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Howard *didn't* buy the minivan. He brought it home for a test drive. The decision to buy was made by both of them. I'd imagineboth Howard and Bernie are still paying student loan debt as well. And babies are expensive. Daycare in my area runs $200 a week. Health insurance $300 a month. Diapers about $12 a pack. It adds up quickly. Plus trying to save for rainy days, college and retirement.

I thought I remembered Trixie teachinghow to smoke in a previous episode. Maybe in South Africa?

Yeah I don't buy Michelle cheating on Sam or them having marriage issues for an instant. Sam values his family above all else. If there were serious issues he'd quit his job before he let anything cost him his family. And I'm wondering if that going to be this years cliffie: Sam's job put his family in danger again (Tahir or something else) and this time he resigns. Is Aunjanue Ellis returning? I know she's busy with Quantico but if another of her kids is in danger, I'd think we'd see her show up. It was awkward enough last season when Aiden's school got attacked. As far as Sabatino goes, I think he's a nicely grey character and I'd prefer to keep him that way. I know the team thinks he was part of the mole set up but they never proved his involvement one way or the other. Where is the info about the last 2 episodes posted?

The isolation actually makes sense for this story. New parents are not constantly hanging out with their friends and when they do get together, it's more likely that the friends come to them. I've actually been impressed that we're seeing the impact a child has on relationships without actually seeing the child.

So basically we're going to see Sam's head explode (for good reason)?

But most of Bernie's work takes place in a lab. She a researcher and developer in the biochem field. I don't think she can do that on a flex schedule or telecommuting.

I liked the look on Sr. GoF***Yourself's face when Patsy basically quit on the spot. See what happens when you push people? Now you're even more short-staffed.

5-0 better hope Duke never turns on them.

Great article!

Are you confirming this happens or is this your speculation? Cause this only makes sense if ECO is leaving the show.

There are some of the English Upper Crust floating around with a triple barrel surname. It's not common but it does happen. Chummy would be a Lady only if her father was a Lord (Marquess, Duke or Earl) or if she had earned an Order of the Garter or somesuch. Otherwise she was Miss F-C-B (I'm not writing the whole thing out, going to Noakes must have been a relief for her!).

Well the source material is written in Jacks voice and from his point of view. It follows the movie would do the same.

All the freaking time @Humbugged! TJ Ramini had a multi season recurring guest role on mothership, before turning up here as someone completely different. I get that casting wants the best talent available but I wish they'd pay more attention to continuity.

And the Mothership proved, It.Gets.Old!

Apparently the actual NCIS doesn't habe any policies against it. At least last time I checked.

I like the Kensi and Deeks thing. It's nice to see a show move past the will-they, won't -they thing. And I'm fine with no contrived drama. This isn't high school. These are functioning, responsible adults and I'm delighted they act like it.

This one was pretty funny! I like that our guys were able to work well with marshals. It's a nice a subtle nod to the fact they *usually* get along with the other federal agencies. I also like the small references that while Kensi is back at work, her recovery is still an on-going process. She's still struggling to sleep, to the point that getting a a *good* night's sleep is something to comment on. She apparently hasn't seen her girl gang (my term, I'm not typing out all those names each time) in awhile either, as they apparently don't live close. Even suggesting they go do something over the weekend seemed to catch Deeks off-guard which to me implies she's been sticking pretty close to home for months now. Small things but I feel they were good references to her still being somewhere in the recovery process. Going back to work *doesn't* automatically mean everything is fine and the way it used to be. Hetty was right: it's been a crappy year and they are finally coming out the other side. Of course, this means things will get blown to hell again soon. Season finale is looming!

Well I did make it clear that those were only *my* personal thought son the issue.

Nell is short. She is not overweight by any stretch of the imagination. Quite frankly she has a bigger rack than Kensi or Anna and her clothes do make that apparent. She is dressed quite nicely and flatteringly. We frequently see her in nicely cut dresses with a light cardigan. That is hardly "baggy layers."

Not sure where that size 0 remark came from. One of the things I appreciate about this show is that multiple female leads have all been developed into distinct and complex characters that are good at what they do and kick ass when they need too and yet all distinct from each other. Nell has her own style and I think it's quite cute and attractive. And frankly I'm glad to see women in law enforcement on my screen that aren't running around in 4-inch heels and low cut blouses.

Pregnancy would be crazy, because they just got done covering up DR's maternity leave. If Kensi's going to get pregnant 1 season later, they might as well have just written the dang thing in in the first place!

The urgency of the circumstances regarding Boyle's death haven't really been spelled out. I tend to believe that Deeks shot because Tiffany's life was in imminent danger, as in Boyle was in the process of beating her to death when Deeks took the shot. I say this because A) Tiffany was a witness to the shooting and B) the Deeks we know is not a cold blooded killer. The only times we've seen him lose it and cross the line was when Kensi was in danger. While he certainly wouldn't want Tiffany to be harmed, I can't see him hunting down Boyle and executing him unless Boyle had a gun (metaphorical or otherwise) to someone's head. Along with that, I think Deeks would technically be legally in the clear but that would be predicated on a fair trial and unbiased investigators. At the time he shot Boyle, Deeks has been seeing very dirty cops running rampant and unchecked in the LAPD for who-knows-how-long. He caught a lot of blow-back when he did the right thing and reported Boyle. He probably covered the death up because he thought he'd never be believed. And now it's far too late to back pedal.

Yay! I wonder what the life changers are for Sam and Kensi/Deeks?

You can't compare Sheldon to Raj. It was never outright stated that Sheldon was asexual. His issues seemed to be focused on germs and having better things to do. Meeting Amy caused him to re-evaluate. Raj, on the other hand, has been explicitly stated as straight multiple times over the years.

I really want to see the full panel but can't find it. Anyone else have better luck?