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geebsTV commentary:
The Walking Dead- What's with these jokers? These junkyard people are so weird? Like why do they dress all emo and have weird names like they're an angel or demon in Supernatural? Like its one thing for the Kingdom to play at knights, but what exactly are junkyard people trying to be? I mean, their look and attitude make them seem like some kinda weird cult that watched too many YA/supernatural movies, but then they have like Resident Evil spike zombies in a fighting pit like they're in freaking Thunderdome or something. And how are they and the Saviors unaware of each other?
They're whole existence is weird, because they're not in the comics. Like they're just random people Rick needs to fill his numbers? But I guess also to draw out the storyline. Gabriel didn't betray Alexandria- as people suspected, there was someone else in the car with him when he drove off. Indeed, one of these Junkyard people managed to sneak into Alexandria (apparently these guys are also freaking ninjas?) looking for the supplies Rick and Aaron took from the boat. They were quite upset when they found out those supplies had in turn been taken by the saviors, so they had Father Gabriel pack up a bunch of other stuff and took him hostage.
So yeah, when Rick and his people ended up in the junkyard, Rick tries to implore them all, "you can't kill us, we belong to the Saviors, and they'll get pissed if they lose virtual slaves, and then the Saviors will come wondering what happened and find the Junkyard and put them under the Savior's thumb. So, join us and we'll kill him together so that doesn't happen!" And they're basically, who even are you? So Gabriel says Rick can do anything, he can get them whatever they want in exchange for their help. So they agree, but only after throwing Rick into the pit with the Spike Zombie and seeing him beat it.
Even though they later say, "Oh, we knew you were legit, because you managed to finally get the boat supplies in the first place!" So basically, they knew he had skillz, but purposely test him again anyways, even though it gets him injured, making his job all the more harder. But yeah, they want the guns first, so Rick has to find guns, which he acts is possible even though such things should have been scavenged by now with all the people running around. They ask Tara if she knows anything, but she keeps mum about the lady village with all the guns. Which, I get her loyalty, but at this point, they need to be brought into this.
Back at the Kingdom, Richard tries to get Daryl's help to ambush some Saviors, and leave clues to point to "this lady living outside of town who Ezekiel's sweet on." That way, they'll kill the lady and finally motivate Ezekiel to fight. Unfortunately for Richard, he didn't know Daryl knew Carol, so Daryl obviously shuts that plan down real quick. He finally reunites with her, but argh, he lies to her when she asks if everyone's okay. He says they killed the Saviors that came around, and made a deal like the Kingdom. He does this to spare her, because she's feeling guilty for leaving, but she had to leave because its not who she wants to be. And I guess if he told her the truth, she would of course join the fight going back to being the person who she said she doesn't want to be.
He does tell off Morgan for continuing to think there can be peace. Which makes me think the theory being floated around is true. Richard is onto something- the only way Ezekiel will fight is if someone special to him dies. And people think its going to be Benjamin. He did take a swing protecting Morgan during the altercation with the Saviors during a tribute. Ezekiel is very fond of Benjamin, and so is Morgan, who has become Benjamin's mentor. So it would be a two-fer, both Ezekiel and Morgan finally deciding to stand up against the Saviors.
NCIS: LA- aav('WHAAATTT?!!!') Joelle has been a secret CIA agent this whole time?! Like apparently, her job was to spy on the children of the foreign dignitaries at the school she works at. Which is fine, but she must be the most amazing spy ever to fool Sam and his wife (who herself is a former CIA agent), Callen, and even Hetty for a while! Like the team is good, but I can see them getting fooled. But Michelle and Hetty?
I mean, they even say Michelle trusted Sabatino, but she's been out of the agency for a while so she didn't know of any of these other peeps, but they knew Joelle back then too. I dunno, I would think people like Sam and Michelle would vet the school they sent their kids up and down. Then again, I guess so would foreign dignitaries, so Joelle's cover would have to stand up to the highest levels of scrutiny!
Also, I'm still confused if Sabatino was a bad guy or not. He claims he was trying to bring down those rogue CIA guys down, and he didn't know they were moving against NCIS until it was too late. But didn't he plant that malware on Kensi's e-mail back in Afghanistan? And he had to know about Kensi shooting Sully/Ferris' leg, so is like gee, I wonder who he would want revenge against?
I feel there were some scenes cut or something. Because they raid that drug house looking for Kensi, it ended up being a wash. But there's no scene where they call Sabatino an effin liar and thinks he's playing them. But he's just walking around them as normal afterward. Which is another weird thing, so they cuff him when they raid the real location, but not the drug house? I guess time was of the essence in the former case, since a look out spotted them. Or rather, they saw a lookout spotted them, because they actually got spotted both times, its just in the latter case they didn't know they'd been spotted.
But yeah, they also didn't tell Kensi that Granger and Hetty weren't really did. I mean, maybe she figured out they were okay if the boys showed up right after those messages were received and that it was a distraction for the rescue. Otherwise, like I know she's happy to see Deeks, but you think she'd be all, "OMG, Hetty and Granger got killed!" She didn't even ask to make sure!
Also, how many rogue CIA agents are there? You'd think the CIA would be upset at the way they're portrayed on NCIS. Like Trent was a traitor, apparently Ferris was another traitor with all sorts of other people, including maybe Sabatino and Joelle, but definitely the one guy who got killed by Hetty's bomb, the two at the safe house, and the lady sent to try and kill Granger whom he shot in the face. Which, that was Hetty's "protection", she gave him a gun? What if he was actually asleep? Or drugged?
Interesting though, since Miguel Ferrer was already out to illness, were they already setting up Admiral Chegwidden from Jag to take over Granger's spot? And now that Ferrer he's passed, might they have the Admiral join the show on a more permanent basis?
