#ncis: los angeles

[stardustinthesky]

That was a crazy day.

[typingtess]

There were many times she thought she'd die.  There were many times she should have died.  There were still many ways she could die.  But Dang was not going to be part of that.  In fact, Hetty'd make sure Dang was long dead before her last day.

Hetty thought Harris Keane was alive for a few years.  Some intelligence reports shifted that in the last six months – she was sure.  She wasn't going home without him.  And she was going home.  Dang could pose and play tough guy but he didn’t have the juice to kill her.  He'd be dead five minutes after she was and there was one thing men like Dang know is what the limits of their benefactors are.  That knowledge kept Dang alive for all these years.

She was sure the team was on its way.  They have a way of making a dramatic entrance and every night she expected to hear a scuffle or two with Callen and Sam walking into where she was being kept.  Hetty would never call it a cell.  

If she was moved, it would take them longer to find her but if she was moved, more people would see her.  The limited visibility she has right now is their only advantage.  Moving her would catch the attention of certain intelligence agencies.  Some with good intentions, some not so much.  Draeger had some client states lined-up, that's why Leon had her sit through those easily squashable hearings.  Another round of shopping would do the same. 

But Hetty would survive.  She always did.  She'd bring Keane home, get him settled and get him living the life he should have had.  She'd go on a real retreat – maybe a month at the Aarunya Nature Resort & Spa in Sri Lanka.  The widow of an old client back when she was doing make-up for aging actors trying to play younger swore by the place.

For now, she'd let Dang think he was winning.  As his time on the planet was likely coming to an end, she'd mock him when she needed to and let him think he had the upper hand.  Callen, Sam, Kensi, Deeks and whoever they were bringing with them would leave her enough time to make sure Dang got everything he had coming. 

NCIS: LA | 9.13 Requested by @blogger360ncislarules

[setmeatopthepyre]

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

[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.

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NCIS: Los Angeles S8.E15 Payback (2017)

[stardustinthesky]

Please make sure you come back this time, because I would hate to have to break you out of jail and live the rest of our lives on the lam. Is it crazy if I say that sounds pretty awesome right now? Just you and I, open road. Eating street tacos. Lots of ice cream, robbing banks.

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[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.

[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.

[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.

[danielhenneygoogle]

Daniel Henney as Paul Angelo in NCIS: Los Angeles

05.21 - "Three Hearts"

[silver-cleo-fanfiction]

NCIS

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Meant to be

Hiding things is never easy, hiding a marriage, a person, part of your life is a whole new layer of difficulty. When Ellie and Nick's wedding licence comes with NDA papers when she joins the NSA and he's in NCIS after they graduate from the University of Oklahoma. Things get even harder when Nick is chosen to become an undercover operative, and all Ellie gets to know is the country he is working in; it adds more secrets to their already secret relationship.