Nick wakes up on a boat and has clearly been drugged, but the question is why? The second-level plot involves the ongoing spying on the director of NCIS. The two plots work together well, playing on the ideas of trust and conspiracy. The conclusion, where an apparent bad-guy is revealed as a good-guy is well done.
5 Reviews
Torres is such an ignorant punk
djrunngren2 February 2023
While I usually can stand Torres' arrogance, smugness, and just plain scumbag attitude, this episode forced me to write a reviewer. He's always , always complaining and accusing every suspect and now when it looks bad for him, he's shocked people expect him. His attitude ruined yet another good episode. Even being accused of crimes and Gibbs believing him, he can't be humble. Just a punk.
I understand he replaced DiNozzo and they want him to act like him, but he's no DiNozzo and never will be. Tony at least added humor and admitted when he was wrong. He is bar far my least favorite character.
I understand he replaced DiNozzo and they want him to act like him, but he's no DiNozzo and never will be. Tony at least added humor and admitted when he was wrong. He is bar far my least favorite character.
A solid episode!
harrykivi25 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
When it comes to "Mona Lisa" it's a perfectly enjoyable episode with a very intriguing case. There was nothing spectacular though and again I felt that identity of the murderer was too predictable ( the secretary did it).
Overall, a good one.
7/10 HK
Overall, a good one.
7/10 HK
A great turning-point episode that proves (contrary to popular belief) that "faith" and "trust" are not one-and-the-same thing.
Carycomic4 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Trust, like respect, has to be earned by everyone _before_ being given to anyone! And the best way to earn it, in general, is to blindly extend a little faith in the hope that the latter is rewarded rather than betrayed.
Which is why both Torres and I were slightly disappointed in Bishop
Torres is an all-or-nothing kind of guy. From his point of view, he's either long-since earned the _complete_ trust of each and every one of his teammates. Or he hasn't. So, if positions had been reversed, he would have been 100% faithful in his belief that Bishop was being framed. It would've literally taken nothing less than those stolen diamonds being found in whatever box Bishop keeps her own jewelry in, at home, before he might believe her guilty of murder and grand larceny! Thus, for Bishop to be even 1% distrustful of him was very disheartening. Especially given all the previous episodes that have strongly hinted at a gradually budding romantic relationship between her and Torres.
Not to mention, the even more strongly implied resurfacing of Ziva David as a season-ending cliff-hanger!
Which is why both Torres and I were slightly disappointed in Bishop
Torres is an all-or-nothing kind of guy. From his point of view, he's either long-since earned the _complete_ trust of each and every one of his teammates. Or he hasn't. So, if positions had been reversed, he would have been 100% faithful in his belief that Bishop was being framed. It would've literally taken nothing less than those stolen diamonds being found in whatever box Bishop keeps her own jewelry in, at home, before he might believe her guilty of murder and grand larceny! Thus, for Bishop to be even 1% distrustful of him was very disheartening. Especially given all the previous episodes that have strongly hinted at a gradually budding romantic relationship between her and Torres.
Not to mention, the even more strongly implied resurfacing of Ziva David as a season-ending cliff-hanger!
Mona Lisa
bobcobb30116 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Forced Bishop/Torres moment at the end, but overall, this felt a little flat.
It feels like the writers of NCIS watched The Night Of on HBO and decided to base an episode on it. Most shows on CBS have done episodes like this, but most did it better than NCIS here.
It feels like the writers of NCIS watched The Night Of on HBO and decided to base an episode on it. Most shows on CBS have done episodes like this, but most did it better than NCIS here.
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