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Callen’s Corner: Birthday Week Wallpapers

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Callen’s Corner: Challenge 2 Winners

Ladies and gentlemen. Fans of all ages. It is our pleasure to reveal the winners for the Callen’s Corner Challenge 2!

So many great fan fictions were submitted. They represented many collective hours of work and creative focus. The best part of these stories was the overt diversity. We were exposed to everything from a harsh Russian winter, to Callen’s hard childhood, from a pet store, to a heartfelt discussion with Deeks. Simply amazing– every single word! As always, the judging process is tedious and seems oh, so impossible with so many great entries. This time, we had to pick our favorites and draw for a winner, because the skills represented were so bountiful. Great job to our authors!

Also, this time around, we decided to have a prize for one of the awesome reviewers of these fics. And talk about reviewers! Lots of you took time out of your busy schedules to read and review these fan fics. We saw some great affirmation being brought for the hard-working authors. And to that, we say, Bravo!!! You reviewers rocked it!

Now, for the fun part:

The winner of the reviews, was a reviewer from Portugal. Congratulations to KensiCallenRock!!!

The winner of the authors, was BH72. Congratulations!!!

Read part of the winning entry below:

Something To Call His Own

By BH72

Disclaimer: I only own the original characters. Shane Brennan and CBS has the pleasure of owning all NCIS Los Angeles Characters

Chapter 1

G Callen laid back down on the hospital bed, he hoped for the last time. He had been away on assignment in Russia, again. They were to infiltrate a well known terrorist group near a town named Kolpino, just outside of St Petersburg. The operation had gone south, with the undercover agents’ true identities being made. Callen and his partner Peter Winters, were about to face a firing squad for their deception. But gunfire could be heard just outside the compound they were in, and they knew help was on its way. They had been rescued by fellow CIA and NCIS agents, who were already there in the country. Callen had been shot in the shoulder, but it could have been so much more serious. He had a grey-haired man, named Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, to thank for his life. He had put his own life on the line to save him, and Callen was thankful to the older man. He and his partner had been rescued and managed to flee Russia, with hospital treatment sought to treat his wound.

Which is how he found himself in a Washington DC hospital, waiting for his partner to take him home. ‘Humph!’ The only problem was, G Callen was a loner, and didn’t have any possessions, let alone a place to call home. All through his childhood, ever since he could remember, he moved between thirty-seven Foster Homes. Some were nice or ok, others were bad. But no matter what those homes were like, he never belonged anywhere, nor owned anything, other than an old bed roll, with his name on it. Well what of his name he knew anyway.

A grin spread across the CIA agent as he saw his partner arrive into his room. “About time, Pete. What took you so long?” Callen watched his partner pull something out of his bag.

“Sorry, G, but I took a detour.” Peter Winters pulled out of his bag, a brown Chesapeake Bay Retriever. He was tiny and had barely left his Mother. “I couldn’t resist him.” Peter admitted, with a sly grin. “He’s something, isn’t he?”

“He’s adorable.” Callen took the tiny pup off his partner and placed him on his chest. The pup settled his head on Callen’s chest and looked up at him with his large brown eyes. Callen’s heart melted, in that moment. The hardened agent had become soft from the contact with the pup. “What’s his name?” He looked up at his partner, expecting a reply.

“I haven’t thought of one yet. I was hoping you could help me on that one. It was a sudden decision to buy him, when I saw him in the pet shop window.” Peter smiled at his partner, who usually never showed any emotion around him. But what he saw had made him smile. He could tell G Callen was taken with the pup and vice versa. “I think he likes you, G!” Ever since he had picked the pup up from the shop, an hour earlier, it had continued to fret and wriggle about. Seeing him so settled on Callen, had surprised him. “I never knew you had it in you, G, to be so good with animals.”

“You think?” Callen had never had much experience with animals. There was a few houses he had spent some time in, where the family owned a dog or cat, but he hadn’t stayed there long enough to bond with the pet.

“I’ve haven’t seen this pup stop fretting or wriggling until you took him off me.” He stated, amused. He shook his head. “Well, looks like you’re going have to help me train him, seeing he likes you more than me.”

“Me, ah…I have no experience with this sort of thing, Pete.” Callen replied, shaking his head, unsure if Pete’s idea was a good one.

