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The Watchers (3×12) review by @mokibobolink for @daemonstv


In this episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, called “The Watchers”, we meet a new foe for the team. No it’s not a terrorist coming to strike fear into the citizens of LA, or a deadly serial killer. It’s a brand new assistant director bent on knocking Hetty from her place as the leader of the team.

I’m a big fan of Miguel Ferrer so I have to admit that I found most of his antics in the beginning pretty damn funny. I figured that he was just on for a single episode to mix things up, raise a threat about Hetty’s possible departure and then move on. I mean we’ve already had a new director come and take her place temporarily before, I wasn’t about to believe that she was leaving this time.

But about halfway through, I saw how serious Granger was and suddenly he wasn’t (quite) as funny any more. He’s really got it out for Hetty, but I loved how she and the team never backed down from him. I have no doubt they will get the best of this guy and I’m curious to find out what his end game is and why he set his sights on Hetty and her team.

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The Watchers (3×12) review by @phillydi


I don’t know about you, but it’s feels like forever since we watched a new episode of our favorite show, NCIS Los Angeles! Good to see the return of the second half of the 3rd season with The Watchers. Written by executive producer (and staff writer since 1999), R. Scott Gemmill is joined by veteran NCISLA director Tony Warmby on this show. Both have written and directed some of my favorite episodes, so I was really looking forward to this behind the camera pairing. This time we are also introduced to a new character to the team (since Lauren Hunter) in NCIS Assistant Director, Owen Granger.
We had an inkling that a new Assistant Director may be on the horizon when Hetty alluded to Director Vance questioning her ability to lead the team in a previous episode. Jeez, Hetty has had a tough year so far and it only continues as Owen Granger, played by Miguel Ferrer, is coming down pretty hard on the Operations Manager. Granger’s test of the home team at the boathouse is fun to watch including Hetty who is not a happy camper at Granger’s intrusion or lack of trust for her or her team. I found it interesting how the team gathered protectively around Hetty again just like they did against Hunter. (Hetty has more skill, wisdom than any of us can hope for…Had you been a real enemy Hetty would have had your head on a stick before we got here.) Once again, it looks like the new guy is trying to put a wedge between the team just like Hunter. Don’t they know Granger, this team can’t be broken? But it looks like he’s going to continue be a thorn in their side for awhile. But wasn’t Hetty just peachy at the end when she treated her team on Granger’s dime? Looks like Callen is worried again and so should he be. Will the old guard really be changing? I think the team needs a protagonist like Granger; it makes for fun TV and a way to keep the team moving forward. I’m looking forward to seeing how many ways the man is going to get on their last nerve.
I know that whenever we get to see Nell or Eric outside of Ops and undercover it’s going to be a fun episode and we weren’t disappointed tonight. Nell is called to duty this time when she replaces a dead Department of Defense worker. Eric is adorable when trying to find out more about Nell’s professional background and IQ. I may have to add a Nell/Eric watch with all the banter flying back and forth between the two of them. (I’ll show you mine if you show me yours!) They are such a perfect team together. Got to love Eric’s jealousy when faced with some competition and although she seems annoyed, deep down inside Nell’s got to love it. Had to giggle a little when Granger ordered Eric to stop by wardrobe to pick up big boy pants and the Twilight kid crack was hysterical. You got to admit, the man has a sense of humor whether you like him or not.

So Eric gets my vote for the most amusing performance of the night. I think Mr. Gammell is definitely a Mr. Beale fan! Nice going Barrett!

Best Line of the Show:
Deeks: Looks like I’m going inside. If I’m not back in 10 minutes it’s because I’m in trouble or getting a bikini wax.
Kensi: Welcome to my world. (To Sam and Callen)

Highlight of the Show:
Hetty in that ninja outfit and uttering the line: That was your first mistake…was priceless. Wouldn’t want to meet that ninja lady in a dark alley!

