Patriot Down

Episode aired May 18, 2010
TV-PG
42m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

843

YOUR RATING

Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

The body of an NCIS agent turns up in a bonfire on a beach near the US Naval Academy after celebrations just before graduation; Gibbs and company learn also about a rape of a sailor, and Gib... Read allThe body of an NCIS agent turns up in a bonfire on a beach near the US Naval Academy after celebrations just before graduation; Gibbs and company learn also about a rape of a sailor, and Gibbs goes to see Franks in Mexico. [Continued.]The body of an NCIS agent turns up in a bonfire on a beach near the US Naval Academy after celebrations just before graduation; Gibbs and company learn also about a rape of a sailor, and Gibbs goes to see Franks in Mexico. [Continued.]

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Deception

The second part of a four-episode arc builds upon the emotional torque of the first one that centered on Abby and Gibbs' daughter - father-like relationship. Now, the momentum increases as pieces start to come together and things start to look rather bleak. So bleak, that the resolution of the previous episode's cliffhanger has to be postponed. Again, the case of the week works well together with the arc plot, and like in the first part, we get a fan-pleasing guest star.

The case of the week turns out to be a rather complex one, which is a definite plus. Meanwhile, the arc plot delivers turns which, unless the writers make the characters forget about them in Season 8, will affect the inter-character dynamic permanently. Also, turns out the big picture is not what it has seemed to be. Whether this was planned all the way from the beginning of Season 7 or whether it is a case of Retconning does not matter: the result works. And then, as a counterpart for the previous episode, the episode ends up on an action-based cliffhanger, as opposed to an emotional one. Great stuff, another 8/10.

Trivia
Lara Macy's Issue # is 867-5309...which is a phone number referenced in a song by Tommy Tutone "867-5309/Jenny".

Goofs
Abby matches the bullet fragment to Gibb's rifle. Unless his rifle has been in storage all that time, not possible. In twenty years, it would have been re-issued to a stream of marine snipers, who would train with it or use it on deployment. The wear would change the rifling marks. In twenty years, it would probably have had a worn barrel replaced at least once, completely changing the rifling marks.

Correction: The M40A1 rifle Gibbs used when he was a Scout Sniper, and he used to kill Pedro Hernandez, has been in his possession since he left the Marine Corps, he killed Pedro with it after he was discharged from the Marines meaning he must have purchased his service rifle from the Corps after discharge, snipers are sometimes allowed to do so. He has also used it on duty several times since joining NCIS, explaining how Abby was able to match the bullet to it.

Quotes
Special Agent Timothy McGee: Well, you're a woman - what would you do?
Ziva David: I'm different. After torturing them til they cry like babies, I would castrate them. Give them what they deserve.
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Hmm. Spoken like a true almost-American.