NCIS
Summary
For instance,“Dead Man Walking " shows the multidimensional nature of Ziva David ( Cote de Pablo ) , and " the true or Consequences " see Tony DiNozzo ( Michael Weatherly ) at his best . Whether the team lead was Leroy Jethro Gibbs ( Mark Harmon ) or Alden Parker ( Gary Cole ) in the last few yr , NCISfostered an environs where its fictional character could demonstrate their strengths . This has give up the show to produce some in truth astral storylines , culminating in some memorableNCISmoments .
The 10 Top - stag NCIS Episodes(According to IMDb )
Title
time of year , Episode
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" The Stories We Leave Behind "
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Season 21 , Episode 2
9.7/10
" Family First "
Season 13 , Episode 24
9.2/10
" Keep Going "
time of year 14 , Episode 13
" accuracy or Consequences "
time of year 7 , Episode 1
9.1/10
" She "
time of year 16 , Episode 13
" Call of quiet "
Season 2 , Episode 7
9.0/10
" The Arizona "
time of year 17 , Episode 10
" SWAK "
Season 2 , Episode 22
8.9/10
" Heartland "
Season 6 , instalment 4
" crepuscule "
time of year 2 , Episode 23
NCIS spinoff characters like Kensi Blye and Tammy Gregorio are capable of filling Jessica Knight ’s function after season 21 ’s shocking twist termination .
1"Bête Noire”
Season 1, Episode 16
Being the show ’s first season , there are mess of noteworthy episode to choose from . That said,“Bête Noire " is one of the most memorable to watch . This installment stand out among the others because it stop a shocking turn of events for the team that put some of its most crucial penis in danger .
" Bête Noire " was one of the firstNCISepisodes to establish a patch arc that would recrudesce over multiple episodes
The episode sets up the plot discharge that will go forward to play out for seasons to get involving Ari Haswari , a Mossad double agent . The episode introducesNCISantagonist Ari : the half - brother of Ziva David . " Bête Noire " was one of the firstNCISepisodes to establish a plot of ground discharge that would develop over multiple instalment in following seasons .
2"Call Of Silence”
" Call of Silence " is considered one of the best instalment in the entireNCISseries . It ’s a memorable episode because it features an emotional World War II plot line . The episode demonstrates the true abilities of Gibbs and his team when the MCRT comes into contact with a WWII old hand and Medal of Honor recipient who confesses to the slaying of his friend 60 years ago .
Gibbs assist to clear his name ( and his sense of right and wrong ) when he takes him back to that day and helps him call back what befall . The veteran is capable to hark back that he was just protecting the rest of his group , and it ’s a moment that show how utter of heart Gibbs can be . The episode featured the decorated World War II veteran and actor Charles Durning , who received three Purple Hearts .
" Call of Silence " is the sixth - highest - ratedNCISepisode on IMDb .
3"Kill Ari Part II"
Season 3, Episode 2
" Kill Ari Part II " is another installment of major significanceto the enfranchisement . It sees the resolution ofthe shock death of Kate Todd(Sasha Alexander ) and the founding of Ziva David . Kate was killed by Mossad agentive role Ari Haswari when he shot her in the head at the end of time of year 2 .
In " Kill Ari Part II , " Ziva kill Ari Haswari - after she realize he has betrayed Mossad - to protect Gibbs . The episode lays the grounding of Ziva ’s characterand plant that the squad can trust her . It resolves an arc for Kate Todd when Ziva avenges her expiry , and ultimately it moderate to Ziva replacing Kate on the team .
4"Dead Man Walking"
Season 4, Episode 16
" Dead Man Walking " isone of the lamentable episodes ofNCIS.The squad look into a execution with a big braid : their victim is still live . A Navy lieutenant knows that someone has expose him to radiation sickness toxic condition , and Gibbs ' team assists . The team witnesses the man ’s health fade as the instalment progresses .
It ’s an affecting episode that designate Ziva ’s tenderness despite her deathly Mossad skills .
It ’s a beautiful sequence for Ziva David ’s character , who recognizes the human race from her take to the woods route as the runner who wear off an Orange River beanie . It ’s an regard episode that shows Ziva ’s warmheartedness despite her deadly Mossad skills . The sequence use up an emotional turn when the poisonous substance is confirmed to be deadly .
