meds. She also things it will look better when he steps off the helicopter alone. It will be an image the country won’t forget.

Murtz: Logan has been the MVP of the finale.

Logan gets on the helicopter. Gives the thumbs up and the chopper takes off.

Novick and Martha look on as the chopper leaves the ground.

Jack points a gun at the Heli Captain. He tells him to disconnect his helmet and disconnect his communication device. Jack moves to the back of the chopper and stuns the two Secret Service guards. He takes off his helmet and Logan is shocked.

Jack talks to Chloe who gives him the directions to go, Jack tells the pilot where to go.

Logan asks Jack if he is going to kill him. Logan keeps talking but Jack isn’t saying anything. Jack just keeps staring at him.

Romo: I love this!

Logan is trying to talk his way out of things. Bauer keeps silent and staring at him.

Morris is enroute in a car. He gets a call from Chloe.

Romo: I love how he keeps saying love and sweetie to her.

The heli lands and Jack stuns the pilot. Jack takes Logan out at gun point.

Rob: I want to see some pistol whipping.

Logan in cuffs runs with Jack into the abandoned printing press.

They make their way through a sketchy empty building.

Logan tries to bribe him. Bauer says nothing.

Jack frisks Logan even though he says he isn’t carrying any weapons.

He locks Logan up to a pole.

Morris enters with a case. Jack demands the case and the modified equipment.

Morris sees Logan and knows he is in big shit if he gets caught.

Logan calls Chloe and she tells him that he has less than 10 minutes.

6:14

Commercial.

Rob: He is not going to get it.

6:18

Jack sets up a camera and a tape. Logan asks if this is an assassination, Jack says it’s a confession. Logan says he is tougher than Cummings.

Jack talks to Chloe who says she has the feed up.

Jack stars to ask questions about the syntax gas plan and that Palmer was killed because he asked questions about it. Jack starts to run down what’s gone on today.

Logan says if Jack hurts him enough he will say anything but it wont make it true.

He starts yelling out names of Henderson and Cummings.

Jack tells Logan if he doesn’t tell him the truth he will kill him.

Jack pulls up a chair.

He says a year and a half ago he was told his life was in danger and he was forced to hide. He says he has no doubt Logan was the source of danger. He tells Logan he has absolutely nothing to lose anymore.

Jack says make no mistake, this is personal. And he is not scared to put a bullet in his brain.

Jack says once again who are your co-conspirators. You have a count to three.

Jack counts to three and has the gun to his head”¦.Logan is about to cry”¦Jack pulls away.

Logan says its alright that you cant to do it.

Rob: Shoot him in the leg!!

Logan tells Jack that they are here.

A crew of guys enter the building. Jack puts his gun on the table and his hands behind his back.

A fleet of men enter and arrest Jack.

Logan says he feels sorry for that man. That he should be put in solitary

6:24

Commercial time.

Rob: I like the twist. The fact he didn’t get anything out of him. Bauer fails for once.

Romo: It’s time for Martha to take over.

Rob: She is gonna confront him on TV. That would be wicked.

6:29

A helicopter approaches the airfield.

Martha and Novick are waiting. Novick gets a call and he tells Martha that Bauer failed to get the confession.

The chopper door opens up and Logan comes out with a grin and waves to the crowd.

Murtz: At this point you gotta be rooting for Logan. If only so you can get another 24 episodes of him.

Logan and Martha pose for pictures.

Murtz: Wayne has to come into things.

A colour guard carry Palme’s casket into a plane.

Martha starts to yell at Logan. She calls him a murdered. She is escorted away by agents.

Logan goes into a hanger where Martha was taken. He slaps her and starts to look for a listening device on her. He says she is a great liar. He is being incredibly physical to her. She says he is hurting her.

He asks making love to her was just a ploy. He knows her job was to delay him to Bauer

Rob: Kick him in the balls!!

She admits it. She says because he killed David Palmer.

Murtz: This is being recorded. I think Bauer might have planted something on him.

Romo: I bet its going live.

Logan says if she blows up like this another time he will pump her so full of drugs she wont even know her own name. He tells her to clean herself up because she is a mess.

6:35

Commercial.

6:39

Logan is outside now and is with Martha. They go to the podium arm in arm. He approaches the podium.

He starts to make a speech about how this has been a terrible day but a great day because of the victory against terror.

Chloe is on the phone with that Attorney General and has a recording for him. Karen and Bill are in the dark and didn’t know what was going on. She doesn’t want to explain.

She says it’s a conversation that took place between Logan and his wife. Chloe says Bauer placed a device on Logan.

