NCIS Season 22, Episode 2 ‘Overseas Our bodies’ is a really humorous episode that additionally manages to get poignant in the case of a personality that doesn’t all the time get as a lot of an opportunity to shine, Leon Vance. It’s additionally an episode concerning the crew, and the way nicely they work collectively — even when what they’re doing is questionable at greatest, unlawful at worst.
Season 21 being a shortened season meant we ended up with fewer episodes like this one, hours which are extra about cementing crew dynamics — that completely have to be revisited contemplating Jessica was gone for six months — than the rest. And certain, Season 22, Episode 2 ‘Overseas Our bodies’ can also be about Vance, however within the grand scheme of issues, it’s principally about reminding us why this crew works so nicely collectively, now that they’re lastly again collectively.
WE GOT THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
Though we skip over Jessica’s return and the awkward reunions or non-reunions, this episode is about teamwork. And it’s additionally about how this Main Case Response Group is actually Vance’s crew. I keep in mind we used to get slightly Vance originally of NCIS: Los Angeles, and that he’s really *the* director, so he needs to be current in each spinoff this present has had. However these are Vance’s “children,” in a approach. And that’s why he goes to them when he wants assist.
As Vance’s crew, they don’t disappoint. Even when they proceed to be …nicely, themselves, as they go across the enterprise of determining the homicide and principally masking Vance. Jimmy factors out how unhealthy issues are extra instances than is important. Jessica could be very goal-oriented. Nick appears to thrive on chaos — and actually, actually has no points with rule-breaking. And McGee is by some means the voice of calm, even whereas going together with every part.
Then there’s Parker, who’s in some ways the proper chief for this group. Simply as Gibbs was the proper one when the brokers beneath him have been one other crew, with different dynamics. To every its personal. And NCIS isn’t any higher or worse as a result of this crew is completely different, it’s simply that …completely different. And each variations of this present, the one prior to now and the one we’re getting now are very a lot fulfilling.
HONESTY
We’ve seen Leon Vance undergo an excessive amount of tragedy in his time on NCIS. He misplaced his spouse, Jackie. His relationship along with his children hasn’t all the time been one of the best. In some ways, Vance has made his work crew his household, and that’s essential. All of them take care of him, sufficient to exit of their approach to assist on this hour. However Vance wants — deserves — extra than simply the discovered household of his crew. He deserves an opportunity on the private happiness he misplaced the day his spouse Jackie died.
And that’s, after all, scary. A loss just like the one he suffered isn’t one thing you simply snap your fingers and recover from. And it has been over a decade. However some wounds don’t heal. Some wounds, which had scabbed over, will be reopened when a scenario that feels prefer it hits too near dwelling happens. That’s why Vance loses it (as a lot as Vance can) when Lena is taken. As a result of he’s been there earlier than. He remembers an identical loss.
This time, although, all of it works out for one of the best. His crew saves Lena, Parker offers him the push he wants and Vance, nicely …he lets himself attempt one thing new, one thing that makes him comfortable exterior of the job. Positive, there’s a threat concerned. However residing life with out daring to take a threat is sort of not residing.
Issues I feel I feel:
- Venezuelan Navy? A joint activity drive? This may be probably the most fictional factor to ever occur in fiction.
- Okay, however Torres does look good. Probably not like safety element, however good.
- The best way Vance is so performed with every part on this episode is hilarious.
- However I do like the truth that nobody even blinks when he asks in the event that they wish to depart.
- “Informal girlfriend,” yeah proper.
- “No story. We’re pals, I feel. We’re good” shouldn’t be convincing. However I like that Torres and McGee requested.
- Let Wilmer be the one to talk in Spanish, please.
- However everybody’s face on the second physique!
- What do you imply extra cautious, Parker? You haven’t been cautious AT ALL.
- Come on Leon, you didn’t inform your informal girlfriend you bought shot? I’m judging you.
- I can’t consider Jimmy’s one line of Spanish helped.
- “You performed, bro?”
- Parker and Vance bonding was kinda good.
- When are we going again to who was the little lady Parker noticed within the NCIS Season 21 finale?
- However Parker is horrible on the stalling! He’s speaking about baseball now!
- “The issues we do for diplomacy…” kinda hurts.
- However nicely, the girlfriend factor labored out.
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NCIS airs Mondays at 9/8c on CBS.