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I can't believe this is justnow occurring to me but I'm betting Gamora and Nebula have decently meaty roles in Infinity Wars, simply because of the insight they can provide about Thanos.

I can't remember the details but there was a way to tell people apart. I know it was too late for Michelle but they could have gotten Tahir before he left prison. Would have made tailing him easier.

Yeah but it was specifically shown at the time to penetrate clothing and you only needed a little to be effective. That was what made it so great. Suspects could be monitored without being aware. They had a whole thing about it.

I think you've made several great points @Zahdii and I'm pretty much the same boat. The next episode is probably going to incredible as this is resolved but I' not sure I'll be able to watch (of course I'll watch, just might be through my fingers!) especially seeing Sam's grief. His family is so much a part of who he is and to lose Michelle is going to alter him in fundamental way. This might be just brutal to watch (emotionally and physically). Yeah, I would have though Sam had a safe room but I guess not. Whatever happened to that Overwatch spray from Season 2? They used it for *this specific scenario* when a terrorist was sprung from jail and they were able to track him all the way to Yemen! And again at the end of Season 4 on Janvier! I wonder seriously why Tahir wasn't dosed with it, and for that matter, why the agents and their families don't regularly wear it either. Michelle could have been found in minutes.

It's 1 year per show. Trixie entered AA at the end of season 4, which was autumn of 1960. She's nearly 2 years sober at this point.

I always liked that this show wasn't nearly as quick to kill off characters the way Mothership does. Until this episode, we'd only lost 4 over 8 seasons. Dom, Hunter, Renko and Granger. And only 1 woman. For a show that is definitely more violent (bombs, shoot outs, etc...) that's pretty impressive.

I can sort of see that. Jenny isn't know by many of them at this point and she's alive and well, just off doing her own thing. Sister Evangelina has only recently died and that wound is still fresh. It makes more sense to reference Sr. E rather than a coworker that moved on 3 years ago.

Speaking of Vance, I know they won't do it but I'd like to see him the crowd at least if Michelle's funeral is shown. He has a deep understanding of what Sam and his children will be going through. Nate should be there too.

They are pretty good as misdirection. I remember there was an episode in the 1st season that made it look like Kensi had been legit killed trying to stop a bank robbery.

What I'm interested to see the shift in team dynamics next season. The blame game aside, Sam is not going to be the same person he was. He just won't be. Not only losing his wife but having to basically watch her die and directly because of his job isn't something he's going to be able to handle and move on from. No sane person could. All these years they've been so careful. We've heard Sam talk time and again about the precautions he takes to keep his family out of the line of fire and ultimately it didn't work. Michelle is dead. And she was the one most likely to be able to defend herself. If Michelle could be taken and killed, what could happen to Aiden and Kam? So what happens next? How does Sam keep doing this job? *Does* he keep doing this job? How will he interact with his coworkers and how will that affect the team dynamic? A huge part of this show is the chemistry. Yes, people have been lost before. Dom died in the first season, they killed of Hunter in the 3rd and we've lost Granger this year. But while Sam might mourn and miss them, that is *nowhere* near losing his wife. No SEAL training is going to somehow prepare him for that.

In 1962 Sister MC *might* be given Valium or another sort of tranquilizer. Anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs are in the very far future.

Just read The Handmaidens Tale if you want a horrifying confirmation.

Yay!!! Thank you!

I'm interested! Details please!

I was thinking the same thing! That they are faking her death, to that Tahir thinks he won and gets sloppy, allowing him to be killed in the recapture attempt. But the promo also shows a scene with Michelle on the table in a morgue so I'm not sure what to think. It wouldn't be the first time something like that was done. Season 5 started with Michelle "shooting and killing" both Sam and Deeks to convince Sidarov she was truly on his side. I just keep coming back to what you said about how this changes Sam. If his job cost him his wife, there is no way he wouldn't quit. I just can't see him staying.

This is definitely a reset button. The only way this could have been reset more is one one of the Main Four had been killed. The bedrock of Sam's character will change, in ways we probably can't fathom yet. Callen has a major challenge in front of him, holding the team together overall and keeping Sam out of prison.

Unfortunately blaming Kensi and Deeks might be a logical conclusion in Sam's mind, even if in his right mind he'd never go there. Sam's family has always been his one weak spot and losing Michelle is going to put him over the edge. Like, get fired and go to prison over the edge. I'm not sure there is anybody that will be able to talk him down. If Bishop got off scot-free on Mothership when Vance works in the same building, then I don't think Nell will be facing much repercussion here. Although I'd bet money Chegwidden will at least become recurring (if not a regular) to help fill the Granger shoes next year. I think Kensi and Deeks are both going to need therapy. Knowing that they'd been in the building that morning and didn't realize Michelle was there is a tremendous burden to carry, whether or not it's deserved. And I'm on the "how could you possibly have know, this isn't your fault" train! This is going to have serious consequences for the entire team dynamic, I'm just not sure what those will be.

No, he's the same Russian bad guy. Siderovs second in command. That's how he could be used to draw Michelle out.

Oh holy crap.

That's what I was thinking. Remember, Vol 2 is taking place only a couple of months after Vol 1, even though the movies are 3 years apart. Infinity Wars will put Baby Groot and presumably Teenage Groot several years in the past.

Raj thinks that building is a dump. He said so several episodes ago. But it would make for easier storylines to put him in 3A. I fear now we'll have more Burt and while he's entertaining, he's like Kripke. We only need him for a couple episodes a season. I'm guessing the Princeton storyline was coverage in case contract negotiations didn't work out Mayim. So glad they did though. Can't imagine how they would have written out Bernie if Melissa didn't re-sign. I just adored Sheldon tonight. He was trying *so* hard and without prompting to be supportive, even though this will totally rock his world. Can you imagine the reaction from Sheldon circa season 4-5?

This was a good episode. Sheldon was so good about Amy going to Princeton. And I loved Bernie and Howard admitting they both have quirks about ending projects. $10 says Amy comes back visibly pregnant from that send off.

She did threaten seriously to fire Callen in the season 7 premire, when he went rogue.

I think it was more the 'Granger singing and having goofy nickname' that threw Callen, not Granger being competent and a bad ass.

Having read Jennifer Worth's books, I have to say Sister MJ is being portrayed as written.