DIRECTED BY: Dennis Smith
WRITTEN BY: Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill & Gil Grant
QUOTES:
Kate: "I wonder what Ducky would say to this piece of work."
Gibbs: "He'd ask Evans where he's keeping Petty Officer Swain."
Jane Melankovic: "Have you always been a smartass, Agent DiNozzo?"
Tony: "Tony. Probably as long as you've been an overachiever, Jane."
GIBBS'S RULES: None
DUCKY'S STORIES:
This actually reminds me of my days at Edinburgh Medical College (...) Yea, we had a fellow student who suffered terribly from claustrophobia. Constantly hyperventilating. Yes, one day he decided to overcome his fear. Yeah, he shut himself in one of the morgue drawers. Well, the ventilation was awful, of course. He asked us not to disturb him for twenty four hours. We were very impressed with his gumption. (...) He died of a massive coronary. So you see, people can be frightened to death.
MOVIE REFERENCES:
Silence of the Lambs (by Abby)
FAMILAR FACES: None
THOUGHTS:
This episode is very meh. It doesn't particularly paint Tony in a good light, what with him agreeing with some outdated ideas. That said, at the end, I don't think he was impressed by her obedience. I think his tone was more creeped out awe.
RATING: 1.5. Was torn between a 1 and a 2 so split the difference.