NCIS - 8.11 - Ships in the Night - Review

"Am I Borin you, Gibbs?"

Finally NCIS is back! I’m sorry for being so late with the review, life’s been tough these days. I missed new episodes for a while; winter breaks make me very sad, especially if it's actually summer where I live. But anyway, the show came back already, so let’s review the episode.

They brought Diane Neal’s character back, CGIS Special Agent Abigail Borin, or simply “the other Abby”. She’s very nice, with her Gibbs-esque performance and it’s always nice to see her being a Boss in essence, but not the Boss at the time, although it doesn’t stop her from taking McGee’s spot on the team, which is pretty fun to watch.

I remember that, the last time Agent Borin showed up, the episode was all about her, Gibbs and how shocking their resemblance was. This time, there was room enough to every single relationship and character to develop or at least do your part, plus the Wonder Twins jokes. The Abbies and Gibbs; Tony, Ziva and Tim (I love their moments in the squad “room”); Tiva (that Miami guy reminds me of the Rivkin Era and also gives me the creeps); they all got their moments, and we, the fans, appreciate it.

 Funniest scene: Tony’s impersonation of Hercule Poirot. Priceless.

Surfin' Duck

Deep Thoughts of Myself: I wonder if Ducky spends his lonely nights catching up on the “Did You Know…?” section on Wikipedia. Where else would he find out that a famous marksman was also a champion duck-caller?

Cool reference: The two Rules #1, and how Borin has rules of her own.

 “What the Heck?” Mode: The photos on Gibbs’ wall. I had never seen them before and didn’t understand their purpose. Remembering the long gone unknown Marines who died and whose cases Gibbs investigated? Ain't that number too high to be accounted for? Is the eighth season time to create new traditions like this? Let me know later.

The case itself was really cool, and I really felt sorry for the dead Marine, he was such a nice guy, apparently. And it t had been a while since the last time I couldn’t point out who was the Bad-Guy-of-the-Week on this show at the first sight. This time, I could bet it was the greedy lawyer, but actually it wasn’t just him. Congratulations to whoever came up with this idea. Though not very original, I was surprised, so that’s cool for once.

I give this episode hmm… Four stars out of five, because it was a really cool one to watch.

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