Gibbs and Fornell are always a fun duo, especially when their love lives come into focus. They’re dysfunctional people, perfectly fit for each other, but beneath the humor is a melancholy feeling. Things get weird when their shared ex-wife wants their help finding her current husband. Old feelings are brought back–she having cheated on Fornell, and Gibbs being her Shannon–which probably won’t matter in the long run, but add additional information to the characters.
The investigation ends on an ambiguous note, with the “beware the Military-Industrial Complex” line said after it’s surmised that someone opposed to the military draw down targeted officials at the football game. Hopefully the investigation will be closed in a future episode and not obliquely referenced in the middle of a random episode.
Score: 8.7/10