NCIS: LA - Matryoshka

Apologies for the late post, I had a lot of schoolwork and decided that should take priority for once...

Kirkin got kidnapped from a spa. Looks like we're back with the Russian plotline.

Callen apparently got beat up on a plane, and there may or may not be footage of it. Also, Eric is wearing a kilt. I can't tell whether that's a step up or a step down from his usual cargo shorts.

I see London, I see France...

Callen goes into a bar, and gets threatened, then decides that the best method of escape is to spit fire at the dude. FIRE. And then Sam chastises him after the fact for a lack of a heads-up, to which Callen casually delivers the line 'I think I need some chapstick. I think I burned my lip!' You can borrow one of my chapsticks, Callen, I have like 50 and I've only opened like 3. Hope you like strawberry.

Turns out the person who kidnapped Kirkin was a woman, working alone - Deeks is skeptical because he thinks not all women have the skillset of Kensi, which is hella sexist bro, I thought we were past that?! Anyways, she and him have some pretty great banter, then they all go to a shipyard where they find Kirkin and get set upon by a mysterious woman on a motorbike, who they chase down and *gasp* it's Ana!

OK she keeps flirting with Callen and it's getting super-obvious. Ugh. There are more subtle ways of conveying attraction, writers.

Eric may or may not have been going commando under his kilt. But he won't tell Nell which one.

Hetty has an exact replica car of James Dean's car. Weird. Kinda morbid.

"You know I died in that thing, right??"

They start talking about how attractive Deeks is, how he has 'soulful blue eyes'. Yes indeed...
Arkady is alive! Or was, two days ago. If he is otherwise when they find him...

*Self-five for the Princess Bride reference*

Callen decides to be all gallant and whatnot, and help Anna find Arkady. Anna's accent is STILL both not Russian and also terrible. I could do a better Russian accent than her.

Somehow, Eric LARPs and has lots of game-playing groups, but considers himself lonely. Awww, sweet little nerd. And then he refers to himself in third-person. Oh Eric.

Kirkin thinks Deeks' hair is 'glorious'. I mean, he's not wrong.

Glorious indeed.

Blah blah blah, undercover, blahhhh... Kensi and Deeks are cater-waiters again, and their little tiny bossman is kinda high-strung. But at least Deeks gets to wear a bowtie!

DAMN Callen! That is a sharp suit! Like Matthew McConaughey sharp! Navy suits with black lapels are so in. But there's a near-snafu when their faces aren't in the software for their fake IDs, so Kensi has to act like a clueless waiter and interrupt, which is hella awkward. Callen's undercover nickname is 'Cal'. Very little imagination went into that one.

Some random girl at the party is being very clingy. Callen and Anna are dancing (not terribly productive, guys). Apparently he learned ballroom dancing by osmosis. Which is impressive. But then again, most things about Callen are impressive. Deeks and Kensi take down a security guard aaaaand then Anna and Callen start making out in an upstairs hallway. Which was really awkward and REALLY OVERACTED. Good grief. I keep making that 'ugh' noise every time the two of them talk/look at each other/are in the same shot.

While they were busy doing that, Sam was doing the ACTUAL dangerous work, and then crawled out a window and stuff.

Turns out some CIA dude that everyone thought was dead was being held captive alongside Arkady, but they are only being sent in to get that guy, not Arkady. Hmm. And only Callen and Sam are being sent in to get him. SO NOT ANNA RIGHT?!!

Crap, Anna is going with them.

And it's to be continued...