“Beastmaster” was a slightly different kind of episode, but
I really liked it. NCIS is good at
bringing to our attention different things that are going on in our world that
remain hidden to all but a few. For example, in this episode, we saw the
illegal smuggling of African bushmeat into the United States.
A park ranger finds a dead Marine in the park. They call
Team Gibbs and in their investigation they find a bag full of monkey skulls
from Africa, specifically Liberia. It turns out the Marine who was killed was
recently in Liberia and put away a poacher and was working on preserving the
wildlife there. The question was whether he was a good guy or a bad guy, and it
turns out it was a good guy. They found some bushmeat and had to find the rest
of it because there is a possibility the next batch would be tainted with Ebola.
The secondary storyline with McGee scheduling all their
certifications in the same few days was not really interesting, though handing
Reeves the pepperspray was pretty funny. The “C” storyline of Gibbs and the
horse I enjoyed so much more. It’s been a while since we had a reference to
Kelly and that was all so sweet. I remembered the flashbacks to the little
Gibbs family riding horses on the beach. Gibbs spending the night with the
horse was something I saw coming; I was even guessing that maybe he would take
care of Jody.
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| Gibbs, Jasper, and Dawson |
I was really preparing for the “bad guy” to be Officer Cole,
but then he was shot. So my next prediction was Miss Spitz, whom I really didn’t
like from the beginning. She did try to go after the bushmeat but that was just
because she was really dedicated to her cause. And then the “bad guy” turned
out to be the stoner guy. As soon as they showed the picture with the guy and
the dreadlocks I figured it out. That was an okay explanation. And then the guy
who was a part of the smuggling was one of the vendors they talked to. That made
sense. Actually, I almost wanted it to be the spice lady.
It’s episode 22, and there really hasn’t been any indication
as to where the rest of the season will lead. No bad guys have popped up
suddenly, and I have not caught any very small running storylines that are
supposed to explode in the finale. I’m guessing it will end on a big
cliffhanger which will then resolve next season. Whatever happens, I’m looking
forward to it.
8.5/10
(For the Whedon fans: Elisabeth Rohm in an episode called “Beastmaster”
with opening shots around the city... Angel
vibes everywhere!)
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