She plays the recording. It has Logan admitting he covered up Palme’s killing.

Meanwhile Logan is making his speech.

Rob: Arrest him on the podium!!

Logan starts to talk about Palmer calling him a great man, a great friend.

An agent gets a call from the Attorney general. He wants to confirm that isn’t a mistake.

Various agents move towards the podium. They

Logan is about done his speech. And gets a aroundof applause.

The federal marshall whispers in Logan’s ear. Logan says those are ridiculous accusations.

He takes a mirco transmitter off Logan. Who looks shocked. Martha smiles at Logan. He is pissed and glares back at her.

He orders his agent to arrest the marshals. He refuses.

Logan walks away from the podium with the Federal Marshall right behind him.

The honour guard give Palmer a 21 gun salute.

Rob: The soundtrack is killing me, its like something out of Platoon.

Palme’s body is put on a plane, as Logan is put into a limo.

Audrey gets out of an SUV and sees Jack who is now free. They say “Hey” to each other. He says everything.

Romo: We all know that isn’t true. Something is going to come up.

Jack and Audrey have another annoying scene together. They kiss passionately. She says she cant believe he is really here.

Someone interrupts, there is a call from Kim.

Romo: Kim’s been taking hostage

Rob: The Chinese have her.

Murtz: I want Behrooz so bad. It’s a set up. The guy who told him about Kim’s call was Asian.

Jack picks up the phone two guys in black take down Jack with chloroform.

6:49

Commercial.

Romo: I hope Audrey kills herself.

6:53

Karen and Bill talk about Logan. She thinks he will cut a deal. Logan mentions how Hal Gardiner will be sworn in as President.

Karen says she will make sure Bill is put back in charge of CTU.

Romo: They are so gonna do it.

Rob: He is gonna teach her some new yoga positions.

He asks if she wants to go get some breakfast. She asks for a rain check.

Bill goes over to talk to Chloe. He gives her something that he found in Edga’s poession.

It’s a picture of Edgar and Chloe together.

Romo, Rob, Murtz: OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Rob: Breakdown!!

Chloe starts to cry.

Morris comes over to see what’s wrong. They walk away together.

Audrey comes in to look for Jack. She sees the phone off the hook. She runs out and tells Agent Davis that Bauer is missing.

Jack is dragged into some dark room. The masked men take off their masks and yes they are Asian.

The head of Chinese consular is there. He starts to talk to Jack. He says China has a long memory. “Did you really think that we would forget?” Jack is beaten and bloody. He says he needs to make one phone call. He pleads for one phone call.

Jack spits on him. He asks to be killed. “Just kill me.”

The Chinese consul says Jack is far too valuable to kill. He walks away and four gonns get ready to continue the beating on Bauer.

They are on a cargo ship that is out to sea.

6:59

Rob: I wanted to see a scene of Audrey crying too.


Final Comments :

Rob: The Chinese could use a little advice”¦ and here it goes. Cut him fast and cut him deep. They will rue the day they kept Bauer alive. As far as this episode goes it was a fantastic finale. I wish Novick had been more involved in the takedown of the President. But I will live with the results.

MVP of the episode: President Logan. MVP of the season: Martha Logan.

Murtz: I don’t know if it is the predictability that has plagued ‘24′ since this season began or if it is my incredible proficiency at prognostication, but man did I see that coming. I think that everyone knew that the Chinese were going to come back and the entire season with them reminds me of the first D in elementary school. Just like most of the season finales this season it was amazing up until the last five minutes. Bauer will live another day. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Tony Almeida.

MVP of the episode: President Logan. MVP of the season: Chloe O’Brien.

Romo: Even though the end was predictable I think the writers really had no other choice than to have Jack taken by the Chinese. I am excited to have President Heller lead the charge to get Jack back. If only Tony Almeida were around we all know who would be the one to save Jack’s ass. The episode itself was very solid and Martha was amazing. But she cannot be my MVP.

MVP of the episode, in a shocker, Morris O’Brien. MVP of the season…Tony”¦no sorry. Chloe O’Brien.

Best moments of the season:

10. Jack Bauer calling out the Flank-2 position to signal he was compromised at Ontario Airport. (As loved by Bill Simmons)
9. Heller having the balls to turn on Jack.
8. Tony Almeida coming from the dead to go after Henderson.
7. Chloe waking up in Spence’s bed at the beginning of the season
6. Aaron Pierce turning down the deal offer from Logan.
5. The point where Logan turns.
4. Martha shooting Agent Adams.
3. Chloe stunning the guy hitting on her in the hotel.
2. Edgar dying.
1. Jack shooting Henderson’s wife.