doot DOOT doot DOOT doot DOOT...

I love "24," I really do.

Even so, this piece by C.W. Nevius (one of the best columnists out there), is a hoot.

Some choice samples:

Meanwhile, Jack, in an incredibly lucky break, was NOT blown up in the huge explosion that he set off to destroy nerve gas at the end of last week's show.

I am having some doubts about CTU medical care. Telling the difference between an irreversible coma and someone who is just lying there with his eyes closed is, like, first year of medical school.

Evelyn turns out to be another in a series of typical "24'' women. She seemed pretty competent at first, but now she's ditzy, panicked, and prone to repeating the same phrase over and over. Luckily Jack is there to shoot people and restore order.