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An Eye for an Eye

  • Episode aired Mar 22, 2005
  • TV-PG
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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NCIS (2003)
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A neighbor of a petty officer opens a package from Paraguay containing two human eyeballs mistakenly delivered to the mailbox of the neighbor. Gibbs and company investigate. Kate and Tony ma... Read allA neighbor of a petty officer opens a package from Paraguay containing two human eyeballs mistakenly delivered to the mailbox of the neighbor. Gibbs and company investigate. Kate and Tony make discoveries in Paraguay, then they return.A neighbor of a petty officer opens a package from Paraguay containing two human eyeballs mistakenly delivered to the mailbox of the neighbor. Gibbs and company investigate. Kate and Tony make discoveries in Paraguay, then they return.

  • Director
    • Dennis Smith
  • Writers
    • Donald P. Bellisario
    • Don McGill
    • Steven Kane
  • Stars
    • Mark Harmon
    • Sasha Alexander
    • Michael Weatherly
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    908
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dennis Smith
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Don McGill
      • Steven Kane
    • Stars
      • Mark Harmon
      • Sasha Alexander
      • Michael Weatherly
    • 4User reviews
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    Mark Harmon
    Mark Harmon
    • Leroy Jethro Gibbs
    Sasha Alexander
    Sasha Alexander
    • Caitlin Todd
    Michael Weatherly
    Michael Weatherly
    • Anthony DiNozzo
    Pauley Perrette
    Pauley Perrette
    • Abby Sciuto
    Sean Murray
    Sean Murray
    • Timothy McGee
    David McCallum
    David McCallum
    • Donald Mallard
    Anthony Heald
    Anthony Heald
    • Guyman Purcell
    Brian Dietzen
    Brian Dietzen
    • Jimmy Palmer
    Carlos Lacamara
    Carlos Lacamara
    • Joe Tabarez
    Madison Mason
    Madison Mason
    • Colonel Bushnell
    Mark Adair-Rios
    Mark Adair-Rios
    • Ignacio 'Iggy' Mejia
    Cleo King
    Cleo King
    • Della Robinson
    Daniel Jay Shore
    • Petty Officer Benjamin Horlacher
    Tania Raymonde
    Tania Raymonde
    • Anna Real
    Virginia Reece
    Virginia Reece
    • Allison Donovan
    Kristin Proctor
    Kristin Proctor
    • 1st Lt. Susan Ellsworth
    Gorja Max
    • Intelligence Agent USN
    Lyle Bettger
    Lyle Bettger
    • Stephen 'Steve' Morley
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dennis Smith
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Don McGill
      • Steven Kane
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    5domi-lontano

    Some fun, lots of cringe language.

    Besides their mispronunciation of nearly everything in Paraguayan Guaraní, first I must address the transphobia: they could have done a LOT better with that language as well. They use some really disrespectful terms and dialogue, and I couldn't give it more than 5 stars for that.

    Now, if you're going to make another country and language a central theme of your episode, at the very least learn how to pronounce the words correctly. I didn't dock any stars, but c'mon, 10 minutes with Google Translate is all it takes.
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    Ha ha the old "wrong set of eyes in the mailbox" episode. Classic
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    Great episode but very transphobic

    Overall, this episode was great in terms of storyline and plot. I loved the whole 'eyeballs in the mail' thing and their deductions were awesome, especially the trip to Paraguay. It was such an interesting episode and I really enjoyed it.

    That being said, it's definitely very transphobic, with one of the main characters even using a common transphobic slur. Definitely avoid this episode if that kind of stuff is triggering, but other than the blatant transphobia, this was a good episode <3

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    Crime
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
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    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
    Cho Yeo-jeong in Parasite (2019)
    Thriller

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    • Trivia
      When Tony and Kate enter Horlacher's apartment, No Man of Her Own (1950) starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund and Lyle Bettger can be seen on the TV. In the film, Stanwyck's character lives a secret life after she assumes the identity of a dead woman.
    • Goofs
      When Tony and Kate go to Paraguay, as they are driving along a Ciudad del Este street they check a map that labels the street as "Avenueda de los Arboles". Since street labels on this map are supposed to be in Spanish, that street should be properly labeled "Avenida de los Arboles".
    • Quotes

      Abby Sciuto: You know that doesn't work with me... I always know when you're there... Gibbs?

      [sound of the lab door closing]

      Abby Sciuto: That's weird.

      Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: [Shaking a Caf Pow] You lookin' for me?

      Abby Sciuto: You are getting sneakier the older you get.

      Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Not to mention better lookin' What ya got?

    • Connections
      References Laura (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      NCIS Theme
      Performed by Numeriklab

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Network Television
      • Belisarius Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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