Fang's Bites Grade for 24, Season 8, Hour 16, 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Opening Sequence: Dana’s clearance has been denied – A.

Dana flirts with the guard – F.

Dana can’t get out – A.

Chloe finds the car that left the garage – A.

Hastings tells President Taylor that Hassan was switched to another car – A.

The Russian Foreign Minister wants to speak with President Taylor – A.

President Taylor speaks with Minister Novokovich – B.

The Russian tells her that if Hassan is not found, the peace agreement is dead – C.

President Taylor snaps at Novokovich – A.

President Taylor says she needs the Russian support and he gives it – A.

Renee speaks with Chloe about the situation – A.

Renee tells Chloe that Jack wants to know who called Tarin’s phone – A.

Chloe calls Jack and he uplinks Tarin’s phone to her – A.

Dana tells she needs to go on Hastings’ computer – A.

Chloe calls Hastings down to her computer and Renee informs him of the mole – A.

They find Tarin was called by Dana – A.

Dana changes her security status – A.

Dana shoots several guards dead – A.

She tries to escape – A.

Dana shoots a guard dead – A.

Cole goes after her – A.

FIREFIGHT – A+++++

Dana tries to run away – A.

She gets into a car and drives off – A.

Cole shoots the tire out and Dana crashes – A.

Cole takes her out of the car – A.

Hastings tells Cole to let her go – A.

Hastings asks Dana where Hassan is – A.

She insists on talking to Jack – A.

Cole tries to explain what he knows about Dana – A.

Hastings wants him to debrief what he knows – A.

Jack wants to know why Dana wants to talk to him – A.

Jack goes interrogates Dana – A.

She tells him she was involved as a deal went bad and wants money – A.

Jack chokes her – A.

She says Hassan will read a statement over the internet and be killed – B.

Dana says, “Tick tock, Mr. Bauer. You’re running out of time.” – A

Jack leaves – A.

Jack tells Hastings they have to call President Taylor – A.

Hassan arrives at Samir’s hideout – A.

Samir’s scientist tells CTU is looking for Hassan – A.

Samir says Hassan will die – A.

Samir asks Hassan if he recognizes him – A.

Hassan does – A.

Hassan says Samir betrayed the country – A.

Samir continues to look like Jim Rome – A.

Hassan says he still believes in the peace agreement – A.

Hassan asks Samir to stop the madness – A.

Samir slaps him – A.

Samir says Hassan will read a statement, apologize and renounce the peace agreement – A.

Samir says Hassan will be tortured – A.

Samir gives him a shot. – A.

President Taylor visits Ethan Kanin in the hospital and signs the immunity agreement for Dana Walsh – F.

Ethan is alive – A.

President Taylor briefs him on what’s going on and he tells her without Hassan, the peace process is dead – A.

Arlo is confused about Dana – B.

Cole is angry about Dana – A.

Hastings reinstates Cole and tells him Dana is briefing the operation to rescue Hassan – A.

Dana tells Jack what’s going with Hassan – A.

Cole and Dana lock eyes – F.

Hassan sits and gets tasered – A.

Samir wants Hassan to read a statement – A.

Samir wants Hassan to atone for his sins – A.

Hassan refuses – A.

Hassan is tasered again – A.

Jim Rome looks pissed – A.

Samir says read the statement or he’ll cut pieces off his body – A.

Hassan says the peace will stick – A.

Samir says no – A.

Samir wants to give another shot – A.

Samir’s men tells him not to go on with the torture – A.

Samir stops it and has them prepare the internet feed and carry out his sentence – A.

President Taylor is briefed on CTU’s rescue mission – A.

President Taylor tells Kayla and Dalia the US is doing all it can to save Hassan – A.

President Taylor sees the internet feed – C.

Chloe is seeing the feed and looking at where it’s coming from – A.

Jack is told where the men are – A.

Hastings tells Jack to hurry to save Hassan – A.

Jack puts the operation into motion – A.

Jack talks to Renee and has her promise that she’ll be behind her and do everything he says – A.  

Jack’s men are ready and so are the snipers – A.

Two men are shot by the snipers – A.

Jack and his team get ready to invade – A.

Renee goes in first – A.

Jack goes in and and kills a guard – A.

Jack, Renee and the team continue to go in as the internet feed continues – A.

An audio technician finds the apartment – A.

Jack picks the lock – A.

Jack goes in and a child is there and her mother – A.

Renee kills the driver of the car that took Hassan to the location – A.

Jack kills two men – A.

They find Hassan with his throat slashed while the internet feed continues to run – A.

Jack says the statement was prerecorded and Hassan was dead before they got there – A.

President Taylor is stunned – A.

Taylor has to tell Dalia and Kayla that Hassan is dead – A.

Silent clock – A. 

Overall grade – A, 93. One of 24’s best.

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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