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‘NCIS’: Brian Dietzen Says Whatever’s Going on With Knight & Torres Is Palmer’s ‘Blind Spot’
Brian Dietzen co-wrote an episode showing Jimmy Palmer’s loneliness and AI-assisted eavesdropping, highlighting workplace AI testing and advancing season plotlines about job insecurity.
- Brian Dietzen framed a day-in-the-life episode of Jimmy Palmer in the Tuesday broadcast, co-written with Jesse Stern, where Palmer carries an AI chatbot that lets him overhear Knight and Torres and ends watching Knight leave with Torres.
- Writers said they wanted to interrogate time as a currency for Jimmy Palmer, NCIS assistant medical examiner, using mundane morgue and routine prep to show saved time isn’t quality time.
- Brian Dietzen co‑wrote the episode with returning veteran Jesse Stern, with NCIS production staff contributing; scripts included detailed morgue prep and a Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo cameo.
- Palmer's confession to Parker raises new questions about a possible murder, while the NCIS evaluation led by Leon Vance, NCIS director, threatens team-wide changes; the episode leaves Palmer ready for growth but uncertain about what comes next.
- After long teases, Parker's vision of Lily is set to culminate as NCIS evaluation unfolds and AI and job security themes reflect real‑world anxieties in season arcs.
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NCIS Season 23's Series First Leaves Palmer In A “Blind Spot,” Says Star
Warning! Spoilers ahead for NCIS season 23, episode 8, "Stolen Moments."NCIS season 23 fall penultimate finale features a series first that blindsides one of its main cast members. CBS' 2025-2026 TV line-up has been one hit after another, and a big part of it is the resurgence of its premier procedural. Having been on the air for over two decades, NCIS has tackled a wide array of storylines, but there are still some things that it hasn't done.
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