Sarlac! Damn it! I knew there was a reason I kept thinking, “Many Shubs and Zhools knew what it was like to be roasted in the belly of a Slore that day, I can tell you.” Slore, Sarlac…so close, yet so far.

You’re right, tooth, 24 is a little ho-hum. First of all, everyone knows that the first episodes all take place during The Hours of Incompetence; Jack and CTU will never get anything right. And by now I’ve realized that every episode has to have a “surprise plot twist” at the end, and they aren’t that hard to predict any more. (Except Curtis dying, and a nuclear bomb ACTAULLY going off. That was…I’m still not over that one.)

The problem with a 24 recaps is that each episode makes sense in and of itself, but once you start thinking about two or three of them in a row, you realize that no one’s actions make any sense.

At the same time, Lost feels like it’s still looking for direction, though I didn’t see last night’s episode (stinkin’ Valentine’s Day.) Luckily, Heroes kicks ass. I recommend it to everyone.

banthas are those big hairy beasts of burden that look like hippie-yaks

Your writing still sizzles, and I love your flights of fantasy, but are you getting the feeling that 24 is losing its way? Of course, it could be, like being tortured, that after a long while you just don’t feel the pain anymore (that’s been my experience after 5 years of teaching middle school). In any event I don’t find myself sitting on the edge of my seat, and like you, i seem to be able to predict way too much of the plot.

What’s happening on “Heroes” these days?