Marty Deeks

Name
Full Name	Martin Deeks
Other Names	Jason Wyver Max Gentry Party Marty Jimmy the Weasel Justin Waring Shaggy Mr. Deeks
Origin	NCIS: Los Angeles
Profile
Occupation	Detective LAPA Liaison Officer Public Defender (formerly)
Powers and Abilities	Hand to Hand Combat Gun Skills Undercover Skills Legal Knowledge Master Manipulator Connecting with Children Speaks Spanish Ice Skating
Goals	To go on undercover missions for NCIS To be with Kensi (succeeded) To marry Kensi (succeeded)
Type of Love Interest	Detective/Agent Love Interest

Marty Deeks is one of the main characters of NCIS: Los Angeles. He is a Detective for the Los Angeles Police Department and Liaison Officer for NCIS: Office of Special Projects for undercover assignments. He is also the main love interest and partner of Kensi Blye.

Background

Marty Deeks is the only child of Roberta Deeks and Gordon John Brandel and grew up in Los Angeles. In his childhood, Deeks suffered abuse from his alcoholic father who harmed both himself and his mother Roberta Deeks. Although he continued to suffer, Deeks became best friends with Ray as both were abused by their father's. Eventually the abused worsened when his father threatened Deeks and his mother with a shotgun. In response, an 11 year old Deeks reacted quickly to protect himself and his mother and non fatally shot his father who was sent to prison. Since then, Deeks lived with his mother and got to live a happier life where he grew interested in model trains, played the violin and even became lead guitarist of his high school band. Deeks also became close friends with Kip Brigham who later went on to become a famous NBA basketball player. In his older years, Deeks decided to become lawyer and in order to pay for collage tuition, he did exotic dancing. Deeks graduated and became a public defender. During his years as a public defender, Deeks became close with a homeless woman, Jenny Radler who often found herself in trouble with the law. Deeks was her regular defender and at one point helped Jenny to keep custody of her daughter, Talia Radler when Child Protective Services attempted to take her daughter away and they have since remained in touch.

However, at some point Deeks decided to quit and later joined the Los Angeles Police Department upon being inspired by his two favourite television shows, CHiPs and TJ Hooker. When he began working with the LAPA, he worked in the Robbery Division for two years and later was promoted to detective and was first partnered with Francis Boyle. However, Francis Boyle was known to be an extremely bad and was suspected to be a dirty cop alongside his partner, Bruce Steadman. In hopes to prevent any further problems, Bruce and Francis were separated as partners and Francis was assigned to the newly promoted detective, Marty Deeks. On his first day as both a detective and partners with Francis Boyle, a suspect was brought and confessed to a crime when Francis used extremely violent rough old fashioned methods with hot coffee. Deeks reported Francis and shortly after Francis threatened Deeks, putting a gun in his mouth.

While they were partnered only together for a short time, Francis grew worse and threatened to kill Tiffany Williams, a prostitute informant of Deeks. In order to protect Tiffany, Deeks killed Francis and covered up the murder while giving Tiffany a new identity and life for herself. Later, Deeks became partners with Roger Bates who later went on to become a Lieutenant and they developed a hate-love partnership. However, due to his past with Francis Boyle and overall his personality and differences, Deeks was viewed as an outsider by the police department. Deeks never truly fit in with the rest of the detectives as no one wanted to work with him, resulting in Deeks transferring to work undercover division.

Deeks soon became a great detective, managing to take down and arrest lots of criminals and although he isn't always well liked by LAPA, he is acknowledged as a good detective and cop and does look out for his fellow boys in blue. At somepoint in his career, Deeks also became close friends with Michael Donaldson, an NSA Agent who attempted surfing, but failed and suffered from a sunburn, but was saved by Deeks. Since then, Deeks and Michael have been friends and jokingly referred to each other as doctors due to their mutual initials M.D. Three years previously, Deeks was the informant of an internal affairs investigation for Detective Jeff Vesery who was an alcoholic. Although some believe Deeks ruined Jeff Versery's career, Jeff started to respect, seeing Deeks helped him to become sober and is the closest person he has to a sponser. Sometime later, Deeks was assigned to an undercover assignment for a Mix Martial Arts gym for military men which is rumoured to sell drugs. Deeks went undercover for months, taking the alias, Jason Wyver to get close to the inner circle and eventually his investigation led him to meet NCIS.

NCIS: Los Angeles

Season One

Meeting NCIS

Special Agent, Sam Hanna meets Undercover LAPA Detective, Marty Deeks.

Deeks is introduced towards the ending of the season during an undercover investigation. Shortly after the investigation is finished, he is recruited to join NCIS by Hetty as a liaison officer, but unknown to Deeks, Hetty has been watching him for sometime and wants to make him a full fledge NCIS Agent.

