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NCIS
S3.E8
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Under Covers

  • Episode aired Nov 8, 2005
  • TV-14
  • 41m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.2K
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NCIS (2003)
ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

When a married couple, who are also assassins are killed, Tony and Ziva go undercover to find their intended target.When a married couple, who are also assassins are killed, Tony and Ziva go undercover to find their intended target.When a married couple, who are also assassins are killed, Tony and Ziva go undercover to find their intended target.

  • Director
    • Aaron Lipstadt
  • Writers
    • Donald P. Bellisario
    • Don McGill
    • Lee David Zlotoff
  • Stars
    • Mark Harmon
    • Michael Weatherly
    • Cote de Pablo
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aaron Lipstadt
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Don McGill
      • Lee David Zlotoff
    • Stars
      • Mark Harmon
      • Michael Weatherly
      • Cote de Pablo
    • 2User reviews
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    Mark Harmon
    Mark Harmon
    • Leroy Jethro Gibbs
    Michael Weatherly
    Michael Weatherly
    • Anthony DiNozzo
    Cote de Pablo
    Cote de Pablo
    • Ziva David
    Pauley Perrette
    Pauley Perrette
    • Abby Sciuto
    Sean Murray
    Sean Murray
    • Timothy McGee
    David McCallum
    David McCallum
    • Donald Mallard
    Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
    Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
    • Agent Yussif
    • (as Phillip Rhys)
    Michelle Krusiec
    Michelle Krusiec
    • Agent Maya
    Michael Bellisario
    Michael Bellisario
    • Charles 'Chip' Sterling
    Brian Dietzen
    Brian Dietzen
    • Jimmy Palmer
    Eric Steinberg
    Eric Steinberg
    • Marcos Siazon
    Joe Spano
    Joe Spano
    • T.C. Fornell
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Jenny Shepard
    Matt Kaminsky
    Matt Kaminsky
    • Henry Spivey
    • (as Matthew Kaminsky)
    Sonny Surowiec
    Sonny Surowiec
    • C.K. Cord
    Jennifer De Minco
    • Sophie Ranier
    • (uncredited)
    Rife Sibley
    Rife Sibley
    • Jean-Paul Ranier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Aaron Lipstadt
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Don McGill
      • Lee David Zlotoff
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    10bmiller59

    UNBELIEVABLY GREAT

    We've been watching NCIS since the beginning of time...or it seems like it. We have never seen this episode, really! and here it is November 2020. Thanks for showing UNDER COVERS again. NCIS was our favorite program, by far, of anything on TV....then, NCIS LA came along, then, NCIS started losing their stars, and though NCIS was still solid, it lost much of the chemistry that LA has.

    Back to this episode. This episode is why NCIS was & could be the best show on TV, and it all comes down to the chemistry of all the characters. When Kate went away I thought this was the end of this show, then Ziva stepped in and the chemistry between her & Tony was palpable...OMG, just like this episode. This episode is everything that the new NCIS isn't. I will say though that NCIS is just a tic away from LA.

    We really enjoyed this episode. The only thing we didn't see was Gibbs slapping Tony or even McGee on the side of the head. Loved how Ziva says things backwards and she has to be corrected "calling the pot black." So, so, so great to see an old episode again.

    Please don't hate me for being critical of the new NCIS, it's still great, just not like the beginning.

    Related interests

    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
    James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in The Sopranos (1999)
    Crime
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
    Cho Yeo-jeong in Parasite (2019)
    Thriller

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    • Trivia
      The Marine Corps birthday ball is an important annual event for the Corps, to celebrate the establishment of the Corps, which took place on 10 November 1775, and formally established by Marine Corps Order 47, published by Commandant John Lejeune in 1921. Marines religiously observe the birthday each year wherever they may be as if it were their own birthday, even in combat or other austere environments. Even former and retired Marines celebrate the Birthday annually with a measure of fanfare.
    • Goofs
      Jenny makes a comment to Gibbs about "the former Czech Republic"; however, the Czech Republic is the current name of the country which, along with the Slovak Republic made up Czechoslovakia.
    • Quotes

      Maya: Maybe, after this is all over, we could go for a drink.

      Tony DiNozzo: Yeah...

      Ziva David: [entering] Tony, I'm pregnant.

      Maya: Uh, some other time, perhaps.

      Tony DiNozzo: Thanks.

      [Maya leaves in a huff]

      Ziva David: She's not your type, anyway.

      Tony DiNozzo: Hot and in a maid's outfit. They don't get any more my type.

    • Crazy credits
      After the freeze frame to end the episode, SEMPER FI to Marines Everywhere appears, then they roll the credits.
    • Soundtracks
      Scratching Her Soul
      (uncredited)

      Written and Performed by Dominic Kelly

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Belisarius Productions
      • CBS Paramount Network Television
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    • Runtime
      • 41m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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