Snazzy Daisy January 26 Share January 26 (edited) Quote The team investigates the death of a famed Marine commander's son. A pivotal part of Franks' past involving his family is revealed. Air Date: Jan 27, 2025 Edited January 28 by Snazzy Daisy Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/
Snazzy Daisy January 28 Author Share January 28 How I’ve missed this show… 😢 We have a heartfelt case that takes Franks down a memory lane. The story about the precious, irreplaceable boots is a sentimental touch. Michael Aaron Franks seems to have survivor’s guilt. Something must’ve happened to his brother during the war. Quote “He always had a smile on his face.” When Lt. General Reid says this, I know straight away it’s a self-inflicted death. A smile is the best way to mask any pain and sadness… Gibbs telling Lala about Randy trying to set up a date for him is just weird. Is he unconsciously looking for her approval or something? 👀 Quote “Whenever he is (ready to date), just make sure whoever she is, she’s good. I mean like good enough for him.” It’s such an odd comment. And Randy immediately knows there’s something-something between Gibbs and Lala. WTWT begins… 🙄 Mark Harmon’s ending monologue is a reminder of how important Franks is to Gibbs in the OG NCIS. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8565744
EtheltoTillie January 28 Share January 28 I have nothing to add. Just noting that it was another great episode. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8565883
Grizzly Tuesday at 05:56 PM Share Tuesday at 05:56 PM It's a mark of a good show that this works without Gibbs being the focal point of the episode. I like Origins Franks so much more than mothership Franks. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8565979
EtheltoTillie Tuesday at 06:10 PM Share Tuesday at 06:10 PM 13 minutes ago, Grizzly said: It's a mark of a good show that this works without Gibbs being the focal point of the episode. I like Origins Franks so much more than mothership Franks. I don't even know mothership Franks. I'm one of those never-watched-mothership folks. I just love this show and all the characters. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8565992
GHScorpiosRule Tuesday at 07:37 PM Share Tuesday at 07:37 PM 1 hour ago, Grizzly said: I like Origins Franks so much more than mothership Franks 1 hour ago, EtheltoTillie said: I don't even know mothership Franks. I'm one of those never-watched-mothership folks. I just love this show and all the characters. Sadly it’s a major disconnect for me because I was a fan of the the mothership for years and remember when Franks was introduced. That this show made him younger is also a factor. The original Franks was a misogynistic sexist pig. If the show lasts beyond this season, do they plan to regress the character? This is just one of the reasons I can’t get attached to this show, because I know how these characters were originally introduced. North would have been better off using characters we had never met. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8566046
threebluestars Wednesday at 01:02 AM Share Wednesday at 01:02 AM I don't know ... I see a lot of people that get more chauvinistic, sexist and right wing as they get older ... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8566274
Magnumfangirl Thursday at 03:47 AM Share Thursday at 03:47 AM This one was just ok, not enough Austin/Gibbs for me and could have done without the gruesome shots of the gunshot wound. And the hand delivered draft notice was ridiculous! 🙄 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8567705
CeeBeeGee Thursday at 06:01 AM Share Thursday at 06:01 AM On 1/28/2025 at 2:37 PM, GHScorpiosRule said: The original Franks was a misogynistic sexist pig. If the show lasts beyond this season, do they plan to regress the character? You don't think this Franks is also a misogynistic sexist pig? I cannot stand the way he talks to Lala. In one of the earliest episodes (I can't remember exactly which one, IMDB doesn't help), he accuses her of wanting to sleep with Gibbs in really gross, inappropriate language. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8567778
GHScorpiosRule Thursday at 04:49 PM Share Thursday at 04:49 PM 10 hours ago, CeeBeeGee said: You don't think this Franks is also a misogynistic sexist pig? I cannot stand the way he talks to Lala. In one of the earliest episodes (I can't remember exactly which one, IMDB doesn't help), he accuses her of wanting to sleep with Gibbs in really gross, inappropriate language. Oh, I do! But I've only been paying the most casual attention, because all the stuff that's not matching up is such a disconnect for me. And you are so right. Thing is, so many are loving Franks, and I can't help but think, that this Franks turns into Muse Watson's Franks? And there was never any Lala (God I hate that nick name) mentioned on the mothership. Vera, yes, and we got to see her, played hilariously by Roma Maffia. But I know I'm alone in my discontent. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8568006
chessiegal Thursday at 05:31 PM Share Thursday at 05:31 PM I watched the mothership rerun yesterday, Season 5 finale, where Jenny Shepard, current head of NCIS, is killed in a gunfight. She called Franks in Mexico to come and help her. When Franks asks how he got on her short list of people to trust, Jenny said because Gibbs trusted Franks with his life, and that was good enough for her. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8568037
ForReal Friday at 03:06 AM Share Friday at 03:06 AM I have always liked Mike Franks and now I love him! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8568462
GHScorpiosRule 13 hours ago Share 13 hours ago On 1/28/2025 at 2:53 AM, Snazzy Daisy said: Michael Aaron Franks seems to have survivor’s guilt. Something must’ve happened to his brother during the war. He took on his brother’s name?! The Mike Franks we’ve known from the mothership apparently isn’t his name! He’s Mason! His brother was Michael Franks and was the one drafted. WTF, Show?! And sorry, but Gibbs started using Rules because that’s something Shannon had -we saw it when we got a flashback to Gibbs’ teen years right before he enlisted and met Shannon, and again a few seasons later when he was going through the box where he kept them all. So I’ll just have to pretend this is an alternate universe with a Mike Franks and Leroy Jethro Gibbs. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8570863
Skooma 9 hours ago Share 9 hours ago 4 hours ago, GHScorpiosRule said: He took on his brother’s name?! The Mike Franks we’ve known from the mothership apparently isn’t his name! He’s Mason! His brother was Michael Franks and was the one drafted. Huh? Where do you get this from. THE Mike Franks was definitely the younger brother (Mike) that got drafted as you can tell by his looks alone. Then when he refused to go to Mexico to escape the draft his older brother decided to enlist with him to protect him(???) like how? Even says they will both go into the Marines together instead of the Army even though young Mike was drafted into the Army already. But I'm sure the Army will understand and bend the rules because if it is NCIS, no rules apply to even a future NCIS agent, haha. But why did the older brother decided to join too? How can he look after Mike since they would not be together in a unit after basic. No way in reality because of the Sullivan Brothers in WWII but NCIS seems to like to disregard facts all the time. Anyway I assume his older brother will die in Vietnam as a result of enlisting with him and Mike still feels some guilt he didn't go to Mexico as his brother wanted because if he did his older brother would still be alive today. Just a guess but it seems where the show is heading. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8571066
GHScorpiosRule 1 hour ago Share 1 hour ago 7 hours ago, Skooma said: THE Mike Franks was definitely the younger brother (Mike) that got drafted as you can tell by his looks alone. D'OH! And here I thought Mike was the older one by looks alone! 😅 And I kept rewinding to figure out, what? wait? huh?🤣 Still, my other point stands-Gibbs learned having rules for everything from Shannon, not Franks. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151582-s01e11-flight-of-icarus/#findComment-8571173
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