Season Two

Rejoining NCIS

In the second season premiere, Deeks goes missing during an undercover investigation and the NCIS team take the case to help find and rescue him. Once Deeks is found and his investigation closed, Deeks officially joins NCIS and become Kensi's partner.

Season Three

Kensi and Deeks slowly begin to realize their romantic feelings for each other and by the end of the season share their first kiss.

Season Four

Deeks and Kensi finally begin to acknowledge their feelings which grow stronger throughout the season, but have a difficult time admitting how they feel.

Season Five

Found & Rescued

Kensi finds a tortured and traumatised Deeks.

Taking place after the season four finale, Deeks and Sam are found by Granger and Kensi, but are forced to leave them for the time being to ensure the safety of Michelle's undercover identity since Sam's identity has been comprised. Issac and Michelle return and her identity is truly indeed secured, revealing Deeks did not expose her. Michelle further proves her "loyalty" to Issac and fakes shooting Deeks and Sam. Soon after, Granger and Kensi return with the paramedics and rush Deeks and Sam to the hospital. Deeks has suffered severe injuries to his mouth and refuses to let the doctors work. Kensi and Sam assure Deeks and he lets the doctors work while Kensi and Granger resume the mission, leaving Deeks and Sam in the care of the doctors.

Deeks emotionally scarred and tramatised in the aftermath of his torture.

Later, Deeks is in recovery, but is still greatly shaken by the traumatic experience and is visited by Sam. Deeks finally earns Sam's heartfelt respect and swears he owes Deeks for the rest of his life for ensuring Michelle's safety. Deeks reveals to Sam that he doesn't know if he will continue being a detective after suffering his ordeal. However, Sam reassures Deeks, revealing he now sees him as a great detective and will someday become a great NCIS Agent. Deeks is touched by Sam's words, realising he is also further apologising for doubting his abilities. Sometime later, Deeks leaves the hospital and helps to once again save the life of Sam's wife Michelle, shooting Issac's bodyguard. Michelle is saved and Issac is killed, but Deeks remains shaken. With the case closed and the nuclear bombs secured, Deeks decides to take an indefinite leave of NCIS to work through his trauma and emotions and meets with Kensi as he is clearing out his belongings.

Tramua Recovery

Deeks receives support and advise from Nate to deal with his trauma.

Since his departure from NCIS, Deeks attempts to work through his trauma and emotions, but finds himself having difficulty resolving his feelings and unable to sleep. Deeks remains reclusive for several weeks, refusing to leave his apartment and has ignored 43 phone calls, refusing to see or speak to anyone until he is ready to face the world and everyone again. Deeks also refuses to speak to even Kensi, despite her best attempts to contact and see him. Eventually, Hetty goes to visit Deeks and questions him if he will be returning to NCIS or if he is leaving the team for good. Hetty needs an answer soon, but Deeks remains unsure of his decision. In order to help Deeks move forward, Hetty brings back Nate to help both Deeks and Sam to resolve and work through their feelings. Deeks goes to see Nate at the boatshade, but finds himself unable to enter and instead goes to the beach. Deeks and Nate share a private talk with Deeks expressing his concerns about himself and fears he maybe going crazy.

Deeks and Kensi parternship has turned into a love story.

However, Nate assures Deeks he is starting to work through his trauma, but needs to sleep in order to help fully recover. Nate soon begins to question Deeks about his relationship with Kensi, pointing out the close partnership/relationship they share and wonders what makes it different compared to Sam and Callen. Deeks' response to his question is not revealed, although most likely it helps Deeks to realize he will have to once again confront his true feelings for Kensi again someday in the future. Nate reports back to Hetty, informing her Deeks can return to work, but needs some more time to rest and ultimately the decision is up to Deeks to decide if he is ready to return to NCIS. Nate also reveals that Deeks and Kensi have a somewhat complicated, but close relationship and wonder if their closeness is one of the reasons why Deeks hasn't returned. Later that night, Kensi stops by Deeks' apartment and after his talk with Nate, Deeks finally sees Kensi again for the first time and allows her into his apartment. Kensi and Deeks enjoy their time together and Deeks finally finds himself getting a goods night's rest thanks to his reunion with Kensi when she begin describing a movie as he falls asleep. Kensi snuggles next to him and as he falling asleep he whispers It's a love story, but actually describing his parternship with Kensi.

Deeks resumes his partnership with Kensi.

Eventually, Deeks finally begins to truly recover from his trauma and gathers the courage to finally return to work at NCIS and resumes his place on the team and partnership with Kensi, but is not yet ready to once again confront their romantic feelings for each other. Naturally, Deeks takes it one day at a time and slowly yet surely returns to his fun-loving joking self. Everyone on the team are supportive of Deeks returning to work, but Callen does tough love wanting Deeks to return if he is truly ready. Gradually as the season progresses, Deeks manages to move on from his traumatic experience and accept what happened.

