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NCIS Los Angeles ‘Citadel’ Picture Review by Mogorva

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She’s back! Fun on the horizon! Wait, she has a gun in interrogation. What could that mean…? #rhetoricalquestion

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Today’s first shootout, right on schedule.

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She must have had a 6th sense to take that gun with her… I admit, she looks badass with that thing.

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He’s planning to take over the homeless act from Deeks or somebody just stole his razor and murdered his hairdresser?

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Romantic dinner for two? Nice.

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I’m sorry what? Propose?

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Eric to the rescue! With one whistle put the lid back on the can of worms – as usual.

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What kind of plumber can’t do his job on time? I know, all of them. But why call the owner every 5 minutes?

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What, DEA wasn’t hacked? Just simple misuse of user rights? That’s a first.

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What the…? They parted with a BFF hug last time (or I was drunk or high on something strong…), why so cold now?

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„Never thought I’d say that again.” „Makes two of us.” Make that three. Flirting again? And she has a partner for 15 years? The writers were drunk or didn’t remember „Fish out of the Water?”

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So much from the safety of the safe house. What are those walls made of? Paper? Because it’s not brick that’s for sure.

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Sooooo, the „mysterious” Callen isn’t so mysterious afterall. Wait, did those 2 geeks hacked one of the most secure firms in a matter of minutes? Supergeeks with timecontrol or what? Of course Mr. Perfect Sam never failed a test.

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Back to bleeding Talia out? I must have watched another show a year ago to see these two hugging… And what the hell is Deeks hiding? Talia’s right, he is an idiot sometimes.

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Oh come on… Daddy issues again?

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Failed, yet passed. In exchange for favors to be called in later. That was easy…

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Guy already gave up half of the informations. Wow. that is effective…

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That’s an easy interrogation. Guy cracked in 2 minutes and gives up everything? And he’s supposed to be smart?

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So, the foot-fetish payed off. Nice hiding place.

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Nobody will stop coming after the other? Is that some kind of chicken game?

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New undercover pairing? Looks fun.

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„More being, less doing.” These two are always good in these little moments. More of these, please!

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„Becasue we’re in love.” I certainly am.

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Winding up the detective or the princess with the sniper rifle?

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Whoops.

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Someone’s day is about to get a whole lot worse… and short.

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So, the stormtroopers are down. Really? Running out in the open, no cover? Every enemy is that stupid or our heroes are so lucky?

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Is that the first time Hetty appeared today? Really? Did she do _everything_ in the world including inventing the HL7 test?

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That is one proper thank you. Who doesn’t want to be on the receiving end of that?

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„I expect you to use that.” Me too.

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Surprise! Teenage girl anxiety?

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Everybody likes Kensi. Besides, if you look that good, you don’t need to know how to cook :).

NCIS Los Angeles ‘Defectors’ Picture Review by Mogorva

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What was that all about? Serously? Stealing gas? That’s all? No guns, no bombs, no death?

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Oh, OK, dead guy of the week confirmed, phew. Nice touch with the car accident.

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Oooh, look… a message! And a CLUE to the investigators

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That is a so lady-like way to peel the orange… What is Callen focusing on?

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Is that a hint? „You are way beyond self-help.” Oh, nice jab. So, Callen does have humour?

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Nice joke from Deeks. Didn’t see that one coming. Why is Callen and Joelle’s relationship always coming up in a way like it’s not all pink and fluffy anymore?

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„That inspires happiness.” Yep, I second that.

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Ohh, bad guy of the week. Mugshot is a little sketchy. A terrorist holding a gun gangsta style? WTF?

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So, Granger is calling the shots again. Where is Hetty?

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I’m sorry, wife? More like daughter. How old is she? 14?

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What is an accountant doing with 3 cell phones? Juggling, what else, Sherlock.

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The birthday present is even nastier than the book. So, the ice cream licks back…

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The recruiter is here! Is that good news or bad news?

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14 mins until the first appearance. Is it just me, or Hetty is pretty much lurking in the dark and does not appear a lot in this season?

