After an elaborate setup Tony and Ziva break into a classified Navy facility; however, that test is itself a ruse by which to identify a mole within the NCIS. Gibbs and Lee meet in the chat ... Read allAfter an elaborate setup Tony and Ziva break into a classified Navy facility; however, that test is itself a ruse by which to identify a mole within the NCIS. Gibbs and Lee meet in the chat room, and Gibbs says that now they work together.After an elaborate setup Tony and Ziva break into a classified Navy facility; however, that test is itself a ruse by which to identify a mole within the NCIS. Gibbs and Lee meet in the chat room, and Gibbs says that now they work together.
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- TriviaThe door security code used (75309) is the last 5 digits in the famous 80's song "867-5309/Jenny" performed by "Tommy Tutone"
- GoofsWhen McGee, DiNozzo and Palmer all banged their noses into Abby's door, they all complained that she never used to keep her door locked. The door was hinged to swing outwards so they would've banged into it no matter if it had been locked or unlocked. The complaints would have been appropriate if it hinged to swing inwards.
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NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: The last thing I remember before the lights going out was you kimbo slicing through a room full of guards. Was that a reflex?
Mossad Liaison Officer Ziva David: Yes! It was. Gunshot went off. I saw YOU...
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: [long pause] I'm tired of pretending.
Mossad Liaison Officer Ziva David: So am I.
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: It's dinner theatre for an audience of one. When's the curtain going down?
- ConnectionsReferences Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- SoundtracksDefender of Innocence
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Written by Dominic Kelly
Performed by Dominic Kelly
Courtesy of Screw the Pooch ASCAP
Anyway, this is such a good episode, and also what in the TV entertainment terminology is known as a Format Breaker, that it would be unfair to spoil it. Let's just concentrate on the big picture. The script is *fantastic*. Oftentimes, when attempting these kind of pay-attention-or-you-loose-track-of-the-plot episodes, the writers get too clever for themselves and either make the episode hard to follow, or, unnecessarily complicated just to show how clever they think they are. Neither is the case here. The plot has more twists and turns than your average episode of "24", yet it's not difficult to follow *and* makes sense (which "24" often doesn't, sadly). The characters are given some of their best scenes and several themes that have been, over many episodes, slowly burning in the background now rise to the surface. And it is *thrilling*. The suspense and laughs are superbly interwoven. Poor acting, directing and/or editing could have wasted the potential, but the execution of the script is pretty much flawless.
So, why not 10? Unlike way too many people (I've had a look at many vote breakdowns of various episodes of various shows), I don't rate pretty much every episode of my favorite show (or the show, for that matter) 10/10, because 10/10 means absolute perfection, with no room for improvement. Since this is part of a larger storyline and not the climax of it, it *can't* be 10/10. We are not given the whole story, just a part from the middle. True, that does not prevent an episode from being a 10/10, the most famous example being one that somehow, despite many plot holes and other problems, still is The Best Episode That Is Neither the Start Nor the End of the Story. I'm of course talking about a certain Episode V. Besides, one has to hope that the climax actually surpasses this by being a 10/10. Otherwise, what would the point of waiting for it be?
- ttapola
- Mar 27, 2010