Deeks & Kensi Face Their Feelings

Deeks and Kensi finally confront their romantic feelings for each other.

Half-way through the season, after an undercover operation at a rehab centre, Deeks is finally ready to once again confront his romantic feelings for Kensi and asks her on a date to a romantic restaurant without her knowledge. Kensi is flattered, but doesn't believe a relationship between them can work due to Deeks' poor communication skills. Deeks finally faces his true romantic for Kensi, admitting his desire for them to be together. Shortly after, Kensi and Deeks spend an intimate night together, but the next day find themselves awkward and nervous around each other. Everyone on the team notice their odd change in behaviour and immediately realize what happened between Kensi and Deeks.

Kensi doesn't believe she and Deeks can be together.

During a mission to recover a thumb drive containing classified information, Kensi is taken hostage by one of the shooters and Deeks is unable shoot the man in fear of endangering Kensi's life, allowing the shooter to escape and ultimately the mission fails. Kensi is furious to the point where she punches Deeks despite his claim he didn't have a shot. Returning to OSP, Kensi and Deeks talk about what happened, leading them to discuss the new direction their relationship has taken. Deeks wants to make his relationship with Kensi work, but Kensi doesn't believe they can find a balance between their partnership or the growing romantic relationship between them. Kensi begins to describe their relationship using a metaphor known as "The Frozen Lake". Kensi reveals despite her wish for them to be together, their hearts and emotions will ultimately comprise missions when they are more concerned for the other's safety and believe this is the sole reason why they can't be anything more than partners and friends, seeing Deeks can't control his emotions and put the mission before her safety. Deeks is hurt and soon they are interrupted by the arrival of Eric and they leave to resume the investigation.

Deeks and Kensi finally make progress on their growing romantic relationship.

When the mission resumes, the team encounters a foreign operative known as a Gurkha named Thapa who is also after the thumb drive. OPS decides to include him for the mission and he partners with Deeks as he is the only person who sees the good in him. Deeks and Thapa begin to bond when Thapa gives him helpful advice about his growing relationship with Kensi, but after another attempt for the thumb drive fails with Thapa escaping with it, Deeks blames himself, but finds a way to redeem himself and recover the thumb drive. Previously Deeks informed Thapa of a woman who specialises with fake identification and realising Thapa is taking his advice, decides to resume a former undercover identity to find Thapa and retrieve the thumb drive. Kensi doesn't approve of the plan and offers Deeks her father's knife to protect him.

Deeks learns of Kensi's departure, leaving him disappointed and heartbroken.

In the end the mission is successful with Thapa rescued and the thumb drive recovered. Before leaving to accompany Thapa to the hospital, Kensi having realized her mistake, assures Deeks they will figure out their relationship, leaving Deeks happy that he and Kensi are finally confronting their true feelings once and for all. However, when Deeks returns from the hospital he is heartbroken to learn Kensi is gone and has been reassigned for a classified mission indefinitely, forcing him and Kensi to once again put their impending romantic relationship on hold.

Separation from Kensi

Deeks and Kensi miss each other.

Since Kensi's departure, Deeks greatly misses her and feels lonely without her by his side, including feeling like a third wheel since everyone has their own partner. Deeks is further upset he is unable to acquire information about where Kensi is or if she is alright. Hetty requests a meeting with him and Deeks confronts her about Kensi's situation, believing the reason about her reassignment is because of his and Kensi's relationship and offers to leave NCIS if it will bring Kensi back. Hetty sees how much Deeks cares for Kensi and wishes for her return, but doesn't grant his request. Deeks continues to miss Kensi and looks at various pictures of them together in order to ease the pain of missing her. In return, Kensi feels the same way, finding herself missing Deeks very much and looks at pictures of them together on her phone. During the Christmas holidays in order to further help Kensi and Deeks with their separation, Hetty provides them both a special Christmas present; a phone allowing them to communicate whenever they miss each other, much to Deeks and Kensi's shock, delight and happiness.

Deeks continues to miss Kensi throughout the season, but regains a bit of hoping of seeing her again when the team briefly reunites with Kensi and Granger to work on stoping a bombing for a special ceremony when families of native countries become official citizens of the United States. Deeks and Kensi are excited, but both are disappointed when they miss their chances to see each other due to their respective duties, but still find a way to help ease the separation. At one point when Granger returns from Afghanistan for a brief period of time, Deeks tries to convince him to come along back to Afghanistan in attempts to reunite and see Kensi again, but to no avail. Since Kensi's departure, Deeks begins to work alone, but find himself partnering up with Nell and Nate on separate occasions. During the season, Deeks meets and briefly works together with DEA Agent Talia Del Campo and despite a rocky upstart, they develop a strong connection and ultimately make a good team.

