18.08 True Believer

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18.08 True Believer Feb 1, 2021 19:12:55 GMT

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02.08.2021
GIBBS AND SLOANE TRAVEL TO AFGHANISTAN TO FIND A GROUP OF KIDNAPPED GIRLS, AND MCGEE, BISHOP AND TORRES TRACK DOWN A HACKER WHO EMAILED COMPROMISING INFORMATION TO THE TALIBAN, ON “NCIS,” TUESDAY, MARCH 2

“True Believer” – When Sloane’s name is discovered in Afghanistan at the site of an abandoned bus with a dead driver, Gibbs accompanies her on a trip to find a group of girls who were kidnapped from the bus. Also, McGee, Bishop and Torres track down a hacker who emailed compromising information to the Taliban, on NCIS, Tuesday, March 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

REGULAR CAST:

Mark Harmon (NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs)

Sean Murray (NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee)

Emily Wickersham (NCIS Special Agent Eleanor “Ellie” Bishop)

Wilmer Valderrama (NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres)

Maria Bello (NCIS Special Agent Jaqueline “Jack” Sloane)

Brian Dietzen (Medical Examiner Jimmy Palmer)

Diona Reasonover (Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines)

Rocky Carroll (NCIS Director Leon Vance)

David McCallum (Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard)

GUEST CAST:

Ismail Bashey (Nabi)

Wais Wardak (Farokh)

Michael Goldsmith (Ben Mitchell)

Javon Johnson (NCIS Special Agent Eric Freeman)

Sarah G. White (Samantha Watkins a.k.a. Mom)

Nima Jafari (Tahir)

Hedyeh Falsafi (Yazmin’s Mom)

Ariana Elavia (Yazmin)

Manny Cartier (Marine)

Sara Emami (Darya)

WRITTEN BY: Jill Weinberger

DIRECTED BY: Terrence O’Hara

GENRE: Drama

Official CBS website: www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis/

CHEAT TWEET: Gibbs & Sloane travel to Afghanistan to find a group of kidnapped girls + McGee, Bishop and Torres track down a hacker who emailed compromising information to the Taliban + Sloane makes a life-changing decision on #NCIS 3/2 8pm #CBS @maria_bello bit.ly/3aLbr95

Last Edit: Mar 3, 2021 2:13:57 GMT by llyan

mchnelson Senior Field Agent Posts: 425	18.08 True Believer Feb 2, 2021 9:01:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mchnelson on Feb 2, 2021 9:01:35 GMT Long gap from 18.07. Only one episode in February? UK where I live have aired two so far, we don’t usually have gaps in our seasons but we might have to this year as we are catching up.

llyan SecNav Posts: 2,933	18.08 True Believer Feb 8, 2021 23:45:04 GMT kaschu32 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by llyan on Feb 8, 2021 23:45:04 GMT I have updated the original post with the press release. Note, this is Jack Sloane's last episode.

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Llyan (Admin) Administrator SecNav Posts: 1,466	18.08 True Believer Mar 2, 2021 1:44:35 GMT via mobile ballerina likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Llyan (Admin) on Mar 2, 2021 1:44:35 GMT Just a guess. Like others before her (Ziva, Abby, Tony) she’ll up and quit her federal job before 20 years and give up the guaranteed pension and stay behind in Afghanistan.

llyan SecNav Posts: 2,933	18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 2:15:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by llyan on Mar 3, 2021 2:15:49 GMT The poll is up. I'm going to have to watch this one again before I grade it. The parts with Gibbs and Sloane were fine (if predictable) but the B story was all over the place. I need to watch it again to give a good overall assessment.

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18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 3:10:48 GMT via mobile gibbsgirl8 likes this

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Post by tonib on Mar 3, 2021 3:10:48 GMT

Hello,

I’ve been a fan of NCIS since Episode One. I’ve even spent lots of time binging marathons old seasons. That said I have looked forward to Jacl’s departure since she first showed. I mean no disrespect to MB, but I have never felt she fit it. She was supposed to be a profiler. That was Ducky’s job. And I still miss him.

Last Edit: Mar 3, 2021 4:10:43 GMT by llyan: Moved to keep all the episode discussions in one place. Welcome to the board!

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18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 4:28:26 GMT

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Mar 2, 2021 1:44:35 GMT Llyan (Admin) said:

Just a guess. Like others before her (Ziva, Abby, Tony) she’ll up and quit her federal job before 20 years and give up the guaranteed pension and stay behind in Afghanistan.

