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| series = [[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]
{{Infobox television episode
| Title = Detour
| season = 10
| Series = [[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]
| episode = 16
| Season = 10
| director = [[Mario Van Peebles]]
| Episode = 16
| writer = [[Steven D. Binder]]
| Director = Mario Van Peebles
| airdate = {{Start date|2013|02|26}}
| Writer = Steven D. Binder
| guests =
| Airdate = {{Start date|2013|02|26}}
| Guests =
* [[Valerie Cruz]] as Anna
* [[Valerie Cruz]] as Anna
* [[Robert Gant]] as Mike Dunkel
* [[Robert Gant]] as Mike Dunkel
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* Valerie Wildman as Valerie Kordish
* Valerie Wildman as Valerie Kordish
* Brent McGregor as Rodney Romano
* Brent McGregor as Rodney Romano
| Prev = [[Hereafter (NCIS)|Hereafter]]
| prev = [[Hereafter (NCIS)|Hereafter]]
| Next = Prime Suspect
| next = [[Prime Suspect (NCIS)|Prime Suspect]]
| season_article = NCIS season 10
| Episode list = [[NCIS (season 10)|''NCIS'' (season 10)]]<br />[[List of NCIS episodes|List of ''NCIS'' episodes]]
| episode_list = List of NCIS episodes
}}
}}


"'''Detour'''" is the sixteenth episode of the [[NCIS (season 10)|tenth season]] of the American [[police procedural]] drama ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', and the 226th episode overall. It originally aired on [[CBS]] in the United States on February 26, 2013. The episode is written by Steven D. Binder and directed by Mario Van Peebles, and was seen by 20.69 million viewers.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Mindy Project' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Golden Boy', 'The New Normal' or 'Smash'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/27/tuesday-final-ratings-the-mindy-project-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-golden-boy-the-new-normal-or-smash/171098/|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=9 March 2013|date=February 27, 2013}}</ref>
"'''Detour'''" is the sixteenth episode of the [[NCIS season 10|tenth season]] of the American [[police procedural]] drama ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', and the 226th episode overall. It originally aired on [[CBS]] in the United States on February 26, 2013. The episode is written by Steven D. Binder and directed by Mario Van Peebles, and was seen by 20.69 million viewers.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Mindy Project' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Golden Boy', 'The New Normal' or 'Smash'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/27/tuesday-final-ratings-the-mindy-project-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-golden-boy-the-new-normal-or-smash/171098/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302005824/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/27/tuesday-final-ratings-the-mindy-project-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-golden-boy-the-new-normal-or-smash/171098/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=9 March 2013|date=February 27, 2013}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Ducky and Palmer are called out to investigate the mysterious suicide of a Navy Lieutenant, but are kidnapped on the way back to NCIS headquarters. They are then forced to perform an autopsy on the lieutenant's corpse in order to find an important item he was carrying. Meanwhile, the rest of the team discovers that the dead lieutenant is in fact a Cuban spy who was stealing classified files, and the people who kidnapped Ducky and Palmer are his handlers. Both Ducky and Palmer manage to escape their captors and are rescued by the rest of the team, who managed to track them. Thanks to a ruse set up by Ducky and Palmer, the team is able to apprehend the lead handler and recover the stolen files.
[[Ducky Mallard|Ducky]] and [[Jimmy Palmer|Palmer]] are called out to investigate the mysterious suicide of a Navy Lieutenant, but are kidnapped on the way back to NCIS headquarters. They are then forced to perform an autopsy on the lieutenant's corpse in order to find an important item he was carrying. Meanwhile, the rest of the team discovers that the dead lieutenant is in fact a Cuban spy who has been living under the lieutenant's identity after the real person with that identity died. He joined the Navy and worked his way into the security apparatus in order to steal classified files. The people who kidnapped Ducky and Palmer are his handlers. Both Ducky and Palmer escape after outwitting their captors and are rescued by the rest of the team, who managed to track them. Thanks to a ruse set up by Ducky and Palmer, the team is able to apprehend the lead handler and recover the stolen files.


