TMC
03-23-2022, 01:34 AM
https://www.looper.com/806976/the-callen-scene-that-went-too-far-on-ncis-los-angeles/
Crazy Train saw Callen survive shark-infested waters
While Special Agent Callen is seemingly invincible, Chris O'Donnell (https://www.looper.com/18435/hollywood-wont-cast-chris-odonnell-anymore/) isn't afraid to admit that he's not as fearless as his "NCIS: Los Angeles" character. In an interview with The New Indian Express (https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2019/aug/03/crime-and-punishment-2013390.html), he explained that shooting Season 8, Episode 7, "Crazy Train," tested his limits.
The episode follows Callen as he goes undercover in a mental hospital to investigate the disappearance of a National Security Agent and their connection to a drug cartel. At the episode's climax, members of the cartel throw Callen overboard their fishing boat with chum to attract sharks.
Naturally, Callen is prepared to fight off the sharks as he recalls that he must punch them and grab their gills. Agent Hanna arrives just in time to save him but had he not, there's no doubt that Callen would've somehow pulled it off on his own.
O'Donnell revealed that he was "uncomfortable" shooting the episode. "I am actually terrified of sharks," he told the outlet. He added that while he wasn't sure if there were sharks in Long Beach, he was anxious.
"I needed a diver just to peek around before I jumped in," he continued. "You'd have never seen someone get out of the water as quick as me. I mean, as soon as they said cut, I was out of that water!"
Crazy Train saw Callen survive shark-infested waters
While Special Agent Callen is seemingly invincible, Chris O'Donnell (https://www.looper.com/18435/hollywood-wont-cast-chris-odonnell-anymore/) isn't afraid to admit that he's not as fearless as his "NCIS: Los Angeles" character. In an interview with The New Indian Express (https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2019/aug/03/crime-and-punishment-2013390.html), he explained that shooting Season 8, Episode 7, "Crazy Train," tested his limits.
The episode follows Callen as he goes undercover in a mental hospital to investigate the disappearance of a National Security Agent and their connection to a drug cartel. At the episode's climax, members of the cartel throw Callen overboard their fishing boat with chum to attract sharks.
Naturally, Callen is prepared to fight off the sharks as he recalls that he must punch them and grab their gills. Agent Hanna arrives just in time to save him but had he not, there's no doubt that Callen would've somehow pulled it off on his own.
O'Donnell revealed that he was "uncomfortable" shooting the episode. "I am actually terrified of sharks," he told the outlet. He added that while he wasn't sure if there were sharks in Long Beach, he was anxious.
"I needed a diver just to peek around before I jumped in," he continued. "You'd have never seen someone get out of the water as quick as me. I mean, as soon as they said cut, I was out of that water!"