Ice Storm 07- To The Situation Room!

First, please let me offer my apologies for failing to update, especially after such a fantastic week of television. It seems that being stuck in a house due to ice for three days straight has quite an effect on one's brain/ability to be in public. After wearing a pony tail and pajamas for days on end, I had almost forgotten how to function in the civilized world. OK...it wasn't that bad, but it was hard to drag myself off the couch and get to work! Since I have watched a ridiculous amount of television, I will attempt to only cover the basics.

Let's get right down to it. We've got a lot to cover folks! Last week marked the much anticipated return of Grey's Anatomy. I don't have much to say for last week except it was really sad! I was looking forward to something big happening and was, honestly, a tad disappointed when the only big thing that happened was everyone being super depressed. I mean like Eeyore lost his tail sad! Even when Izzie fiiiinally deposited the 8.7 Jillion dollar check, she was flipping out neurotic crazy sad. Other things that were sad included, but are not limited to the following:

*George's dad in the hospital + bad cancer + he knows he's about to buy the farm = saaaaad
*Christina + Dr. McHand Tremors not talking = borderline really annoying
*Meredeth + snoring + McDreamy can't sleep! = sub plot that I don't really care about but can appreciate. (I could sleep through a stampede of 17 wild unicorns with 7 tambourines each draped across their one mythical horn running through my bedroom, but, for the life of me, I cannot sleep through snoring)
*Meredeth + estranged father back in her life = interesting but sad with only one 'a'
* Bernice Matisse from Hope Floats all grown up + she lives at a constant 90 degree angle + the insurance won't pay for life changing surgery = HEART WRENCHING! Can you imagine not being able to stand up straight?

This week on Grey's I was hoping for a turn around of sorts. It has slowly jumped on the train moving up the sad hill to happyville, but at a slow pace. Christina welcomed George into the 'Dead Dad's Club,' (hello socially awkward, but whatever) after George's family made the decision to take his dad off life support. Not going to lie, I teared up a little. It was a scene that hearkened back to the days of Steel Magnolias and Sally Field yelling about her brown football helmet hair. (I played the moving and convincing part of Clairee in an eight grade production so I can understand the emotion!) Very saaaaad. Meredith talked to her dad...they both snore. (Side note: While my dad does snore like a freight train, I do not. Thanks Mom.) At least they found something in common. There was some situation with McSteamy aka. Dr. weird non connected facial hair and Addison. They were going to have a baby, but then Addison went and ruined that, but Dr. W.N.C.F.H decided that he would have made a bad father anyway. Christina and Dr. Hand Tremors didn't actually speak, but Christina won the standoff battle when he finally told the nurse while Christina was around that he hadn't had any more tremors. Dang it! Now I'm going to have to find a new clever name for him. Perhaps Dr. About to get Fired?

While Grey's has been entertaining, let's get down to the real stuff. 24 has made it's glorious return to our lives! Monday nights may have been good before, but with the addition of the most action packed show ever made joining the line up, I may end up calling in sick a Tuesday or two due to 24 hangover! Needless to say after a two night, four hour premier, I absolutely cannot wait to see how this season unfolds. Jack has returned from Chinese custody a seemingly different man. He was there for two years, but never talked. There is also some weird scar on his right hand that, to be quite honest, kind of freaks me out. It looks like a spider. My friend Taylor and I agreed that we were not really looking forward to a season focused on the Chinese government, or freeing Jack from them. So right off the bat I was pleased to see the season wouldn't really have anything to do with that.

Much seems to have happened over the two years since we last saw tuned in to the CTU gang. For one, they definitely hotted up Chloe and she is officially with Morris now. They may give her nicer hair and a black fancy satiny shirt, but they can never take away her scowl. Bill Buchanan and Karen Hays are apparently married. Good for them I say. I bet no other two people have uttered my favorite line more than these two. "To the situation room!" President Palmer's brother Wayne is now the President, and I think he listens to that squirmy guy Tom Lennox a bit too much. There is also an impressive new addition to the cast in Regina King as the President's sister. Since the days of 227 this girl has been a powerhouse. I know what you are saying, "but wasn't Jacke in that show?" She was, but a 13 year old Regina shone even brighter. I'm excited to see how it all comes together.

In a nutshell:

Basically, Jack returns and they immediately hand him over to terrorists. Good move Buchanan. Where's the loyalty? Then he, as expected, escapes and finds out the guy they are going after (Assad) isn't the one causing all the bombings that are going on. Instead the man who they turned him over to (Fayed) is really the bad guy. So he teams up with the reformed bad, now good, guy (Assad) to get the real terrorists and the action ensues. Of course no one believes him until the very end, when he has to do everything himself. Curtis seems to have quite a problem with Assad and does not believe he has reformed. He takes matters into his own hands and is about to kill Assad when Jack realizes what is going on. Jack has no choice but to take Curtis out! Cold. Jack proceeds to show his new vulnerable side and tells Buchanan that he doesn't know how to do this anymore. At that very moment, a small nuclear bomb detonates. It seems Fayed did what he came to do. We find out at the very end that there are four more nuclear weapons. I cannot wait to see what happens next.

So to end a very long post I will leave you with this. Last night I said an official farewell to The OC. I can only record 2 things at a time on my DVR and when there are 2 things recording you must watch one of them. I officially stopped my recurring recording of The OC in order to capture Scrubs and 30 Rock. It was a heart wrenching decision, but it was time. Goodbye Cohen family...I'm gonna miss you.