Re: Anna, agree. It feels like they’ve tried to present her as mysterious like Hetty and lone-wolf-y like Callen, but it never quite hits right. She just comes off as someone who always has to be holding all the cards at all times, be it knowing all the information or calling the shots in the relationship.
I still cannot imagine what rack they get the Nell wardrobe from. There is a middle point on the spectrum of form-fitting and formless if RFS and the wardrobe department don’t want to do the former. I know H&M has a new line coming out that seems like a higher end version of some of the things Nell has worn; however, I only know about this new line because of the ads I’ve started to get for it, which I fully blame on reading and having so many discussions on Nell’s wardrobe.
On the episode itself, it gets worse in hindsight and reflection, though it’s still not horrible. It’s just so hard to judge it on its own when it followed a great episode. I almost feel like you could view “Russia, Russia, Russia” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” as representing the show over the years. “Russia, Russia, Russia” hit so many right notes: we had the main four together again, action, plotting, some con-level hijinks, and an ending that harkened back to G Callen’s spy skills. It was an old school episode. “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” was fine and on par with what we get these days in better episodes. There is character stuff that is drawn out and sometimes just repetitive instead of adding new things. The only thing I liked was the Sam/Kam scene. The Callen drama and Kensi/Deeks scenes just annoyed me because they featured characters I love in storylines I’m sick of. The case parts of the episode also moved more slowly until we got to the shoot out scene. Joelle in danger just doesn’t have the impact for me I think they were hoping for. Do I get annoyed at fridging women? Yes. Did the Joelle stuff make me shrug? Also, yes.
I’m hoping the next ep is worth the wait.