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Here’s a recap of the last 3 predictions I had to follow up on:

• The attempt on Palmer will not be entirely successful, but will do what it needs to do to (at least temporarily) remove him from the Presidency

With Palmer in a coma and the Vice-Pres now in power, looks like this was bang on. Booya, that’s one more for me.

• Palmer (and likely others) will notice Assad’s actions, which will buy Assad some trust, even though it will be compromised with Palmer being incapacitated
• At the same time, Assad will be accused of attempting to kill the President and will be detained

Well, I’m conceding these were wrong as Assad has been killed off, and in that one fell swoop, 24 gets two points.

24 will also get one more point for catching me off guard – specifically with the news that Audrey was not only killed, but killed while trying to find Jack in China.

Current Score: Adrian (3) – 24 (6)

Predictions

In the last episode, Jack is told that Audrey died in a car accident in China sometime in the process of trying to follow up on Jack’s disappearance. My prediction this week may not pan out for some time, possibly not until the last episode, but here it is nonetheless.

As they alluded to in the episode, it’s safe to say that Audrey was in fact assassinated, so no prediction there. But, it will be the circumstances around her assassination that will be a surprise. My prediction:

• Audrey received help from Mike Novik in her efforts to find out what happened to Jack
• While following the leads that take her to China, Audrey will have also uncovered details about a larger plot, and the larger plot will involve a rogue group in China working together with the Russians, i.e. the same Russians behind this season’s major plot line

There it is. I think I may be putting my neck out on the line with these ones…

Here’s a look at each of my latest predictions:

• An attempt will be made on President Palmer’s well-being (I’m not quite predicting an attempt on his life), and Assad will be framed with the attempt

I was 50/50 right and wrong on this one. The attempt was indeed on Palmer’s life, but Assad was also framed for the attempt. So I’m calling this one a draw.

• Assad will see the plans unfolding and will do his best to save the President, but won’t quite succeed

That’s 1 point for me as Assad noticed the bomb shortly before detonation, and then warned “Bomb!” just seconds before the bomb went off.

• The attempt on Palmer will not be entirely successful, but will do what it needs to do to (at least temporarily) remove him from the Presidency
• Palmer (and likely others) will notice Assad’s actions, which will buy Assad some trust, even though it will be compromised with Palmer being incapacitated
• At the same time, Assad will be accused of attempting to kill the President and will be detained

Seems like these three are all on track, but we won’t know until next week. So for now, I’m calling these all a draw.

Current score: Adrian (2) – 24 (3)

24 whooped me good last week, and time’s running out for me to get my next set of predictions in, so here are a few, we’ll see what happens tonight.

Prediction

• An attempt will be made on President Palmer’s well-being (I’m not quite predicting an attempt on his life), and Assad will be framed with the attempt
• Assad will see the plans unfolding and will do his best to save the President, but won’t quite succeed
• The attempt on Palmer will not be entirely successful, but will do what it needs to do to (at least temporarily) remove him from the Presidency
• Palmer (and likely others) will notice Assad’s actions, which will buy Assad some trust, even though it will be compromised with Palmer being incapacitated
• At the same time, Assad will be accused of attempting to kill the President and will be detained

Update

As it turned out, these predictions were all too far ahead down the plot. One that sounds like it may come true is Assad being framed for the attempt on Palmer’s “well-being”. For now, I won’t take any points until we find out what actually happens with this sub plot.

But, I’m going to have to concede some points to 24 for catching me off guard with some plot twists, specifically, two: (1) Tom Lennox turning out to have been playing Reed all along and about to turn over evidence to the Secret Service, (2) The return of Logan!! What a doozy!

So, current score: Adrian (1) – 24 (3)