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...

NCIS: LA - Come Back

Oh my god! So remember how Kensi had that fiance who turned out to be a bad guy?? Well my roommates and I have been watching Scandal lately, and the guy who played her fiance was a double-crossing male hooker. Why does he always play sketchy dudes??

KENSI AND DEEKS ARE MOVING IN TOGETHER!!! YAAAY! Eric is excited for them and it's adorable.

Hetty owns a building where something sketchy happened, and then she sends Kensi and Deeks off cryptically to be on protection detail for someone - DUN DUNNN IT'S JACK, HER EX-FIANCE!!

Hi. Remember me?

Sam and Callen start bantering about something that Sam was writing on his computer that Callen accidentally read over his shoulder. They track down a car belonging to a Mabel Perkins, it's at a chop shop, and suddenly Callen and Sam are outnumbered by some thugs (also a squirmy little evil guy with an electric drill) but they make short work of them.

Jack had been acting as a guide for a dude named Riggs who was documenting historical sites and artifacts, but then working with some sketchy people who were probably planning to steal it. Jack alerted Hetty, and then someone tried to kill him. Hence the protective detail.

Nell used to have the nickname of Indiana Jones (how adorable is that) and then Eric mentions her needing a whip and she gets a little TOO excited about that.

I've got a costume idea for Nell's next Halloween...

Also she may or may not have spent a summer following a band around. I love it when the nerds get some character development!

Jack's married and Kensi does a terrible job of acting like she's fine with it. Granger shows up at the safe house unannounced and that's how you get shot, bro.

Replace 'ants' with ' getting shot' and yeah, basically. 

Callen and Sam show up at the motel where the shooter's car came from, and the guy at the desk lies to them, runs away, shoots at them and then gets shot by them... Because... I dunno. I'm lost.

There was a text on the dead guy's phone from someone called Geb (not Jeb) Callen asks 'as in Bush?' But no, that one's name would be pronounced Jeb-exclamation-point. John Oliver has taught me well. 

Something-something undercover meeting with the Riggs guy, yadda yadda I'm too tired for this stuff... Riggs and a shady Egyptian dude show up at the meeting point, call Sam on a phone, spy on him, and then speed away? What the hell was the point of that... 

Jack doesn't know what Netflix is. Because he's literally been living in a cave, remember? Poor guy... Life without Netflix *shudders*

For real Granger, announce yourself before knocking!! You should know better than that! 

Also Riggs is dead. Oopsie.

They think Jack might have betrayed everyone and told the bad guys where he was to save his family. And now he's getting all reminisce-y with Kensi. And then people start shooting at them, cos he's a dumb-dumb double-crosser and put her in danger. BTW that actor's name is Matthew Del Negro and he REALLY plays a type. The bad guy stands over Kensi waving a gun, Jack says 'no kill me instead' and then they all kind of stand around waiting for the backup to arrive just in time. 

Also it turns out Jack's brave would-be sacrifice was all for nothing, because Hetty placed his family under protection as soon as it appeared he was in danger. Sheesh. 

This woman thinks of everything. 

And then she gives Kensi a hug and makes her feel better. Awwe.

Deeks said 'Granger Danger' hahahaha I love it. And Jack approves of Deeks, which is a stupidly symbolic gesture cos I don't think it really mattered if he liked Deeks or not... Since, you know, Kensi's an adult and all...

And she ended the episode by saying 'always' and I JUST watched the last Harry Potter movie on Friday and Alan Rickman is dead and AGHHH now I'm reliving it Kensi why would you remind me of something so painful?!!?!?!!