==Production==
==Production==
"Detour" is written by Steven D. Binder and directed by Mario Van Peebles. Executive producer Gary Glasberg asked Binder to "think of an episode about what happens when [Ducky and Palmer] leave the crime scene with the body and all the little details of what happens in their van.<ref name=ew>{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|title='Bones,' 'NCIS', 'Arrow,' 'The Following,' 'Smash': Find out what's next in the Spoiler Room|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/22/bones-ncis-arrow-the-following-smash-spoiler-room/|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=9 March 2013|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> According to Binder, "The core of this episode came from a simple question: what happens on a typical day when Ducky and Jimmy Palmer drive off from a crime scene?". The tour back to the NCIS base has never been shown before, but "this time we do – though the drive home isn’t exactly typical", Binder continues. As with every episode, it has its "own unique challenges". Ducky and Palmer's escape, with only "their expertise…and a dead body" was this episode's challenge.<ref name=ib>{{cite web|last=Binder|first=Steven D.|title=Insider's Blog: "Detour"|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/insiders_blog/1000396/|work=CBS|accessdate=9 March 2013|date=February 27, 2013}}</ref>
"Detour" was written by Steven D. Binder and directed by Mario Van Peebles. Executive producer Gary Glasberg asked Binder to "think of an episode about what happens when [Ducky and Palmer] leave the crime scene with the body and all the little details of what happens in their van."<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|title='Bones,' 'NCIS', 'Arrow,' 'The Following,' 'Smash': Find out what's next in the Spoiler Room|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/22/bones-ncis-arrow-the-following-smash-spoiler-room/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=9 March 2013|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> According to Binder, "The core of this episode came from a simple question: what happens on a typical day when Ducky and Jimmy Palmer drive off from a crime scene?". The tour back to the NCIS base has never been shown before, but "this time we do – though the drive home isn’t exactly typical", Binder continues. As with every episode, it has its "own unique challenges". Ducky and Palmer's escape, with only "their expertise…and a dead body" was this episode's challenge.<ref name=ib>{{cite web|last=Binder|first=Steven D.|title=Insider's Blog: "Detour"|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/insiders_blog/1000396/|work=CBS|access-date=9 March 2013|date=February 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308043551/http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/insiders_blog/1000396/|archive-date=March 8, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


Although the episode included sceenes from a forest, the epsiode wasn't shot in a forest. Instead "the fake forest" was built by the producton design team. "Stage 5 actually looked more like a real forest than the real forest we used for a few establishing shots", according to Binder.<ref name=ib/>
Although the episode included scenes from a forest, the episode wasn't shot in a forest. Instead, "the fake forest" was built by the production design team. "Stage 5 actually looked more like a real forest than the real forest we used for a few establishing shots", according to Binder.<ref name=ib/>


==Reception==
==Reception==
"Detour" was seen by 20.69 million live viewers following its broadcast on February 26, 2013, with a 3.4/10 share among adults aged 18 to 49.<ref name="ratings"/> A rating point represents one percent of the total number of television sets in American households, and a share means the percentage of television sets in use tuned to the program. In total viewers, "Detour" easily won ''NCIS'' and CBS the night. The spin-off ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' drew second and was seen by 17.02 million viewers.<ref name="ratings"/> Compared to the last episode "Hereafter", "Detour" was down in both viewers and adults 18–49.<ref name=ratings2>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The New Normal' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/21/tuesday-final-ratings-the-new-normal-adjusted-down/170229/|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=February 24, 2013|date=February 21, 2013}}</ref>
"Detour" was seen by 20.69 million live viewers following its broadcast on February 26, 2013, with a 3.4/10 share among adults aged 18 to 49.<ref name="ratings"/> A rating point represents one percent of the total number of television sets in American households, and a share means the percentage of television sets in use tuned to the program. In total viewers, "Detour" easily won ''NCIS'' and CBS the night. The spin-off ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' drew second and was seen by 17.02 million viewers.<ref name="ratings"/> Compared to the last episode "Hereafter", "Detour" was down in both viewers and adults 18–49.<ref name=ratings2>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The New Normal' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/21/tuesday-final-ratings-the-new-normal-adjusted-down/170229/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051824/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/21/tuesday-final-ratings-the-new-normal-adjusted-down/170229/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=February 24, 2013|date=February 21, 2013}}</ref>


