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NCIS
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  • Episode aired Oct 16, 2018
  • TV-PG
  • 43m
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8.0/10
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NCIS (2003)
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While Gibbs is on a quiet vacation in the woods, he is interrupted by his friends, Fornell and Brooks, and a case near his cabin.While Gibbs is on a quiet vacation in the woods, he is interrupted by his friends, Fornell and Brooks, and a case near his cabin.While Gibbs is on a quiet vacation in the woods, he is interrupted by his friends, Fornell and Brooks, and a case near his cabin.

  • Director
    • James Whitmore Jr.
  • Writers
    • Christopher J. Waild
    • Scott J. Jarrett
    • Matthew R. Jarrett
  • Stars
    • Mark Harmon
    • Sean Murray
    • Wilmer Valderrama
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    619
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Whitmore Jr.
    • Writers
      • Christopher J. Waild
      • Scott J. Jarrett
      • Matthew R. Jarrett
    • Stars
      • Mark Harmon
      • Sean Murray
      • Wilmer Valderrama
    • 8User reviews
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    Mark Harmon
    Mark Harmon
    • Leroy Jethro Gibbs
    Sean Murray
    Sean Murray
    • Timothy McGee
    Wilmer Valderrama
    Wilmer Valderrama
    • Nick Torres
    Emily Wickersham
    Emily Wickersham
    • Ellie Bishop
    Maria Bello
    Maria Bello
    • Jack Sloane
    Brian Dietzen
    Brian Dietzen
    • Jimmy Palmer
    Diona Reasonover
    Diona Reasonover
    • Kasie Hines
    Rocky Carroll
    Rocky Carroll
    • Leon Vance
    • (credit only)
    David McCallum
    David McCallum
    • Donald Mallard
    Don Lake
    Don Lake
    • Navy Captain Phillip Brooks
    Kate Orsini
    Kate Orsini
    • FBI Special Agent Isabel Monet
    Emily Rose
    Emily Rose
    • FBI Special Agent Anna Jenlowe
    Amielynn Abellera
    Amielynn Abellera
    • Navy Lieutenant Kaitlyn Holcomb
    Daryl C. Brown
    Daryl C. Brown
    • Navy Commander Lovinder Prasad
    Ian Gregory
    Ian Gregory
    • FAA Security Specialist Horace Barnes
    Rich Ceraulo Ko
    Rich Ceraulo Ko
    • North Carolina State Trooper Muncie Tyson
    Bo Kane
    Bo Kane
    • North Carolina State Trooper William Forman
    Joe Spano
    Joe Spano
    • T.C. Fornell
    • Director
      • James Whitmore Jr.
    • Writers
      • Christopher J. Waild
      • Scott J. Jarrett
      • Matthew R. Jarrett
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    3karenlowesanders

    Past its sell by

    First Ziva left, then Tony, now Abbie. Gibbs looks about 90 and Abbie's replacement is beyond dreadful. Who watches this ?
    9psmaak2

    Classic NCIS

    Really enjoyed this episode! Always great to see Fornell and who'd have thought we'd ever hear Gibbs sing!
    5jduyrhfngj

    Changes needed

    Better episode than I expected, but I feel strongly that there are very weak characters, that serve little purpose. Nick, Sloane and the Abby replacement need to go. Personally, I like Bishop. They can always bring Tony back. Yes, I said it. If Bull tanks, I'd get him back.
    6ned-reed

    NCIS meets Deliverance!!

    It was a decent episode. Not happy with all the new characters that keep coming in. I have never missed an episode and have made peace the show will never be what it was in the Ziva day's. NCIS is still better than most of the new shows. BUT much of this episode seemed like the writers phoned it in.

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    Crime
    Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Herman Caheej McGloun, Edson Jean, Alex R. Hibbert, and Tanisha Cidel 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
      Based on a real life gold heist along Interstate 95 in Wilson County, North Carolina that took place in March 2015.
    • Goofs
      The suspect robbed a "payday loan shop" in North Carolina. There are no such shops there as the payday loan practice is illegal in North Carolina.
    • Quotes

      Ellie Bishop: Leading cause of anxiety, six letters, ends in "s".

      Nick Torres, Timothy McGee: Gibbs

    • Connections
      References Point Break (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      NCIS Theme
      Written by Numeriklab
      Performed by Numeriklab

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Belisarius Productions
      • CBS Television Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 43m
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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