Mission to Afghanistan

Deeks soon begins to grow more worried about Kensi when he is unable to get in contact with her. Eventually, Deeks and the team are brief by Nell, revealing they assigned to go to Afghanistan to rescue Kensi when she has suddenly disappeared. However, before leaving Hetty privately speaks with Sam about Deeks. Due to his personal relationship and romantic feelings for Kensi, Hetty orders Sam if necessary, Deeks must be separated from the mission in order to ensure Kensi's safe return and to not let Deeks' emotions get in the way of the finding and retrieving Kensi when they encounter danger.

During the mission to rescue Kensi, the team finally learn the truth about her assignment. Kensi was sent to Afghanistan to assassinate a mysterious person known as The White Ghost who is said to have connections with a dangerous group, Taliban. It's revealed the White Ghost never existed and instead it was a cover for the CIA to kill Jack Simone a former marine who previously worked for them and used to get important information. However, since Jack had knowledge of classified intel on the CIA and refused to return to the United States, the CIA created the fake identity of The White Ghost and a joint task force with NCIS to kill him to secure CIA knowledge while NCIS was under the ruse of killing Jack due to his supposed connections with the Taliban terrorist group. Knowing Jack in the past, Hetty sent Kensi to try and help Jack escape the CIA's grasp on him and survive without Kensi's knowledge as previously 10 years prior, Kensi and Jack were engaged, but broke up when Jack suffered from PTSD and converted to Islam.

The End of the Beginning

Eventually, Kensi finally returns to work at NCIS, but doesn't immediately resume her partnership with Deeks as Hetty is still concerned about her emotional and physical well being after being torture and meeting Jack again for the first time in years. Hetty decides to keep Kensi and Deeks apart for a little longer and makes Kensi work with Eric in the operation centre to make sure she is truly ready to return to work in the field. Deeks finds himself working together with Nell once again and while he doesn't have a problem working together with Nell, he strongly wishes to resume his partnership with Kensi after being apart for months and confronts Hetty about the situation. Deeks questions is there more to the situation than what Kensi experienced in Afghanistan, but Hetty doesn't answer his question. Eventually, Kensi manages to prove herself to Hetty and Deeks is happy to have Kensi and their partnership back.

Deeks begins to reconsider his and Kensi's potential romantic relationship.

Finally after Kensi has managed to recover and fully resume her place on the team, Kensi and Deeks once again confront their romantic feelings for each other. Deeks attempts to ask Kensi on a date, but find themselves interrogating Angelo, a possibly rouge NCIS Agent and may have turned to the dark side. Kensi and Deeks are sent to interrogate Agent Angelo, but find themselves having difficulty with him and he attempts to manipulate them using their relationship, realizing the romantic feelings they have for each other and tries to convince them their relationship will not work. While Kensi doesn't let him affect her, Deeks does become affected by Angelo and his thoughts and beliefs about his and Kensi's relationship. Deeks starts to reconsider his and Kensi's relationship due to their jobs at NCIS, knowing that agents can't become romantically involve knowing if the relationship ends badly it will affect them and their capabilities.

Deeks and Kensi remain friends... for now.

Ultimately after interrogating Angelo, Deeks becomes unsure about his and Kensi's relationship and rethinks after everything they've been through together this past season, especially their separation and nearly losing one another on different occasions. Deeks symbolises his uncertainty about his and Kensi being together and returns Kensi's knife she gave him before she left for Afghanistan, indicating he may not be ready after all for them to be truly together and needs more time. While both are disappointed, Kensi again shows her feelings and trust in Deeks by opening the mysterious package that has remained unopened since it's arrival in season four and opens The Box and gives it to Deeks and leaves. He opens it to find another smaller box, but doesn't open it and instead leaves the building shortly after Kensi. However, unaware to Deeks, Hetty and Granger who have been heavily discussing Deeks and Kensi's relationship throughout the entire season witnessed them together. Granger wonders if it's The beginning of the end, but Hetty believes their relationship has reached The end of the beginning, indicating Deeks and Kensi have started a new chapter of their relationship that remains to be seen.

Since then, Kensi and Deeks resume their friendship and partnership until their feelings are once again ignited upon the return of DEA Agent, Talia Del Campo. In the season finale during an investigation regarding the death of a former marine, the team find themselves working together with Talia again who happily reunited with Deeks while sparking jealously from Kensi. Talia openly flirts with Deeks upon their reunion, but he finds himself uncomfortable and nervous when he realizes he has been caught in the middle of a love triangle between himself, Kensi and Talia with both girls trying to gain his attention. Meanwhile the investigation continues when the team learns a terriost group is involved and have a submarine containing dozens of drugs. The season ends on a cliffhanger with Deeks and Kensi rushing to Sam and Callen's aid only to find the submarine has been launched with Sam and Callen trapped inside.

