The Dragon and the Fairy 

In LA a man survives gunfire while trying to enter the Vietnamese consulate; G and company investigate; the victim's personal effects include the name of a Marine first lieutenant; the team save lives, solve the case, and reunite a family.

Director:

Tony Wharmby

Writers:

Shane Brennan (created by), Joe Sachs

Stars:

Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Chris O'Donnell	...	G. Callen
Daniela Ruah	...	Kensi Blye
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Marty Deeks
Barrett Foa	...	Eric Beale
Renée Felice Smith	...	Nell Jones
Linda Hunt	...	Hetty Lange
LL Cool J	...	Sam Hanna
Dan Lauria	...	James Cleary
Lydia Look	...	Mai Nguyen
Sumalee Montano	...	Yen Tran
François Chau	...	Binh Tran
Christopher Khai	...	Tuan Nguyen
VyVy Nguyen	...	Qui
James Chen	...	Cadeo Hoang
Sam Medina	...	Phuoc

Storyline

Yesterday in Los Angeles, while a young man tries to enter the Vietnamese consulate, an unknown gunman in a passing car shoots him, injuring but not killing him; tomorrow the SecNav will attend a Southeast Asia conference at the same consulate; Callen and company investigate. While G and Sam visit the victim in a hospital, his employer shows up; his personal effects include the name of a Marine first lieutenant; as Kensi and Deeks approach the consulate, a car explodes; the car belongs to a local lawyer of Vietnamese descent who's a leader in a group seeking to introduce democracy and other human-rights reforms into the oppressive regime of the socialist government of Vietnam. G and Sam check out the tailor shop and follow a van to a second place, where Sam later drives into the building and saves many lives. The team figure out everything, discover domestic dissonance, eliminate bad guys, reunite a family, and shoot baskets while Hetty officiates.

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Plot Keywords:

arson | hospital gown | explosion | bomb | beating | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shane Brennan Productions, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

Translators and translation are mentioned several times. The correct term, however, would be interpreter/interpretation. A translator works with text, spoken language is handled by an interpreter.

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Quotes

Nga: They don't know I speak. I learn with little boy. Every day we watch Sesame Street.
Marty Deeks: Elmo rocks...

User Reviews

Shark jumped

This episode had that "written and directed by one of the actors in the show" feel to it. Dialog appeared to be simply to fill the time (blather); miscast actors in minor roles; the first five minutes playing basketball (why?); odd pacing; It's as though the writers have run out of ideas, but they have to come up with something. If, as I suggested, it was a case of letting an amateur write and direct the episode I have to wonder why the owners of the show would take such a risk with a previously successful franchise. It certainly was not the best use of the on-screen talent. I used to look forward to the show, but I turned it off before the first commercial and it's unlikely I'll watch again.