I was cringing a little that POI's season finale might be a cliffhanger that is typically offered up by TV these days - an ebola outbreak, a plane crash, thermonuclear war. Instead, POI writers took the high road and worked hard at giving us a succulent ending to a great season. Thanks, guys! Enjoy the summer break - you sure earned it!
I got a big kick out of this episode. It was very creative and surprised most of us no doubt! The only caution - beware crying "wolf" one too many times as after a while no one believes you when you need them most... (Aw, that's just another prank by Beckett and the boys).
With Red Team I saw a lot of good actors who I have seen before - but no chemistry between any of them. If Red Team is picked up, they got a whole lot of work to do on this chemistry vacuum or the project will go down in flames - just like the Criminal Minds spin off that was just about DOA. I wish them luck!
@ Katya - Could you please give us some examples of Ziva's "repeatedly making errors, big & small?" and "Repeatedly screwing up?" (I don't think Gibbs would ever keep a total screw up on his team nor someone he could not trust). But, maybe I'm wrong and have not noted all of Ziva's mistakes, as you have.
PS - Just read that Paige Turco who plays Zoe Morgan has signed on CW's new Pilot, "The 100", a new scifi drama. She has not booked another visit to POI yet either. I hope we'll get to see her before the end of this season? Anyone hear anything about when she might revisit POI? Sean?
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so Carter had NOT killed him afterall. Just then the killer jumped up and just as he was about to shoot them all, Cal appeared behind him and shot him in the head, killing him, finally. Great episode POI writers and special effects guys! I needed oxygen by the end.
(And give Bear a cookie. He earned it).
The writers did a superb job with this episode by using the dark, wet, stormy weather to set a scary tone from start to finish. Loved the way the minute Finch found out the FBI guy was the killer, Finch was sitting in the dark and there was a sudden flash of lightning and there was the killer standing right behind Finch. Yikes! Lots of Hitchcock going on in this one. Even Bear got drenched (and helped solve part of the crime by sniffing out the human remains in a furnace and alerting Finch). Although I thought the FBI guy was the killer early on, I could not be sure as the writers had surrounded him with plausible other killers - the dental hygenists, the fisherman, the rich real estate developer, even the local woman cop. Great twists and turns - especially when Carter appeared out of no where to shoot the FBI guy just as he was about the shoot Finch - and then when Reese joined them, he was reminded that the killer, lying on the floor now, wore body armor (so Carter had NOT killed him). Just then, the killer jumped up and was about to shoot them all when Cal appeared behind him and shot him in the head, killing him, finally. By then I needed oxygen! Great job yet again POI writers - and special effects guys!!!
(And give Bear a cookie. He earned it).
I hope the NCISLA writers learn from "Bones" - no consumation of yearnings for eachother by partners in a police procedural (followed by production of a baby). Booth & Brennan went over the love cliff - and so did this year's ratings and viewer interest. The strength/attraction of this show is in the teasing of the viewers with the really fun scenes between Kensi and Deeks and knowing that they have eachother's back. That's all. Take that tension away and there goes the magic and the reason we all tune in. Poof.
Wondering - if the FBI knew about Cal Beecher (they told Carter and dumped her from FBI consideration) does that mean they know about Fusco? I sure hope not. Loved that Reese finally gave Fusco a compliment last night for his taking out the 2 guys with the van. Great seeing Zoe! Loved the little play time for Zoe & Reese at the bar at the end. Off to the penthouse and a magical ending? Nope. The other shoe dropped and Root reappears and is now strategically positioned to find Reese & Harold again for "freeing the Machine?" The POI writers did it again! Just when you think you have it all figured out...
I love Hetty. She reads people like a book. She knows who she can trust. Same as Gibbs. That being said, she seems to trust Granger - just as Gibbs does trust Vance. That's good enough for me.
Gee,Sean. Been around the web and you had the lowest rating for this episode of anyone. Most others were at least 4 stars - or higher - with super comments on the episode.
Bad night? Flu? Upset tummy? Hope you get better - soon!
Am I the only on who enjoyed this episode? It wasn't perfect, but it kept you wondering what was next from start to finish. They set a dark tone from the start- no joking around or playing with Bear. The Kara the writers created, to me, was as menacing as Root. Maybe more. They both kill without hesitation. I thought the ending was great and surprising when Kara found Snow in her car and they were both blown up. Justice! (Yes, Annie Parisse is now on the cast of "The Following." Will miss her). Loved Bear so joyfully welcoming Reese home in the end! Agree declaring Snow the "man in the suit" and now dead was a stretch but still creative.
Excellent that they have picked cyber war for the back half of S2. With "Flame" and "Stuxnet" already out there -and worse coming- there'll be plenty of excitement for us all - on POI and in real life.
Casting nailed it when they picked Brighton Sharpino to play young Abby. Good thing they did as she pretty much carried the NCIS brand by herself this week. After 10 years, "our" Abby should be past her overly sensitive, childish years by now. NOT Pauley Perrette's fault! The writers seem to have taken a holiday with this episode. They reverted to the old, clownish Tony also. And, made McGee - an MIT BioEngineering grad - look like an idiot being unable to run a simple GC Mass Spec. (I come from 7 years in a lab and the tekkies can run it). We have all been spoiled by the superb writing in S10. So they stumbled this week. There's always next week!
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