NCIS

For all Tony's bravery, he does have a tendency to shriek like a little girl at times. I would have loved to have seen the booking scene with him and McGee.

And McGee is being pursued. I wonder if Abby will get jealous.

McGee is quite the stud this year. First the psychologist, now the psycho lie detector lady. And there's Tony, anti-workplace romance.

I'm afraid to see that this season looks like it's lining up with the same dynamics that pissed me off last year. McGee is becoming the uberagent, sexy, can-do-no-wrong and Tony is still the frat-boy loser. I'm getting pretty damn tired of it. I want season 4 back.

McGee wasn't sexy last season, and I think Tony's been a lot more capable this season so far--he shone in episode 1, and didn't he get the final clue (off inspiration from Ziva) last week?

Hm, you're right, I may be letting my fears lead me down the garden path of woobifying Tony more than he deserves. I like my woobies, but I dislike it when I let those woobies blind me to other characters and their actual development on a show. I withdraw my grump and await further developments.

I see it more as McGee is finally getting the hang of being a part of the top-ranked NCIS team, more than as just the tech guy, and he's not used to the idea of being pursued--witness Gibbs yelling "Do I have to draw you a diagram!"

And Tony's got the derring-do thing down. He's learning how to be Gibbs Jr., he just has these occasional breakdowns into "Aiee! Physical danger! Run!" Torture at the hands of terrorists, yes, dogs, no. It's nice to see the handsome guy be the comedy relief. Not that I'd throw McGee out of bed for eating crackers.

Not that I'd throw McGee out of bed for eating crackers.

I would. He's just not my type at all. And I guess that's kind of why when Ziva said he was better looking than Tony and now he's got the polygraph lady chasing him, while Tony is making lame come-ons to Hanley, well, I'm just "there's something wrong with this picture."

Tony's come-ons are always lame. They sometimes work, but they're still lame.

And I could talk about geek stuff with McGee. The Trek debates could go for hours.

I didn't get the impression he was coming on to Hanley, and I liked that. He complimented her scarf, and then went on to give her policing advice. He was plenty mac-daddy when they were interviewing Ziva-replacements, but since he went on the foreign mission he's been fairly toned down. I was impressed with his restraint.

I'd kick McGee out of bed based on last season. I didn't like his haughtiness. I'm curious to see how they play him this year.

He complimented her scarf, and then went on to give her policing advice.

True. But later he was complimenting her on her sweater and he said he liked the stripes. Then asked her what brand it was. I wasn't sure if he was trying to hit on her or ask fashion advice. Hee. That's what I found lame. I did like the way he handled the scarf, though.

I didn't like his haughtiness.

I think this is what I'm afraid of. I'm preemptively disliking McGee before we see any actual behavior. In all seriousness, I think they've done a good job at showing how well Tony and McGee work together in every episode so far this season. I'm afraid of backsliding.