#ncis: los angeles

[typingtess]

“Are you a former theater kid?” Granger asked Nell. Eric was resetting a server while the team set up at the Santa Claus village. Pointing to Eric’s elf shoes – improper footwear for resetting servers – Granger asked, “Do you have your own pair?”

“Someone my size should always stay away from elf gear. The jokes write themselves.”

Granger almost smiled and nodded. “So, theater kid?”

“I started high school at 12-years old. I really didn’t qualify for the school plays until my senior year which was actually two-years after I started,” Nell answered. “I was in “The Sound of Music” as Gretl, the youngest von Trapp. Columbia had a theater program but those classes and their productions were filled with people who had Broadway dreams of either performing in or running productions. I had Latin American studies classes to take.”

“So as an adult now, you’re getting in touch with your theater kid side with Beale?”

“I’m always in touch with my theater kid side. I go see shows all the time. Sometimes alone, sometimes with other people. Eric and I saw “The Book of Mormon” at the Pantages in the spring. It was great.”

“I’m sure.”

“You’re not a theater fan.”

“No. You had classes to take, I had Marines to lead.”

“You’d like the theater. It’s a lot like here.”

“Obviously, especially with you and Beale are breaking into song and dance routines in the armory.”

“Or a lot of gifted and talented people using their skills to perform for the public with an equally talented group of people behind them making sure the production engages the intended audience.”

“There was a reason you were in Columbia at 16.”

“And tonight, Eric and I are part of the Toys for Tots event at the Grove if the case wraps up before 8. You’re welcome to come.”

“I’m sure Beale will provide an excellent debrief.”

“You need a debrief?” Eric said as he returned wearing shower shoes.

“No, just get us online at the Santa Claus village. Still not buying Deeks as Santa.”

[stardustinthesky]

KENSI BLYE & MARTY DEEKS NCIS: LOS ANGELES l GREED

[setmeatopthepyre]

I am begging everyone who wants more Lou Ferrigno Jr content to watch S8 E20 of NCIS: Los Angeles

[whumpypepsigal]

NCIS Los Angeles s14e07: “You’re burning up.”

[typingtess]

Deeks walked into the house and dropped his keys in the dish by the door.

“You’re back,” Kensi said, walking into the living room with a beer and a bag of pretzels. “Your Mom’s set-up?” she asked as she plopped on the couch. It was “The Voice” night at the house of Blye-Deeks-Reyes.

“She is.”

“Lucky to find that AirBnB,” Kensi said as he plopped down next to her.

“Actually, it was two-hours on my phone and Fatima’s tablet at work. I love my Mother but not enough to have us stay with us for two weeks.”

“How much is this going to cost us?”

“A pittance compared to our sanity.”

“Deeks.”

“I told her $1,500, it’s $2,500 so we’re out a grand.”

“Doable.”

“She had me check the place for hidden cameras, bugs and security issues.”

“And.”

“It is a condo off the beach with an ocean view without cameras, bugs or security issues. 25-year old Marty Deeks would have never left even if there were cameras, bugs and security issues.”

“How is nearly 45-year old Marty Deeks doing?”

“Fine. Mom’s happy but not here with us. We’re good. We are good, aren’t we?”

“We’re great. So is Rosa, who is writing a paper on ‘Jane Eyre’.” Kensi took a pull on her beer. “Rountree called.”

“Did he forget something in the truck?”

“He wanted to make sure you were okay.”

“Oh,” Deeks said. Then he understood. “Oh, I’m fine. What did he tell you?”

“He said the case was rough.”

“That it was.”

“He said he was surprised. You were great with the victim. Not that he was surprised by that you were good with the victim. I guess…”

“He was surprised bad things happened in the past,” Deeks said with a sigh.

“You’re a sunny soul, Deeks. It’s what I love about you the most.”

“I thought it was my delightful wit and romantic prowess.”

“They’re on the list. But mostly you’re a ‘look for the sunny side of things’ sort of guy.”

“Being a lifelong Californian, it is hard to be anything else.”

“Deeks.”

