S22.E05: In From the Cold

[chitowngirl]

NCIS works with the CIA to discover what secrets are being kept by Capt. Butler, an aging former spy.

[Packerbrewerbadger]

No comments?  I really enjoyed this episode. Thought it  was interesting, even tho bad guy was obvious as usual. But gaslighting the bad guy   surprise d me and was fun!

[Skooma]

I thought the episode was badly written.  Obviously the old spy would end up the good guy the way the writers presented him from minute one and the same with the CIA guy being the bad guy.  They didn't even put in a red herring.  Geez.

Meanwhile the NCIS Origins writers have been upping their game in contrast.  Loved meeting young FBI Tobias in a scene they wrote purposely NOT having Gibbs in to NOT drop hammers all the time.  And adding some cool humor like Mike Franks hating all Mexican food and Gibbs stumbling badly through his first undercover gig.

Yes the premiere episode of Origins sucked soooo bad.  But it is hitting a pretty good stride now aside from the whole stupid Lala thing whereas this mothership is displaying more and more lazy writing.

[MissLucas]

Ha, finally! I knew one day me learning to count to three in Finnish would pay off!

That was a fun episode. I liked the slight of hand with the CIA guy. Knight really rocked that 70s look. But my favorite part was the callback to Torres the spreadsheet prodigy LOL!

[Poohpoohpooh]

19 hours ago, Skooma said:

I thought the episode was badly written.  Obviously the old spy would end up the good guy the way the writers presented him from minute one and the same with the CIA guy being the bad guy.  They didn't even put in a red herring.  Geez.

Meanwhile the NCIS Origins writers have been upping their game in contrast.  Loved meeting young FBI Tobias in a scene they wrote purposely NOT having Gibbs in to NOT drop hammers all the time.  And adding some cool humor like Mike Franks hating all Mexican food and Gibbs stumbling badly through his first undercover gig.

Yes the premiere episode of Origins sucked soooo bad.  But it is hitting a pretty good stride now aside from the whole stupid Lala thing whereas this mothership is displaying more and more lazy writing.

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.

[rr2911]

I have posted this before but I don't like Kasie!  Now she's allowed to view interrogations?  Now she's the one they go to for complex wiring stuff?  Leave her in the basement please!!  

This episode wasn't that good.  I liked Knight in that 70's look! Mmmm!

Did the writers change?  The episodes are becoming sillier each week!

 

[MissLucas]

On 11/16/2024 at 5:55 PM, rr2911 said:

Now she's allowed to view interrogations?

I think that was because she had created the protocol for Parker to deal with the suspect's dementia/time travel hallucination. 

Edited November 19, 2024 by MissLucas

[Mittengirl]

I really don’t see any difference in the way Kasie is written and the way Abby was written.  Both experts in whatever field was necessary to help solve the episode’s crime.

[chessiegal]

I saw an episode recently where Abby came into the observation room, so having Kasie there is not unprecedented.

[MissLucas]

Quirky lab person/computer nerd has become a staple of the franchise (not sure about Origins but I would not be surprised if that show also featured an iteration). I find Kasie a lot less grating than Abby in later seasons.

[BMGepinniw]

7 minutes ago, MissLucas said:

Quirky lab person/computer nerd has become a staple of the franchise (not sure about Origins but I would not be surprised if that show also featured an iteration). I find Kasie a lot less grating than Abby in later seasons.

I didn't care for Kasie at first, but I think that is because I really liked Abby and was missing her.  Kasie has grown on me, and she is quirky in her own way, and like Abby, she loves her NCIS peeps dearly.

[Raja]

1 hour ago, MissLucas said:

Quirky lab person/computer nerd has become a staple of the franchise (not sure about Origins but I would not be surprised if that show also featured an iteration). I find Kasie a lot less grating than Abby in later seasons.

Of course they do. But the NIS forensics lab has a CSI like team of lab rats working with him so far.

[CeeBeeGee]

On 11/13/2024 at 5:04 AM, MissLucas said:

But my favorite part was the callback to Torres the spreadsheet prodigy LOL!

And his sheepish "Yes, ma'am."

 

On 11/16/2024 at 11:55 AM, rr2911 said:

I have posted this before but I don't like Kasie!  Now she's allowed to view interrogations?  Now she's the one they go to for complex wiring stuff?  Leave her in the basement please!!

My only problem with Kasie is that she isn't Abby, who I really loved. But Kasie's all right. 

The mothership does the '70s really well. Ephemera, where Bishop and Torres cosplayed as long-lost '70s lovers, is a favorite episode of mine.