User Reviews

Maybe not the best episode of the season but definitely one of the best.

One simple reason. An appearance by wise old Ducky.

He gets less than 2 minutes of shared screen time with Palmer, Parker and McGee, via video in MTAC. Yet despite the short duration he manages to make a reference to his character from the old TV show The Man From U. N. C. L. E.

There's a lot more of a story in this episode than some of the previous ones (the one involving Parker's dad). It references and tries to tie up loose ends from previous shows involving Russian spies. No need to worry too much if you missed those episodes the major plot points are rehashed in the NCIS bullpen similar to how they usually go over suspects and known associates.

The 20th season of "NCIS" has not been great. Most of the episodes have been fine, but a lot of them have not been very exciting. "Kompromat" is one of the better episodes of this season. It's far from great, but is very enjoyable.

Let's start with the good.

. The production values of "Kompromat" are great as usual. The episode is well-directed, the music fits the scenery and the acting's pretty good. So nice to see Ducky again!

. The mystery is intriguing for the most part. The story is definitely going for the threats of today's climate, but it comes off quite frightening. Tension is quite well build up, am interested, where the story is headed next.

But...

. Some of the dialogue is exposition-heavy and not all of the jokes hit. The laugh about cannolis felt rather bizarre and overdone. Too much of the episode deals with the relationship between Knight and Palmer, which has gotten less and less interesting over the course of this season. Casey is still a bit annoying character for me.

Overall, a fine episode.

6/10 HK.