“Well you’ll be staying with me until you find yourself a new place to call home anyway G, so the two of you will have plenty of time to bond.” When Peter Winters and G Callen had become partners two years ago, he had also become a surrogate big brother. He knew a little about Callen’s life prior to working in the CIA, and from what he had been told by the younger man, he realised his partner needed a family.

“Are you sure? What about that girlfriend of yours, Stacey?” Callen inquired, unsure if he was more trouble than anything else for his partner.

“You mean Tracey?” Peter laughed. “She’s not my girlfriend, that’s for sure. We’ve just worked together on some ops before, that’s all. Sometimes we hang out.” He reiterated to him.

“Ok. Thanks!” G Callen was not used to people looking out for him, he was still taking time adjusting to the generosity of his partner.

“It’ll be another month before you’ll be let back to work, so make the most of the time to relax, and do what normal people do.” Peter quickly grabbed the pup off his partner’s chest and gently placed him inside the bag again. “Just for safe measures, as we leave this fine establishment.” Peter joked about the hospital.

Callen smirked as he heard the pup scuffle inside the bag. They were going to have to make a quick exit, if they were not going to be caught out having the pup inside the hospital. Nurses gave them puzzled looks as they exited the building, as they heard the noise coming from Pete’s bag.

Once they were clear of the building, Pete pulled the pup out of the bag and handed him over to Callen. “Call it earning your board.” Pete began, knowing Callen struggled with people being generous with him. “You can live with me in my spare bedroom, for the next month, if you train him. Or he trains you.” Pete laughed. “He’s got you wrapped around his little finger, G.” He watched Callen rub the soft fur on the pup’s ears. The pup snuggled in closer to Callen and closed his eyes.

“Deal.” Callen liked the idea of training the pup. “But he needs a name.” He added.

“I agree, G. But I can’t think of anything yet.” Pete had spent the whole hour before picking up his partner, trying to think of a name.

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Callen’s Corner: Redacted Files, I

Redacted File 3,294: How do you think Callen will react to the capture and torture of Sam and Deeks by Sidorov, being the Team Leader who failed to protect his team?

Bee: With guilt. Firstly, because he wasn’t there to protect his partner, and, secondly, because his absence put Deeks into a bad situation. He’ll bottle up his emotions and they’ll burst out at a point no one will expect, maybe not even him.

Mary: I agree, Bee. He’s going to bottle up a lot of hurt and guilt. There’s another episode where Deeks apologizes for Kensi getting into a bad spot (captured) and G tells him something like, “My plan. My fault.” And, the possibility of something happening to Michelle will only add to the torment of feeling like he has failed them.

Vicki: Definitely guilt. They are his family, which he treasures more than a normal person, due to having no natural family. Sam is the closest thing he has to a brother, and I think he feels more for Deeks than we have seen so far on the show. But being because he brought Janvier back to broker the deal, he will feel even worse than plain guilt. He may even start questioning his abilities as being team leader. He does have lone wolf tendencies, and may build walls up to push his team away, rather than show how deep Sam and Deeks’ torture has really affected him.

AJ: Agent Callen is like the Dead Sea, he keeps everything inside. He probably won’t survive the “wave of guilt” unless he gets a good talking to from Hetty (who will be feeling the guilt, too)… or a Gibbs headslap…

ChrisDaisy: I agree with all of the above said. I thought of the same scene as Mary and also of Crimeleon where he blames himself for having let go of Janvier (or deGramont back then). Callen says, “This is on me.” He will take full responsibility for what happened. I fear that he might go even more lone wolf than usual and that he will withdraw himself from the rest of the team, especially from Sam. G will blame himself not only for having put Sam’s and Deek’s life in danger, but also Michelle’s, and created the possibility that Sam’s kids might have become orphans. The same fate he had to bear and he would have been the one to have inflicted it on them – or so he might think (is that too twisted a thought?) Also agree that he might be questioning his abilities as a team leader. Hetty does that, too, every time she loses an agent. It’s definitely a good thing that Nate will be back…

Mary: Agree with Vicki, I can also see him pulling away. Or even lashing out in anger, or something that is truly contrary to the feelings he is trying to hide. And, ChrisDaisy… not too twisted. Great point about the children potentially being left orphaned. Sad, but something I had not considered. I had just thought of the loss of Michelle, not how the loss of both parents would impact the little ones.

