A chef finds a naked sailor inside a freezer at a restaurant in Rota, Spain, during a port visit by USS Enterprise; shortly afterward at sea another sailor freaks out on the flight deck; soo... Read allA chef finds a naked sailor inside a freezer at a restaurant in Rota, Spain, during a port visit by USS Enterprise; shortly afterward at sea another sailor freaks out on the flight deck; soon one of them dies. Gibbs and his team solve it.A chef finds a naked sailor inside a freezer at a restaurant in Rota, Spain, during a port visit by USS Enterprise; shortly afterward at sea another sailor freaks out on the flight deck; soon one of them dies. Gibbs and his team solve it.
- Chief Petty Officer Reyes
- (as Carlos Gomez)
- Air Boss
- (as Bruno Gioiello)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe title is a pun, based on high seas, an expression for international waters, and for the fact that the crew were high on drugs.
- GoofsWhen the crew are being rescued from the yacht the crew doing the pick up is actually Royal Australian Navy not US Navy. The rank insignia is different as are the helmets. Australian flags are clearly visible on their sleeves and "Australia" on their shoulder boards.
- Quotes
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: You know, in the two years I've worked for Gibbs, he's never shaken my hand once? Never.
NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley: I was in the office two years before he even looked me in the eye.
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Really?
NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley: Yeah, three years before he called me by name. Four till he got it right. By then, I'd actually gotten used to Steve. He must really like you.
- ConnectionsReferences The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- SoundtracksNCIS Theme
Performed by Numeriklab
Again, I've mentioned this before: I'm sure the episodes will start becoming more exciting along with the cases, too. But episodes like this still put a damper on things. While I don't think they're super bad, it's a bit of a slog to get through them. That's because they're not that entertaining and engaging. Having better episodes at the end of the tunnel after getting through ones like this one should make those episodes even better, though.
Honestly, the best part about this episode was getting introduced to Stanley Burley. I didn't remember him at all, but it makes sense. He probably only showed up this one time. And that's not the weird part. The thought that Anthony replaced another agent never even crossed my mind. I know: ridiculous, right? And that also brings up a question. Who did Caitlin replace? Part of me thinks she didn't replace anyone at all because Anthony's been an NCIS agent for two years, and it's only been him and Gibbs. But if that's the case, it's a little weird that there were already four desks in the team's little area.
And it seems like this show is continuing the tradition of having voice actors play a role. Well, it seems that way in hindsight. I think most of them didn't voice act a significant video game character before they showed up in this show. This episode's voice actor was Gil McKinney. I immediately recognized him as the guy who played Jack Kelso in L. A. Noire. Based on looking him up, it looks like he's known for being in the shows: ER, Friday Night Lights, and Once Upon a Time. And, of course, being the face and voice of Jack Kelso. I imagine most people know him from one of those shows, and not L. A. Noire: but I know him from that.
Other than that, this was a forgettable episode. I know that I've said this before or something similar: the characters and their dynamic with each other seems to be the glue that holds everything together. I'm sure it's what made people stick around as it was airing; what made people like it. But that can only do so much when the rest of each episode isn't that enjoyable. Each episode, and each case, will have to hold their weight, too.
As I said, circling back to what I said at the beginning, about how the episodes will start becoming more exciting: I'm sure that'll end up happening soon and that it'll occur frequently. It's simply a matter of being patient and getting through the sludge.
- LegendaryFang56
- Oct 12, 2021