
His 20-word answer to Deeks’ question would have provided a clever way to introduce some details about him, but unfortunately we didn’t get to hear it. Devin has potential, but he’ll have to prove himself.

It happened again at episode’s end with Deeks’ and Devin’s cute wordplay. It’s what made that scene work, and it was the highlight here too. It reminded me of when he was undercover with Sven in “ Allegiance“, and how serious he managed to stay through Deeks’ whole ridiculous charade.

LL Cool J plays Sam as the straight man so well. Seeing Devin holding himself back from laughing at Deeks’ handyman joke made me like him, and the distress it clearly caused Sam made me laugh out loud. He did have an easy chemistry with Eric Christian Olsen, but let’s keep in mind that ECO has amazing chemistry with literally everyone.

As a viewer, I found myself conducting a similar assessment, trying to determine if I could envision Devin sticking around as a permanent addition. Sam and Callen appeared to be trying him on for size, assessing whether he would make a good addition to the team, and he was no doubt assessing whether he’d even want to join a team that doesn’t even blink in the face of bullets and booms. Pot gave NCIS: Los Angeles viewers an introduction to a new team member and a team in the midst of transitions, with all the turmoil transition can bring.įBI Special Agent Devin Roundtree, played by Caleb Castille, made a return appearance this week, only this time he joined the team instead of running away from them. With “Fortune Favors the Brave,” writer R.
