As seen in the OG NCIS, even from relatively early seasons, eps could revolve around non-crime/investigative plots too, such as the team’s personal lives, etc and were often some of the best, memorable episodes.
From Gibbs’ wife and daughter, to OG assistant ME’s hostage situation and aftermath including Ducky, to Kate & Ari & Gibbs and that whole arc which spanned the series and that’s just S1 and S2 nearly 20 years ago now! Could go on and on and on…
Please don’t. 
Not everyone who dies has to be a current US navy member recent ep they can be ex and living in Australia.
Spoiler about episode 3’s ex-sailor:
Although they only got involved because of the Navy dive computer, so they didn’t know if it was current or former.
Episode one is currently on 10play.
I didn’t see the broadcast so I’m not sure if they mentioned that or not.
Watched the first episode of NCIS: Sydney. It started off alright but ended up being really farfetched and too ridiculous.
Just watched episode four. We learned more about Mackay’s past. It was a good episode.
Pilot always is, give the rest a go.
This weeks episode is… not off to a good start.
Yeah turned it off once they sent the rotary phone in.
I’m the opposite. I found this episode one of the best.
Same! Really enjoyed it.
I didn’t mind it overall, but some of the opening scenes felt poor in performance and incredibly hard to believe, even using a creative imagination it was hard to see past that.
Once you learnt more about the situation and motivation it was better, the story trajectory and twists and turns were well scripted.
NCIS will pay tribute to the late David McCallum (Ducky) with a special episode scheduled for February 19, 2024 on CBS. It is the second episode of season 21. Brian Dietzen — who since Season 1 has played Ducky’s protege, Dr. Jimmy Palmer — is co-writer on the episode, with executive producer Scott Williams.
IIRC, now only second longest-running, just, to McGee (Sean Murray)? Who beats him by only a few episodes. Both were guests in an episode in S1, then returned the next year, the latter quickly becoming a series regular and the former did become the permanent Assistant ME to Ducky however wouldn’t become a series regular (opening credit) until S10 eight years later, always wondered why, as Palmer had some significant storylines or contributed to them across the peak era.
I’m assuming Sydney will be given a second season?
