…and I couldn’t have picked a better time. Seriously, who knew that doves, when injected with adrenaline, turned into ravenous, psychotic vultures?

Other questions that sprang to mind:

– How many lines did Chloe have this week?

– Why would Miss Gredenko agree to have his own forearm cut off in order to help Fayed escape, only to rat out Fayed’s identity in a bar, then fall to his (supposed) death underneath the pier? As escape plans go, that one, as they say in “Meet the Robinsons,” was not well thought out.

– How many more hours before Senator Roark squashes the Biscuit like a bug?

– Where the hell are President Buck Buck Brawwwwk and Farmer Hoggett?

And lastly…

– Is there any way they can save this season? I’m not saying the show is over — they’ve endured worse story lines than this — but they’re going to need a really special ending (I’m still hoping for a videotape of David Palmer explaining how Wayne isn’t half the innocent he’s perceived to be) in order to wow us.

I now open the floor to you, good readers. Discuss. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go play with my son. See you next week.

Garrett Slayer