“I have no interest in wallowing in the past. Nothing is going to change it and it’s not going to make the future any better.”

“Do you want to talk about the case?”

“Navy wife was beaten by her abusive husband who was also selling Navy explosives on the side. Wife beater was killed by his bad guy partners but as the spouse, the wife was the first suspect.”

“The Navy has a domestic abuse hotline. Why didn’t she call?”

“Oh, she called. They did nothing. Kilbride didn’t think I was properly respectful of the Navy having a program since I had a hard time overlooking that they completely failed her.”

“Are you in trouble with Kilbride?”

“If I’m not, I’m going to be.”

“What did you do?”

“Gave her my friend Bruce’s phone number and gave him a call.”

“Bruce the real estate lawyer to the stars.”

“Bruce, the real estate lawyer who is partner at Taylor, Moore and Thomas. Thomas being Stephanie Thomas.”

“The women’s rights lawyer.”

“Yep. She sued her way through Hollywood with all the me-too cases. Maybe it’s time for the Navy to explain themselves the way the big movie studios had to.”

“The Admiral will not be happy.”

“That’s his issue, not mine. I’m doing what I think it right.”

“You usually do.” Kensi leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “If you ever want to talk about…”

“No. My Mom never did. In some ways, I am my Mother’s son.” Deeks stretched and grabbed the remote. “Don’t look back, we’re not going that way,” he said as he turned up the volume. His Mother use to say it all the time. He’s spent nearly 35-years living it.

[wcrdswritten]

[charming-celestial]

Carl Beukes as Akhos Laos ✨🖤

[archangeltwins]

[tevantarlos]

Police Partnership Bingo

Runs from July 3rd - 9th, 2024. Note: There are 15 fandoms with 25 partnerships. Rules: 1. Pick at least 5 partnerships from the card and complete a story about those partners.

2. Anyone who wants to participate is welcome. Only use the partnership pairings posted on the card. Don't just choose whatever partnership you want to write about.

3. There is no specific word count. Just have fun writing for these partnerships. 4. Please submit all your works by July 9th 11:59 PM CST, as I’m planning to close the collection to new works on Midnight CST July 10th. Thank you for your understanding. 5. I will be creating a collection ASAP on A03 for participants to add their works to. 6. All ratings: G, PG, R, NC-17, are allowed. 7. If you have any problems or questions, contact @chenfordsrollisi.

[51kas81]

NCIS: Los Angeles S8.E15 Payback (2017)

[lifewithaview]

Daniela Ruah in NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) Pushback

S1E7

An unidentified young woman dies in an execution-style shooting while making on survellaince; she had a concealed flash drive containing the encrypted results of surveillance of several people, including G; the LAPD contacts the NCIS headquarters; Director Vance tasks Callen and his team to investigate in cooperation with the LAPD. G identifies the victim as a Russian girl, a short-time neighbor (in Venice, California, near Los Angeles), the last person whom he saw before he took gunfire, six months before (at the end of "Legend II", s6e23 of NCIS). The gang learn about two other deaths and an unhappy coincidence; G talks again with a former friend from Moscow, who provides information; Nate and Hetty have a heartfelt chat; G and Kensi unexpectedly meet another of G's former friends from Moscow; after a game of hide-and-seek G and Sam cuff the bad guy. Nate tells Hetty a bit more about G's personal history; G revisits a familiar place and recalls good memories.

*Callen says he was shot May 5. That's the original air date of Legend (Part II) (2009). The second half of the NCIS episodes that introduced the characters of this series.

[stardustinthesky]

Always.

[myncisworld-2point0]

CBS was never to be trusted.

And this flood of so-called spin-offs is ridiculous.

I wouldn't be surprised, if NCIS: Los Angeles was the only and last long-running spin-off.

[densiland]

A decade. Wow. Simply unimaginable what one little personal reflection blog and a single tweet would lead to.

Remembering all the posts, replies, and experiences over the last 10 years leaves me stunned. It was a ride of forever memories and eternal appreciation. A remarkable accomplishment in TV history and a surprising chapter of my life.

