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NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: An Eye for an Eye (2005)
Great episode but very transphobic
Overall, this episode was great in terms of storyline and plot. I loved the whole 'eyeballs in the mail' thing and their deductions were awesome, especially the trip to Paraguay. It was such an interesting episode and I really enjoyed it.
That being said, it's definitely very transphobic, with one of the main characters even using a common transphobic slur. Definitely avoid this episode if that kind of stuff is triggering, but other than the blatant transphobia, this was a good episode <3
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Dead Man Talking (2004)
Interesting episode but extremely transphobic
The episode was really interesting and had a great storyline. We got to see the team's reactions to the death of one of their own, and the subsequent solving of Pacci's cold case was fascinating. I found it a really interesting and entertaining episode overall.
With that being said, it's definitely not one of my favourite episodes by any means because of the transphobia within. The characters repeatedly misgendered the transgender individual and used her deadname, and Abby is shown stating that she finds gender reassignment surgery even more than hinky - implying that she doesn't approve/thinks it's weird/etc.
Overall, it's a good episode if you can stomach the transphobia, but there is a lot of that and it's frankly disgusting to watch. I love these characters but I definitely don't love their choices here.