# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BMada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/21 "2010-02-11T22:28:03Z")
didn’t Abby almost get killed in NCIS:LA? one of the earlier episodes in the new show. Gibbs was worried. Even I was worried, lol. ---
**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, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/22 "2010-02-11T22:30:35Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > 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. To each his own. I used to watch _ER_ just to see who Luka would beat to death with his bare hands next. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/23 "2010-02-11T22:33:33Z")
> [@BMada](#): > > didn’t Abby almost get killed in NCIS:LA? one of the earlier episodes in the new show. Gibbs was worried. Even I was worried, lol. Yes - she was captured by a serial killer - she managed to get him monologuing long enough for her to be rescued. ---
**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, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/24 "2010-02-11T22:37:33Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > To each his own. I used to watch _ER_ just to see who Luka would beat to death with his bare hands next. I didn’t mean that ER was ALWAYS written by monkeys. Luka’s rage was during the characters-actually-matter phase. > [@BMada](#): > > didn’t Abby almost get killed in NCIS:LA? one of the earlier episodes in the new show. Gibbs was worried. Even I was worried, lol. Yep; that’s one of the few LA episodes I watched. As soon as she got free, she rushed to the LA MTAC to so she could call Gibbs and tell him she was free, as she knew that he was (a) rushing to her rescue if she were still alive, and rushing to murder her killer if he weren’t. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/25 "2010-02-11T23:01:14Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I would view any pairing-off of NCIS characters as a sure sign that one or both will be dead soon. Abby & McGee paired off at one time - but it burned through and they’re both still around. ---
**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, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/26 "2010-02-11T23:26:58Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Abby & McGee paired off at one time - but it burned through and they’re both still around. I think this is how they will handle Tony and Ziva. It can’t last…I am not sure either of them could last with anyone. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/27 "2010-02-12T00:26:08Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Abby & McGee paired off at one time - but it burned through and they’re both still around. And to be completely nitpicky about it - this happened before McGeek was an official member of Gibb’s team - he was originally stationed at Norfolk. He finally became a member of Gibb’s team in season 2, and that was after things between him and Abbie had settled out. I don’t see them killing off either Tony or Ziva - but we might see Gibb’s kill off another wedding vow. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/28 "2010-02-12T00:57:17Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > 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. TWO regular characters? I can only think of one (Kate). Who was the other one? ---
**Author:** ![BunnyTVS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/29 "2010-02-12T01:00:48Z")
Director Shepard ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/30 "2010-02-12T01:18:55Z")
> [@BunnyTVS](#): > > Director Shepard Thanks. I didn’t really think of her as a “regular” character, but according to IMDb, she was in more episodes than Agent Todd! So I stand corrected. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/31 "2010-02-12T05:22:20Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Thanks. I didn’t really think of her as a “regular” character, but according to IMDb, she was in more episodes than Agent Todd! So I stand corrected. Agent Todd was in Seasons 1 and 2, Director Shepard was in seasons 3 thru 5. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/32 "2010-02-12T14:56:31Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Yes - she was captured by a serial killer - she managed to get him monologuing long enough for her to be rescued. Much like the crazy McGeek stalker episode. Abby - for god’s sake keep a gun on you! ---
**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 12, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/33 "2010-02-12T15:50:06Z")
> [@BunnyTVS](#): > > Director Shepard That’s who I meant. But I also thought twice about including her as a regular, as she is not a member of the core team. But then neither is Abby. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/34 "2010-02-12T17:27:46Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Thanks. I didn’t really think of her as a “regular” character, but according to IMDb, she was in more episodes than Agent Todd! So I stand corrected. You don’t think of her as a “regular” character because she sucked. 😉 ---
**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 12, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494/35 "2010-02-12T20:51:46Z")
> [@ShelliBean](#): > > Much like the crazy McGeek stalker episode. Abby - for god’s sake keep a gun on you! I especially enjoyed her realization that–between people who decide to kill her for her own sake, Gibbs’s sake, Tony’s sake, and her own sake, she might as well start dating Spider-Man. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-i-clearly-missed-an-episode-somewhere/528494.md?page=1)