Judgment Day (Part I)

Episode aired May 20, 2008
TV-14
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

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Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo in NCIS (2003)

Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

In Los Angeles, Jenny, with Tony and Ziva as a protective detail, attends the funeral for a retired long-time special agent, who supposedly died of a heart attack; Jenny hears a name, sees a... Read allIn Los Angeles, Jenny, with Tony and Ziva as a protective detail, attends the funeral for a retired long-time special agent, who supposedly died of a heart attack; Jenny hears a name, sees a man, makes pictures, and summons Mike Franks from Mexico; she tells him that she's the ne... Read allIn Los Angeles, Jenny, with Tony and Ziva as a protective detail, attends the funeral for a retired long-time special agent, who supposedly died of a heart attack; Jenny hears a name, sees a man, makes pictures, and summons Mike Franks from Mexico; she tells him that she's the next person to die. Jen and Franks visit the home of the dead man; there they meet his girlf... Read all

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IMDb RATING

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Trivia
When Gibbs places the evidence FBI envelope on the desk, the Bag Number is 8675309, as in Tommy Tutone's hit song "867-5309/Jenny I've got your number". The envelope contains information on a case involving the director of NCIS, Jenny Shepard. (Interestingly, the phone number of the song actually belonged to a family in Topsfield, Massachusetts, and caused the household to have to change all of the phone numbers at their house.)

Goofs
At the beginning of the episode, when Jenny ditches Tony and Ziva at the funeral, she tells them to take the day off because they have nothing else to do that day, and they "are not scheduled to fly out until tomorrow." Later, on the phone with Ziva while she is working with Franks, she says she will meet Tony and Ziva at "our red eye flight back tonight."

Quotes
NCIS Asst. Director Leon Vance: Did you know Mike Franks was involved in this?
Tony DiNozzo: [speaking simultaneously with Ziva] No.
Ziva David: Yes.
NCIS Asst. Director Leon Vance: Want to take a moment to get your stories straight?
Ziva David: [speaking simultaneously with Tony] No.
Tony DiNozzo: Yes.

Connections
Referenced in NCIS: Check (2015)

Soundtracks
Pendulum Swings Back
(uncredited)
Written by Dominic Kelly
Performed by Dominic Kelly
Courtesy of Screw the Pooch ASCAP

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Featured review

10/10

Better Than Some Movies

Judgement Day and Judgement Day: Part 2 were originally aired one after the other on CBS as the Season 5 finale. They are my favorite NCIS episodes, starting from the pilot, Yankee White, S1, Ep1, all the way to the beginning of Season 11 when Cote de Pablo as Ziva David exited stage left. I like these episodes so much that every few years I watch them again as I just did on Netflix. In addition to reminding me of The X-Files, my favorite TV series of all time, I love everything about these episodes including the story, the music, the locations, the casting (The story could not have been told as well without Muse Watson as Michael Franks, an excellent character actor.), the production values, the cinematography, post-production, the editing, and the writing. The dialog between Michael Weatherly's Anthony DiNozzo and de Pablo's David as well as Lauren Holly's Jenny Shepard and Watson's Franks is snappy, concise, believable, and, when it comes to listening to their conversations, like music to my ears. After de Pablo departed NCIS I stopped watching the series. It's just not the same without her. "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end," but sadly for this former NCIS fan they did. To de Pablo and Holly I say, best of luck in all your future endeavors. Your acting is sorely missed. Your characters are gone, but not forgotten.