I did it. After 17 years working in a public school, I turned my back on it. My mental health could no longer take it. But I was also several years away from retirement, since retirement is based on age plus years experience here. I don't think I could have made it another ten years.

For Ziva it wouldn't have mattered much, she was officially an agent for only a few years, her time prior to that was with Mossad. Her father also taught her to have emergency funds available in case she needed to go on the run.

With Tony and Abby, the point is valid, but when you want off a show that badly, the only other option is to get killed off. We really don't know how many years Jack had at NCIS, could have easily been over ten, but we really don't know.

It's called a remote control. It has a channel up button, a channel down button, and a power off button. Get familiar with this device, learn to use it.

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18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 4:40:17 GMT terrij58 likes this

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Post by nas on Mar 3, 2021 4:40:17 GMT

Just a guess. Like others before her (Ziva, Abby, Tony) she’ll up and quit her federal job before 20 years and give up the guaranteed pension and stay behind in Afghanistan.

SPOILER: Click to show

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ding! ding! ding! ding!

well, at least she didn’t get “blowed up”

Last Edit: Mar 3, 2021 4:47:53 GMT by nas

YOUNG at HEART - slightly older in other places...

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18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 4:59:27 GMT via mobile terrij58 likes this

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Mar 3, 2021 4:28:26 GMT pdsmith777 said:

Mar 2, 2021 1:44:35 GMT Llyan (Admin) said:

Just a guess. Like others before her (Ziva, Abby, Tony) she’ll up and quit her federal job before 20 years and give up the guaranteed pension and stay behind in Afghanistan.

I did it. After 17 years working in a public school, I turned my back on it. My mental health could no longer take it. But I was also several years away from retirement, since retirement is based on age plus years experience here. I don't think I could have made it another ten years.

For Ziva it wouldn't have mattered much, she was officially an agent for only a few years, her time prior to that was with Mossad. Her father also taught her to have emergency funds available in case she needed to go on the run.

With Tony and Abby, the point is valid, but when you want off a show that badly, the only other option is to get killed off. We really don't know how many years Jack had at NCIS, could have easily been over ten, but we really don't know.

Bellisario was the only one with the guts to kill off a leading character and made sure it wasn’t a fake out.

It’s a long running show and there were bound to be exits but for reasons beyond my comprehension they take uninteresting ways to write out the departures.

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18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 5:01:32 GMT via mobile

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Mar 3, 2021 4:40:17 GMT nas said:

Just a guess. Like others before her (Ziva, Abby, Tony) she’ll up and quit her federal job before 20 years and give up the guaranteed pension and stay behind in Afghanistan.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler Warning - Click Here}
ding! ding! ding! ding!

well, at least she didn’t get “blowed up”

Thanks, Nas.
I wish I’d been wrong but the creativity seems to have gone away.

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18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 5:57:56 GMT

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Post by kaschu32 on Mar 3, 2021 5:57:56 GMT

Well, this episode was a waste of an hour of my life......

Jack was all over the place emotionally..... none of it making sense..... Maria Bello came back so she could have a final show..... and this was the best they could come up with??

Okay......

verdun Senior Field Agent Posts: 405	18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 14:08:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by verdun on Mar 3, 2021 14:08:49 GMT Absolute mess of an episode. As with others around here, I am glad to see Jack go. Never liked the character (which is not a knock on how well the character was played). The rest of the plot was equally silly.

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18.08 True Believer Mar 3, 2021 23:46:24 GMT terrij58 likes this

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Post by pdsmith777 on Mar 3, 2021 23:46:24 GMT

NCIS has done a poor job of handling the CV-19. They would have been better served had they not killed off Palmer's wife, but instead, informed us that Jack's daughter had indeed gotten pregnant, but then died while pregnant due to complication of the virus. This would have given Jack a truly emotional break and reason for leaving.

This type of story telling, where we had a vested interest in Jack, her daughter and their story line with the potential of a reconciliation worked into a two part final for her would have satisfied the characters, and the audience.

Too bad no one is there to understand the viewpoint of the audience.

It's called a remote control. It has a channel up button, a channel down button, and a power off button. Get familiar with this device, learn to use it.

How can we expect the world to trust in a loving God, when His followers can be so full of hate?

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