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That was easy… Still no flying bullets. And we’re 15 mins into the ep.

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So, _it was_ too easy. Now this whole thing turns into an abduction? #rhetoricalquestion

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What. The. Hell? How can she speak so much so fast?

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„They’re coming for our children”. Makes sense. At least two birds with one stone. Maybe even more.

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Who could possibly be the one to infiltrate a modeling agency? Enthusiastic volunteering.

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„Sam, you up for it?” #snort

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„Subtle” tailing. As usual.

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„Life in solitary.” „I’ll tell you everything.” Is it really that easy or am I just being the only who’s sensing a pattern?

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Is that blinder and trashcan supposed to be some kind of camouflage? Really? Or the bad guys are all blind dorks?

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Busted. But in this case, that looks like a swing and miss.

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„I know what looks good on me.” That may be, but this isn’t the best example to prove that.

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Ouch.

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Do I want to know, how and where she hid that gun during the photoshooting?

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One religious zombie, at your service.

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And the bullets start flying around, right on schedule. That’s a lot of lead in a minute…

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Surprise! (Not). But at least it’s a happy end.

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What the…? Hetty’s reference about not knowing even the closest ones to ourselves coming to life?

NCIS Los Angeles ‘The Long Goodbye’ – Review by A Virtual Scrawl

New pairings

The atrocious terror attacks in Paris on Friday meant the scheduled episode of NCISLA (“Defectors” – teenage girls recruited by ISIS), was withheld.  The teasers had shown Deeks being arrested by LAPD, which led into the following episode “Internal Affairs”, and the re-jigging means both episodes have been pushed back by a week.  Instead is “The Long Goodbye”, written by Dave Kalstein and originally scheduled to air after Internal Affairs at the start of December.  The beauty of NCISLA being a procedural is there is a mixture of standalone episodes, two-parters, and those which contribute to an overall season arc.  “The Long Goodbye” can be viewed on its own, but may well contribute to the Sam-centric finale (as teased by Shane Brennan).

This episode is reminiscent of one of Kalstein’s early season one episodes, “Past Lives”.  Both deal with the aftermath of long term undercover operations.  Past Lives dealt with Callen sleeping with (using or falling for?) the sister of one of his marks, to the extent that her four year old child may have been his.  Callen felt guilt and confusion around the web of lies he spun, questioning which truth he should reveal, if any.  This time, Kalstein has revisited Sam and Jada, a character the audience was briefly reminded of earlier in season seven (Driving Miss Diaz).

Four years ago when Sam was undercover in Sudan with war criminal Tahir Khaled, he convinced Tahir’s sister Jada to fall in love with him.  Sam’s cover was blown but he escaped with Jada back to the States, where he destroyed her hopes and dreams;  she would have to testify against her brother and enter witness protection or be sent back to Sudan, where her brother would kill her.  Either way, she would never see Sam again.

Read the whole review on avirtualscrawl.wordpress.com and leave a comment if you like…

NCIS Los Angeles ‘The Long Goodbye’ Picture Review by Morgova

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That looks like a perfect setting for a „surprise” ambush.

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So, the heat just went up in the cold open.

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Whooops.

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What, the coffe is cold? PSB shoud have been thrown behind bars for this… Nice little chat between Callen and Deeks too. Maybe a little more partner swap?

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Let the search begin… Is it just me, or is every Alphabet agency always hacked?

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Not everyone is thrilled to meet with Talia… (Continuity fits with the last episode featuring Talia, wow, that’s a new one)

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So, up to an emotionally involved man, how uncomfortable he makes the prisoner? Choice of the year…

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Guy speaks a lot of thruth, but not the least sympathetic.

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Why is he smiling with a bullet hole in his thigh?

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Ooomphf. Hello there. That’s a view I could get used to…

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„I’m social.”. And I’m the pope.

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Our marshal is dirty. Surprise.

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That’s what he’s working on at a party like that? Guy clearly has no time to let loose.

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Girls:Thugs 1:0.

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That seems very uncomfortable. And a little too easy, no?

