NCIS: LA - Chernoff, K.

Lots of 'previously seen on'. Lots of shooting.

Pew pew pew! 

The bad guy is in the wind, along with Anna. Turns out the guys shooting at our guys in the opener were not Karposev's men, but a hit squad sent to kill him. Fun.

'A little less conversation, a little more information please' is Hetty Lange's new Elvis parody. Catchy, eh? She won an apartment in Moscow in a poker game in 1992, because why not. Hetty's a badass.

Anna decides to pull a gun on Sam, because that seems like a good idea - also, she doesn't have a Russian accent. I don't know what kind of accent that is, but it's very faint and it's not Russian. She denies being Arkady's daughter, and has killed Karposev because he wanted to 'keep her like a pet'. Ew.

Deeks shoots a guy, saving Kensi's life, and she is less than grateful. Literally all 'Damnit, you killed him!'

Seriously, what's with this Anna chick?? Apparently she worked at one point for Chicago PD, and her accent is more French than anything... good grief.

Callen has questions about his father, and Arkady has a somehow-related history lesson about an espresso machine. The guy Arkady thinks was Callen's father was sent to the gulag but somehow escaped, and OH HEY! Now we know what he looks like! Kind of!

Callen looks just like him. 

I really hope Anna is not around for much longer. Her accent is terrible. Also the guy Deeks shot was a member of ISIS - why?! Why do all the evil plots in the world have to do with ISIS?!

There's a meeting of all the people who bought the oil, so the team needs to infiltrate it for some reason. You know stuff's getting intense when Kensi takes her hair out of her ponytail. Also Callen could get Eric in trouble with the Russians for snooping around to find out more information about Callen's father. But of course, Eric be damned! Our hero needs to find out his identity!

Sneaky Kensi steals a guy's car and 'secures' the buyers from Cameroon. Computery stuff is computery, and suddenly Kensi is taking Nell's place in explaining all the tech stuff.

Arkady doesn't sing. I'm so confused about all this running around and beating people up. It is NOT HELPFUL when you stress out Eric when he's working, guys. NOT HELPFUL. Yet again, TV criminals demonstrate how unoriginal they are by driving a black van. Anna kicks the crap out of a guy, and Arkady is shot. Damnit! I liked him! Why couldn't the damn girl have died, she of the inconsistent accent?!!

The police are approaching, Arkady tries to be a hero and distract them, and even though she supposedly hates him, Anna offers to stay with him. Hetty insists that's not a good idea, so they all leave. And in the next scene, we find out that Anna has disappeared and Arkady is still alive somehow. Callen wants to stay behind and track him down, but Hetty says no.

Hetty was married?!! In Russia?!! As a part of an undercover assignment? For some reason it's significant to her, even though the man didn't mean anything to her. Hetty found out information about the name Callen's dad took on after he escaped the gulag. Konstantine Chernoff. Hence the episode title. And he died in 2008. Poor baby Callen, he's so sad! Especially considering he was actually in Moscow for years before his father died. So he goes and stands around the cemetary, and the cafe, and a bunch of other landmarks, with Sam just watching over his shoulder. Sam waits for hours (I assume) before saying anything, which is "Let's go."

And then JUUUUST when we think the episode is over, an old man comes in and orders an espresso at the cafe. AND HE HAS A COIN!! IT'S HIM!!! Of course!!

So that's all for this season, I am so relieved they got renewed, and I can't wait to see what happens next time! Until then, toodles!

NCIS:LA - Kolcheck, A.

NCIS: LA just got renewed for Season 7!! Hooray!! Let's celebrate!

Don't give money repeatedly to friends. Life advice brought to you by Kensi and Sam. And Callen is a bad friend who doesn't return Sam's stuff. Bad Callen!

Eric is the friend who borrowed all the money?!! OMG Bad Eric!!

The dead guy found in the opening is part of the dead crew of that oil tanker related to Arkady that we discussed last time... The guy who owned the company that owned the tanker is dead, and Arkady is missing.
Wait, Callen suddenly knows who his dad is? When did this happen?? I am confuse!!

Deeks suspects incest in the case of the brother and sister who owned the tanker company. Eww. And I guess no one will ever know the answer, because now the sister's dead too!

This is getting intense. 

Eric tries to make casual chit-chat with Granger. It does not go well. Hahaha Sam and Callen are always one step ahead of Arkady. Sarcastic Callen makes an appearance - because you never know when a bazooka's going to come in handy, right?!

