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I was sure Maggie was going to escape. Tennant has mummy issues and Maggie's the perfect foil for that. No way TPTB would let go of the character after only two seasons. Of course she'll die one day saving Tennant's life. Probably around the time Tennant's bio mom resurfaces. They were really stretching Tennant's Wolverine healing powers here - but it's that restorative Hawaiian air again. Sam Hannah is going to be recurring guest character. That sounds intriguing even if his deus ex machina act in this episode made zero sense. Gotta admit: the tiny exchange between Whistler and Lucy in the hall was cute. Watsonian reason: because Tennant and Maggie were convinced that Adrian would not fall for the trap. Doylean reason: the writers wanted the final stand-off between the three characters who had been involved in the plot from the beginning. It made for better drama - well kinda.

Yeah, I was also confused by that and wondered if I missed something or if something ended on the cutting room floor. If the letter was not by Hetty then doing a voiceover with Linda Hunt's voice (or someone sounding like her) is a real weird move.

Not the news I was expecting to see when googling 'Ahsoka' at random 😔 https://www.ign.com/articles/ray-stevenson-actor-in-rrr-thor-and-ahsoka-dies-at-58

I'm glad there were no last-minute wedding derailments and that they played it straight. Some great looks by all the ladies, Fatima's combo or orange and blue was stunning. I also enjoyed one last scene of Deeks going overboard with a distraction persona. And I wouldn't mind a spin off with Nina PI and her Double Dee-fender LOL! It was a nice surprise to see Nell, Nate and Sabatino again in the end. They stuck the landing - just a couple of seasons too late.

He got in the same way Rupert did by asking René, the guy working in the sewers aka the security guard that would not let young Rupert into the stadion. Rebecca and Rupert talked about him in their first scene and then of course he featured in Rebecca's monologue about the beautiful game. We saw him opening the door (with no entry written on) and letting Nate out who said 'Thanks René' before leaving. (And I don't care that cc said his name was Rennée).

I don't see Nate taking over the team - too much damage not enough time for repairs. But does he even want to stay in that line of work? He does have a knack for tactics but his people skills still suck. I'd rather he opt to pursue something new more in line with his introvert side. If anyone should take over it's Roy - his people skills have considerably improved and now that Rebecca kicked him out of his quasi-eternal sulking mood I can see him applying for the job.

So what exactly was ATF boss lady's game here? If she tried to frame her best agent for her dirty deeds by bringing in another agency why did she not make sure to give substance to her 'gut feelings' by planting fake evidence? Yeah, Sam and Callen need Fatima to tell them they're outgunned while the Dodge gets pummelled to kingdom come 🙄 Of course Kensi is pregnant. Her body knows that there's no surviving Deek's existential crisis when Rosa graduates so it kicked its ovaries into overdrive out of sheer desperation.

I really loved this episode. It had a lot of montages with less dialogue than usual. It had a poetic flow that I found unusual and yet beautiful. I have a feeling that Nate's exit and Rupert getting a new assistant are connected. Nate's exit was definitely an intriguing plot twist. I loved the conversation with his father and the apology to Will - plus having 'guy in the sewer' showing up throughout the episode. But yeah, the redemption arc is not complete yet - not at all. I'm so glad they finally stopped pulling Juno's hair in a migraine-inducing ponytail. And that Barbara stays around. That said I find some of the writing here pretty lazy. When was the last time we had an inkling why she's good at what she does and deserves people funding her business venture? Rebecca was a boss and I loved how they changed her styling for the last scene. I desperately wished for Sam's chef to have had her phone running and recording ass****'s confession how he bribed the Nigerian government into dropping Sam from the national team. Was I supposed to think Dani's plot was funny? It wasn't. I agree that the lack of screen-time and character development for Ted is baffling. Everybody else is moving on but he seems to be stuck and it gets depressing.

Well, it's not NCIS if someone does not have a ridiculously convoluted backstory in black ops/spy craft. I watch this show for some great shots of Hawaii and some funny banter. Tenant keeps her CIA secrets in the couch? With two kids around? I'm not impressed. I hope Henry Ian Cusick enjoyed working back in Hawaii.

So, I take it they are going to send Torres to prison next episode. And depending on Valderrama's contract Torres will get shived and either barely survive or die a hero's death while getting the intel on that mysterious WMD. Since it's the finale we can probably all guess the cliff hanger. Aww, poor Parker - but he should have seen it coming. At least Jimmy and Knight are good. Loved Gary Cole's reaction face to the ill-timed declaration of love.

As a drama nobody would mind. As a documentary you'll have to deal with accusations of pushing a Hotep agenda. That said casting Cleopatra has become a nightmare in the current climate. You'd basically need someone with Greek/Macedonian, a bit of Coptic and maybe some sub-Saharan DNA. Good luck with that. What I don't understand is why JPS did not cover the Kushite queens? Plenty of good stories there. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-africa-queens-nubia

Lucy is high maintenance - opening presents on December 23, celebrating milestones at random dates *sigh* Episode was all over the place: Kai's PTSD (or whatever it's supposed to be), Boone's camping trip, whatever the hell was going on with Ernie, Tennant's date, Lucy and Kate needing to celebrate their not-anniversary plus the actual case. If anyone needs mindfulness training it's the writers room not Ernie.