Richtsje: I think it might soften Callen towards to ones he loves, but, before that, it might make him do something very foolish. Kensi might be mad at Callen because his decisions hurt Deeks, and Sam and Michelle might resent him some. (To me, it was a shared decision, after all, even Hetty agreed, didn’t she?) But chasing Sidorov can be a good thing for teamwork again…

Keviana: Callen is Team Leader. He has near-veto authority. I’m sure he could’ve done something to change the outcome. Right?

Serena: He will be wrecked with guilt and angst, possibly turning it into self-blame, but he will express it via anger and as one spoiler mentioned, there’ll be a showdown between Callen and the Chameleon! #GoodRidanceToTheChameleon

Richtsje: Oh, Janvier might stay, just a little longer, i.m.o.

Merrie: I believe Callen was in on the partner changes, because he knew exactly where he and Kensi were going, and because it was his decision to bring Janvier into the op. I think he’s going to be very guilty and we’ll also find that he now has a vendetta against Janvier that will not be pacified until Janvier is dead. Callen isn’t one to lash out in anger. He is more sly in his anger, in my mind. He will string you along until you are eating out of his hand, and then BAM, you are caught with your leg in a trap waiting to be served up for dinner or bait for a bigger catch. It’s a very rare person who gets one over on G, and that is why I think this betrayal will definitely be a BIG issue for him.

Vicki: Looking back at when Hunter mixed up the team, Callen reacted very angrily. This is why, I believe, it was not Callen’s decision to have Deeks watch Sam’s back, and take Kensi with him to Iran. Especially when Callen knows too well what his partner thinks of Deeks. And it’s not just Sam’s life at risk here, it’s Michelle’s as well. It’s so true what you mentioned, ChrisDaisy, over Callen’s fear of Sam’s kids becoming orphans. He loves those kids, as if he really was their uncle.

I believe they could have easily of had a SEAL or marine unit do what Callen and Kensi did, to retrieve Janvier out of Iran. Someone higher up is making the decisions, forcing Callen to realize he has no other choice. And when we look back at the last time Janvier appeared on the scene, it was Granger who forced Callen to stay in the boathouse with Janvier, leaving Sam, Kensi, and Deeks to go to that abandoned warehouse where they were nearly blown up. Granger is keeping Callen close, in all matters. To keep him safe. Why is Callen more important than the rest of the team? It leads to my theory that Granger has the answers to Callen’s quest for finding more about himself. Perhaps Callen gets fired up with Granger over all that has happened to Sam, Deeks, and Michelle, forcing Granger to come clean. Anyway, they are my thoughts and theories, but we all know Shane Brennan will bring a twist into the mix and shock us all. So looking forward to Season 5.

Merrie: But, Vicki, like you said, when Hunter did it, he was angry, because he wasn’t part of the decision. But he knew Kensi was going with him, and knew exactly where they were going. He chose the target they were going in to extract. His reaction to the news and his lack of argument about it tells us that if he did not help make the decision then he was at least read in on it before the team and OK’d it. I truly believe that if he didn’t trust Deeks with Sam’s life then he would have protested the change of partners. Perhaps he also know that Sam need to get over himself and accept Deeks as part of the team, and also acknowledge the fact that he is good at what he does.

Now, that being said, I also agree with you, that Granger has information into G’s past. As far as G being more important than the rest of the team, I think that simply stems from the show being mainly about him, and his quest to find out who he is.

Vicki: I know Callen didn’t argue, and you raised some really valid points in your comments. My memory just has Hetty giving the instructions, with Callen suddenly realizing who he has to get. His worst nightmare, out of Iran. I really felt bad for him. You are right, it was time Sam realized how important Deeks is on the team. A huge hurdle for these two characters. Let’s hope they resolve it all and become closer for it.

———- END REDACTED FILE 3,294 ———-

Redacted File 3,298: How will G deal with the betrayal of “The Chameleon”, knowing that he was the one who brought him into the operation?

Mary: My first thought was that he would kill him. Not that I want him to do that, or do I think he will (not in cold blood, anyway.) But, that look on Callen’s face when he finds out he has been betrayed, that Sam has been shoved into harm’s way? I could see him at least beating the living pooooh out of him. He needs the mean Chameleon alive until this is over. He needs to know how his devious mind operates. Oh, and I think that the guilt I commented on in Redacted File 3,294 is multiplied by a “bazillion” by the fact he helped come up with this plan.

