NCIS: Sydney Season 3’s Copycat NCIS Attempt Failed Hard

NCIS: Sydney just pulled a copycat storyline of an iconic NCIS episode with Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), evoking the original series but falling short of its predecessor’s blueprint. The International-themed Navy procedural has kicked off its third season, moving to Tuesday nights on CBS’s fall schedule to air after NCIS and NCIS: Origins. The series had a compelling start when Bluebird Gleeson (Mavournee Hazel) was missing from the team in the premiere, leading to a mystery in Episode 2 that unveiled formative information about the team’s forensic scientist.

As Blue assists the team covertly while trying to regain her position on Michelle’s (Olivia Swann) and JD’s (Todd Lasance) task force, the team takes on a case that hits close to home for Mackey in NCIS: Sydney Season 3, Episode 3. The case revolves around Rashid Rahmati (Fayssal Bazzi), a high-value target for the US who claims to have evidence of a war crime that clears his name. The episode flips the script, with the team discovering a secret American operative known as “The Ghost” is responsible for an attack against US soldiers in Afghanistan.