Premise: "Requiem" is the seventh episode in the fifth season, and the 101st overall episode, of the American crime drama television series "NCIS". It first aired on CBS in the United States on November 6, 2007. The episode was written by Shane Brennan and directed by Tony Wharmby.
Hypothesis: The episode was directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Shane Brennan who felt that Requiem  was a classic