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NCIS Season 9 Episode 20

The Missionary Position

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AIRED: Apr 10, 2012

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Tony and Ziva travel to Colombia, where they are joined by Ziva's longtime mentor in the search for a missing Marine Lieutenant and Navy Chaplain.

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Stop pushing JLC inside NCIS, it does destroy it.

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By JohanHDrent, Sep 04, 2012

Nobody is waiting for JLC in NCIS, she is good for some cheap soap but for sure not for NCIS.
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DiNozzo And David Travel To Colombia In The Search For Two Missing U.S. Naval Personnel. Gibbs and Dr. Ryan Have A Romantic Relationship.

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By Matt16020-FIN, Jul 23, 2012

This episode was not so strong as the previous one, but that does not mean that "The Missionary Position" was a bad episode of "NCIS" by any means. It's always great to see the team travel abroad during a case. This time it was Colombia and "TIVA" go there. That case was good but it could have been better. The best scene was when Tony, Ziva and her mentor were ambushed outside. Gibbs's and Ryan's love story is just terrible. Jamie Lee Curtis does not fit into the show. Another reviewer said that he/she is tired of McGee chasing hopelessly a suspect and then Gibbs suddenly appears ahead of the chase. I agree, it has got to stop. Overall, this is a great "TIVA" episode that you should not miss.moreless
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Almost flawless, except for the lack of action at the end.

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By amazing_race, Jul 10, 2012

I loved the storyline! Definitely one of the best episodes of the season, although that's not saying much. Th actual search for Jimmy's best man was interesting, with hilarious outcomes! I loved that!

The case was brilliantly done for the most part. But there was no action at the end! It was shaping up so nicely, and then it was just over without anything ahctually happening. That was disappointing, but the case it self was good.

Ziva's old colleague/mentor was interesting. I wonder if we shall see her again? I hop soe!

Keep it up, NCIS! This was better than most episodes this season! I hope we continue to imrpove!moreless
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The Missionary Position

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By thefanof, Apr 14, 2012

With such a suggestive title you would think this episode could have been a little bit better. It was all over the place and the comedy gag of searching for the best man and then deciding on the best woman was something this show should avoid in the future.

They have tried relationships with Gibbs in the past so no reason to think this one will work either. It wasn't bad, it was just different and uneventul.moreless
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Great episode

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By ffemt2016, Apr 13, 2012

There was a lot of background events happening within this episode this week. We noticed a change in Gibbs from the very beginning, being late to an investigation. But, we see "Doc" as he calls Jamie Lee Curtis, waking up at Gibbs house saying how she enjoys the view. Gibbs' then states, "someone else used to say the same thing". You see her subtle hints to help Gibbs with the case, that at the beginning, seem to lead him and the team nowhere. At the end, of course, they get the chaplain out, find out more about what Doc was referring to (left all the details out on purpose, certain things you do not type even in reviews of TV shows). Great episode, ending with Doc back at Gibbs' house with him asking her to stay. She says that she doesn't have a baby sitter. His reply, "it doesn't have to be all night."

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Mark Harmon	Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Michael Weatherly	Special Agent Tony DiNozzo
Cote de Pablo	Special Agent Ziva David
Pauley Perrette	Forensics Specialist Abby Sciuto
Sean Murray (I)	Special Agent Tim McGee
Rocky Carroll	Director Leon Vance

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Suleka Mathew	Navy Commander Maria Castro	Guest Star
Karina Lombard	Retired Interpol Agent Monique Lisson	Guest Star
Jennifer Crystal Foley	CIA Agent Constance Mazney	Guest Star
Brian Dietzen	Asst. M.E. Jimmy Palmer	Recurring Role
Jamie Lee Curtis	Samantha Ryan	Recurring Role

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- Ziva: We made enemies today, Monique.
  Lisson: I have enemies everywhere I go. Nothing I can't handle.
  Ziva: You are not going to tell me what you are involved in? Will I... Will I ever see you again?
  Lisson: Don't look for happiness from others, Ziva. People make too many mistakes. Look to yourself. That is where you will find it.
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- Lisson: I want you to have all the things I couldn't have. You should be home with someone. I don't want you to look back on a lifetime of cold beds and memories.
  Ziva: Uh-uh-uh-uh, that is not up to you. This is the life that I have chosen. Good or bad, right or wrong, it is the only one that I know.
  Lisson: This case, like life, is not all black-and-white. You have to trust me on this. Go home with Tony, to your team, and accept this is a case you may not solve.
  Ziva: I will not go home empty-handed.
  Lisson: Then you may go home dead.
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- Ziva: Gibbs, this woman is like the big sister I never had. I trust her with my life. Having anyone else there will just be dead weight.
  Gibbs: DiNozzo.
  Tony: Securing transport now, boss.
  Gibbs: McGee and I will work from here.
  Ziva: Agent Lisson is all the help I need. We work like peas in a poke, like yogurt and garlic, like...
  Tony: Thanks.
  McGee: There's pigs in a poke and there's peas in a pod, but...
  Tony: Yogurt and garlic?!
  Ziva: It's a Middle Eastern staple.
  Tony: Which I'm sure we're gonna find in all the best Colombian restaurants.
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- Ducky: (at the crime scene) Oh, what have we here, Jethro?
  Ziva: What we have here is no Jethro.
  Ducky: What?
  Ziva: He's actually running late.
  Ducky: Whoa. There's a first.
  Tony: Sort of like wearing fuchsia and lime green to a crime scene.
  Palmer: Yeah, I didn't, I didn't have time to change.
  Ducky: Perhaps those colors will raise the dead, Mr. Palmer.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: April 10, 2012 on Global
  United Kingdom: May 25, 2012 on FX/FX HD
  Finland: May 29, 2012 on Nelonen
  Slovakia: September 6, 2012 on Markiza
  Sweden: September 16, 2012 on TV3
  Germany: September 30, 2012 on Sat.1
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