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Apr. 30th, 2010
I first started watching NCIS LA because of my love for NCIS, and I figured that any team that can make a spin-off that is still going strong after 7 seasons deserves a chance. It's not a Don Bellisario production and it kind of shows. But I still like it.
NCIS LA's premise is nowhere near as believable as the original NCIS and there are loads of episodes where I can't really suspend my disbelief. But I kind of love the characters. This is something that grew on me. One of the things I loved about NCIS was that I fell in love with the characters right off the bat back when they were first introduced on JAG, and I always liked that even small roles got to have cool and quirky personality traits. It's taken NCIS LA a little longer to get to that point.
I think that they tried to start too big with NCIS LA. They had so many characters to start off with that you couldn't really get to know any of them within the first few episodes. (Compare once again with NCIS where they had three main characters to start off with and two recurring sidebar characters and expanded into having 7 or 8 over many years.) But even so I think characters are one of the only things they do right on this show.
Which is of course why I'm still watching it. (Because when asked to choose between character and plot I'd pick character 100% of the time.)
I love the old married couple banter between Callen and Sam (whether it's slashy or not they are totally an old married couple, some of their dialogue could be given to a couple verbatim and no one would notice). I like how Kensi has developed into more than just the token female (which I was worried about at the beginning). I like how they got rid of Dom (he just wasn't useful to the story and they didn't have the time to make him interesting in his own right) and I really wish they'd do the same with Nate. I'm also rather fond of the new guy, Deeks.
But my favourite is Hetty. She is so bad ass. I love how short she is and how much power she has anyway. Her tea and her mystery and her personal connections with absolutely everyone important ever.
Also - from this week's episode when Callen and Kensi are going to a club - "If they play Lady Gaga, dance one for me."
She is cool times ten and totally shouldn't be.
So NCIS LA - I would appreciate it if you would be a little more believable. I understand that you won't do that, so please keep up the good work re: character development. 'Cause that's really all you've got going at the moment.
NCIS LA's premise is nowhere near as believable as the original NCIS and there are loads of episodes where I can't really suspend my disbelief. But I kind of love the characters. This is something that grew on me. One of the things I loved about NCIS was that I fell in love with the characters right off the bat back when they were first introduced on JAG, and I always liked that even small roles got to have cool and quirky personality traits. It's taken NCIS LA a little longer to get to that point.
I think that they tried to start too big with NCIS LA. They had so many characters to start off with that you couldn't really get to know any of them within the first few episodes. (Compare once again with NCIS where they had three main characters to start off with and two recurring sidebar characters and expanded into having 7 or 8 over many years.) But even so I think characters are one of the only things they do right on this show.
Which is of course why I'm still watching it. (Because when asked to choose between character and plot I'd pick character 100% of the time.)
I love the old married couple banter between Callen and Sam (whether it's slashy or not they are totally an old married couple, some of their dialogue could be given to a couple verbatim and no one would notice). I like how Kensi has developed into more than just the token female (which I was worried about at the beginning). I like how they got rid of Dom (he just wasn't useful to the story and they didn't have the time to make him interesting in his own right) and I really wish they'd do the same with Nate. I'm also rather fond of the new guy, Deeks.
But my favourite is Hetty. She is so bad ass. I love how short she is and how much power she has anyway. Her tea and her mystery and her personal connections with absolutely everyone important ever.
Also - from this week's episode when Callen and Kensi are going to a club - "If they play Lady Gaga, dance one for me."
She is cool times ten and totally shouldn't be.
So NCIS LA - I would appreciate it if you would be a little more believable. I understand that you won't do that, so please keep up the good work re: character development. 'Cause that's really all you've got going at the moment.