It’s time to party Mardi Gras style! We watched S1E15 of NCIS: New Orleans, “Le Carnaval de la Mort” which from the get-go made us realize we cannot speak French. We get into the tropes of CBS procedurals—from their penchant to create spinoffs, to the immediately recognizable character traits, to weird expository dialogue, to trying to fit horrendous crimes and the emotional reactions to them in 42 minutes. Katy tries to talk up the Bond franchise with one of its worst moments, Carrie brings up Hocus Pocus two separate times, Maddy teaches us about vein recognition, and Mack has very strong feelings about the depiction of “nerds.” We also discuss how anyone can make a badge or business card so why do we trust them, how we love the setting and location work in New Orleans, get really judgy about some of the parties and parades depicted, and talk about how Mack used to bite people. (He was being a dinosaur.) Plus, we all try out our own Wookie sounds and discuss how much we like Scott Bakula. Enjoy!
TW: drug use, death by overdose, stabbing, police, military and law enforcement departments, law enforcement negligence
CORRECTIONS:
-Mack kept calling LaSalle “Cajun” but he really meant “Southern”; LaSalla and the actor who plays him (Lucas Black) are both from Alabama and would not be considered Cajun. Source 1 Source 2
-Don Johnson does not star in JAG. He starred in Nash Bridges.
-There is a military base in New Orleans : Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
