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Am I the only shallow person who noticed Stevie's bleached teeth in the Stemitri closeup? I couldn't stop staring. :-(

Yes to both of these, including your love for Michael Vaughn. Swoon. I thought it was interesting that Adam kept his glasses on even when in the car waiting/watching. I guess he needs to stay in character. I am loving this little show - have been recording since the beginning and binged in 4-ep bursts. Love the team dynamic. I apologize for not going back to read y'all's thoughts on the first 9 eps, but my take thus far is: Jazz is in love with Adam, whether she knows it or not, and Adam knows but doesn't want to/can't do anything about it. I find McG swoon worthy. All of them, actually. I am having a hard time getting past Noah's previous role on Quantico, but he's a little more confident here. Hannah is gorgeous and I have finally forgotten her character on Jane the Virgin. I like how she doesn't hide her scars, and that she's always unconsciously touching them when the team is in danger. Anne Heche doesn't bother me nearly as much as I anticipated (which is why I was late to the party). I like that Dalton can make his decisions in the field and that he's *allowed* to. They trust him that he's on the ground and knows best. This ep while they were backstopping Jazz, Noah was a little Chloe-esque, but without the attitude. I like! And I concur that this cliffhanger had me on the edge of my seat!! I think I saw that it's back on January 1.

I am still bitter that something we all called last year is actually coming to fruition - Dmitri & Stevie. BLECH. (I say this without knowing any spoilers, just guessing from all the anvils falling on the street and whatnot.) (Oh wait, was that last week? Oooops) I heart the McCord family and all of its attendant dysfunction.

thank you for validating my hallucination! :-)

i know this is an unpopular opinion but Abby just GRATES. of COURSE she was with Delilah when her water broke because Delilah has no other friends. And of course she stayed with her when Tim went to get "grape soda." And of COURSE she is THE WORST at hiding her fears/secrets/fretting. I know on the show Delilah has no problem with her and they're friends and it's been long enough since Tim dated Abby for it not to be an issue, but if I were in Delilah's shoes I don't know that I want someone my husband slept with before he met me to be my best friend. And be in the ROOM during the vaginal birth of my children!!!!!!!!! (or caesarean, for that matter.) /endrant I might have felt a twinge of emotion for Jack. hmmmm. Did anyone else notice the weird slo-motion of the bad guy pulling his gun at the convenience store? Just me? I rewound it twice -- they slo-mo it as if he has it attached to his hand with a string or something and then James Bond catches on and they shoot at the same time. I spent half the episode waiting for them to determine the baddie was some sort of illusionist. D'oh. Same re: dead Jack Arnold, baby name and secret girlfriend. You mean the girl who ran RIGHT AT the bad guy to "escape" wasn't just frantic, but was part of the plot?? You don't say. Hmm. I was very CAPSY here. I apologize for my silent yelling. In spite of it, I enjoyed the episode. I laughed right out loud at Torres/Clayton looking under the serving cart and the simultaneous "oh shit." And as sterotypical as hotel security was, he made me snicker with the indignant stomping of his foot. I would have at least liked McGee explaining to D why he chose it! As you point out, perhaps she doesn't want to name her child after some rando who put her husband's life in danger!

but i love them both! I love that he can scream "I'M SKITTISH!" and then can comment "Monday's? Amateur." I still love all of it and will be devastated if it gets cancelled! "that's not syrup, that's my new moisturizer."

I think when they bonded as discarded sisters Luisa must have made her the beneficiary. I am over Adam. He can go now. I am relieved that Raf and Petra weren't in on the Luisa gaslight.

THIS IS A DELIGHT:

Rev Arsenio: "Thank you Lord for blessing Martin with sobriety. ... ish." TK: "You know Martin be wildin."

