Fang's Bites Grade for 24, Season 8, Hour 13, 4 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Opening Sequence: CTU is damaged by the EMP driven in by Kayla – A.

Arlo tells Hastings that the drones flying over New York will eventually crash – A.

Hastings tells Dana Walsh he will drive Kayla to the United Nations so she can reunited with the Hassans – B.

He also tells Dingbat Dana that she’ll assemble the division heads and get assessment reports – A.

Jack calls Bill Holden at NSA about the IRK Splinter Cell and wants to get surveillance on the van – A.

Bill tells all satellites have been diverted to CTU, but CTU is down – B.

Bill is instructed to look for them through traffic cams – A.

Cole realizes that with NSA shutting down the bridge and tunnel traffic, the only way to get in is through the Cross East River – A.

Samir meets with his men and find CTU is down – A.

Samir explains to Tarin that using Kayla was the only way to get the nuclear rods into the city – A.

Hastings tells Kayla to ID the terrorists working with Tarin – A.

She refuses – F.

Hastings tells Kayla that Tarin is alive and staged her escape – A.

Kayla is confused – C.

Samir is getting ready to bring the rods into the city – A.

Jack’s SUV is spotted by Samir’s men – A.

Cole finds Samir’s men through infrared – A.

Jack realizes they’re about to be attacked – A.

The car is shot at – A.

FIREFIGHT!!!!!!!!! – A+++++++++

Samir’s men recognizes on CTU agent and Jack – A.

They’ll engage Jack in a firefight while Samir leaves – A.

Cole sees them leave through infrared – A.

They can’t warn NSA – C.

Jack finds a hardwired emergency phone and tells Agent Owen to go to the phone – A.

Arlo tells Hastings of the casualties at CTU – A.

Hastings discovers NSA has arrived. That was quick – A.

Frank Haynham of NSA is introduced to Hastings – A

Haynham is a jerk – F.

Dana finds that Chloe is trying to get the CTU servers up and Chloe’s snark is back – A.

Chloe is told Haynham needs help – A.

Chloe tells Hastings to look for Jack, but he refuses. Jerk – C.

Chloe tells Haynham how to get CTU’s servers up and running faster – A.

Haynham tells Chloe to get out – F.

Haynham is a jerk – F.

Chloe then calls Renee and tells her about Jack – A.

Renee tells Chloe she has to do what she has to do – A.

Renee to the rescue – A.

Renee is fucking awesome!! – A++++

Dana goes to speak with Bill Prady. He’s still there? – A.

Dana tells Prady that everything has been erased – F.

Prady leaves – F.

Chloe goes to Haynham and tells him she needs to get the servers done her way – A.

Haynham says no – F.

Chloe pulls a gun and kicks him out – A+++++

The firefight continues – A.

Samir’s men are about to surround Jack and Agent Owen – A.

Jack has them go out to the phone behind the armor – A.

One CTU agent tries to run and is hit. Idiot. He didn’t listen to Jack – F.

Owens runs out to get him – F.

Jack and Cole have to cover him – A.

Owen is hit – F.

The other agent dies – C.

Owen is about to too – C.

Kayla is brought to the Hassans – A.

Dalia is happy to see her – A.

Kayla hugs Omar – A.

She apologizes for not believing him about Tarin – A.

Dalia tells Omar to be strong – A.

Haynham brings Hastings down to get to get into the server room – A.

Choe is hotwiring the system when she hears the drilling – C.

They get in – F.

Hastings decides to listen to Chloe – A.

Dana disagrees – A.

Chloe tells Hastings she needs 10 minutes – A.

Hastings gives her ten minutes. Way to go Hastings – A++++++

Haynham is a jerk – F.

Bill Prady is back and wants to speak with Hastings stunning Dana. What? – F.

Chloe works to get CTU’s servers back up – A.

Chloe turns the servers on and they start booting up, but one circuit fries, but the computers and satellite uplink is up – A.

Hastings puts Haynham in his place. Hastings is growing a backbone – A.

Owen is dead – D.

Jack tells Cole that he’ll draw fire for Cole to make the phone call – A.

Jack tells Hastings to ensure that Renee won’t be brought back in. Too late – B.

Jack takes out two men – A.

Jack is hit – B.

RENEE SHOOTS ONE MAN DEAD!!!! – A++++

Cole makes the call to CTU – A.

Renee runs to Jack and helps him out – A.

Chloe’s computer is back up and Arlo sends a NYPD helicopter to look along the NY shoreline for the rods – A.

Hastings tells Chloe good work – A.

Chloe cuts him off saying she’s not good with praise. HA! – A.

NYPD helicopter leaves with Cole – A.

Dana looks for holding and Bill Prady – F.

She finds him – F.

Prady is on to Dana – F.

Prady pressures Dana to come clean – F.

Dana kicks and then strangles Prady?????????????? In CTU???? WTF???? Holy frijoles!!! – B?

Dana hides Prady’s body? – A.

Dana then calls Samir. She’s the mole? – A.

She goes back out into CTU. Wow. Nina redeux. – A

Samir, Tarin and the men drive off from a storage area where the rods are – A.

Overall grade – B, 86. Good episode. Now with the Dana Walsh storyline taking a turn, let’s hope the episodes reach A grades.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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