Kensi (Daniela Ruah) finally made a friend in her rehabilitation facility on NCIS: Los Angeles — but is he bad news?

“Sullivan,” an amputee who lost his leg in an IED blast, introduces himself to Kensi by taunting her near the free weights, noting that she’s never going to get anywhere with her recovery if she sticks to the pink 2-lb. weights. He also asks if she injured herself by falling off a stripper pole, to which Kensi responds by telling him she could take him out if she wasn’t still confined to a wheelchair.

But, despite that rocky beginning, they soon become pretty chummy in physical therapy, with Sullivan calling Kensi “Special K” after they finish arm wrestling each other. It doesn’t take long for Kensi to casually mention that she has a fiancé, and in turn, it doesn’t take Sullivan to speculate what type of guy Kensi’s involved with. Infuriatingly for Kensi, he pretty much pegs Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) down to a T — moments before Deeks comes in to basically confirm all the traits Sullivan had speculated about him.

Still, being able to banter with Sullivan during therapy appears to bode well for Kensi’s overall mood. Not to mention, having a competitive challenger to continually one-up might speed up her recovery.

And, though Sullivan’s intentions are still unclear, Kensi still seems 100-percent loyal to Deeks (even more so than she has in previous weeks, if we’re being frank). When Deeks visits, she asks him to show her the engagement ring one more time, and then promptly makes him promise to not show it to her again until she can properly wear it. She needs something positive to focus on in order to motivate her through six months of therapy, and the prospect of getting married to Deeks when all is said and done is doing the trick — for now.

What did you think, NCIS: LA fans? Do you think Sullivan will be a positive influence on Kensi, or will he spell trouble for her and Deeks?

Exactly one year after the start of the 2023 writers strike left TV Town pulling out its collective hair trying to figure out what to put on the air, CBS announced its schedule for the 2024 fall TV season, and it’s back to business, baby.

CBS appears to be giving its shows a little cushion anyway, as the network is scheduling its big premiere week to start Sunday, Oct. 13. (For comparison, back in 2022 — the last “normal” fall TV season — CBS premiered all its big shows starting Sept. 19.) The most-watched broadcast show of the season (with help from the cushy post-Super Bowl premiere slot), Justin Hartley’s Tracker, kicks off CBS’s fall season in a new time slot on Sunday, Oct. 13, inching up an hour to anchor the evening and lead into a new season of The Equalizer at 9/8c starting Oct. 20. (Previously, Tracker and The Equalizer were scheduled to return on Oct. 27.) Come midseason, they will be joined by new series Watson, a reimagining of Sherlock Holmes’ partner, starring Morris Chestnut.

Mondays will be NCIS night, with the original NCIS paired with the new prequel series NCIS: Origins (here’s everything we know about NCIS: Origins), which tells the story of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Tuesdays belong to the FBI franchise, with FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, and FBI: International all airing back to back to back. Survivor anchors Wednesday nights once again, and it will be joined by the new mountaineering competition The Summit.