The Walking Dead- What's with these jokers? These junkyard people are so weird? Like why do they dress all emo and have weird names like they're an angel or demon in Supernatural? Like its one thing for the Kingdom to play at knights, but what exactly are junkyard people trying to be? I mean, their look and attitude make them seem like some kinda weird cult that watched too many YA/supernatural movies, but then they have like Resident Evil spike zombies in a fighting pit like they're in freaking Thunderdome or something. And how are they and the Saviors unaware of each other?
They're whole existence is weird, because they're not in the comics. Like they're just random people Rick needs to fill his numbers? But I guess also to draw out the storyline. Gabriel didn't betray Alexandria- as people suspected, there was someone else in the car with him when he drove off. Indeed, one of these Junkyard people managed to sneak into Alexandria (apparently these guys are also freaking ninjas?) looking for the supplies Rick and Aaron took from the boat. They were quite upset when they found out those supplies had in turn been taken by the saviors, so they had Father Gabriel pack up a bunch of other stuff and took him hostage.
So yeah, when Rick and his people ended up in the junkyard, Rick tries to implore them all, "you can't kill us, we belong to the Saviors, and they'll get pissed if they lose virtual slaves, and then the Saviors will come wondering what happened and find the Junkyard and put them under the Savior's thumb. So, join us and we'll kill him together so that doesn't happen!" And they're basically, who even are you? So Gabriel says Rick can do anything, he can get them whatever they want in exchange for their help. So they agree, but only after throwing Rick into the pit with the Spike Zombie and seeing him beat it.
Even though they later say, "Oh, we knew you were legit, because you managed to finally get the boat supplies in the first place!" So basically, they knew he had skillz, but purposely test him again anyways, even though it gets him injured, making his job all the more harder. But yeah, they want the guns first, so Rick has to find guns, which he acts is possible even though such things should have been scavenged by now with all the people running around. They ask Tara if she knows anything, but she keeps mum about the lady village with all the guns. Which, I get her loyalty, but at this point, they need to be brought into this.
Back at the Kingdom, Richard tries to get Daryl's help to ambush some Saviors, and leave clues to point to "this lady living outside of town who Ezekiel's sweet on." That way, they'll kill the lady and finally motivate Ezekiel to fight. Unfortunately for Richard, he didn't know Daryl knew Carol, so Daryl obviously shuts that plan down real quick. He finally reunites with her, but argh, he lies to her when she asks if everyone's okay. He says they killed the Saviors that came around, and made a deal like the Kingdom. He does this to spare her, because she's feeling guilty for leaving, but she had to leave because its not who she wants to be. And I guess if he told her the truth, she would of course join the fight going back to being the person who she said she doesn't want to be.
He does tell off Morgan for continuing to think there can be peace. Which makes me think the theory being floated around is true. Richard is onto something- the only way Ezekiel will fight is if someone special to him dies. And people think its going to be Benjamin. He did take a swing protecting Morgan during the altercation with the Saviors during a tribute. Ezekiel is very fond of Benjamin, and so is Morgan, who has become Benjamin's mentor. So it would be a two-fer, both Ezekiel and Morgan finally deciding to stand up against the Saviors.
NCIS: LA- aav('WHAAATTT?!!!') Joelle has been a secret CIA agent this whole time?! Like apparently, her job was to spy on the children of the foreign dignitaries at the school she works at. Which is fine, but she must be the most amazing spy ever to fool Sam and his wife (who herself is a former CIA agent), Callen, and even Hetty for a while! Like the team is good, but I can see them getting fooled. But Michelle and Hetty?
I mean, they even say Michelle trusted Sabatino, but she's been out of the agency for a while so she didn't know of any of these other peeps, but they knew Joelle back then too. I dunno, I would think people like Sam and Michelle would vet the school they sent their kids up and down. Then again, I guess so would foreign dignitaries, so Joelle's cover would have to stand up to the highest levels of scrutiny!
Also, I'm still confused if Sabatino was a bad guy or not. He claims he was trying to bring down those rogue CIA guys down, and he didn't know they were moving against NCIS until it was too late. But didn't he plant that malware on Kensi's e-mail back in Afghanistan? And he had to know about Kensi shooting Sully/Ferris' leg, so is like gee, I wonder who he would want revenge against?
I feel there were some scenes cut or something. Because they raid that drug house looking for Kensi, it ended up being a wash. But there's no scene where they call Sabatino an effin liar and thinks he's playing them. But he's just walking around them as normal afterward. Which is another weird thing, so they cuff him when they raid the real location, but not the drug house? I guess time was of the essence in the former case, since a look out spotted them. Or rather, they saw a lookout spotted them, because they actually got spotted both times, its just in the latter case they didn't know they'd been spotted.
But yeah, they also didn't tell Kensi that Granger and Hetty weren't really did. I mean, maybe she figured out they were okay if the boys showed up right after those messages were received and that it was a distraction for the rescue. Otherwise, like I know she's happy to see Deeks, but you think she'd be all, "OMG, Hetty and Granger got killed!" She didn't even ask to make sure!
Also, how many rogue CIA agents are there? You'd think the CIA would be upset at the way they're portrayed on NCIS. Like Trent was a traitor, apparently Ferris was another traitor with all sorts of other people, including maybe Sabatino and Joelle, but definitely the one guy who got killed by Hetty's bomb, the two at the safe house, and the lady sent to try and kill Granger whom he shot in the face. Which, that was Hetty's "protection", she gave him a gun? What if he was actually asleep? Or drugged?
Interesting though, since Miguel Ferrer was already out to illness, were they already setting up Admiral Chegwidden from Jag to take over Granger's spot? And now that Ferrer he's passed, might they have the Admiral join the show on a more permanent basis?
