Review Episode 2x01 "The Line"

*SPOILERS ALERT*

Last Wednesday, June 11 2014, Graceland finally returned! The episode started with all the highlights from season 1. When the episode really started we got to see that Mike was kidnapped. What we see then is what happened two weeks earlier. We got to see Briggs working on a case. The guy from his case ask him if he knows Mike and he says that Casa is looking for him. By then we actually more understand why he was kidnapped. We also see Johnny, who makes a remark about Charlie and Briggs, by that scene we also get to know that there's something going on between them. We also see the new DEA agent there, Wayne Zelanski. 

We go back to Mike in DC then, seeing him work on case, but he didn't get what he was looking for. He just caught some people for cigars, and later at the office his colleagues make fun of him.  He's working on a case about bus lines that transport drugs from the Mexican border to the US. Although his boss doesn't see much progression in the case, he shuts it down. 

We also get to see some of Mike and his new romance Jessica. Cough - I think we all freaked out a little bit when we saw that scene - cough. 

After that we go back to something more familiar, the finale scene of season 1. Mike calls Briggs and we finally find out, after waiting for a year, what he has to say. Briggs tells Mike that Casa is looking for him. Mike decides to go back Graceland. Yaay!

Then the episode really starts and we see Graceland. Who else got so happy by seeing that beach house again? Anyways, my happiness kinda disappeared when I saw the new agent again. Nothing against him personally, but I think we all don't like it that he kinda replaced Mike. 
They're doing a test and while they're doing it, Mike walks back into the house! He mentions that there was a strict 'no guns downstairs' policy when he was there. That also shows that things has changed since his left. Everyone welcomes him back and Jakes even hugs him. By that we also find out he has changed a bit. In the first episode we never got much information about him personally, he always was a bit on his own, and now he seems to be more open. 

We also see that old little bastard again, the chore wheel! We see that they call Zelanski 'Better Mike.'
That made me dislike him even more.. 

But then.. CHARLIE AND BRIGGS! I honestly was kinda confused by this scene, a lot of things really has changed. But I  ship them, you too?
Mike also finds out about Briggs and Charlie and he asks how Briggs is doing. Charlie says he's doing really good. He then mentions Odin again. Honestly, I already forgot about Odin. But isn't it weird? In season 1 everyone was so focused on Odin, they did everything to catch him, they thought it was Briggs, but now they seem to have totally forgotten about him. Although I think we will get to see more about him later this season again. 

Mike and Briggs going undercover again! How I missed this! 
But Mike seems to act a bit more arrogant towards the other guys, and they also are acting differently towards him. We also get some Pike! Mike and Paige were sitting at the fire and talking about the differences between Graceland and DC. And Mike actually likes Graceland better than DC. Maybe also because of some certain girl? 

Mike and Briggs are going undercover again, but while they're waiting they hear dogs barking. Then some fake cops appear and they open the building. A lot of people and dogs run outside and it's a complete chaos. Then Mike disappeared, a real 'WTF?!' moment if you ask me. He gets kidnapped by two man, they take him to some building and ask him to take off his clothes. I don't think anyone of us minded this. They throw him in the trunk and take him to another building. They tie him on a chair and put a plastic bag over his head. This is the scene what we got to see in the beginning of the episode. They keep torturing him by putting the bag over his head all the time, and really, it scared the hell out out me. They keep asking him about the line, the bus line. Which refers to the title of the episode. But luckily Briggs is there to rescue him and he shoots the guys. Later Charlie finds out they are newbies, which makes Mike and Briggs think this can't be right. They find out they aren't the real Casa but only pretending to be. 

When they get back at the house, Mike tells them they're his team to work on the 'Bus Line' case, and for the next 8 weeks, they're working for him.




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