As a premiere, it acts primarily to reset the status quo, showing the team handling threats at home while keeping the long-term mystery of Hetty alive for the future.
The episode is characterized as more of a "soap opera" or "dope opera" rather than a tense thriller, with some criticism regarding a decline in excitement. [S14E1] Game of Drones
Callen continues his quest to find Hetty, discovering that the body found in Syria is not hers, which allows the storyline to persist. As a premiere, it acts primarily to reset
The episode highlights the threat posed by weaponized technology in both state and non-state hands. As a premiere
based on similar themes.