[typingtess]

NCIS: Los Angeles – Series Recap

Oh, there were plenty of sailors and Marines who got themselves in trouble, who were victims of bad people or were bad people themselves and who, week in and week out, were parts of mostly interesting cases. The program examined terrorism, international entanglements, America’s ever changing relationships foreign and domestic.

The program opened with Callen the orphan and ended with Callen the family man with a father he knew, a sister and a mother whose deaths were explained, another sister with son, a wife with an Arkady.

Sam was the SEAL who wound up being a leader of men, a math whiz, a son, a father and a husband. The show’s worst move in 14-seasons by far was the death of Michelle Hanna. While far too many programs kill their female characters, Michelle Hanna was an experience CIA operative. A death in the field would be the way a CIA officer could die. Kidnapped by an enemy of Sam to make Sam miserable – Michelle went from being a bad-ass character to a plot point. Worst move. Nothing comes close.

Kensi, like Callen, came into the program alone and left with answers about her father, a relationship with her mother, a husband, a daughter and a child on the way. The character who always thought the people in her life left her, especially the men, found herself with people who always wanted to be near her.

Deeks didn’t work as a lawyer and didn’t work with the LAPD but found a professional home at NCIS and an actual home with Kensi. Hetty offered him a job in season two, made sure he got the job ten-seasons later. It took some time but Deeks won over Sam to start season five and Kensi in season six.

Eric was the first NCIS: Los Angeles voice ever heard when he was the first OSP team member to speak in the NCIS “Legend” episode. He was the tech guy who learned how to go into the field. He wasn’t comfortable with a gun but used it when needed. He got a couple of undercover assignments and succeeded. By the end, he took his vast computer knowledge and turned it into a fortune he hoped to turn into good works.

Like Deeks, Nell joined the team after the show began. She started as someone looking to impress Hetty, ended her time in the office as Hetty and finished the program looking for Hetty, In Hetty, Nell found a mentor until she realized that the people you admire are sometimes flawed people. Nell found a partner in Eric who was fine with Nell being the smartest person in every room.

Fatima and Rountree, late additions to the team, fit in perfectly. Both were looking to find their places in the world. Both had interesting life experience before joining the government – acting and sports – and neither seemed to miss what made those worlds so important to them in the past.

In Fatima, it was nice to see a person strong her in faith. Television often gives short shrift to people who practice their faith, seeing them as easy punch lines instead of people living what they believe. With Rountree, there was someone who carried a heavy responsibility as a young man, taking care of himself and his sister, and did it with love. The scenes with Jordyn were always about lifting each other up – the best part of family.

Hetty was Hetty. Linda Hunt infused so much into that character. When a great actress is given a meaty part – it is fun to watch. Some of the best acting in the show’s run was Hetty talking to the ghost of Lauren Hunter in the morgue. No yelling and screaming, no crying and shaking a fist at God. Just a conversation with one’s conscience.

About half way through season 13, I realized that about 80% of Kilbride’s dialogue could have worked as Hetty’s dialogue. That’s a compliment because as quickly as Linda Hunt made Hetty a fixture in the “NCIS Verse”, Gerald McRaney did the same. Yes, Kilbride had a few appearances before joining the program fulltime but he was perfect for running the team because the attitude was the same as Hetty’s if the delivery was a little different. And like Linda Hunt, it was great to see such “a real pro” on my show every week.

There was Dom and Renko, two rather meaningful deaths. While I have complained often that death is cheap on television (see Michelle Hanna), occasionally losing a team member is a reminder that the stakes are high. Everyone knew the red-shirted crew member going to the new planet with Kirk, Spock and Bones wasn’t coming back. When Dom was finally free, seeing him killed a few minutes later was stunning. Same with Renko, who was a part of the NCIS “Legend” episodes as well – he survived the surgery only to die of his wounds hours later.

Harley Hidoko’s death was cruel and back to the death is cheap mode. Have her walk away from Mosley after learning Mosley tortured a suspect and fired Deeks for being bother by it if there was no future planned for the character. Instead, a drug cartel cut out her tongue and set her on fire while she was a live to tell us, I guess, that drug cartels are run by bad people. Well thanks for that info – nobody ever heard of that before about drug cartels.

