User Reviews

I am not sure what the issue has been with the writing so far this season. Its as though the departure of Gibbs has put the writers in a creative funk. They are reaching so badly and some of the dialogue is so corny and amateurish.

The crime and the investigation itself is clever and though I was fairly sure of the perp, the reasoning behind it and the backstory of that person and the victim was great. The hologram aspect was interesting but full of holes. Some questions she (the hologram victim) was asked were detailed, yet she couldn't answer them but then she could give specifics of a certain person when she was only asked about "he"- not their name,etc. When they went to the lab to talk to Kasey about the hologram, mind you a first on this show, she just HAPPENS to have a clandestine area in the back of the lab where she has been programming the very same technology, albeit on a smaller budget. So, of course, this foreshadows the eventual need for her expertise to set up and operate the program they had to retrieve from the maker since the original was stolen.

Then the "roll of the eyes" in the opening scene when a male Navy staffer and Jimmy both knew that the light blue satchel belonging to the female victim, not a purse as stated, was a Balenciaga. The females had no clue.

There are more but I'm already bored. I did like the in-story about mom's, that was touching and heartfelt.

Personally, I would have liked it if they had done a storyline around something related to or mentioning the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor tragedy.

Mom's. This episode made me cry and miss my mom so much.

Really good good episode.

You must see it all the way to the end.

Mothers. You only have one. Grab her and hold her and tell her you love her.

Mines gone now 10 years and there is not one day I don't think about her or talk to her.

Do it.

NCIS has always been an excellent series. But, with the departure of several of the characters, including Mark Harmon following the worst of the still on-going Covid pandemic, it looked like NCIS was going to have a rough go of it. However, there have been several excellent episodes this season, with "Collective Memory" being one of the best (IMHO).

The hologram aspect (first introduced by the Startrek series) was beautifully done. The highlight, actually. The ending was very emotional, and brought a "lump" to the throat. Good job writers.

Gary in Sandy Eggo.

I have watched EVERY episode of NCIS multiple times and this episode was THE best one ever! The "hologram" technology was great!!! Even with Gibbs gone (momentarily) it is still a great show!!!

This has to be one of the most fatuous episodes of the entire series, even by the increasing degree of silliness and unlikely coincidences in the preceding few episodes. The whole story displays extensive ignorance of simple scientific principles and technology and is an insult to the intelligence of the viewers. The recreated 'hologram' was merely a two-dimensional reflection of an image on a computer monitor. Moreover, it was completely unnecessary for the investigation. They could have interviewed the AI version of Sandra Holdren on audio only. Using the hologram was a dramatic gimmick and very silly one at that.