Fang’s Bites’ Grade for 24, Season 7, Hour 17, 12 a.m. – 1 a.m.

Opening Sequence: Confrontation between Moss, Tony, FBI and Starkwood at the Starkwood compound – A.

Hodges comes out to yell at Moss – A.

Hodges tells Moss he has five minutes to get off his property – A.

Jack finds that Douglas Knowles wants to help take down Starkwood – A.

Jack calls Knowles – A.

Knowles says he was hoping someone would call him – A.

Knowles says he can’t believe that the weapons are on the Starkwood compound – A.

Hodges puts his men into position – A.

Jack tells Moss to create a diversion to keep Tony on the compound – A.

Moss being a wimp – F.

Moss creates the diversion by hitting Greg – A.

Moss leaves while Tony finds a way to stay inside – A.

Moss’ men leave while Tony stays on the ground and he finds Knowles – A.

Jack is losing feeling – A.

Knowles leads Tony to where the weapons are stored – A.

Jack staggers to remain on his feet – A.

Jack calls President Taylor to tell her that Starkwood was ready to shoot at the FBI – A.

President Taylor tells him that they need him to verify the canisters – A.

President Taylor says she will not give up on him, but Jack is twitching – A.

Olivia gets a call from sleazy reporter – A.

Reporter tells Olivia not to hang up on him – A.

Reporter forces Olivia to come to him in a time of national crisis – A.

And she calls Aaron Pierce??????? – FFFFF

Tony and Knowles go to search a building and can’t get in – C.

Tony has to hide from a patrol, but Knowles runs away – B.

Knowles distracts guards while Tony gets into the building – A.

Jack collapses as the biological weapon takes hold of his system – B.

Hodges is informed that Knowles was caught – A.

Hodges instructs to put Knowles in his office and keep him there until he arrives – A.

Hodges looks to see if the weapons are ready – A.

Pierce takes Olivia to the reporter’s hotel, but she keeps Aaron out – F.

Olivia enters sleazy reporter’s room – F.

Olivia confirms that WMD was taken from the Arlington Port Authority – F.

Reporter wants to make the story public – A.

Olivia tells the reporter everything about Starkwood – A.

She tells him that an airstrike was ordered and she pleads with him to keep it under wraps – C.

Sleazy reporter wants sex from Olivia – B.

They kiss and I lose the picture from Fox – F.

Jack is injected with a drug to keep him from shaking and is told to inject himself every two hours – A.

Dr. Macer says stem cells are needed to help him and his daughter (KIM!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!) can help him – A.

Jack says he doesn’t want Kim involved – B.

Renee wants Kim to help – B.

Jack says no – A.

Janis says Jack looks better – B.

Tony goes into a room – A.

Jack helps him – A.

Tony uses his Krav Maga skills to knock out two guys and get their weapons – A.

Tony now has his weapons and goes to an elevator, but a resarcher gets in – A.

Tony is four floors down – A.

Tony walks into place and gets a visual on the canisters – A.

Janis and Walker get the coordinates and Jack tells Tony to get out of there – A.

Knowles yells at Hodges – A.

Knowles wants to know if bioweapons are on the compound – A.

Hodges says he kept the country strong and he won’t be persecuted – A.

Hodges tells Knowles that he has to defend the country – A.

Hodges throws Knowles over the railing and kills him – A.

Hodges cleans himself up – A.

Hodges is informed by Greg that F-18’s are on their way for an airstrike – A.

Hodges says he’s going to call President Taylor – A.

Olivia gets up from sleeping with sleazy reporter – F.

Reporter says he has to run it – F.

Olivia shows reporter their sex tape – A.

President Taylor calls Olivia and orders her back to the White House – A.

Joint Chiefs tells President that the bombs will not spread pathogens – A.

Hodges shows researcher and Greg his bloody shirt and informs everyone that Knowles won’t be joining them – A.

Hodges calls President Taylor and gets a private line into one of the offices – A.

Hodges tells the President to turn the planes around – A.

Hodges tells the Preisdent that missiles with pathogens are aimed at three US East Coast cities – A.

Hodges shows the President the canisters – A.

Hodges tells the President if she doesn’t turn the planes around, he’ll attack – A.

Hodges tells her she has 30 seconds to act – A.

Jack gives himself another injection – A.

President Taylor orders to abort the bombing raid – A.

President Taylor is embarrassed and leaves – A.

Good episode even though there was no action. Overall grade – Solid A.

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