NCIS S07E02 Reunion Review

[liresius]

Ok, first and most importantly! Gibbs's headslaps are back! That's gotta be a good sign, right?! It was kind of a standard one - nothing particularly outstanding about it, but still ... PLUS, Tony gets an earlier backslap! Big YAYS!!

I enjoyed this ep - the banter was fairly good, and the Ziva element was nicely balanced in with a good ol' straight case. I liked that together Vance and Gibbs didn't make it easy for her and Gibbs made her address all her lack of loyalty/trust issues with the team. I was glad Ziva got roasted by Abby. She deserved it, it had to be said out loud, and it was satisfying seeing Abs deliver - even the interspersed 'on the other hand/in hindsight' stuff - didn't dilute it too much.

I liked the emotional key they struck overall. I wanted it to be hard for Ziva, but I also felt for her. Glad to see the whole team in, with Ducky and Jimmy as well.

How much do I love that Gibbs controls Tony's body functions so effortlessly (I own your body type possessiveness *gg*), piling on the pressure with the drinking lol, and clearly Tony is a very obedient slave, although I did cringe at his body language when he was released to go shake it!

Comments

[xanthelj.livejournal.com]

Ooh that's a lovely screencap! And I agree - I enjoyed the ep. It felt like old!NCIS with a toppy Gibbs and a subby Tony and lots of fun and banter between them all. I was annoyed that Abby equivocated quite so much during her roasting of Ziva but glad she at least made some of the points she did as I thought they were gonna let her off the hook completely. I just hope the plotline is over with now as I've totally had enough of it.

[liresius.livejournal.com]

Definitely Toppy!Gibbs and subby!Tony. I did think Tony veered a bit towards the ridiculous at times, but not severely so.

Yeah, Abby ... I did mull over the same thoughts. I ended up thinking it would have been too OOC for her to show no love and worry for Ziva though. I didn't really like it but accepted that was who Abby will always be.

Yep, with you on hoping that plotline is all over now - although I suspect there might be a few minor aftershocks. Nothing too damaging to the overall show, I hope.