What did you think of the series premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles? Worthy of the original NCIS?

Next week, Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J return with an episode titled "The Only Easy Way." During the hour, a drug dealer is found dead. Sounds like your average crime, right?

Wrong. The case turns personal for Cullen and Hanna. Click on the photos below for an early look at a few scenes from the installment:

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