[shinebrighterxx]

NCIS: Los Angeles 14.20 - "New Beginnings"
Original Airdate: May 14, 2023 @ 10PM ET / PT


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Episode Summary
When an ATF agent goes missing, the bureau seeks help from the NCIS team to investigate
stolen military-grade weapons and locate the agent. Also, Callen and Anna continue to plan
their wedding, Rountree's sister interviews for medical school and Sam encourages his
father to take part in the drug trial, on part one of the series finale of NCIS: Los Angeles.
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[Ladybird16]

However way this goes will no doubt determine my interest in the 2nd part.
I really hope I don't get through this episode and then get this very eerie feeling that Hetty won't show up at all. Because I'm not gonna tune into the last episode just to not see her!

[Ladybird16]

Well, that was really underwhelming.

I should probably be feeling some kind of sadness or nostalgia because the end is here, but all I was feeling was boredom and just wishing for someone to mention Hetty!

All those flashbacks were nice, except most of them were obviously meant for the next episode!

That was definitely a different Hetty scene I saw in the opening credits, Does ANYONE here think it is new?!! Because I know she's worn that suit before, I just don't know if she smiled like that while wearing it!

Either way, this is gonna be 1 very jammed and rushed finale, as I've been unhappily predicting all this time because this whole Season was clearly not planned to be the last.

[shinebrighterxx]

I wasn't going to watch until next week but decided I couldn't wait


For the opening credits the transition parts at the start are the same. The clips between Sam & Deeks are different as you now see the team where before it was scenery & an explosion (& Fatima & Roundtree jumping which stayed). Most got a new picture. For the four leads who get two, one picture stayed the same but appears slightly closer (& for the males it now appears on the other side of the screen to where it was before). Interestingly Roundtree & Fatima kept their pictures, while Kilbride & Hetty change. With Kilbride it looks like the same clip, just flipped & then he is on the other side as they have swapped sides. Hetty used to be in a different red outfit drinking. Here she is in a suit & smiling. The final clips are again different, showing the team instead of scenery. I feel like that ending is the ending from a previous credits. Or it is similar. Might be a collection of three clips from three different seasons?


Anna don't pick on Callen

No. 48 hours is a good rule, no exceptions. Not worth it with food.

Great Callen & Sam scenes in the car

Arkady . I kinda like that they addressed that he isn't exactly supporting the wedding. I don't know if his help is trustworthy but nice he tried to help

A few parts of this feel filler...I presume to stretch it out & give a cliffhanger

[florerr]

I skimmed through the episode, as it didn't really hold my attention - I still need to find version though where the intro is actually included in the episode

I will watch the episode at some point without skipping, but it definitely had that filler episode vibe going on...

... But I loved having Arkady in the episode, and trying to help Anna, even if he is not fully onboard with the wedding

[shinebrighterxx]

It was a well done moment with Arkady. Gave me answers, while also showing him as the supportive father no matter what

[florerr]

Agreed

btw, I found the "new intro" - I truly loved what they did... we should probably add it at some point to the show's OP...

[Jasper1975]

Loved the intro, from their first introductions basically to now. I was away, so I decided to view them together, so watching the finale now.

It was interesting to see intro.

I was suspicious of Adams from the beginning. Because I know the actress LOL.

Funny scene with Anna and Callen trying to do the seating chart, and talking about Arkady's history. And making Callen have to envision.

Good start.