Vicki: It’s a tricky situation for Callen. He would rather Janvier dead, knowing how he threatened to destroy everyone who means something to him, and then kill him. This is not the first time Janvier has threatened the lives or killed ones Callen has cared for. He knows that while Janvier lives, none of them are safe. It was a dangerous game, but much bigger than all of them. Getting the stolen nukes was the first priority. It shows the team’s dedication to their jobs. Safety of the innocent first. But as a team they are tight. Anyone who threatens them, Callen will want dead. But he hasn’t gone rogue yet (even if we were lead to believe it a year ago).

Janvier is the first evil he has not been able to overcome. Janvier is a highly intelligent man, who has played Callen. He knows Janvier wants Callen to kill him (quote from the plane). Callen told him he wouldn’t kill him. Janvier replied: “I will seduce you to.” Shivers run down my spine at the thought of the man. Callen will have to play Janvier at his own game. Let him suffer at the hands of some other evil man. Like they did when they made it out that Janvier provided incorrect intel to the Iranians, hence him losing his lower arm/hand.

Mary: Good points, Vicki. I certainly feel the same “shivers” at the thought of Janvier. And I also think Callen will have to (someday, if not now,) figure out a way to beat the evil guy at his own game. I had commented earlier that I didn’t think Callen would kill him in cold blood. And I still don’t think he will. But IF he suffered enough loss (Sam, Deeks, Michelle, and now Kensi is in the mix)… Well… the look on his face, when the team went overseas to save Hetty, just popped in my head. The look just after his flashback of his mother being shot, when he says to kill them all. Not something we had ever seen from our Callen. You just don’t mess with a guy’s family.

Richtsje: Am I right that Janvier told that he had a daughter? Maybe Callen will find a way to get to Janvier through her… Though it’s not the Callen-ish way to do so.

Serena: See my answer to Redacted File 3,294. The spoiler said only one will survive (in the showdown) and I think we all know who that is! #CallenOfCourse

ChrisDaisy: I don’t think that Callen will kill Janvier in cold blood or out of an outburst of rage – he is way too rational for that. Also, he would be doing exactly what Janvier wants, and I am sure G will not give Janvier the satisfaction of letting him win this ultimate battle – however enraged he might be. Of course, there is no doubt that Callen will be the one who walks away alive from the final duel, but he will make sure that he is the one to dictate the rules. Whatever happens next, Callen will chase Janvier with the same deadly determination we have seen with the Comescus (exactly, Mary 🙂 – “Do we have a plan?” “Yeah, kill `em all.”)
As much as I hate Janvier for what he does to Callen and has done to the team, it adds a lot to the storyline to have a “worthy opponent” for Callen who shows up unexpectedly from time to time…

———- END REDACTED FILE 3,298 ———-

Redacted File 3,301: Who do you think the ‘nemesis’ is that @jpkouz has hinted about that will be helping Callen in Season 5?

Vicki: Well, I think it’s Granger, as G has never liked the man. But I believe there is a reason for Granger moving from CIA to NCIS. When Callen and Hetty confronted him as to why he was there, he stared at Callen. But then he turned and looked at Kensi in the firing range. The following episode was about Kensi’s Father. But it was that look Granger gave Callen that made me think he knows something. Whether who his Father is, or maybe is his Father. Sorry I’ve touched a nerve there. I know it’s not a popular thought. But I’ve always had a gut feeling about Granger.

Richtsje: I’d agree with you, Vicky. There’s more about Granger than we think there might be. Like Hetty, he’s kept an eye on Callen for a long time already. And talking about a nemesis, Callen is not the biggest fan of Granger it seems…

Mary: I had mentioned Trent Kort because he seems to get under Callen’s skin. But I think he’s more of an irritant than anything. And don’t see him having a soft spot for Callen. And I agree with Vicki and Richtsje. There IS something about Granger. I don’t want to like him, because G doesn’t like him. But he seems to know more about our Callen than he’s letting on. But, my real choice is still Arkady. I just like their relationship, I guess. Sort of a love/hate and father/son thing going on. Callen doesn’t trust him 100%, but seems to look up to him. And Arkady is the closest thing to a father figure we’ve seen for G. So how’s that for being wishy-washy on the record?

