9 x 09 – Engaged Part Two

Oh dear yes. It was just AWFUL! Your emoticon sums it all up! Utterly boring, totally trite, truly bad.

Awful What were all those flash backs about? And all that nonsense about Tony’s fear? They had started off so damned well at the start of the season.

I have NO IDEA what the flashbacks were supposed to say. “Look – Gibbs knew an awesome female Marine many years ago so he’s extra sad now because of meeting another awesome female Marine who didn’t die.” Whatever. :whpp:

The episode was just okay. I feel like they were trying to pack an emotional punch, but for me it just wasn’t working. Maybe the problem is on my end. I used to like the show a lot more. I used to get really excited for Tuesday nights. But now, I’m starting to venture into ‘meh’ territory. Like others, I too cannot forget what happened at the end of season 6. How on earth can they still expect us to believe that Tiva could ever happen or be healthy for either Tony or Ziva after showing us Ziva pressing a gun against Tony’s chest? I don’t know. Anyway…
The chaplain character was an interesting addition, but Mr. Flores was just annoying for some reason. They totally MISUSED the point of flashbacks! Flashbacks ( to me anyway) are supposed to reveal things that we don’t know or that are integral to the character. Seeing that Gibbs was friends with a Marine who died? Not worth the flashback. This only reminded audiences that, yes, there have been lots of deaths of loved ones and friends in his life. And seriously, what was the point of the Tony-in-the-room-of-kids scene? If that had any relevant meaning to the plot, I missed it. It’s like they just had to fill in time. I like this show, I really do, it’s just little things like this that irritate me.
On a different note…those emoticons are HILARIOUS! Only on a xanthe website, right?

ROFLMAO! You are SO RIGHT! >:(

I’m the same TTime . I don’t know what it is but I think the show has just worn out my goodwill. I don’t love it anymore. The Tiva is awful and the show itself often fails to lift itself above the merely “meh”. I don’t get excited anymore. Honestly, I think I only watch it so I can talk to my fandom friends about it! What’s weird is that it’s rubbish now compared to how good it once was, but the ratings are higher than ever. I guess it’s formulaic and unthreatening so gets a big mainstream audience it doesn’t actually deserve. Ah well. When I compare and contrast with shows like Homeland which are SO good, it’s a completely different ballgame.
And yes! Definitely a Xanthe website thing! LOL! We love our spanky emoticons here!!! We iz spankers!
Talking of which…you got any spanky fic in the pipeline? Doesn’t have to be NCIS! I love your stories

They should just put Tony and Gibbs together already and maybe everything would fall into place. I’ve been deciding that I need to watch new TV shows. I’m going to watch True Blood when it comes on (now that I’m all caught up mostly), and possibly try to get into Game of Thrones. I’m a fan of the fantasy/medieval genre.
I’m so glad you like my stories! And yes–there are a couple in the pipeline. There’s three I’m working on for the Sick Day ‘verse (hope to finish and post one of them soon) , and then there’s an AU slavefic (some 50,000 words) I want to post very soon as well. It’s gen, but I’m having a lot of fun with it!

That’s wonderful news! I love the idea of the slavefic – I have one of my own I’d like to write at some point (definitely not gen though! LOL!). In fact I have about 4 fics backed up in my head and my main problem is deciding which one to write first. None of them is fanfic. Then there are the 2 Suits fics that keep pestering me too!!! And I love your Sick Day verse so I’d love to see more in that.
I made a decision to find new shows too and it really paid off. Game of Thrones is WONDERFUL! I watched it all one weekend (during the broken leg!). A friend brought it over and we devoured it – we loved it! Can’t wait for the new season. I am also loving: Homeland, Revenge, Once Upon a Time and Dexter. I’m enjoying Grimm and Terra Nova. I feel like I’ve got lots of lovely shows now.
I must admit I went off True Blood spectacularly in S4 and won’t watch it again. S1 – 3 are pretty good though! I watch The Mentalist but it’s very hit and miss. I feel it coasts a lot of the time without being anywhere near as good as it could be. And I gave up on House at the end of last season. I couldn’t take anymore! LOL! I dumped H50 a few episodes into this season – I really hated what they’d done with it and gave up on it. I didn’t love it as much as others did in the first place though so they might have had more tolerance for it. Honestly, I think NCIS is a show I’d give up on if it weren’t for the fandom. I know so many lovely people who like talking about it!
And I can totally recommend Suits to you if you’re looking for a new D/s couple – can’t remember if you’ve watched that or not! But the D/s is UP THERE, onscreen, without even needing any kind of spanky/slashy goggles to see it! LOL!

I’m very fond of Marine!Gibbs and normally I love those kinds of flashbacks, but I agree that these ones really didn’t contribute anything meaningful to the plot. And it was a waste to put Gibbs is combat gear and not have Tony there with him to admire the look!
But what really annoyed me about the episode was that they were very mean, teasing us that way… for the first half of the episode or so, it totally could have been Ziva in that transfer case. And then it wasn’t. >:(

LOLOLOL!!! Ah yes! If only Ziva had been the one in the casket – a huge amount of people would have cheered *g*.
But this was just a very bad and pointless episode to my mind. Maybe I’ve just so lost the NCIS love that I wouldn’t care even if Gibbs hauled Tony over his lap, spanked him soundly, and then hauled him to his feet, kissed him, put a collar on him, attached a leash, and then dragged him home to bed to make wild passionate love to him.
No…I think I WOULD actually care about that episode *g*. What I can’t care about is yet another boring ep where they’re where they have no jurisdiction to be, and we’re hit over the head with a great big message and three ludicrous pantomime villains. And where Princess Perfect has the company of Padre Perky in being an awesome WOMAN, just like Joan the FEMALE Marine (who can do boy stuff with trucks!) and Flores the OTHER female Marine, who is kind to small children.
Whatever. >:(

I’ll definitely have to try Game of Thrones. I only saw the first three seasons of True Blood, I’ll give season five a try and see…
Yay for more of your Suits fic! I DO watch it–it’s a great show to watch through D/s lenses, that’s for sure! LoL! Harvey and Mike make a sweet couple. That’s very cool about your non-fanfic stories too. If you decide to post them I’d gladly read.

I was bored by the episode too. What annoyed me more than anything else was that the Chaplin was a redhead. Not EVERY woman who interacts with Gibbs needs to be a frakking redhead! Enough with that already. sheesh