‘NCIS’ season 11, episode 15 preview: Longer look at Michael Weatherly, ‘Bulletproof’

Based on some of the earlier previews that were out there about Tuesday night’s new “NCIS” episode entitled “Bulletproof,” you probably knew already that you were staring in the face of a pretty emotional hour where faulty equipment may cost many soldiers their lives.

However, at the same time this is also an episode that looks to have a lighthearted story to compliment it, based on the longer preview for the episode below. We are going to get a chance to see the first days of Bishop as a full-fledged team member, and it appears that she will have to face off against more than just bad guys … there’s also Tony for some on-the-job comedy. You knew that the “probie” treatment was coming eventually, and that seems to be happening tonight as she is out in the field with Michael Weatherly’s character.

This is the context that we’d love to see Bishop used a little bit more in, since this is something that we can see happening in a real workplace environment. You have people who have really been together for over a decade, and they have suddenly welcomed someone new into their wings that has a different background and a different vibe about them. Therefore, you will have some moments that pan out that are either very awkward, or in the very funny. Eventually, we suspect that Bishop will start to fit in a little bit better, but that is understandably going to take some time (and we wouldn’t have it virtually any other way).

This is going to be the first of many great “NCIS” stories coming up, and you can see some of the other titles for upcoming hours here.

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