S22.E19: Irreconcilable Differences

[chitowngirl]

McGee's career and credibility are on the line when he investigates the deputy director for corruption; Torres and Knight receive some surprising news.
 

Airdate April 28, 2025 on CBS

[Poohpoohpooh]

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.

[Grizzly]

Don't tell me they are going to turn Laroche into a good guy! Some deep undercover assignment. Bah.

Always a pleasure to see Barbara from accounting.

Edited April 29 by Grizzly

[preeya]

11 hours ago, Grizzly said:

Don't tell me they are going to turn Laroche into a good guy! Some deep undercover assignment. Bah.

The Larouche character is so underwhelming and unlikable . . . . if TPTB make him a hero, it's a HUGE mistake.

[milkyaqua]

Another thumbs down for making Larouche a hero of some sort especially since the set-up for the character was blown in the first place.

[RobertDeSneero]

It's actually pretty common for NCIS to introduce a suspicious character who turns out to be a good guy (or at least a less bad guy).  I've been expecting it all season.

[MissLucas]

Hmm, they could pull of something clever here - I know, I know... but hear me out. What if Laroche is a 'problematic' good guy? Like he went rogue to find proof for some nefarious deeds because he just could not let go/was too close? So, that in the end, he brought the bad guys down but also his career? That could be a warning for McGee.

Speaking of McGee, I was getting annoyed at everybody telling him to go home and get some sleep and then immediately pulling him back in. (I'm sure Delila is also over the moon with that.) Guy was hallucinating a whole pickup! 

I was waiting for Linda to bring up some Excel sheets! Also: 'Gibbs's rules always come at a cost' should be officially rule #100.*

*Don't come after me, fandom wiki says there are 99.

[laredhead]

I enjoyed all of the call backs to the Gibbs era.  The boat in the basement, the booze poured into a storage jar, and his old truck. 

[Skooma]

On 5/2/2025 at 11:56 PM, laredhead said:

I enjoyed all of the call backs to the Gibbs era.  The boat in the basement, the booze poured into a storage jar, and his old truck. 

Yeah it reminded me of how good this show used to be back in the day.

[Calvada]

On 4/29/2025 at 2:12 PM, milkyaqua said:

Another thumbs down for making Larouche a hero of some sort especially since the set-up for the character was blown in the first place.

If he is acting as the agent gone rogue, why not tell McGee when it was clear he was suspicious?  They don't have to give him the details, just tell him to back off, the powers that be are aware, national security, blah blah blah.  There are ways to say this.  

I don't believe that is how locality pay works for feds, that it is increased if two employees are married to each other. Isn't locality pay based on the individual and their posting, so regardless of whether Torres and Knight are married to each other or anybody else, they get the same locality pay?  There are financial benefits to being married (as well as disadvantages) but this is not one of them.  Accidentally going through with an actual marriage while undercover must be the NCIS equivalent of getting drunk in Vegas and realizing you got married while in that condition.

[chessiegal]

6 minutes ago, Calvada said:

I don't believe that is how locality pay works for feds, that it is increased if two employees are married to each other. Isn't locality pay based on the individual and their posting,

Yes. Locality pay depends on where you are working. It has nothing to do with marital status.