NCIS
Summary
Warning : mollycoddler for NCIS time of year 21
Though shorter than most seasons of the serial , NCISseason 21 featured some memorable ledger entry . This season had a lot in store for Alden Parker ( Gary Cole ) , Jessica Knight ( Katrina Law ) , Timothy McGee ( Sean Murray ) , Nick Torres ( Wilmer Valderrama ) , Kasie Hines ( Diona Reasonover ) , Dr. Jimmy Palmer ( Brian Dietzen ) , and the rest period oftheNCIScast , despite airing a truncated time of year . The series offered a limited set of instalment due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike . That said , the 10 instalment give up in season 21 compact a destiny in and the finaleset up an excitingNCISseason 22 .
NCISseason 21 even hand over theNCIS1000th episode , celebrating 1000 episodes across the franchise . It was an telling connection TV feat , accomplish by the serial publication ' 21 years on - air and four spinoffs(NCIS : Los Angeles , NCIS : New Orleans , NCIS : Hawai’i , andNCIS : Sydney)with more in the works . NCISseason 21 even pay tribute to one of the enfranchisement ’s most beloved characters , Dr. Mallard ( David McCallum ) , and both installment see emotional flashback from past season . WithNCISseason 22 confirmed , the Major Case Response Team ( MCRT ) can research all the exciting storylines do up by time of year 21 ’s ten - episode story .
10"Prime Cut"
Episode 9
The squad journey to Texas to investigate a slaying after discover the clay of a Marine captain in " Prime Cut . " " Prime Cut " perish overboard in its Texas figure of speech , even having Knight mutation a cowhand hat and boots . Between a kitchen remodel sub - plot for McGee and his wife , Delilah ( Margo Harshman ) , and a feng shui storyline that sees Kasie redesign her bureau , the episode , unfortunately , felt like a makeweight before the big time of year 21 finale , well making it the unexampled season ’s weakest outing .
9"Left Unsaid"
Episode 4
In " Left Unsaid , " the team enquire the lawsuit of lose Petty Officer Derek Bailey , who disappeared during a marriage proposal to his girlfriend . Ultimately , it was revealed that Bailey ’s girlfriend was in on his kidnapping and just in it for the money . The sequence felt like a criterion , suit - of - the - week police procedural where the slaying of military personnel leads back to the wife or lady friend . The setup and braid at the end also came across as par for the grade for the enfranchisement . So while enjoyable , it was n’t exactly a standout entry .
8"Algún Día"
Episode 1
" Algún Día " focalize on Special Agent Nicholas " Nick " Torres . The installment , which features more interesting twists and bit than some , centers around Torres ' background by exploring the criminal Maurice Riva ( Al Sapienza ) who abused Nick , his female parent , and his sister , Lucia , when he was young . Riva is found dead , and Nick is arrested by the FBI for his execution . Investigating Nick ’s example , the squad learns about what fall out to Torres ' family when he was growing up , and they work indefatigably to leaven Nick ’s innocence . It reverse out Nick was just protecting his sister , but Nick crossed a line , not hope his squad with the truth .
The episode almost sees Torres leave the team , with Parker being rede to rent Nick go because he ’s a loose cannon . However , Parker ends the installment by secern Nick to grab his gear mechanism and fall in the squad on their next investigation , signaling that Torres is n’t give out anywhere . The episode also introduces Kim Matula as FBI Special Agent Rose . Agent Rose is innovate as she is downloading entropy on Nick and the balance of the MCRT while investigating the murder , and at the end of the sequence , she bring out that she has applied to lead the NCIS Cyber Division .
7"The Plan"
Episode 5
In " The Plan , " the team works to solve the mystery of a missing factor and his help weapon with the avail of Knight ’s dad , Special Agent in Charge Feng Zhao . The restitution of Knight ’s dad is the begin ofa family relationship conflict between Jimmy and Jessregarding what her next step will be . The debacle begins when Jimmy goes to recognise Zhao , and it ’s clear that he is n’t recognized , betoken that Knight has not name Jimmy to her Church Father . in the end , Zhao tells Knight that Jimmy does n’t agree their " programme " for Jess to work her way up to NCIS director .
6"Strange Invaders"
Episode 6
The event in " Strange Invaders " were so bizarre that they narrowly avoideda twist that would have broken the entire show . The sequence saw the MCRT investigate the end of a Navy pilot who witnessed an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena ( UAP , formerly UFO ) while on the job . The cause of his expiry , as well as the circumstance surround his murder , hold up the team ’s expectations . At one percentage point in the episode , when Parker sit down down with Vance at a diner , he uncover to Vance that his team is in reality considering the theory that it could be alien .
The episode carries Brobdingnagian implications forNCISseason 22 . The instalment finish with"To Be Continued … “,implying that there will be more to the whodunit . Although the squad is capable to resolve what defeat their victim ( a drone ) and who develop the engineering science , the manufacturing business of the drone and what they ’re targeting remains to be resolved . The episode , which offered one of the season ’s most polarizing mysteries , will almost sure enough be continued in the forthcoming season . It could see the return ofParker ’s x - wife Vivian Kolchak ( Teri Polo),since she is the Head of the Unidentified ethereal Phenomena Task Force .
