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I am sure she thinks she did but if the bad guys are going after people she cares about then it is logical Tony would be included in that group. If he is and they saw he had a daughter it wouldn't take much to put 2 and 2 together

There is that too. I mean if Ziva is a target shouldn't he have a head's up that he and his daughter could possible be one as well?

Ziva remains insufferable as ever. I get she had a horrible father but she is not Gibbs' daughter and since she was the one playing dead to protect people she had no right to be angry that people didn't search for her. Beyond that the Mary Sue writing for Ziva continues to grate. Of course she was about to rescue Gibbs and McGee without little to no help from anyone else and of course she beat up anyone and everyone and of course they all follow her orders. Finally it seems she isn't going to let Tony know she is alive just yet. Way to force several other people who care a lot about him to lie (by omission) to him. If and when he finds out Ziva is alive and finds out everyone on his former team knew before he did and didn't bother to tell him I cannot imagine how betrayed he will feel.

Ohmo, I stopped watching the show after Tony left. Only tuned in tonight to see if there was an update on his character. And yes I knew full well that the Mary Sue writing would pick right back up for Ziva. Agree that at least they had her taking medication for at least one of her myriad of issues although I never thought anxiety was one of her issues.

Katy M, yes that line from McGee annoyed me to no end. Mainly because it encapsulates all that was wrong with the writing for Ziva the first time around (well at least since season 6). She got a pass for so many things and way too much deference. Starting with the fact that she covered up for a boyfriend who killed an ICE agent. Going to she accused a fellow team member of murder in an official report. Skipping to season 10 when her revenge mission put the entire team in legal jeopardy (I was actually on Parsons side during that whole thing) and ending with her keeping Tony's child from him. Hell they even had Tony say she was probably right not to tell him about Tali. McGee saying when Ziva says do something you do it is continuing right where NCIS left off with her character. Too bad Vance gave in. As for crossing the line Ziva and Gibbs for sure have many times (which again is why I was on Parsons side). McGee didn't much and neither did Tony. Bishop has some but not as much. Torres implies he has

Ziva is as insufferable as ever. Guilting Gibbs because he didn't come look for her? She played dead and for 2.5 years before that she kept Tony's child from him. Given that she should take a long hard look at herself before guilting anyone.

Show was an unfunny hot mess but kudos to the costume people pulling together the royal wedding outfits in just under 12 hours. Impressive.

Something odd is going on with this show. Just like Tony barely had any scenes with Gibbs Michael's final year, Abby barely had scenes with Gibbs in Pauly's final year. On top of that both of their last scenes with Gibbs were total let downs. Tony's because he and Gibbs barely said two words to each other (and I still think it is possible they weren't even in the scene together given the filming angles) and Abby because there wasn't even a final scene.

Like I said on one hand I get why people link them but on the other it bothers me because, putting myself in Cory's family's shoes, I know I wouldn't want my loved one grouped with a pedophiliac. Despite his issues that killed him and yes hurt the people around him there is no evidence that he ever aided and abetted the exploitation of children as young as 3.

Here is a good summary Rolling Stone It completely skeeves me out to think that more than likely between breaks in filming Glee he was going back to his trailer and watching children as young 3 being sexually abused.

I was never a huge Puck fan to begin with (partly because of Mark's limited acting and partly because Mark always came across as a bit skeezy to me). Because of that I fast forward through most of his scenes in rewatches except oddly "The Quarterback" where his song was the one that most got to me. As I plan on never watching that episode again (I have seen it twice and twice is enough) there is only song that I absolutely love that I will now fast forward through in rewatches - "Glory Days."

I agree with this. I am also bothered by the linking Cory's and Mark's deaths. See Paris Barclay's Tweet and Matthew Morrison's Instagram. On one hand I get why people link them. On the other it seems disrespectful to Cory's family and loved ones to compare him to Mark or to group him with Mark. Cory was an addict and of course that is not something to be celebrated nor admired but it also isn't something akin to pedophilia. From all accounts Cory was a good person despite his personal demons. Meanwhile Mark's Salling's pedophilia means he was a bad person. Full stop.

