NCIS S07E08

The real baddie in this episode was a power outage. And while it was entertaining (as it was supposed to be) to watch the team flail helplessly when they first found themselves... well... powerless... it also left me wondering (again, no doubt, as it was supposed to), why on earth are we so dependent on electricity? Power outages are not uncommon, and they can be absolutely devastating when they happen. So why are we, in the developed world, not better equipped to cope with them?

Unfortunately, that is a question I have no good answer for, but it does bear thinking about.

There was one other thing worth mentioning, a Gibbs-ism that put me in quite the reflective state. "She had a choice. That's what makes her a hero." Incredibly poignant, quite true, and again... it bears thinking about. Making the difficult decision can definitely make you a hero. Maybe in the eyes of one person, or maybe in the eyes of the world - the point is that choosing to protect the vulnerable, the choiceless, is what makes a hero.