5"Requiem"
Season 5, Episode 7
" Requiem " is the most herculean episode in season 5,and it ’s one of theessential Gibbs episodes to watch beforeNCIS : descent . The episode research Gibbs ' backstory when a friend of his late girl come to NCIS Headquarters looking for his help . The episode sees Gibbs in harrowing forcible and emotional luck .
At one stage , the pair is being chase andGibbs annul the automobile he ’s labor into a body of water to avoid gunfire . The car chop-chop begin to slide down and , for a moment , it reckon like they wo n’t make it . But thanks to an epic scene where Tony DiNozzo break Gibbs and his daughter ’s supporter out of the auto , and then performs CPR , they both come around .
6"Heartland"
This episode is filled with glimmers of the young Jethro Gibbs . In " Heartland , " Gibbs come back to his hometownof Stillwater , Pennsylvania . The squad is investigating an fire on two Marines and one of them happens to be from Gibb ’s heartland .
The instalment sees Gibbs reunite with his alienated father , Jackson Gibbs ( Ralph Waite ) . face his hometown causes Gibbs to receive flashbacks from his past that reveal key moment of his growth , like meeting his future married woman , Shannon . The flashbacks in " Heartland " - along with other cardinal moments from Gibbs ' past that were briefly expose on the flagship - will certainly correct up theNCIS : Originsstory .
" Heartland " is the 9th - high-pitched - ratedNCISepisode on IMDb .
7"Truth Or Consequences"
The time of year 7 opener"Truth or aftermath " is another one of the most democratic episode of the intact series . Tony and McGee ( Sean Murray ) are taken captive after trace Ziva to Somalia . It ’s a shocking unfastener to the season because while viewers were bear to see Ziva being torture , it was Tony when the time of year opened .
Due to terrible setting that push the characters to their limit , it ’s a pivotal instalment for Tony ’s character . While under a verity blood serum , Tony give away that he ca n’t live without Ziva , produce it anessential Tony & Ziva episodeto vigil before theTony & Zivaspinoff . It also turn Gibb ’s Marine sniper skills when he shoots the captor who ’s holding Tony , McGee , and Ziva enwrapped in the psyche , freeing his team with his Marine skills .
" Truth or Consequences " is the fourth - highest ratedNCISepisode on IMDb .
8"Baltimore"
Season 8, Episode 22
In " Baltimore,“Tony revisits his days in the Baltimore Police Department ’s homicide squadwhen his former partner is murdered . Tony take on a trip down memory lane , remember the events that go him to become an NCIS agent . The episode witnesses flashbacks that detail the agent ’s past .
" Baltimore " was a favorite for time of year 8 because it recollect Tony ’s former days , include his first confrontation with Gibbs . The episode lays out why Tony had to quit working with the Baltimore PD , and it reveals how Gibbs enrol Tony to the MCRT . It ’s an essential sequence for the development of Tony ’s eccentric , and the full picture of how Gibbs ' core team was take form .
9"Till Death Do Us Part”
Season 9, Episode 24
Asthe season coda to the show ’s 9th season,“Till Death Do Us Part " is a major episode that excite up all of NCIS when NCIS Director Leon Vance ( Rocky Carroll ) fit missing . The squad is able-bodied to place Vance , but back at NCIS , they attain the real danger . There is a bomb in Vance ’s car that ’s meant to blow up NCIS and the Navy Yard .
In this episode , Gibbs and his entire squad are at risk , fix it a sexual climax for the season . In the instalment ’s worked up conclusion , Dr. Mallard ( David McCallum ) is called to autopsy the body , but the jounce of the loss causes him to support a heart fire . Ducky ’s collapse on the beach signaled thatnoNCIScharacter was safe point into season 10 .
10"Shabbat Shalom”
Season 10, Episode 11
" Shabbat Shalom " is a polar instalment for Ziva David and NCIS Director Leon Vance(Rocky Carroll ) . It see the departure of major familialNCIScharacters Eli David ( Michael Nouri ) and Jacqueline " Jackie " Renée Vance ( née Thomas ) . The instalment continues a trend that sees characters in major NCIS roles fall behind their pregnant others .
" Shabbat Shalom " is a traumatizing episode for key member of the team as they experience the personnel casualty that can amount with the job .
In an emotional moment for her character , Ziva finds her father has been stamp out . It mark the beginning of a retaliation discharge for her grapheme that play out through season 10 . It ’s a traumatizing instalment for fundamental members of the squad as they experience the red ink that can come with the task . It ’s a must - watch episode for the franchise that make grow major character , albeit heartbreaking .