Vicki: True, Mary, Callen from the beginning, has shown little trust of the former KGB operative. He knows Arkady has lied to him in the past, so he could be a possibility as well.

ChrisDaisy: My initial thought was Granger. But, after some thinking, I think it could also be the guy from the graveyard, after all – or the one who’s behind all this. He definitely is a nemesis of Callen, a faceless one, yes, but a nemesis, indeed. Callen still dreams about him (I think it’s safe to assume he still does). And, as we don’t know the person who is behind it, he (or she) might as well have a soft spot for Callen. Also, there is the likely connection to his past. However, I, too, believe that Granger knows more about G than he’s telling… I also like the relationship between G and Arkady. That’s a good description you gave there, Mary. But this is the reason for me not to go for Arkady. I don’t really see him as being Callen’s nemesis. A nemesis for me has a more negative connotation. The Arkady/G relationship is a little too casual for me in this respect. Will have to give that some more thought, though…

Richtsje: Definitely Granger…

Keviana: I just WANT it to be Arkady. Want like a little kid wants candy. Arkady is an awesome, good, bad guy. Arkady is the bad guy I always WANT to see.

Richtsje: He’s not that bad, is he, Keviana? I like him, though I never completely trust him. As for Callen, I think he trusts Arkady more than he trusts Trent.

Keviana: Exactly. Callen is weary of Arkady, but can’t stand Trent. I glare at Trent whenever he surfaces. Arkady makes me laugh. “Next time I send note, eh?” “I do not like him.”

Merrie: I’m going to just go out there and say it’s going to be Tracy. And that being said, while I enjoyed seeing that bit of Callen’s past, I do not want her to become a reoccurring character. That ship has sailed and I don’t want to see him go backwards in his life. Would I like to see him find someone… actually I’m not sure. I think Callen’s appeal is the whole Lone Wolf thing he’s got going on.

Serena: @jpkouz has said it’s a Comescu of sorts… Not really sure what to make of that…unless it literally means a member of the Comescu family that I’m not aware of… or it could just be referencing Comescu as a nemesis figure similar to this nemesis which @jpkouz hinted at… I’m tempted to say Granger, also, but I think “nemesis” here would mean an enemy in the field… it’s anybody’s guess who that is, at this point!

Merrie: As much as I also think Granger, I really don’t think he was brought onto the show to be a regular. I believe he was introduced to have a stable NCIS character to transition to “RED” when they were trying to sell that. However, I do think Granger knows more about certain members of the team than he has let on, and he is a character who keeps his cards close to the vest. I expect to see a lot of manipulation from him in the coming season.

———- END REDACTED FILE 3,301 ———-

Callen’s Corner: Driving School

That episode. The one when our gallant hero was reduced to…

Driving school.

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“Oh, good morning, Speed Racer!” -Kensi

It’s true. G Callen has never had a problem with speed. “Zoom-zoom-zoooooom” might be a sound we are used to hearing from his car’s vicinity. And, rightly so, the man has gotten to drive some pretty sweet cars! Sweet cars are meant to be driven at the speed limit’s capacity and take corners with lean. There is no blame being passed here. Nope.

Allow us to put this raw car power that Callen faces into words:

“As a person who enjoys taking corners a leetle bit faster than one should, I completely believe someone with Callen’s parade of cars could get a ticket here and there (or more). I drive in the country with long roads and no traffic. To be stuck in the city with traffic cams and crowded roads would be torture. When one finally gets the chance to open her up and let her rip, that’s when the cops catch you. Imagine what those cars could do! It’s like putting a race horse in knee deep mud, a speed boat in a creek, or having a governor on an engine. You could go so much faster… Instead, you longingly stare at the speedometer and drop it out of Overdrive and into 3. And sigh.” –Bee

This may be why we find the time that Callen was sentenced to driving school slightly unfair. In fact, our Callen Corner Dream Team is of the opinion that G is actually a good, safe driver. (Is there anything he isn’t good at?) This driving school sentence from Ms. Henrietta Lange may simply have been to teach a lesson not easily forgotten…

And maybe it did.

Let’s recap.

“Even Eric has fun in this episode driving around on a Segway. With a serious note to the case the team has been assigned to work on, Hetty has a wicked sense of humor when she enrolled Callen into traffic school.

