NCIS: Origins - The Edge
Dedicated to David McCallum, the actor who played Ducky on NCIS For more than 450 episodes, "The Edge" guest-stars Adam Campbell (who also played the younger version of the character on NCIS) as Ducky is sent to NIS to discover if the West Coast branch needs its own full-time medical examiner. Met initially with anger and suspicion, based largely on the baggage characters are already carrying around this season and due to the rumors that Ducky is a spy sent to judge whether or not they should be shut down, the good doctor wins over members of the team one by one. As for Gibbs (Austin Stowell), who Ducky met years earlier and who the doctor credits with helping changing his life, he also leaves an important gift in which another key component aspect of the show's main character is unlocked.
Easily the best episode of the series so far, Ducky's appearance feels like a one-off. However, if the writers are smart they may want to figure out a way to bring him back as often as possible as the character adds a bit of energy and humanity in so easily connecting to the trauma of various characters including Lala (Mariel Molino) dealing with the unexpected aftereffects of her injuries. At the same time, reconnecting with Jethro and helping to solve the case also adds a bit of history to Ducky's evolution of a medical examiner marking a turning point in his career as well.
As for the case of the week, it involves the wife of a Naval officer who died in a restaurant freezer but the actions she took before her death not only provide the clues for Ducky and the team to discover the unusual method of her murder but also prevent a dangerous biological weapon from ever being used on another victim.
- Title: NCIS: Origins - The Edge
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