[shinebrighterxx]

NCIS: Los Angeles 9.05 - "Mountebank"
Original Airdate: October 29, 2016 @ 8:30PM


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Episode Summary
Sam goes undercover as a day trader after a prominent investment
banker with ties to a Russian oligarch is murdered. Meanwhile, one
of Callen's aliases is the victim of credit card theft, and Mosley is
concerned it signals something bigger.
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[maplezbear]

Thanks for the thread!

[shinebrighterxx]

YW

Ok this is stranger to be the first person to comment on the episode

I don't know what to say about what I'm watching. Mosley is interesting but still I want to question why she has to keep fighting them on things. But I do agree with her that if Callen's been compromised he shouldn't be going under cover. I also wonder which relationship Mosley isn't sure on more - Callen & Anna or Deeks & Kensi

Arkady back

I agree with Kensi - don't start wearing jewellery Deeks

Maybe this is why there's no comments - this episode is more background noise. doesn't fully stand out, feels more like a filler I guess

Nothing to find on Hetty but nice to see them still investigating it & seeming to get further

oo Callen just said his real first name. Not that I really get what they're setting up in that final bit

[Summer Falls]

i feel mosely is a good agent but i wish we knew wby she wants to seperate them this team doesnt mix and match and she really can't afford to lose them as agents but i do like her she is a good addition .

the episode was meh their actual crimes ain't that interesting usually .

[Ropetuned]

Yeah, this episode felt really blah and to be honest there wasn't much to talk about

This season has felt so strained so far..I hope that's not going to be the new normal from now on

[shinebrighterxx]

I think that's part of it - the crimes aren't as interesting as the NCIS ones, so when the character interactions are lacking, the episode feels more blah. Not bad, but lacking?

I want to know Mosley's motives too, I don't like this desire to keep mixing things up

[Ropetuned]

A lot of it has to do with the fact that I can't stand Mosley. It's not like it was with Granger either because I at least found things I liked about him.

[webruce]

Nice to see Deeks and Kensi have to deal with Arkady Kolcheck. It is always fun. But where is daughter Anna when she isn't helping Callen? Nell did a nice take down of Finn, or Matt or the person who played Callen's Dexter Hughes character. He actually was a lot like G. Always liked the actor who played Abram Sokolov. Still want to watch him in The Last Ship. Sam fit in good as Trevor Ward. He fit in maybe 2 quickly. But it was nice that Leigha Winters didn't suffer the same fate as Phillip nelson. Nice also to see that the team did a Reese(POI), to Sokolovs guards. They only got the knee cap treatment, or at-least wounded. Also nice that Sokolov was tagged, and not killed. Probably see him again. Hadoko and Moseley are growing on me. But it is good that Sam is using military to try and track Hetty. Not big either on Deeks and jewellery.

[shinebrighterxx]

Yeah I don't like Deeks & jewellery either

But where is daughter Anna when she isn't helping Callen?

I think she's got a job elsewhere, I just can't remember where

[maplezbear]

I think she's got a job elsewhere, I just can't remember where

I believe she got a job with ATF

Deeks collecting Necklaces. Then all the jewelry he won from Arkady. It's always fun seeing Arkady.

Interesting one of Callen's aliases was stolen.I thought it would have been Hetty who stole it to leave clues, but nope. I wonder if they will ever go back to the kid who stole the identity. Just weird that he was able to steal Callen's identity like that and was homeless/orphan like Callen. I feel like Hetty had something to do with it... how I don't know, but just odd.

Nell is still awesome in the field. I hope we get to see her more often.

[shinebrighterxx]

I agree, it was odd Don't think they ever explained how it happened either?

I thought it would have been Hetty who stole it to leave clues

Now that could've been interesting but I fear the Hetty thing will be dragged out for quite some time

[maplezbear]

Not that I can remember.

And I think that will be the case as well