This has been an amazing episode on so many levels.
First of all the structure of the whole episode differs from what we are used to know. Yes, it is not something new that crime series use the technique of interrogation to tell a story that already happened, but around the whole process 2 specifics were outstanding to me.
First: The stories didn't perfectly line up. It was some small unnecessary details that differed, which makes it more realistic but also think about if these could be somehow relevant.
Second: The interrogator asks Agent Namazi some awkward questions. They seem weird. Out of place. Almost if he has something personal going in this case, trying to connect with the agent in some way. But in the end it seemed to be just meaningless, but it kept you guessing. What if what's so typical from other crime episodes of these types... what if they are trying to find a mole within NCIS which gave away the location of the protected person.
Following up with this when the interrigation flips over to Admiral Kilbride it takes a complete turn away from the agents we usually see and fully focuses on him and his character. He killed his friend. He is hiding it from his own agents despite them suffering to protect his country and how it displays itself. He always seemed so strong in the previous episodes, but suddenly you see him break. You see a personal note from him. You see how someone actually managed to use him in the big reveal at the end of what really was said before he shot, what he thought was his friend.
And most importantly despite all his grief and hesitation NCIS: Los Angeles did something really brave, which not a lot of series do anymore, which made the whole ending even more special and reminded me of the old days of Criminal Minds. They didn't fear to end the episode on a sad note.
All in all just a phenomenal episode, which kept me hooked from start to finish.
First of all the structure of the whole episode differs from what we are used to know. Yes, it is not something new that crime series use the technique of interrogation to tell a story that already happened, but around the whole process 2 specifics were outstanding to me.
First: The stories didn't perfectly line up. It was some small unnecessary details that differed, which makes it more realistic but also think about if these could be somehow relevant.
Second: The interrogator asks Agent Namazi some awkward questions. They seem weird. Out of place. Almost if he has something personal going in this case, trying to connect with the agent in some way. But in the end it seemed to be just meaningless, but it kept you guessing. What if what's so typical from other crime episodes of these types... what if they are trying to find a mole within NCIS which gave away the location of the protected person.
Following up with this when the interrigation flips over to Admiral Kilbride it takes a complete turn away from the agents we usually see and fully focuses on him and his character. He killed his friend. He is hiding it from his own agents despite them suffering to protect his country and how it displays itself. He always seemed so strong in the previous episodes, but suddenly you see him break. You see a personal note from him. You see how someone actually managed to use him in the big reveal at the end of what really was said before he shot, what he thought was his friend.
And most importantly despite all his grief and hesitation NCIS: Los Angeles did something really brave, which not a lot of series do anymore, which made the whole ending even more special and reminded me of the old days of Criminal Minds. They didn't fear to end the episode on a sad note.
All in all just a phenomenal episode, which kept me hooked from start to finish.
