I liked the detail that the blow had momentarily knocked the Bauer out of Jason. Very well put.

I wanted to put a Ka-chung… Ka-chung… in there, but ran out of space.

I’m with thebetweenspace…the little lapse in character works perfectly, as does his resolute retreat into fantasy. Quite the series here.

Finally, some reality slapped into this kid! The stakes, I fear, have just gone up about seven notches… biting fingernails