Deeks’ Moments:
• The Banana Republic shirt is back! Yeah!
• You think it’s too late to get my old job back?
• Nothing sells romance like the plague.
• Is Deeks trying to auditioning for a remake of the Monkees with that wool hat? Love it! Nobody does homeless better!
• Just for the record, that’s called a side view mirror (Oooh, that was mean Deeks, lol!!)
• Kensi: Deeks, you ok?
Deeks: I think I might have gone a little too method. I might have shook something loose. (The look on Sam’s face!)
• Kensi: Anybody want to trade partners?
Deeks: You’re not getting this anywheres else mama….

Densi Watch:
• Ooh, Deeks looked jealous when he noticed Kensi’s button on her shirt was still open….
• Even the Assistant Director wants to know what Kensi was doing in Hawaii. Maybe he and Deeks can meet for coffee to share notes?
• Deeks asking about Kensi’s father and wanting to help her with her quest to find out more about his death. Nice surprise there…looks like we are getting a glimpse into a future show.

Great writing and some nice method acting by ECO! So what did you think….what were your favorite moments?

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The Debt (3×10) review by @mokibobolink for @daemonstv


Oh boy, what a wild and wooly ride this episode took me on tonight. Here I was expecting an emotional episode akin to NCIS’s ‘Probie’ with Deeks killing an innocent man and dealing with the ramifications of his actions. But instead we get a huge twist in the middle when we discover the whole thing is a ruse to find a mole in the LAPD. The fact that they didn’t let Kensi in on it was perfect because I, like the bad guys, saw her reactions and believed it was all real.

Speaking of Kensi, can we talk for a second about the tension that was flying between her and Deeks in this one? Again here’s where having Kensi in the dark worked against me. I, like Kensi, saw Deeks’ stumbling attempt at a goodbye as something more than it was. In the end, when he explained how he saw Kensi (as just his “partner”), I really felt for her. I have been in her shoes (heck, I’m sure a lot of people have) and it sucks to realize that the things you thought meant one thing, actually meant something else. Though as much as I was kinda rooting for them, a part of me is okay with it ending like this for now. I’m perfectly happy to see them flirt for a while without it going anywhere.

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Lone Wolf (3×06) review by @mokibobolink for @daemonstv


Tonight the team is after a killer after a woman is brutally executed in the middle of the street. Their search lands them close to home when they end up after a man who is an old friend of Hetty’s.

This sends Hetty undercover to get more info on the man, which ultimately leads to them discovering his guilt. But Hetty decides to repay Basser the favor of saving her life once and gives him the chance to take his own life and avoid prison. And while I understand Hetty’s action on a logical level, and indeed why Basser decided to do what he did, that ending left me feeling less than comfortable.

Luckily the overall feel of the episode wasn’t maudlin at all, with everyone on the team doing what they normally do to make a fun episode. Sam and Callen argue like an old married couple, Deeks and Kensi flirt and tease each other to hilarious results, Eric and Nell do their computer magic and Hetty is super cool. Funny how all that can erase any little bit of ickiness I felt over Basser’s end.

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Sacrifice (3×05) review by @mokibobolink for @daemonstv

In this episode the team has to work with a Mexican police officer and the sparks really fly when she and Deeks seem to have a little something going on between them. No, I’m not talking about the sparks between him and Ava, I’m talking about the ones that were shooting from Kensi’s eyes when she saw them together.

Now maybe it’s because I really love Kensi and I tend to always be on her side, but I honestly didn’t see that much of a connection between Deeks and Ava. She was cool and all, but there is so much more going on between him and Kensi. Usually I’m totally against main characters hooking up and I still don’t know if I really want these two to actually get together, but boy am I enjoying the flirtations along the way. Their chemistry is perfect together – as partners, friends, etc. I can’t blame Kensi at all for being jealous, because I get a wee bit jealous myself whenever anyone gets in the middle of that, too.

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