Douglas Wolfe from ''TV Fanatic'' gave the episode 4.0/5 and stated that "This week's Ducky and Palmer Show was a welcome change from the usual ''NCIS'' storyline. I expected to be bored with this plot, but found myself intrigued instead. The most compelling scene of the episode was Jimmy Palmer's adamant refusal to leave Ducky to the mercy of their kidnappers."<ref name=tf>{{cite web|last=Wolfe|first=Douglas|title=NCIS Review: 101 Uses for a Dead Mole|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/ncis-review-101-uses-for-a-dead-mole/|work=TV Fanatic|accessdate=9 March 2013|date=February 26, 2013}}</ref>
Douglas Wolfe from ''TV Fanatic'' gave the episode 4.0/5 and stated that "This week's Ducky and Palmer Show was a welcome change from the usual ''NCIS'' storyline. I expected to be bored with this plot, but found myself intrigued instead. The most compelling scene of the episode was Jimmy Palmer's adamant refusal to leave Ducky to the mercy of their kidnappers."<ref name=tf>{{cite web|last=Wolfe|first=Douglas|title=NCIS Review: 101 Uses for a Dead Mole|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/ncis-review-101-uses-for-a-dead-mole/|work=TV Fanatic|access-date=9 March 2013|date=February 26, 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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"Detour"
NCIS episode
Episode no.Season 10
Episode 16
Directed byMario Van Peebles
Written bySteven D. Binder
Original air dateFebruary 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)
Guest appearances
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"Detour" is the sixteenth episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 226th episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on February 26, 2013. The episode is written by Steven D. Binder and directed by Mario Van Peebles, and was seen by 20.69 million viewers.[1]

Plot

[edit]

Ducky and Palmer are called out to investigate the mysterious suicide of a Navy Lieutenant, but are kidnapped on the way back to NCIS headquarters. They are then forced to perform an autopsy on the lieutenant's corpse in order to find an important item he was carrying. Meanwhile, the rest of the team discovers that the dead lieutenant is in fact a Cuban spy who has been living under the lieutenant's identity after the real person with that identity died. He joined the Navy and worked his way into the security apparatus in order to steal classified files. The people who kidnapped Ducky and Palmer are his handlers. Both Ducky and Palmer escape after outwitting their captors and are rescued by the rest of the team, who managed to track them. Thanks to a ruse set up by Ducky and Palmer, the team is able to apprehend the lead handler and recover the stolen files.

Production

[edit]

"Detour" was written by Steven D. Binder and directed by Mario Van Peebles. Executive producer Gary Glasberg asked Binder to "think of an episode about what happens when [Ducky and Palmer] leave the crime scene with the body and all the little details of what happens in their van."[2] According to Binder, "The core of this episode came from a simple question: what happens on a typical day when Ducky and Jimmy Palmer drive off from a crime scene?". The tour back to the NCIS base has never been shown before, but "this time we do – though the drive home isn’t exactly typical", Binder continues. As with every episode, it has its "own unique challenges". Ducky and Palmer's escape, with only "their expertise…and a dead body" was this episode's challenge.[3]

Although the episode included scenes from a forest, the episode wasn't shot in a forest. Instead, "the fake forest" was built by the production design team. "Stage 5 actually looked more like a real forest than the real forest we used for a few establishing shots", according to Binder.[3]

Reception

[edit]

"Detour" was seen by 20.69 million live viewers following its broadcast on February 26, 2013, with a 3.4/10 share among adults aged 18 to 49.[1] A rating point represents one percent of the total number of television sets in American households, and a share means the percentage of television sets in use tuned to the program. In total viewers, "Detour" easily won NCIS and CBS the night. The spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles drew second and was seen by 17.02 million viewers.[1] Compared to the last episode "Hereafter", "Detour" was down in both viewers and adults 18–49.[4]

Douglas Wolfe from TV Fanatic gave the episode 4.0/5 and stated that "This week's Ducky and Palmer Show was a welcome change from the usual NCIS storyline. I expected to be bored with this plot, but found myself intrigued instead. The most compelling scene of the episode was Jimmy Palmer's adamant refusal to leave Ducky to the mercy of their kidnappers."[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (February 27, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Mindy Project' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Golden Boy', 'The New Normal' or 'Smash'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  2. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (January 22, 2013). "'Bones,' 'NCIS', 'Arrow,' 'The Following,' 'Smash': Find out what's next in the Spoiler Room". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Binder, Steven D. (February 27, 2013). "Insider's Blog: "Detour"". CBS. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 21, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The New Normal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Wolfe, Douglas (February 26, 2013). "NCIS Review: 101 Uses for a Dead Mole". TV Fanatic. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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