Fang's Bites Grade for 24, Season 8, Hour 15, 6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Opening Sequence: Sunrise in Manhattan – A.

Kanin is barely hanging on – F.

Rob Weiss locks him Ethan in his office – F.

General Brucker refuses to get Ethan Kanin help despite Weiss’ pleas – F.

President Taylor wants Weiss and Ethan to read a draft of a speech – A.

General Brucker gives the President some casualty figures – B.

President Hassan is feeling guilty about the exchange – A.

Jack puts the Elite Team member into an elevator shaft – A.

While Renee has distracted Jack, President Hassan knocks him out and pulls a gun on Renee – A.

President Hassan decides to give himself to the IRK to prevent the bomb from going off – A.

Dalia and Kayla are put in the shaft – A.

Jack tries to warn President Hassan and leaves with the Elite team agent – A.

President Hassan and the Elite team member go into an SUV – A.

The member calls General Brucker and tells him that Hassan came with him voluntarily – A.

General Brucker is distresssed – A.

Brucker doesn’t care about Kanin – F.

Weiss calls Samir and Hassan is patched through to him – A.

Weiss and Brucker realize they may have been had – F.

Tarin is with the bomb ready to go off – A.

The time ticks down to 0:00 – A.

Silent sequences and Tarin is called by Samir to stop the bomb at 0:07 – A.

Jack tries to break out of the shaft – A.

Chloe tells Hastings that the bomb has not gone off – A.

Jack calls Chloe – A.

Jack tells Chloe about President Hassan giving him up and wants to call President Taylor – A.

Dana looks at Chloe to see what’s going on, but Chloe tells her nothing – A.

Jack has Renee take Dalia and Kayla to the Air Force Base – A.

President Taylor wants to know why the bomb went off – A.

Jack tells President Taylor what happened – A.

Jack tells President Taylor to contact CTU if she finds out what happened with Brucker – A.

Chloe tells Jack where Hassan was headed – A.

Jack steals a car – A.

Hassan is transported to the exchange point – A.

Tarin is nervous – A.

Tarin calls President Hassan – A.

President Hassan recognizes him – A.

Tarin wants to talk to the Elite Team member Bishop and gives him instructions – A.

Bishop leaves the car and the keys in the ignition – A.

Tarin tells Bishop to walk across the street – A.

Tarin tells Bishop to stop and pick up some keys while Tarin gets into the SUV with Hassan and drives off – A.

President Taylor finds out General Brucker and Weiss betrayed her – A.

Bishop finds a parked van in an alley and discovers the bomb – A.

Weiss and Brucker are arrested – A.

President Taylor slaps Weiss – A.

Taylor demands to know where Hassan is – A.

Weiss is being told he’ll be charged with treason and she’ll throw the switch himself – A.

Weiss is texted that the bomb is on 93rd & Amsterdam. 

Hastings tells CTU that the bomb was discovered and the plot on Hassan – A.

Dana tries to leave to call Samir, but Chloe stops her – A.

A robot goes to disarm the bomb – A.

Bishop tells Jack they saved Manhattan – F.

Jack says Bishop betrayed the country – A.

Hastings tells Jack that President Taylor wants him to recover Hassan – A.

Dana sees Cole and uses it as an excuse to call Tarin – F.

But Cole is too close and she hangs up – F.

She tells Cole that the probation officer left – F.

Cole still likes Dana – F

Hassan tries to talk Tarin out of taking him to Samir – A.

Tarin is committed to the cause – B.

Tarin says Hassan will be executed – A.

Hassan cries – A.

President Taylor waits while Ethan is taken out on a gurney – A.

President is informed that Mrs. Hassan and Kayla have arrived – A.

She invites them to monitor the rescue effort – A.

President Taylor tells Renee that she’s glad she’s back – A.

Renee tells President Taylor she’d rather be back at CTU – A.

President Taylor shakes Renee’s hand – A.

Renee heads back to CTU – A.

Cole tells Jack an ambush point has been set up – A.

Cole says all points have been covered – A.

Dana creates a diversion and goes into the server to take the satellites down – F.

Arlo finds her – A.

Arlo asks her why things keep going down – A.

Arlo asks Dana why she’s looking a map of Manhattan – A.

Arlo checks up on her – A.

Dana gets a chord and right as Dana is about to choke him, Chloe calls and ask him back to the floor – A.

Dana calls Tarin – F.

Dana gives him an exit – F.  

Cole asks where Dana was – F.

Shooters are ready to take out Tarin – A.

Jack is approaching fast – A.

Hassan knows CTU is following them – A.

Tarin keeps looking over his shoulder – A.

Hassan tells him to give up – A.

Tarin makes a turn and goes into a parking garage – A.

Jack blocks the exit – A.

Tarin tries to doubleback – A.

Jack chases Tarin – A.

Tarin goes to the roof – A.

Jack continues to chase but is blocked by a random car – A.

Tarin drives off the roof – A.

Tarin is dead but Hassan is gone – A.

Hassan was given to another car and was drugged and put in the trunk – A.

Jack calls Renee and tells her that there was someone in CTU who gave Tarin the info – A.

Jack tells her to talk to Chloe and no one else – A.

The car carrying Hassan leaves the garage – A. 

Overall grade: B+, 89.

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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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