Season Six

Finale Conclusion

Deeks and Kensi searching for Callen and Sam.

In the beginning of the season it takes place immediately after the events of the fifth season finale with Deeks, Kensi and Talia arriving to find the submarine gone with Sam and Callen trapped inside. The three try to come up with a plan and where Deeks instructs Kensi to speak with a suspect while he and Talia go back to the crime scene to find more clues. However, Kensi's jealousy reignites, refusing to let Deeks and Talia be alone together and changes roles, forcing Deeks to interview the suspect while she and Talia find more clue. Deeks goes to the hospital and tricks the suspect into revealing important information, managing to locate dozens drugs. However, Kensi and Deek become worried when they learn of further distressing news about Callen and Sam's situation on the submarine and get into a helicopter in attempts to locate them and help in anyway they possibly can in hopes of saving them before it's too late. Eventually, Callen and Sam are rescued and Kensi and Talia have apparently mended fences, much to to Deeks' fear, confusion and uncertainty. Shortly after Talia leaves, the team celebrates their victory.

NCIS Investigated

Deeks comforts Kensi.

However, the team's victory is short lived when they discover they are being investigated by the Department of Justice in regards to the White Ghost incident from the events of season four and worse Hetty is being blamed for what happened. When the investigation begins the team learns that Hetty is being targeted by an unknown adversary who manages to learn of Hetty's home address and attempts to assassinate her. The team struggle to find out who is responsible while avoiding speaking with the Department of Justice about the events in Afghanistan. Eventually, Chief Investigator, Ava Wallace manages to track down the team and interviews them about the events surrounding Afghanistan and the White Ghost. Although Deeks isn't interviewed, he comforts Kensi when she becomes emotional, remembering the tortured she endured while in captivity. Kensi tearfully wishes to forget what happened, but Deeks advises Kensi, speaking from his own experience when he was tortured by Issac Sidorov that it will take time before she can fully recover and will need to accept and make piece with what happened in order to move on with her life. Later the team discover an old enemy, Mattias Draeger has returned to seek revenge against Hetty. After being led astray several times in their attempts to find and locate him, the team are finally able to apprehend him back at headquarters before he kills Hetty. Shortly after the Department of Justice finishes their investigation.

Romance Growing Stronger

Deeks and Kensi can't fool each other.

Since then, the team resumes their normal duties and cases for NCIS and Deeks and Kensi continue their partnership with their romantic feelings for each other remaining and become more stronger to the point when Kensi opens up about her past, revealing a dark period in her life when she lived on the streets for a long time after the death of her father. Although Deeks was previously aware of Kensi's past on streets, he is touched when by Kensi's honesty and openness and further learns she wants him to only see the best and not the worse in her. Since then, Kensi and Deeks' relationship continues to grow even more than before, knowing almost everything each other each other, making both their partnership and growing relationship more stronger.

Hunt for the Mole

Later, the team discover shocking news that Granger was involved in an accident and is clinging to life, but discover it was a murder attempt learning someone poisoned him. Upon learning about the attempt on Granger's life and recalling the previous incident involving leaks on missions and Hetty's personal information including her home address being revealed, the team realize they have a mole in NCIS. Kensi and Deeks discover the poison to be in the form of Wolsbane, a deadly flower and the source of Granger's poisoning took place in his office. Kensi and Deeks further learn the Mole made an attempt on Kensi's life, leaving the deadly flower on her desk as a supposed gift from Deeks. Kensi and Deeks inform Hetty of the situation and believing the Mole is still somewhere inside the building, Hetty locks down the building to prevent him/her from escaping, much to Deeks and Kensi's worry and uncertainty about Hetty's decision. Kensi and Deeks begin the hunt for the Mole inside the building, but finds the situation has grown far worse when a supposed suicide occurs inside the building and despite Deeks and Kensi's attempts they are unable to save the life of Helen Trapper from NCIS Human Resources. Everyone begins to believe Helen may have been the mole, but Deeks and Kensi realize her death was murder disguised as a suicide in order for the real mole and killer to hide his true identity and put the blame on Helen.

Deeks and Kensi proceed to get DNA sampling from different workers from the building, but quickly find out the Mole's true identity; Carl Brown who threatens to inject a deadly drug on Eric who he has taken hostage.

The Beginning of Densi

Deeks and Kensi finally get together.