Saw a tweet from Lea Michele and it reminded me that Laura Dreyfuss (Madison, season 6) is one of the leads in "Dear Evan Hansen" which recently made the jump to Broadway. It received great off Broadway reviews. Also Samantha Ware (Jane, season 6) is playing Peggy Schulyer/Maria Reynolnds in the Chicago production of "Hamilton." Congratulations to them both.

I feel just the opposite. I feel like Bull and his team come across as having an easy camaraderie. Their dynamic is built mutual respect (instead of that whole we are family conceit that NCIS beat to death) but it still comes across as warm to me. Probably because the jibbing of each other has not once seem mean-spirited. He picked the attorney. Threw the opposing attorney off by tricking her into thinking they were going to have a whole slate of experts and came up with the plan to get the plaintiff and the respondent in a room together to hash it out so the case wouldn't end up with a hung jury. I loved that they addressed the bizarre wrinkle in our legal system where one quarter of all US patent cases are heard in a district court based in Marshall, TX (which Callisto was clearly a stand in for even though it was in west Texas and Marshall is in east Texas). That weirdness has fascinated me since I read about it a few years back. For anyone interested here are a couple of articles about it Texas Monthly patent article Vice: The Small Town Judge Who Sees a Quarter of the Nation's Patent Cases

The tortured backstory would have been more tolerable to me if Gibbs didn't let Quinn use that as an excuse to be derelict in her job. It just gave me annoying flashbacks to the way he treated Ziva and even Kate with kid gloves at times. As for Torres I don't mind his fish out of water story because he is and it has to be a big change. The difference there, though, is that Gibbs is checking his attitude.

I would say more like Ziva's introduction. Tortured past. Needed the team. Special connection to Gibbs. Gibbs doesn't push back when she disobeys orders. I didn't much like the first round of that so I don't want to see round 2.

Decent episode except for the fact that there was too much McGee. To me Sean Murray is such a blah actor that he brings down the energy of most any scene he is in. I also thought McGee came off as whiny when he bargaining with Torres. It came off as Torres managing him rather than vice versa. Here's hoping that things go back to the way they were the first two episodes when McGee's screen time was cut back from what it had been in seasons 12 and 13.

Yep and while the saying itself is sexist it is also true - for both men and women. Fat serves as a natural filler as we age. That doesn't mean someone has to be fat to look good. Rather it means if they have the body of a 20 year old aerobics instructor they naturally won't have a little extra fat that serves as that natural filler. Right now SM doesn't have that natural filler and that is making him look drawn and older than his years. Mark Harmon is actually a great example of this. He is in good shape but he also certainly doesn't have the body he did when he was in peak condition in college. Because he hasn't tried to maintain that near impossible standard he has put on a little weight but that weight has also kept him from looking drawn as he ages which has also kept him looking younger than his years.

That is exactly it for me. I think they need to dial back on his super skills a skosh but so far he hasn't come across as thinking that being part of the MCRT is beneath him and he has nothing to learn. I hope they keep that up. I would add again to the end of that sentence because for a long time (at least since the final arc on season 6) there hadn't been. At least not for any sustained period of time. We got a little of it in season 12 when they put an emphasis on Tony/McGee/Bishop bonding but it didn't last. Here's hoping this time it does which probably means staying away from Gibbs angst stories.

I thought it was a good episode I like that the new characters seems to have shaken the writers out of some of their ruts (so far) including Gibbs actually smiling, the team having fun with each other versus at the expense of each other, and more emphasis on navy crimes versus international terrorism. We will see if it lasts because Glasberg and team always seem to go back to the Gibbs angst well eventually. My only nit is that I feel like they are pushing Torres as a bit too hard. They need to back off on his many skills a little. I also feel like McGee hasn't meshed very well with the new characters Then again that could be my generally unfavorable opinion of SM as an actor.

