# NCIS - I clearly missed an episode somewhere **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494 "2010-02-10T23:44:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/1 "2010-02-10T23:44:07Z")
What happened to Gibbs’ arm? ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/2 "2010-02-11T00:13:40Z")
Two episodes ago he pushed McGee out of the way of a car and was hit instead. Now McGee is driving him around in thanks for saving his life. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/3 "2010-02-11T00:15:57Z")
He was hit by a car in"JETLAG," airdate: January 26, 2010. This episode should probably have been shown the following week. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/4 "2010-02-11T00:17:26Z")
Thanks. Somehow I missed that episode. Bummer. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/5 "2010-02-11T00:20:19Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > He was hit by a car in"JETLAG," airdate: January 26, 2010. This episode should probably have been shown the following week. No, IIRC, his arm was in a sling last week’s ep too. I am surprised no one commented on the implication in Jetlag that Tony and Ziva had sex. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/6 "2010-02-11T00:30:31Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > No, IIRC, his arm was in a sling last week’s ep too. It was. I just forgot to ask about it. > [@](#): > > I am surprised no one commented on the implication in Jetlag that Tony and Ziva had sex. What??? Man, when I miss an episode, I really miss an episode! ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/7 "2010-02-11T00:39:05Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > What??? Man, when I miss an episode, I really miss an episode! Yeah, it wasn’t like, blatant, but it was also not something you had to guess at. They’ve been acting very different to each other in the two eps since, too. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/8 "2010-02-11T19:16:31Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Yeah, it wasn’t like, blatant, but it was also not something you had to guess at. They’ve been acting very different to each other in the two eps since, too. I’m pretending that it never happened so my fingers are in my ears “La, la, la, la, la, la, la…” ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/9 "2010-02-11T19:54:54Z")
And McGee has obviously figured it out, based on how he responded when Gibbs hinted that he knew as well. I like that they’re being subtle about it. Keeps the show from going down the Moonlighting road. re: Gibbs: I assume that Mark Harmon was actually injured, so they wrote this in to explain the sling. ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/10 "2010-02-11T19:57:35Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > And McGee has obviously figured it out, based on how he responded when Gibbs hinted that he knew as well. > > I like that they’re being subtle about it. Keeps the show from going down the Moonlighting road. > > re: Gibbs: I assume that Mark Harmon was actually injured, so they wrote this in to explain the sling. I believe Mark Harmon has surgery on his elbow. Hence the sling. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/11 "2010-02-11T20:21:24Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > No, IIRC, his arm was in a sling last week’s ep too. > > I am surprised no one commented on the implication in Jetlag that Tony and Ziva had sex. I don’t think they – the characters – will admit it any time soon. Gibbs will be opposed to their working together as a couple, and I read them as a couple now. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/12 "2010-02-11T20:37:15Z")
I think Gibbs believes that this particular romance is going to burn out soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/13 "2010-02-11T21:15:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I think Gibbs believes that this particular romance is going to burn out soon enough. I think it’s more that he won’t tell them how to conduct their lives unless it affects their jobs, but will slam them if they ever let it do so. It’s rather like how he threatened to take away McGee’s badge if the latter ever let self-doubt keep him from firing when he should. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/14 "2010-02-11T21:32:19Z")
I would view any pairing-off of NCIS characters as a sure sign that one or both will be dead soon. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/15 "2010-02-11T21:46:21Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I would view any pairing-off of NCIS characters as a sure sign that one or both will be dead soon. You know…I no longer think so. They’ve gone to the character-killing well more than a few times, and I tend to think that, unlike, say ER, the writing staff at NCIS is not composed of talentless hacks. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/16 "2010-02-11T21:54:38Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > You know…I no longer think so. They’ve gone to the character-killing well more than a few times, and I tend to think that, unlike, say ER, the writing staff at NCIS is not composed of talentless hacks. Glad to hear that, but I say once a show has gone the [Anyone Can Die](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnyoneCanDie) route, it’s always on the table. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/17 "2010-02-11T22:14:24Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I would view any pairing-off of NCIS characters as a sure sign that one or both will be dead soon. I doubt it. If they kill off Tony, they lose a good portion of their audience. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/18 "2010-02-11T22:16:36Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > I doubt it. If they kill off Tony, they lose a good portion of their audience. And if they kill off Abby, they’ll lose the rest of their audience. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/19 "2010-02-11T22:18:25Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Glad to hear that, but I say once a show has gone the [Anyone Can Die](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnyoneCanDie) route, it’s always on the table. I don’t think they’ve truly gone that route. They’ve killed a lot of recurring characters, true, but only two of the regulars. I think at this point they won’t kill any more, because, unlike ER, NCIS is very character-driven. People don’t watch because they want to see the case of the week; they want to see the specific characters interact. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/20 "2010-02-11T22:25:14Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > And if they kill off Abby, they’ll lose the rest of their audience. Abby, I think, is the character most immune to getting killed off, because it’s impossible to imagine Gibbs not murdering whoever was responsible. And make no mistake, it would be murder. He’d have no interest whatsoever in sending the guy to prison. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494.md?page=2)