{"id":138512,"date":"2020-12-21T20:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-ncis-la-has-procedural-dramas-best-christmas-episodes\/"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:00:48","slug":"why-ncis-la-has-procedural-dramas-best-christmas-episodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ncis-la-has-procedural-dramas-best-christmas-episodes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why &#8216;NCIS: LA&#8217; Has Procedural Dramas&#8217; Best Christmas Episodes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3848e1dd192\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3848e1dd192\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ncis-la-has-procedural-dramas-best-christmas-episodes\/#The_Case_Is_Secondary\" >The Case Is Secondary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ncis-la-has-procedural-dramas-best-christmas-episodes\/#Densi_Finally\" >Densi, Finally!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ncis-la-has-procedural-dramas-best-christmas-episodes\/#The_Team_as_a_Family\" >The Team as a Family<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ncis-la-has-procedural-dramas-best-christmas-episodes\/#The_Teams_Families\" >The Team&#8217;s Families<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why &#8216;NCIS: LA&#8217; Has Procedural Dramas&#8217; Best Christmas Episodes\u00a0<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>When you think the holidays, chances are you don&#8217;t also think explosions, shootouts, and a city in peril. Instead, you probably expect good cheer, kisses (possibly under the mistletoe), gift exchanges, and office parties. Well,\u00a0<em>NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em> has all of that, which is why it has established itself, especially in recent years, as the procedural with the best Christmas episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>&#8217; best and most memorable installments have been its last ones for December. Whether it&#8217;s Sam (LL Cool J) trying to do something for his family, Kensi (Daniela Ruah) and Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) taking a major step forward, or everyone gathering for a memorable office party that plays out twice, we always know that hour will not dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>oint.<\/p>\n<p>But what makes these episodes so good? We take a look.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Case_Is_Secondary\"><\/span>The Case Is Secondary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, there&#8217;s still a case to solve, and it&#8217;s not like there haven&#8217;t been some major threats to the city in these episodes. But somehow, the cases still seem to take a backseat to the personal storylines when this time of the year comes around, and it&#8217;s done in a way that works so well.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the investigation in Season 12&#8217;s &#8220;If the Fates Allow&#8221; puts Callen&#8217;s (Chris O&#8217;Donnell) foster brother and his wife in the line of fire, but it&#8217;s the character work for the agent and his relationship with someone from his past that takes center stage. (Even the way the bad guy is taken down makes that evident: Callen&#8217;s foster brother knocks him out with an oxygen tank, no fight required.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Densi_Finally\"><\/span>Densi, Finally!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Who can forget Kensi and Deeks\u00a0<em>finally<\/em> getting together and going all in on the ice rink in Season 6&#8217;s &#8220;Humbug&#8221;? (And we can&#8217;t forget how they then think no one knows about them for several episodes after they kiss maybe 15 feet away from Callen, Sam, and the entire Hanna family.) It was a Christmas gift for the fans, one that came a year after a phone call from Kensi in Afghanistan was one for Deeks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_977768\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-977768\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-977768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-la-kensi-deeks-humbug-densi.jpg\" alt=\"Kensi Deeks NCIS Los Angeles Densi Gets Together Humbug\" width=\"2028\" height=\"1433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-la-kensi-deeks-humbug-densi.jpg 2028w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-la-kensi-deeks-humbug-densi-409x289.jpg 409w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-la-kensi-deeks-humbug-densi-807x570.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-la-kensi-deeks-humbug-densi-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-la-kensi-deeks-humbug-densi-570x403.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2028px) 100vw, 2028px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-977768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Sonja Flemming\/CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>That comes after the two discussed spending the holiday together (before the &#8220;all in&#8221; conversation in that episode) and not for the first time (Season 4&#8217;s &#8220;Free Ride&#8221;). And since &#8220;Humbug,&#8221; we hear about their holiday plans or get at least something &#8220;Densi&#8221;; this season, they are planning their future, are getting their dream house, and have received a Christmas miracle from Hetty (Linda Hunt) in the form of Deeks going to the academy to become an agent.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Team_as_a_Family\"><\/span>The Team as a Family<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One through line on a lot of procedurals is the sell that the team\/unit is a family. But on\u00a0<em>NCIS: LA<\/em>, we see that&#8217;s truly the case, especially when it comes to celebrating the holidays. Kensi and Deeks talk about spending Christmas together before they&#8217;re a couple, the office parties make it clear they&#8217;re not just coworkers, and Sam invites Kensi and Deeks (and their mothers) over to join his family (Season 7&#8217;s &#8220;Cancel Christmas&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of office parties, as Kensi&#8217;s recovering from her partial paralysis in Season 8, she worries about Anna (Bar Paly) taking her spot on the team, leading to her imagining a somewhat humorous catfight breaking out over the cookies and eggnog. But the reality in &#8220;Tidings We Bring&#8221; is that no one can replace Kensi, as Anna makes clear and everyone knows.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Teams_Families\"><\/span>The Team&#8217;s Families<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s not often that we see the team&#8217;s family members, but Christmas episodes have certainly been a treat in that regard, especially when it comes to Sam&#8217;s; his kids have come home for the holidays (such as in &#8220;Humbug,&#8221; which also includes his wife, Aunjanue Ellis&#8217; Michelle, in a rare, non-case related appearance, and &#8220;If the Fates Allow&#8221;).\u00a0Callen even reconnects with his foster brother in Season 12&#8217;s episode, and we wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if they keep in touch (especially with the agent offering to pay for his brother&#8217;s wife&#8217;s surgery).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_977767\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-977767\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-977767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-humbug-team-family.jpg\" alt=\"NCIS Los Angeles Humbug Season 6 Sam Family Team\" width=\"2028\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-humbug-team-family.jpg 2028w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-humbug-team-family-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-humbug-team-family-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-humbug-team-family-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-humbug-team-family-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-humbug-team-family-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2028px) 100vw, 2028px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-977767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Sonja Flemming\/CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ve at least heard of (if not seen) the agents spending the holidays with significant others: Sam and Katherine (Moon Bloodgood) have plans for dinner and Callen has plans to Zoom with Anna in &#8220;If the Fates Allow,&#8221; and Eric (Barrett Foa) and Nell (Ren\u00e9e Felice Smith) visit her family before they were even together (&#8220;Humbug&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>All in all,\u00a0<em>NCIS: LA<\/em> has proven that it&#8217;s must-see TV when you&#8217;re looking for good cheer in December. These episodes bring heart, love, family, and just plain ol&#8217; feel-good entertainment for 40-something minutes at a time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em>, Sundays, 8\/7c, CBS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Instead, you probably expect good cheer, kisses (possibly under the mistletoe), gift exchanges, and office parties. Well,\u00a0NCIS: Los Angeles has all of that, which is why it has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ncis-los-angeles-season-9-christmas-1014x570.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-mediaa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}