YES YES YES! i love this show. I LOVE THIS SHOW. it makes me smile, it makes me happy, it takes me 45 minutes to watch because I am constantly rewinding to watch TK deliver his lines. This time I rewatched the dance segment several times - Jermaine's and TK's faces/experssions were priceless!!!! Lea can go, i don't care about her, but i love everything else about this show. Please don't take it away from me! (For those of you on twitter, the cast is very active and very interested in your thoughts. I have tweeted the last few weeks and tagged Marcel, Brandon, Yvette and the creator, Jeremy Bronson, and they have each RT and liked each time. Imagine my surprise waking up to those notifications after YNB retweets you! :-) ) I love that it's old school TGIF fare - light and fluffy and lesson learned to boot. My favorite part of this ep? Those suave fellas sauntering to the car (where they all get in the front seat - HA!) and then as soon as the door closes they all freak out because the pretty girl finally paid attention to one of them. I love it!

He had told the sob story to Gibbs when being interviewed in lock up. "Dad took me for two scoops of vanilla after baseball...He died last year and they wouldn't let me go to the funeral..." Trial is over, Hicks goes to thank Gibbs and says "I don't know what to do first." Gibbs replied- "maybe start with some ice cream." Hicks replied "yup, two scoops of chocolate." DUN DUN DUNHHHHHH Me, too! Esp when she threw her keys - I thought - ooh, he's going to fix them overnight!

I didn't either until the chocolate ice cream screw up. man, the genius Jack got it wrong. A sociopath who can fool the cops! who knew!? Fornell. I could cry. I can't believe he is finally back and now he's competely broken. I need to see the fallout, tho - don't just leave us hanging! Poor Emily. I'm relieved that he admitted he dropped the dime - I was worried he wouldn't be redeemed. (Not saying I am cutting him any slack, just that at least I can root for him still.) I was wondering that, too. But according to my Law & Order degree ... I think him testifying to the "African-American in his 40s" was hearsay, but the smoking gun was that he could testify that the FBI withheld evidence, meaning Hicks didn't get a fair trial. (?? I'm sure my McCoy J.D. will fail me...) I have stated this before, but if you had told me two years ago that I would be enjoying WV on a show that I love, I would have spit in your face. Hunh.

"Now are we running TO something or FROM something - you gotta tell somebody!" "I'm willing to take notes. I'm still honing my craft." "It's a bad sign if I'm the one trying to focus the group." Never change, TK, never change.

YES! TO ALL OF THIS! This show hits all of my happy points. And TK continues to be my fave. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! TAKE JERMAINNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!" "No. It's child-like."

I was waiting for someone to say it was in the water he drank when they first started the meeting and that it was really intended for HER! I *did stand up and cheer! I had to pause then because I was crying laughing at Bess's eyeball tennis between the two of them - tv trope all the way but it made me bust out laughing. I think I watched it three times before I could get past Russell saying "Let's put a pin in that." HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I had forgotten how much I love this show and their family and their marriage and all of the things. I loved Bess's guilt at not taking Noodle to college (i really wanted her to bust that out in front of the roommate). I loved Bess telling Stevie to eat something at the reception. Matt had the line of the night: "It's an honor to clean up after you, ma'am."

^^^ TK: "Well, if you gots to *say* it..." My fave, still making me laugh a week later: TK: "Miss Dina, you can't yell 'fire' at black people like that! I'm skittish!" TK: "There is a tiny man behind you..." ... "I'm gonna tell your mother." <harrumph unspoken.>

This ep solidified it - don't tell Jane, but TK has replaced Wrho-hellio as my favorite character currently on tv. I don't know why he cracks me up so, but he gives me the giggles! I thought Dina's and his tour around town was hilarious. Their timing was great (well, clearly YNB is a pro) and i just want to bring TK home and put him in my pocket. "Except for this guy - you were texting but I'm not taking sides!" Frankly, the cheesy Mary Sue-ness of this show is exactly the chicken soup for the soul I need right now. Earnest lead - and even seems to be someone I can root for. Funny sidekicks and a crackerjack mama bear. I even laughed at "You're picturing two Vernes right now, aren't you?"

