This one was spooky. It reminds me of the movie with a shark on the boat
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Scarey
bevo-1367815 June 2020
Possibly the Worst NCIS Episode of the Early Seasons
spuddcw2000-123 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The whole plot was ridiculous to start with. The US Navy has a ship that is recovering a Russian nuke. Why? Nobody really says. Its on the bottom of the ocean. Its not like we need it--we have our own. Its not like the Russians getting the nuke changes the balance of power..they have many more. So the premise is rather ridiculous.
At the end of the episode the Navy blows the ship up to keep the secret of the covert operation. Which begs the question...why did they call NCIS out there to investigate the death on board the ship to start with?
And, are you really going to play the card of the Navy willing to wipe out four special agents for NCIS and whatever Dr. Mallard's rank is to keep this secret?
This is just two of the major WTF? Moments in this episode. Add in Stephen Culp oscillating between a complete A-hole to being a complete cad.... It is unfortunate that the series wasted Culp on such a character; he's a splendid actor.
I'm still lost. What did happen to the crew? I don't think its ever explained. The "I'm just a cook" guy is on the escape boat with the NCIS heroes...but for some reason he's suddenly fine with the whole operation. Don't nuke warheads weigh a lot--they smuggled it off the ship and down a rope ladder to this small vessel?
Its just a mess.
At the end of the episode the Navy blows the ship up to keep the secret of the covert operation. Which begs the question...why did they call NCIS out there to investigate the death on board the ship to start with?
And, are you really going to play the card of the Navy willing to wipe out four special agents for NCIS and whatever Dr. Mallard's rank is to keep this secret?
This is just two of the major WTF? Moments in this episode. Add in Stephen Culp oscillating between a complete A-hole to being a complete cad.... It is unfortunate that the series wasted Culp on such a character; he's a splendid actor.
I'm still lost. What did happen to the crew? I don't think its ever explained. The "I'm just a cook" guy is on the escape boat with the NCIS heroes...but for some reason he's suddenly fine with the whole operation. Don't nuke warheads weigh a lot--they smuggled it off the ship and down a rope ladder to this small vessel?
Its just a mess.
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