NCIS Season 22 Episode 16 Review: Ladies’ Night Unwittingly Destroys More than One Relationship

There are some jobs you just can’t leave behind, no matter how much fun you intend to have. Working at NCIS is one of them (as is editing TV Fanatic, if I’m being honest).While NCIS Season 22 Episode 16 only lightly teased that Parker is continuing his investigation into Lily, overall, it was pretty fun.

Since one of the subjects was work-life balance, I had a few thoughts about NCIS and how they could keep things fresh. I wonder if you’ll agree. (Michael Yarish/CBS )Before we get to that point, I have a bone to pick about the opening scene where people were making out in their car in the parking lot while a building was up in flames behind them.



First of all, a weird man knocked on their window, and the girl, who was obviously very into her current situation, just shushed him so he walked off. Does she not watch true-crime TV? (Erik Voake/CBS)The last thing I’d be able to do is just go back to making out after Mr. Creepy came out of the fog like something out a horror movie.

Then Dan pounded on their window to call the fire department, alerting them to the actual horrors in their peripheral vision.So, if my first question was why they weren’t freaked out about Father Time, then my second is what happened to Dan’s cell phone?The Hunting Party Season 1 Episode 9 Review: Who Goes Undercover To Trick a Sadistic Killer?by Laura NowakNCIS: Origins Season 1 Episode 15 Sees Mike Franks Lose the Love of His Lifeby Joshua PlemingRescue: HI-Surf Season Finale Leaves us With Another Love Triangle and Will Finally Facing the Musicby Whitney EvansWe know the victim’s phone was burned in the fire, but I don’t recall anybody talking about Dan’s cell phone. They thought he left his lighter behind, but they never mentioned his cell phone, from what I remember.

Jennifer’s phone contained clues to their final conversations, which were unpleasant, but also highly ordinary if you’ve done any dating in the last 30 years. People argue by text all the time; it hardly means they’re going to kill their significant other.But Dan was hiding other secrets, too, which was also shocking since he was being investigated for murder.

(Erik Voake/CBS)At this rate, Dan might win Boyfriend of the Year. The ladies will be lining up to date him. How he made up with Jennifer was pretty awesome.

It was a full-blown apology with flowers and a necklace.And why didn’t he tell NCIS about his momentary absence from the scene when it would have proven he wasn’t the killer? Because he was protecting a friend who made a mistake, went to prison, and was getting his life together.Dan had a record, too, from protecting his girlfriend from a stalker (come ON), and if anyone found out the two were in touch, his buddy would have been sent back to prison.

Like I said, boyfriend of the year material. (Erik Voake/CBS)The first person questioned in these cases is often either the killer they overlooked or not the killer at all, and Dan fell into the second category. The real culprit was a fireman who would have been ideal for Chicago Fire as one of those annoyances who tries to take down the house out of jealousy.

Jess didn’t seem that into him anyway, but it would have been fun to see her go on a date. But as the episode revealed, dating and having a personal life isn’t easy when your profession literally hinges on life-or-death decisions.Why Hasn’t NBC Renewed Brilliant Minds And The Irrational Yet?by Jack OriWhy Serena Benson’s Death On Law & Order: SVU Still Aggravates Me 23 Years Laterby Jack OriNo, Shifting Gears Is NOT A Cheap Knockoff of Tim Allen’s First Successful Comedyby Jack OriI enjoyed Robin’s attempt to get Jess and Kasie out of the office for a change, to free their minds of the things they see every day.

The thing is, she doesn’t understand what keeps them so motivated.She’s been having a hard time with Nick because he always wants to talk about work, and she’s just not interested. Maybe, if NCIS agents had a policy like every other show on TV, they wouldn’t have this problem.

(Erik Voake/CBS)Isn’t it against policy to discuss cases with civilians, even sisters and girlfriends? Making things even more odd, Jess and Kasie spent their night trying to hide that they were working from Robin before pulling her into the investigation.It was cute that her knowledge about chakras fueled their fire (great phrase given their pottery night, right?), but that seems like a huge no-no.Once the whole team came together again, she was suddenly privy to the case files and lent a hand in solving the case.

That’s so inappropriate. It gave her a better understanding of what they do, but it was a narrative choice that didn’t fit what we know of this ethical team. (Erik Voake/CBS)As the format stands, we only get bits and pieces of the agents’ daily lives through work.

It’s like we work with them, so all we know of the characters is through the office.That’s not a bad thing, but it’s been 22 seasons. Maybe showing a day in the life when they’re not in the office once in a while might be fun.

It seems that they would have a lot of downtime. How often are people picking off Navy folks? And if they work super long hours one week, do things cool down the next?Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees on the Friday the 13th Prequel Series Is A Stroke of Casting Geniusby Joshua PlemingWhy Shameless Should Never Be Revivedby Paul DaillyHallmark Meets Bills Mafia? Why This Holiday Touchdown Movie Has Me Hyped!by Jasmine BluEven if there was one case a week, you’d think they’d have some downtime once a month or so. And when they do, couldn’t we tag along? Maybe two episodes out of the season could be case-free.

Would anyone but me be up for that?I mean, we discovered Nick was dating Robin very late into the game, and now they’re already broken up. This wasn’t just a girlfriend; this was Jess’s sister.It was on NCIS Season 22 Episode 10 that their romance was revealed, and on NCIS Episode 22 Season 11, Jess and Nick came to terms with it during their fake engagement.

(Erik Voake/CBS)Even if it was never intended to be long-term, more could have been done with that connection in or out of the office.As for Robin stepping back, I get it. It’s hard to be with someone when their mind is elsewhere.

At the very least, a sound policy about talking to others about your work would have given Nick a reason not to want to talk about it. Alas, that’s over now.There are only a handful of episodes left before NCIS Season 22 ends, and if the cases don’t slow down, we won’t get answers about Lily.

If I were Parker and discovered tangible evidence about that period and my mom’s death, I’d have to take some time off to explore it. How can people on TV look into their past like that without it consuming them entirely, especially when their cases normally otherwise consume them entirely? (Michael Yarish/CBS)It’s a conundrum that really stands out on “Ladies’ Night.”The whole point is trying to get away from work for some downtime, but when your personal life is more exciting than a case, it would be hard to walk away from the humdrum of your job of solving other people’s mysteries.

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