Ok, so Joe had to leave to catch the rest of the My Little Pony marathon on Nickelodeon. So, we're back to posting the old way for the rest of the hour . . .

5:43

-I can't believe we're only half way through at this point . . .
-The Vice President has inherited the Lost bunker for himself.
-Karen Hayes is "back in play"
-She left to be back in LA with her husband, but she returned when she realized that she couldn't get that far before the episode was over.
-The Vice President has to deal with the lose gun Bauer acting on the wisdom of Charles Logan.
-The Russians threaten to retaliate through diplomacy . . . and poisoning. Lots of poisoning.
-How are the Russians not raiding the consulate? Surely they have gas lines pumped into every room of the embassy.
-Finger cutting . . .
-Unrealistically cautious Russians . . .
-And . . . the consulate sells out Gradenko.
-Did Jack think he was just going to walk out of the room. Not sure I get that . . .