A show for old people

but do they imbibe the ideology being transmitted through it? NCIS. Last night the second part of "Engagement" was aired.


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The majority of Boomers are probably already believers in feminism. It may be time for me to quit the show--it may be a decent procedural but it's also an effective propaganda tool for girl power.

In the first part of the story, a new character was introduced, a Navy chaplain, and who was surprised that it was a female character? The actress is a cute redhead, Jaime Ray Newman, but the character was a subtle repudiation of St. Paul, as she offered spiritual guidance both to a grieving father and to  Tony Dinozzo. Those who push for women being pastors and priests might argue that women make for better counselors and therapists. I call BS. And even if this were true, being a chaplain (or a shepherd) is much more than counseling.

Meanwhile, Gibbs reminisces about a love interest from the past, a fellow Marine, most of whose lines consisted of her desire to one up the males and the like. She was out to prove that she is as good or better than the guys, and it seems that Gibbs admired her for that spirit. Gibbs may act like an alpha but he is beholden to feminism. Things may have been bad under Donald Bellasario, but they've gotten worse with the new show-runners (one of whom is Mark Harmon, who plays Gibbs). Dinozzo remains a "child-man" and his banter with Ziva David is starting to really annoy. Their relationship has stalled and it doesn't look like they will "get together" this season. Meanwhile, McGee is the beta nice guy. The only staunch anti-feminist character is Mike Franks, Gibbs' mentor who was killed off last season, and it was clear that he was being depicted as a dinosaur who refused to get with the times, even though the times (i.e. the various female characters on the show) had proved his attitudes were incorrect.

In the second part we also saw Ziva go on a special mission to rescue a captured marine (another gung-ho female, who caused Gibbs to remember his love interest). Even though the character is supposed to be a former Israeli Mossad agent, the actress could barely hold her M4 up. Another instance of straining the viewer's credulity.

NCIS is continuing to do well in the ratings, and the network or the producers won't care if they lose one viewer.

Btw, Sean Murray's voice seems to have gotten weaker ever since his substantial weight loss happened. Are the two linked?