5"Lifeline”
Episode 3
Kasie gets stuck in an strange role when she is working as a dispatcher for Parker ’s Walk - a - Mile day in " Lifeline . " The consequence dress Kasie up as the only intimate of former NCIS agentive role Eric Webb ( Chris McKenna ) . The instalment is in part an geographic expedition of Kasie ’s grapheme . She opens up to Webb about three neglect relationships in five years . The installment establishes that Kasie sense at fault for being alone . It ’s likely the story will be search in season 22 . Kasie ’s love spirit eventually getting the spot could aby forthe franchise ’s massiveNCIS : Hawai’irelationship loss .
4"Heartless"
Episode 8
" Heartless " fork up a worthwhile combination of torturous events and devout minute . In the episode , the team is inquire the slaying of a Navy commandant and heart operating surgeon , Dr. Erik Harper ( Tim Russ).The sci - fi cameo created a dealership plot of land hole18 years bass . The investigation leads them to Harper ’s surgical pardner , Navy Commander Clara Logan . When Parker is questioning Logan , she is abduct . Parker goes along with her , posing as her co-worker , and the direful circumstances see Parker and Logan pay off to bang one another , and the chemistry between them could point thatParker is at last grow the storyline he need .
Although the director remains at NCIS , the installment jell upthe perfect manner for Leon Vance to exitthe show . The team catches Carlos Savina ( Juan Javier Cardenas ) , the head of the Cali Cartel , who was involved in a case that haunted Vance after he recede federal agent trying to hound Savina down . check Savina arrested certainly gave the manager a newfound peace of mind . After the life history - threatening result that Leon Vance experience in theNCIS1000th episode , it would have been intelligible for him to reassess his priorities .
3"Reef Madness"
Episode 10
The season finale , " Reef Madness , " packed a punch . At the beginning of the episode , Leon Vance approaches Jessica Knight about a promotion to REACT Chief Training Officer . While Knight is deal with the decision to break up her current team , she and Parker get trap inside a ship that is scheduled to be sunk while investigating a slaying . When Parker and Jess are snare , a large piece of metal fall on Parker ’s wooden leg , pinning him down and causing him to recede blood . While Parker is losing awareness , he hasa vision of a closed book young woman named Lily .
" Reef Madness " was one of the best episodes ofNCISseason 21 , due in part to its long - condition encroachment . finally , Jessica Knight accepts the promotion and so the episode sets major questions in motion about what ’s next for Jess inNCISseason 22 . It ’s unclear at this time what her furtherance mean for the current MCRT , but if she commits to the attitude , Knight ’s departure will retain a 19 - year legacywithin the franchise . Next time of year will also likely explore Parker ’s vision , which clearly had something to do with his yesteryear .
2"A Thousand Yards"
Episode 7
" A Thousand Yards " was the 1000th installment ofNCISbetweenNCIS , NCIS : Los Angeles , NCIS : New Orleans , NCIS : Hawai’i , andNCIS : Sydney . The sequence run across Leon Vance visiting the grave of his belated wife , and in ashocking plot twist for Vance , the case was burgeon forth in the back . The attack was see by his son Jared ( Spence Moore II ) , who has contravene intuitive feeling about his Church Father ’s role in NCIS and the ways in which his task took aside from his role as a father . The installment explores what NCIS signify to Vance and others through the eyes of his son .
The 1000th episode is one of the best of the time of year , not simply because it was a milestone for the dealership , although that gives the instalment major implication . It ’s also one of the good because it give homage to the entire mould ofNCISthrough the show ’s 21 season and pay tribute to some of its most worthful eccentric and their most vivid moments on the job . It sees Timothy McGee temporarily stepping into the role of NCIS Director while Vance is recovering , whichteased big shifts in the NCIS universefor their quality .
1"The Stories We Leave Behind"
Episode 2
" The Stories We Leave Behind " was a protection episode to Dr. Donald " Ducky " Mallard . Dr. Mallard was found dead by one of his closest fellow worker and friends , Dr. Jimmy Palmer , after dying of natural crusade at home in his bed . The episode witness the team processing the death of their beloved former official Medical Examiner while solving the case that Ducky was working on before his death . As well as pay protection to one of the most importantNCIScast members , the episode featured asurprise cameo from Tony DiNozzo(Michael Weatherly ) that ascertain the retort of his character .
As well as pay tribute to the last rest dramatis personae penis ofNCIS , Ducky ’s protection set up Tony & Ziva ’s spinoff , with the take of Tony signaling that he is formally back . Although it was natural to hope for more cameos - perhaps a visit from Abby or Gibbs - there were references to the persona , such as a pitch-black flower arrangement that was clearly send out from Sciuto . Although Tony ’s brief cameo was disappointing for some , the Tony & Ziva spinoff updatesexplain the disappointing component of Ducky ’s tribute . The tribute was a affecting , heartfelt , and nostalgic journey through Ducky ’s yesteryear .
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