During the Christmas holidays the team come across a case where important intelligent software has been stolen and Callen's girlfriend, Joelle Taylor is caught in the middle of the investigation. During the case, Deeks invites Kensi to come along with him and on a Ski Trip and in the process, Kensi and Deeks find themselves once again questioning their relationship after witnessing everything happening between Callen and Joelle. Eventually by the end of the investigation, Kensi and Deeks finally confront their feelings and relationship once and for all. Kensi begins to express her romantic feelings for Deeks, apart their bold, but together their safe. However, Kensi admits she wants to be bold together with Deeks, with no games or mix messages regarding their feelings or relationship. Finally after four and a half seasons of will they/won't they, Kensi and Deeks at long last stop denying or hiding their true feelings and finally become a true official romantic couple and happily share their first true kiss together. Since then, Kensi and Deeks begin a serious romantic relationship, but decide to keep their newly formed romance a secret from everyone on the team in order to ensure their partnership and capabilities won't be called into question since officially starting their romance.

Season Seven

Facing his Past

In the beginning of the season, Deeks moves out of his apartment and buys himself a house. Deeks and Kensi's romantic relationship remains strong throughout the season and they eventually move in together and by the end of the season, Deeks indirectly proposes to Kensi.

Season Eight

Plans to Propose

Deeks buys an engagement ring for Kensi.

In the beginning of the season, Deeks buys an engagement ring, revealing he is planning to propose to Kensi. However, his plans to propose are postponed when the Los Angeles division of NCIS is threatened of being shut down and during this time, Deeks attempts to learn of Kensi's thoughts of their future without NCIS and possibly having children. Kensi assures NCIS is her life and is currently unsure of any other career or future otherwise for her. However, Deeks and Kensi soon find themselves and their relationship facing a major challenge throughout a good majority of the season. During a mission, the team are shot down in their helicopter and while everyone survives, Kensi suffers from severe injuries, leaving her in a coma and Deeks extremely worried about her.

Kensi's Coma & Recovery

Returning to LA, Kensi remains in a coma for several weeks and Deeks visits her everyday and at one point, he proposes to Kensi while she remains in her coma. Eventually, Kensi awakens only to learn the full extant of the major injuries she endured when the helicopter was shot down. Kensi finds herself almost completely paralysed and must undergo major rehab treatments in order to recover. However, Kensi faces difficulties in her rehab, causing her to take her frustration, anger and impatience out on Deeks. Despite Kensi's attitude towards him, Deeks is understanding and attempts to keep Kensi's spirits up.

Season Nine

The season takes place several weeks after the events of the previous season finale. Kensi and Deeks are officially engaged and begin planning for their wedding. However, everyone on the team are shocked to find that Hetty has mysteriously disappeared, apparently having retired for good and is replaced by new Assistant Director, Shay Mosley. However, she sets new rules and decides that Deeks is no longer needed for NCIS and sends him back to work for the Los Angeles Police Department. Meanwhile during this time, Deeks still has yet to inform his mother that he and Kensi are officially engaged.

Relationships

Kensi Blye

Kensi Blye is one of the main characters of the series and is Deeks' main love interest. Kensi and Deeks first met each other during an uncover operation at a martial arts gym for former military men. Deeks underwent the alias of Jason Wyver and Kensi played the role of the victim's girlfriend. Since their first meeting, both Kensi and Deeks were suspicious of each other. Kensi was sceptical of Deeks and his hostility during their first meeting and throughout the investigation her suspicion of him remained. In return Deeks was suspicious of Kensi, having been undercover for months, he realized she was faking her identity and relationship with the victim. Eventually, Kensi and Deeks would meet again when Deeks found Kensi snopping in the victim's home. Their suspicions of each other increased as Kensi noticed his weapon and Deeks confronted Kensi of her true identity, calling her out on her fake relationship with the victim.

In the second season premiere after the conclusion of his long-term undercover operation, Kensi and Deeks finally become official partners. Kensi and Deeks begin to develop a friendship between and are known to bicker since they are opposites with Deeks being easy-going jokester and Kensi being strict and hard to open up about her feelings and emotions. Deeks has a tendacy to make jokes that Kensi finds annoying and inappropriate and occasionally hits Deeks or twists his arm to teach him a lesson. Deeks is soon recognised as the target of Kensi and the team's playful teasing towards him, but doesn't always bother him and instead he joins in the fun.

Gradually throughout the second and third seasons, Kensi and Deeks find themselves developing a strong parternship, working well together and finding they balance each other. Kensi and Deeks have each other's backs and despite a somewhat rocky upstart begin to truly trust and rely on one another. Deeks and Kensi's friendship and parternship grows when both are shown on several occasions to be very protective of each other, demanding whoever is putting them in harms way to let them go or threaten their captor if either Kensi or Deeks is hurt. Deeks and Kensi's protectiveness of each other is further proven towards the ending of the second season when Kensi remains by Deeks' side after he is shot and protects him throughout the episode. During their time together, Kensi and Deeks learn they have more in common than they originally realized and their friendship grows even further and stronger than before. Deeks and Kensi also develop a reccuring gag of using the phrase Touché even when used incorrectly it becomes a playful development between them.

