Got the feeling of watching the Hurt Locker again? Well, this week’s episode of NCIS brought us to another level with this cool episode. TV Fanatic comments:
While a movie was clearly referenced, perhaps even borrowed from, in “Short Fuse,” that one wasn’t it. Tony nailed it when he likened the case to the ’80s thriller Body Heat.
What we love about NCIS is that a goofball like DiNozzo can be slathered in makeup and just babbling on about this and that one moment, but remains a top-notch investigator.
He may annoy you, but the frat boy was spot-on here.
After Marine Sgt. Heather Dempsey, an EOD tech, shot and killed and intruder in her home, she raised suspicions at NCIS by failing to mention a man she was with at the time.
The guy was a married FBI higher-up, who she covered for. Once the FBI became involved, you knew Tobias, Gibbs’ old friend and part-time spouse, would make an appearance.
Once again interjecting the recurring characters and personal subplots we love, these two were a hoot to watch, with the bad Indian takeout scene a clear highlight of the night.
NCIS would be a top-notch procedural regardless, but these moments and exchanges on top of the brilliantly-written crime-solving plots that make it one of TV’s best programs.
On an unrelated, but similar note, Tony was selected as the poster boy, literally, for NCIS. He was modeling for promotional materials, and each photo looked hilariously terrible.
Not even Gibbs could resist what we all would do after seeing a life-size DiNozzo cardboard cutout: Smack it in the back of the head. Classic. Target practice could’ve work too.
The team eventually learned that the mystery intruder was a hired gun, but that Dempsey, and not her FBI paramour, was the target. Who would want a Marine EOD shot dead?
Enter the Body Heat angle. Dempsey was working the FBI suit for info, seeking the new identity and whereabouts of a drug dealer who shot and partially paralyzed her brother.
The dealer worked out a plea deal for immunity, selling out bigger-time dealers and vanishing. But Dempsey was out for revenge, which the dealer got wind of, hiring the killer.
Confusing, yes. But the kind of intricate plot NCIS weaves routinely, and other shows rarely match. The team works so many angles over the course of an hour, it’s impressive.
Another hallmark of the show is the way Dempsey chose to torture the dealer, rather than kill him outright. When Gibbs found them, she had him strapped to a bogus bomb.
Payback is a b!tch, but best served in prison. The dealer confessed to hiring the hit man, and Gibbs indicated he had no intention of prosecuting Dempsey, a hero in his mind.
Hey, if anyone can appreciate working within the law, but outside the chain of command, it’s Gibbs. Despite what she put NCIS through, Dempsey certainly earned his respect.
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