A guy who has 'no regard for human life' is after the oil tanker - or may already have it! Oh goody!

Thanks Leonard, you're a pal. 

Significant old coin is old! And significant! And shockingly, Hetty is tracking the whereabouts of every single employee of hers. What a gal.

Deeks thinks Kensi's cleavage is a good way to distract people. I'm sure it's distracted him plenty... Also apparently defibrillators are good weapons to threaten people with. Who knew?

Arkady really hates that interrogation room in the boatshed. Like, REALLY hates it.

Someone runs into Kensi and Deeks and he shoots (deafening her) but they get away. My dad wants to know why the team are all crack shots but never hit anything when it's convenient to the plot. Like they never shoot a tire when the bad guys are driving away. GOOD POINT DAD, VERY GOOD POINT.

I call it the Horatio Caine sharpshooter effect.
He's either a sniper or overly cautious depending on the episode. WHY HORATIO WHY?!

Arkady didn't kill anyone! Hooray! But the blonde girl, Anna, that Callen found on Arkady's phone, is in danger. And OMG the ship is in the Sahara Desert! - no, wait. It's still in LA. Uh-oh? Not exactly sure what nefarious plan would involve something like that.

Arkady was told to wait in the car - so of course he did not, On the entire giant tanker, they manage to find the ONE guy who's rigging it to explode - and is willing to be a villain and monologue the entire thing. They moved the oil. *Insert evil laughter* And Anna is Arkady's daughter, and she's been kidnapped. Aaaand it's a cliffhanger.

I HATE CLIFFHANGERS!!! 

Bones - The Big Beef at the Royal Diner

Mickey Mouse looks like the pelvic girdle. WHY DID I NOT WATCH THIS SHOW TO HELP ME STUDY FOR ANATOMY???!!!!
Also I missed out on this episode (and the Bones Bingo contest during it) because of a Jays game. Boo. (And then for the double-episode special they had on tonight, the Jays had the day off and I was like 'oh perfect' but forgot what time it started. Double boo.)

Bones just said that peri- and post-mortem fractures were going to be difficult to tell apart, which is the biggest lie ever, like seriously? How many times has she done EXACTLY that with ease?? Who wrote this??

Now we all know the word for plural pancreases. Huzzah.

This week, Aubrey continues to be cute. I think the victim is Bones-universe equivalent of Guy Fieri.

True story: this picture ^^ of Guy Fieri was once in my chemistry textbook. They were talking about the chemicals used to bleach hair, and apparently he was the most relevant example of someone with bleached hair they could find.  

OMG WOODY!!! By that I mean OMG KURT FULLER!!! He's the adorable weirdo coroner from Psych. And the jerk mayor's assistant from Ghostbusters 2. I love him. He was also in Wayne's World.

I MISS THAT SHOW SOOOO MUUUUCH!!!! *Sobs*

I love actors who are nerds about their own work. 

OK so the Royal Diner got a bad review from the dead guy, and his burgers (although how would the cook know that, the episode hadn't aired yet). And the waitress lady (who suddenly has a name, Joanne) is the blonde lady Jill Tracey who broke my heart over and over again on Scrubs. 

Oh geez Clark is back. Because even though he doesn't actually work in their department anymore, there are STILL excuses for him to pop up on a regular basis. Ugh. And it has to do with Arastoo. Nothing is wrong, apparently.

Also I was going to say, a lot of bone names rhyme with one another.
Hodgela are rich again!! Hooray! Also wasn't he also supposed to make a lot of money from that hot sauce he made with Finn last year? Whatever happened to that entrepreneurial venture?

And what the hell happened to this entrepreneurial cutie?!! 

Good guy bartender takes the keys of intoxicated patrons so they don't drive home drunk. Good for you sir. I'm sorry you got a black eye for your troubles.

Cam is a little TOO happy that the Jeffersonian didn't get all the money from Hodgins' magic rubber stuff. Clark hates when his colleagues use first names. I think he wants them to act like this:

A+ referencing job, me. 

I absolutely love Aubrey because of how excited he gets about things. It was rare when Sweets showed enthusiasm for something (see: sci fi, death metal) but Aubrey's all about life every second of every day.

Booth is buying Bones things out of guilt about lying to her. And he bought her a necklace that she gushes about how pretty it is, but all I see is a plain curved piece of metal. Am I missing something?

