NCIS Season 21 Episode 1 Review: Algún Día

Welcome again to the large orange room! Whereas it was good to get extra of Torres’ backstory, NCIS Season 21 Episode 1 felt a bit of little bit of a backslide for Nick.

He acquired sober and was in a very good place in spite of everything of his classes with Dr. Grace throughout NCIS Season 20.

He managed to get previous his ache when Bishop after which Gibbs left. This felt like we have been revisiting the previous Nick.

However hopefully, it is a non permanent setback, and with Riva gone, Nick can lastly heal. It was terrific to satisfy his sister.

The actresses who performed younger Lucia and present Lucia have been completely solid; they actually regarded comparable — properly achieved casting folks!

However the greatest shock of the episode was the dearth of the elevator ding.

I depend on listening to that ding each episode, and that is the primary in my reminiscence with out it. I hope it is again for NCIS Season 21 Episode 2.

Whereas the episode was very severe on the Torres entrance, we have been handled to some glorious banter.

Vance and Parker’s dialog about NCIS: Cyber was enjoyable, and now that the idea has been launched, we could be in for one more spin-off. I imply, CSI did it, so why not add a brand new one to the NCISverse?

Poor Parker undoubtedly had no concept he was counseling Barnhatt to go away NCIS. He was undoubtedly shocked when Vance instructed him.

Having McGee head again to the basement was anticipated, with the opening, however it’s good to have a change of surroundings within the constructing and hang around with some team-adjacent of us.

Curtis, the tech troll, was a wonderful addition. I hope we see extra of him. Perhaps we’ll spend extra time within the basement this season. He jogs my memory a bit of of Dorney (Agent Dorneget) from again within the day.

This episode additionally introduced again the Caf-Pow, so beloved by Abby however not likely referenced just lately; it was a pleasant callback and in addition reminded us how Abby lived on them and the way a lot caffeine these issues should include, given how apprehensive Kasie and Jimmy have been about Jess.

Jimmy’s concern for Jess is cute, and after getting over the weirdness of the sooner episodes with them relationship, it is gotten extra snug, they usually’ve settled in, resulting in the lovable scene by which they hijack Riva’s physique for a bit.

The 2 of them dressed up as couriers from the funeral residence was lovable, and Jess’ hat made the scene.

It is superb how Jimmy has grown up a lot on this present. From Ducky’s hapless assistant, Mr. Jimmy Palmer (extra on Ducky later), to a wonderful ME in his proper, dropping Breena and elevating Victoria on his personal, he actually is an important a part of the crew.

As we continued by the episode, sending Nick again to Brunswick jail was a really cool component. It was good to tie this season again to final season’s main story arc.

And whereas the truth that the inmates who beat Nick up are Russian issues little to this episode, it was good to have the identical gamers again, the jail cop (who was on the take) included.

Though the storyline was clearly arrange in order that we might suppose Nick Torres killed Riva, it wasn’t the one pink herring.

Because the crew briefly thought Lucia was the assassin, we went in that route, just for her to clear it up and for the siblings to comprehend that they wanted to be trustworthy with one another to get to the reality.

As soon as it was clear that neither of them did it, there wasn’t actually anybody left aside from Marta DeLeon. And there you’ve got it. Nick is cleared, and we’re again!

This was a reasonably good season opener — a bit of gentle on the motion however heavy on the sentiments.

I used to be left with just a few plot-related questions: Did they discover Marta after she left that letter?

It felt like a free thread. Is anybody going to pursue her?

We all know that Nick’s mother remains to be alive as a result of he left her messages some time again. It will have been good to have her on the episode too, however at the least we met Lucia. And with Lucia, have we met her earlier than, since Tim appeared to know her?

Some closing ideas:

Parker has to remind Nick that a part of the job is trusting the folks within the constructing. Did it resonate?

Will Nick be in a special place when the present returns?

It seems like we’d have some new folks within the orbit. Will Agent Rose be the brand new head of Cyber, and can Curtis change into a recurring character?

The episode ends with Parker getting a name from an upset Palmer. We are able to solely assume that that is once we study Ducky’s dying (additionally, scenes from subsequent week give it away).