S22.E03: The Trouble With Hal

[chitowngirl]

NCIS is called in to investigate when a lieutenant returns home on Halloween Eve to find a surprise party being thrown for someone else at his home.

[dttruman]

I haven't watched in awhile now, but I wonder if they are going to have one of the members of the team dress provocatively like they have in past Halloween parties at NCIS?

[Grizzly]

It was good to see Donna Mills. She didn't look much different from Knots Landing. But she sounded like her teeth were clenched while speaking. The case was meh. It was nice that they did something special with Ducky's office. Glad to see the team photos were still there.

[Daff]

Count the references to creepy movies (both visual and verbal). The title is Hitchcock (The Trouble With Harry). I think they had fun with this.

Nice that everyone’s preferences were accommodated in Ducky’s Place.
 

 

[MissLucas]

Halloween episodes tend to be 'special' and  but this was pretty decent. I'm not a fan of horror movies so I probably missed a lot of allusions. But it's a neat idea to honor the tradition.

I liked the scene between Knight and Torres at the Hunting Lodge even though I think that whatever's up with Torres needs a bit more than working out and dating. But I wish Jimmy and Knight would finally get their ship back in order.

McGee is clearly not okay with Mint Muncher getting that job and Parker knows it - that look he gave him when he did not react to Torres' being a bit over enthusiastic with the wanna-be bouncer says it all. And I don't think he believed a word out of McGee's mouth when he later brought it up.

I loved the call back to the episode with Parker in the ship. I remember thinking when he mentioned Shelley Winters and the Poseidon Adventure that he's lucky Knight hadn't seen the movie. Glad she caught up LOL! As for the spooky girl (Lily) - this show is a tad too much in love with giving its main characters dramatic and guilt-ridden backstories but we'll see where that goes.

Not gonna lie - I got a bit teary eyed during the last scene. I just hope Kasie manages to find the place empty from time to time.

 

Edited October 29, 2024 by MissLucas

[TeapotDiva]

1 hour ago, MissLucas said:

I liked the scene between Knight and Torres at the Hunting Lodge even though I think that whatever's up with Torres needs a bit more than working out and dating. But I wish Jimmy and Knight would finally get their ship back in order.

 

I got a "vibe" from this scene ~ and I hadn't thought this way before ~ that Torres might be sweet on Knight, and maybe it's reciprocated?  Not only does Torres admit that he'd like to be in a relationship, but also Knight says how much Torres supported her in breaking up with Jimmy and taking the California job.  I hope this doesn't happen, because it's just too complicated (to say the least!), but I do like that Torres is starting to become more introspective and (gasp!) sensitive.

Edited October 29, 2024 by TeapotDiva
Duh, forgot to mention that Torres was the one who raised the subject of relationships!

[twoods]

I hope they don’t go the Torres/Knight route because I would hate to see a sad Jimmy. It’s nice to have two (now) single characters just be coworkers and friends for a change.

I liked seeing the guest stars being recognizable but not bad guys. I will never complain seeing Justin Bruening’s gorgeous face on my screen.

[proserpina65]

11 hours ago, twoods said:

I hope they don’t go the Torres/Knight route because I would hate to see a sad Jimmy. It’s nice to have two (now) single characters just be coworkers and friends for a change.

I really hope they don't go that route because I don't particularly like Torres.  I never have.  I hated that they were starting down that path with Bishop.  But really, all these people need to date outside the office.

[chessiegal]

56 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

But really, all these people need to date outside the office.

No kidding. Find another trope.

[rr2911]

I also got that feeling that Torres might be interested in Knight.  I think they make a better couple and they mesh together better than Knight and Jimmy.  Jimmy is a  goody two shoes type of guy.  Maybe he needs someone that understands him?  I would rather have no love fling among the NCIS employees!

Other than the ending of this episode when McGee is looking up Muncher, this episode was rather dull.

Leave it to Kasie whom I don't like to mess everything up about Ducky's office.  I thought it was kind of ridiculous with their decision.  I thought it should've been left the way it was.  Jimmy was probably closer to him than anyone there.

When is Kasie leaving?    

[Poohpoohpooh]

17 hours ago, rr2911 said:

I also got that feeling that Torres might be interested in Knight.  I think they make a better couple and they mesh together better than Knight and Jimmy.  Jimmy is a  goody two shoes type of guy.  Maybe he needs someone that understands him?  I would rather have no love fling among the NCIS employees!

Other than the ending of this episode when McGee is looking up Muncher, this episode was rather dull.

Leave it to Kasie whom I don't like to mess everything up about Ducky's office.  I thought it was kind of ridiculous with their decision.  I thought it should've been left the way it was.  Jimmy was probably closer to him than anyone there.

When is Kasie leaving?    

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. 

[catsitter]

We're just up to this episode in the UK, so I realise that this issue might be addressed in an episode I haven't seen yet, but for some reason I thought Palmer was going to be the main beneficiary of Ducky's will, and they haven't mentioned anything about that yet, or about who did inherit if not Palmer.

[jennifer6973]

Ducky's will was discussed in an earlier season after his mom passed away.  Most of his estate was going to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.  He made Gibbs executer.

[LuvMyShows]

On 10/28/2024 at 11:07 PM, Grizzly said:

It was good to see Donna Mills. She didn't look much different from Knots Landing. 

Yeah, her plastic surgery looks pretty decent, so it was actually very jarring to see the close-up of her hands, which looked exactly as you'd expect an 84-year old woman's hands to look!

On 10/29/2024 at 4:26 PM, MissLucas said:

I liked the scene between Knight and Torres at the Hunting Lodge even though I think that whatever's up with Torres needs a bit more than working out and dating.

I had expected Jess to comment on that, with something about how if he is serious about becoming ready to date, then spending extra effort buffing up even more kinda shows that he's not actually ready!

On 10/29/2024 at 4:26 PM, MissLucas said:

But I wish Jimmy and Knight would finally get their ship back in order.

Well I wish that too, but only to the extent that they wave the ship goodbye. I never liked the two of them together, and the fact that they apparently still haven't had the "relationship talk" yet, even though she's been back for god knows how long, speaks volumes. Also, the "we're not fighting" thing was ridiculous. 

On 10/29/2024 at 4:26 PM, MissLucas said:

McGee is clearly not okay with Mint Muncher getting that job and Parker knows it - that look he gave him when he did not react to Torres' being a bit over enthusiastic with the wanna-be bouncer says it all. And I don't think he believed a word out of McGee's mouth when he later brought it up.

That would make sense, given McGee's suspicions about the Mint Muncher, but I can't remember who he was talking to in the last episode when they came to the realization that the Mint Muncher might be a mole.

On 10/29/2024 at 5:51 PM, TeapotDiva said:

I got a "vibe" from this scene ~ and I hadn't thought this way before ~ that Torres might be sweet on Knight, and maybe it's reciprocated?  

Yeah, add me to the list that got that vibe, and that hopes they don't go that direction.