Sam and Callen’s banter pushes Callen deeper into a hole when he’s trying hard to reason with Hetty, that he was chasing a suspect when he got caught speeding. G had just arrived back into the mission with Kensi, finishing off their donuts, with none left for Sam. Sam’s quote, “No donut, no love.” is a classic.

Sixteen hours of in-class study, for Callen, was due to the fact it was his third conviction of speeding in the past eighteen months. There was no getting around it for Callen this time. But, it’s not just any traffic school Hetty has enrolled him into: it’s a comedy one. Oh, the dread on Callen’s face; there definitely was no humor there.

Humor emits from this episode of traffic school immediately from the moment Callen enters the classroom. Callen is sitting at the back of the classroom, when the teacher walks in. Callen knows he’s in for a very painful two days, when the teacher Mr. Loobertz tells the class they’ve “put the cool in school.” Callen responds with, “Wouldn’t that be chool?” Mr. Loobertz replies, “The H is silent.” Callen mutters in response, “I’m in ell.” It’s perfect timing when a gorgeous blonde in a tight, short dress arrives and takes the desk beside Callen. Callen’s look of hope upon seeing her adds to the already hilarious situation.

If you thought it couldn’t get any funnier, or painful, for the seasoned Federal Agent, think again. He’s trying to work on the street racing case, while half-listening to the dude up front. (How anyone could have sat in that classroom with such a serious face, is beyond me. I would have been crying from laughing so hard at the teacher.) Then, Callen is pulled to the front to drive a small plastic red car. Could it get any worse? If any of his team saw what he was forced to do, he would never have lived it down. Callen likened the traffic school to the Libyans taking he and Sam off the trawler (not sure of this horrible back-story, rest-assured it was awful), but with singing and puppets.

Yet it is being at traffic school that helps Callen solve a part of the mystery on the case: the fact that no car modified for street racing can have insurance. He stops what he’s doing and calls his team, much to the teacher’s disappointment.

At the end of driving school, you can see Callen is struggling to refuse the trip to the Bahamas with the swimsuit model. So, the case is solved, sad as it was, due to the victim’s sister trying hard to get her brother to stop street racing. Callen is feeling relieved his two painful days of traffic school are over, however, Hetty informs him, he failed the test. Poor Callen. You’ve got to feel for him, don’t you? He failed because his mind was on the case, not traffic school. The teasing he received from his team mates made him wish he had taken the model up on her offer.” –Vicki

The facial expressions from Callen are priceless. Did he really have to say anything to defend himself after failing the driving school final exam? Pretty sure the disgusted look on his face said it all.

“One of my favorite scenes in Full Throttle is when they are chasing Stringer and G keeps quoting from the California Driving Manual and subsequently completely annoys Sam, who’s concentrating on driving. Hilarious! I wonder why G failed the test as he seems to know the traffic rules so well? And since he failed the test, I wonder if “Mr. Walinski” had to go back to the “Fun for All Traffic School” with Mr. Loobertz. Another two days in “ell” for G?” –ChrisDaisy

Driving school again? We should all have the shivers for Callen…

“The look on G’s face in “Tin Soldier” when he sees the blinking lights of the motorcycle cop behind him (not yet realizing it was Sam)? The look was pure “you’ve got to be kidding me.” I imagine the nightmare of driving school was flashing before his eyes.” –Mary

I’m sure he was a flashbacking to the dreaded driving school. And, I’m actually wondering if the puppets, singing, and toy cars scarred Callen so bad that he has been driving a little safer these days…

Either way, Callen is too cool for driving school. Let’s hope he never has to go back.

Thanks to Callen’s Corner Dream Team Members: AJ, Bee, ChrisDaisy, Mary (justdreaming-83), Richtsje, Serena, Vicki

Callen’s Corner: Banter, Season 1

The banter between Callen and Sam is a common joy for all those who claim Team Callen. And, as such, we thought it would be fitting to remember some of the best moments from Season 1, since it happened oh, so long ago, and was oh, so good.

In no specific order, here are our favorite Callen-and-Sam-centered banter moments.

