liresius | NCIS S07E02 Reunion Review

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!