A bit like Ziva's backstory at the mothership got more and more convolute.

I think she was genuinely shaken by Schroedinger's words. He rattled her with his retort about killing one's daughter and then again with his words just before Simone got into the diving suit. And seeing Mathilde's anguish probably played a part too. Here was another mother who had refused to show love to her daughter now wrecked with sorrow and guilt. So yeah, I think she was on the brink of showing real emotion but then swerved into the Monty spiel because she was too afraid of really going there. Hmmm, could it be that there's some subtle writing wafting through all the psychedelic fumes?

The writers room for this show must be drenched in fumes a 100 times more powerful than whatever wafted over Woodstock for four days. I thought they could not top the shirtless pants down hobbling heroics in the desert but then this batshit crazy show managed to cast Shohreh Aghdashloo as unhinged Mother Mary. I nearly jumped out of my chair when I heard her voice. And they made damn sure we would hear her voice before seeing her for exactly that reason. Do I have the slightest idea what's going on anymore? Nope - but I love all the crazy. Also: no mother-glitch this episode despite it delivering a motherload of mother figures *gonna show myself out in a moment* Mary, Celeste, Mathilde, the whale and Mrs Davis.

I'm so confused too. Hetty put Callen in the program, then had second thoughts because she realised it was based on abuse and torture, so she pulled him out but let the other kids rot there? Also Callen forgot all about it until his memories got triggered by the writers room? Pembrook did not stop but kept going and turned some of the kids into his black ops team (which later -surprise- turned rogue). Yet he felt guilty for years? Did he just feel guilty about Callen? No wonder some of the others turned in a fit of chopped liver against him. Nothing here adds up. This is Orphan Black levels of convoluted writing without Tatiana Maslany somehow still making it (almost) work.

I'm always a bit baffled by the expectation that someone who was exposed to years of emotional abuse and bullying would automatically turn into a well rounded, nice and easy going personality once their life took a turn for the better. It can happen but it's not a given like Hollywood would like us to believe. Tons of internalized vitriol does not magically disappear. As much as I loathe the things Nate has done I applaud the show for going this dark (literally with his admittedly snazzy suits which are really a thing of beauty) with his storyline.

It really bugs me that Rupert could pinpoint Jade's origins after hearing her speak only a couple of words. Is it that obvious? Is he a hobby linguist? Or just the lord of darkness who can mind-read? Or has he Nate under surveillance and did already a background check on Jade? Great episode. So many things to love. Trent's face after Colin's observation that he 'never looked back' - Colin's words of wisdom out of nowhere - 'Goblin King'. I laughed at 'guy from Cream' - almost correct, obviously the right answer is Duane Allman.

I seem to belong to the 'chosen ones' who get to see the new Youtube design and I'm not happy about it. I know I can make it go away by reloading but it still bugs.

Well, given that Celeste screamed she could smell him it's certainly a possibility. Speaking of Celeste: Mrs Davis explaining to Simone why Celeste needed to believe her daughter being part of Monty's deception was great. Not so great was that show did not let us hear what Mrs Davis said to Simone in that last scene. The pile of unanswered questions is high enough as it is. Speaking of which: who put the tracker in Wiley's shoe? And I'll never get tired to scream at Simone to finally notice the mother-glitch. She must have noticed but why does never mention it? Either to Wiley and his merry men or to Mrs Davis?

No, just linguistic confusion - I thought that shade of brown was called maroon in English. Carry on😁

So this was a mix of NCIS:LA's Rocket Man and Castle's The Wrong Stuff? I might watch too much tv.

Okay show, enough with the green matchbooks! Things I loved: The little double-take Jamie did after catching a glimpse of what was on Will's phone. I guess it was a memory from Amsterdam (and not the jazz session). Keeley choosing a maroon dress with white polka dots for the golf outing. Clearly a shout-out to the dress Julia Roberts wore in Pretty Woman for the polo tournament. Trent's woof. Beard, Roy and Trent wondering about child labor and capitalism. The shot of Rebecca's home. Rebecca giving once again sound advice to Keeley. Lawyer ick! Jaimie apologizing (I'm one of the few who think they should get back together). Hey Jude. Now that Jack's gone can we also drop Keeley's hair of sadness and shame? It's getting distracting.

And another glitch at 'mother' - dammit Simone, pay attention! Priests are married to the church, following Christ's example who was supposed to be spiritually married to the church. Yeah, don't bother about logic here. King cakes are normally only available around Epiphany (January 6) and it seems what's inside varies. Where I live it's normally a tiny king figurine. As for the rest - I'm with Simone WTF? But hey, I still love it.

Ah, a man makes an entrance - that should be good. Of course Tom Wlaschiha never gets to play a German because Germans on US shows always have atrocious accents no German could pull off (so in this instance there was actually a good reason for the fake accent). So just like me, Mum does not believe Dad to be dead. And Mrs. Davis can talk about her - the glitch just occurs when Simone says 'mother'. What exactly is Mrs. Davis doing with all the folks getting killed for their wings? Soylent green? Batteries?