Campfire: 8x3 - Short Fuse

[mama_terra]

This is the Campfire post for episode 8x3 - Short Fuse. Please post any discussion you have about the episode before, during and after it airs in this post.

A re-cap in the comments would probably be appreciated

Beware: There Be Spoilers UNDER THE CUT AND IN THE COMMENTS. BIG SPOILERS about the season premiere. Read at your own risk.

Comments

[eleen_moon]

The end was cute. Although, I still miss competent!Tony.

[yira_heerai]

Idk, he was pretty competent in this ep. His hunches on this case were pretty spot on.

[eleen_moon]

Yeah...I just feel like I've seen to much goofy Tony.

[kate06460]

I thought he was pretty competant too.

[blood_red_alibi]

BAHAHAHA! Dona e Mobile FTW! I find it an oddly appropriate song for Gibbs and Fornell. Overall, a little predictable, but still funny. I enjoyed the fact that we got a new McName for McGee (unless I missed it somewhere previously), and when Gibbs chose to slap the cardboard cutout instead of the real Tony.

[mama_terra]

I liked how the real Tony flinched when the cutout was slapped.

[yira_heerai]

Same.

[blood_red_alibi]

Me too. I may have scared my boyfriend when I cackled loudly at that part.

[mamamia1964]

Actually, Tony was pretty competent in this episode, even considering how the whole photography part could have played out. Of course they wouldn't use Tony, but at least he wasn't a complete idiot the whole time through. And he did handle the loss to Gibbs pretty well.

I liked how Tony was sharp on catching details and all, but I didn't like the whole part where the marine told him he obviously had daddy issues. Tony was right to be suspicious about the whole relationship and it didn't play like he was jealous or anything.

Plus, I liked how Ziva was totally oblivious. (I'm not a big Ziva fan, sorry.)

Really loved the whole Gibbs/Fornell scenes. They play off of each other so well! And the food/coupon/cereal...what fun!

All in all, I thought it was a pretty good episode. Much better than I expected.

[kew121]

Praise for the bit characters: I really liked Sgt. Dempsey, possibly in part because she reminded me very much of Lt. Col. Mann.

[blood_red_alibi]

When the team first caught up with her and she was in her uniform, that split second before she turned around, I thought that's who she was. Guess what has two thumbs and needs to start wearing her glasses more often? *points at self* This chick.

[kate06460]

I was thinking the same thing...and I am not a fan of Mann..

[silentauror]

She definitely reminded me of Mann, too!

[yira_heerai]

I love when the producers basically spell out "I read through fanfics/surf the fan communities. Here, I'll show you proof."

Gibbs/Fornell fans will be ecstatic. Slash-esque domestic scenes in my NCIS? Cool :3