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Silver War

Synopsis:
When a corpse of a man is found inside a tomb that comes from the Civil War, the team discovers that the victim, a Sergeant, was buried alive. During the investigation, Abby tracks down the last phone call of the victim. Meanwhile, Gibbs is informed by his new boss, Jenny Shepard that Ziva is joining his team as a full-time liaison officer from Mossad.

New Character Development / Insights:
  • Gibbs' Rule #18: It's better to seek forgiveness than to ask permission.
  • Tony's father was a Civil War re-enactor, and Tony was the "little poo boy".
  • Abby (Pauley Perrette) has tattooed stick figures on her shoulder blades and an ornate, foot-tall cross down her spine. (The stick figures on her shoulders are really Pauley's, the cross was applied for this episode and any time Abby wears something that shows her back.)
  • Ducky does not approve of Palmer taking lessons about how to treat women from Tony.
  • We learn that since Tony was the poo boy, he hates anything involving the Civil War.
  • The outfit that Abby was wearing was not like her and she hates wearing it.
  • Kate was a good artist and sketched pictures of everyone, capturing them perfectly.
  • Abby and Ziva get off to a wrong start
  • Ziva drives fast as a way of avoiding IUD's and ambushes.
  • Abby is jealous when Tim demonstrates his admiration for Ziva.
Funny Moments:
  • We see Tony coming out of the elevator looking like he has a hang over, is talking to himself. He goes to their file cabinet takes out his toothbrush, he thinks he is alone in the office, saying that he shouldn't have come to work today and that if Gibbs see him in the state he was in. Then we hear Ziva answer him that Gibbs will probably as horrified as she is. And then she asks Tony if he was working undercover as a hobo.
  • Ziva mangles the word "porcupine".
  • Gibbs headslapping Ziva in the elevator as form of Gibbs welcome to her.
  • Ziva criticizes McGee and Tony's lack of mealtime manners.
  • Tony trying to explain to Ziva when Gibbs headslaps him and Ziva's imitation of the Three Stooges.
  • Abby the "Career Girl Barbie" and Tony's reaction.
  • Abby deliberately mispronouncing "David" to annoy Ziva.
  • Tony, regarding Ziva after she had killed someone with her knife: "Remind me not to piss her off!"
  • Tony's photos of him and the bear.
  • Ziva asking about the hole in her hat and Gibbs telling her it was for ventilation.
  • Abby challenging McGee and saying you like what you see McGee and he says no, but quickly redeemed himself
  • Tony and McGee's first drive with Ziva and when Ziva says"I said I was sorry."
Trivia:
  • Cote de Pablo joins the cast as Mossad Officer Ziva David. Cote guest starred in the two-part season premiere before becoming a regular.
  • When DiNozzo labels what his specializations are to Gibbs, he lists multiple homicides, gang-related crimes and defenestration. According to Wikipedia, defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out a window. It should also be noted that the close-captions said "Decapitation" instead of "Defenestration."
  • Don Bellisario's wife Vivienne (Sean Murray's mother) cameos as Gibbs' mysterious red-haired friend, first time we've seen her since early S2.
  • When Ziva heads to the elevator after being told to "Pack your trash," she is holding the green folder with her orders but once in the elevator she is empty handed. When Gibbs enters the elevator just before the doors close he has the folder.
  • Ziva's hat (w/ the 9mm bullet holes) is actually Tony's hat from 1x09 "Marine Down". When Tony and Kate are at the shooting range, Gibbs tapes Tony's hat and Kate's PDA to the targets so that they will be more accurate. The scene immediately after this shows Tony with two bullet holes in his hat.
Recurring Cast:
    Guest Starring:
        • Jason Grutter (Camera Man)
        • Byrne Offutt (Judd Kearns)
        • Burnadean Jones (Sally Smith)
        • John Berg (General Grant)
        • Larry Clarke (Director)
        • Robert Blanche (Brett Willis)
        • Barara Niven (Dr. Elaine Burns)
        Written By: Directed By:
        • Terrence O'Hara




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