Ooooh Joanne slept with the victim... Awkward. And no more free refills for Booth. 

OMG BONES IS RAPPING. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS. 

And nothing rhymes with 'clavicle'. Darn. 

Catching up: Big Bang Theory

Hey everyone, first of all I want to say thanks for reading! :) I do this for fun and it's super-rewarding to have people read all the goofy things I have to say.

Secondly, due to the end of the school year, between assignments, exams, and packing up to come home, I've fallen really behind on some of my shows. I had a late class on Thursday so I couldn't actually watch BBT live, and then I just never caught up.

Catching up actually takes more time than it should, because I'm always pausing the episode to keep up to the storyline (since there are no commercials) and to be honest, a marathon of that seems kind of not fun. Since this is supposed to be a fun project, I don't want to feel like I'm stressing out over getting caught up on something I should enjoy!!

I've also been sick in bed with a stomach bug for the past few days, so now would be the perfect time to catch up on watching, but I don't think I have the energy to write about everything. So I think what I'll do is watch and then write a quick summary of my thoughts all in one catch-all post here. I'm sorry if this disappoints anyone and if you want me to go more in-depth about a particular episode, leave a comment and maybe I'll go back and write another one when I have more time.

These are the episodes I've missed:

Episode 18 - The Leftover Thermalization (Airdate: March 12th)

Sheldon knows pi to 1000 places. He is officially Weird Al's 'White and Nerdy' come to life. Howard freaks out about his mother's food defrosting (well if you didn't stand there with the FREEZER OPEN it could have stayed cold...) and I want to hug him, it's so sad...
Raj drops some 'culinary science' which is hilarious, as is Penny buying Leonard random stuff to cheer him up. Raj pronounces Thor as 'Tor'. Which is weird cos I definitely recall him being able to say it correctly in previous episodes.
Melissa Rauch gets to use her Mrs. Wolowitz voice and HOWARD FINALLY NOTICES THE SIMILARITY!!

Episode 19 - The Skywalker Incursion (Airdate: April 2nd)

Leonard and Sheldon have a philosophical discussion about 'Play that Funky Music White Boy'. Howard has a Tardis and Bernadette wants to sell it. Penny like Game of Thrones, and Sheldon invented the phrase 'lightly stabbed'. And then he runs onto Skywalker Ranch and gets tased.
This is possibly the most pathetic ping-pong game I've ever seen. Aaand Amy gets the Tardis.

Episode 20 - The Fortification Implimentation (Airdate: April 9th)

Surprise Wil Wheaton!! And OH MY GOD Howard has a half-brother!! That's so exciting!!!
Also surprise Kevin Smith! (in voice form)
Oh Wil, you little pot-stirrer you! I have a friend like that. Now Leonard and Penny are turning into Howard and Bernadette with the income imbalance.
Amy and Sheldon made a blanket fort and I'm so jealous. I miss doing that as a kid... Sheldon thinks their fort is better than Fort Knox, "Because Fort Knox doesn't have a secret physics lending library". I would like to point out that if they did, you wouldn't know!! AND OH MY GOD THEY'RE HAVING A SLEEPOVER!!!

Episode 21 - The Communication Deterioration (Airdate: April 16th)

Leonard and Raj are acknowledging their omega-male status, Howard is being childish (what else is new) and Sheldon warns Penny that his three-knock thing is addicting. But he won't give her any proper advice. Until she uses a train analogy.

Episode 22 - The Graduation Transmission (Airdate: April 23rd)

Raj bought an awesome helicopter and his father cuts him off financially. Leonard ends up wearing what is essentially a dress (too-short graduation gown).
My highschool graduation class didn't get caps. We had red robes that looked like they belonged on a gospel choir. Leonard's speech was awesome and so inspiring, and then the helicopter got a mind of its own and began going amok. Fun!

Episode 23 - The Maternal Combustion (Airdate: April 30th)

Christine Baranski is a treasure. She is the best. I'm so happy they finally got Leonard and Sheldon's mothers in the same episode. Also Penny's ring used to be a drill bit and Howard/Raj/Stuart are now Bernadette's lazy teenage children. Penny's sarcasm killed me in this episode. But wait, no Amy? What's up with that?

They did a really good job in this part of the season, keeping the situations somewhat fresh and the dialogue was definitely new, I hate when a sitcom kind of gets into a rut of predictability. Well done, writers!