The guys from "NCIS: Los Angeles" just couldn't get a break.
Season 8 started with no shortage of drama and its episode 2 is no different. Tagged as "The Queen's Gambit", the team picked up where they left off. Where's Kensi? Well, Kensi is already transferred back to the states but still in the state of coma. He is receiving medical attention as per the latest episode.
Hetty is already answering the mole investigation in Washington D.C. The team however must go on with a new case. The new case revolves around human trafficking. It involves a muslim man being abducted where a female Marine sergeant runs him over and hides him in her storage shed. However, the NCIS team was able to discover that his cousin was in hollywood pretending as a producer or casting agent. This helps him get hold of young women as ISIS brides.
Hetty who is back in D.C works with the system to at least gather some information Under Secretary of Defense Duggan. She was able to find ample of time to find the mole as she reasons with the actual Secretary of Defense. The episode continues to revolve around Kensi, everyone is worried about her especially Deeks. Deeks proposes a marriage to Kensi but she is still unconscious. He was surprise when he was proposing as Kensi moves her hand. But the doctors say it is part of a large injury and considered as involuntary reflex.
A more intense, heartfelt emotions and a nice build up seems to be the focus of the new season. With Kensi's unknown medical issues, it is hard to be in Deeks shoes right now. It is seen the frustration and distraught in Deeks face. The never ending love and appreciation to his girlfriend is evident as he waits patiently for her to recover.