9.08 Engaged (Part I) **SPOILERS**

[Nici]

NCIS INVESTIGATES A MILITARY PLANE CRASH TRANSPORTING THE CASKETS OF DECEASED SOLDIERS FROM OVERSEAS, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, NOV. 8

"Engaged (Part I)" - The NCIS team uncovers a discrepancy with DNA remains when investigating the crash of a military plane that had been transporting caskets, on NCIS, Tuesday, Nov. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS

Mark Harmon (NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs)
Michael Weatherly (NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo)
Cote de Pablo (NCIS Special Agent Ziva David)
David McCallum (Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard)
Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto)
Sean Murray (NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee)
Rocky Carroll (NCIS Director Leon Vance)

GUEST CAST

Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer)
Matt Craven (Secretary of the Navy Clayton Jarvis)
John Finn (Marine Commandant Charles T. Ellison)
Jaime Ray Newman (Navy Lieutenant Commander Melanie Burke)
Darby Stanchfield (Shannon Gibbs)
Alex Fernandez (Joseph Flores)
LaMonica Garrett (Marine Captain Craig Quincy)
Sean Harmon (Young Leroy Jethro Gibbs)
Jeananne Goossen (Marine Private Joan Matteson)
Dylan Bruce (Justin Fanniker)
Samantha Sloyan (Emily Goodwin)
Sofia Pernas (Marine First Lieutenant Gabriela Flores)
Wade Harlan (Marine Cadence Leader)

WRITTEN BY: Gina Lucita Monreal

DIRECTED BY: James Whitmore, Jr.

RATING: To Be Announced

[drakeissix]

Oh wow a two parter this early in the season? Cool

[navyresgirl]

This is good sign - the preview made me tear up.

Here's the song heard on the preview.
Disaster Hearts by I Fight Dragons

[AngelZ]

Looks like a tear jerker
Here's the promo

[ButterflyNL]

Promo music reminds me of Requiem. Very courious if indeed turns out to be a tear jerker.

[AngelZ]

Slightly longer promo

[AngelZ]

Promo clickies

[Mikki]

I have a feeling that I'm going to cry during this week's episode. It looks really tearjerking.

[dijas]

Wow, this was a great episode and I can't wait to see what going to happen next week!

[AngelZ]

Seen 9.08 Engaged (Part I)?

Run along to the Polling Booth and give it a score out 10.



And don't forget to tell us about your Favourite Lines

And let us know if you find the KITTY!

[drakeissix]

Wow part one was great!!!! NCIS at its best. But is it me or is the Sec NaV seemed every interested in not solving this cased ? Every week he seems to be turning into a bigger dirt bag than the week before. And it seems both Gibbs and Vance are very suspicious of the Sec Nav's motives... Hmm I wondering who going to shoot the Sec Nav first? And is the lady Chaplin going to be Gibbs new love interest. She seems very much like Shannon , smart, brave, strong willed, and challenges Gibbs with her own ideas and opinions. Hmmm hopefully the second half of this two part episode finishes as strong as the beginning.

[AngelZ]

Tony's bucket list:

1. Master the art of Kung Fu.

2. Drive a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 like the one in Goldfinger.

3. Discover the meaning of life.

4. Catch a shark.

5. Date a Bond girl and/or Miss Universe.

6. Ride in a motorcycle ball of death.

7. Write letter to Roger Ebert re: his reviews of Full Metal Jacket and Benji the Hunted.

8. Develop a catch phrase.

9. The luge.

10. Tell Dad it’s okay.

11. Watch all Hitchcock films in order of release (including both versions of The Man Who Knew Too Much), pausing only for bathroom breaks.

12. Experience a Wonder of the World (besides Gibbs).

13. Learn to play the bass.

14. Kick McGee’s butt at some video game.

15. Create DiNozzo coat of arms.

16. Ride a Ferris wheel naked. (oops…did that already)

17. Get and pass on Gibbs’ recipe for steak.

18. Visit Bogie’s grave.

19. Discuss Paris.

20. Give a motivational half-time speech.

21. Find Jimmy Hoffa, dammit.

22. Finish memoir.

23. Make cameo in the movie version of memoir.

24. Let friends get closer.

25. Try space tourism.

26. Tell her.

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[dijas]

19. Discuss Paris
26. Tell her.
Someone please kill my hopes and wishes and tell me it's not what I think it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!


12. Experience a Wonder of the World (besides Gibbs).
this made me laugh so much! Love it!

[Lelu]

It's hard to evaluate a 2 parter on the 1st part alone. I expect part 2 to be full of Gibbs being marine badass which will to my mind distract from the first part.
I think part 1 may be the best episode in several years. That said, no episode is perfect and I understand the need to "lighten" the load by using Tony as comic relief. It just felt flat to me.

It's odd that this episode came now, given the disturbing news out of Dover concerning the last disposition of remains of our service people.

They deserve so much more than we can ever repay.

[drakeissix]

Yeah I agree the last few Ncis two part episodes start with a great part I and then (the producers/writers) lose there nerve and end with a lame very chicken, contrived ending for part II (i.e. last years season opener ending the Mexican drug cartel story). I think unfortunately the producers and writing staff have gotten lazy and find it easier to ossify the characters into easy to write stereotypes. Gibbs the billy bad ass retired Marine, a grumpy misanthrope always grieving for his 1st wife. Abby the super competent crime lab girl who' s a Gothic power dork. Mcgee the the uber science /computer hacker nerd who's destined to die alone in apartment slumped over a computer playing world of warcraft 5 at the age of 75. Tony the great investigator who's the class clown and like Gibbs will die alone because he's still pinning for two unavailable women in his life Jean Marie and Ziva . The one think lately that really annoys about NCIS is none of the major characters are allowed to experience any kind of personal happiness for even a whole episode (Ducky the latest victim) . I hope the second part of this episode is a good as part one and we see ending that isn't rushed or contrived