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Surprise again. What are these two doing?

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There’s the big dilemma.

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Deeks plays the idiot again, prompting the girls to bond over PSBs? Wow. Wait, next time Talia comes around will be a headbutt or a bleeding out, to keep the pattern?

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„Don’t worry about me”. Famous last words, chapter 1.

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He’s not Alex Molina. Than who could it be? #rhetoricalquestion

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Surprise! (Not). Meet Alex Molina. Question. By telling what will happen to Jada, who tortures who?

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There she goes.

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Whoops. Scared?

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What is happening here? Talia hitting on Callen? Wow. Girl’s blow-off-the-steam-night? Cool. Deeks whining at the end again. why make him always such a moron?

NCIS Los Angeles ‘Blame It On Rio’ Picture Review by Mogorva

Hi everyone!

A few words in advance. In the last 2+ years we took sindee’s picture reviews for granted (at least I did). They were always funny, catched every important moment of the episodes and made the talking about the episodes so much colorful. But it looks like, sometimes life gets in the way of making those reviews, and I sorely missed them. So, long story short, after a long self-debate and a final push from sindee, I decided to fill in the gap, at least until our favorite no1 fan catches up with the show.

What you can expect from me: well, a picture review, spiked with snarky, sarcastic, ironic, emotional – as it comes in the specific episode/scene – comments and maybe some scratchy humor. Polcor reviews aren’t guaranteed but I’ll try. Also expect some grammar mistakes and typos, since english isn’t my native tongue.

What you can’t expect from me: sindee’s reviews. I think that’s obvious, they’re sindee’s not mine. I’m not planning a takeover, just jumping in, let’s see where all this leads.

Also, constructive criticism is very welcome, that’s my first attempt at writing anything.

Now that all of this is out of the way, here comes the review.

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Our dead guys of the week? What, no shooting or blowing up the plane?

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Who the hell is this guy? Very stoic for someone in handcuffs and travelling instead of a prisoner.

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I wanna play „Whack-a-Beale” too. 😀 Why is it always the geek that gets a little other type of exercise than expected?

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Sparring and relationship talks? More Sam and Kensi please!

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Deeks crossdressing in a jumpsuit impersonating Uma Thurman? Or is he playing the idiot (some kind of tard) again? #rhetoricalquestion

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Well, hello there. Does he need a secret password? And how did he know, where to go? Google maps rulz?

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A most fetching wench. Is that the new work attire so early morning, or is it just for Eric?

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Meeting with the West Coast Avengers. They really look like a bunch of vigilantes in these outfits.

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Look, who’s here. Batman couldn’t make it, so Robin appears as the vigilante leader.

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That’s a lot of aliases.

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So, the theory is blurry and the colors faded, but we got the idea.

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Did he lick the live wire in the toilet? That’s one hell of a hair…

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What’s the boatshed? Isn’t it obvious?

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Don’t look her in the eye. Didn’t you hear the advice? The Gorgon stare will turn you into a rock. Or a babbling little boy…

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He’s the bad cop, allright. Or at least the angry one.

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Whaaat, a whole decade without botox? I’ll tell you everything!

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And the flirting begins. Poor baby Deeks is already fuming from the overflowing jealousy. How long did that take? 5 minutes?

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„Define weird.” That conversation about men in thights and furry conventions would definitely be a good definition.

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That’s all fur now. #snort I’m starting to like Granger.

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Unpleasant memories about fighting midgets? So that’s why he’s so afraid of Hetty…

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Someone’s still jealous… (Who wouldn’t be with a girlfriend looking like that?)

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That’s clearly a Razzie Awards winner criminal.

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Oh, here’s the long overdue shootout, and the hero rides in to save the day. Well, at least his ladybird.

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You’ve got to be kidding me. And the geeksquad is right on track.

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The ’ship talk.

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WTF? Are you kidding me?

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You just killed me. lol

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Godzilla.

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Ooooh, McGyver CO2 bomb.

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Bad guys dead or apprehended, day saved (and someone peed).

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You have one new message.