Teeeveeee

[lyssie]

You know, we were watching old X-Files on Monday, and (coincidentally, really) one of the eps was 'Monday'. And it occured to me that the universe does not want Mulder and Scully dead, hence the reboot until it's fixed. BUT. Something else did want them dead, hence broken ATMs, Mulder signing his pay stub, and their general inability not to go into the bank.

House last night was... House. There was God, I didn't really pay much attention.

NCIS was love.

1. Abby, at the end. OMG. Yes.
2. Gibbs and reverse psych.
3. Director Shephard has brass knuckles. I could not love this woman more.
4. Gibbs leaving Jen his coffee.
5. Ziva's impugne/impregnate mixup for the most wrong mental images ever.

I am sad, however, that they've forgotten that Abby's lab now has bullet-proof glass. Loverboy wouldn't have been able to break it much less shoot her. (they couldn't have shot him, either) Is it creepy he's out there? Yep.

6. Gibbs telling her ex that the only reason he can walk is Gibbs didn't know about him.
7. You do not mess with Gibbs' team, baby. Because they will fuck your shit up.
8. The last scene, when Gibbs hit the lights--beautiful moment, man.

9. Drunk!Abby, and "oops"
10. That Abby is NOT a victim. That she'd taken out the hitman BEFORE she needed to be 'saved'.

If there is one thing I love about this show, it's how much they tend to wave the "women kick ass" flag. They could have just stopped with Ziva, made her all kickass Mary Sue and left it at that. Then they gave us Abby -- cute, geeky, and has kicked more ass than Tony, at this rate. To top it off we get Director 'Brass Knuckles' Shephard. Mwah.

I swear, the openin credits are basically, "Hi. These are our guys. They're kinda dumb. These are our girls. They kick ass. Don't piss them off."

Comments

[aj.livejournal.com]

*squees!* Abby going all Amazon "OMFG, YOU RETARD!" at the guy and them letting her zap the dude with the taser was AWESOME. And the way she was just standing, feet planted, looking totally guy-like in that skirt?

"And stop looking up my skirt!" *TASER!!!!*

Oh, Abby.

YAY FOR BLOWING THE GUY'S EARDRUMS!

Abby/Ducky hug OF GLEE.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

YES.

Awwww!!

[drake57.livejournal.com]

Don't mess with Abby when she has a taser gun :)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Or brass knuckles. Or pepper spray. Or a whistle of DOOM. *glees*

[paigedayspring.livejournal.com]

Hehehe...the first thing I did when I woke up Sunday morning was watch X Files tapes. It made me happy-I'd forgotten how much Skinner kicked ass.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I know not how I missed this answer, but, OMG. Skinner is LOVE. *glees*

[thekatebeyond.livejournal.com]

I seriously need wallpaper of Abby tazering that guy. That scene will give me joyful reflections for life.

If there is one thing I love about this show, it's how much they tend to wave the "women kick ass" flag.

So right! And what's so brilliant about it is that they have three very different women, all of whom are very feminine, and they still kick @ss. Most TV shows seems to think those are two mutually exclusive conditions. I just LOVE that. I love that we've seen Director Shepard in a ball gown and know that she carries brass knuckles. I love that we know Ziva throws dinner parties and she will terrify the person she's interrogating to the point that they shy away from her touch. I love that Abby hides in an elevator and wants Gibbs to protect her, but tazers the creep until he's twitching. That's just fabulous!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

You know, people keep going on about how FABULOUS the women in Galactica are. And, yes, they are. It's true. BUT. NCIS women? Kick ass, and are girly, and are FRIENDS. They talk and laugh and joke around. NOT something they've covered on BSG.

[thekatebeyond.livejournal.com]

True! I loved that scene in the Director's office picking out clothes. Things like that do make it easier to relate to the characters, which is better than just admiring them.

[angualupin.livejournal.com]

OMG YES.

I just watched.

OMG YES.

I've got to start watching this show again. (I was pissed they killed Kate so I stopped, but -- Ziva? Is awesome. So is this director chick. And Gibbs makes up for anythign.)

OMG YES.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

As Timey says, Ziva is Dom with a dayjob. Jen? She might seeeem like a girly-girl, but she'll still chew you up and spit you out. And Abby was always cool.

Kate? Well... I don't miss her.