I can't express how much I loved the friends. I loved all of it - but my gawd those two stole the show for me. It's a week later and I'm still showing people the FIRE scene and after 15 showings, I still crack up at "Miss Dina, you can't yell 'fire' at black people! "I'M SKITTISH!" haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Hmmmm - no Nia Long last night. I like Callen and Anna together, both at work and at home, and I think it's pretty appropriate that she plays HALO with teenagers. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Marsha Thomason, so I hope they bring her on as a new member of the team. I admit to being weirded out by Sam's behavior around her. Was that just me? I thought he was a little flirty - before they were undercover. I admit it was nice to see him smile. And I also thought that she knew him before, so I was surprised she didn't express her condolences right off the bat. So when she did it later, I thought it was weird. Might be just me. I was relieved the Secret Service Overwatch guy did not end up dying, as I surely predicted as soon as Callen had a past with him. I care not one iota for Hetty's secert journey or her reunion with Poor Man's Jeff Bridges.

awwwww, thank you. Took the summer off from TV (except for the always fun Battle of the Network Stars). Read 50 books (for real. I read fast.). And work is ... work. But I'm sort of back - dropped a lot of shows and am only keeping those that bring me joy. This being one of them! :-) TY for your kind words! XO

This was a DELIGHT. what a treat Martin Sheen is.

I guess after 15 years this isn't surprising. I, as a very small minority, will be glad to see her go. However, I am glad she is doing it on her terms, tho, and was not pushed out. I am intrigued to see how this affects Gibbs going forward (assuming it is renewed, etc. etc.)

I liked the new "EAD-PAC." But that may be because I like Nia Long and it carried over. I def liked that she called Callen out on the death toll. And I liked that she was able to be flexible when needed. I can do without the assistant. But if Nell is going to be out in the field more, then maybe that's why she was brought on. I was hoping for at least a Vance mention - like Callen was going to call him to confirm, but no. Comments on the TV Line article last night were universal in their hatred of Mosley. I didn't find her that polarizing (see above). I didn't read any more comments today, but here's the story: NCIS: LA Season 9: How Is Granger's Successor? And What Is Hetty Up To? I agree that Sam seems "fine" and potentially stuffing down his feelings. I was confused by the rapid Deeks dismissal - there isn't paperwork to send him back to LAPD? And then take him back again?? Is Deeks' boss that he talked to the one Whiting was looking into? Or is this the one we liked/trusted. I can't remember. Hey Hetty, you're a bitch - tell your team you are retiring. I did not understand at all the straw man she is chasing. Eric - it's been however many seasons and you've trained to become a field agent. Get better at lying/changing topics/not looking guilty when someone sneaks up on you in Ops. I'm with @MostlyC that Deeks needs a shave and a haircut. At least a trim! (That might be because ECO might have been simultaneously shooting Battle of the Sexes.)

agreed - sorry I didn't mean to call out just Bishop - what I meant was when she called and said she was going over, it was then apparent they were all going to be there. When Tim first came in and Abby and Torres were there, I just assumed they would watch the reunion and then leave. It never occurred to me they would stay until that phone call.

This was a glaring misstep for me. I agree-but I thought they covered this because he wasn't supposed to be back until the next day. I actually liked that they were staying with her while waiting for him to get home - I wondered if all of them had taken turns staying with D. (PS - rewatched ep 23 last week and my hatred for Abby stealing their pregnancy thunder was ignited anew.) Now - the fact that Bishop was headed over there to be with them all - that's where it went too far. Yes, ETA they she wanted to see for themselves, but ETA they she could have waited a night. I loved that episode with Maddie. I wish they would bring her back. Also lawyer Carrie. The rest of the ep - I have notes: I loved, loved, loved McGee and Delilah's reunion. No words, just love. I def welled up. I, too, held my breath that printer guy would turn out to be a setup - esp when he came in with his St. Nicholas story. PHEW! Am ashamed to admit I in no way saw the fake fight coming. Where do I turn in my TV card? The congressional hearing was a little jarring once the cameras turned off "Didja have to hit my nose so hard?" "Didja have to break my carving?" I like Torres. I liked Quinn. Oh well. I laughed out loud at Jimmy "I have a life." Why didn't Tim's face look as beat up as Gibbs' did? I heart Delilah. Also the actress.