NCIS: Meat Puzzle

[kelliem]

They didn't screw it up and play it for laughs.

Whew. I am so relieved.

Little comments unrelated to plot: Did y'all catch the pic of an Illya-era David in Mom's room? Nice touch. And of course, the IK reference. Kate probably should have said "Who?" in response to Gibbs, since she's really not old enough to have seen MFU first run and doesn't strike me as the fanfic type who would run into MFU on the internet. :) And good casting on Ducky's mom. Nina Foch's nose and jaw are enough similar to David's that it really made it work.

And it was the first thing I've seen Morgan Weisser in since Space: Above and Beyond, I think. Nice to see him again.

Possibly spoilery comments :

For a few minutes there I thought maybe Jimmy was related to the 'Addams family.' Was relieved that he wasn't, even though I still want Gerald back.

Mom was pretty scary, wasn't she?

Why didn't they use dogs when looking for Ducky at the mortuary? That would seem to have been a logical thing to do under the circumstances.

Comments

[mrlnpndrgn]

"Did y'all catch the pic of an Illya-era David in Mom's room?"

Oh, yes! :)

A detail that bugged me : Gibbs sends one person to play bodyguard duty on two?
How can a man of his experience make that beginner's error?

And I'd have preferred they close with Ducky instead of the bickering duo. And now, they have McGee doing it too :(

But in all, excepting those annoying bits with Tony? It was great. I almost did not use the mute button :)

Family Pix

[tgabrielle.livejournal.com]

Did y'all catch the pic of an Illya-era David in Mom's room?

The pix was of DMc and his father, Illya-era yes, but a McCallum family photo. I would have liked to have seen some baby pictures too.

[sithdragn.livejournal.com]

For a few minutes there I thought maybe Jimmy was related to the 'Addams family.' Was relieved that he wasn't, even though I still want Gerald back.

LOL! Now that Jimmy is no longer a gibbering idiot in every scene he's starting to grow on me. But he's no Gerald. Yes, totally agree -- bring back Gerald!

Mom was pretty scary, wasn't she?

I really liked how they played her. Even if she wasn't involved in the killings, that was a believable response for a bitter mother.

Why didn't they use dogs when looking for Ducky at the mortuary?

That's a great question. And it would have tied the dogs in neatly with the story.

trying to help ;)

[tinriddick.livejournal.com]

Kate probably should have said "Who?" in response to Gibbs, since she's really not old enough to have seen MFU first run and doesn't strike me as the fanfic type who would run into MFU on the internet.

Ahh...but it is possible that she has seen it in re-runs. That's how i know of it ;) Maybe she ended up stuck in the house at some point when she was younger, ran across it and stuck around for a few epis??

(And it was the first thing I've seen Morgan...

thank you for clearing up my 'hey it's that guy!' moment.)

[brynwulf]

I've actually just started watching this (probably the 6th or 7th time I've seen it) and I loved this episode for the obvious reasons already stated.

Kellie, reading your icon...IS there something between the goth chick and Duckie? And is Tony always such a whiner? I know they have the bickering thing between the two of them, but he is really annoying.