The Best Episodes Written By Gina Lucita Monreal
Every TV Episode Written by Gina Lucita Monreal Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Gina Lucita Monreal Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Gina Lucita Monreal is "She", rated 9.2/10 from 5 user votes. It was "directed by Mark Horowitz". "She" aired on 2/12/2019 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Out of the Darkness".
9.2/10 5 votes#1 - She
Season 16 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2019
After a malnourished and confused 9-year-old is found hiding in a storage unit, NCIS reopens an old missing persons case when the girl is believed to be the daughter of a Navy recruit who disappeared 10 years ago. Also, Bishop discovers notes that Special Agent Ziva David kept on the case long after NCIS officially stopped investigating.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
8.5/10 4 votes#2 - Out of the Darkness
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019
Ziva surprises Gibbs with a cryptic warning, prompting him to question why she remained underground for years while being presumed dead by family and friends, and what led to her return.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
8.3/10 3 votes#3 - Honor Thy Father
Season 11 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2014
The NCIS team investigates whether a fire on a U.S. Navy ship that served as a secret detention site for indicted terrorists was accidental or an intentional diversion for an escape. Meanwhile, Gibbs travels to his childhood home following news of his father’s passing.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
8.0/10 5 votes#4 - Keep Your Friends Close
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2018
After the body of a missing Navy commander is found, Vance orders Gibbs and the team to work with former FBI Agent Tobias "T.C." Fornell, the private investigator who was hired to locate him. Also, Bishop and Torres interview convicted investment advisor Albert Hathaway when the victim is linked to his highly publicized trial.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.9/10 6 votes#5 - The Wall
Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/2017
The team must rely on an irritable Vietnam War veteran to solve a Marine's murder.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.8/10 5 votes#6 - One Step Forward
Season 15 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2018
Sara Carter begs Gibbs to investigate her mother's murder; she believes the wrong man was convicted; Abby is awarded a dinner reservation for two to a new five-star restaurant in an igloo and has to decide which co-worker deserves to go with her.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.7/10 3 votes#7 - Perennial
Season 16 Episode 19 - Aired 4/9/2019
Following an active shooter lockdown at a naval hospital, the team searches for a suspect who fled the scene; someone from Sloane's past is a key witness in the case.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.7/10 3 votes#8 - 1mm
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 1/26/2021
Following a tip about smuggled weapons, Bishop and Torres engage in a shootout in a former sheriff's residence that's now a historical site, only to find themselves locked in abandoned jail cells there.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.6/10 5 votes#9 - Engaged (1)
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2011
The NCIS team uncovers a discrepancy with DNA remains when investigating the crash of a military plane that had been transporting caskets.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.6/10 5 votes#10 - Shell Shock (2)
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2012
Gibbs continues to work with Captain Wescott while he retraces his steps in order to help the NCIS team track down a terrorist. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Abby’s enthusiasm for the NCIS family dinner is building, and Tony’s curiosity is peaking when he learns Ziva is making special plans for the opera.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.5/10 4 votes#11 - Berlin
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 4/23/2013
Ziva continues to pursue revenge against Eli's killer, Ilan Bodnar, and Vance continues to endorse her actions despite orders from Homeland Security to rein them in.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.5/10 2 votes#12 - Double Back
Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2014
In an effort to find the terrorist Parsa, Gibbs and the NCIS team track down one of his cohorts using evidence from the drone attack. Meanwhile, an emotionally shaken McGee struggles with the ramifications of the incident.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.4/10 5 votes#13 - The Searchers
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2014
After investigating the murder of a retired Master Sergeant, the NCIS team uncovers a fraudulent charity that preys on those searching for missing military personnel. Meanwhile, Bishop agonizes over the results of her probation evaluation, and Tony contemplates adopting a stray cat that followed him home.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.2/10 4 votes#14 - Fragments
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2018
After a 50-year-old tape recording left by a murder victim is found, the NCIS team tries to exonerate Ray Jennings, the Marine serving a life sentence for the crime.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.1/10 18 votes#15 - Ruins of War (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2023
The Batch must decide who to trust as they plan their escape.
Director: Nathaniel Villanueva
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.0/10 6 votes#16 - Willoughby
Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2017
NCIS searches for new leads after an undercover operation to apprehend a businessman who uses acts of terror to manipulate the stock market is compromised. Also, Bishop and Qasim find a break in the case together.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.0/10 4 votes#17 - The North Pole
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2019
Gibbs and the team help Ziva with the "one thing" she said she'd take care of before returning to her family.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
6.8/10 4 votes#18 - The Arizona
Season 17 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2020
The team tries to verify the identity of Joe Smith, who claims he served on the U.S.S. Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and wants to be buried there upon his death.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
6.6/10 5 votes#19 - The Tell
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/2012
The Secretary of the Navy partners Gibbs with Dr. Samantha Ryan after top secret information is leaked by someone on the inside.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
6.6/10 6 votes#20 - Personal Day
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2015
Gibbs calls on the team to assist DEA Agent Luis Mitchell with a case that keeps going cold, but DiNozzo discovers there is more to Gibbs’ personal connection to the agent and his desire to help him succeed. Also, the team gossips about Gibbs’ new look after he replaces his standard military haircut and polo shirt for a modern cut and tailored dress shirt.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
6.5/10 4 votes#21 - Better Angels
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2013
After Gibbs leaves mid-case to help his father reconnect with a former war pilot, Tony and McGee argue over who should run lead on the team’s investigation into the murder of a Marine Sergeant.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal