'NCIS Los Angeles' Season 8 Spoilers: Callen Rooms In With Dad; Nell Temporarily Replaces Still Recuperating Kensi in Team Mission
Hetty will be back at her desk but she has to find who the mole in the organization is.
Callen (Chris O'Donnell) will have his father Garrison (Daniel J. Travanti) as his roommate in the new episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8. After a two week hiatus, the series returns with Nell Jones (Renee Felice Smith) replacing a still indisposed Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah) temporarily.
Callen getting his wish come true
Garisson will be making his big comeback in "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8 after Callen finally met him last season. According to EP Scott Gemmill, they will be temporary roommates which will give them the opportunity to become closer, figuratively and literally, with each other.
Gemmill explains that their short term arrangement is sort of Callen getting himself in a be careful what you wish for situation when he got his father to live with him. Prior to the "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8 episode, Callen has spent his whole life searching for a family and will now suddenly be thrusted into one.
But, he also is used to having the privacy of his own space that having a family member living with him will take some getting used to. Although the two have not really spent a lot of time together before the coming "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8 episode, their relationship will surely benefit from theirbonding experience.
Poisoned agent
The synopsis of episode 4 of "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8 says that a Homeland Security agent is poisoned by an assassin from the notorious Triad. Also in the episode titled "Black Market", the NCIS team uncovers a warehouse of counterfeit currencies and a money trail of stolen government funds.
Meanwhile, Nell takes over Kensi's spot in the team as they solve the featured cases of "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8. Nell has proven to be a useful temporary replacement for Kensi who is still in the hospital's ICU recovering from her injuries.
It the premiere of "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8, the helicopter Kensi was riding with the rest of the team was shot down by mercenaries in the team's mission to Syria. She was rushed back to the U.S. while her life hang by the balance but luckily, she survived.
Other spoilers
Meanwhile, Hetty (Linda Hunt) will be back at her desk courtesy of Corbin Duggan's (Jackson Hurst) superior. The secretary of defense allowed her to return to her team provided she can flush out the mole in the organization before the deadline. Another storyline for "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 4 that should excite Callen's fans is the return of a rumored love interest, Ana Kolchck (Bar Paly), next episode.
Episode 4 of "NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 8 will air on Sunday on CBS.