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  1. While I'm sure being pregnant and in a wheelchair doesn't automatically mean the mom-to-be is now a delicate glass flower for the next nine months, does it make her higher risk? Are their potential complications that wouldn't have been a factor otherwise?

  2. 24 minutes ago, MadyGirl1987 said:

    That seems kind of exploitive... What do they do? Go to parents whose kid is just out of NICU and say "we want to use your baby on our show?" I doubt many parents would not say no even if they were uncomfortable with it because the care of a premature baby is costly.

    Call the Midwife needs newborns all the time. They have notices up in OB/GYN offices for mom's that deliver (full term and healthy, they don't work with preemies) during the shoot dates and are interesting in letting their babies appear. Mom is on set the whole time, with very limited camera time for the baby and a fully trained nurse-midwife just out of camera range.

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  3. No. Unless they used a doll, there is no way to realistically show a premature baby. They are just too tiny to be on set. I'm fine with handwaving the baby's size.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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. 

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  7. 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.

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  8. 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.

  9. 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.

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  10. 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. 

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  11. 36 minutes ago, attica said:

    There are enormous social benefits that accrue to women who enforce patriarchal dictates.

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

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  12. 53 minutes ago, mtmjr said:

    Okay, so I'm just gonna throw this out there. Does anyone think that there's any possibility that the ending of "Uncaged" was not exactly what it appeared to be?

    In other words, is there any chance that Michelle is not actually dead? I can't decide if it's just wishful thinking on my part, or if there's any basis in the episode to think it. I mean, we cut from Kensi and Deeks finding her to Sam reaching the scene, and theoretically undercover spy stuff could have happened in between. 

    Maybe I'm just grasping at straws because I don't like the idea of the tonal shift in the show that I think could result from Sam becoming a bitter, grieving, guilt-ridden widower, who lost his wife as a direct result of his work for NCIS.

    Anyone else have any thoughts?

    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.

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  13. 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.

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  14. 19 minutes ago, betsyboo said:

    I'm still reeling. I hope it doesn't go so dark that grieving Sam turns on Deeks and blames him for not getting to her sooner. (I'm reaching, I know, but since we're supposed to expect this reset - I'm throwing it out there.) Sam finally came to trust him after the Sidarov kidnap = I just hope Sam remembers that. Kensi is going to need some SERIOUS therapy. I hope they show real repercussions for Nell (ahem, unlike <someone, mumble Bishop, mumble> on the mothership). BRING BACK NATE. They all need a session or two.

    If this doesn't bring Vance to LA, then we might as well put Chegwidden in charge.

    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.

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  15. 5 minutes ago, MostlyC said:

    The actor who played the Russian Bad guy....didn't he play a DIFFERENT russian bad guy back end of season 4/premiere of season 5?  

    I don't object to the casting (because it's been 3+ seasons), but is he?  I am curious.

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

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