20.5 – “Guardian”
Written by Marco Schnabel
Directed by James Whitmore, Jr.
Reviewed by KathM
I mentioned Leon ought to have moved out of that home years in the past. I imply, how are you going to reside in a spot that was basically destroyed and the place your spouse DIED? And Ziva’s father too, however, yeah, not considering Eli. And tonight? He comes throughout “burglars” in his home, chases two off, and kills the opposite! Never let or not it’s mentioned that Leon Vance, former champion boxer, remains to be not match and prepared for motion.
But we’ve got a narrative to proceed. Despite a possible risk to his life, Leon decides that he nonetheless plans to attend an Interpol assembly in Berlin. He even picks out a shiny workforce of bodyguards, however Parker dismisses them and decides to guard Leon himself. The Director leaves McGee in cost as a result of, why? I assume he doesn’t have an assistant director or something.
Parker does an distinctive job as Leon’s bodyguard, a lot in order that he stops Leon from visiting comely German agent Lena Paulson by himself with a pleasant bottle of wine. It’s like taking your mother on a date, however it’s ust as effectively as a result of after they arrive, they discover Lena crushed and bloody in her lodge room.
While Parker and Leon are having enjoyable with nail polish remover (please strive at dwelling and report again), Torres and Knight are testing the opposite brokers on the op the place Leon and Lena met. It was referred to as Fortress, and the baddie who was killed was referred to as Umarov. His girlfriend was killed as effectively. Interestingly, we additionally uncover that $3 million in diamonds went lacking and was by no means checked into proof. Who was accountable for checking all of it in? Lena, after all, made a visit to Antwerp (the diamond capital) shortly thereafter.
Does anybody wish to inform Leon that his potential life companion is a thief? They had been speaking about transferring in and all the things. Leon is lonely, and had hoped that Lena may assist him from turning into that agent . You know, the one who’s alone, perpetually consuming and telling tales about his glory days at reunions. This would have been an attention-grabbing dialog for Leon to have with Gibbs as a result of whereas Parker was a very good listener and has been there, Gibbs had been by way of the entire thing with Leon. From shedding his spouse and watching his children develop up and away, it might have been a very good place for these former co-workers to speak to at least one one other. The final time we’d seen Gibbs, he was discovering a spot of peace, and I believe Leon is perhaps on the lookout for the identical. Could our Director be following (presumably) Torres out the door?
We come to search out out that Lena is a do-gooder of types. Yes, she did take the diamonds, however she additionally took a uncared for child discovered on the shootout. Rather than go away her to the Umarovs, Lena raised a bit of woman, who she referred to as Heidi, herself, alongside along with her sister Elizabeth, who was presently caring for her niece. And the diamonds? Lena put these in a belief for her “daughter,” contemplating it her inheritance. So yeah, I’m fairly positive it is Game Over for Leon. Or not. It’s arduous to inform. His girl and sister are mendacity thieves who stole a child and a load of cash. True, they did it with the perfect of intentions (I stand by this), however that doesn’t change the truth that Leon was almost killed by the lads Sergi Umarov, the brother of the person killed within the op six years in the past, despatched to his home. When Lena wakes, and Leon tells her Heidi and Elizabeth are secure and the baddies are useless or in jail, he is ready to inform her that he and Parker are going to miss the diamonds factor, however can’t inform her whether or not they have a future.
I assume we’ll have to attend and see. And I don’t assume this was a Leon leaving story, I believe it could have been an “I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship” story between Parker and Leon.
PS – Oh, and whereas some are going all Middle School about it, there isn’t a method the gang would have proven up at their Director’s home of their jammies, even when they’re a bit social. So there may have been higher methods to indicate Knight in Jimmy’s shirt. That being typed…giggle, giggle!