G: You think we can make a run for it?
Sam: No.
G: Want to try it anyways?
[1×08]

G: What you have history with him?
Sam : We weren’t dating if that’s what you’re asking. SEALs work together as a team. Holgate had the tendency to act like a lone wolf, IF you know what I’m talking about.
G: Actually, half the time I don’t know what you’re talking about. And the rest of the time, I just disagree.
Sam: I really look forward to having Dom as a partner.
G: You’d miss me. I complete you!
[1×02]

G: So what are you going to do about it?
Sam: Right now? Go for a run.
G: Last time you said that, I had to drive out to Joshua Tree to pick you up.
Sam: I’ll bring my cell phone.
[1×11]

G: You went soft on him. Briggs.
Sam: Man, I know you’re not gonna go here with me right now. We’re in the middle of chasing our only lead on our only suspect…
G: You know your ears wiggle when you try to avoid a conversation? It’s kind of adorable.
Sam: Okay. For years I dreamed of being a seal. I gave up everything else to get there. Everything. If I saw the finish line and found out that the navy was gonna bump me somewhere else, I’d be angry, too. And my ears don’t wiggle.
[1×03]

G: This crowd can smell a cop a mile away.
Sam: I smell like a cop?
G: Actually smell like baby powder, but that’s a whole different conversation.
[1×12]

Sam: You sure you wanna do this?
G: I’m fine.
Kensi: You sure you’re allowed to do this? Victim investigating his own shooting?
G: It’s not my shooting, it’s a Russian girl’s.
Sam: He’ll keep investigating until someone tells him he can’t.
G: Someone I have to listen to.
Kensi: Rules me out.
Sam: You don’t listen to me even when you have to, G.
G: Name one time.
Sam: You’re not listening to me now.
G: Yeah, I am. (Walks away)
Sam: No, you’re not.
Kensi: How long you two been married?
[1×07]

G: These guys are stuck overseas, in some hell hole, for months on end. Fighting for their lives, watching their buddies get killed. For what? To save some people who would just as soon slit their throats? And if they do finally make it back, they come back and realise their local drug dealers are wearing a watch on their wrist that is worth more than their house. So they use a little of what they know to take something back for their retirement. I can see you are really intrigued by this.
Sam: SEALs don’t do this for the money.
G: For the chicks? It’s probably more like a calling. Like a seminary.
Sam: That’s right.
G: If priests actually blow things up and could kill you with the Bible.
Sam: Are you trying to get under my skin?
G: I’m just bouncing ideas off you.
Sam: Keep it up. I’m going to bounce you off a rock.
G: I’ll tell Nate you said that.
[1×02]

G: Is that a frog?
Sam: It’s a swan.
G: From where? Chernobyl? …Is that a wing?
Sam: Yeah, it’s a wing.
G: Why are there three of them?
Sam: There aren’t three – that’s the tail.
G: The tail?… Nothing. …I just didn’t know that swans had tails.
Sam: Well, they do. A duck has a tail, right?
G: Maybe. …So, it could be a duck, then.
Sam: Keep it up. You’re gonna have to duck.
G: I’m just saying.
[1×04]

G: Is this an argument?
Sam: No, it’s a difference of opinion. I happen to be right and you happen to be wrong.
G: Which makes it an argument. And for the record, I’m right and you’re wrong.
Sam: Operators are made they’re not born, G. Skills are taught.
G: And somebody taught Lebron how to dunk from the free throw line?
Sam: SEALs learn to be SEALs, G.
G: Oh, that’s right, you couldn’t swim when you enlisted, could you? How long did they let you wear the floaties? Look, I will take a lazy natural operator over an all-night studier any day of the week.
Sam: It’s too late, I already did it.
…
Sam: So you think Hetty was born or made?
G: Hatched.
Sam: My point is we compliment each other. But, I’m natural.
G: I’m natural, and you’re made.
Sam: I’m the natural operator.
G: If you’re a natural, I’m supernatural.
Sam: That doesn’t even make sense.
[1×06]

Sam: If you tell me you’re picking me up at 9, 8:50 I’m curb side.
G: I got caught up in something.
Sam: What? You don’t have a TV. You don’t read the newspaper. You clearly don’t spend anytime getting ready.
G: Well, maybe I was working out.
Sam: Heh! You don’t work out.
G: I run.
Sam: When people are shooting at us!
G: Uh-huh. You know what? I slept in.
Sam: With who? You barely sleep.
G: Seriously, there’s nobody.
Sam: Come on. I think it would be great for you to be in a relationship.
G: Sam. How many times are we going to have this conversation? You are my partner, not my Mother.
Sam: I just want you to be happy and find a good girl.
[1×16]

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