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donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote2008-05-20 08:57 pm
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NCIS season finale

I could say I cared, but I'd be lying.

So... Jenny's dead.  Vance is the new director.  Franks stole random dead agent's "insurance policy."  Ziva's fired (well the liaison position is terminate) McGee's reassigned to cyber-crimes, Tony's sent to the USS Ronald Reagan and Gibbs gets a new team.   Oooh.  Don't care.  Sigh

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:23 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. Still alive.

The first hour of the show was fine, if a bit boring and predictable. But the second hour was just lame, boring and annoying (I don't care about Franks or Vance) but i guess Tim, Tony and Ziva showed Vance (the new director) that they answered to Gibbs, not him.

the last scene was just annoying- because we all know the team will be back together within a few weeks... November sweeps on the outside, so what is the point of the random, fake tension of splitting them up?

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:27 am (UTC)(link)
I can live with anything as long as Tony's still alive and around. And he'll be back. Right? Right.

So it's all good in my world. Yay!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
I assume he'll be back. I assume they all will.

It's just that it's a lame, tired plot device- sending them all away. It's suppose to create tension and the "ooh- who will Gibbs' new team be and what will happen to the others?" and I just can't care. If they'd only sent away one person I'd wonder if they'd be returning, but all three?

I'm just disappointed. I wanted to be on the edge of my seat awaiting next season and I'm not.

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
Me? I'm just relieved Tony is all right. I don't particularly care about the rest-- but then, it's an entirely different situation for me. I don't ever get to see anything in time, so having to wait for the next season isn't exactly different from waiting for the next episode.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
oh, I'm thrilled they didn't kill him off. But I never liked Jenny and this whole finale felt contrived.

Basically, I'm just let down by the whole thing, does that make sense?

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:35 am (UTC)(link)
That makes perfect sense! I guess I just didn't have any expectations so I'm not disappointed at all :D

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
see, when it comes to TV I'm not the best fan, I'll admit that. It's rare for me to keep watching a show week in and week out, year after year. These sort of forced tension plot devices just annoy me

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
I get that! Any kind of forced tension is stupid. At least when it comes across as forced.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
and this was sadly, poorly forced.

If it even ended with the four agents entering Vance's office and him saying "I've made a decision about your team" or something than it would have been better... but this is just lame

*sigh* Tim's in the same building and Tony's easy to re-involve in a case (they've assisted on cases aboard ships before) I have no idea how they'll get Ziva back, but I really don't care about her character all that much either

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
That's sad :(

Tim in the same building means he'll be around anyway. Abby's not going to let him work there and not see her and if he's hanging out with Abby, he'll be updated on the current cases - and I bet Gibbs will want his computer skills and then, bam, he's back.

I don't dislike Ziva, but I don't care too much about her. As long as Tony and Gibbs are there, I'm happy.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, it'll be easy to get Tim back too.

I'm not unhappy with the finale, just unaffected by it. Does that make sense?

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup, that makes sense - though I'm kind of getting the impression you're unhappy with being unaffected by it :D

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
season finales should mean something. Especially ones where the "Team is in jeopardy, will they ever work together again?" This episode? *shrug* I can't even think of a good episode tag for it. It limped along and ended on a sour note. I'll watch the S6 opener when it airs, but in no way am I counting down the minutes or dying for spoilers about it or wondering how it's all going to work out.

I'd rather I was.

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Makes perfect sense *nods*

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I made sense. what a shocker

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
you'll survive the shock, right?

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
with enough coffee? probably.

The finale was still vaguely a good thing. At least Tony's still alive

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I had donuts yesterday! with hot chocolate!

Yup! On that account, it's definitely a very good thing! :D

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
They made a lovely breakfast!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I couldn't agree more! breakfast and lunch and snack and...

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
stop it! you'll make me crave donuts!

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
i know you would. and then be gleeful and proud.

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