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Good points. It's a tenuous stretch that anything was Parker's fault. I suppose the imagery is FBI Parker interrogated Jason. Jason was totally oblivious to Carla's bad deeds. Parker had the choice to say nothing and let Jason go (the standard protocol?), or spill it all to Jason. Maybe he was motivated by his "flirty fire" with Carla to spill to Jason. The unfolding of the last scene was a bit obviously STAGED, would you agree? It screamed "This is Gary Cole's Emmy submission" with his emotions unpeeling like an onion. I suppose when he saw murdered Roman, it was possible it was a random act of violence/burglary gone wrong. Or one of Parker's other enemies he does detest as much as Carla.

Well skooma, you got your wish. No more donuts, Parker will be a changed and hardened man now :eyeroll: Agree on cheese ball Carla. I wonder if that bit would have worked in the 1980s, or 2003 when NCIS started. Her bit is making NCIS a dated show. Parker be dumb. Maybe he thought Carla kept him alive for their next sexual rendezvous :huge eyeroll: Gary Cole has a hard edge to his eyes, has played a lot of baddies, so I wouldn't say he presents a nice image on screen. In the near future, I expect NCIS to be given a final half-season. But not yet next fall apparently.

Extended promo for finale. Might contain spoilers. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJCbXvJvfLG/

Leading man mcgee is not credible... Or holding my attention. I suppose a mcgee episode is marginally better than a torres one, but both can't keep NCIS alive.

Give McGee and Palmer their own show!

Robin Knight makes it a CW show or worse.

The cast has 3 chumps jockeying for lead, Miss Saunters Sexily, and Gary Cole as an afterthought to appease CBS studios. Try to think of how this could be a bigger me-fest for daddy James Bond.

McGee gets the A- and B-plot and still he's just... there. Voss actor did the heavy lifting.

I'm fine with skooma giving a sh*t vs. grit compare & contrast summary with the Origins storyline, even if you call Gary Cole Agent Donuts lol. We have Kasie haters here, but I'm most sick of Jimmy and his annoying shtick. Like in this preview for next episode:

Macgyver is over and she's bored. This episode and plot is a risky (cruel even) experiment if ratings will rebound now that the Super Bowl is over. Hmm.

Go Tory go! Bad ass and funny! Nah, I can't even fake it. Why does Knight get second, if not first billing, in every episode? It has long been the Jessica Knight Hallmark series here.

Do you think this show covers any kind of serious issues like aging, ageism, or taxes?

Fun fact. I paused on the Eleni driver license. "Eleni" was born 1972. Gary Cole the actor born 1956. Parker the character born 1960/1961 (from the episode of teen juvie Parker). Anyway, Melina looks nearly the same as she did in CSI:NY what... 20 years ago?

Seemed like they were trying to setup Serena the nurse with hot doc who's scared of needles? I loved the Xmas episode more, still singing to the dance montage. Love Joyce the administrator, so glad this show got one of the earliest renewals.

Respect sean murray for showing up to work for 20+ years. Make money while the sun shines. CBS, here you go: Wilmer valderama- goodbye. They can find a cheaper and fresher breath of air within a week. Sean murray and medical examiner palmer- each rotate 2 episodes in, 1 episode off. Their presence is disposable and they don't check any boxes.

These cheesin' goons (not counting Gary Cole) are incompatible with modern audiences. CBS knows it, but as long as the ratings don't attrition too-too much... LaRoache is the only hope for some much-needed intensity alongside Gary Cole (and Vance). Great point about the yentas, exaggerated by Hallmark actress Knight, jimmy, and Kasie. I actually find Kasie more interesting to watch than most of the can't-carry-the-show rest. Edit: imagine if Gary was on an actually-good show like Netflix's Man On The Inside in the (incomparable) Ted Danson role? He could pull that off.

Thank goodness for the 2-3 guest actors to carry this episode. They can't keep picking up and putting down threads like the Lily story, but now it's wilmer's turn to show his desirability. Gross. And more JassMer brouhaha after the winter break. This is not a good or entertaining show, but episode was ok.

The writers are up their own ass to think viewers remember the "angels" conversation from the ship season finale. This is a pass-the-time procedural, not Netflix's Stranger Things. Same writer did this season's Halloween episode, and re- brought up Parker and Knight discussing Shelley Winters in Poseidon Adventure. Another ship conversation.

Joyce seemed more peppy and fun in the pilot (even before she found out her marimba mentor died. Even when the "news crew" wasn't "on" her in the pilot). Love Joyce and Alex (the 2 leading ladies). Ep 1 is on NBC's youtube, it worked, they hooked me. Wish I found this show AFTER all 18 eps of season 1 are out. I just tried watching Superstore pilot, too stilted for me as it's not a mockumentary. Also I'm ehhh on America Ferrera.

Right? Nothing to write home about, no scenes worth re-watching. Lots of talky scenes with low emotional impact. Serves purpose with the intended audience who still zzz NCIS zzz.

Jimmy's only fit is being in 5-8 minutes per episode doing his "chipper (but wise!)" schtick from 2000's era network tv. They brought Curtis now to do the same schtick. He is lapping up playing the leading rom-com man/ "The Bold and the Beautiful" meaty drama. CBS explicitly told NCIS that McGee, Torres and Jimmy (combined) can't anchor the show when Harmon left. But they are hellbent for CBS to start discussions on "when to cancel NCIS"/ planning a reduced episode count if there's a next season. Millions of viewers have quietly slipped away this season. Gary Cole gets a recycled pink pastry box to work with. Other show leads have thought-provoking monologs or at least powerful scenes (think Gibbs or Grissom of CSI).

Yeah, I had nothing to say about this episode and clearly almost no one else does either. Agree that the 10-second ending setting up LaRoche was the most exciting part. Everyone HAD to have their personal talky time not-so-skillfully shoehorned into this episode. A waste of 5+ minutes with Torres'. Next episode, from the previews, we can expect 10+ minutes wasted on jessjimmy having "The Soaps Talk" part 1! Gross.

https://tvline.com/ratings/most-watched-tv-shows-broadcast-2024-2025-1235373429/ NCIS is at 11th place, behind football, Tracker, Matlock, "George & Mandy", Chicago Fire, Blue Bloods. They brought this on themselves with the JASS-JIMmememe soap opera. A schmaltzy waste of screentime.

Agree. I have to say torres was palatable, even funny when he plays this side of himself. "The man don't. Know. Fashion." He said of Parker. Ever since Harmon left, it's been open season for the rest. No doubt each of the 7 of them have it in their contracts "I get X number of episodes about ME this season!" On shows with a more unknown cast, the actors know they serve whatever the story dishes. Not the other way.

I liked this episode more than last week's rooomance slickidoo, even if it was heavy-handed that this was Rocky Carroll's contractually obligated MyBigEpisode.