Judgement Day and Judgement Day: Part 2 were originally aired one after the other on CBS as the Season 5 finale. They are my favorite NCIS episodes, starting from the pilot, Yankee White, S1, Ep1, all the way to the beginning of Season 11 when Cote de Pablo as Ziva David exited stage left. I like these episodes so much that every few years I watch them again as I just did on Netflix. In addition to reminding me of The X-Files, my favorite TV series of all time, I love everything about these episodes including the story, the music, the locations, the casting (The story could not have been told as well without Muse Watson as Michael Franks, an excellent character actor.), the production values, the cinematography, post-production, the editing, and the writing. The dialog between Michael Weatherly's Anthony DiNozzo and de Pablo's David as well as Lauren Holly's Jenny Shepard and Watson's Franks is snappy, concise, believable, and, when it comes to listening to their conversations, like music to my ears. After de Pablo departed NCIS I stopped watching the series. It's just not the same without her. "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end," but sadly for this former NCIS fan they did. To de Pablo and Holly I say, best of luck in all your future endeavors. Your acting is sorely missed. Your characters are gone, but not forgotten.
Review of Judgment Day (Part I)
