NCIS' season-ending story arc continued Tuesday in an unpredictably complex installment that sent the team in a half dozen different directions with an elusive terrorist mastermind always one step ahead.
If not more. Few shows would leave their main character so flummoxed at such a crucial juncture, or send the team down the wrong path for the better part of an episode as "Up in Smoke" did this evening.
That's part of what makes this arc (and NCIS in general) so good, though. Every chapter fits into a broader narrative, keeping you guessing as to what's next while remaining entertaining on its own merit.
A depraved financial mogul convinced he's a hero. His embezzling second-in-command. A night watchman serving as the go-between. A rogue dentist. A middleman gunned down in a parking lot.
All of these would-be adversaries played a role this week, but none hold a candle to Jamie Lee Curtis' Dr.
If not more. Few shows would leave their main character so flummoxed at such a crucial juncture, or send the team down the wrong path for the better part of an episode as "Up in Smoke" did this evening.
That's part of what makes this arc (and NCIS in general) so good, though. Every chapter fits into a broader narrative, keeping you guessing as to what's next while remaining entertaining on its own merit.
A depraved financial mogul convinced he's a hero. His embezzling second-in-command. A night watchman serving as the go-between. A rogue dentist. A middleman gunned down in a parking lot.
All of these would-be adversaries played a role this week, but none hold a candle to Jamie Lee Curtis' Dr.
- 5/9/2012
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
The news lately has been non-stop talk about the debt ceiling with debate raging among Democrats and Republicans in Washington on the issue. President Obama had another news conference this morning. But what is the debt ceiling? Aaron Sorkin's primetime soap The West Wing took up the subject in an episode from its sixth season, "In God We Trust," which explained the politics behind getting the debt ceiling raised.
"So this debt ceiling thing is routine or the end of the world?" Annabeth Schott (Kristin Chenoweth) asked Tony Ziegler (Richard Schiff).
"Both," he responded.
Watch the scene below:
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell was a producer, writer and guest actor on the show. He showed this clip back in January on his show The Last Word, when he was talking about the debt ceiling negotiations that were then just around the corner.
"So this debt ceiling thing is routine or the end of the world?" Annabeth Schott (Kristin Chenoweth) asked Tony Ziegler (Richard Schiff).
"Both," he responded.
Watch the scene below:
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell was a producer, writer and guest actor on the show. He showed this clip back in January on his show The Last Word, when he was talking about the debt ceiling negotiations that were then just around the corner.
- 7/29/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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