They dropped the ball on some storylines. Shay Mosley disappeared as did whatever investigation John Rogers was running. Deputy Director Louis Ochoa went to Washington to clear something up and never returned.

Miguel Ferrer was missed in the final seasons. He had a presence and a delivery that allowed Granger to move from the man who wanted to take down Kensi to the man Kensi wanted to walk her down the aisle.

I had a friend who had surgery with a long rehab. She was asking for episodes of shows she didn’t watch to see if she would be interested in watching the show while she recovered/rehabbed. I suggested the “Absolution”/“Deliverance” episodes from season two. It was what the program did best – action, humor, spy stuff, great episodes for all the characters and unlike the mothership that always hid the fact that the program was shot in Los Angeles, LA was a major character in the two-episodes. She found Justified instead.

So goodbye show. I still see you early mornings on USA and happy to find you there. USA has more sports now and lots of other shows to feature in their line-up. But when I had to get up a few weeks ago because the plumbing in my bathroom is shot, it was fun waiting for the plumbers watching “The Guardian”/”False Flag”/”Let Fate Decide” – and oh, they never said who killed Ellie Sims. Death remains cheap when it comes to female characters.

[chicgeekgirl89]

How to Say Goodbye

Fandom: NCIS LA

Characters: Marty Deeks, Kensi Blye, Monty

Summary: After an extremely hard day Kensi and Deeks reevaluate their careers and consider where the road ahead might lead. A post ep for S14E12 "In the Name of Honor."

A/N: Wow, hello old friends. It's been a while. In light of the recent announcement about cancellation it only felt right that I come out of retirement and give the couple who changed my writing life a little bit of a sendoff. This may not be my final Densi fic, I'm leaving the door open for the rest of the season, but if it is, I'm happy with where I've left them. Enjoy!

Also, Monty lives for as long as I write in this fandom. Does it make sense? Probably not. Do I care? No. 

Read on AO3

Kensi slides into the passenger seat and lets her head fall back against the headrest, eyes closing as her body relaxes into the leather. She’s going to be sore tomorrow. Like take two Advil before she even gets out of bed sore. 

“Hey, you okay?” Deeks asks as he gets in the driver’s side and pulls on his seatbelt.

She nods. “Yeah. Yeah I’m just tired.”

“That makes sense, you had a rough day,” Deeks says.

She snorts. “Yeah, right, that’s what it was. A ‘rough day.’”

Deeks is quiet for a moment and then he reaches over a hand, sliding it between her head and the seat, gently massaging the back of her neck. She sighs and relaxes under his touch. 

“Let’s bail on Callen,” he says softly. “He’ll understand. Let me take you home. We can order delivery, go to bed early.”

She opens her mouth to protest, to say that it’s not fair to bail on their friend, but honestly, if she closes her eyes for too long right now, she’s probably not going to open them again, so she nods and Deeks sends a text and then they’re heading for home. 

She must doze off on the drive because it seems very short tonight and when they get inside she face plants directly into their couch without even taking off her shoes. Monty shuffles over and she blindly reaches out a hand to give him a scratch behind the ears.

She hears Deeks drop their bags and then call for Monty to go outside, the back door opening and closing so he can go out and take care of business for the night. When Deeks comes back about ten minutes later he sets something down on the coffee table. Squinting one eye open she finds a glass of wine sitting in front of her face and then grunts out her thanks as she feels him reach down to gently unlace and slide off her shoes. 

Once that’s done he settles onto the far end of the couch and pulls her feet into his lap. One hand lands on her calf and squeezes gently. “Rosa is going to stay at my mom’s tonight,” he says quietly.

At that her eyes pop open and she rolls over onto her back so she can look at him. “Oh no, I wanted to see her,” she says sadly.

“I’ll bring her by in the morning before school,” he says. 

She sighs. She knows Rosa is safe and happy at Roberta’s, but she misses her daughter and after a day like this it helps to have her presence in the house. “Okay. Thanks.”

