This autumn I have enjoyed following both NCIS and NCIS:Los Angeles, two of my favourite series. I enjoy waking up more early than usually and catching my favourite shows before I start my day. Since they are both shown one the same day I typically watch one show before I get out of bed and the other one in the evening before I go to sleep. I typically watch NCIS in the morning and NCIS:Los Angeles in the evening as I have always surmised that the NCIS was somehow more enjoyable and more fun and more of an early must-see that the NCIS:Los Angeles one. I like both series very much but have always thought NCIS to be just a tad bit more my vibe for a variety of reasons.
However, this year I have found myself looking much more forward to watching NCIS:LA than NCIS. I am more excited for the episode, watch the promos more often and enjoy the spoiler information more. And when the episodes come out I am much more excited for NCIS:LA. I have been enjoying this season a great deal and the episodes have been terrific. It´s in my opinion, one of the best series on TV right now. NCIS has had a solid season as well but somehow, as a series it has seized being exciting or providing anything new to enjoy. It´s a wonderful series but it seems there is nothing new or fresh going on. Maybe it´s because I have seen every single episode of the series and some of them multiple times (such as "Under Covers") and enjoyed reviewing my favourite scenes on youtube several times the series has simply gotten tired to me.
The storylines are getting tired and repetitive and the characters are getting somehow more flat and uninteresting. Not that they are enjoyable but the freshness and uniqueness that I enjoy so much about them in the earlier series (particularly Ziva and Tony) is lacking. In the earlier series the characters were incredibly realistic and enjoyable and their interaction was a true treat to watch but now it´s just dry and to a certain extent boring.
Whereas on NCIS:LA the characters continue to surprise me and I love their interactions. Deeks (a part Norwegian just like me!) and Kensi continue to be wonderful as personalities and their interaction with each other is just great. Callen has been pretty good this season and Hanna is growing on me and he definitely has his moments. The humor has been great this season (and was last season as well) and the storylines have been generally interesting and well executed. I am loving the Sam Hanna two parter and am looking forward to the next episode. And kudos to the writers for having done their research (the meeting beetween Reagan (I think) and Gorbachev was indeed in Reykjavik (the capital of Iceland) and they even pronounced the name of the city right (which was awesome to hear!)!
Somehow I am just much more psyched about this season on NCIS:LA than NCIS. NCIS:LA is by no means perfect and still has some rough spots but the series has gotten so good whereas NCIS is still solid but nothing has changed since season 8 (which was the last good season in my opinion, 9 didn´t work for me) and the series has been at a standstill.
I will of course continue do follow NCIS and I am looking forward to seeing what the series brings on next but currently NCIS:LA holds my attention better.
And this is a critisism of the series as a whole, NOT of the actors. I enjoy the actors on both series and would go fangirl crazy if I were to meet any of them.
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