Convoluted but surprisingly logical. I like it.

The smirk had to been on purpose. As Johnson’s obvious plot was foiled in every respect, he must have succeeded at some other plot. ‘24′ has previously used the following plot device with the “evil fiance Reza in the car” scene (and indirectly with the “rednecks lynch the ambassador” scene):

1. make the audience think the middle-easterner is the bad guy,
2. then reveal he’s not actually bad, stoking racial guilt feelings in the audience for jumping to conclusions about middle easterners,
3. thereby making the audience less willing to consciously suspect other middle-eastern characters.
4. That way, when you reveal a middle easterner to be evil down the road, the audience will not groan “that was so predictable.”

In this context, Nadia turns out to actually be evil. We find out that her clearance was initially limited not because of generic ‘racial profiling,’ but rather specific intelligence related to Nadia.

Why do I think this? Because Nadia is hot, and hot chicks are always hostages or villains.

I almost expect Grudenko to be exposed as a Mossad agent, and its really the Jews who are behind this plot, and not Russia.

This whole season has been stuffed with plot devices and characters that make it difficult to keep watching.

(I agree about all the PC CRAP this year; Not to mention they purposely make the VP look like some kind of right-wing megalomaniac…) Coincidence? I don’t think so. For “right wing” producers, this is pretty standard Hollywood fare.

But that won’t stop me from watching next week.

Only hacks use fake tears - which includes most actors in Hollywood who are horribly trained.

I always liked Peter O’Toole’s marvelous line in My Favorite Year where he says “I’m not an actor! I’m a movie star!”

There is no “two man rule” when it comes to authorizing the use of a nuclear weapon. The decision lies solely and exclusively with the President.

In missile silos and in subs, there are two keys that need to be turned to launch.

Now, maybe the SecDef or one of these Joint Chiefs (they are confirmed, right?) would have done it, but they should’ve showed it if so.

Anyone with acting experience, I meant to ask: Why do actors always cry out of the middle or outside of their eyes? Haven’t they found some sort of fake tears that will actually come from the tear ducts, where tears really come from?

Perhaps Nadia and Agent Johnson are in cahoots. Someone has to be the mole. There’s always a mole at CTU. It has the worst security ever. Nadia is the perfect mole, because everyone suspects her and now she’s been innoculated by what seems to be a false charge. Agent Johnson’s coming up with the module is just too convenient. But, then it was authenticated by Morris. That doesn’t fit into the theory, but it may become clear in the future.

And, of course, Milo’ naivety has to be taken advantage of by someone, and it seems Nadia is in the perfect position to do it.

But that’s just my opinion, what do I know?