21/03/13 - Quick-fire Review of 'RED part 1' the NCIS: LA backdoor spin-off episode

See - Is a Spin-off of a Spin-off of a Spin-off of a show based on a book written about real life a little bit excessive?

This is less summary-like and more like a quick-fire review.

So NCIS: LA had it's back-door episode for its new spin-off show NCIS: RED on Tuesday and I was awake at 2am to make sure I was one of the european people to view it live. The episode as a whole was very good, except it had a lot less of my favorite NCIS:LA characters, but it was expected to see less of them as the episode was primarily about introducing the new show and the new characters.

It seems like the main character in the new show will be a character called Paris Summerskill. This is new because on NCIS and NCIS: LA the main characters have been males, Leroy Gibbs and G. Callen. I'm looking forward to seeing a strong main female character in charge. 

The show was quick to explain why its team is called RED. In Georgia they have a home base for all of the teams and each one is color coded, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Except this show will be following the RED team. Although the home base of operations is in Georgia they are a nomad team, they have two semi-trucks which join together each episode to create their home, and if the trucks cannot be drove to the destinations they are flown in. I'm assuming in a very very big navy plane. 

There are 5 people that live in the trucks, Agent Claire (No last name yet), Agent P Summerskill and Agent Danny (No last name yet), then there is the support, Dave (No last name yet), who is also Claire's partner and works in the field and Kai Ashe who is their technical support and as of yet does not work in the field, but this may change when the actual show pilots.

Paris Summerskill is a character that 'works alone' this is explained because her last partner got shot but he did survive, we don't find her exact reason out just yet but I assume it will be told soon. Roy, her partner that got shot, got bought into NCIS: RED when Danny was hurt in the field, as the team was a man down they needed to bring somebody in, Hetty (The leader of NCIS: LA OSP team) bought in Roy, as he and Paris worked well together. Hetty is aware of their pasts together and apparently wants Roy or Paris to redeem themselves. 

Their reunion didn't go so well as all Paris did was punch Roy in the face before walking away.

I do like these characters very much and I'm already happy with what the show is about and where it is going. I'm looking forward to next Tuesday where I will be awake just as late to view it.