NCIS

Nine Lives

Season 6, Episode 5, Aired 10/21/08

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While on the hunt after a marine's brutal murderer, the NCIS team and Gibbs find themselves working against FBI Agent Fornell yet again.

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Mark Harmon

Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Michael Weatherly

Special Agent Tony DiNozzo
David McCallum

Chief M.E. Ducky Mallard

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Nine Lives

6.8

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By thefanof, Sep 01, 2011 Report Abuse

Better than last week's episode, but still not NCIS quality yet. Maybe watching too many episodes back to back during a USA Network marathon is causing them to be diluted in quality, or maybe they genuinely are not that good, but this season needs to start getting better. The chemistry between the cast is still outstanding though, and I figure that is why viewers keep returning as they need their weekly dose of Ziva and DiNozzo. The way the characters connect is reminiscent of the golden days of Law and Order, but these mysteries have to get more interesting and easier to follow.moreless

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great tiva episode, good plot.

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By lamersammy, Dec 30, 2010 Report Abuse

i thought this was a very good episode, i liked how Fornell was keeping a secret from Gibbs (i love how gibbs always knows when someone is lieing!) abbeys mold obsession was great, she and McGees sex talk. haha made me laugh. i also loved tony and ziva in this one, its where you first start to see tony reveiling his feelings for his partner, and i think McGee sort of knows now. i love his face when he finds the picture, he looks so sad, and confused and, suprisinly......not tony like at all. and remember back to the first episode of the season, remember when gibbs called ziva in isrial (sp)? remember the other guy not including ehr father and the look he gave ziva when she metioned tonys name???? remember that my friends. remember.moreless

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good episode

8.5

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By Fwirrel, Apr 10, 2010 Report Abuse

I love when Tobias is on the show. Gibbs and Tobias's character interactions and history are great to watch. Anyways, a marine was found tortured and the key suspect is under FBI protection. Tobias and Gibbs bud heads over the suspect, which they found out that he didn't even see the crime. I loved the ending. Everyone thinks he'll put down the gun and Tobias and Gibbs will take him in custody and then try the crime boss for murder, but no, the suspect just shoots the crime boss. Oh, the story with Ziva going to Israel was actually cute and interesting. I wonder who she's going to see... Overall, solid episode with a solid story and solid ending. Just another great episode of NCIS!moreless

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One word! TIVA! TIVA! TIVA!

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By TVAndChocolate, Apr 10, 2010 Report Abuse

Ah, the interaction between Tony and Ziva was great and the case was well played out. Great acting from Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo. The looks were spot on and the UST (unresolved sexual tension) between the two in this episode was high. The last scene with them was cute and it really revealed to the audience the strength of Tony's feelings. Definitely a very defining episode in the Tiva chapter. I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes between Fornell and Gibbs, especilly the last scene, and Abby solved the case once again with her mould porn. And Probie is all grown up and making fun of Tony. All in all, a good episode.moreless

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By BillieBJones, Apr 10, 2010 Report Abuse

...About McGee, he's smart, he knows about stuff, i think he's knows they have feelings but i'm not sure if he knows they, you know, did what the spoilers said they did... I was shocked to see that Tony didn't even bother to pretend he was doing something else when McGee caught him. And the fact that he was so upset about Ziva leaving in the end proves he really likes her. He even learned one word in her language, that was so cute! Now we'll have to wait and see... i'm anxious for the next episode, Tiva wise. obs.: i accidentaly hit enter and my review was just half paste, and for some unkown reason there is no edit button anywhere in the page (is that right?), so i had to write this "finale" as a second part. i'm sorry for that.moreless

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Trivia
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- GOOF: At the beginning of the episode, Ziva addresses the person over the phone in Hebrew as a male, calling him an ass. However, the voice on the other end is clearly that of a female. Edit
- TRIVIA: At the beginning of the episode, Tony is holding his magazine upside down. Edit
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- Original International Airdates: Australia: October 28, 2008 on Ten Denmark: November 11, 2008 on TV3 Norway: March 3, 2009 on TV3 Sweden: March 17, 2009 on TV3 Germany: March 29, 2009 on SAT 1 Spain: June 30, 2009 on La Sexta New Zealand: July 19, 2009 on TV3 Italy: October 11, 2009 on RAI 2 Slovakia: December 10, 2009 on Markiza Finland: February 9, 2010 on Nelonen Czech Republic: June 14, 2010 on TV Nova Edit
- Rocky Carroll (Director Leon Vance) does not appear in this episode, although he is featured in the opening credits. Edit
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- Abby: Come on McGee, say it! We're grown ups. Sex! Say it! McGee: Sex. Abby: Mold sex. I mean it's practically mold porn. McGee: Why are you showing me mold porn? Edit
- Tony (to McGee): What are you doing McProbie, huh? You writing Fornell's eulogy? Edit
- Fornell: (after Tony hands him a slip of paper) What's that? Tony: My locksmith. He's really good with bathroom windows. Edit
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- Tony: You're normal people like the people from Ordinary People are normal people. Ordinary People is a movie made in 1980 about a family trying to cope with the accidental death of their oldest son. The movie was directed by Robert Redford and received 4 Academy Awards. The movie was based on the book of the same title by Judith Guest. Edit