Kensi and Deeks' relationship/parternship continues to further grow as they are always there for each other proven on numerous occasions such as when Kensi became upset that apparently no one but her cared Deeks was suspended from his Liaison duties and Deeks was worried about Kensi when she began hunting the man who killed her father. Overall, despite Deeks and Kensi's bickering and Kensi poking fun at Deeks at times, both care very deeply for each other and would trust each other with their lives. Eventually, Kensi and Deeks relationship further grows when slowly yet surely, they both begin to develop romantic feelings for each other, but attempt to hide and ignore their feelings, focusing on the job at hand. Deeks and Kensi's growing relationship doesn't go unnoticed as everyone on the team begin to highly realize the growing romantic relationship developing between team. Outside the team, even civilians have questioned the true nature of their relationship. Deeks childhood best friend and a young genius girl with asperger syndrome have respectively confronted Deeks and Kensi on separate occasions regarding their true romantic feelings for each other.

Despite Kensi and Deeks trying to ignore their feelings, there have been a few rare occasion when they both acknowledge there is something more between them. However, they don't further confront their feelings or relationship, possibly to nervous and not wanting others to question their parternship and capabilities due to their feelings and close relationship. Kensi and Deeks continue to try and ignore their feelings and focus on their work, but find themselves on several occasions becoming jealous when the other shows romantic interest for other people. By the end of the third season, Kensi and Deeks' romantic feelings further grow and they become closer when they go undercover as a married couple, resulting in them sharing their first kiss.

In the fourth season, Kensi and Deeks begin to further realize their romantic feelings for each other.

In Free Ride, Deeks asks Kensi to join him for the Christmas holidays at a ski resort and during the undercover operation, he expresses jealousy when a marine lieutenant expresses romantic interest in Kensi. Throughout the season, Kensi and Deek grow more closer and especially towards the final episodes, finally begin to fully realize and acknowledge their romantic feelings for each other.

In Wanted, Kensi asks Deeks personal questions about their partnership, claiming it to be a survey, but in reality it's a relationship survey from an old bridal magazine. Deeks teases Kensi about the subject of marriage and possibly having children until they are interrupted by Nell and get ready for a new mission. Kensi and Deeks begin working together with CIA Officers, Sabatino and Snyder to lure out Russian criminal, Isaak Sidorov. During this time, both agents confront Kensi and Deeks about their relationship, realising their is something more between them, but both deny their feelings. Deeks also shows signs of jealousy when Kensi teams up with Sabatino. By the end of the episode when Sabatino's partner Snyder is killed, Kensi makes Deeks promise her not to get himself killed and they share a romantic moment. Before the conclusion of the episode, Deeks answers one of the questions from the magazine and reveals Kensi smells like "Sunshine and Gunpowder", two of his favourite things.

In Resurrection, Deeks confronts Kensi when he learns she doesn't like children when she is asked to watch over Sam's kids. By the end of the episode, Kensi agrees to look after Sam's children, but asks for Deeks'.

In Parley, Kensi becomes jealous Deeks goes undercover using his former alias, Max Gentry and becomes more angered when his female informant, Monica Davis expresses romantic feelings for him.

Eventually towards the ending of the season, Kensi and Deeks finally begin to face their true feelings for each other. Kensi finally begins to fully acknowledge her romantic feelings for Deeks when she becomes jealous when Deeks goes undercover using his former alias, Max Gentry, his female informant, Monica Davis expresses romantic feelings for him. Finally in the fourth season finale, following the events of the previous episode, Kensi and Deeks begin to confront their true feelings, but have difficulty admitting how they feel until Deeks finally expresses his romantic feelings and kisses Kensi for the first time. Kensi is awestruck and rides off not commenting on the kiss.

In the fifth season, Kensi and Deeks finally begin to truly confront the romantic feelings they've tried to hide and ignore, but find themselves facing obstacles and challenges every time they attempt to confront their true feelings and try to begin a romantic relationship. In the beginning of the season, Sam and Deeks are rescued, but both are left severely traumatised by their torture, especially Deeks in particular. Ultimately, Deeks decides to take a temporary leave of NCIS to work through his trauma and emotions, leaving his relationship with Kensi unsure. Since then, Deeks has been avoiding Kensi to deal with his trauma despite Kensi's attempts to see and call him. Eventually after a talk with Nate, Deeks finally allows Kensi into his apartment and sees her again for the first time since his temporary leave. Thanks to his and Kensi's reunion, Deeks is finally beginning to take the first step to help him move forward from his traumatic experience.

