Episode Report Card M. Giant: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT You Down with EMP?
By M. Giant | Season 4 | Episode 12 | Aired on 03.06.2005
6:16:46. Grayadder passenges, DoDder sits down at a CTU computer, ImhoTerror is back on foot after not paying his bus fare, and Driscoll is looking at the first day of her life as a free woman. She's in an office that looks like CTU's version of a living room, with leather couches and a coffee table, but also the normal etched-glass walls. It's about as homey as it sounds. Soul Patch and DaD are there with her, and the former says they have to assume that ImhoTerror is going to try to activate some of his sleeper cells. DaD agrees. Because it's not like they can decide it's over and they can all go home with half the season left. At least once every season, I'm reminded of how much better this show might be if it were called 12.
Driscoll, who's been mentally going through a list of grown-up movies to add to her Netflix queue, excuses herself and gets up to leave the room, but she doesn't get more than a couple of steps before she thinks Sex! I can have sex again! and her knees buckle. Soul Patch catches her before she hits the floor. He helps her back into her chair while DaD pours her a glass of water. Soul Patch calls for medical assistance, but Driscoll tries to decline. Too bad, because a medic in street clothes and latex gloves walks in exactly ten seconds later. Oh, sure, now they're in a hurry. Not that I'm complaining. Driscoll tries to send the medic away, but DaD suggests that they go get Driscoll something to eat. Driscoll, agrees, thinking, Food! That reminds me, now I can take all of those shitty paintings off my fridge, and leaves with the medic.
After she's gone, DaD says sadly, "She's going to need to be relieved." Jeez, how much more relieved can she get? "Of duty," Dad finishes. Oh. Never mind. DaD further instructs Soul Patch to have Division send a replacement. Soul Patch sees an opportunity to make his move: "I ran this office for two years. I could take over for Erin on a provisional basis." DaD smirks at him and says, "Forget for the moment that you technically don't even work here." Okay, but just for a moment. He continues, "You've been away quite a while. You're not fluent in our new systems." Soul Patch tells DaD that CTU needs a decision-maker, not a programmer. DaD says, "Fine. Effective immediately, you're the interim director of CTU Los Angeles under my authority." I guess DaD forgot about that other thing for more than a moment. And next time you think you're doing well at work, consider Soul Patch, who went from unemployed drunkard to unauthorized field agent to office guy to boss in about four hours. DaD still wants to have Division send someone over on a more permanent basis. Soul Patch says he understands, and leaves DaD alone in the office at 6:19:06. So, meeting over, then?