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02-22-2022, 08:30 PM
https://www.looper.com/775916/the-worst-storyline-in-ncis-season-13/
Episode 13 features the worst storyline in all of Season 13
In a Season 13 retrospective, TV Fanatic (https://www.tvfanatic.com/slideshows/ncis-season-13-report-card/) described Episode 13, titled "Deja Vu," as the worst episode of the season due to its "yawn-inducing predictable plot." Likewise, on IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/episodes?season=13), "Deja Vu" holds the lowest rating of any Season 13 episode, suggesting plenty of viewers agree with this sentiment. In short, the episode's villain Adam Connors (Mike Bradecich) is essentially revealed at its start, sapping much of the suspense from the NCIS team's efforts to identify him. Furthermore, the case is framed by a voiceover from Special Agent Ellie Bishop (Emily Wickersham) writing a letter to US President Harry S. Truman.
Accordingly, commenters in a Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/NCIS/comments/41rimd/ncis_13_x_13_deja_vu_discussion/) discussion thread for the episode created in the wake of its original airing were critical of its central storyline, citing similar reasons. User Sakheteu (https://www.reddit.com/r/NCIS/comments/41rimd/comment/cz53jkj/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), for example, shared that they "did not like the Bishop narration format" and didn't enjoy "how obvious it was that the ex-NSA guy was [the villain]." Similarly, user lonelyagain (https://www.reddit.com/r/NCIS/comments/41rimd/ncis_13_x_13_deja_vu_discussion/cz4u7jn/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) "found Bishops narration very irritating." Meanwhile, a reply by a now-deleted account simply reads, "this is the first episode in 13 seasons I couldn't watch all of."
Because of both its lack of mystery and an epistolary framing device few — if any — viewers seemed to enjoy, the murder investigation in Episode 13 seems to be the consensus pick for the worst storyline from throughout "NCIS" Season 13.
Episode 13 features the worst storyline in all of Season 13
In a Season 13 retrospective, TV Fanatic (https://www.tvfanatic.com/slideshows/ncis-season-13-report-card/) described Episode 13, titled "Deja Vu," as the worst episode of the season due to its "yawn-inducing predictable plot." Likewise, on IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/episodes?season=13), "Deja Vu" holds the lowest rating of any Season 13 episode, suggesting plenty of viewers agree with this sentiment. In short, the episode's villain Adam Connors (Mike Bradecich) is essentially revealed at its start, sapping much of the suspense from the NCIS team's efforts to identify him. Furthermore, the case is framed by a voiceover from Special Agent Ellie Bishop (Emily Wickersham) writing a letter to US President Harry S. Truman.
Accordingly, commenters in a Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/NCIS/comments/41rimd/ncis_13_x_13_deja_vu_discussion/) discussion thread for the episode created in the wake of its original airing were critical of its central storyline, citing similar reasons. User Sakheteu (https://www.reddit.com/r/NCIS/comments/41rimd/comment/cz53jkj/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), for example, shared that they "did not like the Bishop narration format" and didn't enjoy "how obvious it was that the ex-NSA guy was [the villain]." Similarly, user lonelyagain (https://www.reddit.com/r/NCIS/comments/41rimd/ncis_13_x_13_deja_vu_discussion/cz4u7jn/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) "found Bishops narration very irritating." Meanwhile, a reply by a now-deleted account simply reads, "this is the first episode in 13 seasons I couldn't watch all of."
Because of both its lack of mystery and an epistolary framing device few — if any — viewers seemed to enjoy, the murder investigation in Episode 13 seems to be the consensus pick for the worst storyline from throughout "NCIS" Season 13.