“And dinner is ordered, it will be here in forty minutes,” he says as he begins to rub her feet.

“You are the perfect husband,” she says, enjoying the way it feels as he works the arch of her right foot.

He chuckles. “I’m going to go draw you a bath okay? You can relax until the food gets here.”

He starts to get up, but she catches his hand. “Don’t go,” she says softly.

He nods and sinks back down into the couch as she sits up, crossing her legs so she can really look at him. “What’s on your mind Fern?” he asks.

“Today was close,” she says. “Really close.”

“Yeah,” he says, emotion flitting through his eyes. “It was…yeah. Really close.”

She looks down and toys with his fingers as she tries to put what she’s feeling into words. “I thought about Rosa,” she says finally. “When they took us, when they tied us up and put us in the back of that van, before they knocked us out. I thought about everything that she’s lost. And I thought about you having to tell her that one more person she loves isn’t coming home.”

Deeks blows out a breath and shakes his head. “My mind didn’t even get that far,” he admits. “I just couldn’t stop thinking about the fact that I wasn’t there. That there was absolutely nothing I could do to stop what was about to happen to you and Fatima.”

Kensi swallows. “Deeks, if Fatima hadn’t woken up, if she hadn’t been there, I don’t think I would have been able to save myself today. I don’t think I would have made it out of that car.”

Silence fills the space as they both process what she’s just said. “Okay,” Deeks says finally. “Okay, what do we do with that?”

She shrugs. “I don’t know. I just, I can’t stop thinking that this is a young person’s game. We have Fatima and Rountree now and maybe…maybe this isn’t working anymore. I’m not sure I’m willing to keep sacrificing our family for the greater good.” She leans back against the arm rest and shoves a hand through her hair. “I don’t know Deeks.”

“You don’t have to know,” he tells her because he is good and kind and would never, ever try to make a decision for her. “Not right now.”

“We’ve been saying that for years,” she tells him helplessly. “We’ve been talking about how this is going to work with our hypothetical kids for years. But Deeks, Rosa is here now and she’s ours and we have a responsibility to her and we can’t just keep talking about it like it’s something that’s going to happen in the future. We have to make a choice.”

“I know,” he says. “I know. You’re right.”

“Yeah,” she says, with a sigh. “I am.”

“What do you want to do?” he asks after a long, heavy moment.

“I’m not sure,” she says. “We’ve had offers. Maybe it’s time for me to start seriously considering some of them.”

“Time for us,” he corrects. “If you’re going, I’m going too.”

“Deeks, just because I’m ready, that doesn’t mean you have to—“

“You’re going to leave me to third wheel it with Callen and Sam all by myself? Ha! Not a chance,” he says.

She leans forward and cups the back of his head, pressing a gentle kiss to his lips. “I never thought this would be my life,” she says. “This was…this was not something I planned for. I thought I would do the agent thing, maybe move into something else after a couple years, I don’t know. But you and Rosa, you were never part of the plan.” She runs a hand through his hair. “God I’m so glad you’re part of the plan now.”

He takes her hand, kisses her palm. “You two are the only plan I want. My girls,” he says, voice thick, eyes bright. “My two perfect, beautiful, amazing, kickass girls.”

“How are we going to tell them all goodbye?” she asks, her own throat feeling tight. “Sam and Callen and everyone else. They’re our family too.”

“We’ll figure it out,” Deeks tells her. “Nell and Eric did it and look at them now. Happy as two little clams. Really rich clams. Clams with only slightly less money than Jeffy B.”

She snorts and rolls her eyes. How is that after all these years he can still make her laugh with all his ridiculousness? “I love you,” she tells him.

“I love you too.” He stands and holds out a hand. “Now come on. We’ve run out of time for a bath, but I think I can rustle up a reasonably good shower before the food gets here.”

“That is the sexiest thing you’ve ever said to me,” she says, letting him pull her up off the couch.

“How about I do you one better and tell you there’s ice cream in the freezer? And I DVR’ed the new episode of Below Deck?”

“Best. Husband. Ever.”