For anyone who has ever accused 24 of “jumping the shark,” I say you must not be a true fan. If you were, you’d realize that the Jack Bauer rollercoaster was just plummeting down a hill, and there’s another twist just around the corner. Exhibit A: The phone call at the end of this week’s episode. Congratulations to all the 24 Forum posters who accurately predicted that Audrey in fact wasn’t “died,” but that she would be back soon (I wonder how you ever figured that one out.)

Another memorable line that will live in the annals of 24 – in the previews for next week, when Jack asks Wayne to send someone to get Audrey, and Wayne says no, Jack says, “you owe me.” My opinion? Jack should get anything he asks for – and a lobster dinner on the side.