NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Episode 17 Review: Maybe Today

This is hoping this was merely a pause earlier than the dash to the end.

In any other case, what precisely was the aim of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Episode 17? It didn’t advance any ongoing storyline.

With solely a handful of episodes left till the sequence’ conclusion, you’ll have anticipated extra developments to occur.

There have been a few glances at ongoing storylines, neither memorable.

First, Callen (and supposedly Anna) felt compelled to arrange Sam with a plus-one for his or her marriage ceremony.

It is troublesome to say why they thought this was a good suggestion. Sam would not have put up with this below every other circumstances. So it is a thriller why Callen determined to aim this now.

If nothing else, this could function the official demise knell to Sam’s relationship with Catherine, until that is occurred in passing already.

Sam discovered the right strategy to short-circuit this effort, requiring an costly meal to satisfy the plus-one candidates.

Even much less memorable was the most recent entry on the Kensi-and-Deeks-as-parents journey.

The present debate was over which extracurricular exercise could be secure for Rosa to undertake.

The lady escaped from a war-torn nation. So any faculty exercise she might choose to take part in now would appear tame compared.

However, in each circumstances, there was a banter quota to satisfy, I suppose, regardless of if it matches into the somber ambiance of the episode.

The lesser of the 2 storylines on this episode (which is saying one thing) was Kilbride’s much-ballyhooed go to to his estranged, addict son, Alex. It was hardly the hoped-for payoff.

Let’s recap these handfuls of scenes: Awkward reunion, re-airing of previous grievances, Alex kicking out Kilbride, Kilbride returning to lastly battle for his son, and the 2 of them beginning to discuss once more.

Their assembly went exactly as might be anticipated. Alex was elusive and defensive. Kilbride proved even worse with feelings in his private life than on the workplace.

Everybody watching wished that mom/ex-wife Elizabeth was there to referee since she set all this in movement.

The purpose was that they have been taking step one in mending their relationship. And with a number of episodes remaining, that’s going to be that.

Lastly, the workforce tackled a chilly case, even after Kensi stated with disdain that they do not do chilly circumstances. Why not? Are they too good for that?

They have been requested to work with the NCIS Chilly Case Murder Unit. And, since that they had nothing else to do however banter about their private lives, they did so.

Sometimes, when a brand new NCIS workforce is launched, it is a signal of a possible backdoor pilot for a spin-off. Take into consideration how NCIS: New Orleans and even NCIS: Los Angeles itself got here alongside.

Now, with NCIS: Los Angeles concluding after 14 seasons, there’s a gap within the franchise.

Nonetheless, the brand new squad members usually get launched through the backdoor pilot in order that viewers can decide in the event that they just like the characters.

It appears unlikely that this cold-case unit was getting the backdoor-pilot therapy, as just one character was launched.

Granted, Daisy Van Sant was a memorable character. She was certain of herself and her talents and would not take crap from anyone, particularly a pair of cold-case virgins in Sam and Callen.

However she did not seem to have a workforce. Therefore, the OSP being referred to as in to deal with the legwork for her.

So we principally obtained a typical episode with an pleasing visitor character, not the beginning of a legacy sequence. Except that is the place Sam or Callen find yourself down the street. Then this episode makes extra sense.

Nonetheless, it lacked the texture of the well-written Chilly Case, which ran for seven seasons on CBS. Perhaps it was the dearth of an era-specific soundtrack.

The excellent news was that the workforce was working once more with none interference from a management determine with Kilbride out of city. As they too usually have been since Hetty went MIA.

Additionally, it was the large 4 out within the discipline of their standard pairings, with Fatima and Rountree caught in Ops, trying to make sense of Daisy’s vintage recordkeeping system. It was a hoot to see Fatima use Kilbride’s pickup in order that she had a tape deck to play the interview cassettes.

The episode did an admirable job of bringing the sufferer, Britney, again to life. New dad and mom Kensi and Deeks obtained extra invested as Britney’s mom, Carmen, recalled all her daughter’s good qualities. Her ex-roommate Jen equipped a motive for the homicide.

It additionally turned evident that somebody within the Baker household was chargeable for Britney’s demise. At first, the overly protecting spouse appeared a possible candidate, however as an alternative, it was the cordial father, Jack, who was defending his son’s Navy profession.

It was a missed alternative that the army’s misogynistic dealing with of sexual-harassment circumstances was barely examined.

As an alternative, it considered Britney’s case as a symptom of a bygone period, not the continued drawback that is still right now. It might have been a press release, not only a barely talked about a part of a plot.

To revisit Kensi and Deeks’ journey as dad and mom, watch NCIS: Los Angeles on-line.

How did you want Daisy Van Sant?

Would you watch a sequence concerning the NCIS Chilly Case Murder Unit?

What did you consider the payoff of the Kilbride-Alex storyline?

Remark beneath.

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