I don't see Dr. Phil at all so that isn't an issue with me. Also while the mirror jury would be ridiculously expensive in real life I can go with it for a TV show. I like that they made it clear that they choose their mirror juries based on a very complicated algorithm versus them being based on one or two characteristics. One thing I love is Dr. Bull's team. It is obvious they are all very good at their jobs and all respect what each other brings to the table. On a shallow note Marissa's professional wardrobe is to die for. Flattering yet professional looking. Reminds me of Jessica's wardrobe on Suits. As far as where they need to improve - the time jumps. They weren't as smooth as they needed to be. Also cut down a bit on the tech talk as the show goes on. Regarding the case this week, I liked that it was such a contrast to last week's case which allowed us to see a little bit deeper into Bull and some members of his team. And I thought exploring the issue of gender bias when it comes to women in positions of control was interesting. I know some will write it off but there is a reason (most of it from thousands of years of history) that you drive like a woman or throw like a girl are ubiquitous in our society as shorthand for you just don't quite measure up. In the future they could do the opposite when it comes to judging men in caretaker positions.

Just re-watched this from my DVR to see if my view changed over the summer and nope - I still hate that Tony's exit had so much to do with Ziva even as I liked that he chose his own path and even as I think that the writers finally did a good job of showing that senior truly loved and supported Tony. A few points on other posts MW got to do all of that and more in season 4, some episodes in season 5, the final arc in season 6, in "Truth or Consequences " in season 7 and far too few episodes since then. Still that horrible write-off for Tony wasn't the first time MW got to stretch his acting muscles. Also, Tony had long passed the stage of being just a frat boy. In the past couple of years he was a genuinely good mentor to Bishop and a supportive friend to McGee, The issue with his writing in the past 4-5 years wasn't that he wasn't a grown up, it was that he was treated as practically a non-entity by the writers. It also still astounds me that the writers decided that Ziva, she who threw people over ships in a quest for revenge, was grown up enough to raise a child but Tony wasn't. Tony still had some issues with Tali (like not knowing what to feed her) but I can buy that he wasn't repelled by her like he was other children. After all that was his child and Tony is the type of character who had a profound sense of responsibility and a heart full of love so of course he was going to take to his daughter right away. I still don't see how this is canon. It is canon that Ziva told Abby she loved Tony. I can buy that Ziva believed she did but as Ziva didn't respect Tony it is very much debatable whether Ziva's definition of love is really love. Finally a couple of things that would have made this episode more acceptable If they had a plan for Tony after Tel Aviv and Paris. Like him saying I am taking a leave of absence to go to Israel and Paris to find some answers and then when I come back I am going to move to Georgia to teach at FLETC. If Gibbs wasn't such a jackhole about telling Tony to go home when he thought Ziva was dead. No need for him to threaten Tony's job when Gibbs himself has gone off the rails much worse than that when things got personal If Gibbs more emotion in the goodbye scene. Even better if they had him reference something about Tony getting the chance to raise his daughter that Gibbs never had and he is proud of Tony choosing a different road than Gibbs.

I liked the show but even if it ends up not succeeding in the long term I hope MW stays far away from NCIS. After the way Tony was written his last few years on the show MW deserves much better than that. He can do more than play the comic relief and/or purseholder to others' neverending angst. Like or hate Bull I felt at least MW got to play a character with his own story versus playing a character who simply reacts to others's endless dramas up to and including as he is being written off the show. As for this I am trying to figure out why that is so hard for you to understand. People have different tastes. You didn't like it but others of us did.

It wasn't a perfect premiere but I liked it well enough. As they billed it wasn't an autobiography of Dr. Phil at all but rather inspired by his early career of being a trial consultant. I also am not offended by what Dr. Bull and his team do. Innocent until proven guilty and trial by a jury of your peers are at the very foundation of our rights. As for what didn't work - the arrest of the mother at the end. They should have ended it on her putting the necklace up letting the audience know who was guilty but not having Bull figure it out.

I liked both new characters well enough. They need to tone down the Mary Sue-ness of Torres a skosh though. I am getting flashes of Ziva in his characterization already (special connection with Gibbs, super combat fighter and shooter). Back off of that and he will be a great addition. I know they can do it. Bishop started off too Mary Sue-ish in season 11 and they backed off of it and it did wonders for her character I also liked Quinn. It seems, though, with her addition McGee will be the Senior Field Agent in name only. I actually think that is a good thing as Sean Murray is a low energy actor and I think the show works better with less McGee. Having McGee be the de facto field agent in seasons 12 and 13 while Tony was more of a background player was one of the many problems with those seasons. Quinn articulated why I like Bishop so much. She didn't come in the most natural field agent but she has learned from her mistakes and more than that she has shown a willingness to be taught and mentored