NCIS 7x11 "Ignition"
Watched the the new episode today and must admit that it was infinitely better than I thought it would be. Based entirely on the advertisements, I truly thought this thing would suck and I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't. Don't get me wrong: it wasn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination. The sudden reveal that McGee has a jetpack obsession and has for years was one of those "uh huh. Suuuure" moments, and I thought the entire lawyer chick/COL Bell subplot seriously dragged the episode down, but otherwise, it was tolerable. High points:
- Jimmy. Seriously, he stole the show with his scenes and I want to see more of him.
- Tony as competent and funny agent. It was a pleasant change from the usual either/or that modern NCIS does with him.
- Jimmy's squirrel story. snicker
- Tony & Ziva working together. It was almost as though all of the ugliness that's happened between them never transpired ... but once again, I was sad to see absolutely no hint of "shippy" vibes between them. Truly, romantic TIVA appears to be well and truly dead. Anymore, I see more sexual tension between Tony and Gibbs, and if you know how much I loath slash, that should tell you something.
- Jimmy's deadpan delivery of "I begged and begged" at the beginning of the episode.
- Gibbs slapping McGee on the head. It came at the very moment I started to think "shut up, already. Jeez."
- Abby's childishness being dialed back to season 1 levels.