‘NCIS’ season 11, episode 10 video: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, and ‘clowning around’

Are some people legitimately afraid of clowns? Sure, but this is one of those hipster fears that a bunch of people also “develop” just to look cool. Nonetheless, if you fall into either one of these categories, you probably want to skip watching the video below for next week’s “NCIS” episode. It may frighten you / make you act frightened to keep up your ruse.

Apparently, one of the key components to this case is seeing clowns with guns, lineups full of clowns, and suggestions that these sometimes-delightful circus folk are dangerous. Luckily, nobody on the NCIS team seems to be suffering from a case of clown-o-phobia, including newcomer Ellie Bishop. This episode in “Devil’s Triad” is her first as a full-time member of the series.

There’s also a not-so-surprise guest to the episode, which is teased both in the promo as well as the official synopsis:

“Complications arise when the NCIS team discovers a link between a murder victim and the current boyfriend of Gibbs and Agent Fornell’s ex-wife. Meanwhile, NSA Analyst Ellie Bishop adjusts to joining the NCIS team, on NCIS, Tuesday, December 10th on CBS. Joe Spano (‘Hill Street Blues’) returns as Senior FBI Agent T.C. Fornell and Melinda McGraw (‘Men of a Certain Age’) returns as Diane Sterling, Gibbs’ ex-wife.”

This is the second-to-last episode of the fall for the team, and thanks to that, they’ve apparently given Mark Harmon a pretty interesting story to take on. As for Michael Weatherly, Emily Wickersham, and the rest, they are going to mostly be along for the ride. By the end of this, you’ll surely have a greater idea of what is really going on with this case of clowning around; it’s not the “NCIS” to tell serialized stories in December, especially considering that the fall finale is an emotional one themed around Christmas and Vance.

If you want to see some more “NCIS” scoop, then just click here to see a McGee story that’ll be coming up next year! The source is a pretty valuable one: Series star Pauley Perrette.

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