What I’m Watching: 24

24: Season 9, Episode 7 “5:00pm-6:00pm” (C-)

I forgot to address last week’s big reveal about Kate’s husband being set up by Navarro, but fortunately we didn’t have to wait long for that development to progress, with the only solution for Jordan’s curiosity being a top-secret dead drop assignment that was a ploy to get him taken out. In another logical turn, Jordan, an untrained desk agent, managed to outsmart an assassin and hold his breath long enough to survive and outwit his would-be murderer. I’m sure he’ll cause trouble soon, but there are bigger things to worry about, namely Margot using the drones to take out big public places, which is more than just mildly concerning. These drones don’t seem all that useful since the others, despite having been hijacked, weren’t within range to be able to get there in time to assist in Ian’s video game antics. Targeting the car as Jack constantly yanked Simone from vehicle to vehicle was rather idiotic, and something tells me that Margot is much more likely to be discovered taking out half of London trying to keep her daughter quiet than she would be if she just let her spill the beans. Prime Minister Davies didn’t waste any time letting Heller in on what he knows about him, and Heller didn’t try to deny much of anything, and actually gave a relatively impressive performance. Skyping with Margot hardly seemed necessary, and now it looks like he’s ready to sacrifice himself to save innocent lives, which is a whole lot more noble than whatever Mark is going to concoct to save his skin with the Russians.