You guys probably think I’m a bit crazy to make Brian Dietzen’s inclusion into the latest version of the NCIS show open my Moment of Goodness. Especially since “Extreme Prejudice” is the season premiere of the number one scripted show, which picked up the action after Ducky had a heart attack and Harper Dearing set off a bomb that caused death and destruction at the NCIS headquarters.
“Extreme Prejudice” was a solid opener with a so so ending. I’m not a big fan with the way Dearing went down. I’m a team rah rah kind of gal so when Gibbs goes off on his own, that’s not my cup of tea. I get that Gibbs took this personally and that he sensed Dearing was waiting for him. I just feel like this wacko hit the entire team where it hurts so they should all get the chance to bring this guy down. Plus, I wanted to see the team lead an intense hunt for him — and then Gibbs could have had his mano y mano moment with Dearing. That’s just not the way it happened. However, I do love that Gibbs killed Dearing. And at least he cleared his solo mission through Vance so he didn’t completely go rogue. And now they can put this chapter to bed and get going with the business of recovering from such a tragic event.
Having said all this, the moment that really got me was seeing Dietzen included in the open. This is especially awesome since we even ran an article last year wondering why he hadn’t reached series regular status yet. After all, Brian has been part of the cast since the end of the first season. I reiterate: the first season. We are currently in season ten. No matter. He’s now in the open, coming in right after Sean Murray and before Rocky Carroll. I’m so glad he’s going to be part of the action more. I do love how Jimmy had to step up and be the man in autopsy while Ducky recovered from his heart attack. He’s still as socially awkward as ever but at the same time, there’s a sense of confidence in him that’s downright adorable. Congrats to Brian Dietzen and Jimmy Palmer!
Some other thoughts about “Extreme Prejudice”:
- Loved McGee not letting his injury get in the way of doing his job. He got a few stitches and was back in MTAC doing his geek thing. I seriously thought he was going to be more injured than he was. Nobody was seriously injured. Just Ducky whose heart attack happened away from headquarters.
- It was so cute how Tony and Ziva saw Abby’s face first when they were rescued from the elevator.
- Speaking of the elevator, I guess with all the talk about Tony and Ziva being stuck together, I thought more was going to happen in there.
- Tony was brave mentioning to Gibbs how he should let Dr. Ryan know that he’s OK. Tony wasn’t really expecting an answer. He just needed to put that out there.
- Can Tobias be in every episode? I just adore his presence on this show. More Tobias/Gibbs scenes, please. And more Tobias interacting with the rest of the team, please.
- Not sure how Vance could be blaming himself. I mean, I get it, but he had no clue that the bomb was in his car.
- I liked all the Ducky scenes. He was incapacitated but he wanted to be there for his friends and coworkers. It took time for him to get back into the action. I look forward to seeing how he’s affected by what happened to him.
- Eli called Ziva; McGee was on the phone with his grandma; Gibbs let Jackson know that he was okay — what about Tony’s dad? After Eli’s call, Tony joked that Senior was going to get in touch with him at any time. But we didn’t get anything like that, did we? I hope this comes into play the next time Senior comes to town. I wanted him to call.
- Looks like other than Gibbs and Vance, Abby may be taking this the hardest. We’ll definitely see in the second episode.
NCIS airs Tuesdays on CBS at 8/7c.
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I loved it and I beyond loved how Gibbs took out Dearing. Face to face and looking the man directly in the eyes.
Awesome to see THIS Gibbs.
Like I said, at least this time around he cleared it with Vance and the team saw him leaving. But you could tell that the team wanted to be with him. However, I did like the way he took out Dearing. It was perfect. Thanks for reading.
Brian Dietzen was actually in the show as early as the first season in the \”Split Decision\” episode. Long overdue to have him in the credits.
That makes it even sweeter that he’s finally included in the credits.
Yes it does! 🙂
I liked this episode although I think a 2 hr episode would have been warranted and would have given a chance to do a deeper story. My favorite season opener is still Kill Ari 1&2. It had the story of catching Ari AND the character focus on the loss of Kate. GREAT writing there, I think (although the Kate scenes were a little odd).
Back to this episode, I am not a TIVA supporter and thought the elevator scene was good enough. I can handle the small, sweet scenes and one liners but I don’t want to see more than that. Ducky and Palmer’s scenes were top-notch. I get Vance feeling responsible. He’s the director; he’s responsible for the agency and it was his car that had the bomb that took the lives of innocent people. I loved the Dearing/Gibbs “confrontation” ending. I thought it was perfect. I thought for sure the drink Dearing had was poisoned though, and he was going to commit suicide. I LOVE the fact that Gibbs was saved by one of his own rules. Never go anywhere without a knife.
I can’t wait to see what’s in store the rest of the season. There’s a reason this show is still number one, even in season ten.
I wish it had been 2 hours as well. My main beef with this episode was it didn’t go deep enough — character-wise. I know we’re still going to get some of that as the season goes on but I think the first episode should have been deeper and richer. And I totally agree with you with Kill Ari — and yes, those Kate scenes were odd. More than a little odd. Especially the school girl outfit. LOL
I’m with you on TIVA. I think that boat set sail a long time ago. But I do get that there’s a chemistry between them. At this point, I just want them to work on their friendship. And even though I wish the team had a bigger part of the end game for Dearing, I love the way Gibbs was the one to end it…with a knife.
I’m excited to see what else is going to go on this season as well. Thanks for reading and commenting! Let’s hope that since they didn’t get a 2-hour season premiere, the show will get a 2-hour season X finale. 🙂