Deeks later returns to work for NCIS and resumes his partnership with Kensi, but Deeks and Kensi are not ready to once again confront their true feelings for each other and instead they resume their resume their friendship/partnership. Eventually, once Deeks has fully managed to recover and move on from his traumatic experience, Deeks and Kensi finally begin to confront and come to terms with their true feelings again, resulting in them spending the night together. The following day, Kensi and Deeks finds themselves nervous and awkward around each other, unsure of the new direction of their relationship and soon find themselves calling their partnership into question when Deeks refuses to shoot an armed man when Kensi is caught in a hostage situation.

Kensi reveals her beliefs they can't be romantically together, believing despite their wish more than anything to be together, their emotions will cloud their judgement on cases, putting their feelings for each other above the mission. Deeks is heartbroken, but eventually Kensi comes to realize her mistake when she has her own experience when her romantic feelings for Deeks nearly cost the team the mission when she runs into danger to save Deeks, putting the case at risk in the process. Due to this, Kensi realizes she and Deeks can't simply keep ignoring their feelings, but instead truly need to come to terms and properly confront their feelings for each other. Deeks and Kensi are happy, finally working through their feelings and taking the first step to begin a proper relationship between them. However, Kensi and Deeks are heartbroken when find themselves separated from each other when Kensi is forced to leave the team indefinitely for a secret classified mission to Afghanistan. Due to their separation, Kensi and Deeks are forced to once again hold off on any impending relationship between them as well as confronting their true romantic feelings.

Eventually at long last in the sixth season, Kensi and Deeks finally decide they are truly ready to begin a romantic relationship and finally become an official couple. However, in order to ensure their newfound relationship and partnership won't be judged, Kensi and Deeks attempt to keep their new romance a secret, but later discover everyone on the team are already highly well aware of their romantic relationship.

Talia Del Campo

Talia Del Campo is an Undercover DEA Agent introduced in the fifth season who harbours romantic feelings for Deeks and is a rival to Kensi Blye.

Anatoli Kirkin

Anatoli Kirkin is a Russian criminal who harbours an obsessive romantic crush on Deeks.

Eva Espinoza

Eva Espinoza is the Captian of the Mexican Police on a quest to take down the drug cartel that got her younger brother killed. During their time together, Eva and Deeks formed a connection between them as Deeks sympathised with Eva and gave her a chance while everyone on the team, especially Kensi didn't trust her.

Monica Davis

Monica Davis is a reckless young woman who falls for Deek's alias Max Gentry.

Nicole Martindale

Nicole Martindale is the former wife of Deek's childhood best friend who harbours romantic feelings for Deeks alias Max Gentry, unaware of his true identity.

Jess Traynor

Jess Traynor was Deek's case officer and briefly partner during his undercover investigation when he temporarily left NCIS until the beginning of the second season. Jess harboured romantic feelings for Deeks, but was unable to admit her feelings and ultimately never got the chance as she was shortly killed in a car bombing when Deeks went missing.

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Trivia

• He is portrayed by Eric Christian Olsen and in real life his older brother David Paul Olsen who is also his stunt double is married to Daniela Ruah who plays his love interest Kensi Blye on NCIS: Los Angeles.
• Deeks and Kensi become a couple in the sixth season.
• He is a surfer.
• Deeks and Kensi discover the team is aware of their newfound romantic relationship in the episode, Fighting Shadows.
• Fans of the show ship Deeks and Kensi's relationship as Densi and sometimes Keeks.
• Everyone normally refers to Marty by his last name "Deeks".
• He has a dog named Monty.
• He is good with children.
• Deeks and Kensi become engaged in the season eight finale.
• Deeks proposes to Kensi three times. The first time unofficially towards the ending of the seventh season and properly twice in season eight when Kensi is in a coma and sometime after she awakens.
• Deeks owns a red truck in season nine.
• He has a close relationship with his mother.
• In the seventh season, Deeks and Kensi begin living together in the 14th episode, Come Back.
• Since the second season, everyone occasionally compare Deeks to Shaggy Rogers from Scooby Doo.
• Originally Deeks had a strained friendship with Sam as he did not of approve of Deeks until the season four finale when Deeks saved his wife Michelle, refusing to reveal her undercover identity.
• Christmas is a important holiday for Deeks and Kensi as during Christmas that is when they finally became a couple.
• Deeks' catchphrase are Son of a...(bitch), Touché, Fraggle Rock!.

External Links

• Marty Deeks - Wikipedia
• Marty Deeks - NCIS: Los Angeles Wikia